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- Today35 min
Sober at Sea: Alcohol, Yacht Crew and Changing the Drinking Culture with Laura Kilbey
Choosing not to drink in yachting can sometimes attract more questions than drinking itself.From guest drop-offs and charter celebrations to crew nights out, bottles from brokers and the inevitable bar waiting in almost every port, alcohol can feel less like an occasional extra and more like part of the culture itself.In this episode of The Crew Car, Captain James Battey, Founder of the Yacht Workers Council, sits down with Laura Kilbey, Founder of Sober Crew Social Club, for a candid, funny and deeply personal conversation about alcohol, sobriety and life at sea.Laura speaks openly about years spent trying to cut back, moderate and create rules around her drinking before eventually accepting that alcohol was taking more from her life than it was giving back.Remaining in yachting while choosing sobriety presented another challenge. Sober Crew Social Club began as a way for Laura to hold herself accountable and connect with other sober yacht crew, but she quickly discovered there were far more people searching for that community than she had realised.James also shares his experience of almost four years without alcohol and why drinking had stopped being something that added to his life.This is not a conversation arguing that everybody should stop drinking. Laura and James explore why some people can have a perfectly healthy relationship with alcohol while others cannot, why sobriety does not need to become someone’s entire identity and why nobody needs to wait for a dramatic rock bottom before deciding drinking is no longer working for them.They also discuss anxiety, addiction, gambling, replacement coping mechanisms, the particular pressures of working at sea and whether a younger generation of crew is beginning to reshape yachting’s relationship with alcohol.Because sobriety does not have to mean boring, and deciding alcohol is not right for you does not require anybody else’s permission.Laura Kilbey | Sober Crew Social Clubhttps://www.sobercrewsocialclub.co.uk/Captain James Battey | Yacht Workers Councilhttps://yachtworkerscouncil.com/The Crew Car | Yachting International Radio
- 6 days ago42 min
Yacht Ownership Is Changing: Trust, Reputation and the Isle of Man | Yachting Confidential
Yacht ownership is changing. The next generation of owners is asking different questions, commissioning more adventurous vessels and expecting far more from the jurisdictions, advisors and professional networks standing behind them.A flag may be visible, but the real value lies in everything behind it.In this episode of Yachting Confidential, Sabrina van Maltha sits down with Capt. Lee Clarke, General Manager of Isle of Man Maritime, to explore what makes a maritime jurisdiction worthy of an owner’s trust.The Isle of Man has built its international reputation on far more than yacht registration. Its strength lies in responsiveness, professional expertise, ownership structures, seafarer knowledge and a connected maritime community that understands the responsibility behind some of the world’s most significant vessels.Lee shares his journey from life at sea to maritime leadership and explains how Isle of Man Maritime is bringing the island’s commercial, superyacht, business, digital, skills and seafarer sectors together into one stronger ecosystem.From expedition yachts and sustainability to crew welfare, artificial intelligence and changing owner expectations, this episode reveals the quiet infrastructure behind serious yacht ownership and why choosing the right jurisdiction matters long after the flag has been raised.Guest:Capt. Lee Clarke General Manager, Isle of Man Maritime https://maritime.im/Host:Sabrina van Maltha Head of Charter, International Yacht Register https://iyr.net/Presented by International Yacht Register.Prefer to watch? Find the full episode on the Yachting International Radio YouTube channel.Prefer to read? Visit Yachting News at Yachting International Radio.🎙️ Yachting Confidential | Yachting International Radio
- 1 weeks ago24 min
Superyacht Business, Marriage & Sacrifice with Alicia and David Store | On The Bridge
When your phone has not been switched off for 18 years, 25 livelihoods depend on your decisions and every crisis follows you home, running a business with your spouse is anything but a conventional job.In the first of a new On The Bridge Meet the Team series, Alicia Store takes the guest seat alongside her husband and business partner, David Store. As COO and CEO of dsnm Ltd, they speak openly about the work behind their job titles, why their very different strengths have made the company stronger, and what it takes to share both an office and a home.Alicia describes the weight of worrying about 25 other people’s mortgages, families and futures, as well as the personal sacrifice of returning online the day after giving birth during the COVID lockdown. David explains why continuing to develop Compass is one of the most rewarding parts of his role and admits that his greatest professional regret is not finding a way to build it sooner.Together, they revisit the crises that brought company momentum to an overnight halt, the late-night legal meetings caused by COVID and the conflict in Ukraine, and the responsibility of keeping a business stable when no one has trained you for what comes next.They also look back on two Queen’s Awards, visits to Buckingham Palace, the first people to use Compass, their favourite yachts and the destinations they would choose if given the opportunity. Then come the truly important questions: who is funnier, who is the better driver, who can cook and who is right 95% of the time?Topics include:• The responsibilities Alicia and David carry at dsnm Ltd• Building a team of passionate perfectionists• Carrying responsibility for 25 people and their families• Why running a company becomes a 24-hour commitment• Developing Compass and refusing to let technology stand still• Leading through COVID and the conflict in Ukraine• Alicia’s experience of returning to work after giving birth• Working successfully with your spouse• Winning two Queen’s Awards• Favourite yachts, dream destinations and rapid-fire revelationsGuests:Alicia StoreChief Operating Officer, dsnm LtdHost of On The BridgeDavid StoreChief Executive Officer, dsnm Ltd🌐 Learn more about dsnm Ltd:https://dsnmltd.com📺 Prefer to watch? Find Yachting International Radio on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Pik0rWVzoqPAl4hcyhb-A📖 Prefer to read? Head to Yachting News:https://www.yachtinginternationalradio.com/yachting-news🎙️ On The Bridge | Yachting International Radio
