BOAT Briefing

This week the team talk Tenet and why 73 metre superyacht Planet Nine is the real star of the hit movie. Listeners also get an insight into the 100-metre-plus market, given the news Amels has recently signed its biggest ever boat, 120 metre Project Signature. Superstar sailor Ken Read, meanwhile, sits down to discuss his career and why he grew up hating sailing!

In this week's BOAT Briefing podcast, the team discuss how superyacht behaviour is changing due to COVID-19, the latest launches and why Forrest Gump is now associated with a superyacht project. We also meet sensory expert Professor Barry Smith, who talks about how our faculties work and interact with each other, and how yacht owners and designers can exploit this information to transform their yacht into a sensory paradise.

In this week's podcast we, delve into the excitingly COVID-proof cancellation deals charter brokers are offering; learn about the superyacht owner trying to bring an easy home-test kit to market; discuss the latest launches and some very positive brokerage figures; plus Stewart goes on a rant about cringe-worthy superyacht TV programmes. We also sit down with Jasper Smith about his eco-focussed explorer yacht brand Arksen.

In this week's podcast, we discuss why the Feadship Lady May is making headline news, the cancellation of the Cannes Yachting Festival at the 11th hour and some positive data coming out of the superyacht industry. We also sit down with Pier Luigi Loro Piana to talk about the loss of his superyacht My Song in May last year.

In Episode 4 of the BOAT Briefing podcast, features director Charlotte Hogarth-Jones and deputy editor Caroline White discuss the latest headlines – from superyachts on fire, to speedy new launches being kept tightly under wraps, and the first America’s Cup sailors gearing up for action. Executive editor Cecile Gauert, meanwhile, speaks to Jimmy Gadomski, a technical diver and captain about the secretive world of treasure hunting...

On this week's BOAT Briefing podcast, the team sit down with Nina Jensen, CEO of ground-breaking superyacht REV Ocean, currently under construction in Norway. They also pick out their yachting highlights from the upcoming Cannes Yachting Festival, discuss new threats facing the Galapagos islands and talk crew salaries with information gleaned from the annual Dockwalk Salary Survey. Don't miss it.

The team discuss TV show Below Deck in the latest issue of the BOAT Briefing podcast, as well as why Hollywood loves to blow up superyachts. We also cover all the latest news and what safety measures visitors can expect at the upcoming Fort Lauderdale Boat Show. Meanwhile, nominations for the World Superyacht Awards are now open - so we interview Richard Raper, chairman of the judges about what goes into deciding the winners of the most coveted awards in yachting.

Episode 1 of BOAT International's new BOAT Briefing podcast, the team talk superyacht events, what territories are opening and closing to yachts, the latest spying scandal to rock the America's Cup and some of the impressive new launches hitting the water. We also have an exclusive interview with tennis superstar Rafael Nadal about his brand new boat.

BOAT International's Editor-in-chief presents the latest news from the world from superyachts with exclusive interviews, breaking stories and behind-the-scenes access.