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J- CLASS REGATTA IN BERMUDA

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DEAR ISLANDER Dear Islander, I don’t know about you, but I’d give anything for an Arctic blast and some rain right now! Summer is certainly in mid flow, and this has been attracting many of the world’s largest and luxurious superyachts to the islands, enjoying their summer cruises.

The numbers of these visiting yachts is certainly increasing year on year, which is great news for all those involved in the Superyacht industry.

Well, The America’s Cup ended up a one-sided affair, with the Kiwis trouncing Oracle 7 – 1. I think we can say this was a very popular victory, with New Zealand much more likely to introduce more sanity into the event, and hopefully some real match racing, which is the essence of the Cup. A return to monohulls has been mooted, which in my opinion is absolutely the right call. The sight of the high-speed foiling cats was without doubt a great spectacle, but provided very little in the way of boat on boat tactics and traditional sailing skills. Young Peter Burling, the Kiwi skipper, showed Jimmy Spithill a clean pair of heels in all but one of the races, and dispelled the myth that their campaign was too late and underfunded.

Alongside the Cup, Bermuda hosted a J-Class regatta, with a record 7 J’s on the starting line, and Lionheart taking the overall honours after a close fought battle with Hanuman, as well as winning the Bermuda Superyacht regatta,

held the previous week. We are all hoping that the J-‘s come back to Palma for 2018 to do battle in the Palma Superyacht Cup. Closer to home, the Copa del Rey gets underway in Palma with around 150 yachts taking part representing over 24 different nations.

In accordance with the Notice of Race, the fleet will compete in a dozen different classes, including six one-designs, namely the ClubSwan 42, ClubSwan 50, Swan 45, X-35, J80 and GC32.

The Islander RIB will be out on the racecourse on several days getting some great shots for our September issue.

We are also hoping to take a short cruise around our wonderful islands during August, so I hope to see many of you on the water.

fair winds

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MARINA SPOTLIGHT – LIMASSOL MARINA

By Sarah Drane sarah@purplecakefactory.com

Marina Spotlight – Limassol Marina Until 2013, the only place you could park your superyacht in Cyprus was an uninspiring ill-suited commercial port. A veritable Greek tragedy. And then, as if by magic, a group of developers, construction companies and investors got together and pooled years of knowledge and experience to create Limassol Marina.

Today it exhibits 650 berths for yachts up to 110 metres alongside luxury apartments and exclusive villas. It also lays claim to being “The only superyacht marina in Cyprus” and “The only Blue Flag marina in Cyprus”. The times they are a-changin’.

Cyprus is a curious island.

Located at the crossroads of three continents (Asia to the east, Europe to the north, Africa to the south) it has been divided into two separate states since 1974.

The so-called ‘Green Line’, a demilitarized buffer zone instigated by the UN, calmly divides the largely GreekCypriot Republic of Cyprus in the south from the selfstyled Turkish Republic of North Cyprus - recognised politically by none other than Turkey. Decades of division have given the neighbours distinct characters and while the north is quiet and unassuming, the south boasts the best of the island’s beaches, historical sites and touristic infrastructure. It’s here in the south that you’ll find Limassol.

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So what do we know about this southern belle?

Essentially, Cyprus’ second city Limassol has two personalities. On one hand the coast, lined with luxurious resorts and sweeping hotel complexes, and on the other the old town, dotted with orthodox churches, pavement tavernas, handicraft stalls, squiggly cobbled streets, and a mediaeval castle.

Limassol is also an incredible

MARINA SPOTLIGHT – LIMASSOL MARINA base for exploration with numerous unspoiled villages, archaeological remnants, wine-route vineyards and the verdant Troodos Mountains, well within striking distance.

“One of Cyprus’ most underrated cities” says Lonely Planet, “Limassol has always basked in a reputation as the island’s venue for high living” says The Telegraph, “the Republic’s second city and premier port, with a reputation for fast living, frenetic nightlife, fine hotels and sophisticated restaurants” says Rough Guides. Sounds ideally suited to superyachts and it is.

Set right at the heart of the city, Limassol Marina offers a fully integrated living, yachting, dining and shopping experience in the eastern Mediterranean.

Incorporating 170,000m² of sea and 48,000m² of build (divided into 6,600m² commercial and 41,400m² residential – more on that later) it has been devised by a world-renowned team of architects and engineers and is now managed and operated by a formidable partnership: F&S Marinas (‘F&S’ standing for Francoudi & Stephanou – a diversified group of companies established in Famagusta in 1895) and C&N Marinas (AKA Camper & Nicholsons Marinas – part of one of the oldest and most prestigious yachting brands in the world).

To date more than 375 million euros has been plunged into Limassol Marina and it’s clearly been money well spent. Despite its tender years, not only has the marina already welcomed best-inbusiness megayachts of 97 metres and 105 metres in length, it’s also attracted almost 400 million eurosworth of property sales to over 27 nationalities – there’s certainly no talk of Greek recession in Limassol.

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fuelling and waste removal to each and every berth, haul out and shore side technical facilities featuring a 100 ton travel lift and 40 ton trailer and slipway, a boatyard for light repairs and maintenance, a chandlery store, 24 hour security, 24 hour concierge, and a handy helipad. Within one nautical mile you’ll find a 5,000 ton capacity floating dry dock– always good to know.

On the commercial side of things, Limassol Marina hosts 14 food and beverage outlets covering a variety of tastes and cuisines from household name TGI Fridays, Pizza Hut, KFC, Caffè Nero and Wagamama to the authentic Pyxida Fish 8

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Tavern and Tavernaki Grill Restaurant. There are 40 shops and boutiques including fashion stores, fine jewellery, a perfumery, pharmacy, minimarket, a bank and yachting agents. Meanwhile the indulgent Sanctum Spa and Fitness offers personal training, group classes, nutrition experts, a sauna and steam room, massages, a beauty salon and a breathtaking outdoor pool-with-aview. A cultural centre and marine training school takes up residence in an early 19th century carob store, now a beautiful listed building, while there’s parking for 750 cars – in addition to the private spaces made available for residents and yachts.

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According to the management team, around 3,000 people visit each weekday - 5,000 at the weekends - and part of this can be attributed to Limassol Marina’s quite extraordinary events programme. At the time of writing I counted more than 50 events held so far in 2017, and these range wildly from Cuban cigar rolling at the Cigar Lounge to a charity tuna fishing competition, a sunset core and flexibility workout at The Beach Bar to Greek Parties at the Marina Roof Bar, a Dragon Boat Fun Race to Funky Fridays at the Marina Breeze Lounge Bar, the annual Limassol Boat Show to a Hip-hop Summit, and a Baby Show Exhibition to brunching

at Epsilon Resto Bar. I defy anyone to come to Limassol Marina and be bored.

Aside from obvious job creation (500 employed during construction, almost double that now it’s in operation) Limassol Marina can be credited for positioning Cyprus on the nautical map.

Limassol town has been revitalised and the tourist product upgraded helping to attract a higher-quality higher-spending clientele.

All in all it’s great news for Cyprus’ tourism industry – and superyacht owners and their crew.

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MARINA SPOTLIGHT – LIMASSOL MARINA world cruise was the best move we could have made,” said Captain Christopher Walsh of 67.75m M/Y Archimedes. “The entire team was welcoming, professional and enthusiastic.

They could not have been more friendly, courteous and helpful. Not only are the staff and facilities first rate, but the surrounding area also presented a myriad of safe and wonderful opportunities to experience the fine cuisine, history and natural beauty of Cyprus. Limassol Marina is the perfect place to base any yacht. We eagerly look forward to returning.”

The captain of a 43m CRN motoryacht was equally enthusiastic, “There were some personal reasons behind our owners’ decision to winter at Limassol Marina in Cyprus, but the main incentive was the state of this new facility itself, from the safety and cleanliness, to the services on offer for berth holders. It reminds me slightly of Port Grimaud near St Tropez with its beautiful multi-coloured luxury villas complementing the views seen out of the portholes. The well-organised friendly staff on the marina team run operations in an extremely professional and reassuring manner… one I have rarely experienced elsewhere. The staff instantly make you feel at home.”

“The marina itself offers everything both owners and crew will ever need from a home away from home, from the array of dining and shopping experiences, to one of the best gymnasiums and Spa on the island,” continues the CRN captain. “And, if that is not enough, then the local culture can begin to be discovered by walking a few hundred metres into the old town of Limassol. The marina is located in the heart of the city so there is so much to do mere steps away from your berth.”

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“Having spent 25 years travelling around the world on yachts, I can confidently say

MARINA SPOTLIGHT – LIMASSOL MARINA that Limassol Marina is the best safe haven in the Eastern Med basin. Captains and crew will feel happy and secure to berth their yachts here. I would imagine that most yachts arriving from the Red Sea will see Limassol Marina as a very welcome sight.”

are sold and all completed luxury apartments are sold.

Incredibly 30% of their latest and final apartment complex, Castle Residences, have been sold or reserved in just two months.

A final word should go to that 41,400m² of residential property. While this is a yachting publication, not a real estate one, Limassol Marina has placed enormous emphasis on the ‘living’ part of its experience saying you can “Drive up to one door and sail away from another”. Arranged over various ‘resorts’, Limassol Marina has developed 211 apartments and 74 villas – the latter with direct access to the beach or private berths (up to 60 metres) attached to their back gardens. All are served by a central reception and concierge service alongside 24 hour security.

Each priced in excess of one million euros, 70% of all villas

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Who says west is best?

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CANNES YACHTING FESTIVAL

Cannes Yachting Festival The Cannes Yachting Festival takes place this year from September 12th to the 17th in the elegant surroundings of the two Marinas in Cannes, Le Vieux Port and Port Pierre Canto.

The show has steadily become one of the most important shows in the world, with many boatbuilders and re- sellers saying they sell more boats

here than at any other show in the world. There will be around 650 boats on display.

2016 saw 51,000 visitors including 666 journalists There were 530 exhibitors (60% from abroad) 48% of exhibitors are boat manufacturers/importers 52% represent other business sectors (equipment manufacturers, brokers, service providers, etc.) Last year saw 630 boats from

2.10 to 52 metres, including 191 new boats and yachts showcased during the Cannes Yachting Festival, including 107 world premieres and 40 second-hand boats ranging from 22 to 52 metres on display at Port Pierre Canto, 140 yachts longer than 20 metres, 115 sail boats (20%) 45 multihulls, including 10 motor yachts.

This year The Islander is proud to have been invited

to become a media partner to the show, which were delighted to accept. So, for the first time our readers will be able to pick up a copy of September’s Islander from one of the press kiosks. We will be there in person for most days, so don’t be shy in inviting us to a glass of Rosé!!

We look forward to seeing you there.

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CHARTER YACHT OF THE MONTH of much greater length since she has 3 double berth cabins plus two twin cabins (each with a Pullman bed so they can sleep 3 people in each).

All are extremely spacious, providing a total capacity for up to 12 guests.

José Antonio, Malvasia’s very experienced and highly motivated Captain comments:

Natascha Weber Charter Director natascha.weber@ northropandjohnson.com (+34) 629 743 075 Charter Yacht of the Month: MALVASIA II

Each month during the Mediterranean Charter season we will take a look at a different yacht each month which is available for charter within our waters.

MALVASIA is a Ferretti Navetta 26m motor yacht based in Sotogrande, spending her summers sailing around the Balearic Islands, the Italian coast and France. The interior of Malvasía resembles a yacht

“On board Malvasía the fun is assured since we have a Seabob for diving, complete equipment for snorkeling, a launch for water skiing and two sets of diving equipment to explore the depths, always accompanied by our professional diver.

For total relaxation, enjoy sunbathing in the solarium on the bow or on the flybridge.

Of course you will enjoy the best Mediterranean diet specializing in paellas, fresh fish and meat of the highest quality.”

José Antonio Ramirez has been sailing since he was 18. He has been a captain of motor yachts since 2009 with an extensive experience in the Balearic Islands. He is an expert in discovering the best coves in Mallorca, the best waters of Formentera or the incredible beaches of turquoise waters of Menorca.

Together with Jose Antonio, other crew members you will find on board are Estanis, a cook with great experience who has worked in the best restaurants in the north of Spain, Manuel the “marinero”, a professional diver and stewardess Amanda.

MALVASIA is an iconic yacht for a fun, family luxury charter with all the “must have” ingredients sought after by demanding guests who wish for nothing but the best.

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The amazingly bright and spacious light wood cabin areas feature a full-beam master stateroom on the main deck, whilst below deck are two double bedded cabins, equally light and open spaced, and two twin bedded

cabins with Pullmans. All cabins have delightful en suite bathrooms with showers.

The spacious lower aft deck with large sofas and rattan chairs out of the sun is the ideal place to enjoy alfresco lunches and dinners, prepared with utmost dedication by the on board Chef Estanis who will provide amazing Med style meals to make sure the whole emphasis is Mediterranean.

Meanwhile.. on the upper deck MALVASIA features a delightful location with ample seating with comfy settees for her guests to lounge or take a morning coffee or an afternoon or sunset cocktail whilst admiring the many wonderful sights around the coastline or farther afield. For sure it will be difficult to name a favourite spot!

Down below, the luxurious low style saloon with wooden floor and blond teak paneling and grey/cream leather settees is really inviting with fabulous large windows giving an amazing light drenched relaxing area.

The large sunbathing area invites hours of soaking in the sun keeping refreshed by the gentle breeze of the Mediterranean. Exterior speakers providing the latest in “Chill Out” music will be the topping on a holiday to remember for years to come.

A Zodiac deluxe tender will take you to those golden secret coves if sandy feet is your thing! Or to pop into that amazing “chiringuito” beach bar for a few moments with the locals.

Malvasia Is a Dream-ComeTrue Yacht for Up to 12 Guests Who Want to Enjoy Cruising The Balearics in Total Luxury at an Affordable Rate.

From €44,100 per week + expenses + taxes

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DIVING FOR DUMMIES

Coral reef conservation with TRITON Project

PETER Diving in the South Pacific

By Sarah Drane sarah@purplecakefactory.com

of Google (established 1998 FYI) Pepe had no idea of this converging evolution and continued to tinker with his creation before starting business proper with his nowgrown-up son in 2013.

Diving for Dummies Back in the 1950s and 1960s, a young man called Pepe Escaño ran a fishing fleet off Spain’s Cantabrian coastline.

It was competitive, tough, and financially unrewarding.

Suddenly news began to travel that Frenchmen Jacques Cousteau and Émile Gagnan had invented the first open-circuit selfcontained underwater breathing apparatus – the Aqua-Lung - and serial inventor Pepe was inspired to hatch an alternative moneymaking scheme.

Agar-agar, a jelly-like substance obtained from algae, was big business in France for the food and cosmetics industries, but the dried seaweed scoured from the beach was poor quality. If you could harvest it fresh from

the seabed, it had far greater value. So Pepe loaded a vessel with a compressor and tanks and fed air to his workers via tubes to allow them to ‘vacuum clean’ the algae from the floor of the ocean.

(Pepe’s son José jokes that he became a marine biologist to help clean up his father’s mess.) Eventually he did away with the additional vessel and devised a tank that floated independently, allowing his divers to move further and more freely.

By the 1990s, now living in Mallorca with his Danish wife and José just a child, Pepe invented something similar so that his slender son could dive without a tank. Other parents watched on with interest and asked if their children could have a go. The justfor-fun idea seemed to have legs. Meanwhile, 6,000 miles away in California, a diver was inventing snorkel-scuba hybrid Snuba. In the absence

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Pepe always liked to name his inventions and came up with ‘ombrigus’ (‘umbilical’) as it connected a diver to his air.

Thankfully, after a professional brainstorming exercise, this was poo-pooed in favour of PETER. Pronounceable for many nationalities, this name humanised the system into a diving buddy. A diving buddy that has now been used by thousands of certified PETER Divers. This week I joined their ranks.

For someone who has lived on one Spanish costa or another for 15 years, I am a rather rare breed. I only donned my first snorkel and mask a mere five years ago, largely because I preferred not to get my hair wet and inhale a lungful of saltwater. Naturally, this means that I have also spent my life successfully avoiding scuba like the plague – who’d want to add ‘getting the bends’ to the ugly equation? For this reason, it seemed unfair on poor PETER for me to test out the system with no prior experience for comparison, so I (willingly) dragged along BSAC-qualified Sports Diver husb-to-be for a more educated appraisal.

Also available in Sagres on the Algarve, the Canary Islands, Mexico, the Maldives and Girona in Catalunya, the Mallorca PETER Diving experience is at your disposal in Actionsport Port Pollensa and at the H10 Punta Negra Hotel near Portals Nous.

Being a soft southerner we opted for the latter and met PETER Guide Mario poolside.

Genuinely affable and partially dreadlocked, Mario guided us through a safety briefing (only five things to remember: never hold your breath, never remove the regulator from your mouth, pinch your nose and blow to equalise any aeroplane-style pressure in the head, stay together, and respect the sea life and the environment) before coaxing us into a wetsuit, weight belt, fins and mask – slinging a hose and regulator over our shoulders. Down by the beach Mario connected us up to the ergonomic, hydrodynamic, naval architect-designed PETER raft loaded with a steel air tank. This would keep all of us going for 45 to 50 minutes dive time.

Momentary oh-my-godI-have-no-idea-how-tobreathe-through-my-mouthunderwater episode aside, PETER and I quickly became friends. Who knew that the water off Punta Negra (and, incidentally, under 85.5 metre Oceanco superyacht Sunrays which was gently

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Sarah tries PETER Diving at the H10 Punta Negra

Perfect for hull inspections and emergencies

anchored offshore) was so rich with flora and fauna. We spotted dozens of starfish, a big squelchy pulpo minding his own business and shoals of colourful fish. Bright light bounced off the constant pop pop pop of bubbles that escaped from our regulators, illuminating the clear waters.

It was a real treat. Mario kept his beady eye on me whilst husb-to-be explored confidently, (imitation) GoPro in hand, enjoying this liberating gear-free scuba alternative.

duties such as retrieving the owner’s lost Rolex from the seabed. Meeting international certification requirements and with a specialised training program recently published by Scuba Schools International, even the charter guests are covered by the yacht’s own insurance. We should have floated up to Sunrays and offered the captain a demo.

As a sun-and-beach holiday add-on for tourists, a PETER dive can’t be faulted and attracts rave TripAdvisor reviews. Most importantly, PETER is safe. The raft is unsinkable, the hoses act as a depth limiter with the maximum attainable depth at six metres with no risk of decompression sickness, an alarm gives advance warning when tank air pressure is low,

PETER Yacht Carbon Kit

and the weight belt has a quick-release function. PETER Diving’s worldwide accident record is zero, even after thousands of dives. It’s also accessible for everyone over the age of eight who can swim a bit (including the elderly, disabled and underwater backward such as myself) with no expensive time-consuming scuba dive training required.

Finally it’s low-weight and lowvolume which makes it a far more user-friendly proposition than conventional diving.

Instead of carrying your own 30kg tank on your back, the raft carries it on the surface and an entire PETER set for three people will fit in the same size bag as scuba gear for one.

This brings us to its second application – superyachts.

Easy to stow and teach, PETER is a fabulous onboard entertainment tool as well as being handy for hull inspections and emergency

PETER’s final application, something José is more than passionate about, is social responsibility. “We want to introduce the submarine world to as many people as possible, to get them interested in the sea. You have to know it to love it and respect it,” says José.

“One per cent of our annual profits go to the TRITON Project which is devoted to caring for the oceans and each PETER Point across our network is contractually committed to at least one voluntary action per year

such as a beach clean-up, education programme for youngsters, or lending a hand to a marine monitoring programme. We also offer PETER systems free of charge to organisations working in marine conservation who can make use of our concept. We must look after our oceans – if we don’t we will face an ecological, social and economic crisis of inconceivable proportions.”

If you want to try a PETER dive in Mallorca, it’s 65 euros per adult and 55 euros a child, with the whole experience lasting around two hours.

Large groups can be catered for. Visit www.peterdiving. com/try-peter-diving-system.

If you fancy your very own PETER Diving kit for your yacht, complete with super-lightweight carbon fibre tank, contact Guy on guy@marinaestrella.com.

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SALT IN YOUR FACE SEA IN THE AIR - THE COLOURFUL JOURNEY OF A SUPER YACHT CAPTAIN a guest asks for when they arrive onboard, before a light refreshment or the location of their Cabin is the Wifi code.”

The Captains office beams with rays of sunshine, to cruise the 300 beaches and Calas around the Spanish Islands with Nick is quite the experience. His fun spots include Foradada located on the North West coast of Mallorca´s crystal clear waters. Foradada has an amazing rock face on one side of the Cala sits as a Mallorquin sculpture with a ringlet shaped hole in the Rock reaching 14 feet across, you can´t see this until you´re in the anchorage. You can see why Picasso & Miro along with other great artists and inspirational people ventured frequently to these isles.

By Christopher Maitland-Walker

Salt in Your Face Sea in the Air - The Colourful Journey of a Super Yacht Captain A light rock sways the saloon on this 32 metre Elegance Super yacht ´Harmony´.

Captain Nick Scantlebury is on the phone with the local Spanish Port, and Port Adriano inform the Captain that his New Zero speed Stabilisers have arrived, which when installed will remove the gentle seesaw effect and feeling of the ocean against the Super Yacht. This, the year of the Americas cup finals, I am meeting with Nick to explore his experience as a Superyacht Captain, his

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experience racing in the 27th America’s Cup & Millennial Cup and I discover his passion for Classic Muscle Cars building classic Super Yachts.

Harmony was one of the first Motor Yachts of over 30m available for charter and based around the Spanish Balearic Islands. You will not find a more experienced or accommodating Captain and crew to explore the Balearics with as Nick and his team.

Chartering in the Balearics for their 300 days of Sunshine, blinding number of Calas, idyllic beaches even in 2017 the year of the venerable 35th Americas cup there are hidden treasures to be found on these mystical free

Floating Islands in the Mediterranean. I have to say while on charter your worries seem to dissolve in the crystal clear waters surrounding Harmony, which is at one with her surroundings.

Harmony was built by Elegance at 105 feet with a well sized flybridge she has the feel of a vessel of 50 meters or greater. Charter guests will find the usual range of Superyacht toys, Bang & Olufsen surround sound speakers & all the essential amenities a millennial could ask for, with multiple wifi channels and Sea Bobs to play with.

“It´s Funny” Nick tells me “you know the first things

Harmony´s flybridge is a generous size, with space for the tender, jetski, deck freezer, Jacuzzi, bar solarium, with a well placed bimini for shade. The flybridge covers three quarters of the 32m yacht, with high quality well maintained teak provides a vantage point to mark the ark of the Mediterranean Sun or Star Gaze the night´s sky and wave the constellations by in sheek comfort. Possibly marking the stars with the new Iphone 7, which likely has a camera capable of capturing the distant star light.

The gilted life of a Superyacht Captain is one thing; I wonder how a chap from New Zealand crosses the world´s oceans

SALT IN YOUR FACE SEA IN THE AIR - THE COLOURFUL JOURNEY OF A SUPER YACHT CAPTAIN finding the treasure of Mallorca to call his home.

Actually Nick started his journey very far from the world of yachting, from an early age he was interested in systems he was fond of taking apart his grandmothers appliances apart and filling his Grandfathers car with a garden hose to his Grandfathers bemusement. Engineering came naturally and he began an apprenticeship as an automotive engineer, working With General Motors & Nissan. He learned the skill set of customer service and client relations operated the first mobile workshop in New Zealand with over 30 service vans, gaining an incredible amount of transferrable skills which would come in handy as a yacht engineer. ´´Follow your passion´´ is Nick´s advice to the new Yacht Crew coming through ´´Put your best foot forward and a beaming smile´´ and your half way through the door.

You know looking back there are these moments when the wind picks up the sails blow at full tilt. The run up to the 27th Americas Cup in 1988 was one of these moments, having spent a lot of time racing smaller boats and being an accomplished engineer Nick was perfectly positioned for the engineer and lead grinder on KZ1, New Zealands Challenger boat for the Americas Cup, also known as the ´Airplane Carrier´ for

its distinctly shaped wide hull, currently on display in New Zealand.

