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Charter Logbook: A Week on the Amalfi Coast aboard Pershing 9X SOPHIA
Seven days along the Amalfi Coast aboard the 32-knot Pershing 9X SOPHIA — Positano, Amalfi's lemon granita, Capri's Faraglioni and Blue Grotto, a quiet swim at Ieranto Bay,...

Charter Logbook: A Week on the Amalfi Coast aboard Pershing 9X SOPHIA
A day-by-day account of my charter week along the Amalfi Coast — Capri at dawn before the crowds, Positano, Amalfi and the Emerald Grotto, the Li Galli islands...

Charter Logbook: A Week in Sardinia & the Costa Smeralda aboard Ferretti 780 SEA DIAMOND
Seven days through northern Sardinia aboard the brand-new Ferretti 780 SEA DIAMOND — Porto Cervo and the Costa Smeralda, the La Maddalena Archipelago, the pink beach at Budelli,...

How much does yacht insurance cost — and what a good policy must contain
Using a real, anonymised example of a 16-metre motor yacht worth ~€690k: what insurance actually costs (~0.5%/yr), what separates a real policy from a decorative one, and a...

Charter logbook: a week down the Dalmatian coast aboard the Azimut 73 PREWI
Split, Šolta, the Pakleni Islands, Hvar, Vis, the Blue Cave on Biševo, Korčula and Mljet — my week aboard the Azimut 73 PREWI, day by day.

Dziennik z rejsu: tydzień po Cykladach na Azimucie 85 ALADDIN SANE
Sounion, Kythnos, Serifos, białe skały Kleftiko na Milos, Sifnos i wieczór w Naoussie — mój tydzień na pokładzie Azimuta 85 ALADDIN SANE, dzień po dniu.

Dziennik z rejsu: tydzień po Balearach na Riva 100 Corsaro HP6
Tydzień po Balearach dzień po dniu — Palma, wyspa Dragonera, turkus Formentary, Ibiza o świcie, skała Es Vedrà i Park Narodowy Cabrera. Dziennik z pokładu Riva 100 Corsaro...

Dziennik z rejsu: tydzień po Lazurowym Wybrzeżu na Pershingu 70 GTX
Mój tydzień czarteru po Côte d'Azur — dzień po dniu, port po porcie, na pokładzie Pershinga 70 GTX. Monako, Saint-Tropez, Wyspy Lerynskie, Cap d'Antibes i skok do Portofino.

179 superyacht price drops totaling €262M in two months — market breakdown from a Monaco broker.
Two tabs open on my screen this morning. One: the latest price reduction feed on BOATPro. Two: three separate emails from sellers asking whether it's time to lower the...

Electric Bow Thrusters Are Not Worse Than Hydraulic Ones
Ferretti 800 vs Princess Y85 — and how shipyards play with prices Your neighbour in the marina may have paid up to €25,000 more for his bow thruster...

The $1.2 Billion Boardroom War: Will Ferretti Group and its Iconic Yachts Survive the Crossfire?
Behind the glamorous facade of Ferretti Group—the manufacturer of iconic luxury yachts like Riva, Wally, and Pershing—a fierce corporate war has just reached its boiling point. On May...

Yacht Club de Monaco: The most exclusive club on the Mediterranean — its history and what it actually takes to become a member
Some clubs are exclusive because they're expensive. Yacht Club de Monaco is exclusive because money alone won't get you in. Here's the full story — and what membership...