William BrutonThe Young Turks.On a lee shore, with their engine struggling, an increasing number of marine businesses are finding themselves caught out by a market in…4 min read·Feb 15, 2019----
William BrutonGoing back from whence we came.President John F. Kennedy was never a man short of something profound to say. When invited to speak to a room full of America’s most…3 min read·Jan 19, 2019----
William BrutonA greener shade of blue. Yachting’s eco-concious future.What does the archetypal modern billionaire look like? One thing is for sure, it is a question much harder to answer than it was ten years…3 min read·Jan 9, 2019----
William BrutonAn Education. The inner London state school with an ocean racing yacht competing in the FastnetThe Fastnet yacht race, to the outsider, could easily be seen as an annual event steeped in the vestiges of privilege. To some extent, it…3 min read·Aug 10, 2017----
William BrutonNight Watch. 3AM.I find the man I am replacing at the chart table. He is making a position mark in pencil on a large paper illustration of the Portuguese…3 min read·Mar 11, 2017----
William BrutonThe Resolute DeskAn incoming US President must make many decisions. Amongst others, which desk they will sit at. Today’s Presidents have six to choose from.2 min read·Jan 29, 2017----
William BrutonGetting stuff done. The importance of utility.Fellow New Yorkers, chef Anthony Bourdain and filmmaker Casey Neistat, share more in common than a penchant for tattoos. In these two…3 min read·Nov 19, 2016----
William BrutonFive nautical books for armchair adventurers.To sail is perhaps the ultimate escapism, but you can’t always cast off the lines and disappear for weeks on end. Here are five of my…3 min read·Nov 17, 2016----
William BrutonRoi des Belges, London.To stand on the Southbank, with Westminster to your left, St Pauls to your right, and the cohort of post-war architecture behind is to be…1 min read·Nov 17, 2016----