The 27th Americas cup was contest between KZ1 and Stars & Stripes skippered by Dennis Conner widely credited for changing the Americas Cup from an amateur sailing sport to a professional expedition.

KZ1 was the 90ft on the water line challenger. Denis Conner had little time to meet the challenge in class at the same speed so foxily entered a much smaller catamaran with foiled sails, Stars and Stripes.

Star and Stripes easily won the challenge. Denis Conner went on to be known as mister Americas Cup having won the Americas Cup on four

separate occasions.

Nick talks about his experience in the Americas cup: ´´Training was very physical, I was one of the grinders so I was grinding the winches, and it took 8 of us to hoist the main sail alone, we were up at 6 every morning training for 2 hours, aerobics training and in the gym and again training at the end of the day. Mid day we were sail training, the days in between we performed the maintenance, it was very full on programme.´´

speed and adrenaline of an Americas cup race. Behind the scenes Nick and his Crew perform as a well oiled winch, gracefully creating the perfect ambiance for his charter guests with seamless ease. His crew consists of two young stewardesses, first mate and engineer and his Chef who has been onboard with the Captain for 11 years. During the winter months the Chef journeys to the luxurious villas of the returning guests providing sumptuous smart meals, the proof is in the pudding as they say.

Chartering during the idyllic summer months in the Balearics provides a much more relaxed cruise for Charter clients than the

During the 1990s while Chartering yachts in Mallorca another tipping point occurred. Nick´s Wife became pregnant with his

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SALT IN YOUR FACE SEA IN THE AIR - THE COLOURFUL JOURNEY OF A SUPER YACHT CAPTAIN Breezing through Nicks 30 years Captaining and building Superyachts I´m happy that I had the comfort of Harmony to enjoy the journey. Recent guests include a certain British Presenter funnyman presenter, Victoria Secret Super Model, charters are performed with the utmost discretion clients are able to enjoy the stunning Coastlines in complete privacy and on Harmony. I can´t help feeling as I thank Nick for his time and cross the stern with both feet back on dry land that the sea with all its calling is the most exciting office to be in 2017.

first child and he was offered a project managers job with Alloy yachts a venerable yacht builder in New Zealand famously teaming up with the Yacht Designer Edward Dubois to build such yachts as 40m Kokomo, 54m Tiara, 24m Freya and 49m Georgia and many others. With many of the yachts winning Showboats International Award & the prestigious International Superyacht Design awards.

Nick was well placed with the transferrable skills gained from the automotive industry and hands on knowledge of yachts he help put together some of the most technically advanced and sexy yachts designed by the revered designer Ed Dubois. For the first Millenium Cup in Aukland New Zealand Nick Captained

Kokomo and placed 2nd in an exciting sail against the J Class Velsheda. The grace of these yachts is breathtaking I was lucky enough to photograph the 2016 Palma Superyacht Cup, to see such beautiful design at this scale fires emotions that I have never felt before.

You can´t fake passion, so they say, I would add that you shouldn’t hide it either.

Nicks passion for classic cars is in plain sight having won the International Concourse d´Elegance at the 2017 Classic Car show at Port Adriano.

Nick has an impressive range of cars, 1970 Shelby Nova, racing Orange Chevy Corvette 77, racing green Mustang GT 67, Shelby Nova 70. An enviable list of Cars restored to their best form and well

maintained. That´s the other side of passion is the dedication and maintenance that we don’t understand things that we love takes time and requires our attention and care.

The Writer is a Yacht Broker for Marlin Marine Services S.L. a Super Yacht engineering firm tasked with retro fitting the Zero speed stabilisers.

Harmony is offered for Charter through Ocean independence. Contact sales@marlinmarineservices. com for more information.

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A Family History Since 1961 Dahlberg have been constantly offering quality service, and are actually one of the oldest marine companies in Mallorca offering over 55 years of experience.

Most people know about the actual standing of Dahlberg S.A., but only a few people know how everything started, how and why Kjell Dahlberg, arrived to Mallorca... We will tell you!

Well, it was around the end of 1950’s, our father was the “MAÑANA S/Y” Captain, owned by a Swedish magnate of the aeronautical sector, and in a trip, when he was sailing West Med from Stockholm to San Remo and, close to Palma, they had a big storm and the boat was severely damaged.

Destiny or chance…?

It was mandatory to stop in Palma, Mallorca, and he spent around one year repairing “MAÑANA S/Y”. Then he

services. This was the real origin of Dahlberg.

for our clients which reflects our quality policy.

Later on, as we grew up in the back of our father’s workshop, we joined in a natural way to the company and added the electronic department for Margarita, with B&G, Furuno, Simrad,… and sanitation department for Rosa with Sealand, the famous American toilets.

Nowadays, we are experts with the supply, installation and repair of marine electronic instruments, marine sanitation, liferafts and Epirbs of the leading brands in the marine market.

This year, we are especially proud because we have been approved for the INSTALLERS OF RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS AND AUTHORIZED RADIO NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT WITH M1 CATEGORY, which gives us permission to offer installation services, repairs and maintenance on ships that are under GMDSS SOLAS regulation.

So, it was 1984 and the new Dahlberg S.A. was launched with the second generation!!! detected that this fantastic island needed more services to repair yachts but at that time he didn’t see it like a business opportunity.

During that year our father met a beautiful girl named Rosita (in the future she will be our mom) and they fell in love. When the boat was ready to sail, she was enlisted as stewardess at “MAÑANA S/Y” to follow his love to Sweden.

But the weather differences between Sweden and Mallorca were very rough, Rosa missing her land and wanted to come back to Palma, so Kjell decided to return with her to begin a new life where they fell in love, in the middle of the Med, with longer and sunny days.

Once they were here, he thought about starting a yacht repairing company and, at the beginning, Dahlberg’s workshops were only focused on two departments: the mechanical and electricity

With the passage of the time, we have expanded our services with the Safety Department selling and servicing Duarry liferafts and Jotron Epirb, as well as the Comfort Department with Dometic and other brands.

During our history, we have received several special recognitions from our suppliers for the excellence of the technical service and sales volume per year, an award as a firm R & D of the Balearic Islands and we have implemented a Quality Management System based on the ISO 9001:2008 standard by Lloyd’s Register; of course, this is a warranty

We are authorized service agents for Navico, B&G, Simrad, Lowrance, Furuno, Sailor, Satlink, Transas, Dometic, Sealand, Sanimarin, Tecma, Duarry, TimeZero.

As you can see, it has been a long and busy road from the beginning to where we are today, and we are aware of the importance of always staying at the forefront of technology working hard to keep Dahlberg riding on the crest of the wave.

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Importantly, there will be no change to the operational management or the day to day running of the business and we will continue to operate as we have always done, with our clients’ best interests at the heart of everything we do.

GYG Announces Intention to Float on London AIM Market Global Yachting Group (GYG) recently announced its intention to float the business on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange via an Initial Public Offering (IPO).

This process has been underway for a number of months and we are pleased with the support that we have received from UK institutional investors.

The management team and Lonsdale Capital Partners decided to undertake this step to strengthen the shareholder base of our business and to provide us with increased reputation and profile. As you know, we have made a number of acquisitions over recent years and we believe that there are many more opportunities for us to grow GYG, where we feel there is value to be created for both GYG and our clients. Being listed on AIM will create a very solid financial platform, which is important in our growing industry and it will enable us to enhance our business and the global service we can offer to our clients.

The management team are pleased to have undertaken this process and believe that the IPO represents an important milestone in GYG’s history and that becoming a public company will further enhance our position as a market leading superyacht painting, supply and maintenance company.

We have been very pleased with the level of demand we have received from investors and would like to welcome our new shareholders to our register as well as thanking our existing investors for their continued support. The superyacht market is growing and resilient and we are very excited about the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow our group.

The expected listing date on AIM is set for 5 July 2017; a full press release on our intention to float on AIM is available on our website www.globalyachtinggroup.com Thank you for your continued support and please do get in touch if you have any questions which we will be delighted to discuss with you.

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are entertainment and machine management.

Entertainment systems include on board lighting, air conditioning systems and audiovisual devices. Today, we rely on integration systems enabling communication between those devices.

System Integration

The key to Integration

These days, the importance of technology in all aspects of our lives is at an all-time high; just think about the key role that smartphones play in our day-to-day. As it couldn’t be any other way, this is also the case in the maritime world.

The great diversity of brands on the market, as well as the different communication protocols governing our boats, must be added to the great technological presence in the maritime sector. Thus, the key to achieving good, accurate and efficient integration is to have an in depth knowledge and understanding of all the available options. Necessary experience, having worked with diverse brands and providers, as well as an understanding of both possibilities and limitations, guarantee a correct implementation of the integrations.

Why Integrate?

A boat has a number of diverse technological systems on board, such as craft control, as well as a number of other devices. Today, there are systems enabling us to manage this array of technology: we´re talking about integration systems.

These systems enable effective communication between the boat´s systems and devices, and ensure that the navigation experience is both easier and more pleasant.

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Types of Integration The two most common types of marine integration systems

Each boat works with a particular brand, meaning that at IBS Marine Electric, we represent some of the most important brands on the market such as Crestron, Control 4, Lutron, Vantage, AMX and KNX, in order to offer the best solution in each case.

Industrial Revolution 4.0 Machinery is evolving to a higher level of selfsufficiency, so it is crucial to have a complete knowledge and understanding of the communication protocols, especially in navigation systems and for controlling of our vessels.

From the management of major engines, through power generation systems, tank levels, fire and bilge alarms, to telecommunications: each of these systems can manage themselves in an integrated manner, thanks to brands like

Wago, Mitsubishi, GE Fanuc, Siemens, Omron or ABB, which IBS Marine Electric works with, in order to ensure that we offer the best services.

Finally, to be able to work with all of the systems mentioned, it is crucial to have an IT team with extensive experience in LAN networks, Wi-Fi networks and servers, which are capable of running certified 4K installations.

Our experience in system management and integration, as well as working alongside various brands, allows us to optimise and adapt each project to the customer´s specific needs, ensuring everything being controlled from the same point, easily and efficiently.

MALLORCA YACHTING INDUSTRY NEWS London, I went on to study advertising and marketing.

By this time my ambition was to become Coca-Cola’s International Brand Manager!

Why? Well, Coca-Cola is one of the biggest brands in the world and that’s what I wanted to be a part of.

Melanie Winters MWM Services – (Melanie Winters Marketing Services) (+34) 646 897 378 mwmservices@gmail.com

MWM Services From little acorns…

When I was a child I wanted to work for Coca-Cola… obviously after wanting to be a ballerina! As a teenager, my dream came true when I was chosen, along with 999 other kids to appear in their Christmas TV advert. I was one of the 1000, chosen out of 10,000 kids who auditioned, so I considered myself pretty damn lucky at the time or was it fate?

After graduating from Uni in

I went for many interviews in Central London to work in marketing and advertising but I was told time and time again, to go back to Uni for another 3 years to gain another degree in advertising! With a mountain of student loan debt, this wasn’t possible, so I headed out into the big wide world…believing my future career lay in marketing. I never gave up on that goal.

I spent 12 years in the UK, marketing for luxury car dealerships including brands such as Mercedes-Benz & Porsche. I worked hard to climb the career ladder, eventually becoming one of Toyota GB’s Regional Marketing Managers, directly responsible for 33 Toyota car dealerships. Things were going pretty well for me and Coca-Cola would be the next door I’d be knocking on…or so I believed!

Then fate intervened and everything changed! I booked a flight to visit friends in Mallorca for a much-needed

holiday and fell in love with the place! I’d been on the Island before but something felt different this time! My friends offered me a job and that’s when I made a bold (or as my Mum called it, crazy) decision to leave the UK and start a new life in the Mediterranean.

Since arriving in Mallorca over a decade ago, I’ve worked for various businesses, including marketing for Superyacht supply, recruitment and training companies, as well as event management.

I’ve found that a lot of SME’s don’t have the budget for a full time marketing person or department. In fact, when the going gets tough, marketing is normally the first budget to get axed, wrongly in my opinion. But sometimes it’s a vicious circle, so, with this in mind, I started MWM Services. My consultancy provides part time marketing services to clients. I can also offer my services on a project by project basis and am available for yacht shows, trade shows and corporate events.

My services include digital / on-line and traditional marketing strategies that I tailor specifically to your company’s needs at highly competitive rates! I’m passionate about marketing and I love nothing more than coming up with new ideas, being creative and helping my clients businesses achieve their goals and objectives!

My favourite quote is: “From little acorns, mighty oaks grow” and it’s the motto I live my life by. With so many technological advances and rapidly changing marketing trends, it can be hard for companies to keep up but I believe that if you get the basics right, the rest will fall into place.

The new dream, one day, is that MWM will be as big as MGM (and Coca-Cola)…Well they do say, “Go big or go home!” In the meantime, I’m very happy to help companies big or small reach their full potential through their marketing! So if you want MWM to help grow your little acorns into a tall, mighty oak!

Give me a call.

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The North Dockers’ A Versatile Bunch!

The eight companies who occupy the North Dock Marine Services building in STP Palma becoming known as ‘the North Dockers,’ is probably a sign that their joint reputation is getting well established and taking on its own brand identity!

The word ‘versatility’ sums up the willingness to think creatively and ‘go the extra mile,’ in order to meet their client’s needs, and this is a strong feature throughout, even though each company is independently owned and managed.

For instance, Palmawatch are well known for haul out works engineering repairs and refits, and in the last few weeks have risen to the challenge as usual, when some clients have contacted them with requests that needed a fast and flexible response.

The PW engineering team led

by Pete Firth the workshop operations director, stretched their imagination and creativity when asked to fit a tender launch system on the aft swim platform of M/Y Jade, a Jeanneau Leader 8 based in Palma.

Whilst about it, they also designed, constructed and installed a bespoke bow step to allow alternative access. The marine stainless and teak construction was specially configured to allow deployment of the anchor without the need for dismounting the step.

The same team came to the prompt rescue of S/Y Karibu, an Oyster 885, when she had to be hauled out at short notice in Port Adriano, after her Lewmar bow thruster forced out one of its shaft seals. This in turn had overloaded the vertical motor rendering the thruster inoperable.

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Pete Firth explained, “we removed the thruster, cleaned and polished the shaft, sourced and replaced the seals, and then we refitted the thruster in the shortest possible time. We thus ensured that the boat could be relaunched, and start her season with the minimum of disruption.

Another North Dock company, Servicios Náuticos Integrados Palma, (SNIP) specialises in painting yachts, whether it be high performance coatings, quality finishes or antifouling application. They also specialise in applying lacquers to composites components, and treating propellers or stern gear with special antifouling compounds such as Propspeed.

Still owned and managed by its founder José Bauzá, SNIP has been reliably carrying out a wide variety of painting and coating projects for over four decades since 1965. During this time, they have developed a highly qualified and experienced workforce utilising the latest and most reliable products and materials in the nautical market, and offering a one year warranty on its work.

This long-standing reputation has earned SNIP the respect of many boat builders, including Nautors Swan who they are official painting partners for. This has sometimes taken the team well away from Palma where they have been deployed at Nautor’s yard in Finland. Here they have undertaken the application of the complete paint system from bare carbon fibre, through to final finish on several of newly built hulls.

SNIP have also painted a Swan 115, the well-known racing maxi superyacht SY Highland Fling in Finland, and more recently have travelled as far as Hong Kong where they were commissioned to repaint the starboard side of SY Windward after an incident which had caused some accidental damage.

Back in Palma, the SNIP team have also been kept busy on some well-known large yachts. As an example, the following work has received positive commendations from captains and owners: * S/Y Suadade – topsides, superstructure, new waterline, under-surface treatment, mast & bulb, and various other work.

4 Photos Above: SNIP 3 Photos Left: Palmawatch

* S/Y Dolphin – hull and stern, lacquers in main cabin, port & starboard bulwarks, and various other works. *SY Lady Duvera – topsides & transom, bulwarks, superstructure, antifouling & Propspeed, and various other works. * M/Y Nomad – topsides & transom and superstructure.

Other companies at the North Dock who make up this group of specialists with its wide range of skills, products and services are: Undercover Solutions: Yacht Containment / Covers / Shrink-Wrap / Fixtures & Fittings.

Trappmann Consulting: Interiors / Design / Upholstery / Bespoke Joinery / Interior Equipment.

IBS: Electrics / Electronics specialists.

De Cabo: Painting/Polishing/ Antifouling Munditubo: scaffoldings and detachable metallic structures.

Anicla: Providers of Paint and Coating Supplies.

TECHNOLOGY UPDATE launch, and signal acquisition was subsequently confirmed.

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Technology Update New Satellites Launched, End of European Roaming Charges and Kymeta Sea Trials – Month 2.

Once again, it’s been a busy month in the communications world. There have been two key launches of satellites in the last few weeks by Intelsat and Iridium in the ongoing deployment of new satellites to increase the connectivity from space. Also, in June we came to the end of 3G/4G roaming in Europe, which has been imminent for some years now. Due to the number of large operators who had planned well in advance for this event, it came as a bit of a damp squib.

Intelsat new Epic High Throughput Satellite (HTS) for the Med On July 5th after two short delays, Intelsat completed the successful launch of its Intelsat 35e satellite, the fourth of the Intelsat EpicNG HTS. This was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

The Boeing-manufactured Intelsat 35e satellite separated from the rocket’s upper stage 32 minutes after

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The launch was completed on July 5th at the third time of asking; following a short delay after SpaceX computers aborted attempts on both July 2nd and 3rd. Further checks by the SpaceX team revealed no issues and the launch finally went ahead a few days later.

The new satellite will be placed into service at 34º West to deliver services in C- and Ku-band to the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa. This will be a key HTS for yachting use for the Mediterranean, and is expected to be one of the services for the Kymeta Kalo service in the Med. Iridium NEXT launch 10 new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites Ten days earlier, Iridium successfully completed the second satellite launch for its next-generation network, Iridium NEXT, with a payload of 10 satellites deployed into low-Earth orbit (LEO) on June 25, adding to the 10 initial satellites in the constellation already launched in January of this year.

These LEO satellites at 689kg are considerably smaller than the Intelsat 35e geo stationary (GEO) satellite that has a launch mass of 6,700kg. The maths is not complex – you can launch 10 LEO satellites for every 1 GEO satellite. The GEO satellites have to be more powerful as their geo stationary orbit is 35,800 kilometres out in space, whereas the Iridium LEO satellites are only 781 kilometres out. The GEO satellites stay in one position relative to the earth’s surface, whereas the LEO satellites are orbiting the earth in six polar orbiting planes.

Since the first NEXT launch on January 14, the initial ten satellites have begun to be integrated into the current Iridium operational

As you probably know, the new European roaming legislation became effective in mid-June, marking the end of roaming charges for travellers in throughout the European Union. constellation to provide service improvements for existing customers.

The first eight operational satellites have been used to boost call quality, data speeds and capacity, with the two additional satellites continuing to drift to their operational orbital plane, from where they will begin providing service.

There are six further launches to go. Through this series of eight launches, SpaceX is scheduled to deliver 75 Iridium NEXT satellites to low-Earth (LEO) orbit, with 66 making up the operational constellation. In total, 81 new satellites are being built, with nine serving as on-orbit spares and six as ground spares.

The Iridium NEXT service operates in the L band which is the same as Inmarsat’s Fleet Broadband whereas the Intelsat 35e satellite operates on Ku band. In simple terms, L band is more reliable than Ku band as it will penetrate any weather system but the downside is the data speed is limited whereas Ku band, and particularly the HTS spot beam satellite, provides high bandwidth but the connectivity is not as robust as L band. This is why L band satellite connectivity has been the service of choice for safety systems such as GMDSS. By 2020, it is likely that the new Iridium NEXT systems and the Inmarsat Fleet Broadband will become options for use for GMDSS carriage requirement.

End of European Roaming Charges? What is the reality?

Basically it means that roaming in Europe cannot be charged at a higher price than the price applicable for national calls and data.

The main points are: • The change concerns mainly Smartphone plans. Data-only lines are not affected if they are not valid for roaming.

• If texts and calls are included in your pay monthly or pay as you go plan, it’s the same charge for doing so abroad as doing it back home.

• Consumers can also call and text to someone back home just as they would when at home, without any extra charges.

• Cross-border texts and calls do carry costs. A call abroad from your home isn’t free so it isn’t free when calling another country, other than home, when you are in another country in Europe.

• There is a time limit that varies per operator. A couple of examples are, no more than 30 consecutive days or 2 months in every 12 months. Need to check with your operator.

• For data-only lines, if the data line in question allows roaming, then the price for data usage in Europe must be the same as that of the national data, and furthermore, the operator can cap the number of GBs allowed for roaming to a maximum depending on the contract and monthly fee, as they are not forced to give roaming data at a price lower than € 4.3/GB. • It is possible for a data card that allows roaming to be purchased from an operator directly, however

this will typically have a low allowance, which is not suitable for yachts.

Our Med Roaming Data only Service is focused particularly on the Yachting industry which requires high volumes of Data. It is roaming free for any period of time and for any quantity of data and has been extremely successful.

Kymeta - sea trials start on Prototype B, and Prototype A completes transatlantic crossing.

Last month “The second Kymeta flat panels set sail on Prototype B”. These were installed in mid-June with two panels operational with another pair being commissioned recently.

I was fortunate enough to sail with the yacht from France to Montenegro on her first sea trial with the panels. Aside from being a huge pleasure, this was an extremely educational and valuable experience for all concerned.

We learned a huge amount about this exciting new technology under real-time conditions, and were able to consider and test several different ideas.

The photo shows one of the panels on a temporary test mount with Mount Etna in the background.

This test is using one satellite around the Med, and it switches to the panel that can see the satellite. We are using the satellite service from one of our providers for this test.

We were have been provided with a 6 Mbps down 1 Mbps up service. The yacht receives that consistently.

Prototype A has just returned to the Med after a transatlantic crossing, during which they had constant service.

The testing continues into the next phase by populating Prototype A with 3 more panels. Both yachts, one sail and one motor, are cruising the Med over the next few months, each with 4 panels installed, using different satellites and configurations.

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G.U.E.S.T Workshop | Royal Hotel | Antibes | June 2017 “It was a fantastic experience.

Having over 10 years in hospitality and 7 years onboard yachts, it is great to finally have appreciation and attention to the interior crew. I hope this training will improve future crew member’s work ethics and knowledge” From an attending Chief Stew.

On Saturday 24th June a selection of interior crew congregated at the Royal Hotel in Antibes to participate in a day of training workshops offered by the PYA G.U.E.S.T. Program.

G.U.E.S.T is the established industry standard for Interior Training within the yachting sector and there are now 24 accredited training schools worldwide offering the training programme.

What a wonderful day we had, with fantastic feedback from the participants who attended the event. Fully booked, with a long standby list, this workshop was

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dedicated to the Crew of the industry (although we did open up a small handful of places for local Crew Agents too). The majority of the participants were junior level, with a few more senior interior crew members willingly sharing their own experiences and issues.

The trainers worked their magic and with their professionalism, dedication, and humour they drove the day to ensure that the participants gained the maximum from the snapshot sessions provided.

From Etiquette to Service, Laundry to Cabin set up, Care of Surfaces and Teambuilding to Food Safety and Wine Appreciation, we offered a wide range of interesting and interactive sessions for all. Audience participation brought the workshops to life and turned the day into a real success.

Those attending were able to learn from the best; with Peter Vogel who is Principal Trainer of Luxury Hospitality, Lynne Edwards, the Senior Training Manager for The Crew Academy, Sophie Leach who is a Trainer for The Crew Academy, Kim Woodey the CEO & Trainer for KDW Training, Georgie Vintner the Hotel Fleet Training Consultant for Carnival, Terry Gilmore the Director of Interior Training Academy and Helen Brotherton Director and Trainer for Fine Wine Works.

A delicious lunch was served to our guests, the trainers and partners, who all enjoyed the

hospitality from the hotel, and joined in to share industry experiences and network.

The afternoon began with the teambuilding session run

by Peter, whose aim “was to demonstrate to crew the importance of trust and respect within their teams”.

