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DIEGO COLÓN PROFILE

BVI RECOVERY UPDATE

MARINE INSPIRATIONS 3 YEARS ON

DEAR ISLANDER Dear Islander, Firstly I would like to wish all our readers, advertisers families and friends a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year for 2018.

As I write this in mid December, I am reminded of what a busy and hectic year we have had here at The Islander during 2017, and the memory which stands out to me was our lead 10 page article in October from James Rieley following the devastating Hurricane Irma.

James has sent us an update this week, on progress thus far in the BVI’s which we include in this issue. Related to this was the outstanding fundraising event we were involved with a few weeks ago at Astilleros de Mallorca’s premises, where we managed to raise over 10,000 euro for the Caribbean relief fund.

A huge vote of thanks to all those who helped on the day and to those of you who donated much needed funds.

It is heartening to hear that Sunsail and Moorings have reopened their bases in the BVI’s recently, albeit with less stock available for this years charter season. Antigua is reporting brisk business too, with another successful Charter Show having closed its doors last week.

Traditionally, the industry here slows down for a few weeks during the festivities, before kicking off again in mid-January. STP is still super busy with some big projects; the yard resembling a tented village!

The Volvo Ocean Race has just started leg 3, a Southern Ocean sleigh ride from Cape Town to Melbourne where the

leading boats are expected to arrive by Christmas Day; hopefully all safely. Some of the video footage at the start of this leg was spectacular, with the boats reaching speeds of over 30 knots in relatively flat water. I can’t wait to see them in the huge Southern Ocean seas they will undoubtedly encounter.

We are due to hold our contributor’s Christmas dinner this coming weekend in Palma, where we will also be celebrating 20 years of publishing The Islander. One of our principal contributors is Roger Horner to whom we are presenting a canvas of the classic yacht “Islander” at this year’s dinner. Roger, as many of you know is a real stalwart of the industry, and CEO of e3 Systems who have recently won several industry awards.

Roger has written his monthly technology articles for us in an amazing 241 of the 245 issues published so far over the past 20 years, and we owe him a huge debt of thanks for his enthusiasm and dedication. Thanks Roger!

Finally, it is with great sadness that we report the recent passing of Patrick Griffiths, a long time resident of Mallorca, ex Captain, Owner of Larkside Engineering and a stalwart of Club de Mar. He will be sorely missed.

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CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY – DIEGO COLÓN naval career dictated – from Mallorca to San Sebastian.

He has fond memories sailing with his father as a child and, having become a member of the French École Nationale de Voile-staffed sailing school on Madrid’s lake Pantano de San Juan, started competing in regattas around the age of 16.

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Captains of Industry – Diego Colón Even before Diego Colón, current CEO of Astilleros de Mallorca, was born, there was a certain inevitability surrounding his path in life.

Indeed, the same could be said for his father - and his father’s father. For each of these men are direct descendants of Christopher Columbus - master navigator, admiral and the ‘man who discovered America’ in 1492.

Their veins were flooded with the lure of the sea, their destiny predetermined.

To prove the point, not only was Diego’s father, Cristóbal Colón, Vice Admiral of the Spanish Navy, he was also bestowed with all the titles earned by virtue of being a direct descendant of his celebrated namesake. These included the impressivesounding Marqués de la Jamaica, Duque de Vega and Duque de Veragua. As the younger brother, Diego (a name passed down the family tree via the ‘original’ Christopher’s son) has missed out on these titles which are now held by his elder sibling - who is naturally named Cristóbal.

Diego may have sidestepped the notoriety and nobility of the Columbus genealogy, but his life has not been any less colourful or rewarding. Born in Madrid in 1950, Diego had a slightly nomadic youth setting up home wherever his father’s 6

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After graduating in Naval Architecture from university in Madrid, Diego was offered a job in the outfitting department of a commercial shipyard in Gijón on the Bay of Biscay in Asturias.

Recognising his unmistakable attitude and aptitude, Diego was accelerated to manager of the 500-strong outfitting team – despite being only one year shy of his 30th birthday.

Having eked out six years in commercial shipping, a field that didn’t quite float Diego’s boat as much as he wished, a production manager position became vacant at Astilleros de Mallorca. Diego lived in Mallorca in the 1960s, between the rose-tinted innocent ages of nine and 13, and he considered the island to be paradise. He’d also spent summers in the 1950s on neighbouring island Ibiza when it was deemed to be

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a rather exotic destination.

Ibiza had no airport back then (it reopened for international tourist flights in 1958) and there was just one ferry a week from Alicante with a capacity for a grand total of two cars – not that a car was really necessary as the island had pretty much one road from Ibiza Town to San Antonio.

“We used to stay on Ibiza’s west coast where there was no electricity and no water,” recalls Diego. “It was so farremoved from Madrid that it was a dreamy escape for the family. Mallorca was slightly better known, Australian-born Hollywood actor Errol Flynn lived there in the second half of the 1950s and did great things to publicise the biggest Balearic island. In 1981, when the opportunity arose for my Madrileña wife and our four- and two-year-old sons

to move here, I told her ‘we must come to Mallorca – you will love it’ – and so we did.”

