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PACIFIC yacht is one of the most impressive yachts ever made and was built by the famous ‘ Lurssen Shipyard ’ in 2010.

At 85 meters in length, she can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 cabins, with a crew of 28 ensuring that your stay onboard is as comfortable and relaxing as possible.

Powered by MTU engines , this superyacht can reach speeds of up to 22 knots, making her perfect for cruising around the open seas.

PACIFIC yacht interior

The interior design of the yacht was completed by Bannenberg & Rowell , who has 31 other superyacht interiors in their portfolio and is known for their sleek and modern designs that stand out. 

She is built with teak decks and features earthy tones infused with splashes of blue as well as elegant furnishings in neutral colors and richly textured fabrics. 

The megayacht features an elevator that makes it easier to travel between floors and an impressive range of amenities to ensure that every guest has an enjoyable time – from being pampered in the spa to relaxing on the deck or watching a movie at sea. 

The luxurious amenities continue outdoors because guests can also enjoy outings on the water or to the nearest harbor with one of the superyacht’s tenders. 

Specifications

The PACIFIC yacht is a magnificent steel and aluminum yacht that was built with performance and opulence in mind.

Her twin diesel MTU (20V4000 M93L) 20-cylinder 5,764hp engines give her a top speed of more than 20 knots, a range of more than 4,500nm, and a cruising speed of 15 knots.

Compared to similarly-sized yachts, her top speed is 1.87 knots above the average, making her one of the most impressive vessels in the 80-90m size range.

Moreover, she was built to Germanischer Lloyd ✠ 100 A5 Motor Yacht, ✠ MC AUT classification society rules, and is MCA LY2 Compliant.

The PACIFIC yacht has a low-profile design by German Frers , a company famous for using cutting-edge technology and extensive tank-testing programs.

As stylish and sleek as can be, the megayacht’s elegant color changes in the sunlight as she sails through the ocean, reflecting on her hull and deck.

She has been spotted circumnavigating around the globe in places like the South of France, Italy, Australia, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and Florida. 

Accommodation

She can accommodate twelve guests in six beautifully appointed cabins and additional space for a highly professional crew of 28 members onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

The yacht also boasts two helicopter pads large enough for simultaneous landings and takeoffs.

Previously known as Project Josi, she was built by the famous Lurssen Shipyard and delivered to her owner in 2010 for US$ 150 million.

Her annual running cost is estimated to be US$ 10 – 15 million. As of now, she is not available for yacht charter nor listed for sale.

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Superyacht Pacific (ex Josi) is an outstanding 85m (278') vessel, built by the prestigious German shipyard Lurssen and launched in 2010. The wonderful distinct exterior of mega yacht Pacific has been designed by the renowned German Frers studio, while her stylish interior is by Bannenberg & Rowell Design.

PACIFIC Specifications

Lurssen luxury yacht Pacific can sleep up to 12 guests in utmost in luxury. Guests are pampered by a numerous crew of 28 professionals.

Made of steel and aluminium, super yacht Pacific (ex Josi) can reach a top speed of 20 knots and a cruising speed of 12 knots, thanks to her twin powerful MTU 20V4000 M93L diesels. She is Lloyds registered.

Yacht Accommodation

Accommodation aboard Pacific yacht is offered to a total number of 12 guests in beautifully appointed cabins. There is also space for a highly professional crew of 28 members.

Amenities and Extras

We do have available further amenity, owner and price information for the 85m (278') yacht PACIFIC, so please enquire for more information.

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The luxury yacht PACIFIC displayed on this page is merely informational and she is not necessarily available for yacht charter or for sale, nor is she represented or marketed in anyway by CharterWorld. This web page and the superyacht information contained herein is not contractual. All yacht specifications and informations are displayed in good faith but CharterWorld does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the current accuracy, completeness, validity, or usefulness of any superyacht information and/or images displayed. All boat information is subject to change without prior notice and may not be current.

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85.2m  /  279'6 | lurssen | 2010.

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The 85.2m/279'6" expedition yacht 'Pacific X' (ex. Pacific) was built by Lurssen in Germany at their Lemwerder shipyard. Her interior is styled by English designer design house Bannenberg & Rowell and she was delivered to her owner in October 2010. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of German Frers.

Guest Accommodation

Pacific X has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 28 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

Her features include a movie theatre, spa, elevator, underwater lights and gym.