We had the groups tangled up in a practical exercise “the human knot”, which set the tone of the interaction for the day.

Georgie led the teams through the essential elements of Food Safety, emphasising that “it’s the responsibility of all crew, especially food handlers, to ensure due diligence and duty of care with regards to safe practices for guest and crew alike”. One of the participants commented that “It’s scary to see how much can go wrong if you don’t know or understand what you’re doing”.

Lynne and Kim demonstrated some of the intricacies of Food and Beverage service to the group, highlighting a wide range of service styles and emphasising the importance of understanding the needs of owners and guests in order to fulfil their particular requirements whilst on board.

GUEST Partner Boutsen kindly supplied the exquisite Aston Martin range of cutlery and beautiful flatware and table linens for use during the session. Creative floristry supplied the flowers for the centrepiece. One junior crew member stated that “this session confirmed to me how high end the service onboard really needs to be”.

The Cabin session, “Eye for detail” run by Peter and George, with beautiful linens and bedding supplied by GUEST Partner Talisman, got the teams thinking as they had to learn best practices

CREW MATTERS for making beds and cabin etiquette as well as playing a fun “game” of “list what’s wrong with this room”.

Lynne created an interactive sketch to help the attendees understand what sorts of behaviours they might expect from owners and guests of different nationalities and cultures. She and training partner Sophie underlined the importance of clear and accurate communication, as well as what behaviour is and what is not acceptable when dealing with yacht owners and guests. Lynne ended the session by giving invaluable information as to what line of action can be taken if crew members experience challenging situations aboard.

One new crew member stated that “I learnt so much, and fell much better informed, this session was very interesting and a part of yachting that I hadn’t really appreciated before. It’s good to know

there are people you can turn to for help”.

Kim presented the care of fabrics and furnishings session, beginning with a fun quiz to introduce some of today’s more unusual fabrics and continued the session with introducing terms used for the identification of various linens, essential for the ordering, care and maintenance of fabrics and furnishings aboard. Terry Gilmore used his expertise and experience to show how to correctly iron shirts of different fabrics.

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The grand finale was showcased by Helen from Fine Wine Works, who added her own flair and experience as an actress to her session on Wine tasting & Food Pairing to the great delight of our guests after a long but certainly inspiring day.

presence of our PYA GUEST Partners who contributed to the training workshops by providing their luxury and high end products. With our thanks to TeslaMall, White & Green by The Winckworth Collection, Aqua Air by Real Sphere, Yachtneeds, Superyacht Operating Systems, Boutsen Design and Carmen Blike Photographe.

The day was made possible and certainly enriched by the

“I was truly thankful for the opportunity to have come to

this one day workshop, which was filled with a wealth of knowledge that I will forever be thankful for. GUEST is paving the way for not only yacht crew, but professionals as a whole. I would love to come back one day to be a GUEST Trainer”.

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Insignia Crew Former Royal Marine Commando, Andrew Holme launches Insignia Crew; placing former Royal Marines as deck and operational crew to the Superyacht industry.

Former Royal Marines looking for a new and exciting second career have been given a boost by the launch of Insignia Crew, a specialist agency that pairs them up with Captains of Superyachts in need of specialist, disciplined and committed crew.

Insignia Crew, a Maritime Labour Convention compliant placement agency, is the brainchild of Andrew Holme who has over 20 years combined experience in the Royal Marines, Superyacht, Maritime Security and specialist recruitment sectors.

Andrew launched Insignia Crew to support and place former Royal Marines who are seeking a second and challenging new career following discharge from the service, many of whom have outstanding transferable skills perfectly suited to match the needs of today’s modern Superyacht industry.

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an eighteen-month period serving on-board a privately owned 70m Superyacht in a deckhand and security capacity, 2 years operating as a Team Leader in the Maritime Security industry and more recently as a Regional Director representing a niche NHS recruitment organisation.

Andrew said, ‘I know firsthand that in today’s modern Superyacht industry, owners and Captains alike expect the very best in technology, design and cruising capabilities from the vessels they own and command. I believe they deserve the same high standards from the crew who serve in support of them. I launched Insignia Crew with two aims; firstly, to raise the bar in Superyacht crew appointments and secondly to help and support former Royal Marines who are seeking a new, exciting and challenging second career once their military time has come to an end.’

Insignia Crew’s unique candidate pool brings to the market elite, multi skilled, disciplined and highly trained candidates. In addition to the industry’s standard qualifications, Insignia Crew’s candidates hold advanced mariner and operational experience across many silos.

All Insignia Crew candidates hold a distinguished service record and possess an innate sense of duty and discretion.

These hard and soft skills perfectly position Insignia Crew candidates to face the complex demands of not only

todays Superyacht industry but also those of the future.

Candidates hold experience and qualifications in areas such as: • Advanced coxswain and boat handling skills on multiple platforms • Advanced first aid and trauma capabilities • Advanced communications and IT capabilities • Extreme cold weather operational understanding (IMO Polar code) • Heightened awareness of security and associated risk • Varying industry relevant instructional qualifications • Advanced diving qualification and experience • High risk transit maritime security experience • SIA Close Protection ability and experience • Basic yacht maintenance and engineering capabilities Since launching in January 2017, Insignia Crew has worked with the Royal Marines Charity to support and place Tom Banfield on to M/Y Aquila, Tom joined M/Y Aquila as part of the deck crew where his multi skilled ability has been put to

Tom said, ‘I didn’t know what I wanted to do in civvy street.

I was looking into saturation diving but the course was priced at £18,000 with no guaranteed work at the end.

I then started speaking to people who had worked in the Superyacht industry. I already had some experience in sailing and diving so I mentioned this to Katharine Callus at The Royal Marines Charity who introduced me to Andrew Holme at Insignia Crew’ ‘Within nine months and with financial support from the Royal Marines Charity, I had completed all the courses I needed and thanks to Insignia Crew I now have a job on an 86m Superyacht worth over $150,000,000. I’m thankful to Andrew who knew exactly what to do and how to get me there.’

M/Y Aquila’s Captain has been very pleased with the performance of Tom, quoting: ‘Thank you for your prompt and professional service during our recent search for a Deckhand. Insignia Crew’s candidate has exceeded our expectations and has quickly become a valuable addition to our deck crew. We look forward to working with you in the future.’

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Directly and indirectly, the manager makes the Rock Star’s life easier.

He also encourages the Stars to do better, to work on certain points and helps them to remain inspired.

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I’ve said it literally to some of the crew I have worked with; “You’re a rock star!”

And it’s true. Crew are just like rock stars. They have to make sure everything looks glamorous. They have to perform a great show and make sure the show goes, on at all times.

But rockstars need good management.

The role of the management is to find them gigs, make sure the venues are up to standard, the promotor / client is a reliable person to work with,... basically making sure that all elements are in place for the Rock Stars to perform at their best.

The manager also makes sure that signed contracts are in place and clear to all parties.

The (road)manager will make sure that, even in the middle of the show, the Rock Stars are handed the props they need to make the show an unforgettable success.

The big applaus comes from the audience, not so much from the manager but the Rock Star knows why the manager is there.

In the lime light (translate as the beating summer sun) it is easy to forget the whole picture and understand what it is all about. Is it all just decadent luxury where stress levels, from the people onand behind the scenes, are raised for reasons that are actually the epitome of 1st world problems and aren’t problems at all?

Or will the Manager remind the Stars that these performances are inspiring, lasting memories, touching the hearts of the fans?

From the age of 15 until I went into yachting I was a roadie for an 11 piece band with the best session musicians in Belgium, so I’ve seen it all first hand. It’s there that I got hooked on the rush you get when the show must go on and, together, you succeed at it. Even when dealing with technical failures or singers falling off the stage (long story).

With Invisible Crew we always make the show go on too.

Although we work for the clients and with the crew, we do what we can to make sure the crew can perform their job to the highest standard.

Issues are discussed and solved behind the scenes.

And just like people attending a concert of their favourite artist, the owners and their guests can be assured that their Pocket Superyacht is a happy place. ...they’ve been coming to “sea” to forget about life for a while... (B. Joel)

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As things in brokerage generally quieten down in July and for much of August, June has seen a lot of activity. I was expecting the number of vessels reduced in asking price to increase in June, before falling in July and August, so to see the drop below was a very nice surprise. I would hope that July is the same level or lower.

Even though there is a drop in the number of completions since May (which was expected), the sales data for June is still good, following historical patterns. The data for June is either inline or above previous years. June 2013 was much stronger, but had weak data in the months either side of it.

I had expected that the European share of completions would increase relative to the USA, but where the USA accounted for 34% of sales in May, (down from 62% in April), their share has now risen again, up to 55%. It will be important to see if it is price reductions that is driving this data. 9% of June’s sales had been reduced in the last quarter, 24% in the last 6 months and 42% in the last 12 months.

The 12-month figure is in line with May 2017 (41%). Six sailing vessels were sold in June; three in the 20-30m bracket and three in the 30-40m bracket. An increase in the newcomers to the market during June was no surprise, but sailing vessels have a larger than usual share, accounting for 19% of the total.

The USA has only accounted for 19% of the new entrants. I would expect this number to increase as we head towards the autumn boatshows. With the Med charter season is properly underway, there is a now a pool of 231 vessels available in the 30-45m segment in the West Mediterranean, up 5% since May. The numbers are much improved from May, which in turn, were much better than April. Only 4% now have nothing booked yet (including owner-use), down from 10% a month ago and down from 23% in April. As always, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read this and please do not hesitate to let me know if you need any assistance or advice into any facet of yachting. With kindest regards and wishing you an enjoyable summer.

All figures are given in good faith, but Bluewater Yachting and The Islander take no responsibility for any error.

It was also something of a surprise that the USA accounted for 58% of reductions last month, up from 42% in April, but its share has increased again, now up to 60%. I am not sure of the underlying reason for this, but I have noted that many of the vessels reduced are the same ones as previous months and more often than not, just reduced by small amounts. Sailing vessels were 13% of the total reductions and all bar-one were over 30m in length. Continuing the good news from last month, the total market of vessels that have seen a reduction in their asking prices at one time or another, since being offered for sale, has continued its plateau, showing further resilience in pricing. This should give grounds for further optimism about the health of the market and can be clearly seen in the chart below:

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“This new strategic direction has been under development for some time and we are all very excited about the potential ahead of us.”

Doyle Sails Changes Ownership

By Arlene Sloan IBI Plus

Azimut-Benetti’s 2016 Turnover Neared €700m and Marked a Third Year of Growth IBI Plus has posted an updated financial report for luxury yacht builder AzimutBenetti confiming continued revenue growth over the past three years for Italy’s top leisure shipyard. Consolidated accounts for the financial year ended August 2016 indicate the Group’s turnover grew 1.8% to €694.5m for the year after posting 11.6% growth the previous year with turnover of €682.2m.

In addition to boatbuilding in Italy as well as Brazil, the Group’s operations include a growing portfolio of yacht services including Fraser Yachts, Yachtique, Lusben Refit and four marina projects – three in Italy and one in Moscow. The Azimut-Benetti production business accounts for more than 90% of Group turnover and assets, while the Azimut Yacht division is responsible for about half of Group revenues.

The builder’s profitability (net income after taxes) also improved while continuing to invest heavily in new product and facility development, registering a 60% gain over the previous year with a 2016 NI of -€8.9m. The company notched up its investment level to a three-year €100m programme in 2017 which will focus on product 50

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development and production capabilities – up from €85m for the previous three-year investment plan.

The Group appears to be well on its way to achieving the €710m in turnover it is expecting for the financial year ending August 2017.

At the end of Q1 2017, the company reported its Azimut division alone had orders of over €200m for 165 boats, representing 12% growth in volume compared to the same period the previous year.

In 2015, Azimut Benetti said it delivered 265 boats but is now reporting average annual production of about 300 units.

The Group’s best year came in 2008 when turnover reached €960m.

Approximately 98% of Azimut’s revenues are generated from exports, with the Americas accounting for around 50% of global sales, Europe approximately 30% and the rest of the world 20%. In 2016, the builder sold more than 100 yachts across its brands into the US, making it the market’s top overseas supplier of motorboats 30ft and above. Employment is currently reported at about 2,000, up from 1,800 workers in August 2016, with 90% of these working in Italy.

Azimut’s production facility in Brazil had about 350 employees as reported in the latest filed accounts.

Doyle International has been sold to its New Zealand affiliate. Terms were not disclosed but the deal will be effective from July 1st.

Doyle Sails New Zealand has announced its ownership of Doyle International. The leadership team, headed by Mike Sanderson, David Duff and Richard Bouzaid, will also have controlling interests in the Doyle Salem loft and Doyle Sails Europe (UK).

The new owners have seen an opportunity to drive the Doyle brand to new levels of strategic growth. “Since the revolutionary invention of the Stratis membrane technology, the directors of Doyle Sails New Zealand have been inspired to relentlessly innovate and evolve,” says a statement. “This visionary group feels that the time is right to branch out from Doyle Sails New Zealand to a more unified global onebrand approach. Unity will be the greatest weapon in defining the future of the Doyle brand.”

Sanderson, a well known competitive sailor, has been involved in sail programs and integral to design and build teams for the Volvo Ocean Race, America’s Cup and other events. He sees opportunities in the Grand Prix sailboat market. “Our sport and marketplace is going through exciting and fast-paced change and we are in a perfect position to build on the strong foundation of the Doyle brand whilst moving forward in a new direction to meet the changing needs

Robbie Doyle, founder of Doyle Sails, will continue with the company by managing superyacht and other special projects. “I founded Doyle Sails back in 1982 and since then it has grown to 80 lofts around the world,” he said.

“Design and performance have always been our strengths but above all else it is the people behind the brand that have made it a success. I feel certain that we have the right team to grow and develop the Doyle brand.”

“We have the product in Stratis and we have the people and lofts strategically placed around the world to service the key markets,” said David Duff, director, in the statement. “Getting us all singing off the same song sheet is only going to make us even stronger as a group to take on our competitors and grow the Doyle brand across all markets.”

The company also announced that Jez Fanstone is the new Corporate Manager and Terry Nicholas is Business Development/Chief Financial Officer. Jez is a past Volvo Ocean Race skipper, sailmaker, Olympic coach and Team Director. Nicholas is a Chartered Accountant and Business Development specialist. He has acted as Group CFO for Doyle Sails NZ during its transformation over the last five years.

He has a background in Olympic sailing and Olympic programme management.

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The Cup Runneth Over: Bermuda Tourist Authority Organizing More Water Events in Wake of America’s Cup The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) said it plans to request legislation that would make the island more friendly to superyachts. The government agency also said a number of sailing and other water events have been added following the 35th America’s Cup. “Using the momentum of the America’s Cup to set the stage for future tourism growth has always been a goal of the Bermuda Tourism Authority,” said Kevin Dallas, chief executive of BTA in a statement. “Bermuda is well on her way to accomplishing that.”<P>The ITU World Triathlon series will be held in Bermuda from 2018 through 2020 and the Oyster Regatta Bermuda will be there next May. The Moth World Championship will take place in June 2018 and the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta will be

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held the same month.

The BTA is now “actively vetting the feasibility” of hosting sports-related events that will include superyacht and J Class Regattas, similar to those that took place during AC35.

“The 2017 superyacht regatta attracted about twice the number of entrants that raced in San Francisco during the 34th America’s Cup, while the convergence of eight J Class boats in Bermuda was the

largest gathering in history — even more than raced at any one time in the 1930s and 1940s when the majestic sailing vessels competed for the America’s Cup,” said Dallas.

The agency said that it plans to recommend to Members of Parliament legislation that would incentivize superyacht owners to come to Bermuda.

Sixty-eight superyachts visited Bermuda last year. More than 80 came during the America’s Cup alone. “It’s very clear that

the relaxed legislation put in place during the America’s Cup was a huge incentive for superyachts to visit Bermuda, stay longer and spend more into our local economy,” said Dallas. “We will encourage Parliamentarians to create a similar environment on a permanent basis, while also protecting local charter operators. This is an absolute necessity if Bermuda is going to seize superyacht tourism as an America’s Cup legacy benefit.”

Quantum Takeover Quantum Sails today announced that it has completed an agreement with Hood Sailmakers in Newport, RI to acquire the company’s sailmaking rights and manufacturing assets. The acquisition, which includes occupancy of Hood’s world headquarters in RI, will increase Quantum’s global sailmaking capacity and provide a new home base for Quantum’s sales and service operations in the northeastern region of the US. “This acquisition provides much needed capacity for our growing share of the Grand Prix racing market,” said Ed Reynolds, President of Quantum Sails, who cites the TP52s, C&C 30s, RC44s and other offshore classes as areas of strong growth for the company. Quantum is also gaining share in the big boat market, explained Reynolds, which will also benefit from

the location and capabilities of the larger facility.

“The Hood and Quantum brands are synonymous with performance and quality,” said Hood CEO Rob MacMillan.

“In addition to becoming a leader in the Grand Prix and Superyacht markets, Quantum is very strong in the markets served by Hood Sails; our customers will have access to the customer service and support offered by the Quantum Sails network.”

Reynolds said Quantum will uphold the terms of warranties held by owners of Hood sails. “We value the long-term relationships Hood has with its customers and will continue the legacy of service and support for which Hood is known. We look forward to introducing Hood customers to the Quantum brand as well.”

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Lürssen Delivers 74-metre Yacht ´Aurora´ on June 8, 2017 Name:

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Aurora Project Gatsby 74,00 m / 242’8’’ 13,00 m / 42’6’’ Lürssen Yachts Winch Design Winch Design

Lürssen is proud to announce the successful delivery of the 74-metre yacht Aurora on 8 June 2017. Aurora was built to exacting standards and offers

an entirely bespoke design.

She successfully concluded her sea trials at the end of May in the Baltic Sea with ideal weather conditions for her premier. In mid-June, this world-class yacht will depart for her maiden voyage, heading to the Mediterranean where she will enjoy her very first season with her new owners.

The striking exterior and stunning interior design are both from the Winch Design team. Keeping in mind the owner’s desire to enjoy the yacht with family, the design includes many areas, which are intimate and personal.

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taking family spaces into consideration. Rich mahogany and stainless steel adorn the exterior profile, reflecting the romance of transatlantic liners and giving the yacht a timeless grace. Aurora has her own authentic charm; she is a modern interpretation of an old classic, with a number of innovative features such as a large portlight to the main staircase and custom, stateof-the-art exterior lighting across each deck. Numerous remarkable artworks can be found on the bridge deck, which also features an aft bar for entertaining.

Her interior is based on the early 1900s Art Deco era, taking inspiration

from influential artists and designers from the time period. The interior is unique and particular, following the specific vision of the owner, who was heavily involved in the design process. The master suite is based on antique artworks and each guest cabin boasts individual characteristics. The full beam sky lounge is one of the most impressive and luxurious areas of the yacht.

“At Lürssen, we believe to build a yacht it is vital to work as a team, and to execute such a comprehensive project, an excellent team is necessary,” says Managing Partner, Peter Lürssen. In this case, the team consisted of Moran Yacht & Ship, the owner’s project manager, the design team from Winch Design and, of course, the project team from Lürssen.

“The owner’s family happily enjoyed yachting for many years,” he explains. “After gaining so much experience, they had no doubts with whom to build their first bespoke yacht. We are happy that we have met the high expectations of the owner, both in terms of product quality and being able to deliver within budget and on time. We are looking forward to Aurora finding her place amongst her peers as a remarkable statement in large yacht construction, based on a strong design and expert engineering skills.”

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Heesen Launches “Home” Heesen Yachts delivers YN 17850 – HOME – the world’s first Fast Displacement Hull Form motor yacht with hybrid propulsion Heesen Yachts is proud to announce that on 1 July 2017, the world’s first Fast Displacement motor yacht equipped with hybrid propulsion was delivered to her Owner in international waters.

HOME (formerly Project NOVA) – a 50m all aluminium motor yacht below 500GT with shallow draft – underwent intensive sea trials in the North Sea for five days in calm sea conditions, with waves of up to 0.5m and light breeze.

The results are impressive: not only has HOME easily exceeded her contractual maximum speed of 16.3 knots in the traditional diesel engine mode, but also expectations in her hybrid ‘silent cruising mode’. Thanks to two 127kW water-cooled DC electric shaft

motors, she exceeded the predicted speed of 9 knots with noise and vibration levels well below the specification levels.

HOME is not only ultra-quiet, but she is also extremely fuel efficient. At 12 knots, she has a fuel consumption of 98 litres per hour (excluding generators) and at 10 knots in hybrid mode this further reduces to a staggering 45 litres per hour, which for a 50m yacht, displacing 295 tons and with a Gross Tonnage of 499, is an outstanding achievement.

Heesen is renowned for its meticulous attention to weight reduction and HOME is an effortless embodiment of this; being lighter than predicted, she is the perfect demonstration of Heesen’s signature capabilities.

This impressive performance is achieved with just two MTU 12V 2000 M61 engines of 600 kW each, which are smaller than those typically fitted on a yacht of this

size. This once again proves the remarkable efficiency of the Fast Displacement Hull form devised by Van Oossanen Naval Architects; engineered by Heesen’s inhouse specialists and perfectly executed by Heesen’s talented team of welders.

HOME has also exceeded her range predictions measuring an impressive 4,250 miles at 12 knots – 500 more than specified. This was achieved with a fuel capacity of just 45,000 litres, further underlining the remarkable efficiency of the Fast Displacement hull.

HOME is not only extraordinary for her exceptional performance and excellent seakeeping tendencies, she is also a head-turner. Frank Laupman

of Omega Architects is responsible for her striking profile. From her vertical bow and characterising spray rails, to her stern with a large fixed swim platform, wide sweeping stairs leading to the main deck and floor-to-ceiling glass windows, HOME is a design delight.

Interior stylist Cristiano Gatto worked closely with the Owner to create an interior décor that boasts a sophisticated linear design based on a two-tone palette.

This theme gives a relaxed and bright feel throughout the whole interior, inviting the outdoors and spectacular vistas to feature centre stage from within.

HOME will début at the Monaco Yacht Show from 27-30 September 2017

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MARINE INDUSTRY NEWS “Winning the Cup in 1995 gave Auckland a new ‘front door’, with the building of the Via-duct Harbour,” said Busfield. “We must take this opportunity to think in an innovative way to make New Zealand an even more attractive country for our international visitors, as well as those of us who call it home.”

Kiwi America’s Cup Win Should Be Big Boon to New Zealand Boating Industry Team New Zealand’s 35th America’s Cup victory over Oracle USA yesterday should be a big win for the country’s boating industry. When Team NZ’s helmsman Peter Burling steered his country’s raceboat across the finish line just seconds ahead of Oracle, New Zealand suddenly became the most likely destination for the next event.

With victory came jubilation across New Zealand. “We probably don’t realise how big a deal this is back in New Zealand,” Grant Dalton, CEO of Emirates Team New Zealand, said after his team won its eighth and final race of the series. “I’ve been told

that there was traffic jams at 4am with people trying to get to work just to see the races, which is utterly incredible.”

credibility of New Zealandmade design, people and equipment worldwide will gain substantially from this.”

“I was such a proud Kiwi,” Peter Busfield, executive director of the NZ Marine Industry Association, told NZ.educationhq.com. “What took me was the way Grant Dalton held that cup – you can imagine every day and night he spent for the past eight years chasing his dream, from the depths of San Francisco and to step up after that.”

Boatbuilders and suppliers in New Zealand had already contributed to Oracle’s and Team NZ’s boats. Team USA’s boats were built by Core Builders of Warkworth and Team NZ’s by Southern Spars of Avondale. Dozens of other Kiwi suppliers contributed to both campaigns, ranging from sailmakers to engineering firms.

Like millions of his countrymen, Busfield’s euphoria should have long-term results for New Zealand’s marine industry.

“It’s enormous for our industry, awe-inspiring,” he said. “The profiling and the

Busfield thinks that yesterday’s victory could have a larger impact on the country’s boating industry than Sir Peter Blake’s win in 1995, which worked to “open the front door” during the 1990s.

