Gerben Visser

Let’s face it, Excel has had a long run. But in 2025, tracking yacht maintenance with spreadsheets and static files is no longer just old-fashioned. It’s a liability. We’ve seen it across the industry: multi-million-euro yachts managed with paper folders, Google Sheets, or Word docs. These tools can work in a pinch but they don’t scale, and they’re not built for the dynamic nature of yacht operations. The Risks of Manual Logs Lack of traceability : Who updated the log? When? Why? With Excel,...

The Hidden Risk in Every Yacht Operation Handover. It sounds routine, a checklist, a quick brief, a few WhatsApp messages exchanged. But in reality, this transitional moment is one of the biggest risk zones in yachting operations. Every time a captain, engineer, or manager rotates off, they take something vital with them: context. And too often, it doesn’t come back. What Gets Lost in Translation Even with the best intentions, here’s what typically happens during crew or management...

Modern yachts are digital hubs—navigation, communications, automation, satellite systems—all woven into one network. A single breach...