141: BOAT Briefing: a new green fuel, the Holy Grail for designers and the dominance of semi-custom production

In this week's BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Stewart discuss the benefits of designing across the yachting size range, investigate a trial of a new hydrotreated vegetable oil in 44m Sanlorenzo Lammouche and dig into the data around semi-custom superyacht building. In the news this week is Benetti's launch of project FB283, Damen's latest SeaXplorer and the "Burnham Titanic", which has been raised and is on its way to a full restoration. Meanwhile, we launch a new section of the podcast: top brokerage picks. See which yachts Caroline and Stewart singled out this week. Links:  Vripack film: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-presents/behind-vripack-superyacht-design HVO fuel: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/superyachts-express-interest-biofuel Sanlorenzo's "Road to 2030": https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/sanlorenzo-net-zero-yacht-2027 Flag for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/feadship-flag-for-sale Monara for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/feadship-yacht-for-sale-monara-for-sale FB283: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/benetti-fb283-launch SeaXplorer 58: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/damen-seaxplorer-58-yacht-launch Silent Yachts 120: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/silent-yachts-120-flagship Llys Helig raised: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/100-year-old-sunken-yacht-llys-helig-salvaged-in-england BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: [email protected]