A Chat with Alastair Callender: Founder; Philanthropist; Speaker; Superyacht Advisor; United Nations Foundation Advisor; Exclusive Yachting Partner to the Queen's Commonwealth Trust; Founding Advisor to an AI Think Tank

This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Alastair Callender.

With over 20 years of experience in yachting, Alastair is the only yacht charter vacations and sales expert who has won International Awards for Sustainability, and Innovation, and Yacht Design.

Alastair curates lifelong memories on the finest superyachts: designing tailor-made luxury vacations all over the world. He has been involved in over 45 superyacht sales and is an expert in sustainability in yachting.

Alastair was the Founder of his first business in 2008. He since launched the Americas region for Moravia Yachting in 2020, which has a 150-year-old brand heritage. Moravia Yachting is part of the wider Hill Robinson Group, the world leader in superyacht management for the largest yachts in the world down to about 100ft (30m) in length.

Philanthropic work includes being appointed United Nations Foundation Advisor, Exclusive Yachting Partner to The Queen's Commonwealth Trust, Board Advisor to Non-Profits, and Founding Advisor to an AI Think Tank. He was nominated for the inaugural Worthy 100 Awards by Worth Media Group for his philanthropic work.

Alastair is a Public Speaker and Founder who has been featured by The New York Times, Financial Times, CNN, Sunday Times, The Telegraph, numerous video and audio Podcasts, and all major yachting media.

Having been awarded 'Excellence in Innovation' by the International Superyacht Society and also as a Finalist in the World Superyacht Awards, Alastair offers a unique perspective and expertise on the global superyacht fleet. As a member of various Associations including IYBA and MYBA, he provides his clients the very highest level of service. Having been directly involved in the sale, charter vacations, marketing or design of countless yachts, he is able to harness a unique understanding of the yacht market.

Over 30 public speaking engagements have included at the United Nations in New York, as well as conferences on his expertise on the Future of Yachting, Philanthropy, Sustainability in Yachting, Ocean Conservation, and Entrepreneurs Impacting Change.

Digital Contact Card:
• www.ContactTheYachtTailor.com

LinkedIn Profile
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircallender/

Yachting
• Won international awards in sustainability, innovation, and yacht design. These awards were for my eco-luxury superyacht design concept that is powered by solar and wind energy that I called: Soliloquy - The Super-Green Superyacht.
  
  
• Launched the Americas region for Moravia Yachting.
  
  
• Have an online version of the Moravia Yachting Charter Annual Book, which you can view here: Moravia Yachting Charter Annual Book
  
  
• The parent company of Moravia Yachting is the Hill Robinson Group, the world leader in independent Yacht Management. We provide expertise with all aspects related yacht ownership including new construction project management, compliance, refits, and crew services.

Philanthropy
• Charities mentioned in the interview.
  
  
• Advisor to the United Nations Foundation.
  
  
• Honoured to have been appointed as the Exclusive Yachting Partner to The Queen's Commonwealth Trust..
  
  
• Anti-human trafficking in Zambia. https://afriher.wordpress.com/#
  
  
• Honorary Advisor to the United Nations NGO Committee on Sustainable Development. https://www.ngocsd-ny.org/
  
  
• Education for children in Poverty. https://www.worldbeing.org/
  
  
• Wet Wheels, founded by Geoff Holt. https://wetwheelsfoundation.org/about-us/
  
  
• SailAbility. https://www.rya.org.uk/start-boating/sailability