The superyacht world has a geography of its own. Dubai Maritime City. Monaco. The Costa Smeralda. DIBS. These are not just places — they are where the industry gathers, where projects begin, where the culture of yachting is made and remade each season. This section covers that world: the events, the locations, and the people who shape it.
Monaco and Dubai are often compared as rival playgrounds for the same clientele, but the comparison works better as a study in opposite strategies than as a competition. Monaco's entire value proposition is built on scarcity.
Read more →The global superyacht fleet has run on a two-hub rhythm for decades: Mediterranean summers, Caribbean and Fort Lauderdale-based winters, with the fleet crossing the Atlantic each direction on a schedule almost as fixed as the seasons themselves.
Read more →Between two and three billion dollars sat in the Bay of Cannes this week. I counted it. The number turned out to be the least interesting thing I found.
Read more →A boat show's calendar slot is a more revealing detail than it first appears.
Read more →For decades, the question "where should I refit" had an unspoken default answer: somewhere in the Mediterranean. That's no longer entirely true.
Read more →Every summer, a quiet migration unfolds across the Mediterranean.
Read more →There is a stretch of waterfront between Port Rashid and the open Gulf that, a generation ago, was simply working sea. Today it has a name, a plan, and a gravitational pull.
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