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A dedicated space for verified data, industry reports, and deeper analysis. From market shifts to technological developments, this is where the numbers and narratives behind modern yachting live.

The Great Privacy Migration: When Your Wealthiest Clients Pay to Disappear

The Great Privacy Migration: When Your Wealthiest Clients Pay to Disappear

In 2019, a data removal service called DeleteMe processed its first million data removals — scrubbing personal information from the databases of people-search sites, data brokers, and the sprawling ecosystem of companies that trade in human...

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The Rise of Branded Residences in Marina Developments

The Rise of Branded Residences in Marina Developments

The proposition is seductive in its simplicity: step out of your apartment, walk 30 metres, and board your yacht. No transfer. No logistics. Your home and your vessel share the same postcode, the same view, the same concierge.

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What Yachting Can Learn from Private Aviation

What Yachting Can Learn from Private Aviation

Private aviation and superyacht charter serve essentially the same customer: the time-constrained ultra-high-net-worth individual who values privacy, flexibility, and quality. Both industries involve assets worth tens of millions, complex logistics,...

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Why the Superyacht Industry Needs a Members Club on the Water

Why the Superyacht Industry Needs a Members Club on the Water

Consider the arithmetic. A 55-metre superyacht costs approximately €2 million per year to operate — crew salaries, insurance, maintenance, berthing, fuel. The average superyacht is used by its owner for three to four weeks annually. Some generous...

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Longevity Onboard: The Billionaire’s New Routine

Longevity Onboard: The Billionaire’s New Routine

The soundtrack of a luxury charter is changing. Where mornings once began with the pop of corks and the leisurely chatter of late breakfasts, today they may…

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Coming 2026

YATCO Industry Report

A comprehensive snapshot of today's yacht market — built on verified data from the world's most trusted MLS. The 2026 edition will cover fleet size, build trends, brokerage activity, charter patterns, and regional movements shaping the next 12 months.

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2026

Industry Report

Intelligence

Future Predictions

A forward look at the forces reshaping ownership, operations, and the wider private-client space. From technology and regulation to UHNW lifestyle preferences — where growth will come from, and which assumptions won't survive the decade.

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2030

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