The desire for apprentices to enter the boating sector should increase after the America’s Cup win. “We have 420 apprentices nationwide, in 190 companies at the moment, so we have a culture of training, and those companies are likely to want more apprentices signing up to build our capability and export even more,” Busfield said. He also expects yacht club memberships to surge, which would prompt gains in new-boat sales.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, which Team NZ represented, will now have to decide where the next America’s Cup will be held. Busfield, among millions of Kiwis, hopes it will be Auckland.

Meanwhile, the London Times reported today that Dalton hinted that the race could return to the days of monohulls. “It’s important that we don’t take away from the yachting aspect of it,” he said. “It’s still a race of yachtsmen and pumping oil round a boat isn’t necessarily yachting in one sense.”

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The world’s first action camera for scuba divers is here. Danish start-up Paralenz has produced a game changer for the underwater action camera market. Designed by divers, developed by divers, built by divers: introducing the new Paralenz Dive Camera – for divers.

The Paralenz Dive Camera will be released on the 1st of June to the North American, European and Australian markets. The combined knowledge of 250 divers from around the world has been put into this unique new piece of dive-tech, and the result is a tough, durable product filled with groundbreaking new features.

“We saw the need for an action camera made specifically for diving and decided to ask a lot of divers what they wanted from it. The help, feedback and dedication we received from the dive community all over the world has been astounding, and we hope this product will make a difference to divers across the globe,” says Michael Trøst, CIO at Paralenz.

A depth-controlled color correction facility that eliminates the need for filters, screen overlays displaying current depth and temperature, and easy media sharing and dive logging via the Paralenz Dive App are just a few of the features of the new Paralenz Dive Camera, all combined in a lightweight package with a staggering depth rating of 200 metres – without the need for an extra housing – and capable of recording 4K video at 30fps for over two hours.

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“We are very honoured by the way the camera has been welcomed by the dive community so far. The combination of our experience in product development and the knowledge and input of 250 divers from 38 different countries has resulted in a truly unique camera,” says Martin Holmberg, CEO at Paralenz.

Along with the dive community, several international research institutions, universities, TV production companies, videographers and commercial diving organisations have already shown great interest in this very promising new camera.

Paralenz received a Red Dot Award in 2017 for the design of their camera.

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First Glimpse of New Manhattan 66 Following the run-away success of the Manhattan 52 which has so far secured £30m worth of retail sales since its introduction this autumn, Sunseeker International launched its all new Manhattan 66 at the London Boat Show in January.

This important new model signals Sunseeker’s intentions

to maintain its strong position in this critical segment of the market, and underlines its commitment to producing an unrivalled portfolio of luxury performance motor yachts from 50-155 feet.

This innovative new model is designed to maximise entertainment options with exceptional panoramic hull and saloon windows providing light-drenched living spaces throughout. Its brand new

deep V hull offers signature Sunseeker performance and impeccable seakeeping whilst its open-plan layout provides enough space on board to rival much larger yachts.

Throughout the main deck there is a strong focus on creating generous, useable sociable spaces. Her exterior lines flow effortlessly from the Portuguese-bridge bow seating and sunbathing areas to the expansive cockpit adjoining the well-equipped aft galley and saloon on the main deck. Optionally, the galley can be specified below creating even more entertaining space in the main saloon.

The newly configured flybridge also creates the feeling that you are on board a much larger craft and has been designed with both entertaining and relaxation in mind with extensive seating throughout, large sunbathing areas forward and a well-equipped wetbar. The sociable layout continues through to the wide bathing platform (capable of launching a Williams 385 Jet RIB) and transom ‘beach club’ where an optional barbecue, fold-away bench seat and overhead ‘rain- shower’ truly

set the Manhattan 66 apart from its peers.

The twin berth crew cabin, with private access through the transom, enjoys a dedicated en suite and ample stowage. Thanks to the galley being situated on the main deck, there is room enough for four very spacious cabins below including two large twin cabins, a forward VIP suite and standout fullbeam master cabin with its own private stairway access from the saloon; a first for Sunseeker in this size range.

Sean Robertson, Sales Director at Sunseeker International said: “We’re really looking forward to launching the all new Manhattan 66 which is already generating substantial interest and sales, even before its official world debut. The show is a real highlight of the international boating calendar and a great opportunity for British brands to showcase the very best of what they have to offer to the world. Following the success of the Manhattan 52 which was the first in a series of new Manhattan models, it underlines our ability to keep giving our customers the best in class across every segment we operate in.”

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The first sail of the new season isn’t a good time to uncover a problem with your boat’s equipment. A thorough pre-season check is a must.

It’s also a good opportunity to replace anything nearing the end of its life before it fails on the water causing more damage, cost and danger.

A quick visual check of a rope won’t tell the whole story, it’s easy to miss a problem with a core or damage that’s hidden from view. The best solution is to remove all the running rigging from the boat and inspect its entire length, only by doing this can you ensure that nothing’s been missed.

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can be generated. This can cause the covers of ropes to become melted/fused, in extreme cased the cores can be damaged by this heat too.

4. Stiff Sections This could be a sign of core fusion; it can also indicate areas of rope that have been subject to abnormally high loads.

Here are the top 6 signs of rope damage to look out for.

5. Terminations Are splices in good condition?

Are the bearing points damaged or worn? Is there any evidence of movement?

Are whips in good condition?

1. Changes In Diameter Either lumps or thin sections could signify damage to the core.

6. Fading/ Discoloration This could be evidence of contamination, UV or chemical damage.

2. Abrasion Worn covers will eventually fail. Abrasion often matches up with other hardware on the boat. If there’s a particular section of damage, make a note of where it is and identify what it corresponds to. Is the rope running over something it shouldn’t be?

Are the clutches, sheaves etc. in good condition? Does this section of rope require extra protection?

If in doubt about ropes, replace them. The consequences of things failing unexpectedly can far outweigh the cost. Don’t leave it to chance, replace rather than regret.

3. Fusion When ropes run quickly over a surface under load, heat

Check all the sheaves. Look for play in bearings. Just because it rotates freely without load

Lets not forget the other areas of the boat as well.

The running rigging works as a system in concert with the deck hardware. Now is the time to check and service this.

doesn’t mean it will spin when it matters. Play in bearings also means the loading isn’t spread as the hardware designer intended and that can lead to catastrophic failures!

Ensure clutches and jammers are in good condition. Like the ropes, there’s no substitute for removing the jaws and inspecting properly before re-lubing and assembling as per the manufacturer’s recommendations. If any damage is found, re-check the corresponding section of rope.

Don’t forget all the other ropes, lashings and straps on the boat. Jackstays, toe straps, and so on, these all need to be checked. A good way to ensure nothing is missed is to start at the bow and work back checking/ replacing everything.

Guardrail lashings are often neglected. These are exposed to the sun and have a small diameter so they are particularly susceptible to UV damage. Look for faded colours or markers and powdery surface finish as clues to this type of damage.

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REGATTA NEWS did turn out to be the closest you will get to perfect for the foiling 50-foot America’s Cup Class catamarans. Love them or hate them, these boats undeniably impressive to watch as they flew around the course at speeds approaching 50 miles per hour.

Justin Chisholm International Sailing Writer

America’s Cup Summary So the Kiwis have finally won back the America’s Cup and exorcised the ghost of the terrible turnaround loss in San Francisco in 2013. Back then they famously snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, after allowing the defenders, Oracle Team USA, to win eight races in a row and keep the Cup in America.

Well, not really. In fact, they moved the event to Bermuda – officially the most expensive country in the world according to a survey by the UK’s Independent newspaper.

Many saw this as a somewhat cynical gambit by America’s Cup Event Authority CEO Russell Coutts, ensure he and the well-compensated squads of sailors could be paid their gigantic salaries tax free.

That may well have been the case, but, in sailing terms at least, Bermuda’s Great Sound

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Although there were some spectacular crash downs and other boat-handling howlers early in the qualifier series – Sir Ben Ainslie landing his boat almost on top of the SoftBank Team Japan crew in the prestart springs readily to mind ¬– the more they raced, the faster the teams moved up the learning curve.

By the time the actual America’s Cup match came around, Emirates Team New Zealand had all but perfected the art of the ‘dry lap’ – a full race with the boat in the air and no touch downs. The Kiwi’s largely dominated the series, with New Zealand home-grown wunderkind helmsman Peter Burling seemingly effortlessly negating the threat from his pugnacious opposite number, Jimmy Spithill, both in the prestart and on every other section of the course.

In the end, New Zealand won by seven points to one (although they actually had to win eight races to because of a bonus point the Defender had accumulated from its performance in the Challenger series – I know, don’t get me started on that…).

It was a comprehensive

victory that many will attribute to the ‘cyclors’ the Kiwis deployed instead of the traditional arm grinding technique. The bikes certainly helped, but the bigger truth is that the New Zealand syndicate won the Cup because they out-innovated their vastly bigger-budgeted rival.

Behind all the one-design elements of the latest AC class, the Kiwi boat was configured completely differently to its competitors.

Their wing sail was controlled, not with a mainsheet, but using a handheld controller that triggered hydraulic rams to set its shape and the angle of attack – enabling them to sail in modes unavailable to the other teams.

Skipper and wind trimmer, Glenn Ashby, said at the final press conference that early on in the campaign the Kiwi syndicate had adopted a design strategy based around the concept of: “Throwing the ball out as far as we can, and then seeing if we can get to it.”

Whether they did “get to it” or not, we may never know – but none of the other teams came anywhere even close.

Now the future of the 36th America’s Cup is now in the hands of Emirates Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

When and where AC36 will happen and what it will look like, for now we will all just have to wait and see.

Control of their dagger boards was staffed out to Burling’s Olympic silver and gold medal winning crew, Blair Tuke, freeing up the NZ helm to focus on the boaton-boat tactics and the big picture strategy.

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REGATTA NEWS historical architecture. More importantly for the sailors aside from the quality of the eye candy on “La Pilarella” (the dock) is the strong wind and protected flat waters.

Famous too for all things maritime: fishing and seafood, this unassuming working fishing port is not without the odd hole here and a cracked façade there which adds to the charm of Porto Santo Stefano and why the classic yacht community who appreciate a little dust with their diamonds enjoy coming here so much.

All Photo © James Robinson Taylor Alice C I’ A Widdows is a Regatta Manager on the classic yacht circuit. A keen yachtswomen and self confessed island hopping addict, preferably by boat.

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Tussles in Tuscany Argentario Sailing Week Trophee Panerai 14 -18 June 2017 The overall standings have begun to take shape at the end of the second round of the panerai classic yachts challenge mediterranean circuit.

In the second half of June when the breeze is the best, the classic yacht community descend on the tranquil setting of Porto Santo Stefano for Argentario Sailing Week.

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Olin Stephens (1908-2008) the famous American yacht designer was extremely keen on this event during his lifetime. I would often meet him on the dock and we would discuss his love of this pretty port before he went off racing for the day on Stormy Weather. Fast forward and she is still racing competitively today and was one of the trios of S&S yawls that totally dominated their class this year.

The event was founded in 1992 by the Yacht Club Santo Stefano and grew in size and numbers to become Argentario Sailing Week in 1999. 43 Yachts participated in Argentario Sailing Week this year from all over the globe such as the American owned and campaigned Spartan NY50 in her second year of a highly successful Mediterranean Regatta Program, British owned and campaigned NY40 Rowdy and British owned Kelpie.

Combined with the obligatory turnout of French owners, dashing international crew and Italian Military, the classic yacht community always provides a colourful platform of diverse characters.

Showing he was one of the boys Chris Barkham, the Australian Captain of Cambria was spotted at the helm in a glittering disco hat on one race, things were obviously very slow on board that day!

The races proved both

Luna Rossa Boss Patrizio Bertelli’s NY30 Linnet

Enterprise

Marga

Fun and Games onboard Cambria

REGATTA NEWS compelling and crucial to the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge standings and it has now become a gauge for competitors to monitor closely how their season is shaping up. A lot rides on this event, it is not just points but prizes too and everyone is fully aware that every race position counts.

Over the three days of racing there was constant swapping in the top spots, particularly in the Classic class in which Ganbare – the 1973 One Tonner that secured my old friend American yacht designer Doug Peterson a place amongst the yacht design greats – eventually held sway over Ardi, Il Moro di Venezia and Naïf, after an exciting jostle for leadership that went until the final mark.

In the Vintage class, Luna Rossa boss Patrizio Bertelli’s gaff sloop NY30 Linnet completely dominated the entire week’s sailing, winning all four of her races. That said there was also plenty of lively sparring going on behind her as NY40 Rowdy, NY40 Chinook, NY50 Spartan and Enterprise clashed thrillingly in every race in pursuit of points pivotal to the overall classification. Nathanael G Herreshoff would have been smiling on from above and the banter in the bar was brutal.

Skylark of 1937 chasing Enerprise

Spinnakers in Classic Class A

NY 50 Spartan & NY 40 Chinook Man Overboard on Marga

As always, the yachts that caught most photographers’ eyes at sea and attracted the greatest admiration berthed stern to on along the dock the Big Boats, most notably Cambria, Hallowe’en and Moonbeam of Fife, three fantastic historic yachts built

by Fife of Scotland, just like the ketch Eilean, Panerai’s own brand ambassador. In the end, Moonbeam of Fife proved nimblest and most adept at catching the Porto Santo Stefano breeze across the famous sheltered waters.

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THE RESULTS ARE IN…..

BIG BOATS 1

Moonbeam of Fife

2

Hallowe’en

3

Cambria

VINTAGE GAFF 1

Linnet

2

Spartan

3

Chinook

VINTAGE MARCONI A 1

Rowdy

2

Enterprise

3

Circe

VINTAGE MARCONI B 1

Skylark of 1937

2

Argyll

3

Stormy Weather

CLASSIC 1

Naif

2

Il Moro di Venezia I

3

Corsaro II

SPIRIT OF TRADITION 1

Raindrop

2

Wind & Wine

3

Tabasco 5

Linnet, Stormy Weather, Hallowe’en for end-of-season honours wide open in all the various categories of the 2017 Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge. The Next official Panerai event is Mahon at the end of August.

As is now traditional, the Cannes round at the end of September will be the real make-or-break moment on the Circuit as crews can

discard their worst result for the calculation of the final standings.

Meanwhile the all important dates darlings dates have had some changes with the addition of some new events.

The following classic yacht regattas will take place in August and September in The

Mediterranean so get these days marked up in your diary so there are no excuses as to where you will be come September.

For the full year to view and to download the essential international classic yacht calendar PDF visit my website www.alicewiddows.com.

DATE EVENT CATEGORY LOCATION 16 – 19 August

Regatta Illes Baleares Classics

Club de Mar, Palma de Mallorca

27 August – 3 September

Corsica Classic

Corsica, France

29 August – 2 September

Copa del Rey de Barcos de Epoca

Club Maritimo, Mahon, Menorca

3 – 9 September

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

YCCS Porto Cervo, Sardinia

13-17 September

Monaco Classic Week

YCM , Monaco. MC

19-24 September

Trophée Pasqui

Nice, France

24 – 30 September

Régates Royales Trophée Panerai

Cannes, France

1 October

Coupe d’ Automne

YCF Cannes – St Tropez

30 September – 8 October

Les Voiles de

SNST St Tropez, France

5th October

The Centenary Trophy

GYC St Tropez, France

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Builders of Winning America’s Cup Yacht Laid Off About 40 boatbuilders who built the winning America’s Cup boat for Emirates Team New Zealand have been made redundant, according to the New Zealand Herald.

The owners of Southern Spars, which made the boat, said it was the nature of the business and that most of the employees had already found new jobs.

The paper quoted one anonymous boatbuilder who said there was no indication that there would be job losses until a week before the America’s Cup started.

“You want to be stuck in a paper suit 13 hours a day, grinding carbon, not seeing your family for four years?

Because that’s how long the process takes,” the anonymous boatbuilder told the paper. “I feel like I’ve been walked all over after all the hard work and effort I put into that company.”

He said he felt no malice towards Team New Zealand and was celebrating their victory. He added, however, that he was aggrieved that the boatbuilders received so little recognition for their efforts.

Southern Spars general manager Peter Batcheler told the Herald that the company had always been transparent about its situation. “The America’s Cup boat that we delivered was delivered last year so between last year and now 72

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is a long time of production.

Like any contracting business, production goes up and down.

We’re no different,” Batcheler said. “The good news about the America’s Cup of course is it should bring some activity back to New Zealand which will put us in a better position going forward.”

Batcheler said that layoffs were always a last resort and that the company helped every worker look for employment. “We take it very, very seriously and it’s a conversation that’s been running for months,” said Batcheler. “We also know that with very few exceptions everybody that we did have to let go we actually helped them to get into employment within, in some cases, hours.” Batcheler added that the company remained committed to helping unemployed staff find work.

Peter Busfield, executive director of the NZ Marine Industry Association, said the layoffs were representative of business in general. He said the workers should quickly find work because the industry was “desperately” in need of skilled labourers.

Busfield also told Radio New Zealand that the long-term impact of the America’s Cup victory could mean many millions of dollars for the local boating industry. Much of it would come from servicing superyachts. Busfield said that Auckland normally hosted about 50 superyachts per year. He hoped the Cup would lift that number to 120.

“Superyachts need a warrant

of fitness every five years and New Zealand is probably the best place in the southern hemisphere to have that,” Busfield told the radio service.

“And they can easily be a couple of million dollars for that service. At the same time if they want to change the decor of the vessel you can add another $3m.”

Busfield said the last time Auckland had hosted an America’s Cup in 2003, it resulted in a boom for the boating industry. He expects a similar effect with the next America’s Cup.

The Nations Trophy Swan One-Design Racing at Its Best The first edition of The Nations Trophy will be held from 10 - 14 October 2017 in Palma de Mallorca hosted by the Real Club Nautico Palma and is open to three Swan One-Design classes: ClubSwan 50 and ClubSwan 42, which will also be competing for their European Championship; and, Swan 45, which will also be contesting its

World Championship.

The Nations Trophy is reminiscent of events popular during one of the golden ages of international yacht racing.

The Admiral’s Cup, launched in by the RORC in 1957, was the catalyst for number of nation versus nation team events including the Sardinia Cup in Italy (first held in 1978) and the Clipper Cup (later Kenwood Cup) in Hawaii (first held in 1978). Other events include the Southern Cross Cup (Australia, 1967) and even the Onion Patch Trophy (USA, 1986). While a number of these events have fallen by the wayside as trends in yacht racing have changed, the sentiment that nation versus nation competition should be a strong part of the sailing world has never wavered. The Nations Trophy is a small step towards reinvigorating this element of the sport.

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REGATTA NEWS with them on Allegra – and she brought along two other professional yacht crews, Sara and Vinciane. Teresa sailed the club boat with Charlotte and Sara, and Vinciane joined Stephen in ffugue. Scott and Andy were able to join for only the second time this year

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flying fifteen Mallorca 17 June, Hugh Wilson Trophy – Pollensa This regatta was moved one week earlier, to accommodate the Optimist regatta at RCNPP. Nevertheless, seven boats turned out to contest this “round the bay” race – which actually is more of a rally.

Lots of new faces! With both of Gekko’s owners away, Hamish was to be crewed

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After regrouping in the bay, we set off to lunch. The wind had backed, and this too became a close reach.

Stormtrooper had stayed in the northern bay, and pipped them at the point.Coming down to the concrete pier, positions remained the same, Stormtrooper, fuego fatuo and then Ffiel Good.

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After the race, we returned to the beach at La Roca for a few well earned refreshments.

Results: 1 GBR 3577 fuego fatuo John Walker / Francisco Gadala-Maria 5 2 GBR 3763 Ffiel Good Scott Walker / Andrew Harvey 6 3 ESP 3610 Stormtrooper lll David Miles / Corine Jacobine 12 7-9 July, Balearic Championships – Pollensa Our 3-day championship was again held in Pollensa bay, with eight boats entered.

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This year, Bon Aire weren’t able to host us, and so we turned to a new plan. Leg one was unchanged, start, short

windward leg, around top of Formentor island, finish in the bay. Leg two would then then take us back to Pollensa, finishing just off the concrete quay at La Roca, with lunch at restaurant Siurell. Final leg would be off towards Avanzada, turning mark and back to home.

First leg got off in a good breeze, and fuego fatuo and ffugue arrived at the top mark close together. Bearing away onto an exciting close reach, they powered down towards Avanzada, fuego fatuo arriving first. The other boats bunched up in the fickle wind around the point. fuego fatuo held the lead, with the rest of the fleet coming to the top of Formentor close together.

We had a great lunch at Siurell, and suitably refreshed set off for the leg home.

Stormtrooper took an early lead, but missed the final mark and recorded a DNF. Scott and Andy took the win, with fuego fatuo again second. This gave them the series, with Ffiel Good second, and Stormtrooper third.

a good breeze, sailing out towards Menorca. The wind was swinging more than normal, and it was difficult to pick the best side. In the event Ffiel Good and Speedy Gonzales and came out on top, with fuego fatuo close behind. Positions changed all the way down the second run, and after the tussles, Ffiel Good took the win, with fuego fatuo a foredeck ahead of Speedy Gonzales.

In the second race, a wind shift to the left made it almost possible to lay the mark on port. fuego fatuo started well, with Spanish Fly well up. Coming to the windward mark, the persistent shift was continuing, and the committee abandoned the race. After moving the mark left, towards Avanzada, things got under way again with fuego and Spanish Fly showing good pace. Speedy Gonzales took the race, followed by fuego fatuo and Spanish Fly. Saturday dawned hot and humid – it was to be the hottest day of the year so far.

Steve and Philip Parry joined the series, and Mick and Duncan in 4014. The winds were again fickle, and a lot weaker than the previous day.

Good news was that we were to sail the triangle courses.

The beach side of the course seemed favoured for more of the time, but not consistently, and Gekko got a fourth and then a third by going for the right side. Speedy Gonzales recorded two firsts, and Ffiel Good two seconds. The Parrys in Triffid completed the top end with a third and fourth.

Stephen and John couldn’t get the new shape jib working in the prevailing conditions, and could only manage two fifths, ending the series challenge for fuego fatuo. Day 2 leader board had Speedy well clear with 6 points, Ffiel Good on 9 and and fuego fatuo 14.

With the final race day start an hour earlier at 13:00, winds were always going to be a bit lighter, but we nevertheless got off close to the planned time. fuego fatuo

sailed a good first leg up the beach side, arriving close to the mark with an apparent lead, only to see the wind on the right strengthen and two boats pass ahead. Team Parry had an excellent race, leading for much of the time, only to be passed by Speedy Gonzales before the finish, with Scott and Andy third.

To win the series. Ffiel Good needed to be 5 points clear of Michael, which would be difficult, but not impossible – especially with the conditions. fuego fatuo’s misery only continued when the again sailed a good first leg, coming into the mark with a good lead, and again the wind gods abandoned them with three boats slipping by from the right side. On the final run, the wind dropped to almost nothing, with the majority of the fleet choosing the offshore side. Dragonfly took the beach route, and as the wind veered were able to drop their spinnaker and come up to the line close hauled to take the win. Ffiel Good were second with Speedy Gonzales third, narrowing the points gap to 4. Michael and Susana had been dominant, and took the series, with Scott and Andy a very well deserved second and John and Stephen third.

Results: 1 ESP 3804 Speedy Gonzales Michael Clough / Susann Spreda 10 2 GBR 3763 Ffiel Good Scott Walker / Andrew Harvey 14 3 GBR 3577 fuego fatuo John Walker / Stephen Babbage 24 Next up: Scandy Cup, Pollensa 19 August: Michael Clough Trophy, Pollensa 26-27 August: Trofeo Cormorán. Pollensa We’ve published the full 2017 calendar on our website http://flyingfifteen. mallorcaservice.de and also Facebook @f15spain.

REGATTA NEWS Netherland’s regular winner Lionheart. Their victory over the seasoned fleet in the sixteen mile race was a huge achievement in the face of the many combined years of the J-Class regattas sailed over the last ten years.

Having hit the ground running in this regatta race tactician Charlie Ogiltree concluded: “This for us has been a two year race to be here and so that was the real race that we won. Thanks to the owner for pushing us hard and for giving us all the opportunities to complete this project for him and to launch it in January and to be here in Bermuda in June. Winning is the icing on the cake for sure”.

