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Regattas, launches, yacht visits and changes at the marinas and ports of London, the Solent and the south west, each with its source. Rule changes that affect clearance are listed separately on the notices page.
Opinion
The UK or the EU: comparing the two as a superyacht destination
For a private yacht owned outside Europe, Great Britain offers a longer Temporary Admission period, no Schengen count for crew, and a single customs authority; the EU offers a longer season and more ports.
Leaving the EU at a UK port
A call in Great Britain ends a yacht's EU Temporary Admission and her non-EU crew's Schengen stay together, which a call in Norway or Ireland does not.
Delivering a new build out of the EU through the UK
For a yacht built in the Netherlands for an owner outside the EU, the Thames and the Channel ports are nearer than southern Norway as the first non-EU landfall.
The United Kingdom as a yachting destination
Yacht racing grew up in the Solent, London can be reached by water, and the rivers of the south west take a large yacht into the middle of a town.
Building a crew that lasts
The captain is the most useful early hire, a shadow crew during the build pays for itself, and retention is one of the clearest signs of how a yacht is run.
What a well-run refit looks like
The difference between a refit that goes well and one that struggles is rarely the yard's competence; it is how the work is set up before the yacht enters the shed.
The first three years, in numbers
Total annual running costs for yachts of 24 to 60 metres sit between 8 and 12 percent of replacement value, and the budget set before delivery shapes the first three years.
Choosing a flag that matches how the yacht will be used
Flag state is one of the few decisions a first owner makes that is both irreversible in practice and easy to underweight; the right flag is the one that fits how the yacht will be used.
The compounding value of an independent owner's representative
An independent owner's representative is the one party in a build or refit with no commercial interest other than the owner's outcome, and the value compounds across every phase.