People Archives - Megayacht News https://megayachtnews.com/category/people/ the trusted source for megayacht and superyacht information Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:53:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://megayachtnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-favicon-black-32x32.png People Archives - Megayacht News https://megayachtnews.com/category/people/ 32 32 Silverlining Furniture: Fusing Tradition and Innovation https://megayachtnews.com/2024/05/silverlining-furniture-fusing-tradition-and-innovation/ https://megayachtnews.com/2024/05/silverlining-furniture-fusing-tradition-and-innovation/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://megayachtnews.com/?p=75038 When tradition waltzes with innovation, the result is the timeless elegance by the team at Silverlining Furniture. This episode peels back the curtain on nearly four decades of passion and precision. Each piece of furniture tells a story steeped in family heritage and creative spirit. Mark Boddington, the studio founder, shares tales that trace the […]

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]]> https://megayachtnews.com/2024/05/silverlining-furniture-fusing-tradition-and-innovation/feed/ 0 Owners & Operator of Sunken Yacht Nakoa Liable for $1.8-Million Fine https://megayachtnews.com/2024/05/sunken-yacht-nakoa-fine/ https://megayachtnews.com/2024/05/sunken-yacht-nakoa-fine/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://megayachtnews.com/?p=75030 UPDATE, MAY 28, 2024: Hawaii’s Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) has denied a request from the owners of Nakoa for a contested case hearing. During a board meeting on May 24, five of six board members agreed that the owners didn’t follow proper procedural requirements. (The sixth member abstained from voting.) BLNR rules […]

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]]> https://megayachtnews.com/2024/05/sunken-yacht-nakoa-fine/feed/ 0 Navigating the Waves of Mental Health: a Captain’s Call to Action (OP-ED) https://megayachtnews.com/2024/05/navigating-the-waves-of-mental-health-a-captains-call-to-action-op-ed/ https://megayachtnews.com/2024/05/navigating-the-waves-of-mental-health-a-captains-call-to-action-op-ed/#respond Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://megayachtnews.com/?p=74919 Editor’s note: May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, bringing attention to the impacts of on well-being. Capt, Kelly Gordon, who frequently speaks about mental health, wrote the following to urge the yachting community to pay attention and make a difference. As a yacht captain navigating the vast and unpredictable seas, I have witnessed the toll […]

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]]> https://megayachtnews.com/2024/05/navigating-the-waves-of-mental-health-a-captains-call-to-action-op-ed/feed/ 0 Bob Book: Newest Yacht Book Ends Is “the Best of Both Worlds” https://megayachtnews.com/2024/04/bob-book-yacht-book-ends/ https://megayachtnews.com/2024/04/bob-book-yacht-book-ends/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000 https://megayachtnews.com/?p=74709 To say that Bob Book likes yachting is like saying Neil deGrasse Tyson likes astronomy. Book doesn’t just “like” it, he loves it. He and his wife acquired their first boat shortly after their honeymoon about 50 years ago. They haven’t looked back since, with dozens of yachts and megayachts all christened Book Ends. In […]

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]]> https://megayachtnews.com/2024/04/bob-book-yacht-book-ends/feed/ 0 Wim van der Valk Retires https://megayachtnews.com/2024/04/wim-van-der-valk/ https://megayachtnews.com/2024/04/wim-van-der-valk/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:36:11 +0000 https://megayachtnews.com/?p=74675 Fifty-seven years after he established his eponymous yacht yard, Wim van der Valk has retired. Van der Valk Shipyard remains in the hands of its management team, which, with the backing of previous clients, has bought the company from him. Van der Valk’s retirement coincided with his 79th birthday on April 18. It puts into […]

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