On numerous occasions this boat nearly didn’t reach the start line. Initial plans for Svea were shelved as priorities changed in 1937. The only J-Class lines to be drawn by former Swedish Olympic sailor and naval architect Tore Holm they became overlooked for many years. It was only when International Eight Metre class secretary John Lammerts van Bueren gained permission from Holm’s family to search through his archives for Metre yachts that he came upon the lines and sail plan. This led to Andre Hoek and a buyer to purchase them. Intensive CFD tests were made against several of the fastest J-Class in the fleet and these appeared to seriously challenge their pace.

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Bermuda J- Class Regatta Report Bermuda in June was the place to be if America’s Cup racing is your thing.

The foiling America’s Cup catamarans racing on the Great Sound book-ended an equally special event - the J-Class regatta.

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America’s Cup Superyacht regatta in Bermuda. The 43 M Vitters built yacht that had spent several months training on the bay of Palma beat five J Class winning on her second ever race. Following an impressive performance finishing third on her first outing the debutante J had an action packed subsequent race. Firstly a foredeck crewmember fell overboard in under a minute to the start.

The support RIB sped to the rescue scooping up the sailor seconds prior to the gun. A downwind start north of St

George’s then saw Svea gybing early to pick up pace on the fleet. As the boats settled down in a procession along the coastline led by Topaz she trailed in fifth place.

Svea’s moment of genius came when Hanuman blew out its spinnaker and stopped in front of them. With Italian Francesco Di Angelo’s tactical call the team gybed to avoid the mess and picked up clear air. The Italian’s instinct bore fruit with a knot and a half’s speed gain on the rest of the fleet which resulted in them crossing the line ahead of the

As the largest J-Class hull neared completion the buyer had to withdraw opening up a window of opportunity for a keen sailor who had previously enjoyed the seductive experience onboard other Js. This serendipitous occasion produced a potential weapon that kissed the water for the first time early in 2017.

A slice of history was made as seven majestic thoroughbreds racing in the interlude between America’s Cup playoffs and Finals. This was more than had competed in the 1930’s heyday. To be

REGATTA NEWS in close proximity to these majestic sloops was magical, breathtaking. The air was sucked away from you as the fleet propelled windward to the first top mark rounding.

I have photographed these yachts for the past twenty years and we would not have dreamed of witnessing the sight of seven J-Class racing.

Lionheart was in a strong position going into the J-Class competition after winning the America’s Cup Superyacht regatta overall.

Seasoned racer Velsheda had a point to prove having lost the silverware to Hanuman in its previous event in St Barths. Topaz helmed by America’s Cup helmsman Peter Holmberg was enjoying its second season. Meanwhile Shamrock V, the only wholly original J built in 1930, was back competing alongside the six ‘youngsters’. Campaigned

by Whitbread/Volvo Ocean race skippers Stu Bannetyne and Chris Nicholson Shamrock had just two days of training completed prior to the regatta. They were on the back foot being the smallest at 36M and lightest of the fleet yet carried the glory of being the only yacht to have competed in the America’s Cup. Billed as a light airs regatta the wind gods did not even deliver the sufficient six knots to start a race on its opening day. As a result three races were scheduled for the following day. Fortunately champagne racing conditions

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At the start of race three Topaz closed the door on Lionheart close to the committee boat resulting in the latter re-crossing the line.

Hanuman had a narrow lead on the omnipresent Ranger securing a win with Topaz sailing a good final run to take third from Lionheart.

were provided at Murray’s Anchorage while on the Great Sound the AC catamarans were tuning up with their preFinals modifications.

Loaded with America’s Cup and Olympic talent three different yachts won lines honours in each of the day’s races. Close racing in 10-12 knots produced tight first windmark mark roundings. In race one Hanuman lead off

the start in the 2.2 mile W/L race with Ranger snapping at her heels with Lionheart fresh from winning the Superyacht regatta a close third. The Dutch team took their opportunity to overhaul Ranger and when Hanuman final’s gybe was messed up capitalized on their mistake to take gold.

Velsheda had a strong start on the flat turquoise water

in race two and powering up the first beat to lead all the way around the course chased closely by the rocket ship Svea in second place. The newest yacht in the fleet worked left down the first run and looked to threaten the leader when the top swivel of their furling headstay failed with a bang.

That concluded the Swedish titled yacht’s regatta.

Velsheda crossed the finish line first with Ranger

With tactics called by veteran Volvo Ocean racer Bouwe Bekking, Lionheart went into the final race one point ahead. Hanuman’s receipt of a penalty for an infringement on their way to the final mark was pivotal. The Dutch team smelt blood. Overhauling early leader Topaz, Lionheart pulled out all the stops to tail Velsheda into the finish and in so doing earned them a three point buffer and the trophy.

The 1934 built Dutch entry Velsheda finished the regatta in second overall admitting that they were punching above their weight in age.

The winners put in long hours of training for this light airs event and it was testament to their efforts that consistency paid off.

Celebrating the America’s Cup from two eras eighty seven years apart was a real treat and a piece of history for the hundreds of spectators present.

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2017 Superyacht Cup Ends on a High The Superyacht Cup, a regatta renowned for its warm atmosphere and fierce racing, is not only one of the most hotly anticipated events on the superyacht sailing circuit, but also the longest running regatta of its kind in Europe.

Moreover, this thrilling fourday event unites sailors from all corners of the globe and boasts being a regatta where the camaraderie on board, and between boats, always reigns supreme.

This 21st edition of the Superyacht Cup has come to a spectacular end and after three days of riveting racing it was the 32m Bolero, a supremely fast boat, who artfully swept past her

competitors and managed to keep her cool under ‘decidingday pressure’. The crew’s consistency was the beautiful blue-hulled Bolero’s trump card which cinched her welldeserved race and class wins on both Thursday and Friday.

However, with a number of highly race-orientated superyachts out on the water, competition was, by nature, going to be tough. Yachts like the bone fide flyer Saudade, who although not as young as most of her rivals, proves time and again she’s still the boat to beat, and fast racer Ribelle, with her carbon hull and high-tech racing wardrobe, were a hard act to follow.

And although the Frersdesigned Bolero put up a solid performance it was no mean feat to fight off the chasing

27,5m Atalante 1 and the 39m Atalante, both built by Hoek and built by Claasen. The two, extremely elegant, sisters had been sailing at full throttle in order to try and hunt her down.

Apart from being able to revel in watching some of the world’s most beautiful sailing yachts glide around the bay, the conditions were also glorious; every day dawned with a picture-perfect

As every year, our dock side social programme was as important as the excitement on the water. Yacht owners and race crew enjoyed the Pendennis Paddleboard Challenge as well as the lively happy-hours sponsored by North Sails and Southern Spars which continued long after the day’s winners had been announced. Highlights this year were of course the annual SYC Dock Party and the Owners’ Mid-Summer BBQ at the stunning St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca. Bouwe Bekking summarized the overall atmosphere by saying: “It’s a really relaxed regatta.

After racing there’s a very nice ambiance on the dock, the atmosphere is really laid-back and everyone has a really good time.”

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Rán Racing Win a Dramatic Porto Cervo Finale - 52 Super Series Audi Sailing Week at Porto Cervo From one of the most dramatic last day 52 Super Series finales, Niklas and Catherine Zennström’s Rán Racing won the Porto Cervo 52 Super Series Audi Sailing Week title on the last downwind.

While there was elation for the ice cool Swedish owner-driver and his hard working crew there was huge disappointment for Quantum Racing and for Provezza who both within minutes of each other had one hand on the top prize, before gear failures successively dropped them from contention.

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for. We knew that we had lots of improvements on how we sailed the boat. We knew we had the potential to win.

But it was really close coming down to that last downwind.

So it feels really good” Without question this fourth regatta of the 2017 52 Super Series was an emotional roller coaster for many teams. But while the elation for the Rán Racing crew bubbled over immediately after finishing, winning their first event since Valencia’s 2015 season opener, the unfortunate gear failures robbed first Quantum Racing of the title when they were lying six points clear at the top of the event standings, with – as disappointed tactician Ter-ry Hutchinson pointed out – ‘just 12 minutes of the race left to sail’.

A strop inside the boat which supports the forestay gave way just after the leeward gate turn. Only their quick reactions saved their rig.

According to Hutchinson the failure is believed to be the same as caused Alegre to lose

their mast on Friday.

In the blustery 21 - 23 kts Mistral conditions Ergin Imre’s Provezza had just got themselves into a winning position at the top of the last beat. They were chasing leaders Azzurra round the last mark of the course, and so leading the three way tie between them, Rán Racing and Bronenosec. Whichever crew crossed the finish line first after Azzurra would win the re-gatta. Suddenly Provezza had one hand on the Porto Cervo title, and with it a chance to atone for Key West in January where they shed a two point lead on the last day with a bad start. But no sooner had they taken the re-gatta lead than a shackle failed on the kite during the hoist. Unable to sheet the spinnaker on they were almost dead in the water, struggling to find a solution as Rán Racing surfed past in spumes of spray.

For Rán Racing there was echoes of Miami in 2013 when they surfed past a broaching Azzurra on the

Almost all of the top contenders had at least one bogey race. Quantum Racing started under a cloud when they had to retire from the first race be-cause they wrongly sailed through the finish line when not on the finish leg. Platoon, recently crowned World Champions were over the start line in the second race and crossed the finish line last. Azzurra and Rán Racing both counted tenth places in their final scoreline.

But this was probably the closest fought event of the season. Four differ-ent teams lead the regatta at different stages. Rán Racing won by just one point ahead of Vladimir Liubomirov’s Bronenosec who took their first podi-um of the season, sailing a more composed, consistent event after recruit-ing Tomaso Chieffi to the afterguard to complement tactician Morgan Lar-son. Quantum Racing finished third overall but with three boats finish just one point behind them.

Azzurra, finishing 2,3,1 took fourth overall but take over the leadership of the 2017 52 Super Series by a single point ahead of Platoon. Provezza’s resulting seventh in the last race dropped them to sixth, another frustrating final day for Ergin Imre’s crew who have sailed well enough to have won a regatta by now.

With four regattas sailed of the six which comprise the 2017 52 Super Se-ries, four different teams have won event titles, Quantum Racing in Key West, Azzurra in Miami, Platoon at the World Championship in Scarlino and now Rán Racing.

Final Standings: 1. Rán Racing (Niklas and Catherine Zennström, SWE) (3,7,1,2,10,5,4,2) 34 pts.

2. Bronenosec (Vladimir Liubomirov, RUS) (6,6,2,9,2,6,1,3) 35 pts.

3. Quantum Racing (Doug DeVos, USA) (RET12,1,3,1,4,3, 2,DNF12) 38 pts.

4. Azzurra (Familia Roemmers, ITA/ARG) (5,8,5,10,5,2,3,1) 39 pts.

5. Gladiator (Tony Langley, GBR) (8,3,6,5,1,7,4) 39 pts.

6. Provezza (Ergin Imre, TUR) (4,4,7,4,6,1,6,7) 39 pts.

7. Platoon (Harm MüllerSpreer, GER) (7,11,4,3,3,4,7,5) 44 pts.

8. Sled (Takashi Okura, USA) (1,5,9,6,7,8,8,8) 52 pts.

9. Paprec Recyclage (JeanLuc Petithuguenin, FRA)

(10,2,11,11,9,10,10) 68 pts.

10. Sorcha (Peter Harrison, GBR) (9,10,10,7,8,9,9) 72 pts.

11. Alegre (Andrés Soriano GBR/USA), (2,RDG7.5,8,8, DNF12, DNC12, DNC12, DNC12) 73.5 pts.

52 Super Series after 4 Regattas of 6 1. Azzurra (Familia Roemmers, ITA/ARG), 146 pts.

2. Platoon (GER, Harm MüllerSpreer), 147 pts.

3. Quantum Racing (Doug DeVos, USA), 152 pts.

4. Provezza (Ergin Imre, TUR) 180.3 pts.

5. Rán Racing (Niklas Zennström, SWE), 186 pts.

6. Bronenosec (Vladimir Liubomirov, RUS), 200 pts.

7. Gladiator (Tony Langley, GBR) 219.6 pts.

8. Sled (Takashi Okura, USA), 226 pts.

9. Alegre (Andrés Soriano GBR/USA), 255.5 pts.

10. Sorcha (Peter Harrison, GBR), 316 pts.

11. Paprec (Jean-Luc Petithuguenin, FRA) 354 pts.

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Kiwi’s Victorious in America’s Cup The America’s Cup is heading back to New Zealand.

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There was a lot at stake in this final given New Zealand’s role as conscientious objectors to the new protocols agreed by the five other teams. Now the Kiwis have the Cup, they hold the keys to its future. Suffice to say, there was plenty of

frantic negotiating going on in Bermuda, and things were developing fast. Within hours of their victory, Team New Zealand had confirmed Italy’s Luna Rossa as the official challenger of record for the next Cup. This scenario was exactly what Larry Ellison, Oracle’s billionaire owner, feared might happen. Not even in his worst nightmares, though, could he have imagined such a one-sided final. New

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Zealand even began the final series on minus one as the USA had won the round robin qualifiers. But the Kiwis never looked like losing, winning eight of the next nine races.

The one-sided nature of the contest certainly put Land Rover BAR’s and Artemis’ 5-2 challenger playoff defeats in perspective.

Jimmy Spithill, the ebullient Aussie skipper of the American boat, could not

even blame a poor start for yesterday’s final humiliation.

Spithill had been outgunned and outmanoeuvred for most of the final series but yesterday, finally, he managed to get his boat to the first mark in the lead.

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The five other teams had all said in the lead-up to this America’s Cup that they were not that worried by the Kiwis’ radical boat design, which they had developed in secret back in Auckland and which featured four grinders on static bikes – or ‘cyclors’ as they dubbed them.

By the end, though, it was becoming apparent just how much of an advantage the pedalling power conferred on the Kiwi boat; an extra 30 per cent in hydraulic pressure, according to Land Rover BAR grinder Freddie Carr.

It was what they did with that extra power which was so impressive, though. The Kiwis’ aggressive design and radical control system, which allowed Burling to concentrate on driving the boat as Glenn Ashby and Blair Tuke – with whom Burling won Olympic 49er gold last summer – trimmed the foils and wing, paid off in spades. The Kiwis’ ambition and commitment to innovate absolutely deserved the ultimate reward.

So Burling becomes the youngest helm in America’s Cup history, by a mile. At 26 years old he is four years younger than Spithill was when he won the Cup for the first time. It was some performance.

All the talk beforehand had been of how Spithill – nicknamed Pitbull – was going to put the frighteners on his opposite man. Burling,

though, was so laidback at the end of it all you half expected America’s Cup organisers to send a medic on board to check he still had a pulse.

“We’re on top of the world,” he told TV after crossing the finish line, sounding like someone who had just found £10 down the back of the sofa rather than won international sport’s oldest trophy.

Only once in this America’s Cup, when he made the mistake that led to the Kiwis’ spectacular capsize against the GB boat in the playoff semis, did Burling looked truly rattled. The way that New Zealand recovered from that setback was deeply impressive; rolling their sleeves up and getting on with it.

There may have been gripes in some quarters about the format of this Cup; the fact that New Zealand could win it with an Olympic cyclist on board, a guy who had never sailed a boat until a couple of years ago, does jar. But New Zealand can hardly be blamed for that. They suffered heartache four years ago, but there was no doubt the Kiwis deserved it this time. The Cup is heading back to Auckland.

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Jordi Freixas Montse García - Albert Sas (+34) 93 233 35 46 (+34) 93 233 23 78 mgarciagd@firabarcelona.com asas@firabarcelona.com

Interview with Jordi Freixas Director of the Barcelona International Boat Show ‘The Boat Show will be promoting innovation, technology, entrepreneurship and business opportunities’ • ‘The show will grow by 6% and we expect to exceed 270 exhibitors’ • ‘The floating exhibition is bigger than ever, especially the catamaran area’ • ‘Over 20 companies are involved in the second Entrepreneur and Start-Ups conference’ The Barcelona International Boat Show is getting ready for its fifty-sixth edition with great optimism in view of the excellent uptake of

exhibition space, a reflection of the positive progress of the sector. Organised by Fira de Barcelona, the event aimed at nautical professionals and enthusiasts will be presenting the biggest offering from sports and recreational sailing industry in Spain at the Port Vell venue on 11-15 October, featuring a huge range of vessels and marine-related products and services.

Just three months away from the show, what is the outlook?

We’re very happy with the rate of exhibition space sales and we can already claim that we’ve exceeded last year’s space in response to considerable demand.

Everything points to the fact that the show will grow by around 6% and we expect to exceed 270 exhibitors and 670 boats in both the land-based and floating exhibition areas.

The Boat Show is the leading

sports and recreational sailing event in Spain and this is evident in its roster of exhibitors, who are keen not to miss an event that generates more than 50% of the sector’s annual turnover.

What is the focus of this year’s edition?

This year the show is even further reinforcing its role

as a point of reference for the sector, making a bigger than ever commitment to innovation, technology, enterprise and business.

It is the only platform where you can discover and test out the latest products in the nautical world, learn about future trends and make new professional contacts, all in a single venue.

BARCELONA AROUND THE REGIONS Is the nautical sector on the road to recovery?

Figures on the registrations of recreational and sports boats during the first six months of this year certainly point to this fact, and this is the fourth successive year of growth.

Up to June, registrations had risen by 13% and the charter sector by 35.4%, so it seems that, after all these years of recession, recovery is finally taking hold.

Which are the main growth sectors at the show?

This year the show is enlarging the floating exhibition area, especially the zone devoted to catamarans, where there will be over 20 boats, some of them really spectacular, and the area for boats of up to 12 metres. The number of boats under 8 metres long has also grown and these will mainly be exhibited on land.

What are the most important new features of the show?

Following on from last year, we are continuing to promote the more professional side of the show, strengthening our position as the leading platform for the sector in Spain. For this reason, after the success of last year’s show, we will be holding the second round of Entrepreneur and Start-Up conferences which will also have more participants; we expect more than 20 companies to take part and they will be held on every day of the show. There will be an exhibition area for projects, a video pitch session, an investment forum attended by private investors, family

office firms and business angels, plus conferences and networking sessions. Another novelty will be the new B2B space for holding business meetings to promote new commercial contacts. This will be managed by a mobile app to centralise all the meetings.

What other activities will be taking place?

Once again, we want the show to be a real festival of all things nautical with the aim of opening this world up to every audience. We will therefore be enhancing our entertainment offering with more hands-on experiences and live demonstrations of nautical sports in the Fun Beach area. There will also be the usual exhibition of traditional boats, talks and workshops at the Espai del Mar and the Nautical Night with exhibitor-hosted parties, tasting sessions, live music

and dancing, a nocturnal kayak-and-swimming crossing of Port Vell and many more activities. The Boat Show is undoubtedly a unique event at which to discover the sector’s new products, experience some fascinating activities and learn about new ways of enjoying the

sea. I encourage everyone to come along to the Boat Show and have a wonderful day out with family or friends in the unparalleled setting of Barcelona’s Port Vell.

AROUND THE REGIONS BARCELONA radically chic island in the entire Mediterranean.

Europe’s largest and most strategically located superyacht marina with firstclass facilities and luxurious shore-side amenities for crew and guests, OneOcean Port Vell is the ideal home port, offering secure and sheltered berths for yachts up to 190 metres. Yachts wintering at the marina can benefit from the TPA tax free scheme, one of the only few European marinas where the VAT exemption can be granted, offering a substantial advantage for owners undertaking winter works.

Stephen White, Founder and CEO of Sovren House Group said “The two marinas have a unique synergy that make the summer and winter berth packages a natural and logical combination. The brand and the pedigree of OneOcean perfectly complements our new marina in Ibiza, so it is great to be working together.”

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New Collaboration Between Marinas Sovren Ibiza and Oneocean Port Vell Barcelona OneOcean Port Vell, Barcelona (oneoceanportvell. com) and Sovren Ibiza (www.sovrenibiza.com) are collaborating to offer a very limited number of combined summer and winter berth packages for yachts over 60 metres and up to 185 metres.

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been developed that are immediately available: for 12 months, nine months and three months. Each package includes summer mooring in Sovren Ibiza and winter mooring in OneOcean Port Vell.

Given the acknowledged shortage of berths for larger yachts in the Med, what better way to solve the supply versus demand challenge by offering a package that guarantees a berth in Ibiza during the summer and Barcelona during the winter.

For superyachts, Ibiza has always been something of a tease. Maximum desire, minimum availability. Sovren Ibiza is changing that. The new marina owned by Sovren House Group opened in June and encompasses the area formerly occupied by the marina Port Ibiza Town right in front of the Dalt

Vila (old town).

Ibiza is acknowledged as the epicentre of the summer social scene and is becoming increasingly popular as a summer cruising destination for superyachts and Sovren’s marina has the unmatched combination of 16 berths between 60 and 185 metres on the most

Paul Cook, General Manager of OneOcean Port Vell said “The berth packages developed with Sovren Ibiza are testament to the clear trend of more and more superyachts choosing to be in Barcelona and Ibiza. The packages guarantee yachts a berth at one of the top summer destinations and the perfect winter home port, where many yachts choose to stay in Barcelona for repair and overhaul activities.”

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Take plenty spares from shore the crew has to be self sufficient. Be intrusive and ask searching questions even about any potential health conditions that might endanger the individual or the whole crew.

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Lessons of Ocean Sailing A year ago Citadel, a Jeanneau 54DS, set off from Gibraltar for the Azores. During the month of August in 2016 we sailed 2000 miles (a thousand each way) and spent 2 weeks cruising the anchorages and bars of the Azores. It was a wonderful experience even with the contretemps we encountered. Here are the lessons I took away: The first lesson is to assemble a capable crew with complementary skill sets. Out hundreds of miles

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The second lesson is to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Put the yacht through the sort of examination that a meticulous (dare I say pedantic) marine surveyor would carry out.

Make sure that any weak points are addressed. Carry spares of anything vital to the safe navigation of the vessel.

The third lesson of the trip is that it is quite feasible, indeed probable, that you will be on the same tack for hundreds of miles in a steady wind. Gone are the vagaries of the Mediterranean with winds strongly influenced by coastal features - flat one moment and a howling gale a few minutes later. The steadiness of sailing across the Portuguese Trade Winds meant that the crew had to be alert to chafe damage to sails and running rigging. We lost the gennaker reefing

line because of chaffing on the anchor. We never saw it until it parted at the most inconvenient time.

The fourth lesson is to care for the comfort and wellbeing of the crew. If the weather is anything other than ideal, and it often is not, the crew will need proper rest and nutrition. Have a proper watch system that matches stronger crew members with less experienced ones and make sure everyone gets rest. On the nutrition front it is important to remember that the early days of any passage is the time when the crew need to get their sea legs so taking food prepared ashore and frozen means that little time has to be spent in heaving galley with a queasy stomach. In both directions we survived for the first three days on items that just needed to be heated in the oven.

The final lesson is that on a sailing yacht you can get to the most beautiful anchorages and ports that are remote from any airports and therefore inaccessible to mass tourism. As more and more of planet Earth is opened up to mass tourism it is wonderful to experience places that are untouched and retain their charm of yesteryear. Some of the islands in the Azores are still relatively pristine and merit a visit but first you’ll need a yacht and Boatshed Gibraltar will only be too happy to help!

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Deckers Antibes We’re having a rather different season this year here at Deckers in Antibes – in that it hasn’t quietened down yet!

Where we are used to seeing a lull in demand around the beginning of July, this year last-minute uniform requests haven’t slowed down which is great as we like to keep busy!

In the local area, there is not an inch of space to be had for your towel on the beach!

Locals and tourists alike are sure to enjoy the Bank Holiday 15th August, as well as numerous outdoor concerts and fireworks displays all along the Riviera.

One example is Les Plages Electroniques, the only electronic music festival in France to take over a public beach. Beneath a starry sky, it offers a gigantic dancefloor of fine sand on the shore of the Mediterranean. We’ll be having some of that thank you!

