Berthon International Blog

BY NEIL CHESTON In 2018 we decided to buy a family cruising yacht, take the kids out of school, and set off for far horizons. After almost a year of…

BY PETER HOUGHTON, BERTHON USA There are worse places in the world to work than Newport, Rhode Island. On any given morning the harbor glints like a polished winch handle,…

BY TIM CARBURY, BERTHON SALES GROUP Photography © Fort Resort Beemster ^ Fort Resort Beemster Spa and Wellness Resort Fort Resort Beemster is a special and rather magical place! I…

BY DOMINIC MAY, BERTHON BOAT COMPANY ^ Aerial view of the boatyard and car park with work in full swing Berthon’s history is long and may be traced from the…

BY PETER BURT Photography © Poole Maritime Trust War Declared War was declared on 3 September 1939 and once again, Poole was deemed to be a strategic location for a…

^ Simon Turner, Managing Broker (Retired), Berthon Spain Simon has been involved with yachting since 1979 and is a very well-known figure in international yacht brokerage, starting his career in…

BY RICHARD FRANKLIN | YACHT SURVEY PARTNERS No matter how large your yacht, you can guarantee (except for that one owner!) that someone, somewhere, has a larger yacht. And whilst…

BY ROSE-MARIE HUNT, BERTHON SPAIN ^ Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain Behind every city wall lies a certain charm, yet few rival Barcelona, a city where architecture becomes art, and where…

BY ROBERT STEADMAN, BERTHON UK Definition: the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy. Escapism isn’t about hiding. It’s about…

BY HARRY SHUTLER, BERTHON UK Photography © Corrin Parker Beekeeping rarely begins with a grand plan. Often it starts with simple curiosity and a conversation that seems harmless at the…

BY MAGNUS KULLBERG, BERTHON SCANDINAVIA Many of us who live on Sweden’s west coast are passionate lobster fishermen. One of our number, Bengt Arvidsson, one of the marine surveyors who…

BY HUGH RAYNER, BERTHON UK Photography © Ruskin Museum The story of the Campbell family and their BLUEBIRD world speed record boats is one of courage, engineering brilliance, obsession with…