The Yacht Law Podcast
Superyacht ownership and operation come with extraordinary rewards—and complicated legal questions. The Yacht Law Podcast helps owners, buyers, sellers, captains, crew, and industry professionals better understand the issues that shape life on the water, from yacht purchases and sales to onboard employment, ownership structures, disputes, regulations, and more.
Hosted by maritime attorney Michael Moore and yachting journalist Diane M. Byrne, each episode brings practical insight and real-world perspective to the legal side of the luxury yachting lifestyle.
The discussions are educational in nature and address common legal issues, but they are not intended as legal advice or as a substitute for guidance from your own attorney. Consider The Yacht Law Podcast a starting point for becoming better informed, asking better questions, and navigating the superyacht world with greater confidence.
The Yacht Law Podcast
Latest Episodes
Why the U.S. Still Has No Large Yacht Code
One outdated number has quietly shaped the entire superyacht landscape in the United States: 300 gross tons. Once yachts started exceeding that limit, the law effectively pushed them toward a commercial-style regulatory world that does not matc...
How Yacht Brokers, Managers, & Crew Are Getting Caught in a Wider Sanctions Net
Sanctions enforcement in yachting spreads far beyond Russia-Ukraine headlines. In this episode, we talk through why the U.S. is casting a wider net across superyachts and the people who service them. We dig into how AI-driven pattern spotting t...
Unjust Enrichment in Yachting: How Courts Fix Unfair Deals
A lot of yacht disputes don’t start with bad intent. They start with a rushed boatyard job, a handshake promise at a boat show, a wire sent to the wrong vendor, or an owner who accepts a benefit and later decides the bill “wasn’t in the scope.”...
How Worldwide Asset Freezing Orders Are Reshaping Yacht Deals
Money now moves at the speed of a click, but the law is racing to catch up. We dive into the rise of worldwide freezing orders—born from the English Mareva injunction—and explore how a judge in one country can halt assets across borders, reshap...
Untangling Pay-First, Pay-If-Paid, & Other Clauses In Yacht Deals
One tiny word in a marine contract can decide who gets paid and who gets stranded. We unpack the real meaning of pay-first, pay-if-paid, and pay-when-paid in yacht builds, refits, and charters, and trace how P&I club traditions shaped today...
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