Emily Dawkins
Emily Dawkins is a news editor at BOAT International who covers the superyacht industry through fast, detailed news reporting. Her work tracks large yachts as they move between shipyards, brokers and major shows, with clear updates on new-builds, deliveries and market activity. She concentrates on concise, fact-led coverage and rolling event feeds that keep industry readers current on key projects, deals and incidents across the sector.
Superyacht shipyards and new-builds
Dawkins’ core focus is the progress of major builds and concepts at leading yards, from contract signing through launch, outfitting and delivery. Her coverage of the arrival of Feadship Project 1015 in Makkum for outfitting fits into a broader pattern of stories that mark key milestones in large custom projects. She reports on new-build contracts such as Tankoa Yachts’ first 45-metre TX450 explorer, setting out the size, type and exploratory purpose of the vessel as part of a clear industry announcement.
Concept pieces, including the 93-metre “next-gen” superyacht design Koa from German Naval Yards, Swisship and Pascoli International, show her attention to future-facing designs and how different partners come together on large projects. She also covers advanced construction such as KM Yachtbuilders’ first 24-metre Dykstra-designed zero-emission, autonomous cargo vessel, noting both the robotics partnership and the vessel’s environmental credentials.
On the design side, her feature work on Sanlorenzo’s 74Steel Virtuosity highlights bold interior and exterior ideas, including integrated natural elements and distinctive leisure spaces, indicating a strong eye for how builders use design to differentiate flagship yachts.
Brokerage market and pricing shifts
A significant portion of Dawkins’ output is market intelligence on brokerage listings and price changes for large yachts. She reports on new central agency appointments, such as the Sanlorenzo 52 Steel motor yacht Seven Sins, documenting the yacht’s size, series, builder and broker representation in a straight news format.
High-value listings, including the 100.8-metre Kusch Yachts superyacht I Dynasty joining the market at €240 million, are handled with emphasis on key commercial details: length, builder, and headline asking price. She also follows pricing movements, as in her coverage of the $1.5 million price drop on the replica classic sailing yacht Columbia, making the change itself the story and situating it within the yacht’s specification and sales context.
Across these pieces she treats the brokerage market as part of the same live news environment as shipyard developments, giving readers a connected view of ownership opportunities alongside build and delivery activity.
Event coverage and on-the-water reporting
Dawkins plays a central role in BOAT International’s live coverage from major shows and on-the-water moments.
Her work on the Monaco Yacht Show 2026 live news feed contributes to a rolling stream of updates from Port Hercule, combining short news hits on new models and concepts with credited photography from the docks. Within that feed, she files multiple items as news editor, including coverage of a teased 60-metre Alloy 60 model and other projects being unveiled around the show, underlining her role in real-time event reporting. Away from formal shows, she has produced pieces such as the June 2026 heatwave report on six superyachts berthed in London, swapping the newsroom for the quayside to record which yachts are in town and to provide visual documentation.
She also compiles and writes monthly round-ups like “The biggest yachting news stories of September 2026,” distilling a broad set of developments into a single, accessible summary. Co-bylined pieces, including coverage of Sirena Superyachts’ 42-metre flagship launch ahead of its Monaco debut, show her working with colleagues to capture both the technical launch details and the event trajectory of headline yachts.
Industry incidents and emerging maritime technology
Alongside routine news, Dawkins covers incidents that affect shipyards and fleets, treating them with the same concise clarity as commercial stories.
Her report on three yachts destroyed in a fire at the Maxi Dolphin shipyard in Erbusco, Italy sets out the scale of the damage and the yard context, underlining her ability to handle sensitive operational news with factual precision. She also writes on emerging technology and sustainability, as seen in her coverage of KM Yachtbuilders’ zero-emission, autonomous cargo vessel for Clippership, which combines maritime robotics, environmental performance and commercial shipbuilding in a single story.
Concept work on designs such as the “next-gen” Koa superyacht adds another layer, showing how she follows innovation from paper to potential build and treats new ideas as news in their own right. Across these pieces, Dawkins positions technological change, safety events and traditional superyacht coverage within the same beat, giving a rounded picture of how the industry is evolving.
Overall, Dawkins’ coverage is defined by its tight news structure and breadth across shipyards, brokerage, events and technology. She moves between solo and co-authored work, contributing both individual stories and multi-writer feeds where her role as news editor is explicitly credited. The result is a body of work that serves industry readers who need current, reliable information on large yacht projects, market movements and notable developments throughout the superyacht sector.
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