Breaking the Silence: Challenging the Superyacht Industry's Quiet Complicity in Discrimination

Set sail on a journey through the superyacht industry, and one is bound to encounter startlingly silent seas. This silence, however, isn’t a mere absence of sound. It signifies a widespread complicity in discounting opinions, values, and ideas. The silent crowd, often choosing political correctness over unabashed truth, inadvertently confines the industry, causing a loss of potential advancement.

Beneath the serene surface of this tranquil silence lurks a more insidious issue – a palpable disrespect felt most prominently by women in the industry. Highly-successful, capable women have reported instances of being interrupted, overpowered and dismissed in public forums and events. Disconcertingly, this disruption doesn’t come from fringe elements but from well-established members of this professional community.

This tacit acceptance exposes a concerning weakness in the superyacht industry’s collective strength. The crowd’s complacency stifles the robust exchange of ideas, inhibits diverse participation and ultimately, hampers the industry’s growth. The real voyage for the industry lies not merely in cutting through the oceanic waves but in dismantling the barriers of silent acceptance. Gathering the winds of change in their sails, it’s high time industry stakeholders steer their ships towards the shores of inclusivity and mutual respect.