- 1 weeks ago6 min
Monaco, Full Circle: Meeli Lepik Returns to MYS 2026 | Lucie Gardiner
Operational experience should not enter a yacht project only after problems arise. For Meeli Lepik, it belongs at the heart of every design, build and refit from the beginning.Meeli reflects on her journey from senior onboard operations to establishing Holistic Yacht Interiors, including the advice that encouraged her to create something of her own, the experience she gained before taking that step, and the genuine shoreside network that helped make it possible.She also examines the difficult transition facing experienced onboard professionals who want to build independent careers ashore, and the longstanding disconnect between those who design and build yachts and those who ultimately operate them.Recorded at the Monaco Yacht Show in 2025, the interview returns to the place where the first seeds of Holistic Yacht Interiors were planted. As Meeli prepares to return to Monaco again in 2026, her mission is clear: nothing should be built or refitted without operational know-how and input.Interview directed by Lucie Gardiner.Discover Meeli Lepik and Holistic Yacht Interiors:https://holisticyachtinteriors.com/For presenting, moderating, media and industry collaborations, contact Lucie Gardiner:https://www.luciegardiner.com/Prefer to watch? Find the full video on Yachting International Radio’s YouTube channel.Prefer to read? Head to Yachting News:https://www.yachtinginternationalradio.com/🎙️ Lucie Gardiner | Yachting International Radio
- 1 weeks ago40 min
The Power to Say No: Financial Freedom and Private Money Lending | Jon Schoeller | Rich AF
Financial freedom is often sold as the ability to buy whatever you want. Jon Schoeller sees it differently. Real freedom is having the power to say no.In this episode of Rich AF, Charl Minnaar sits down with real estate investor, private money lender and More Than Money founder Jon Schoeller for an honest discussion about wealth, family and what all that hard work is ultimately meant to provide.Jon and his wife, Rhianna, reached financial freedom in their early thirties, but adopting their daughter changed how they measured success. Jon explains why time became more valuable than status, how lifestyle creep and the hedonic treadmill keep people chasing more, and why raising a child with financial security still requires boundaries, responsibility and consequences.He also shares the story of the BMW that became one of his most valuable financial lessons. It looked like success, but brought payments, stress and almost no enjoyment. Selling it helped Jon recognise that memories, experiences and time with his family mattered far more than owning something simply to impress other people.The conversation then turns to the More Than Money community and private money lending. Charl shares his own experience completing a lending deal with Jon, while Jon explains how asset-backed lending works, why the borrower matters as much as the property, what documentation and protections lenders should expect, and why sustainable wealth is built through patience rather than get-rich-quick promises.They also challenge the idea that entrepreneurship automatically creates freedom. Sometimes a well-paid career you genuinely enjoy, combined with sensible investing, provides far more control than owning a business that never allows you to switch off.For yacht crew and anyone earning well while questioning what they are working towards, this episode is a reminder that money is not the final destination. The real goal is time, choice and the ability to walk away.Connect with Jon Schoeller:More Than Money:https://www.mtmcommunity.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thefrugalinvestor/YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/jonschoellerConnect with Charl Minnaar:The Yachting Investor:https://theyachtinginvestor.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theyachtinginvestor/Prefer to watch? Find Rich AF on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/YachtingInternationalRadioPrefer to read? Visit Yachting News:https://www.yachtinginternationalradio.com/yachting-newsThis episode is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always conduct your own due diligence before making financial or investment decisions.🎙️ Rich AF | Yachting International Radio
- 1 weeks ago51 min
Yacht Recruitment Reality Check: Toxic Boats, Bad Fits & Broken Standards | Laura-Kate Brown | The Crew Car
Yacht recruitment is not simply a CV, a vacancy and a race to make the placement. Get the match wrong and a crew member can walk into a toxic vessel, a yacht can hire somebody completely wrong for its culture, and both sides pay for a decision made too quickly.In this episode of The Crew Car, Captain James Battey sits down with Laura-Kate Brown, Manager at Seven Seas Recruitment and former chief stewardess, for an unfiltered look at the realities of hiring and working in modern yachting.Laura-Kate traces her route from joining her first yacht straight out of sixth form, with no idea what the industry demanded, to working her way through exceptional boats and some absolute nightmares. That experience now shapes the way she recruits. She explains why knowing a candidate matters more than firing the same CV at every vacancy, why personality and crew fit can outweigh a stack of unnecessary certificates, and why Seven Seas has refused to place crew on vessels linked to unpaid wages, harassment or toxic behaviour.The conversation also challenges the flood of low-cost recruitment agencies and job platforms reducing a highly personal process to price and speed. When salaries for junior crew have barely moved in more than a decade, Below Deck has sold an entertainment version of life onboard, and social media has blurred the line between private service and personal branding, expectations on both sides are badly out of step.James and Laura-Kate get into crew morale, mental health, life in shared cabins, bad references, outdated wages, rotation, accountability and the need for verified professional records. They also ask a much larger question: if yachting expects seven-star standards from crew, why are so many yachts, employers and service providers still allowed to operate without meaningful scrutiny?For crew entering the industry, captains building teams and recruiters responsible for where people end up, this is the reality check.