by Natalie | Oct 5, 2022 | Industry Insider 1
A £63m superyacht, once owned by sanctioned steel billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky, has attracted 63 bids at auction in Gibraltar. The yacht has been stranded in the British Overseas Territory since March this year, when authorities arrested it. It is the first public...
by Natalie | Oct 3, 2022 | Around the Regions
If you are heartily sick of the word “Brexit” you’d be in good company. There are still some loose ends, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar are certainly “not done” . The U.K. is as divided as ever. It’s a good idea not to bring the Brexit word up at a dinner party...
by Natalie | Sep 1, 2022 | Around the Regions
A year ago I sailed to the Balearics. On that trip I came across an empty open boat with a new outboard and half a dozen empty jerrycans of fuel. I speculated about what had become of the passengers of this boat. Now I think I know. At sunset on the 24th July this...
by Natalie | May 25, 2022 | Around the Regions
EU Ports or Indeed Non-EU Ports? On the 31/12/2020 the location of your yacht was fundamental to its future tax status. If the yacht had VAT paid status on that date (meaning it was in free circulation within the entire EU) then, so long as it was in the U.K. it...
by Natalie | Apr 19, 2022 | Around the Regions
The Gibraltar government and the TNG Global Foundation, have come together to develop the Eastside of the rock, which will include a 600 berth state of the art marina which will be able to accommodate yacht and superyachts between 6m and 100m. The development,...
