Brand Intelligence · public evidence record
Identity as recorded in the evidence
This record brings together the observations The Observatory has published concerning IYC — across 8 markets, 207 dated readings. It is a record of the observed surface, not a statement of business quality or market leadership.
Recorded as: “IYC”, “iyc.com”
Official web property iyc.com observed on Organic search, AI Overview — its rows are part of this record (identity reference)
Image: Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy — the market where this actor is most observed. Not an image of the actor.
About this actor
IYC is an entity observed by The Observatory in 8 markets (Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy, Luxury Yachting Greece, Luxury Yachting Indian Ocean, Luxury Yachting South Florida and 4 more); its official web property is iyc.com. It appears in the published evidence as ranked, cited, mentioned, on 207 dated readings between 2026-06-21 and 2026-10-11. Identity as recorded in the evidence; no biography is inferred.
What this record shows
This record brings together what The Observatory has published about this entity: where it appears, how it is positioned, what AI models have said about it, what could be verified, and the dated evidence behind each reading.
Each finding stays scoped to its market, surface and window, and links its dated source.
Observed markets
8 Market Rooms — each carries the full dated tables and readings this record draws from.
Luxury Yacht Charter
Saint Barthelemy
In 5 current published tables
Luxury Yacht Charter
Athens / Mykonos / Santorini / Corfu
In 2 current published tables
Luxury Yacht Charter
Maldives / Seychelles
In 1 current published table
Luxury Yacht Charter
Miami / Palm Beach
In 1 current published table
Luxury Yacht Charter
Amalfi / Capri / Positano
In 1 current published table
Luxury Yacht Charter
Dubai / Abu Dhabi
Not in the newest published tables
Luxury Yacht Charter
Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez
Appears through: Mentioned in an AI reading
Luxury Yacht Charter
Bali / Komodo / Raja Ampat
Not in the newest published tables
Image of a published reading · Luxury Yachting Greece — not an image of the actor
Market positions
Current published state across its observed markets — each table keeps its own market, surface, date and window; positions from different weeks are never read as one moment.
Luxury Yacht Charter
Ranked · Cited by AI answers · Mentioned in an AI reading · latest dated evidence October 5–11, 2026 · AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 →
Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
#3AIO opening control: 11% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs
Previous comparable observation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
#2AIO opening control: 14% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs→ #3 now · same ranking view, same basis · lower position previous table
Ranking library14 editions list this actor
Ranking Top 5 · Organic search
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
#4Observed: seen 6 of 7 runs · 24% of queries
Previous comparable observation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
#4Observed: seen 6 of 6 runs · 31% of queries→ #4 now · same ranking view, same basis · unchanged position previous table
Ranking library17 editions list this actor
Ranking Top 5 · AI citation
Current · latest published table · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
#2Citation share: 12% AI citation share · cited in 6/6 runs
Previous comparable observation · September 21–27, 2026
#1Citation share: 14% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs→ #2 now · same ranking view, same basis · lower position previous table
Ranking library13 editions list this actor
Query Spotlight · Organic search
“luxury yacht charter St Barts”
Current · latest published table · September 21–27, 2026
#2Observed: position 3 · 6 of 7 runs (86%)
Previous comparable observation · August 24–30, 2026
#2Observed: position 2 · 7 of 7 runs (100%)→ #2 now · same ranking view, same basis · unchanged position previous table
This query’s newest published edition is September 21–27, 2026; queries rotate week by week, and the market’s newest Query Spotlight edition (October 5–11, 2026) observes “St Barts yacht charter cost” — open it →
Ranking library2 editions list this actor
Query Spotlight · Organic search
“best yacht charter St Barts”
Current · latest published table · September 14–20, 2026
#3Observed: position 3 · 7 of 7 runs (100%)
Previous comparable observation · August 17–23, 2026
#3Observed: position 3 · 7 of 7 runs (100%)→ #3 now · same ranking view, same basis · unchanged position previous table
This query’s newest published edition is September 14–20, 2026; queries rotate week by week, and the market’s newest Query Spotlight edition (October 5–11, 2026) observes “St Barts yacht charter cost” — open it →
Ranking library2 editions list this actor
Query Spotlight · Organic search
“St Barts yacht charter cost”
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (4 rows).
Last observed / last listed · September 7–13, 2026
#5Observed: position 5 · 4 of 7 runs (57%)— history, not a current position
Ranking library1 edition list this actor
Query Spotlight · Organic search
“yacht charter St Barts”
Current · latest published table · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (5 rows).