Range & Performance

Pacific X is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel MTU (20V4000 M93L) 20-cylinder 5,764hp engines running at 2100rpm, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 20 knots. Pacific X features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels. She was built to Germanischer Lloyd ✠ 100 A5 Motor Yacht, ✠ MC AUT classification society rules, and is MCA LY2 Compliant.

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“Humpbacks off the bow – all guests to the bridge,” a voice sang over the intercom at 7am on the first morning of our expedition. Blinking away sleep, I rushed onto the deck in my dressing gown and a brilliant-white glare filled my eyes through panoramic windows. Metres in front of our yacht, a pod of four humpback whales were feasting on krill, surrounded by giant icebergs, the Antarctic Peninsula looming on the horizon. Close encounters such as this would quickly become the norm during my week onboard Hanse Explorer, a purpose-built expedition yacht, which took us off the beaten cruise track in Antarctica.

Most visitors to the White Continent travel on board a cruise ship, but a lucky few explore on private superyachts . Hanse Explorer is one such vessel. Built in 2006 by German shipping magnate Peter Harren and now owned by a well-known explorer and philanthropist, the 48-metre yacht is the most travelled charter superyacht on the planet. 

In 2023 she clocked up a staggering 35,397 nautical miles, many of which were racked up during charters for the rich and famous (our maps below show exactly where it went last year). “The clients we get are very successful people – some of the most successful in the world in whatever they do,” Captain Andriy Bratash told me. Previous guests include leaders of industry, royalty and film stars.

Hanse Explorer sleeps just 12 guests and up to 20 crew and offers the comfort of a luxury hotel with the personalised service and flexibility of a private yacht. For guests, the exclusive experience begins before boarding. While cruise ships must spend two days crossing the treacherous Drake Passage to reach Antarctica, we took what’s been dubbed the “penguin plane”. The two-hour flight from Punta Arenas in Chile to King George Island on the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula has no set schedule and flies only if there’s a suitable weather window, landing on a short gravel runway; a hair-raising experience.

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Trips on board Hanse Explorer are managed by EYOS Expeditions, a pioneer of chartering in Antarctica. The voice that had woken me from my slumber the first morning belonged to eagle-eyed EYOS expedition leader Richard White, a younger David Attenborough type who first visited the region as a researcher in 1998. Together with Captain Bratash, White led a week-long journey that was dictated by the weather and wildlife rather than an itinerary. 

“We don’t try to go as far as fast as cruise ships, and we do it in a different style,” White said. “We have a lot more spontaneity in what we do because we have the ability to say, ‘there’s something cool over there, let’s go in that direction’. We try to go to places that are less trafficked, and we work hard on maintaining aspects of wilderness, which some of the other vessels have lost.”

The flexibility meant our zodiac trips and shore landings were frequent and often spontaneous – within 10 minutes of White spotting something interesting, we’d be kitted up and on the water. This is just one of the ways a private yacht experience surpasses that of a cruise ship . Antarctic regulations permit a maximum of 100 people on a landing point at one time, so ships carrying several hundred passengers must stop for a lengthy period to facilitate visits for all. With only 12 guests, we were able to travel freely and “stop and smell the whales’ breath”, as White liked to say.

What they don’t tell you on television

While sailing, we felt truly alone. In one week, I counted on one hand the number of other vessels we passed. We spent the week journeying up and down the Antarctic Peninsula and discovered things they don’t tell you about on television: the sheer stench of a penguin colony; the gunshot-esque cracks of mini avalanches. We watched adelie and gentoo penguins waddle up “penguin highways” to search for their chicks among colonies of thousands. We saw seals lazing on beaches and fighting with peers – “seals are solitary mammals”, warned one fellow explorer, who bore the scars of getting too close to one. 

We passed through the narrow Errera Channel at sunset with humpbacks off the bow and chased the sun to Wilhelmina Bay where we tried out ocean kayaking. Following the weather one day, we diverted from our original plan for a landing at picturesque Neko Harbour. “If you hear my tsunami warning, run up the hill,” White said as we hiked past a gentoo colony to a viewpoint. On one particularly memorable Zodiac trip, an inquisitive humpback dived underneath our vessel, turning to flash us her white belly as we bobbed in stunned silence.

Made for extremes

Hanse Explorer isn’t your usual private superyacht, most of which are built for the kinder climates of the Mediterranean or Caribbean. She’s purpose-built for traversing the most unforgiving climates and conditions. “We think of her as a small passenger ship because we’re solidly built from steel, we have ice class and we have commercial equipment that’s oversized for safety,” Captain Bratash said. The yacht’s strength was demonstrated when the captain deliberately steered into a small iceberg, cracking the ice.

