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Keelin Brook
Peters & May CEO Simon Judson on why transport deserves a seat at the table far earlier in the ownership conversation, how shifting cruising patterns are reshaping global routes, and what the company's new partnership with 1970 signals about where owners are heading next.
At the Monaco Yacht Show, Shari Liu sits down with Simon Judson, CEO of Peters & May, to talk about the business of getting yachts from one side of the world to the other — a job that spans the full range of what floats.
"We ship anything from small dinghies to superyachts."
That range is central to what Peters & May does. As one of the industry's established yacht transport and logistics specialists, the company sits at a point in the ownership journey that's easy to overlook — until a yacht needs to move somewhere it can't simply sail.
This year, that work extends into a new partnership with 1970, the inaugural Dominican Republic Superyacht Rendezvous.
"We're very pleased to partner with the 1970 rendezvous... people are more and more interested in getting a little further afield."
Judson is candid about where transport typically sits in the broader sale or ownership conversation — usually much later than it should.
"I would encourage owners to think about transport during the sale."
That timing matters more as global cruising patterns shift. Demand across the Pacific is growing, though it hasn't displaced the routes the business has long relied on.
"The Pacific Ocean is increasing... but our primary routes are still very strong."
The Atlantic remains central to that picture, shaped as much by the practical limits of a yacht's range as by where owners want to go.
"Transatlantic is definitely the strongest trade route, a lot of boats can't make it across the Atlantic with their fuel ranges."
Coordinating a move of that complexity rarely involves just the owner. Brokers, captains and shipyards all have a stake in how and when a yacht travels, and Peters & May's role often means acting as the connective tissue between all of them.
"It is a complex move and we do need to be talking to as many people as possible."
As cruising grounds diversify and owners push further afield, that coordination looks set to become even more central to the job — proof that a yacht's journey often starts long before it ever touches water.
We shipped a boat about four years ago that was almost 1,000 tonnes in weight: a big Benetti.
Simon Judson