Yacht Femme 2025 Recap: Celebrating Growth, Community, and Women in Yachting

This year has been a defining chapter for Yacht Femme — one marked by growth, global connection, and meaningful impact across the yachting industry. From new initiatives and partnerships to expanded programming and global events, we’re proud to reflect on everything our community has achieved together.

Empowering Women Through Visibility

This year, we proudly highlighted 142 women across our events and podcast, amplifying diverse voices and celebrating leadership across the industry. Women were also featured throughout our magazine, further strengthening visibility, storytelling, and representation.

Membership Growth

We officially launched the Yacht Femme Membership in February with an initial goal of 40 members — and we’re proud to have grown to 217 members, building a thriving global network of professionals supporting one another.

New Products & Platforms

This year marked the launch of several key initiatives designed to elevate connection and opportunity, including:

• Yacht Femme Membership

• Yacht Femme Magazine

• Curated Gatherings

• Media Partnerships

• In-person Conferences

Podcasts & Thought Leadership

We released 7 podcast episodes, sharing meaningful conversations and insights from industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers.

Global Events & Gatherings

We hosted 9 in-person events around the world, including:

• Dubai International Boat Show

• Palm Beach International Boat Show (2)

• Newport Beach International Boat Show

• Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

• Cannes Yachting Festival 2025

• Monaco Yacht Show (2)

• Metstrade / Awards Ceremony

  
  

In addition, we hosted 4 intimate gatherings, including two coffee meetups and two cocktail happy hours, designed to foster authentic connection and meaningful conversation.

Online Forums

We hosted 4 online educational forums, focused on timely and relevant topics within the yachting industry:

• Mental Health — Elevate 2025: Mental Health in Yachting

• Legal & Finance — Key Economic & Legal Trends in Yachting

• Leadership — She Leads: Breaking Entrepreneurial Barriers

• Marketing — The Future of Luxury Marketing

Conferences & Industry Partnerships

We hosted our first in person panel in partnership with Marine Money, focused on Client Acquisition & Retention. "Navigating HNWI Relationships in Yachting"

In addition, we partnered as Media Partners with the following industry events:

• SDIBS (San Diego International Boat Show)

• Forte di Mare (Conference)

• Mercy Ships Gala

• Marine Money (Conference)

Yacht Femme Awards — A Defining Moment

One of the most significant highlights of the year was the second edition of the Yacht Femme Awards, also known as the Women's Yachting Awards.

This year, the awards were hosted on the Superyacht Stage at Metstrade, celebrating excellence across three categories:

• Trailblazer of the Year — Rosie O’Donnell

• Entrepreneur of the Year — Jill Bobrow

• Rising Star of the Year — Sophie Spicknell

Growing the Yacht Femme Team

This year also marked an exciting expansion of our team. We welcomed Miryam Fossati, who joined as Event Production Specialist, supporting both online and in-person events.

She joins Francesca Ragneni, Head of Partnerships, Europe, and our founder Andrea Tagliaferro, strengthening our ability to deliver impactful experiences and meaningful connections across the global yachting community.

Thank You

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey — our community, our partners, and the incredible Yacht Femme team. Special thanks to Robert Allen Law, our main sponsor.

We’re already deep into planning what’s next, and we can’t wait to share it with you soon.