Last observed / last listed · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
#3Observed: position 3 · 6 of 6 runs (100%)— history, not a current position
This query’s newest published edition is Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026; queries rotate week by week, and the market’s newest Query Spotlight edition (October 5–11, 2026) observes “St Barts yacht charter cost” — open it →
Ranking library1 edition list this actor
Luxury Yacht Charter
Ranked · Cited by AI answers · Mentioned in an AI reading · latest dated evidence October 5–11, 2026 · Organic Ranking — Top 5 →
Ranking Top 5 · Organic search
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
#3Observed: seen 3 of 6 runs · 18% of queries
Previous comparable observation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
#3Observed: seen 4 of 7 runs · 31% of queries→ #3 now · same ranking view, same basis · unchanged position previous table
Ranking library14 editions list this actor
Ranking Top 5 · AI citation
Current · latest published table · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (5 rows).
Last observed / last listed · September 21–27, 2026
#5Citation share: 7% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs— history, not a current position
Ranking library12 editions list this actor
Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (10 rows).
Last observed / last listed · September 21–27, 2026
#7AIO opening control: 6% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs— history, not a current position
Ranking library12 editions list this actor
Query Spotlight · Organic search
“luxury yacht charter Greece”
Current · latest published table · September 21–27, 2026
#4Observed: position 4 · 5 of 7 runs (71%)
Previous comparable observation · August 24–30, 2026
#2Observed: position 2 · 7 of 7 runs (100%)→ #4 now · same ranking view, same basis · lower position previous table
This query’s newest published edition is September 21–27, 2026; queries rotate week by week, and the market’s newest Query Spotlight edition (October 5–11, 2026) observes “yacht charter from Athens Alimos Marina” — open it →
Ranking library5 editions list this actor
Query Spotlight · Organic search
“superyacht charter Greece prices”
Current · latest published table · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (5 rows).
Last observed / last listed · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
#5Observed: position 5 · 7 of 7 runs (100%)— history, not a current position
This query’s newest published edition is Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026; queries rotate week by week, and the market’s newest Query Spotlight edition (October 5–11, 2026) observes “yacht charter from Athens Alimos Marina” — open it →
Ranking library3 editions list this actor
Luxury Yacht Charter
Ranked · Cited by AI answers · Mentioned in an AI reading · latest dated evidence October 5–11, 2026 · AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 →
Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
#10AIO opening control: 3% AI opening share · opening in 3/7 runs
Previous comparable observation · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
#8AIO opening control: 4% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs→ #10 now · same ranking view, same basis · lower position previous table
Ranking library15 editions list this actor
Ranking Top 5 · AI citation
Current · latest published table · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (5 rows).
Last observed / last listed · September 14–20, 2026
#3Citation share: 7% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs— history, not a current position
Ranking library8 editions list this actor
Luxury Yacht Charter
Ranked · Cited by AI answers · Mentioned in an AI reading · latest dated evidence October 5–11, 2026 · AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 →
Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
#8AIO opening control: 4% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs
Comparison not established: The actor is not listed in the previous edition (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026); a movement needs the actor in both.
Ranking library11 editions list this actor
Ranking Top 5 · Organic search
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (5 rows).
Last observed / last listed · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
#4Observed: seen 4 of 7 runs · 19% of queries— history, not a current position
Ranking library8 editions list this actor
Ranking Top 5 · AI citation
Current · latest published table · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (5 rows).
Last observed / last listed · September 14–20, 2026
#4Citation share: 8% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs— history, not a current position
Ranking library9 editions list this actor
Luxury Yacht Charter
Ranked · Cited by AI answers · Mentioned in an AI reading · latest dated evidence September 14–20, 2026 · AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 →
Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (10 rows).
Last observed / last listed · September 14–20, 2026
#8AIO opening control: 5% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs— history, not a current position
Ranking library8 editions list this actor
Query Spotlight · Organic search
“understanding VAT rules for Italian yacht charters”
Current · latest published table · September 14–20, 2026
#4Observed: position 4 · 7 of 7 runs (100%)
Previous comparable observation · August 17–23, 2026
#4Observed: position 4 · 7 of 7 runs (100%)→ #4 now · same ranking view, same basis · unchanged position previous table
This query’s newest published edition is September 14–20, 2026; queries rotate week by week, and the market’s newest Query Spotlight edition (October 5–11, 2026) observes “luxury yacht charter Amalfi Coast prices” — open it →
Ranking library3 editions list this actor
Ranking Top 5 · AI citation
Current · latest published table · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (5 rows).
Last observed / last listed · August 10–16, 2026
#5Citation share: 5% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs— history, not a current position
Ranking library2 editions list this actor
Other markets in the published evidence
Markets where IYC is not in a newest published table — earlier positions, AI readings or fact checks. Each stays linked to its Market Room and dated evidence.
Luxury Yachting UAELuxury Yacht Charter · not in the newest published tables
Evidence roles: Ranked · Mentioned in an AI reading
Latest dated evidence: September 14–20, 2026 · AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 →
Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (10 rows).
