Mentoring for Yachting Professionals
"Mentorship is not about giving answers. It’s about asking the right questions until you find your own."
— Richard Orme, Founder
The Superyacht Mentor was founded by Richard Orme. From deckhand to yacht manager, owner’s representative to entrepreneur and founder of brokerage house LYS, Richard has spent three decades navigating every tier of superyachting, working alongside hundreds of captains, crews and owners.
In 2023, Richard turned that experience towards something he’d long believed was missing: meaningful support for the people who make yachting what it is. Not the yachts — the individuals behind them. The ones who show up, lead under pressure, and rarely ask for help.
Everything discussed stays between you. There’s no script, no predetermined path — just a process built entirely around you, at a pace that works for you.
Unlike coaching — which tells you what to do — mentoring asks the right questions until you discover your own answers. It’s slower, deeper, and the change it creates actually lasts.
Your goals become ours. From the first conversation to the last, we are fully invested in your journey.
You deserve truth. Our mentors speak plainly, challenge gently, and hold you accountable — because that’s what real progress requires.
What is said in mentoring stays in mentoring. Our sessions are an unbiased space — free of industry politics, hierarchies, and judgement.
The superyacht world asks a great deal of its people — extraordinary hours, compressed hierarchies, high stakes, and little in the way of formal support. TSM exists to change that. We work with anyone who calls yachting their profession.
Leadership can be isolating at the top. Navigate complex crew dynamics, owner relationships and the weight of command — with someone who understands all three.
Step into leadership with confidence. From Chief Officer to Chief Stew — develop the management skills the industry rarely teaches formally.
After a career at sea, stepping ashore can feel disorienting. We help you identify transferable strengths, reframe your story, and find a path that honours everything you’ve built.
Management companies, brokerages, suppliers, refit yards. Yachting is a relationship industry — sharp leadership thinking matters just as much ashore.
No complicated process. No forms to fill. Just a conversation between two people — one who needs direction, one who’s been on the journey and still learning.
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Drop us an email. No pitch, no agenda — just tell us a little about where you are and what you’re navigating.
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We talk. Openly, honestly. This session is about understanding you — your goals, your blockers, your definition of success.
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We agree a pace that suits you — a session when needed, or a longer-term engagement. Always flexible, always yours.
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The hard work is yours. The questions, the perspective, the accountability — that’s ours. Together, change happens.
Our sessions gave me clarity on what problems I was really trying to solve — and the focus to pursue just one goal at a time. I’m forever grateful.Marcela de KernFounder, Onboard Consulting
Beyond his professional expertise, Rich’s effective communication and collaborative approach made working with him a pleasure. He encourages self-accountability and became a trusted advisor to me in my role, which I will certainly miss.Samantha BothaShore-based Professional
Richard never fails to impress me with his energy and focus when it comes to developing ideas, both his own and others. His vast business experience, and ability to navigate the challenges that companies often face, means he is a go-to source of advice for many. Trusted, straight-talking, dynamic and reliable.Dom WedgwoodEx Chief Officer
Richard has been a business mentor / coach for us for the last year. He has made a huge difference to the governance within the company and we look very different now to how we did 12 months ago. As a result we had a record year and we are well placed to continue to grow utilising the growth plan Rich helped us build. We would strongly recommend him professionally, plus he’s a great guy.Tim ClarkCo-Founder, Quay Crew
There’s no wrong time to reach out. Whether you know exactly what you need or have no idea where to start — that’s what we’re here for. Sessions available for individuals, yacht crews, and shore-based teams. Flexible formats, global availability. Entirely confidential.
richard@thesuperyachtmentor.comAll enquiries are treated with the same confidentiality as the mentoring itself. We’ll never share your details or your story.
This is the Privacy Notice of The Superyacht Mentor ("The Superyacht Mentor", "The Company", "we", "our" or "us") and sets out how we collect and process your personal data.