What the yacht has in terms of resilience, she mirrors in comfort. It’s an intimate experience with just six guest rooms – three doubles, two twins and one master with a private terrace – which have all the comforts you’d expect. 

Communal areas offer large windows for watching the passing scenery. The main deck has a dining room, a terrace and a lounge where White gave daily debriefs and talks on topical issues such as climate change. The lower deck features a gym, a sauna with portholes and an equipment room where guests store outdoor kit, while the upper deck has an al-fresco lounge and a hot tub on the bow – a scenic spot for sundowners.

A polar plunge

Life onboard Hanse Explorer was relaxed and efficient. The crew moved like shadows – always present but rarely seen. Pop out for a breakfast and your room would be cleaned before your return; your fresh laundry folded neatly on the bed. Come back from an excursion and the sauna would be heated and freshly baked cakes and hot chocolate with Baileys would be waiting in the lounge. 

Meals were taken communally around a large dining table that was creatively decorated every day with themes ranging from Polynesia to pirates. Every day we enjoyed hearty buffet breakfasts, family-style lunches and four-course dinners.

The ambience was relaxed; within a day, guests were lounging in their thermals. “We provide the superyacht level of service, but we aim to create an atmosphere of home onboard, so guests are totally comfortable,” said Captain Bratash, from Ukraine, who’s been at the yacht’s helm since 2016. 

Between excursions, the enthusiastic crew organised experiences such as kayaking and the “polar plunge”. As a fair-weather swimmer, I was apprehensive about entering the freezing water in just a swimsuit but, spurred on by the cheers of my peers, I jumped. The shock was quickly replaced by an adrenaline rush so intense that I plunged again the next day.

On our final day, White took us to a remote bay and suggested we take a moment to reflect. The snow sparkled in the sun and icebergs bobbed in the shallows as penguins played on top of them. The only sounds were the call of a skua overhead and the chirp of a delighted chick reuniting with its parent, back from sea with a belly full of krill. I felt a deep connection with nature – and it clicked. Why do people travel across the globe and spend six-figure sums for this experience? Total freedom. As it turns out, this is something that money can buy – you just need a private yacht to get there.

How to do it

Charter trips on board Hanse Explorer are managed by EYOS Expeditions, which hosted Rachel Ingram. The yacht will spend the Northern Hemisphere summer in the Pacific before travelling to Papua New Guinea and then back to Antarctica. For more information or to book, contact EYOS Expeditions ( eyos-expeditions.com ; 001 801 390 7025) or contact [email protected]. Prices start from $70,000 (£56,6000) per week for a book-by-cabin charter or from $245,000 (£197,600) plus 35 per cent expenses for a full private charter. Flights are extra.

Where the world’s most travelled superyachts went in 2023

Last year, BOATPro’s Global Fleet Tracker followed the journeys of almost 7,000 superyachts, with a cumulative 18.7 million nautical miles recorded between them. These were the four most travelled:

Hanse Explorer

This 48-metre superyacht began the year in Antarctica, before heading to the Caribbean via the Falkland Islands. The Northern Hemisphere summer was spent exploring Scandinavia and the Arctic, before the long journey back to the White Continent. 

Gene Chaser

Owned by DNA sequencing scientist Dr Jonathan Rothberg, Gene Chaser completed a full circumnavigation in 2023, with stops in the Galapagos, Tokyo, Bali, Rhodes and Madeira, among others. 

This 56-metre yacht, on the charter market, began the year in the Med, visited London, and then embarked on a meandering journey to its namesake country via Bergen, Copenhagen, Hamburg, the Suez Canal and Singapore. 

What could be better than a year spent exploring the Pacific? That – along with a traverse of the Northwest Passage – was the main focal point for Tecla, a sailing ketch built in 1915, refitted in 1989, and currently in private hands. 

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Attendees will build a strategy that will establish the region as a viable alternative to the Atlantic milk run for owners, guests and charter clients from Sydney to Tokyo, and from Seattle to Singapore and everywhere in between, over the next decade. We will raise the profile of this ‘Pacific Network’ to the wider superyacht market, from the perspective of both existing stakeholders and potential investors.

Experience the potential

This unique event will be hosted in one of the most beautiful locations in the Pacific Northwest - Victoria, British Columbia - so global stakeholders and influencers can experience the incredible potential first-hand, establishing a new group of ‘Pacific Ambassadors’.