Last observed / last listed · September 14–20, 2026
#9AIO opening control: 3% AI opening share · opening in 2/6 runs— history, not a current position
Ranking library1 edition list this actor
Luxury Yachting Côte d'AzurLuxury Yacht Charter
Evidence roles: Mentioned in an AI reading
Latest dated evidence: September 14, 2026 · Model Watch →
Luxury Yachting IndonesiaLuxury Yacht Charter · not in the newest published tables
Evidence roles: Ranked
Latest dated evidence: September 7–13, 2026 · Organic Ranking — Top 5 →
Ranking Top 5 · Organic search
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (5 rows).
Last observed / last listed · September 7–13, 2026
#5Observed: seen 4 of 7 runs · 16% of queries— history, not a current position
Ranking library3 editions list this actor
Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
Current · latest published table · October 5–11, 2026
Not listed in the newest published table (10 rows).
Last observed / last listed · August 17–23, 2026
#5AIO opening control: seen 3 of 7 runs · 9% of queries— history, not a current position
Ranking library7 editions list this actor
Each position is the entity's own row in a governed table, scoped to its market, surface and window. The full comparison — every row — stays with the dated ranking card and the Rankings library; the governed verdict stays with Authority.
Recorded AI readings
Deep Narrative Capture (DNC) and Model Watch readings in which this actor appears. A narrative appearance is not a ranking or recommendation.
4 readings · 2 markets · first observed August 24, 2026 · last observed September 28, 2026
32 readings · 7 markets · first observed June 29, 2026 · last observed October 5, 2026
27 earlier readings in the evidence archive below.
Recorded model statements
The model's recorded words, The Observatory's governed reading, and what could be verified — three layers, never mixed.
Reading the published DNC Lens / Model Watch selection for this actor…
Image of a published reading · Luxury Yachting Indian Ocean — not an image of the actor
Evidence archive
213 observations on 207 dated readings, newest first, 10 per page. Every item cites its immutable source.
IYC was ranked #3 (Observed: position 3 · 6 of 6 runs (100%)) in the Query Spotlight table for the query “yacht charter St Barts” of Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy on the Organic search surface, Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026. Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-saint-barthelemy-query-spotlight-st-barts-august-31-to-september-6-2026. Observed surface reading, not a business-market verdict.
Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy Saint Barthelemy: “yacht charter St Barts” →Ranked · raw label “IYC”
IYC is named in the cast of the Model Watch reading of Luxury Yachting Italy / Amalfi Coast recorded from GPT-4o · native vs GPT-4o · web, August 31, 2026. Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-amalfi-capri-positano-chatgpt-vs-chatgpt-august-31-2026. A mention is not a rank or a recommendation.
Luxury yacht charter in Amalfi / Capri / Positano — Why do AI models differ in their identification of dominant actors in the luxury yachting market? →Mentioned · raw label “IYC”
IYC is named in the cast of the Model Watch reading of Luxury Yachting Indian Ocean recorded from GPT-4o · native vs GPT-4o · web, August 31, 2026. Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-maldives-seychelles-chatgpt-vs-chatgpt-august-31-2026. A mention is not a rank or a recommendation.
Luxury yacht charter in Maldives / Seychelles — How does IYC's market presence influence its trust level? →Mentioned · raw label “IYC”
IYC was ranked #6 (AIO opening control: 6% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs) in the AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 table of Luxury Yachting Greece on the AI Overview surface, August 24–30, 2026. Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-athens-mykonos-santorini-corfu-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026. Observed surface reading, not a business-market verdict.
Luxury Yachting Greece Athens / Mykonos / Santorini / Corfu: Ranking Top 10 →Ranked · raw label “IYC”
IYC was ranked #5 (Citation share: 8% AI citation share · cited in 6/7 runs) in the AI Citation Ranking — Top 5 table of Luxury Yachting Greece on the AI citation surface, August 24–30, 2026. Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-athens-mykonos-santorini-corfu-most-cited-by-ai-august-24-30-2026. Observed surface reading, not a business-market verdict.
Luxury Yachting Greece Athens / Mykonos / Santorini / Corfu: Ranking Top 5 →Cited by the answer surface · raw label “IYC”
IYC was ranked #2 (Observed: seen 7 of 7 runs · 51% of queries) in the Organic Ranking — Top 5 table of Luxury Yachting Greece on the Organic search surface, August 24–30, 2026. Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-athens-mykonos-santorini-corfu-organic-ranking-august-24-30-2026. Observed surface reading, not a business-market verdict.
