Oscar Siches

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A convenient silence - SuperyachtNews

1 week ago | superyachtnews.com | Oscar Siches

There are those who hide behind a discreet approach (often just cowardice). We could call them the silent crowd, those who prefer to keep their mouths shut rather than voice their honest thoughts, fearing they will not gain acceptance. Being politically correct falls into this category.
Explorer yachts – seen from a different perspective - SuperyachtNews

2 months ago | superyachtnews.com | Oscar Siches

By Oscar Siches Seawolf I discovered explorer yachts or, more accurately, the transformation of platform-support ships and tugboats into explorer yachts with the 59-metre Seawolf in Mallorca, when Leo Selter (later the owner’s representative of Sailing Yacht A during her build) and Patrick Moussa (former build captain and skipper of Vitters’ Thalia) spent six years refitting the 1957 ex-tugboat Clyde, built for the world towing experts J & K Smit of Holland. I have no animosity towards the...
What’s in a name? - SuperyachtNews

Mar 19, 2025 | superyachtnews.com | Oscar Siches

By Oscar Siches Jargon: Words and expressions that are used in special or technical ways by particular groups of people, often making the language difficult to understand – Collins Dictionary. Yachting and the nautical industry share a specific jargon, which defines elements and situations, in the same way specific jargons exist for horse riding, medicine or car racing. The proper use of such language among us is a lot more eloquent than a business card, as it helps to quickly assess the...
Stick to what you know best - SuperyachtNews

Nov 28, 2024 | superyachtnews.com | Oscar Siches

A couple of weeks ago, Martin Redmayne shared with us his reluctance to keep doing the superyacht events circuit: boat shows, conferences, discussion gatherings. A late variation on this desperate desire to belong are the various prize-giving ceremonies that have popped up. With very few exceptions, these prize givings are an event trying to appear important, or at least with good fundament, but they are no more than trying to be part of a league that is very difficult to belong to.
Bring in the architects

Sep 9, 2024 | www.marinaworld.co.uk | Oscar Siches

Bring in the architects by Oscar Siches Long gone are the times when having a permit for a coastal development meant that piers would be built, a small office set up ashore, and the marina management waited until achieving a reasonable occupation of berths for business success. Today, the marina industry has changed totally.
Lessons from nature - SuperyachtNews

Aug 23, 2024 | superyachtnews.com | Oscar Siches

By Oscar Siches On 14 April 1912, RMS (Royal Mail Ship) Titanic, the pride of British maritime industry and at the time the biggest passenger ship in the world, hit an iceberg and sunk in the early hours of 15 April. The analysis of the circumstances of the accident and the high number of victims gave way to the creation of SOLAS, the Safety of Life at Sea treaty in 1915. The whole maritime world is still benefiting from it. In ship design and safety standards there was a before and after the...
Conferences, presentations and value - SuperyachtNews

Jun 26, 2024 | superyachtnews.com | Oscar Siches

Oscar Siches, industry consultant and marina manager/partner For a few years, The Gulf Superyacht Summit conference was organised ahead of the Dubai International Boat Show. The organisation was good, the content was fair and the speakers were mostly well-known nautical players and each quite successful, but the event was biased by myths, lack of experience or cultural limitations. I don’t mean that as a criticism – we must consider the very young, local nautical industry in the UAE.
Marinas make the world go round

Dec 12, 2023 | theislander.online | Oscar Siches

Partner and manager of two marinas in Mallorca for 15 years Oscar has been designer and consultant for marina projects in various countries, and designer of customized marina elements. He has shared his experience through more than 30 conferences in 12 countries and has written numerous articles for Marina World and other international nautical magazines.
The price of exclusivity

Nov 2, 2023 | theislander.online | Oscar Siches

Partner and manager of two marinas in Mallorca for 15 years Oscar has been designer and consultant for marina projects in various countries, and designer of customized marina elements. He has shared his experience through more than 30 conferences in 12 countries and has written numerous articles for Marina World and other international nautical magazines.
Training Blues - The Islander Magazine

Oct 1, 2023 | theislander.online | Oscar Siches

Partner and manager of two marinas in Mallorca for 15 years Oscar has been designer and consultant for marina projects in various countries, and designer of customized marina elements. He has shared his experience through more than 30 conferences in 12 countries and has written numerous articles for Marina World and other international nautical magazines.