“Considering that the oceans are at the heart of the superyachting lifestyle, it’s only logical for the industry to engage in ocean research. If you think about it, with a fleet of more than 1,700 yachts

over 40 metres, all professionally crewed, migrating around the world, it’s not stretching the imagination to suggest that we can be a fleet of laboratories – a scientific force that could make a significant contribution to the greater good. Not only would this improve the perception of yachting, it would also engage a whole new audience of charterers and owners. May I go so far as to coin a new trend of #purposefulyachting?”

“Technology is advancing incredibly quickly and the options for making any vessel much more eco-friendly (whether it is sailing yacht or motoryacht) are numerous. This could be 100 per cent (or a large percentage) fossil-fuel-free if you’re a motoryacht client.”