Mediterranean
Time to Dump Paper Charts?
Costs, bridge setup, itinerary, corrections and crew training are just a few of the factors to consider.
Online Training for Aspiring Crew
Ocean International Training Academy (O.I.T.A) is an online school founded by Hannah Ferrier and Anastasia Surmava, former cast members of the Bravo reality TV show Below Deck Mediterranean. The focus…
Latest News in the Fleet: Rhine sells; Asteri listed; La Pellegrina with CNI
Yachts sold M/Y Rhine, a 131-foot (40m) Sunseeker launched in 2012, by Northrop & Johnson brokers Jim Poulsen and Gregg Dagge, who represented the buyer. M/Y Alda 2, a 92-foot…
Monaco20: Monaco show cancelled for 2020
Monaco will not host a Monaco Yacht Show this year amid concerns over the COVID-19 global pandemic. The 30th edition of the show is now scheduled to take place in…
Northern Europe offers memorable cruising grounds
By Rebecca Whitlocke In recent years, countries in Scandinavia, the Baltic and the fringe of the Arctic have become more popular with yacht owners, charter companies and crew. While these…
Monaco20: MYBA will not attend Monaco show
MYBA, the Mediterranean-based yacht brokers association, announced on Facebook yesterday that it will not set up its usual headquarters at the Yacht Club de Monaco during this year’s Monaco Yacht…
MYBA seats new board
On Tuesday, members of MYBA, a Mediterranean-based association of yacht sales and charter brokers, voted in a new slate of board members with one of the best levels of participation…
Porto Montenegro offers virtual marina reception
Porto Montenegro has implemented virtual marina reception to provide clients with the option to have face-to-face communication with the marina’s team while observing safe social-distancing guidelines. The Mediterranean luxury yacht…
France, Italy change Med charter VAT laws
By Sara Ammannati and Camille Penquerch January was a month of significant changes for charter activity in the Mediterranean following discussions that began March 8, 2018, between the European Commission…
Dublin’s warm Irish welcome begins with the Dun Laoghaire Marina
By Alison Gardner During an August visit to Ireland last year, I stopped by the country’s largest marina where superyachts tie up just outside Dublin. “Most of the big ones…
