How to Give AI a Permanent Memory of Your Industry (Before It Puts Heels on Your Teak)
General-purpose AI is brilliant and knows nothing about your industry. Here is what “permanent memory” really means, the seven options compared, the method we used at ZipYacht after an embarrassing lesson, and why the same document gets you cited by AI search.
What an AI Yacht Operating System Actually Does
An AI yacht operating system is not a chatbot sitting on a work-order list. It is the operating layer for the boat: one login for maintenance, machinery, parts, projects, documents, money and crew, plus an AI that already lives in that vessel’s hours, history and spares. Most marine software was built as a database first. […]
Eight Weeks to Fort Lauderdale
FLIBS runs 28 October to 1 November. Three questions to answer in September, while the answers still change something.
What the Owners Club Is For
A members’ room for the people who sign the invoices. What is going into it, and what is staying out.
Contractors Were Just the Beginning
The directory started as a trade network. It is now the whole industry — and your listing is still free.
Every Specialist Now Has a Film on Their Page
You can now meet the entire ZipYacht bench without reading a word of copy.
Your Yacht Is an Asset. Chartering It Is How It Stops Being Only an Expense.
A yacht sitting idle only costs you money. Chartering it out with verified crew can help it carry its own weight. Here’s the honest case for putting your boat to work — and how to decide on real numbers, not habit.
Yacht Delivery Captains: What They Do and How to Hire the Right One
Moving a yacht hundreds of miles is its own skill. What a delivery captain actually does, what it costs, and how to hire one you can trust with your boat.
Yacht Marine Electronics: What to Know Before You Upgrade Your Helm
Radar, chartplotters, autopilot, comms — what actually matters when you upgrade a yacht’s marine electronics, and how to avoid a helm full of gear that won’t talk to itself.
Yacht Insurance 101: What Coverage Owners Actually Need
Boat insurance looks simple until you file a claim. Here’s what actually matters when you insure a yacht — hull, P&I, crew cover — and the gaps owners hit most.