About the 24 Network
Built by yacht people, digital pioneers and practical problem solvers.
24 Boat Shows is part of a connected group of specialist platforms created to make the yacht industry easier to navigate, easier to promote through and easier to do business with.
1994 First UK web design company founded
1998 1uk.com domain established
2012 - 14 yrs Yacht industry experience
2026 Superyacht UK Awards nominee
Why we exist
The yacht market should be easier to connect.
The 24 Network was created by Paul Thompson, bringing together more than 30 years of digital experience with 12 years in the yacht industry and a diploma in yacht brokerage.
That mix matters. We understand the pressure on brokers, suppliers, charter teams, owners and clients because the system has been built around real industry workflows, not theory.
Instead of asking people to keep searching, repeating enquiries and sharing the same information across disconnected platforms, our aim is to deliver cleaner routes between serious clients, brokers and trusted marine businesses.
Technology with history behind it
From pioneering web design and SEO to a purpose-built yacht platform.
We started one of the first web design companies in the UK in 1994 and were early pioneers in search engine optimisation. The 1uk.com domain followed in 1998 and has become the home for a wider luxury and superyacht publishing network.
Digital credibility
Decades of experience in websites, search, content systems and online visibility sit behind the platform.
Yacht industry knowledge
Brokerage training and 12 years in the yacht sector shape how enquiries, suppliers and clients are handled.
Industry partnerships
We work with leading companies across the superyacht industry to build a more useful connected network.
24Synergy
Four years in development. Built for clients and brokers.
24Synergy is the software layer behind the network. It has been developed over four years to make yacht marketing, newsletter distribution, listing control and client communication more joined up.
The newsletter system is a first-of-its-kind workflow for the network: designed so relevant opportunities, updates and supplier messages can be distributed in a more controlled, useful and measurable way.
A connected marine and luxury network
One ecosystem, many specialist routes to market.
24 Boat Shows sits inside a wider group of platforms that support yacht sales, charter, suppliers, events, crew, ports, editorial publishing and selected luxury sectors.
Our direction
Recognised, trusted infrastructure for the modern yacht industry.
We are building a practical network for the people who keep the industry moving: clients looking for reliable answers, brokers who need efficient tools, and suppliers who deserve better visibility in front of the right audience.