This Privacy Notice also provides certain information that is legally required and lists your rights in relation to your personal data.
This Privacy Notice relates to personal information that identifies 'you' — meaning customers or potential customers, individuals, and suppliers who use or browse our website, and individuals outside our organisation with whom The Superyacht Mentor interacts.
We refer to this information throughout this Privacy Notice as "personal data". Please read this Privacy Notice to understand how The Superyacht Mentor may use your personal data. This Privacy Notice may vary from time to time so please check it regularly.
For the purposes of relevant data protection legislation, we are a controller of your personal data. If you wish to correct your personal data, opt out of marketing, or gain access to your data, please contact us at: 21 Church Road, Poole, BH14 8UF. Our representative is Richard Orme.
Our Data Protection Officer is Richard Orme.
The categories of personal data about you that we may collect, use, store, share and transfer include:
We may also create personal data about you (for example, written records of telephone conversations regarding complaints).
We also obtain and use aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data. We may obtain special categories of data (racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health data, etc.) and handle these in accordance with applicable law.
We obtain your personal data directly from you (via website, phone, or in person), through automated technologies (cookies, server logs), from third parties such as analytics providers (Google Analytics), advertising networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Adwords), data brokers, and social media platforms, and from publicly available sources such as Companies House.
We process your personal data for purposes including: registering you as a customer, processing orders and payments, managing our relationship with you, complying with legal obligations, protecting our business, sending marketing communications (where you have consented), and conducting data analytics to improve our services.
We rely on legal bases including performance of a contract, our legitimate interests, compliance with law, and your consent.
We may disclose your personal data to our group companies and affiliates, data sub-processors (including Microsoft), PR agencies, market research agencies, HMRC and other regulators, external professional advisers, law enforcement agencies, parties involved in potential business transfers, third-party plugin operators (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), and suppliers performing services on our behalf.
If you provide personal data to us about someone else, you must ensure you are entitled to disclose that data to us and that the individual is aware of how their data will be used in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes. We will not be responsible for losses arising from inaccurate or incomplete data that you provide to us.
Personal data we collect may be transferred, stored and/or processed outside the European Economic Area, specifically in the United States or Argentina. In connection with such transfers we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including standard data protection contractual clauses, adequacy decisions (including the Privacy Shield for US transfers), or applicable derogations under Article 49 GDPR.
We will store your personal data for the time period appropriate to the purpose for which it is used. We review retention periods annually.
Subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights in connection with your personal data:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in paragraph 2.
This policy only applies to The Superyacht Mentor. If you link to another website from our website, you should read and understand that website's privacy policy, as we are not responsible for any use of your personal data by unconnected third-party websites.
This website is owned and operated by The Superyacht Mentor, a trading name of Yacht.Co Marine Ltd ("Company", "we", or "us").
The information contained on this Website and the resources available for download through this website are for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing on this Website constitutes legal, financial, medical, health, or professional advice.
Your use of this Website does not create a professional-client relationship between you and the Company. The Company cannot accept you as a client unless and until we determine that there is a fit and until various requirements, such as fee arrangements, are resolved.
You agree that the Company has not made any guarantees about the results of taking any action, whether recommended on this Website or not. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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YOU AGREE TO ABSOLVE THE COMPANY OF ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR LOSS THAT YOU OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH YOU MAY SUFFER OR INCUR AS A RESULT OF USE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EQUITABLE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGES.
Effective as of 10th November 2025
The following Terms and Conditions are entered into by and between You ("Client" or "You") and The Superyacht Mentor ("Company", "we", or "us").
"The Company" refers to The Superyacht Mentor. "We" refers to the mentor. "I", "you" and "the Client" refer to the person or persons or business seeking mentoring, guidance and/or support.
The Company agrees to provide you with access to mentors who provide superyacht industry specific support and guidance, entitled "Mentoring Services" ("Mentorship"). As a condition of participating in Mentorship, you agree to be bound by and to abide by all policies and procedures set out in this Agreement, including those incorporated by reference.
