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The Indiana-based builder’s strategic supplier partnerships earned recognition at last November’s Boat Builder Awards, demonstrating how deep builder-supplier collaboration can deliver period-correct authenticity that taps into the emerging heritage trend.

How Starcraft’s authentic 1957 Ski Champ relaunch wowed BBA judge

Humphree’s 2015 joint DAME Design Award overall winner is still in production today, a testament to the company’s creative design decisions and focus on customer feedback.

Product success from being creative

Last year’s DAME Design Awards guest student jury member and Metstrade Young professionals Club member, Scarlett Harris, answers Kim Hollamby’s questions about her first year as a product designer and her perspectives on the industry.

Get ahead in marine equipment design by going sailing

Vessel design, system integration, power management, shore infrastructure and regulations come together to make a solid business case for electric propelled boats. IEMA, the association bringing parties together to accelerate maritime electrification, pushes for co-operation of all stakeholders in electric boating.

The harmonised future of electric boating

Managing a superyacht is work of skilled professionals. Yet, the position of yacht crew is uncertain. The people working on board deal with excessively long hours of work and mental health issues. This needs to change. Yacht crew will speak out during the Crew Voices Forum in November in the RAI.

Yacht crew speak out

Can you show genuine financial return on investment by prioritising sustainability within the list of upgrades on a superyacht refit? Or is the rationale more complex? Here we bring you a summary of some of the points made from The Superyacht Forum’s 2025 Justifying Sustainable Refits – ROI & The Value Beyond panel.

Justifying sustainable superyacht refits

In this Q&A with Volvo Penta’s Head of Marine Business, Hanna Ljungqvist, we learn about the need for a sharp focus on creating customer value when designing new products and how integrated approaches will dominate future thinking and careers.

Finding the sweet spot in marine equipment design

Abandoned boats that remain along the shores of lakes, rivers and coasts are being removed for recycling in France and the United States in large numbers. In other European countries, removal of end-of-life boats has started and is scaling up. Funding these operations is a collective effort of industry associations and government. First operations prove positive. Continent-wide recycling is being prepared.

Large scale to improve boat recycling efficiency

Inclusivity in leisure boating, the sport of sailing and in  the world of large yachts is increasing. This development is likely to reflect in boats’ designs and ergonomics. But is it? An exploration of boat design for people with mobility challenges and genders other than male, shows some special interest designs and boat types. Access for all is not standard aboard boats.

Boat access for all

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How Starcraft’s authentic 1957 Ski Champ relaunch wowed BBA judge

Product success from being creative

Get ahead in marine equipment design by going sailing

The harmonised future of electric boating

Yacht crew speak out

Justifying sustainable superyacht refits

Finding the sweet spot in marine equipment design

Large scale to improve boat recycling efficiency

Boat access for all

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