A quiet shift is taking place on the world’s oceans. As private yachts are enlisted in support of scientific research, conservation and humanitarian work, they are beginning to demonstrate a very different kind of value.

Dr Paige Maroni, from The University of Western Australia’s School of Biological Sciences, was lead author of the study published in Polar Biology, which recorded the Arctic bobtail squid, Rossia moelleri, in Northeast Greenland National Park.

Jack Hogan, Communications Manager at Nekton, explains how their work at the crossover of three seemingly disparate worlds can inspire the fleet to use their platforms for lasting impact…

The Groundbreaking Expedition Fills Critical Data Gap to Safeguard Humpback Populations, While Underscoring the Power of Marine Stewardship

After a summer voyage from Scotland to North America via Iceland and the Faroe Islands, Scintilla Maris owner Erik Vonk reflects on hosting a scientific expedition at sea – and charts his next course for the Pacific.

We are proud to celebrate exciting news from the Women’s Yachting Awards: Rosie O’Donnell, Chief Project Leader at Yachts for Science, has been named the 2025 Trailblazer of the Year.

In August 2025, SCINTILLA MARIS embarked on her first YFS mission with Dr Paige Maroni tracing the dramatic Eastfjords to Breiðdalsvík over six days.

A “Tinder of the seas” is part of a wave of efforts to put pleasure boats to work for science, amid a shortage of research vessels and shrinking budgets.