The Company's Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer are hereby incorporated by reference into this agreement. In the event of a conflict between any of those policies and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship. The information contained in Mentorship, including any interactions with the mentors, is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, professional or personal advice.
In consideration of your access to Mentorship, you agree to make an ongoing monthly payment (exclusive of VAT) for a specific plan of your choice. Each available plan has a monthly fee that is indicated on our platform at the time of booking at www.thesuperyachtmentor.com, which shall be due and payable upon booking before you will be granted access to Mentorship sessions. All ongoing monthly plans and fees can be cancelled at any time.
All sales are final, and the Company does not offer any money-back guarantees. You recognise and agree that you shall not be entitled to a refund for any purchase under any circumstances.
As part of Mentorship, the Company will provide access to mentors that adhere to a form of mentoring that honours the mentee as the expert in relation to his/her personal and professional life. The mentor believes that every mentee is creative, resourceful, and with guidance can discover their own solutions.
Standing on this foundation, the mentor and mentee:
This element reviews the process and progress of each session in order to ascertain what went well, what worked, what didn't, and how you can make future sessions more effective. This usually takes five to ten minutes at the end of each session.
All content included as part of Mentorship is the property of the Company or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Your participation in Mentorship does not result in a transfer of any intellectual property to You.
You are granted a single-use, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use Mentorship content and resources for your own personal use only. The Company content is not for resale.
Any infringement of the Company's intellectual property shall result in an immediate termination of the licence granted hereunder, without entitlement to any refund.
The Company respects the privacy of its clients and will not disclose any information You provide except as set forth in this Agreement. As a condition of participating in Mentorship, you hereby agree to respect the privacy of the mentor and to respect the Company's confidential information.
You shall not share any information provided by the mentor outside of the bounds of Mentorship unless you receive express written permission from such mentor. Similarly, you agree not to share the Company's proprietary methods, processes, forms, templates, and other information with anyone other than the Company, its owners and employees, and other Mentorship participants.
By participating in Mentorship, you accept personal responsibility for the results of your actions. The Company provides support and guidance intended to help participants succeed. Your ultimate success or failure will be the result of your own efforts, your particular situation, and innumerable other circumstances beyond the control and/or knowledge of the Company. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
The Company may, at its sole discretion, limit, suspend, or terminate your participation in Mentorship without refund if you become disruptive or difficult to work with, fail to follow Mentorship guidelines, or impair the participation of mentors or other participants.
The Company does not claim ownership of non-confidential information or materials you provide during Mentorship. However, by providing such Submissions, you grant the Company and necessary sub-licensees permission to use your Submission in connection with their internet businesses. This includes the right to include audio or video recordings of your participation in Mentorship and other marketing material.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission.
THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OR OPERATION OF MENTORSHIP, INCLUDING ANY TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
YOU AGREE TO ABSOLVE THE COMPANY OF ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR LOSS THAT YOU OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH YOU MAY SUFFER OR INCUR AS A RESULT OF USE OF MENTORSHIP. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EQUITABLE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGES.
If you are dissatisfied with Mentorship or any portion of it, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using Mentorship.
You hereby expressly waive any and all claims you may have, now or in the future, arising out of or relating to Mentorship. To the extent that you attempt to assert any such claim, you hereby expressly agree to present such claim only through binding arbitration to occur in London, England. You further waive any right to class arbitration.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees, mentors, agents, and third parties for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use Mentorship, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement, or your violation of any rights of a third party or applicable laws.
The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to Mentorship at any time if you become disruptive, fail to follow Mentorship guidelines, or otherwise violate this Agreement. You shall not be entitled to a refund of any portion of the fees upon termination.
The Company shall not be liable or responsible to You for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement when caused by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Company, including acts of God, flood, fire, earthquake, explosion, governmental actions, war, terrorist threats or acts, riot, epidemic, strikes, or power outage.