Exclusive VIP

This exclusive, invitation-only event will enable Csuite business leaders at the top of the market, to escape from the typical yachting hubs, so they can think clearly and strategically about the future of our industry and enjoy some luxury hospitality and the unique experiences offered by the Pacific Northwest.

An informal welcome lunch at the Delta Hotel where everyone is welcome.

Registration at Victoria International Marina

After lunch, The Chairman of The Superyacht Group will introduce and present the mission and objectives of the Pacific Tour, creating teams and introducing the creative and innovative ideas of how the programme will unfold and develop.

All Delegates, Speakers and Partners will spend an afternoon on the water, onboard M/Y Ascente- a custom 112’ explorer yacht, locally operated. This private cruise will give all the delegates a chance to meet, greet and get to know who’s part of the Forum. While enjoying the unique environment of the waters of British Columbia. – Chatham and Discovery Islands.

Welcome speech by Craig Norris and welcome on-board by Steve Sidwell.

During the cruise on board M/Y Ascente, after everyone has met and shared thoughts, ideas and discussions, an expert panel will deliver a unique and inspirational debate, designed to set the scene for the next two days, focusing on the future of the planet, the pacific and its real potential.

M/Y Ascente - Return to Victoria International Marina and the Delta Hotel - Freshen Up Time

A relaxed and informal supper that will bring everyone together and create a perfect chance to discuss superyachts, the future ownership, the next generation of clients and the life they expect on board.

For those delegates that want to carry on their networking, over brandies or whiskies, all delegates, speakers and partners will enjoy a relaxed fireside chat with good exchanges, including unique stories, ocean tales and personal anecdotes from this unique group of industry leaders.

Experience the Region

Beautiful British Columbia

June is the ideal time to visit British Columbia and The Pacific Tour presents the perfect opportunity to incorporate the trip of a lifetime. Enjoy a city break in the world-class cities of Vancouver or Seattle, or go-off grid and access over 50,000 square miles of wild terrain – the possibilities are endless!

West-Coast Wilderness

Escape the stress of everyday life and experience the tranquillity of the less-explored West Coast. Following the Pacific Tour why not visit Nimmo Bay , an exclusive wilderness resort in the heart of Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, on the wild shores of the Pacific Ocean for a truly unique experience.

Inspired Adventure

Where else can you Ride Waves, Climb the Bugaboos, go on a 10,000 year-old glacier hike, see a Grizzly, Spot Orcas and spend the night in a Rainforest? British Columbia is the very definition of adventure where forests rise against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, whilst you’re in the area be sure to plan unrivalled adventures in Nature’s playground – you won’t regret it!

Hotel Information

As part of the event, we have a special partnership with the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort.

“Discover a seamless blend of modern comfort and convenience at the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort. Ideally located on Victoria's vibrant Inner Harbour, the hotel features outstanding amenities and an unbeatable location- offering the very best views of the city. The hotel features versatile meeting space, a full fitness centre and LURE Restaurant & Bar, with Victoria’s hottest patio!  Located only 750 meters away from Victoria International marina it is a beautiful waterfront walk of less than 10 minutes” 

To book your hotel stay during The Superyacht Forum - Pacific Tour click here

COVID-19 Information

UPDATE: Effective April 1, 2022 at 12:01 AM EDT, Fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water.

For more information on visas and travel restrictions, please visit the Canadian Government website.

How to get to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

For commercial jets there are three major airports in close vicinity host numerous national and international air carriers.

Victoria International Airport (YYJ) British Columbia, Canada is 30min by ground transport to the marina.

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) British Columbia, Canada.

Seattle International Airport (SEA) Washington, USA.

Below are the options for private jets including hangarage or charter. 

VIH Execujet based at the Victoria International Airport, conveniently located to serve Victoria, Vancouver and all of British Columbia, providing charter flights anywhere in the world, with no geographical limitations.

London Air located at Vancouver International Airport, providing executive private jet and helicopter charters.

To arrive by helicopter there are daily non-stop direct flights to Victoria, Nanaimo and Vancouver, as well as private charters and sightseeing tours.

Helijet competitive rates and kids fly free.

West Coast Helicopters heli adventures in British Columbia; enjoy breath taking views, experience the finest wildlife in the world and fish, hike or ski until you’re exhausted.

VIH Execujet based at the Victoria International Airport, VIH is conveniently located to service Victoria, Vancouver and all of British Columbia, as well as provide a direct connection from Seattle to Victoria. Charter flights are available anywhere in British Columbia.

F or arrival by seaplanes the marina is just across the harbour from the seaplane terminal.