Happy holidays!

MALLORCA LIFESTYLE great to see so many familiar faces and catch up with some old friends.

After the ceremony in Portals, they wasted no time in celebrating on the way over aboard Barca Samba and arrived at The Boathouse ready to party…..glad to see the old crowd have still got what it takes to have a good time!!

Welcome drinks, tapas and live music continued the party spirit and then sat down for a casual BBQ with meat and fish platters served family style. Dancing and of course lots more drinking followed and the midnight munchies were satisfied with bacon butties, pulled pork rolls and mini magnums.

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All in all a great day and I wish them all the love, fun and happiness for their new life together.

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New Look for the Chill Out Lounge

Well July got off to a loving start when we hosted the wedding reception of Ana and Graeme, friends of my wife from her home town Lytham St. Annes. Apart from having such a happy event, it was

In perfect timing for the wedding, the chill out lounge got a mini makeover along with the bar being slightly extended before the big refurb at the end of the season (just in time for all

your Christmas parties!!) I love this spot, casual and comfortable it really captures the laidback Boathouse vibe and is great for small gatherings or to just relax and enjoy cocktails, chilled out tunes and starting this month, our delicious new bar snack menu including antipasto share plates, ceviche, our own version of the traditional coca and our ever popular chipirones – served 4 to 7pm daily.

New Talent Aboard Speaking of new menus, Im very happy to announce that we also have a new chef - The very talented Michail Tsigaras.

Having recently led the team at Fosh Kitchen Michail joined our crew in June and has been busy getting the kitchen ship shape and creating new dishes that lets seasonal produce shine. Miki is a brilliant chef with great experience and his goaI is to add his own twist to familiar dishes offering our diners an experience rooted in tradition but exceed their expectations with new flavours and combinations.

“Im very excited to be at The Boathouse. It’s a great location and love the concept of casual dockside dining,

Michael Tsigras showcasing local seasonal food with a simple approach and excellent quality. I want to surprise people and give them a new twist on casual food.”

We will still feature some of our old favourites like the seafood platter but the new menu will also reflect the growing demand for locally sourced foods with a focus on fresh fish and Al Fresco BBQ, offering a selection of ‘just of the grill’ specialties every night from 7pm. And if you love ice cream, you have to try one of our custom blended ice creams by local artisan company Iceberg.

I for one, look forward to eating my way through the new menu (although my expanding waistline does not).

Good job it includes a great range of salads!!

Enjoy the new food, hope to see you soon.

The New Chill Out Lounge: From Smoothies to Sundowners….drink, relax and enjoy!

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MEET MICHAIL TSIGARAS

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Born to Italian and Greek parents, Michail has loved cooking from an early age but originally he wanted to be a doctor and was all set on spending his days in a hospital. Luckily for us though, after his second year at University studying medicine, he realized he was happier in the kitchen and swapped his white coat for an apron and became the renowned chef he is today!

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His passion for food started when he used to help out at his friends family restaurant.

“Growing up I went there as often as I could, after school, weekends, holidays….and then one day I was spending more time there than I was in class so dropped out of Uni and started full time.”

Its so hot in the day now we have decided to put a hold on Sunday Brunch until the cooler weather comes back. Don’t worry, breakfast is served until 12 and we will still feature Brunch Specials during the daytime menu and then enjoy Sunday Sunset with live music from 8pm.

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In 2001, his natural talent was validated when he was selected from hundreds of applicants to work at El Bulli, the 3 star Michelin restaurant in Catalonia, run by Ferran Adrià, considered at the time to be one of the world’s most innovative and exciting chefs.

Which is how he ended up in Mallorca…he came here to learn Spanish before starting with El Bulli but as it does with so many of us, the island won him over and he decided to stay. He worked at many top places before opening his own place ‘Living’ in Santa Catalina. It quickly became very popular but sadly it didn’t last and they had to close.

Fresh and flavourful Ceviche is set to be a new favourite!

After that, he returned to his Greek roots but Italian is what he knows best and whilst he is a highly creative chef, he is also very knowledgeable and has great respect for tradition and authentic, quality ingredients. His work ethic is of an extremely high standard so it wasn’t long before he joined Marc Fosh and his team where he worked for a couple of years before joining our merry crew! And we are certainly happy to have him in our galley……and once you’ve tasted his food, you will be too!

When hes not cooking, Miki spends his downtime with his wife Patricia and 21 month old twins, Isabella and Cristian.

New menu will still feature old favourites too – including our Signature Seafood Platter

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A Home for Hot Summers and Humid Winters Mallorca is hot, hot, hot! It is that time of the year when people from all over the world come to visit our beautiful island and many of them will go back home after an amazing vacation, dreaming of going back as soon as possible. And some of them might have fallen so deeply in love with this little paradise that they decide to make a part of it their own.

Maybe you are one of them?

Whether you are thinking to rent or buy a place in Mallorca, there are some things to keep in mind if you start looking for it during the summer. Or during the winter for that matter. After all, it is not summer here all year around, and the different seasons in Mallorca require different things to keep a high standard in a house or an apartment.

A lot of people are dreaming of a home with a sunny terrace, preferably facing Southwest to get the most possible sun during the day.

But as wonderful as it is to be able to have your coffee in the morning sun in March, just as unbearably hot it will be in July. Here, during the summer, people try their best to keep the sun out, with

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closed shutters, blinds and giant umbrellas. On the other hand, during these months, single glazed windows and cool tile floors work just fine and who remembers to check the heaters when the temperature never goes below 25 degrees? If there even are any.

Because winter comes to Mallorca too. Maybe it does not get as cold as in the North, but a Mediterranean winter does come with the occasional cold spell. Not to mention the humidity.

Living on an island, surrounded by water, takes humidity to a new level. It might be hard to imagine that an airy and cool apartment in the summer, can be cold and humid in winter. In the same way, it is easy to forget that a beautiful loft and a rooftop with winter sun can get incredibly hot without air conditioning, blinds and umbrellas.

So depending on how much time you want to spend in your holiday home, take into consideration that you might need to adjust it a bit to keep a high standard all year around. The best is, of course, to rent or buy something that is well equipped for every season - both summers and winters are fantastic in Mallorca!

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Two Important Tours…

The count down has started to the two of the most important tours here in Spain this year.

The Vuelta a España and the Vuelta a Menorca. Rarely Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España was first raced in 1933, with a goal to emulate long-distance road racing that was greatly popularised by French Tour de France and Italian Giro d’Italia.

But it wasn’t until 1955 that it was held on a consistent basis.

It is only in recent years that it has really gained stature as a true “Grand Tour”. Vuelta organisers realised that with a spring calendar crowded with Classics and the Giro, the Vuelta would always have trouble competing for the best riders (Miguel Indurain had missed 3 consecutive Vueltas by 1994). In 1995 the Spanish national tour was moved from its traditional

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late April start to late summer.

The vast majority of teams that take part of this race are UCI ProTeams, but the organisers of the race regularly invite “wild card teams”. As all other Grand Tours, Vuelta a España has same racing and qualification format. The race is ridden over 3 weeks and winner of the race is determined by the lowest aggregate time across all stages - the yellow jersey of the Tour de France is replaced by the bright red jersey of the Vuelta). In addition to the general classification, race also features competitions for points, mountain tracks, combination classification for all-round cyclist and team classification.

Running from Saturday August 19th to Sunday September 10th 2017, the 7th edition of the Vuelta will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,297.7 kilometres. The race will start in Nîmes & finish in Madrid and is made up of 5 flat stages and 1 flat with high-altitude finales stage, 8 hill stages, 5 mountain stages, 1 individual

time trial stage & 1 team time trial stage. It is only the third time in history that the start has been in another country.

The headlines are not solely reserved for the cycling - in 1977, Sheila and B.Devotion inaugurated this sporting and musical tradition with “Singing in the rain” and there has been a Vuelta song ever since.

This year treat is at the hands of Maldita Nerea - The song ‘Bailarina’ will accompany the La Vuelta 2017 peloton from its departure in Nîmes until the finale in Madrid!

For more information on the race and to hear the Vuelta song visit - www.lavuelta.com The Vuelta a Menorca The three-day Tour of Menorca is a sportive that promises great riding, great food and stunning scenery.

The 16th edition kicks off on Friday 20th October and is centred around the square in Mahon.

Each day features a different route, out and back from the base, in the island’s capital.

As you would expect, the event features mechanical and medical back-up, well stocked feed stations and a broom wagon if it all gets too much.

People often use the word unique out of context.

However, when describing the Vuelta a Menorca you would be correct in saying that it is unique in it’s format and the hospitality of the organiser Arturo Sintes.

Arturo’s personality and friendly character results a wonderful jovial feel to the event – far removed from mass participation sportives such as the Etape du Tour!

Despite some challenging distances, across the undulating landscape, there is the constant buzz of people chatting, laughing & posing questions to the professional riders. Post ride beverages flow and riders exchanges Arturo, formally the President of the Cycling Federation invites a number of current and past professional cyclist to the event - last year it was the turn of Team Sky and we were joined by David Lopez, Mikel Landa, and Bernat Intxaugusti.

We wait with baited breath to see who is on this year’s guest list!

From year to year, the format varies very little. Friday’s short ride is a little loosener and then there are two longer rides on the Saturday & Sunday. In previous years, on the Friday, we have enjoyed a short 35km spin out covering the southern tip of the island, stopping for a tipple at a family owned vineyard. On Saturday it’s about 110km, which includes a timed hill climb. In 2015 it was a 1.5km (10%) climb and lunch at Arturo’s bicycle museum in Es Mercadal, in the centre of the island. Sunday is the most challenging day. Although the route is only 62km in length, it takes in the highest point in the island at Monte Toro (358m above sea level);

a three kilometre climb averaging more than eight per cent. There are prizes for first three male and female riders to the top and any local professionals who ride the sportive are not allowed to compete for this prize but are more than happy to tow anyone to the top.

The event is concluded with a somewhat entertaining sit down lunch and prize giving.

Very few riders escape a mention or a prize - everyone being called up on stage at some time or another. The British contingent were made to feel very welcome and singled out for praise & friendly banter. In 2016 there were 300 riders of which over 100 were British! The rest of the riders are made up of clubs and individuals from Menorca and Mallorca, with many riders taking the ferry between Mallorca and Menorca.

For the explorers that love to organise trips themselves, the entry for all three days costs just €62…. to make life easier I would definitely recommend staying near Mahon. To registrater, visit the www. menorcacicloturista.com/ vuelta-a-menorca For those who prefer the hassle free option, we can organise everything for you.

We stay in a wonderful 4 star hotel set in a natural bay near Mahon. On Friday we help you with your bikes, before heading out for stage 1. The rides on day 2 & 3 start &

finish just a short ride from our hotel.

Itinerary – 3 nights Friday 20th October – Transfer from airport to the hotel. Our mechanic will be available to resolve any bike issues. The ride starts at Ferial PoimaMaó in Mahon at 3:45pm.

Later in the evening at 7:30pm there is a welcome reception including a presentation,

some wine and nibbles.

Saturday 21st October – The ride departs the square at 9am and returns at 2pm. You are then free to enjoy the rest of the day. We will organise a dinner in Mahon for those who want to join.

Sunday 22nd October – The ride departs the square at 8:45am and returns at 12:30pm. The event is

concluded with a rather entertaining farewell lunch, with the presentation of trophies, at the Recinto Ferial Poima–Maó. After the festivities we head to the beach for some well earned cold beverages and a swim.

Monday 23rd October – Breakfast, quick 40km spin out & transfer to the airport for a late flight home.

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NEWS 4 STEWS so I decided on a change of scenery. I flew to France and dock walked for my first job.

I was thankfully offered a number of roles so I had the chance to be picky. I really felt like I landed the perfect role and I joined a fab team of ladies where I was given the opportunity to learn skills that set me up well for my current Chief Stew role.

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Stew of the Month – Michelle Bowler What did you do before yachting, and how did your yachting career first begin?

Before yachting I spent 4 years helping to build a 40ft trimaran wavepiercer in an old apple packing shed in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. I loved being on the tools and I learnt a ton about boat building but the chemicals played havoc on my skin so it was never going to become my career. After that I took a different turn and I found myself behind a desk in Auckland City working as a Personal Assistant in Investment Banking. I was offered a role in the London office where I spent the next 4 years working for some wonderful Executives including the Global Head of Consumer & Retail. I completed my STCW course prior to leaving New Zealand and it was about to expire

Being Chief Stew must be quite demanding, do you ever wish you weren’t the one in charge?

Funnily enough no! I love the challenge and I love to know what is going on but I really value down time to completely switch off my mind to the pressure and reset myself.

What has been your favourite boat you’ve worked on, and why?

I have only worked on 2 superyachts and although they are both sailing yachts they are completely different and great in their own ways.

My first boat will always remain special because everything was so new and exciting. I’ve been lucky to work alongside fun loving stews in an environment where we work hard to make each others jobs easier.

What are the best and worst parts about working onboard?

The best parts would have to be when the guests are loving everything you do for them and seeing some amazing places for free. The worst part like I’m sure it is for

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everyone is missing out on quality time with friends and family back home.

How do you keep sane on charter?

Many cups of tea often drank cold and good banter.

I also have a great app called Headspace, I put my headphones on after my shift and listen to a 10 min session, I pass out every time before it finishes.

What are your best strategies for spoiling charter guests?

Taking note of their preferences and creating experiences to suit.

What’s the coolest thing you have done for guests?

I love to take photos and videos for the guests. On charter I put together a slideshow that we show at the end and they get a copy to take home. It’s a great way to finish the charter on a high.

What is your signature cocktail?

That’s a hard one! I’ve been told I make amazing margaritas but perhaps this is only said after the 3rd one…! It’s fun to work with local ingredients and create flavours to compliment what the chef is creating for dinner.

A fav one of mine is another tequila cocktail with lime, cucumber, cloudy apple juice and elderflower… so good!

What is your favourite yachting destination?

A highlight for me so far has been Myanmar, we felt like the only yacht in the area.

If you owned a superyacht, what would you do differently?

I would try to be as environmentally friendly as possible, surround myself with fun adventurous crew who create awareness of the

devastating effect plastic has on our environment.

What is your on-board pet hate?

When dishcloths in the crew mess are not rinsed after use What career achievement are you most proud of?

Finishing the boat building project after not realising the enormous scale of it when we started!

I came into the yachting industry as a 30 year old, initially I thought that was quite late in the game but I now feel my previous life experience has been a real benefit and it enabled me to be promoted relatively quickly.

Best housekeeping tip/hack?

I get a lot of my housekeeping tips from the lovely ladies at Environmental Yacht Services. I’m a big fan of eco friendly products.

What’s your favourite adventure in Mallorca?

I haven’t spent a huge amount of time there but we had a crew lunch at Ca’s Patro March in Deià which was a great spot. We will be in Palma again for a couple of months at the end of the year so I’m looking forward to exploring the mountain trails and discovering more foodie hangouts.

If you could give your 20yr old self one piece of advice, what would it be?

Don’t sweat the small stuff and save more.

What’s your plan for the future?

In the near future the plan is to go on another surfing holiday. Long term would be to find a way to incorporate my passion for photography into my work more.

NEWS 4 STEWS time for you to make the move to land?

I just knew! I believe it was down to a few reasons. After my father died, time with family was more important to me. I think it’s important not to stay in yachting if you no longer enjoy it and not to leave until you’ve really achieved what you want.

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From Ship to Shore – Kathryn Thomason How long did you work in yachting? Can you tell me about your yachting career – highlights, low points?

I worked in yachting for just under nine years. I wasn’t enjoying university and after lots of course changes and burying my head in the sand I ran away to the Bahamas!

I was looking for seasonal work and saw an exciting opportunity to join two ex America’s Cup yachts in the Bahamas. I didn’t think I’d get the job but they gave me a chance because of my hospitality experience.

My parents were shocked!

Dropping out of university and flying to the Bahamas wasn’t what they’d imagined for me but I gained lots of sailing experience and it made me realise that this is was what I wanted to do.

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had my pick of jobs. On all the boats I worked on, there were periods of intensity but I always worked for good captains and owners who rewarded us for this hard work.

My highlights were working on a 75metre fedship, snorkelling in the Galapagos, swimming with humpback whales, cruising French Polynesia, drift diving with sharks, kitesurfing off the back of the boat and finally getting a job on my dream boat.

This was to be the last boat I worked on although my time on board was filled with highs and lows I was really excited to participate in all the regattas.

My low points were dealing with the ever changing schedules especially when it interfered with planned family visits but then in 2013, my father died suddenly. The boat I was on gave me 5 months off. I don’t think all the yachts/ captains out there would have given that same level of support.

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What was the most difficult thing about the transition?

Really I found it easy. The hardest was probably handing my notice in as there is never a good time to do this. My last few weeks in yachting were spent racing in the Caribbean.

Although this was hard work it was probably the highlight of my career.

What was the best thing about it?

Choice and being able to make plans and commit to them. I wanted a dog since I could speak so the first thing I did was get a Border Collie puppy called Salty-Seadog (who hates water!). I spent the summer training for a couple of events. I swam from Gosport to the Isle of Wight and completed my first half Ironman. This was a huge challenge for me as I had never run longer than 10km. I finished 2nd in my age group.

What do you miss most about yachting?

To be honest I do not miss it.

I loved my job on boats but now I look to the next chapter.

Of course there were amazing times. I made some fantastic friends but I still see them

now, some of them more than when I was on the boats.

Sometimes I miss the clear sea and white sand but there are always holidays for that!

What do you do now?

I am currently investing in property: buy to let and renovations. I am also doing the same swim again this year. I will be swimming from Ryde (Isle of White) to Stokes Bay (Gosport) and am doing this for the Ian Pratt Foundation, a charity raising funds to support sufferers, raise awareness and fund clinical research into Motor Neurone Disease. www. justgiving.com/fundraising/ kathrynthomason2017 Please share and support this if you can!

Do you have any advice for fellow yachties about going land-based?

I think the important thing is to do it when it feels right. You do not want to regret leaving.

Although I suppose you can always go back. But my advice is to achieve what you want to achieve and then when you get to the point that you feel like a change, that is the right time. Save and invest well while yachting. I saved around 70% of my salary each month and still did everything I wanted to do. It’s easy to live the life of a yacht owner and leave yachting with nothing.

This is fine if that’s what suits you but then it’s harder to adjust to a land based life.

The last thing I wanted was to have to go to another stressful and time restricting job.

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Pick of the Month Stewardess’ Pick of the Month from: Rialto Living - Our favourite lifestyle store in PalmaWhether the yacht is cruising the remote and mysterious Scottish Hebrides or the turquoise waters of the Balearics, you can be sure that (on a number of occasions) lunch or dinner will take place while out for a sail, motoring to the next marina, or in a rough and rolly anchorage.

Alternatively, you most likely will need to pack lunch for a day ashore or an afternoon on the beach: yet more scenarios in which the boat’s best Baccarat is just not going to cut it. But when the plastic glasses onboard are, well, clearly plastic, what’s a stew to do when the rest of the set-up consists of perfectly ironed linen and a tasteful arrangement of stylish shells?

You’ll be happy to hear that the last time we had a nosey

around Rialto Living we were dazzled by their extensive collection of top-quality plastic glasses, which range from champagne flutes to water tumblers. They are not only available in anything from electric blues to emerald greens but are also strong enough to withstand the mother of all waves and the subsequent epic crash, which will send everything flying.

Additionally, it would take a click of your fingernail, which will result in the telltale ‘tick’ of plastic, instead of a glasslike ‘ting’, to discern these synthetic stunners from the ‘real thing’.

Another item Rialto Living stock which are great for picnic baskets or mealswhile-at-sea, are the genius

napkins made by MYdrap, the only cotton and linen tear-off napkins on a roll. Rialto Living stock these stylish alternatives to paper napkins in a huge array of colours and in three handy sizes. What’s more, they are machine-washable,

Rialto Living, conveniently located on Calle Sant Feliu 3, is just a stone’s throw away from Palma’s STP and sells a wide selection of eye-catching super yacht must-haves. Have a snoop around and see for yourself. And if you make a purchase don’t forget to flash your STP (or other) entry card so you can relax in their leafy, oasis-like café and sip on a complimentary ‘cafe con leche’ before you head back to the boat.

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The Power of the Pomegranate The other day I was very relieved and surprised to find pomegranate molasses tucked away in a little spice shop in the olivar market here in Palma. I was hunting it to put a little finishing touch to my Turkish spoon salad that I was preparing for a dinner with friends. I’d almost forgotten how good pomegranate molasses can be. It’s so sweet and acidic at the same time and has the consistency of ketchup with a deep, burgundy red colour. It can be used in salad dressings and sauces, in cocktails, marinades or cakes.

It can become your secret ingredient weapon for making anything and everything taste interesting, slightly exotic, and just generally delicious. You could try making your own as pomegranates are in season right now.

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Steeped in history and romance and almost in a class by itself, the pomegranate is a symbol of fertility in many countries and a very popular fruit all over the mediterranean to the Middle East. The “Granada”, as it is known in Spain, is a round fruit with a thick, leathery red skin. Inside it contains large white seeds that are covered in small sacks of pinkish-red juicy sweet pulp.

It is fiddly to eat but the juice is well worth extracting for refreshing, long drinks or to marinate and flavour chicken, lamb or game. It is regarded to be a tenderiser for meat and the juice is also used to flavour the sickly-sweet French liquor “Grenadine”.

Loosen the flesh by rolling the whole pomegranate on a hard surface, pressing down with your hand. Then cut in half and scoop out the centre with a spoon. Remove the white pith, as it is bitter.

Alternatively, eat the flesh straight from the skin. To extract the juice, place the seeds in a sieve and press with the back of a spoon or use a lemon squeezer.

This anti-oxidant powerhouse can actually help keep us out of the grave and Pomegranate juice is rich in vitamin C but it also stains, so be careful when preparing them.

Pomegranates combine well with walnuts, figs, bananas, cream cheese and pistachios.

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Ingredients (serves 6) 3 red peppers 60g fresh breadcrumbs 2 garlic cloves, smashed and optional 80g walnuts 30ml tablespoons pomegranate molasses 30ml olive oil Juice of half a lemon ½ tsp ground cumin 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp cayenne pepper Salt and pepper to taste

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Heat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6. Put the peppers on a tray and roast for 30-35 minutes, turning occasionally, until they are cooked and the skin is blackened. Put the peppers in a bowl, cover with cling-film and, once cool enough to handle, peel and discard the skin and seeds.

Pat the peppers dry, and place in a food processor. Add the breadcrumbs, lemon juice, molasses, cumin, paprika, cayenne and garlic. Pulse to form a thick paste. Add the olive oil and season to taste.

Pomegranate Marinated Shoulder of Lamb Ingredients (serves 4) 2 shoulders of lamb 150ml Pomegranate juice 6 cumin seeds 100ml Dry red wine 2 Large red onions 1 Lemon (chopped) 3 Cloves garlic 10 Black peppercorns (ground)

10 fresh basil leaves (torn) Pinch of salt In blender, combine pomegranate juice, red wine, onions, lemon, garlic, pepper, basil and salt. Rub some of marinade well into lamb.

Place the shoulders in shallow glass or enamel pan. Pour the remaining marinade over meat. Marinate in refrigerator for at least 3-4 hours or overnight.

When ready to cook, wipe off excess marinade. Roast the lamb shoulders in a hot oven (200cº/400fº/gas6) for 20 minutes.

Reduce the heat to a moderate (160cº/220fº/gas 4) heat and cook for 40-45 minutes, basting now and again with the marinade.

Leave to rest 5 to 10 minutes before carving.

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NEWS 4 STEWS cold melty joy......... Ladies and gentlemen, let me have the pleasure of floating your boat ....

Passionfruit Semifreddo with Mango and Raspberry Salad

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Galley Goddess It’s official, Satan just called and he wants his weather back and, good friends, he is bloody welcome to it. In August, I find that you need to sit very, very still, preferably somewhere where it is very wet, eating or drinking very cold stuff gelato seems like an excellent choice. Frozen desserts date back to ancient Rome and Sicily where they made it from snow and ice brought back the mountain tops and preserved below ground.