This Agreement, along with the Company's Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer, constitutes the entire agreement between You and the Company with respect to Mentorship. If any term or provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement.
Revision 1.4 — Effective as of 10th November 2025
The following Terms of Use are entered into by and between You and The Superyacht Mentor ("Company", "we", or "us"). These terms, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference, govern your access to and use of www.thesuperyachtmentor.com (the "Website"), whether as a guest or a registered user.
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website or clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
This Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company.
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes.
Your use of the Website is also subject to the Company's Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Website and informs users of our data collection practices. Your agreement to the Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms of Use.
Your use of the Website is also subject to the Company's Disclaimer. Please review our Disclaimer, which also governs the Website and informs users of various limitations regarding the information provided on the Website. Your agreement to the Disclaimer is incorporated into these Terms of Use.
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website and any service or material we provide on the Website in our sole discretion without notice. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including registered users.
If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorised access to your user name or password or any other breach of security.
We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Website and the resources available for download from the Website strictly in accordance with these Terms of Use.
You warrant that you will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Website.
All content included as part of the Service — such as text, graphics, logos, and images — is the property of the Company or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices and will not make any changes thereto.
The Company name, logo, slogan, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company.
The information contained on this Website and the resources available for download through this Website are for educational and informational purposes only. The information is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, legal, financial, tax, medical, health, or any other professional advice.
We have done our best to ensure that the information provided on this Website is accurate, but we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Neither the Company nor any of its owners or employees shall be held liable for any errors or omissions on this Website or for any damage you may suffer as a result of failing to seek competent advice from a professional familiar with your situation.
By using this Website, you accept personal responsibility for the results of your actions. You agree to use judgement and conduct due diligence before taking any actions or implementing any plans or policies suggested or recommended on this Website.
You agree that the Company has not made any guarantees about the results of taking any action, whether recommended on this Website or not. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Visiting the Website or sending emails to the Company constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
The Website may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, forums, or other communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others. By using these Communication Services, you agree not to defame, abuse, harass, stalk, or threaten others; upload unlawful or inappropriate content; upload files containing viruses; advertise without permission; or violate any applicable laws or regulations.
The Company reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. The Company reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all Communication Services at any time without notice.
The Company does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to the Website (including feedback and suggestions). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your Submission, you are granting the Company, our affiliated companies, and necessary sub-licensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their internet businesses. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission.
The Website may contain links to other websites ("Linked Websites"). The Linked Websites are not under the control of the Company and the Company is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Website. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the Company of the website or any association with its operators.
The Company provides various templates, forms, and courses on this Website under limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licences for your own personal or internal business use. You may not modify, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance, or in any way exploit any such materials, except for modifications in filling out templates for your authorised use. Purchased or downloaded materials may not be sold or redistributed without the express written consent of the Company.
All sales are final, and the Company does not offer any money-back guarantees. You recognise and agree that you shall not be entitled to a refund for any purchase under any circumstances.
THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OR OPERATION OF THIS WEBSITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
YOU AGREE TO ABSOLVE THE COMPANY OF ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR LOSS THAT YOU OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH YOU MAY SUFFER OR INCUR AS A RESULT OF USE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EQUITABLE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGES FOR USE OF THIS WEBSITE.
IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE.
You hereby expressly waive any and all claims you may have, now or in the future, arising out of or relating to this Website. To the extent that you attempt to assert any such claim, you hereby expressly agree to present such claim only through binding arbitration to occur in London, England. You further agree to and do hereby waive any right to class arbitration.
The Services are controlled, operated, and administered by the Company from our offices within the UK. If you access the Service from a location outside the UK, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Website or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement, your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules, or regulations.
The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Website and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.
Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement, along with the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitutes the entire agreement between the user and the Company with respect to the Website and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written.
Effective as of 10th November 2025