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Redefining a Superyacht as a Governed Asset Vs. Status Symbol

Dominique Gruber — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series by Dominique Gruber. His decades of experience advising UHNWIs in managing yachts, estates, jets, and art reveal that most family offices currently lack proper structuring to oversee them. Too often, fragmented or insufficient governance results, and in a peripheral role. An independent yacht owner’s representative […]

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Buying a Superyacht: The Illusion of Simplicity

Dominique Gruber — Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series by Dominique Gruber. His decades of experience advising UHNWIs in managing yachts, estates, jets, and art reveal that most family offices currently lack proper structuring to oversee them. Megayachts have evolved from discretionary lifestyle expenditures into multi-faceted, high-value assets, benefitting from the guidance of a […]

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Superyacht Asset Management: Why Family Offices Need Stronger Governance

Dominique Gruber — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Editor’s note: The following is the first in a three-part series about how megayachts have evolved from discretionary lifestyle expenditures into complex, high-value assets. The author, Dominique Gruber, has decades of experience advising UHNWIs in managing yachts, estates, jets, and art. That experience led to the realization that superyacht asset management has been late to […]

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Superyacht 101 Series: Advice From Fellow Owner Buddy Darby

Diane M. Byrne — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 10:00:49 +0000

Editor’s note: This is the sixth installment in a series on MegayachtNews.com for first-time buyers (see “Introducing the Superyacht 101 Series”). Who better to provide advice than someone who’s gone through the process? For this article, we spoke with Buddy Darby (above), who has owned a few sailing yachts. His current superyacht is a 154-footer […]

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Superyacht 101 Series: Advice From Fellow Owner Mark Robba

Diane M. Byrne — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 04:00:32 +0000

Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment in a new series on MegayachtNews.com for first-time buyers (see “Introducing the Superyacht 101 Series”). Who better to provide advice, especially for those of you planning to build, than an existing owner who’s gone through the experience? For this article, we spoke with Mark Robba (above), who commissioned […]

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