🌐 Laura-Kate Brown | Manager, Seven Seas Recruitmenthttps://sevenseasrecruitment.com/🌐 Captain James Battey | Founder, Yacht Workers Councilhttps://yachtworkerscouncil.com/Prefer to read? Visit Yachting News:https://www.yachtinginternationalradio.com/yachting-news🎙️ The Crew Car | Yachting International Radio
- 2 weeks ago33 min
Living Underwater: Inside DEEP’s Vanguard Subsea Habitat | Dawn Kernagis & Norman Smith | The Blue Economy
What becomes possible when scientists can live and work beneath the ocean instead of racing against the limits of a conventional dive?Recorded at the opening of DEEP Station Florida in Marathon, this episode of The Blue Economy explores Vanguard, the first open-ocean crewed subsea habitat deployed in United States waters in more than 40 years.Installed 17 metres beneath the surface at Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Vanguard can support four crew members on missions lasting five days or more. The habitat gives scientists sustained access to the ocean for reef restoration, marine research, technology development and the study of human performance in extreme environments.Dr. Dawn Kernagis explains how living at depth allows researchers to spend significantly more time working outside the habitat, study deeper reef systems and examine marine samples closer to where they are collected. Drawing on her experience as a NASA NEEMO aquanaut, she also explores the close relationship between underwater habitats, human physiology and preparation for space exploration.Norman Smith brings a career spanning deep-ocean robotics and human spaceflight, including equipment that remains aboard the International Space Station. He reveals the engineering discipline required to design, build, test and deploy a habitat where life-support systems, power, communications and surface operations must work together continuously.The conversation also looks beyond Vanguard to Sentinel, DEEP’s larger modular habitat system, and the long-term ambition of making sustained human presence beneath the ocean a practical tool for science, conservation, education and exploration.Guests:Dr. Dawn Kernagis, Director of Scientific Research, DEEPNorman Smith, Chief Technology Officer, DEEPHost:Katherine O’Fallon, Executive Director, Marine Research Hub of South FloridaPrefer to read? Visit Yachting News:https://www.yachtinginternationalradio.com/yachting-newsLearn more about DEEP:https://www.deep.com/Follow DEEP:https://www.instagram.com/deepengineered/Marine Research Hub of South Florida:https://marineresearchhub.org/The Blue Economy is powered by the Marine Research Hub of South Florida.The Blue Economy | Yachting International Radio
- 2 weeks ago22 min
Invest in Superyacht Crew or Pay for Turnover | Captain Kelly Gordon | Forward Watch
Good crew are expensive to replace. They are far less expensive to keep.In this episode of Forward Watch, Karine Rayson sits down with Captain Kelly Gordon for a direct conversation about why crew development, wellbeing and practical support should never be dismissed as optional extras. They are business decisions that affect retention, continuity, onboard culture and the owner’s experience.With almost 20 years in yachting, around 15 years as a captain and an earlier career as a chemistry professor, Kelly has always believed in the value of education. She explains why investing in courses, counselling, leadership development, crew housing and even something as practical as providing a second crew car can make the difference between a team that stays and one that continually turns over.Kelly shares the example of a long-serving crew member who needed thousands of dollars in additional qualifications to move into commercial operations. Instead of losing a valuable member of the team, she proposed a tuition-assistance agreement. The company funded the training, the crew member committed to a defined period of service, and repayment would only be required if they chose to leave early.It was structured, measurable and far less expensive than replacing years of knowledge and experience.Karine and Kelly also tackle the more difficult questions. Should professional development happen during a crew member’s leave? How can captains prove the return on training to owners and management? What happens when yachts claim they want loyalty but refuse to invest in the people they expect to remain loyal?Kelly’s answer is practical: show them why. Use the numbers. Explain what turnover really costs and demonstrate how investment protects operational knowledge, stability and the relationships built between crew, owners and guests.Because owners increasingly want familiar faces aboard. They want people who understand the yacht, the programme and their preferences. That kind of continuity does not happen by accident.It is built by leaders who recognise that crew investment is not charity. It is smart yacht management.Guest:Captain Kelly GordonSuperyacht Captain, Speaker and Crew Wellbeing AdvocateWebsite: https://www.captainkellyjgordon.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/captainkellyjgordon/Host:Karine RaysonDirector, The Crew CoachWebsite: https://thecrewcoach.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecrewcoach/Prefer to read? Visit Yachting News at Yachting International Radio:https://www.yachtinginternationalradio.com/🎙️ Forward Watch | Yachting International Radio
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