Wavelength

What do you do when your guests ask for camel's milk? Or when they start craving the nostalgic taste of home, when in the middle of the ocean? In the final episode of season two, Kayleigh is joined by Andrew and Bertrand from Superyacht Supplies. They discuss the ins and outs of superyacht provisioning and finding that one item that makes the charter special. Learn about the close relationship between vessel and provider and the complexities of providing a worldwide service.

Investing in learning and development can reduce crew turnover, improve the owner experience and introduce new skills to a growing industry. And yet, the superyacht sector has been stuck in the realms of STCWs and ticket collection since their introduction. Head of Academy, Laura Henighen joins the podcast to share her experiences as and L&D specialist and where the industry may learn from their onshore partners to break out of the rut and truly invest in the crew journey.

The Superyacht industry has environmental impacts. It is not something that we can currently escape, but something we can help to reduce and offset. This week, Rachel from Yacht Carbon Offset unpacks the complexities of carbon offsetting, explaining how the process works and how it should be adopted by the industry. Together, Kayleigh and Rachel explore how yachts can assess their environmental impacts, avoid 'greenwashing' and where offsetting can have social impacts as well as environmental ones.

Crew spend more time on the vessel than owners or designers and yet their opinions are rarely sought, none less so than the interior team. Meeli Lepik, Founder of Holistic Interiors, helps us break down the importance of crew involvement; exploring the need for storage space, more imaginative crew spaces and flawless design with underlying safety applications.

This week we are joined by Project Manager, Laura Beard from ISWAN's Yacht Crew Help. ISWAN provides valuable resources and tools to crew in response to the growing calls to better support crew wellbeing. Join Kayleigh and Laura as they discuss the Yacht Crew helpline and how crew members can support one another onboard.

Season 2, Episode 1Wavelength is back! This season, we're launching with a hot topic in yachting: candidate vetting and criminal background checks. We're joined by Ellen Armsden, Co-Founder of Crewdentials, to discuss this complex topic, clarify the difference between candidate vetting and background checks and discover where changes can be made to improve onboard safety for everyone. Disclaimer: Neither Kayleigh nor Ellen is a background-checking professional; this is an open conversation between two industry professionals sharing their own experiences and knowledge.

Working on board yachts is tough. We expect crew to be physically and mentally 'strong'. But what is 'strength', and how has our approach to mental health changed the way we view strength? Join Seas the Mind co-founder Emma Ross, as we discuss what it takes to be a yachtie and the different approaches we all use to cope with onboard demands. Does one method make us 'stronger' than others?

Yachting and animal conservation are not two topics you would consider to go together. However, with the evolution of technologies and yachts becoming part of the horizons across the world, there is an opportunity to give back to the sea. With Matthew Zimmerman, Founder of FarSounder, we discuss how yachts can be used to help conservation efforts and how we can all give back to the seas that give us so much.

Sleep is essential for our hormones, activity and general brain function. However, for yacht crew, sleep is an inconsistent commodity. This week, we explore the science behind sleep and the impact that yachtie life has on this essential need. Steph Woollacott introduces us to some top tips for getting sleep onboard and guides us through some of the ways you can improve your quality of sleep.

It takes a lot to clean a yacht, but what damage are your cleaning products doing to the environment and your health? Washdown Founder, Leah Tennant explains how the cleaning products that you are using everyday may be damaging your health and how we can all make the movement to be VOC-Free.

What is fitness? How can we achieve fitness onboard? Between charters, shipyards and limited crew spaces remaining 'fit' onboard can be a challenge. Superyacht Fitness are on a mission to improve the onboard experience for crew. We're joined by co-founder, Glen, to discover how they hope to achieve this, what the current situation is for crew and owners and what the future holds for gym design and crew wellness.

Yacht Management: it's a term many of us know but which remains very much misunderstood. Who are the people that link the yacht crew, owner, and accompanying services, and why is their work important? With yacht manager Niina Pirttiniemi, we explore the world of yacht management and the challenges in keeping everyone aligned.