Harbour Air Seaplanes  connect to one of 9 destinations in British Columbia with frequent service between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. 

Harbour Air will be offering an exclusive 15% discount on G o Flex and Go Gold, and their scenic Harbour Air tours for bookings between 8th - 22nd June for delegates attending The Pacific Tour. Just use  code PSFEXPLORE15

Kenmore Air offer a floatplane service between Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, San Jan Islands, and the Inside Passage.

For a ferry service the marina is located across the harbour from local and international ferries.

Victoria Clipper  offer a high-speed, passenger-only ferry ride through Puget Sound, between Victoria’s Inner Harbour and Seattle, Washington

Black Ball Ferry Line M.V. Coho is a vehicle and passenger ferry crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Victoria’s Inner Harbour and the city of Port Angeles in Washington State.

BC Ferries provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in British Columbia.

Wi-Fi Details

To access wi-fi while at Victoria International Marina please use the below details:

Network:    VIMarina

Password:  VI_Moorage!

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It Sure Looks Like Mark Zuckerberg Is Taking a Brand New Superyacht Out to Celebrate His 40th Birthday The yachting world has been speculating that the Facebook founder purchased the vessel.

By Madeline Berg and Kelsey Vlamis May 14, 2024

Key Takeaways

• It seems as if Mark Zuckerberg will celebrate his 40th birthday on the megayacht, Launchpad.
• The yachting world has speculated for months that the Meta CEO is the owner of the vessel.
• Now, both the boat and Zuckerberg's private jet have landed in Panama.

This article originally appeared on Business Insider .

All signs point to Mark Zuckerberg celebrating his 40th birthday on what many speculate is his brand-new superyacht Launchpad .

The boating world has been buzzing about Launchpad — a 118-meter yacht built by the Dutch shipyard Feadship — for months, with rumors swirling that her owner is none other than the Meta CEO. But in the yachting world, where privacy is paramount , no party would confirm her owner.

"It is Feadship's standard policy to never divulge any information about our yachts with reference to ownership, costs, or delivery, etc," Feadship, the ship's builder, wrote to Business Insider in March. "Whether it is an 18-meter Feadship from the 1960s or a 118-meter Feadship from the 21st century, we do not share private information."

Representatives for Zuckerberg did not respond to requests for comment from BI.

Now there's even more evidence: The megayacht arrived in Panama on Monday, making her way there from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she's predominantly been moored since she made her maiden voyage across the Atlantic in March, according to public ship-tracking data. Wingman, the support superyacht that he is suspected to have purchased with Launchpad, made the journey with her.

Zuckerberg's plane also landed in Panama on Monday, per a private jet tracker, and if his Instagram is any indication, he was on board.

Putting two and two together — along with the many other clues linking Zuckerberg to the yacht — we can surmise that the Meta CEO is likely kicking off his new decade aboard his new toy.

Aerial shots of the yacht seem to show a pool on its main deck and a helipad. Ruben Griffioen/SuperYachtTimes

Little is known about the luxury vessel, which was said to have been built for a sanctioned Russian businessman before it was handed over to the Dutch government, which served as a middleman for the purchase. Her final purchase price is unknown, but it's safe to say a yacht of that size from that shipyard would cost nine figures upfront and six figures a year to maintain.

The few photos of Launchpad available on the industry site SuperYacht Times show there appears to be a helipad and a swimming pool on her main deck.

A vessel of her size can typically sleep dozens of guests and crewmembers and likely has an expansive gym (where Zuckerberg could practice his jiu-jitsu), a spa, a movie room, and a garage to fit plenty of toys like his viral hydrofoil .

Zuckerberg's name was first connected to Launchpad in December when reports swirled that he visited Feadship's shipyard in the Netherlands. By March, yachting blogs like eSysman SuperYachts and Autoevolution suggested he officially snagged the boat at a $300 million price tag. Launchpad also bears the flag of the Marshall Islands, a US territory that is commonplace for American buyers to register their ships.

We will never know for sure whose name is on her title, so unless Zuckerberg confirms he's Launchpad's owner, we will have to wait for an invitation to Zuck's birthday party to confirm.

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Stewardess on a superyacht which never entered UK waters could claim unfair dismissal

• Market Insight 14 May 2024 14 May 2024

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The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld the Employment Tribunal's decision that it had jurisdiction to hear the unfair dismissal claim brought by an employee who worked on a superyacht which had not entered UK waters.