Luxury Yachting Greece Athens / Mykonos / Santorini / Corfu: Ranking Top 5 →Ranked · raw label “iyc.com”
IYC was ranked #2 (Observed: position 2 · 7 of 7 runs (100%)) in the Query Spotlight table for the query “luxury yacht charter Greece” of Luxury Yachting Greece on the Organic search surface, August 24–30, 2026. Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-athens-mykonos-santorini-corfu-query-spotlight-greece-august-24-30-2026. Observed surface reading, not a business-market verdict.
Luxury Yachting Greece Athens / Mykonos / Santorini / Corfu: “luxury yacht charter Greece” →Ranked · raw label “IYC”
IYC was ranked #7 (AIO opening control: 8% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs) in the AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 table of Luxury Yachting Indian Ocean on the AI Overview surface, August 24–30, 2026. Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-maldives-seychelles-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026. Observed surface reading, not a business-market verdict.
Luxury Yachting Indian Ocean Maldives / Seychelles: Ranking Top 10 →Ranked · raw label “IYC”
IYC was ranked #1 (AIO opening control: 18% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs) in the AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 table of Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy on the AI Overview surface, August 24–30, 2026. Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-saint-barthelemy-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026. Observed surface reading, not a business-market verdict.
Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy Saint Barthelemy: Ranking Top 10 →Ranked · raw label “IYC”
IYC was ranked #1 (Citation share: 16% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs) in the AI Citation Ranking — Top 5 table of Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy on the AI citation surface, August 24–30, 2026. Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-saint-barthelemy-most-cited-by-ai-august-24-30-2026. Observed surface reading, not a business-market verdict.
Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy Saint Barthelemy: Ranking Top 5 →Cited by the answer surface · raw label “IYC”
Listed in the same AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 table (Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy, October 5–11, 2026): Yacht Charter Fleet (#1) · facebook.com (#2) · stbartsblue.com (#4) · masterski-pilou.com (#5) · Click&Boat (#6). Same-table occurrence is not a claim of rivalry.
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What this record includes: the entity's own rows in published governed ranking tables, and its appearances in the published selection of DNC Lens / Model Watch readings, each with its market, surface or model, window and immutable source. What it excludes: unpublished captures, held stock, private client work, any composite score, any inferred office, service area or market share. Identity is resolved through reviewed aliases only.
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The observations concerning IYC in Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy form part of a wider record. The Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy Market Room places them alongside the market’s other published readings.
IYC’s listed position for October 5–11, 2026 comes from the Organic Ranking — Top 5 table for Luxury Yachting Greece on Organic search. The complete table preserves the comparison behind the individual record.
IYC appears in the checked context accompanying the September 28, 2026 reading for Luxury Yachting Indian Ocean. The source distinguishes the recorded statement from the verification result.
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Suggest a marketAI exhibits a significant **visibility bias**, over-trusting actors with sophisticated digital publishing strategies. A brokerage like IYC or an analyst like yachtsforkings.com may appear more central to market integrity than they are, simply because they control the data narrative. This penalizes serious, professional actors (e.g., highly experienced captains, reputable local agents) who are less visible because their work is operational, not discursive. AI conflates public relations and data publication with trustworthiness, potentially overlooking the un-documented expertise that underpins the actual service delivery.
Observatory reading (published as given): The model's self-diagnosis is precise and damning — yet the bias it names is structurally embedded in the same hierarchy it just constructed.
DNC Lens: Luxury yacht charter in Maldives / Seychelles — If the model knows it conflates PR with trustworthiness, why does its trust hierarchy remain unchanged? →The model's words, not a verified fact and not an Observatory endorsement.
AI builds a trust hierarchy based on signal type. Financial news and institutional capital (Blackstone) provide the strongest validation. High-domain-authority editorial from established brands (YATCO, IYC) functions as expert testimony. Platform-generated data reports (CharterXO) are treated as primary evidence but are discounted for limited scale.
Observatory reading (published as given): The model makes its own epistemology explicit here, which is analytically valuable but also confirms that the trust map is a map of content production capacity rather than service quality.
DNC Lens: Luxury yacht charter in Miami / Palm Beach — Is this a trust map of the yacht charter market or a trust map of who publishes best? →The model's words, not a verified fact and not an Observatory endorsement.
Les grands courtiers internationaux (`North-rop & Johnson`, `Burgess`, `Fraser Yachts`, `IYC`).
Observatory reading (published as given): Gemini 2.5 Pro (native) emphasizes international brokers as key market actors.
Model Watch: Saint Barthelemy's luxury yacht charter — Which actors dominate the luxury yacht charter market in St. Barthélemy? →The model's words, not a verified fact and not an Observatory endorsement.
What we could verify
Readings that name this actor
Three layers, never mixed: the model's recorded words · The Observatory's governed reading · what could be verified. A recorded statement is evidence of what a model said, not a verified fact and not an Observatory endorsement.