There is a difference between ice cream and gelato, the most obvious being that ice cream is made with cream and gelato with milk. But lurking in the background is the unpretentious semifreddo, who is sort of like Gelato’s gay, little brother. No macho demonstrations involving churning, flexing muscles or machines, semifreddo is retro, savvy and elegant. It has the texture of frozen mousse and the awesome ability to

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be transformed with nearly any ingredient, whether it be liqueurs, fruit, chocolate, nuts or nougat. Directly translated from Italian it means half cold.

I reckon it should really read – just not very frozen.

Daydreaming on semifreddo’s origins I like to think that semifreddo was born through a colossal f#**k up and cleverly disguised as a posh desert. There they were, way back then......... Luigi and Stephano in the galley, somewhere on the Italian coast, so hot outside the air seems to be screaming in pain ¨Luigi, youa taka de gelato outa de congelatore in venti minutos, for el Padrone, si?¨And dear old Luigi, bless his heart mishears and leaves it out for 20 mintues to discover its transformed in half cold gelato. Slap it on a fancy platter, rename it, present it - inspirational!!

The only tools you will need master this little bit of heaven is to be a deft, energetic quick licker to enjoy this creamy,

Mango and raspberry salad 165gm (3/4 cup) golden caster sugar 3 pieces lemon rind, removed with a peeler 1 loosely packed cup mint leaves 50ml lemon liqueur 2 mangos, thinly sliced 125gm raspberries Passionfruit semifreddo 4 egg yolks 150 gm white sugar 80 ml passionfruit juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 250 ml pouring cream, lightly whipped I passionfruit, pulp only For passionfruit semifreddo, whisk your egg yolks in an electric mixer for 5-7 minutes until pale and fluffy.

Then combine sugar and passionfruit juice in small saucepan and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 2-3 minutes until syrupy, then add to the egg yolks, whisking continuously until mixture is cold. Fold in cream and passionfruit pulp, transfer to a container and freeze for 6 hours or overnight until firm.

Makes about 750ml.

For the salad, combine sugar, lemon rind and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to boil and simmer for 3 minutes.

Remove from heat, add mint and lemon liqueur and stand until cool, then strain reserving lemon rind and syrup. Refrigerate until cold.

Makes about 1 cup.

To serve, combine mango, raspberries and reserved rind in a bowl. Drizzle with syrup and toss gently. Serve mango and raspberry salad with scoops of passionfruit semifreddo. Magnifico!

Toffee Macadamia Chocolate Semifreddo 225 g white sugar 80 ml water 200g unsalted macadamia nuts 2 eggs 4 egg yolks 215 g caster sugar 600ml thickened cream 30 g cocoa powder 100g dark chocolate, coarsely chopped Line the base and sides of an 11 x 21cm loaf pan with plastic wrap, allowing sides to overhang.

Then line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper.

Combine the white sugar and water in a heavy based saucepan over low heat, cook, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Increase the heat and bring to boil. Cook without stirring, occasionally brushing down the side of the pan with a pastry brush dipped in water for 5-7 minutes or until toffee is golden. Reduce the heat to low. Add the macadamia nuts and cook, stirring for 2 minutes until the nuts are well

coated in toffee mixture. Pour over lined tray and set aside for 15 minutes until toffee is set. Coarsely chop and leave until it is time to garnish your masterpiece.

Meanwhile, use and electric beater to whisk eggs, egg yolks and caster sugar in a heatproof bowl for two minutes until light and fluffy.

Place over a saucepan of simmering water and continue whisking for 6-8 minutes until mixture is thick and pale.

Remove from heat and whisk for a further 2 minutes or until cool.

Whisk the cream and cocoa powder in a bowl until soft peaks form. Gently fold in the egg mixture, chocolate and one third of the smashed macadamia toffee. Pour into prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap and pop into the freezer for at least 6 hours.

Remove semifreddo and set aside for 2-3 minutes to soften slightly. Turn out onto a serving platter and top with the remaining macadamia mixture to serve. Good way

to smash toffee is put in a sealable bag and attack with a rolling pin.

Semifreddo al torroncini Homemade nougat ice cream Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve included this simple recipe as it pairs well with any fresh fruit you have on hand.

250g mascarpone cheese 3 eggs, separated (and beat the egg whites) 2 tablespoons caster sugar 100g crunchy nougat, chopped by hand Separate the eggs. Put the yolks and sugar in a bowl and beat until fluffy.

Add mascarpone and keep beating. Add chopped nougat.

Fold in beaten egg whites.

Line a rectangular mould or small individual ones with plastic wrap. Pour mixture in.

Freeze for several hours. Tip the semifreddo onto a serving dish and decorate with coffee beans, crushed hazel nuts or fruit.

Happy licking, Galley Goddess

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How to Use a Skin Exfoliant Dead skin cells often need a little help to slough off. A skin exfoliant with ingredients like an alpha hydroxy acid or a beta hydroxy acid can leave you looking fresh and feeling smooth again.

Our skin is constantly renewing itself, growing new skin cells to replace the surface skin cells that grow old, die, and fall, or slough, off. Every minute of every day, between 30,000 and 40,000 dead skin cells flake away.

Factors like age and dry skin can mean that dead skin cells don’t fall away as easily as they should. When these cells build up, they can make the

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complexion look rough and pasty and can also contribute to the clogged pores that lead to adult acne. The regular yet careful use of a skin exfoliant can help slough off dead skin cells and uncover fresh, more youthful skin. There are two main types of skin exfoliants: mechanical exfoliants and chemical exfoliants. Both are commonly available, and both have pros and cons regarding their use and the types of skin conditionsfor which they are most appropriate.

Mechanical Skin Exfoliants Mechanical exfoliants work by sanding off dead skin cells using mildly abrasive substances. These skin exfoliants typically are facial scrubs, creamy cleansers with tiny, rough particles. As you gently massage the exfoliant over the surface of your face and skin, the friction works to

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A chemical skin exfoliant uses gentle acids to dissolve whatever bonds are preventing the outer layer of dead skin cells from falling off your face and body. There are two main types of chemical skin exfoliants, those that include an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) and those that include a beta hydroxy acid (BHA): • Alpha hydroxy acids are derived from different foods, from fruits, such as apples and grapes, to milk. Some of the most common AHAs to look for on product labels are glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, alpha-hydroxyoctanoic acid, and triple fruit acid. An alpha hydroxy acid is best for people with dry or thickened skin.

• Beta hydroxy acids are the chemical cousins of alpha hydroxy acids, but are more oil-soluble and therefore better at exfoliating oily skin or acne-prone skin. The best known beta hydroxy acid is salicylic acid. On product labels, look for salicylate, sodium salicylate, beta hydroxybutanoic acid, or tropic acid.

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Asociación Ondine ́s Dos Manos Schools Programme Asociación Ondine welcomed international guests to Mallorca to conduct a 2 day expedition with two subjects of work to conduct. Surveying a site within the Bay of Palma as a possible new Marine Protected Area as well as visiting a plastic pollution hot spots in the Balearic Islands.

Our team was one large group of professional and passionate people who had given up their time and provided their skills to help Asociación Ondine and our objective of a clean and healthy Balearic Sea. Our international guests included Kip Evens & Courtney Mattisson from Mission Blue, Karl Lundin from the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), Dianna Cohen from the Plastic Pollution Coalition as well as Pam Lombardi from the Drifters Project.

The stunning workhorse and our expedition mothership,

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RV Bonnie Lass captained by Pete Lucas and crewed by his amazing wife Roo, kids Jaco and Chloe as well as super pooch Maggie, held all our stores, spare tanks and was the point of coordination for the expedition. RV Ondine, captained by Nick Stael von Holstein, was our VIP RIB and also the ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) deployment RIB over the two days. TT The Islander, skippered by Simon Relf was our multimedia tender, zipping our photographers and videographers from location to location, capturing images of scientists at work, marine life as wells plastic pollution disasters. TT Bonnie Lass, skippered by Jaco Lucus and TT Fernando, skippered by Nora Dorian were dedicated to our scientific teams. This was a coordinated effort that, considering some of the challenges, went extremely well and all objectives were reached. A real testament to the skills and abilities of each individual.

The original MPA plan was to survey the outer edge of Sa Dragonera in the south west corner of Mallorca, we aimed to collect valuable

data regarding marine life and habitats as this area has not been studied on a large scale, data deficient would be the best way to describe the wild side of Sa Dragonera.

However, mother nature had other ideas for us as she decided that 20 knots of wind blowing down both sides of Sa Dragonera would be enough for us to change locations, she was right! Plan B turned into plan C and our new location was to be a small island in the bay of palma called Isla del Sec, a popular diving spot for recreational divers that has no formal protection at this stage.

Our scientific team conducted various surveys of marine life, some fish surveys and others of sea urchins. Urchins are an indicator of the health of fish populations. Basically if there are lots of urchins it means there are not so many fish and vice versa. Our biologists are still working with the data collected so we cant say too much officially at this stage, what we can say though is all participants were very positively surprised by the amount of fish at Isla del Sec. An area where there are no real expectations of

encountering large amounts of marine life.

Whilst our science team was working hard, our international VIPs enjoyed a morning snorkel at El Sec on Saturday followed by some of Roo´s wonderful energy giving sandwiches.

We also had wonder nurse Amanda Hewson on board as expedition nurse, but as always Amanda mucked in with the rest of the crew to help wherever she could.

Saturday afternoon saw us at Cala Figuera, one of the worst locations in the Balearic Islands for accumulated plastic pollution. This place is a cess pit with years and years worth of plastic pollution in layers throughout the dried posidonia and rocks on the beach. Plastic pollution in all forms, micro and macro plastic everywhere. One of the most common pieces of plastic on the beach are plastic q-tips and they are there in the thousands!

Within the space of around 20 seconds DIanna Cohen from the Plastic Pollution Coalition had collected around 30.

Whilst Pam Lombardi was on her hands and knees foraging

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through years and years of plastic accumulation. She found all sorts of items, fake leaves, tile spacers, straws, toys, parts of dolls, all of which could have been in the sea for more than 50 years.

at El Toro marine reserve and a round table discussion regarding plastic pollution and in particular the issue of plastic microfibres from synthetic and recycled plastic clothing.

Our international guests were shocked at the dire condition this beach is in and compared it to so many other areas of the world that collect years and years of plastic pollution. This issue is a local and global issue that is in the hands of governments and manufacturers to solve. Governments through effective policy and manufacturers of products to find environmentally friendly was of packaging their goods as well as alternative materials to create their products from.

Our science team were off in RV Ondine and the ROV team to explore the deeper water around El Toro and our VIPs were treated to one of the finest dives in the Mediterranean. We had the pleasure of diving with Kip, Karl and Dr.Sylvia Earle in El Toro a few years back but at a different time of year. Our fish stocks are at their highest in El Toro in summer so this was a chance to showcase the Balearic Islands most successful MPA and she didn’t disappoint. Comments from all our VIPs were excellent, they were all so happy that their last dive in the Balearics was in such an impressive location. Well done El Toro MPA!

Our first day was a huge success, so much so our science team conducted all necessary surveys in the first day. This left us with, for day 2, the ROV, some VIP diving

FInally, our round table

discussion covered various aspects of the work all represented organisations conduct and was the start of what we see as addressing an issue within the conservation world of reinventing the wheel. Sharing knowledge and programs is imperative for international marine conservation to succeed.

Putting aside peoples egos, funding competition and the attitude that “this is mine” has to be achieved for an international success with marine related issues. It was a real pleasure to see how open and proactive Mission Blue, The IUCN, Plastic Pollution Coalition and the Drifters Project all are in regards to moving this international working relationship forward.

This was the first of many marine conservation expeditions Asociación Ondine have planned, it was a great training exercise for our crew, a great experience for us all to host our VIPs and a fantastic way to show the international world that the Balearic Islands is a beacon of hope for marine conservation within a very sick sea, the Mediterranean Sea.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS In addition, there should be separate bags, which really don’t fit in to the ‘body system’ scheme, containing: • Emergency/ resuscitation drugs • Hardware • Intravenous/intramuscular drugs, needles, syringes • Intravenous fluid (if carried) This arrangement is

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How to Put a Medical Kit Together A medical kit for marine use could well contain several hundred items, and finding the right piece of equipment shouldn’t become like the proverbial pin and haystack.

Organisation of the kit in to sections is the key. How the kit is so planned is really up to the skipper and medic, but there some tried and tested ways of going about this.

A good systematic way of designing a comprehensive kit is to go though each body system (e.g. head, heart, gut, skin), thinking about the common problems that happen on-board, and making sure that appropriate drugs, dressings and hardware are included in the kit. All the medicines, hardware, needles etc. for each body system should then be arranged in to transparent sealable bags or boxes, each with a laminated contents list.

illustrated below, with the suggestions for the contents of each section.

All this equipment generally can’t fit in to one bag or box, especially for the ‘offshore’ and ‘ocean’ kits. A convenient way to arrange the overall kit is to use the following arrangement, loosely based on how often the bits of kit may be required:

First aid kit (to be kept in the saloon, and to be used by any of the crew) • Simple pain killers (e.g. paracetamol, ibuprofen)) • Plasters • Sore throat lozenges • Sun block cream • Seasickness medications Grab bag (to be taken to the life raft if abandoning ship; may also double as

emergency treatment bag): • Emergency analgesics (oral and intramuscular) • Sea-sickness medications (a large stock) • Antibiotics • Re-hydration salts • Suturing kit • SAM splints, strapping, bandages Medium sized bag (Frequently used items)

• Body system bags or boxes • Emergency boxes • First aid books, medical reference manuals Large store bag (containing large, heavy equipment, not used often) • Large splints • Intravenous fluid • Stiff neck collars • Stores of medicines for replenishment

HEALTH & WELLNESS Suzanne Garaty Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist dipCNM mBANT www.vitalnutrition.eu (+34) 647 397 501

Superfood Swaps If you’ve decided that it’s time your diet had a bit of a health shake up then here’s some perfect ideas to get started with! I’ve always loved the idea of food swaps. Replacing one food with another is much easier to do than just depriving yourself. Don’t underestimate the power of food swaps though - these can make a huge difference!

Courgetti - Top of the list has to be courgette spaghetti or courgetti as it’s now been famously named! Brought to public attention by the super healthy Helmsley sisters; this is a swap that can make a huge difference to your health. The swap is simple. Invest in a spiralizer and wherever you would use wheat-based pasta, you can use ribbons of courgette spaghetti instead. This is a particularly beneficial swap if you’re trying to lose weight, since cutting down on starchy carbohydrates such as pasta can really help to shift extra pounds. It’s also a good one if you’re trying to avoid gluten / wheat or simply want to add a bit more variety to your diet.

Kale Crisps – For most people, the thought of kale crisps is enough to put them off even trying them! However, I urge you to give them a go because

they really are much, much better than you might expect!

Roughly chop some fresh kale, massage in some olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Place in the oven on a low heat until the kale is dry and crispy (or use a dehydrator). Enjoy straight out of the oven for a crunchy moreish snack. A perfect swap for potato crisps and so much better for you too!

Cauliflower Mash – Many people rely too heavily on a limited number of foods – for example, white potatoes are a staple of the UK diet yet can contribute to a diet that lacks variety and to weight gain too.

Cauliflower mash is a great substitute for potato mash and can be particularly helpful for supporting a healthy weight. Simply steam the cauliflower as normal, mash with milk and olive oil / butter and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper as normal. You can even add some freshly grated nutmeg for a bit of extra spice.

Cauliflower rice – wiz up in your food processor or blender, until the florets resemble rice, eat cold, like a tabbouleh or replacing (wheat-based) couscous, or throw in a stir fry or gently steam.

Chickpeas / Lentils – This is a great swap if you’re making a traditional cottage pie or shepherd’s pie. Simply reduce the amount of minced meat you would normally use and add a tin of chickpeas or a

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mug of washed red lentils instead. If you’re adding cooked chickpeas these can be added towards the end – if you’re adding red lentils these will need to be added earlier to allow time for them to cook. This is a great way to add more vegetable protein in the form of legumes into your diet and reduce your intake of red meat too.

Sweet Potato Wedges – Another easy way to get a bit more variety into your diet is to swap white potato wedges for sweet potato ones instead. Simply slice the sweet potato, place on a

baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and bake in a pre-heated oven. The bright orange flesh of the sweet potato hints at the high amount of beta-carotene contained within – a crucial nutrient for a well-functioning immune system. Sweet potato is also a lower glycaemic choice than white potato, so will help to keep blood sugar levels nicely balanced. Maintaining blood sugar balance helps to reduce risks of health problems such as Type 2 Diabetes and metabolic syndrome and can help to support a healthy weight too.

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Book Yourself in for a Weight-Loss Fitness Overhaul If you are doing a stopover in Palma, Mallorca then perhaps consider having a health, nutrition and fitness overhaul?

Perhaps you have been working long hours? Not eating properly and giving into those dips in blood glucose level as a bi-product of being

over tired - desperately looking for the quick fix energy and /or comfort eating …. the cookie jar, chocolate, crisps, bread, crackers, ice cream… it’s just too easy when it’s at your fingertips.

How about arriving in Palma and having access to an intensive workout and nutritional plan- starting with a detox- getting rid of that buildup of excess body fat.

Follow up with a week or twoweek fitness regime to get you well on the way to getting back to when you felt great.

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• When we carry excess weight we feel miserable • We are always desperate to get back on track • We know where we want to be • We just struggle to get a foot-hold.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Blood Related Problems such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, Lymphoma, Scleroderma, Vibration Injury and Leukemia.

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Raynaud’s Phenomenon / Syndrome

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Raynaud’s Syndrome has cropped up on 4 occasions in my clinic since April, which is most unusual as we do not often see a true Raynauld’s patient in The Physiotherapy Centre, most likely because we have a warm and temperate climate here in Mallorca.

Actually none of my patients suffered from Raynaud’s. Each patient has been considered to have Raynaud´s as part of a differential diagnostic.

In other words, the problem presented as Raynauld’s but the symptoms were in fact caused by something completely different.

Raynaud´s Phenomenon or Syndrome is when the blood vessels to your hands or feet tighten up in a spasm which temporarily causes a diminished blood supply to your fingers or toes which then turn very pale with the lack of oxygenated blood flow.

Other body parts can also suffer this problem including the toes, nipples, ears and nose but it is usually the extremities which experience cold, numbness and/or tingling sensations.

Using the example of the digits, Initially the fingers or toes become white (aka

This is only a short list of possibilities.

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pallor) due to the lack of blood supply to the area. They may then turn bluey black (aka cyanosis) as the blood vessels open up to allow a greater flow into the area, then they again change colour to a pinky red (aka rubor) as the blood flow returns.

This is a very startling phenomenon and particularly distressing the first time it occurs however Raynauds´s is not a life threatening disease and can be controlled by the sufferer with simply keeping the affected body parts warm in cold weather.

What is a Differential Diagnosis?

A practitioners job is of course to correctly diagnose the patient´s problem, however

If you think you are suffering from Raynauld´s syndrome, as already mentioned, it may well be necessary to see more than one specialist and undergo several medical tests which will certainly include blood tests to check for autoimmune disorders and blood anomalies. EMG (electromyogram) to check if there is any neurological deficit and an MRI (magnetic resonance scan) may also be required for the differential diagnosis.

many times it is equally important to know what the problem is not in order to arrive at a correct diagnosis.

This may sometimes require the patient to have a frustrating array of tests which will often come out negative and yet they are just as important as the positive findings.

The Specialists may well include the disciplines of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Neurology and Vascular Consultants.

Raynaud´s Phenomenon Differential Diagnosis Raynauld´s can present as many other conditions; Anatomical Anomalies such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

Further information and advise can be found on the UK National Health website. www.sruk.co.uk

Circulatory Disorders such as Peripheral Vascular Disease, Vasculitis or Chillblains.

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LEGAL & FINANCIAL NEWS

Phil D. Coffers The Islander Economics Correspondent

Critical Mass Another few lines were written in the obituary of the internal combustion engine last month as Volvo, and France announced their own measures to phase out the engine that changed the World.

Volvo, now owned by the Chinese, said that it would have an electric motor in every vehicle that rolls off itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production line by 2019, in a year and a half. Now thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the same as an all electric vehicle, but, at least initially will be a hybrid mix, essentially a car with a normal engine, but with electric motors used in urban areas.

Emmanuel Macron the new French leader, and something of a revolutionary it turns out, announced that France would stop the sale of all petrol and diesel powered cars in

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the country by 2040. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite statement. France still has a some pretty big hitters in the European automotive sector, with Renault and Peugeot Citroen, and is a large import market for not only big European brands, but increasingly from the far East.

It is a gamble obviously, but not as big a gamble as you might think.

Electric cars are nothing new, but until very recently they were something of a joke to many, or a badge of honour for the urban eco warrior.

They were expensive, slow, heavy, had very limited range and required all day to charge them up again before you could drive home.

The transition to electric cars is gathering pace as technologies become ever more efficient, and ever more affordable. Dutch bank ING forecast that by 2035 100% of new vehicle registrations in Europe would be electric only.

As battery costs are falling and ranges expected to rise from 150 miles currently to

over 400 miles projected for 2024 many of the practical issues that prevent people from making the switch are evaporating. There will come a tipping point at some moment soon, perhaps this is it, when the big companies see electric as not only the future, but the very near future that they must invest in for fear of being left behind. Similarly, with the fuel retailers. They too must soon realise that basing your business on selling liquid fuel has a very limited future and they must will invest in a network of charging stations adding momentum to the changeover.

Falling costs of manufacture, as technological innovations become everyday business suggest that by 2024 across much of Europe the total costs of buying and running an all electric vehicle will be on par with running the equivalent petrol or diesel car, and in subsequent years, even cheaper.

Other countries have also made steps in the same direction, Norway, Holland and India are planning similar initiatives, with similar, or even more ambitious target dates. It is no longer a question of if we will all be

driving electric cars, but how soon, perhaps the next car you buy. Moving to an all electric future is obviously great, but only address part of the problem.

The next question is how cleanly you generate your power. If you do it by burning coal, oil or gas, then you have just shifted the problem, rather than solved it. The French again seem to be a bit ahead of the game here.

They currently generate 80% of their electricity in nuclear power stations, so removing polluting cars and powering them with clean energy will, at a stroke, move them closer to the targets of the Paris climate change agreement that the whole world, apart from Donald Trump, signed up to.

It seems that critical momentum towards a shift in how we power our cars is here, or at least not far over the horizon, and with the rapid innovations in renewable energy and battery efficiency a future of cheap, pollution free vehicles really is only a handful of years away.

This is great news, just make sure that you are backing the innovators and changemakers, not the dinosaurs.

LEGAL & FINANCIAL NEWS highest Law, the Spanish Constitution; it has been declared unconstitutional.

Carlos Espinosa Solicitor and Tax Adviser (+34) 627 41 32 01 carlos.espinosa@ iurisnautic.com Spanish Tax Amnesty Declared Illegal The Spanish Constitutional Court has declared last 8th of June, the tax evasion amnesty for undeclared assets or those hidden in tax havens adopted in 2012 by the Spanish Government, as against the

According to that procedure of regularisation tax payers could declare till the 31 of December 2012 all nondeclared income for tax periods until year 2010 at flat tax rate of 10% through model tax return 750 in exchange for forgiveness of any tax liability including interest and penalties.

The position of the Spanish Government was that a tax amnesty as one of voluntary compliance strategies would increase tax base and tax revenue. However, the Constitutional Court has declared that the approval of such procedure was done incorrectly (as it did not pass the parliamentary obligatory discussion) and, most important, it infringed one the most important principles of taxation included

in the Spanish Constitution which is the “principle of proportionate contribution”.

This principle means, that the tax system must be proportionate and balanced so that every tax payer might pay taxes according to his net wealth and income as expressed in art. 31 of our Magna Carta (Constitution Española).

However, this good news has had no practical effects at all as the same Court establishes absolutely no fiscal consequences for those who benefit from the tax amnesty under another sacred constitutional “principle of legal certainty”.

