People

Stories and adventures from the movers and shakers in the world of yachting, we go behind the scenes with the people who make it happen and the individuals committed to driving change.

Breakfast: Driving the Cutting Edge in Kinetic Art

When computer driven kinetic art studio Breakfast launched in 2009, the digital world was still in its infancy. Twitter was still developing from humble origins as a text messaging app while social media largely concerned itself with reuniting old school friends who had lost touch.

Behind the Lens: The Incredible Underwater World of Didier Noirot

From the age of 15, Didier Noirot had a dream. Inspired by Jacques Cousteau’s underwater documentaries, he decided that one day he would join the legendary ocean explorer’s diving team on his research vessel Calypso.

Lindblad Legacy Anchored in Conservation

Swiss-born expedition pioneer Sven-Olof Lindblad and his American wife, Kristin Lindblad, a distinguished photographer, speak to Angela Dansby about the importance of responsible tourism and how travellers can protect and give back to the environment.

To the Ends of the Earth: The Extraordinary Adventures of Henry Cookson

When we speak to Henry Cookson from his base in Corfu, he’s got a bit of a dilemma on his hands. “Burning Man has just been cancelled,” he tells us.

Expedition Yachting: A Passport to Everywhere with Sven Olof Lindblad

Stepping on board the newly refitted Hanse Explorer in Bremen at the invitation of EYOS Expeditions, it was a double whammy to be greeted by the owner himself.

MB&F Founder Maximilian Büsser on Pushing the Limits of Horology

“We create only what we love, and we don't give a flying F if people actually like it,” says Maximilian Büsser founder of MB&F and one of Switzerland’s most eccentric and outspoken watchmakers.

How YachtAid Global Captain Zoran Selakovic is Helping Humanity

Any notion that YachtAid Global’s director runs initiatives from an office is swiftly dispelled by the fact that he has spent several weeks on the move while overseeing Operation Swimway.

Alexandra Parkinson: The Biggest Challenges Surrounding Sustainability in Yacht Design

Winch Design’s sustainability specialist talks about greenwashing, innovation and the pioneering new materials transforming yacht interiors.

Into the Blue: Exceptional Underwater Adventures with Rodolphe Holler

French Polynesia is a paradise of lagoons and white sand, a land of beauty and smiles where whale song drifts on the breeze. This is surely heaven enough, yet the underwater world of this vast archipelago is also home to the most spectacular marine life on the planet.

Captain Mark Drewelow: The Vision Driving YachtAid Global

It’s rare to find a charitable organisation co-existing harmoniously as a natural bedfellow to a high performing business, with each one enhancing and building organically on the success of the other.

Artist Edney Freeman & The Mocko Jumbies: A Celebration of Caribbean Culture & History in the USVI

Unveiled at Yacht Haven Grande in December 2022, The Mocko Jumbie Jamboree by the Sea Sculpture Project was created and curated by local sculptor Edney Freeman, whose celebrated works can be seen as far afield as Puerto Rico, North Carolina and New York.

Valentina Zannier on Why She Believes Sustainability starts with Interiors

“I never really wanted to be an architect,” says Valentina Zannier, partner and Chief of Interior Design at Italian design studio Nuvolari-Lenard. “I wanted to do something linked to art, like my brother who is a musician and an artist, but my parents said we can’t have two artists in the family and sent me to university.”

Where Adventure Meets Luxury: Emma Higgins on EnVogue Travel

In a post-Covid world, creating exceptional adventures simply isn’t enough. Today’s travellers crave one-of-a-kind luxury experiences that take in everything from the world’s most undiscovered destinations to responsible sustainability initiatives.

Superyacht Owner Lee Mandel - A New Pioneer in Yacht Charter

When Lee Mandel sold his highly successful security business to move into superyacht charter, he knew very little about the industry. The one thing he was confident about, however, was pioneering a brand new business model which generated income.

Meet Artefact Captain Aaron T. Clark

“I like to stand here with my sax and play blues as we’re cruising along,” says Captain Aaron T. Clark as Rebel Rebel by David Bowie blares from speakers on the bridge of 80m superyacht Artefact. “Looking out into the ocean, with dolphins jumping alongside – I’ll never take that for granted. I really understand the privilege of what I do.”

Peter Franklin: Why We Must Work Together to End Plastic Pollution

A hot environmental topic and an issue being pushed further into the spotlight with each passing year, plastic pollution is increasingly proven to potentially damage the health of human beings and our oceans.

The Sea Women of Melanesia: the Indigenous Women Safeguarding Marine Ecosystems

Launched in 2017 by the Australian-based not-for-profit Coral Sea Foundation, The Sea Women of Melanesia programme trains its members to create and manage marine-protected areas within their communities.

The Inspiring Journey of Steve Gresham

Discover how the Bahamas-born founder of Gresham Yacht Design went from being an outsider to one of England’s most original superyacht designers.

Taking Superyacht Adventure to the Next Level with EYOS Expeditions

If you’ve ever dreamed of having a champagne breakfast on top of the mountains in the Northwest Passage or making a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica aboard a luxury superyacht, EYOS should be on your radar.

Meet Bradley Mitton, The French Riviera’s Wine Man

The South of France boasts an array of world-class restaurants serving wines from Bordeaux to Provencale, but there's just one man supplying them with the best New World grape in the business.

Private Jets: Clive Jackson’s Mission to Clean up the Skies

Putting environmentalism and private aviation in the same sentence may seem like a paradox, but it’s at the top that real change can happen. Such is the belief of the aviation industry's most vocal climate action champion, Clive Jackson.

Zaniz Jakubowski: Evoking Emotion Through Interior Design

“It’s been said that my work defies categorisation,” says designer Zaniz Jakubowski. “I’m unhampered by convention or trends – I’m driven by my clients. I want to enhance the human emotion of a space, so psychology is fundamental.”

Alex Rogers of REV Ocean is Saving the Seas

When you’ve advised the UN, Greenpeace and G7 governments on marine ecology, worked alongside David Attenborough on Blue Planet II, and led some of the globe’s most exciting and innovative deep ocean expeditions, it takes very special kind of job to lure you away.

Behind the Scenes with Designer Faye Chatzi in Mykonos

The world is in chaos, but this isn’t another story about that. This is a story about an artist in a studio in a peaceful little sanctuary on a beautiful little island. That island is Mykonos, and that peaceful sanctuary is the studio owned by clothing designer Faye Chatzi.

Bill Johnson Brings Bespoke Wellness to Thailand with RenewyouAsia

Opening in April 2021, RenewyouAsia is a pioneering anti-ageing clinic on the paradise isle of Rang Noi, near Phuket, where the latest high tech treatments will leave you looking and feeling 10 years younger.