#humansofyachting

A passionate advocate for science, conservation and the oceans, Francisca Cortés Solari is not just making a big impact in her native Chile, but as a yacht owner is also developing technologies for the protection of whales.

Few experiences can be as special as having a true A-lister artist or DJ perform on your yacht, but for one key agency the idea of talent and superyachts goes beyond just entertainment.

Sometimes the salt in our veins comes from unknown sources – and for coffee entrepreneur Kim Vibe-Petersen, being bitten by the sailing bug has led to an enduring passion for the superyacht sailing good life.

With infectious enthusiasm and boundless, bounce-off-each-other energy, the head chef and sous chef on the 90-metre yacht Phoenix 2 are a shining beacon of invention, ambition, passion and achievement in the yacht industry.

From a chance charter to buying a Great Barrier Reef gateway marina, superyacht owner Paul Darrouzet’s passion for the Whitsundays has delivered a host of economic, community and conservation wins.

From saltwater gypsy to captain of one of the world’s most iconic sailing yachts, Pierfrancesco Cafaro shows that anything is possible in superyachting.

From teaching sailing as a teenager to driving superyachts all over the world, Captain Gordon Percy reflects on more than four decades in the industry, and the travel bug it has helped sate.

When his family moved into shipbuilding to expand their hospitality business, little did Josip Serka realise it would one day lead to him building, owning and skippering his own 49-metre chartering superyacht.

Determination and hard work has paid dividends for Roxane Ducruet, Managing Director of Superyacht Tenders & Toys MC, but the industry has also shown her the magic of superyachting and the people within it.