And so, although the amnesty

is declared illegal, the process entirely void and nil, it will not mean an opportunity for the Tax Authorities to review or open tax inspections for the tax debt and periods declared under the tax amnesty.

So , if you presented your tax model 750 for the tax amnesty regularisation – like many of other Spanish politicians, well known businessmen, artists and celebrities – you are a lucky guy and you can be sure that even through an illegal process your former tax sins are definitely forgiven.

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LEGAL & FINANCIAL NEWS: ADVERTISING FEATURE cost of providing security to those in retirement will imperil the incomes of future generations and set the UK and other developed countries on course for the biggest pension crisis in history.

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St. James’s Place Wealth Management The Perfect Storm The anticipated pressure on pension systems from ageing populations is the financial equivalent of climate change, says the World Economic Forum.

generations who want their state entitlements protected, with younger voters who want to see wealth redistributed, is an act Mrs May’s manifesto plans clearly failed to pull off. Yet the pressure on the welfare budget will only become more acute unless this government, or a future administration, can introduce systemic pension reform and clearly communicate changes without provoking a backlash from voters.

Reductions to the Winter Fuel Payment and the introduction of the social care cap (and subsequent U-turn) were always likely to ruffle some feathers, but the party’s commitment to abandon the State Pension ‘triple lock’ and raise the State Pension age to “reflect increases in life expectancy” were also among policy proposals that appeared to be soundly rejected by previously core voters.

Given the anticipated increase in longevity and the declining ratio of those in the workforce to those in retirement1, the government must consider how to raise the State Pension age, while fostering a functioning labour market to extend working careers as much as possible.

Although the UK’s retirement age is due to rise to 67 between 2026 and 2028, a new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned that further increases are needed if the UK is to adequately and sustainably support future generations.

This echoes the findings of a separate independent review of the State Pension by former CBI boss John Cridland in March.

Balancing the needs of older

WEF says that the spiralling

As the dust settles from the general election, amidst many remaining uncertainties one thing is clear: the plan to cut pensioner benefits proved a turning point in Tory party fortunes.

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WEF estimates that the gap between what people in the UK need during retirement and what they have is currently £6 trillion.

If its forecasts turn out to be correct, the gulf will widen to more than £25 trillion by 2050.

With half of all babies born today expected to live to over 1002, the costs of providing retirement security is projected to rise to unprecedented levels, presenting many governments with what WEF calls a “pension time bomb”.

“The anticipated increase in longevity and resulting ageing populations is the financial equivalent of climate change.

We must address it now or accept that its adverse consequences will haunt future generations, putting an impossible strain on our children and grandchildren,” Michael Drexler, head of financial and infrastructure systems at WEF, said in the report.

While generous benefits accrued in final salary pension schemes, combined with higher-than-inflation rises to the State Pension, have led to a revolution in pensioner wealth, younger generations are unlikely to be as fortunate.

They will, on average, spend more years in retirement but will receive less from their private pensions.

Consequently, they may be

more reliant on the state.

Yet the State Pension is unlikely to become more generous in real terms.

“Clearly, it will fall on individuals to put more aside for retirement,” says Ian Price, divisional director at St. James’s Place. “If we don’t change our saving habits, we are all going to have to spend longer working, or we must revise down our expectations of what retirement looks like.”

“It’s almost certain that retirement ages in this country will rise, but by how much and how quickly will be an issue for the government to grapple with over the next parliament. The State Pension age could rise to 70 for today’s twenty-somethings, so a retirement age of 60 or 65 could soon turn out to be a privilege for the fortunate few,” he says.

Office for National Statistics, March 2017 2 The Human Mortality Database, 2016 1

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RESTAURANT DIRECTORY carnivores amongst us, there are sufficient meat options to satisfy most tastes!

The staff are all well versed in their fish too, a pleasant change from some establishments, with a thorough knowledge of their menu and its contents.

They were all very helpful, courteous and efficient.

Restuarant Review “Es Raor” Avda Rey Jaime 9 No 48, Sant Elm (+34) 971 896 125 (+34) 680 374 163 reservas@esraor.es Situated immediately above one of the prettiest ports on the island, Es Raor takes its name from a Balearic fish, which is only legally fished between 1st September and 1st April. One of the tastiest and most expensive fish to be sold on the island, it has a distinctive taste, a mix of white fish and shellfish.

The restaurant has only been open in its current guise for 3 months, previously known as El Pescador for many many years until the death of the owner last year. The two

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current partners, the” two Pedros”, long-time friends and sailing buddy’s, saw the potential when visiting last October only to find the place closed down and looking a bit sad. They embarked upon a major reform of the premises and have now got a beautiful restaurant on their hands in an amazing location. Sat on the corner of the port, all the tables have a great view of the bay of St Elm, Cala Conils and the Island of Dragonera, and as evening falls, they have one of the best locations on the island for the sunsets.

When embarking on this venture, they wanted to appeal to the great number of yachts who love to visit St Elm. Up until two years ago the Cala Conils Restaurant, now sadly closed, used to run a water taxi service for

its clients who could book a head a table and a mooring.

This service has now been replicated by Es Raor, who can provide you a tender service from your mooring buoy or anchorage in the bay right to the steps of the restaurant.

The menu is unsurprisingly dominated by fish, just about every type you can think of!

Being situated here, you can’t get much fresher, in fact the best place to catch Raor is just off the restaurant itself! The choice of dishes is a veritable feast of seafood, and one which is of the highest quality.

On our visit, we had a mixture of white fish and shellfish, all of which was superb. The Cigalas were to die for. The menu is also well represented by a wide variety of paellas, the Raor paella taking centre stage when in season. For the

The wine list was pretty extensive and moderately priced considering their location, and we opted for a local Rosado with lots of ice on this 40 °afternoon!

The desserts are fairly standard, but to be honest the prior two courses had us well and truly sated!

This really is a gem of a restaurant, clearly very well run, with a location second to none.Pricewise, it is not cheap, but not unreasonable given its quality and location.

It is sure to become a Yachtsman’s favourite with the mooring and taxi service facility, unique in this part of Mallorca.

Open until November/ December give it a go this season, you will not be disappointed!

RESTAURANT DIRECTORY

Terrace-Sport TV-Pool Room-Cocktails & more....

Placa Drassana, Palma

Menu of the day every day Tapas Salads Breakfast

Where the Yacht Crew Meets Situated in the STP Shipyard

T. 971 224 994

www.cornerbarpalma.com

Puerta San Antonio 16 Palma de Mallorca

(+34) 971 770 399 www.wokshack.com

“The perfect fusión” of a traditional & creative menú With more than 15 diferent tapas

Calle Fabrica 25A

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Calle Montenegro, 1 bajos Calle Sant Feliu, 7 Palma (La Lonja - Born) (+34) 971 079 374 www.peixvermell.com

FRESH FISH DAILY

With a 70 year tradition this emblematic restaurant in the fishing port of Palma “La Lonja” Can Eduardo offers you their speciality on fresh fish, rice dishes, & Shellfish, with spectacular views of the Cathedral

Beef & Fish Specialty

Wide Selection of Wines Available

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RESTAURANT DIRECTORY “A Restaurant with a big heart”

Situated in Puerto Adriano the Restaurant offers you an excellent menú from the freshest products. At the hand of its Chef, Margot Montiel, probably the youngest chef in the restaurant sector in Mallorca. One must try their unique. Salmon Chipi (White wine cream and sauce, artichokes and pine nuts). As well as the mouthwatering Grilled Argentine Sirloin steak.

Vino del Mar is Open all year round Port Adriano, s/n Local 3 - Bajo, 07184 El Toro, Calviá +34 971 23 73 60 - +34 637 749 120 - www.vinodelmar.es

RELAX · EXPLORE · ADVENTURE

PORT DE SOLLER

Day and Sunset charter - SUP Safari - Kids Adventure - Dive Safari - Psicobloc Discount for crew and residents - prices from 50 € per person

Check out our website or contact us for more details Pete and Roo Lucas: (+34) 654 234 897 - info@bonnielasscharters.com

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CLASSIFIEDS ADVERTISE FREE! If you have anything for sale or wanted - boat bits, household, etc. Strictly no trade ads (except jobs), or property ads (except private rentals) please! By email to: simon@theislander.net

FOR SALE For Sale: Land Rover Freelander Diesel 2004, New Tyres, New Brakes, Silver, Reliable, Good condition. €6,200.00 Call Martin 647 188 180.

For Sale: Rib nautica 5.2m yamaha 115 hp 2013 engine hours 717 new tubes 2013 loads of extras ski pole vhf bathing ladder etc ex yacht tender well maintained the owner bought a bigger rib 12000€ please call 626 765 876.

For Sale: FIAT Panda 2010.

4.600€. I.T.V till 5/2018.

Tel. 647 436 434 / 608 830 519.

For Sale: Seat Toledo 1.6 Petrol (1998) low mileage I.T.V.to March 2018 P.A.S. A/C Big Boot Good reliable car, well maintained.

1.200 euros. Please contact jo.

608 830 519/ 647 436 434.

For Sale: Liferaft 8 person Plastimar Ocean 9650 last serviced march 2016, offers over 300 euros, call Paul on 619 405 255.

For Sale: Flying Fifteen ESP 3592 excellent condition, fully equipped for racing - new mast, new sails. 8,000€. 630 628 775.

For Sale: 3 Bedroom 2 bath. ground floor apartment for sale in Puerto Andratx. Set in beautiful communal gardens with Pool. Has own private garden for BBQ etc and storage room.

2 minutes walk to the Marina.

Quiet location. Private Sale 315,000€. Tel: +34 676 576 475. sam_sztumpf@hotmail.com.

For Sale: Zodiac Cadet 260 Aero White (2013). Hardly used, only weighs 26Kg. Highest quality, 100% welded duotex stronghan. Price: 800€. Contact Brett: 626 800 295 For Sale: 2013 yamaha 9.9 outboard, less than 50hrs, mechanically sound, couple of small scratched on cowling.

Located at RCNP for viewing/ testing. €1800 ono. Contact Richard on 664 701 463.

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For Sale: 49er for sale. Hullnr: 322 / ISAF. 2 Genackers,beach trolly. Boat is rigged up and ready to sail in CNA Arenal. 3000 € / Negotiable, pictures can be sent Contact Thomas 666 978 700.

For Sale: Freehold commercial premises 200mt, ground floor, 80mt from Club de Mar, completely renovated, two bathrooms, private parking to the rear, price on request.

Tel: 609 614 215.

For Sale: Car for Sale. Opel Corsa 2001 Automatic/tiptronic.

Great runabout - 1500€. Alan Muir 637 692 016. alan@ beaumontproprties.com For Sale: Sextant - Plath Navistar Professional - made in Germany Jan 1977. With Booklet - without case. Reasonable offers please!

View in Palma. 616 244 776

For Sale: J80 ESP 1064. Year of build 2008. Good condition.

Fully equipped for racing, including sails. New outboard, Yamaha, 5HP 4 stroke. Trailer not included. In Palma. 18,000€offers considered. M. +34 653 757 242 / T. +34 971 213 305 sam@gygroup.com www.rollingstock.es www.globalyachtinggroup.com

For Sale: Dinghy Caribe I32, length -3,10m, Certificated CE 4 with folded aluminium floor board. New - never been used.

Motor Yamaha 8hp outboard, weight - 38kg. New - never been used. Price together is - 3.890,-eu ono. Call 699 604 665.

For Sale: Two bicycles. Cruise or Dude? The Dude - Fixie, Retro 22.5 inch/57 cm frame, white, alloy fittings, narrow bars, skinny tyres, perfect for round town Cruise - Specialised Sirrus Hybrid, similar size but with dropped cross-bar c 51 - 57 frame, 24 speed Shimano set, Alexx Rims, cantilever brakes etc. Both in good condition, used daily, Sirrus has some dings and nics but both clean and well-maintained. €95 each. Contact Hugh 600 330 098.

For Sale: 1999 Honda 1000 VTR Firestorm. Very good condition, new tyres, 2 yrs MOT. €1950.00 ono. Dave Potter: 971 872 436 / 606 973 151.

For Sale: Mercury 4.3m Ocean Runner RIB with Mercury EFI 30hp outboard. Good yacht tender or fast runabout. New June 2015 - motor under 3-year transferable warranty. 10 year Hypalon warranty on tubes. Oars, battery, fuel tank, navigation light etc. Cost 10,000 US$ new. €4,000 or best offer. In STP for viewing.

Guy +44 7444 295 894 guy.oury@rocketmail.com

For Sale: UK built Prowles 44ft rebuilt 2013 to owners spec. 2 Ford Turbo 180 hp diesel, 8 kw generator. 2 cbins, Full Galley, driven by solar panels. Flybridge seats 6/8 with bimini. New Cushions. Lying Alcudia. Free Summer mooring available.

Contact Ian Foster: (+34) 971 546 998 - (+34) 670 235 369. ianandtessa@gmail.com

For Sale: Brompton folding bike for sale with extras great for boats cars and airplanes price 425 euros call Peter 639 600 359 or 971 697 536.

For Sale: Flying Fifteen ESP 2964 2,800€. Contact 619 387 817.

For Sale: Corum Admirals Cup chronometer watch. 40mm, dark blue dial with signal flag bezel stop watch and race start facility, stainless steel strap, boxed as new 2500 €. Contact Paul on 619 405 255.

For Sale: We are selling 2 x Jet Skis in very good condition. Fully serviced and overhauled engines.

Well maintained Seadoo RXT for 5450€ and Yamaha Jet 2450€ negotiable. Serious buyers please PM. Derek 655 444 687.

For Sale: Mini Transat 6.5 Carbon/Epoxy Proto type Recent refit by BMComposites, new engine, electrics, sails.

Perfect for 2 handed sailing in Mallorca. 14,000 euro. Ono mark@bmcomposites.com

CLASSIFIEDS JOBS / EMPLOYMENT Job Vacancy: Oyster Yachts Palma de Mallorca. Freelance/ autonomo shipwright required for refit work, September to December. Please contact Elvira at Oyster Yachts. +34 971 287 474 Job Vacancy: BM Composites are looking to employ a storeman to work in our workshop in Son Castello. Role includes checking stock in and out, delivering stock and liaising with suppliers. Must have reasonable level of Spanish and driving licence. Please contact info@bmcomposites.com Job Vacancy: Workshop Manager /Lead required for busy Yacht dealership and yacht management company. We need a motivated and experienced individual who has strong knowledge of UK production boat manufacturing and has hands on experience with boat building / boat maintenance / Engineering. This is an opportunity to grow and share in a successful workshop & maintenance business that is backed by a world leading brand.

An existing client list is not essential but can open a different kind of opportunity to the candidate. The candidate will be responsible for; Selling services to new and existing customers; Managing workflow for a small team of technicians; Mgmt reporting, timesheet mgmt and service improvement; Responsible and accountable for the entire service, maintenance and guardienage arm of the business;

Managing sub-contractors; Hands on Maintenance, servicing and troubleshooting; Boat movements and logistics; Liaising and interfacing with accounts, administration & sales teams. sales@fairlinesouthmallorca.com

customers, sales promotion & making orders. Smart appearance & good manner. Good standard of English & Spanish necessary. Yearround contract with excellent terms & conditions. Apply to katharina@ycp.com.es

Job Vacancy: Looking for a charismatic Foreman for our busy metalwork/nautical welding and fabrication company in Palma de Mallorca. The job would include public relations, communicating with clients, creating working drawings, pricing and quality control. You should have a background in structural marine engineering, preferably from within the yachting industry.

The ability to design is required.

Knowledge of Autocad and welding experience would be advantageous but not essential.

English as a native tongue and good Spanish are absolutely required. Ideal for an ex-captain/ enginner looking for a job onshore. Contact +34 646 281 532 or send CVs to info@ rubendonaquewelding.com

Job Vacancy: Senior Diesel Engineer: To strengthen our enthusiastic team of specialists, we are looking for a Senior Diesel Engineer. Candidates should be experienced with trouble shooting, maintenance and installation of marine generators & propulsion systems. Electrical knowledge on AC/DC systems would be an additional value.

English speaking is required. palma@cornelisjongkind.nl

Job Vacancy: Dolphin Wear is currently looking for a full time sales consultant to join our team.

Applicants need to be proficient in English and Spanish. Driving license required. Previous sales or commercial assistance required.

Please send all CVs to palma@ dolphinwear.com.

Job Vacancy: Yacht Center Palma is looking for expierenced Sales Persons for their shops in Palma, Santa Ponsa & Alcudia, preferably with yacht experience. Duties including attending and advising

Seeking Position: Chef available for onshore crew chef/replacement /or offshore based in Palma, lots of experience & references available. Charlotte: 699 378 942 stonecharlotte@hotmail.com.

Job Vacancy: English All-rounder for customer attention. Technical & Spanish Knowledge preferred.

A bit of sales skills, technical knowledge, IT user knowledge and if possible sea trial etc. oliver@fjordyachts.de or info@mariventyachts.com Job Vacancy: We currently have vacancies for Marine Electricians preferably with yacht experience.

Good written and spoken English essential. We also accept applicants with autonomo status.

Apply at: info@etechyachting.com

FOR RENT For Rent: Mooring Santa Ponsa Marina. 7 metres x 2 metres.

300 euros on yearly basis per month. 400 euros for summer months only. Tel. 608 630 448.

For Rent: Palma Marine Hub: Co-working office spaces for rent. 158 SQM office in Marivent with a shared kitchen, bathroom, meeting room and lift. Spacious, air conditioned offices. Monthly rental includes all bills and high speed internet Free parking on the road. Please contact Melanie Winters for more information: +34 646 897378.

For Rent: Commercial Premises 200 square mt2, ground floor, 80mt from Club de Mar, completely renovated, two bathrooms, private parking to the rear, 1.800,00€ per month.

Tel: 609 614 215.

For Rent: Offices / Retail Space to Rent. Commercial premises for rent in Port Calanova. A total of 300 square mt2, divisible, are available for rental purposes and ideal for commercial offices or shops. The marina, with 174 berths, is running an extensive upgrade of all facilities and services with an ample onsite car parking and watersports activities all year round. For further information please contact: comercial@portcalanova.com

MISCELLANEOUS Wanted: Old small wooden boats. Don’t have to be sea worthy! Also old buoys and life rings. Please call Deborah 699 569 934.

Wanted: Spinnaker or whisker pole for Beneteau 473. Around 5.5metres- Tel: 622 633 028 Go Sailing: How would you like to join in with the Flying Fifteen fleet in Mallorca. Exhilarating dinghy sailing in the safety of a keel boat. Come and join our racing fleets in Pollensa and Palma. Buy a boat, come and crew or borrow our club boat to give it a try! Great for all ages 18 - 80. You’ll never regret it. Interested? Drop me a mail at michael@ffast.org and we’ll arrange something.

For Rent: Club De Mar Medical.

English speaking GP Practice in Porto Pi. Our main client base is the yachting community and our goal is to build a one-stopshop pre hospital care facility.

Within our office suite, we have 3 practice rooms to rent, from €650.00 pcm ono. Please contact us for more information on: 639 949 125.

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CLASSIFIEDS - BALEARIC BOATS FOR SALE Beneteau Oceanis 55 2013 419,000 € VAT Paid This Beneteau Oceanis 55 with teak laid decks is a real luxurious cruising yacht. Very well equipped with in-mast furling main sail, genoa, storm sail, Code 0, 75hp diesel engine, bow thruster, Dock&Go, generator, water maker, full Simrad navigation, new bimini, new sprayhood, new cockpit cushions, under water lights, dinghy with outboard, life raft, heating, dishwasher, washer/dryer, etc. Contact us for the detailed spec list and/or view our comprehensive photo album on: www.whitesyachts.com.

Princess 82 2014 2,950,000 € VAT Not Paid Lying Mallorca CENTRAL AGENCY An incredibly well-kept example of the Princess 82 model. She was built in 2014 and has only had one owner from new. Powered by twin MTU 10V M94 1624hp engines. Luxurious accommodation for up to 8 guests in 4 double cabins with additional crew accommodation.

She was extensively customised for her owner and features every conceivable extra on board. Viewing highly recommended.

Club Nautico Santa Ponsa T. +34 971 695 738 M. +34 629 748 477 E. sales@leisure-marine.com W. www.leisure-marine.com Take advantage of Sea Ray’s new Open Horizons savings opportunity!

This summer let Sea Ray put you at the helm of your own destiny.

DUE TO UNPRECEDENTED SALES AND DEMAND WE NEED MORE BOATS URGENTLY TO SELL. WE HAVE MANY BUYERS WAITING TO SPEND THEIR MONEY!!

2016 Bavaria S33HT Ex Demo sold as New 183,650 € Excl. VAT Fitted with 2 X D3-220 12V; Electrical Trim tabs, Bow Thruster, Grey hull ,Refrigerator in cockpit,Teak cockpit floor, Extended bathing platform with teak cockpit grill, Cockpit upholstery upgrade, Galvanised delta anchor & chain, Oceanline flooring throughout, Classic Mahogany internal wood finish, Fusion Marine Audio System, TV aerial, Garmin 300i VHF with AIS, & antifouling Fantastic saving on New Plus much more. Please contact Jason on 634 336 110 or email Jason@clippermarinemallorca.com.

Sunseeker Manhattan 55 2015 995,000 GBP Tax Paid Sunseeker Manhattan 55 2015. 60 feet. 120 hours 2 x MAN 800. Stabilized – as new.

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CLASSIFIEDS - BALEARIC BOATS FOR SALE Beneteau Antares 36 2016 225,000 GBP VAT Paid Beneteau Antares 36, built 2016. PART EXCHANGE AND FINANCE AVAILBLE. As new with Warranty. Huge Specification. This superb example of the Antares 36 was sold by us to the present owner from new. Only offered for sale as the owner is purchasing a larger Motor Yacht. Powered by two Volvo D4 300 HP engines, this is a perfect Mediterranean family cruiser offering exceptional seaworthiness and spacious air conditioned accommodation for four plus an extra two in the saloon if required.

CASINO ROYALE Sunseeker 2004 refit 2016 3,995,000 € VAT Not Paid

Jochen Brill Broker jochen.brill@northropandjohnson.com Edificio Dux - Calle Porto Pi 4, 1ª Palma De Mallorca, 07015 T. +34 971 707 900 F. +34 971 707 775 +34 627 542 554 www.northropandjohnson.com

CASINO ROYALE Sunseeker 108ft. 32.9m. Renowned for iconic style, James Bond fame, craftsmanship and attention to detail, CASINO ROYALE is impressive, boasting a plush accommodation with 4 cabins for 8 guests plus 4 crew and colossal entertainment spaces, all complemented above deck by a huge range of integral leisure options. Triple MTU engines provide the power. 2016 major refit. Located in Palma de Mallorca.

Beneteau Oceanis 58 2011 395,000 € VAT Paid

+34 971 67 63 92 mallorca@sunbirdyachts.eu www.sunbirdyachts.eu Puerto Portals, Local 10 - Mallorca Beneteau Brokerage Specialists

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Simon Crutchley: +34 656 949 244

Beneteau Oceanis 58, 2011 in super order. Now available to view in Mallorca. Features Volkswagen 140hp diesel, bow thruster, generator, air conditioning, in-mast furling, full wood decks. Sleeps 6 in 3 double cabins, all en-suite. Raymarine navigation equipment, sprayhood, bimini, dinghy and outboard. Priced at 395,000 euros Tax paid.

XO 250 Open 2015 69,000 € VAT Paid

XO 250 Open, 2015. Aluminium hull with GRP topsides and Esthec decks, this super little speed boat is ideal for exploring the bays around the island, and fast enough for water skiing. Powered by Evinrude 250ho outboard engine. Seating forward and aft, Raymarine navigation equipment, large new bimini. Lying Mallorca and priced at 69,000 euros Tax paid.

Full Condition Surveys Damage Surveys MCA Code Compliance Tonnage Measurement Valuations for Insurance or Finance Sea Trials New Build and Refit Supervision

Bernard Merryweather

Dip SCS

Independent Yacht Surveys (+34) 616 757 920 // survey@bernardmerryweather.com // ww.bernardmerryweather.com

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