Ms Gordon was a stewardess working on a superyacht managed by the Yacht Management Company Limited (the Company). Her home was in Aberdeen, UK. 

Ms Gordon’s employment contract terms stated that Ms Gordon’s place of work and accommodation was on the vessel, which never entered UK waters. 

The Company was registered in Guernsey and carried out no business in the UK. It did not have any place of business within the UK, and its management, payroll and HR functions were undertaken outside the UK. 

When Ms Gordon was made redundant, she brought various claims against the Company in the UK Employment Tribunal including unfair dismissal. The Company sought to have those claims struck out, arguing that the Employment Tribunal did not have territorial jurisdiction to hear them. 

The EAT ultimately upheld the Employment Tribunal’s finding that it did have jurisdiction to hear Ms Gordon’s claims.

The EAT noted that an analysis of the entire factual matrix was required in order to determine territorial jurisdiction, rather than just relying on Ms Gordon’s place of work as specified in her employment contract. The EAT found that Ms Gordon’s “base” was her home (in the UK), on the grounds of many factors, including:

• the location of the bank account into which Ms Gordon’s salary was paid
• her accounting to HMRC for tax
• the governing law of Ms Gordon’s employment contract 
• the choice of forum for disputes arising from her employment contract
• the basis upon which Ms Gordon’s redundancy pay was calculated
• that the Company had a contractual responsibility to pay for Ms Gordon’s travel expenses between her home and the vessel. 

The EAT held that it was open to the Employment Tribunal to conclude that Ms Gordon’s duties began and ended at her home (in the UK), as the place that she commenced her journeys to join the vessel and to which she returned following her tours.

Consequently, Ms Gordon was entitled to bring an unfair dismissal claim. Whilst the vessel that she was working on had neither entered a UK port nor UK waters during her employment, her contractual duties began and ended in the UK, which was also her “base”.

Practical points

This case is relevant for employers who may be unclear as to whether or not a British Tribunal would have jurisdiction to hear unfair dismissal claims from their seafarer employees. If seafarers have such jurisdiction, employers will need to ensure British law and procedure are followed when dismissing seafarers whose base is in the UK. 

Whilst all cases will turn on their facts, employers should consider where a seafarer’s “base” is. This will be the place where a seafarer’s tour of duty begins and ends. In this ruling, the EAT reiterated that a “base” need not be a port or an office; it can be a place remote from the port at which the seafarer joins the vessel. In this particular case, the EAT held that there was no reason why Ms Gordon’s home address could not be her base, if that is where her duties began and ended. 

Please speak to Heidi Watson or your usual Clyde & Co contact if you have any questions or would like advice on this issue.

Yacht Management Co Ltd v Gordon (2024)

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Data from BOATPro showed a 35 per cent drop in the value of brokerage yacht sales in April, which amounted to €167.4 million compared with €259 million in April 2023. The new figure is also 45 per cent lower than brokerage sales in March 2024 of €304.8 million. 

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European carmaker Stellantis on Tuesday said it had formed a joint venture with the Chinese electric vehicle startup Leapmotor that will begin selling EVs in nine European countries later this year.

Sales will begin in September for Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Portugal, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said at a news event in Hangzhou.

From Q4, electric vehicles will also be sold to countries in South America, Middle East and Africa, as well as India and the Asia Pacific, Tavares said.

Stellantis and Leapmotor, an EV startup, did not provide details on where the electric vehicles would be produced, but that the location must have the “capacity available to support the sales” and meet quality criteria and cost competitiveness.

The models launched will be the T03 and C10 models, with plans to introduce one new model annually over the next three years, Tavares said.

“We expect to bring a significant boost to the international sales of these models,” he said.

The two companies announced new a joint venture called Leapmotor International to manufacture and sell Leapmotor’s electric vehicles outside of China. It is 51% owned by Stellantis and 49% owned by Leapmotor.

In October last year, Stellantis invested 1.5 billion euro ($1.61 billion) to buy a 21% stake in Leapmotor and announced a strategic partnership.

Leapmotor CEO Zhu Jiangming said that the alliance with Stellantis would help his company access an extensive overseas dealership and distribution system, as well as factories around the world.

“Political and regional uncertainties in the future are likely to make it inevitable for Chinese new energy vehicle brands to manufacture globally,” Zhu said.

His comments come as the Biden administration announced  plans to slap new tariffs  on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment, a move that’s likely to increase friction between the world’s two largest economies.

Both the U.S. and Europe have accused China of overproducing electric cars and dumping them in overseas markets.

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