“Production manager of what was then a small shipyard was a very exciting role – I had to be involved in everything,” continues Diego. “When I arrived at Astilleros de Mallorca there were some very good projects in the pipeline. I wasn’t a huge fan of commercial ships so to be handed Jessica, a 65 metre three-masted schooner, as my first build, was just about perfect.”

The restoration of classic historic yachts is exactly the type of work Diego enjoys (he has been crewing 1969-built Calima for the last 15 years – a very successful boat - and also has his own J80) and, by happy coincidence, it’s also very important to Astilleros de Mallorca.

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One of the yard’s mostloved clients was Creole, the largest wooden sailing yacht ever built at almost 66 metres. Now owned by the Gucci family, the Mallorcan shipyard was responsible for its complete refit in 1985. The restoration of King Alfonso XIII’s boat, 1909-built 15 metre class Hispania, was another milestone refit for Astilleros de Mallorca. Diego also acted as advisor on a project to build replicas of the smaller caravel-type ships used by Columbus - namely Santa María, La Niña and La Pinta - for Seville Expo ’92, marking the fifth centennial of the expedition.

In 1989, Diego took a brief break from his beloved classics when he was invited

to be technical director of Spain’s America’s Cup team. It was too good an opportunity to pass up, so he left Astilleros de Mallorca and worked between Madrid, Cádiz and San Diego – spending an entire year in the Californian coastal city. Meanwhile Diego’s wife had settled into teaching English at a Spanish school, before progressing to translation specialising in 19th century literature – something she still excels in to this day.

The Louis Vuitton Cup (part of the 1992 America’s Cup selection series) came and went and Desafío España Copa America didn’t quite make the grade, so it was time for Diego to return home.

Astilleros de Mallorca kindly welcomed him back with open

arms and he was appointed director of the shipyard in 1992 – age just 41. Indeed, as Astilleros de Mallorca celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2017, Diego celebrates 25 years at the helm.

reputation we enjoy today.

The shipyard now employs 100 staff, including 25 naval architects and marine engineers – it’s a highly technical skilled team of which I am very proud.”

“When I returned in 1992, the shipyard’s financial situation was critical and we made a decision to stop new build activity – it was the biggest single change in the entire history of the yard. At the same time, we reduced the workforce by 50% and fully dedicated ourselves to refit, repair and maintenance.

Starting from a weak position, we had to go out there and sell ourselves and our services. We attended the European boat shows and gradually earned the solid

In the months leading up to Diego’s silver anniversary, a new director was eased in to his shoes allowing him to take up the responsibility of CEO. Previously a project manager for prestigious Dutch shipbuilder Oceanco, Carlos Morales started as deputy general manager for Astilleros de Mallorca in April 2016, before being elevated to a director-level general manager in July 2017. The appointment has given Diego more time to focus on the bigger picture.

“Last year Carlos helped me, and now I am helping Carlos,” says Diego. “I am slowly trying not to be involved in day-to-day issues, instead I immerse myself in the world of high-level strategy, meetings with the board, shareholders, and the various organisations which I am passionate about.”

One of those organisations is ICOMIA (the International Council of Marine Industry Associations) which brings together national marine industry associations in one global organisation and represents them at an international level. Another is AEGY (the Spanish Large Yacht Association) which Diego founded in 2005 and remains president of today.

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CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY – DIEGO COLÓN “Astilleros is still the only major shipyard on the island and the next challenge we face is keeping apace with the growing superyacht market,” explains Diego.

“Yachts have increased in length substantially over the last decade and Palma needs to be able to service them. We cannot haul out larger than 1600 tonnes or 75 metres and desperately need a syncrolift for boats up to 100 or 110 metres but we don’t have the space. We expanded into neighbouring STP shortly after it opened a decade ago, opening offices and workshops, but we now need the Port Authorities to give us another site. Astilleros de Mallorca is bounded by Real Club Náutico de Palma on one side, the fishermen’s dock on the other, and our hands are tied.”

Creole owned by the Gucci Family Similarly, Diego co-founded BYD (Balearic Yacht Destination) which unites 17 of the leading Balearicbased superyacht marinas, refit shipyards, management and service companies including Global Yachting Group, e3 Systems, Marina Ibiza, STP (Servicios Técnicos Portuarios), Port Adriano, Master Yachts and Astilleros de Mallorca. The organisation was formed in 2014 with the objective of leveraging its collective resources to promote the Balearics to an international audience as a leading destination for superyacht cruising, berthing and refit.

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“This helps solve a problem that we have in Mallorca, that we don’t always give an image of quality when it comes to yachting,” says Diego. “There is a perception that there are many small businesses, some of them operating in a less-than professional manner and making money however they can. BYD confirms that Mallorca isn’t just good for cheap day workers focussing on small jobs, you can find high quality businesses operating to international standards. The Balearic Government and the Balearic Port Authority are fully on board with BYD – in fact it’s probably the first time in

history that we’ve all worked together in a joined up publicprivate way – it’s fantastic promotion for the islands.”

“Mallorca is very well connected, has a wonderful climate, a fabulous capital city and plenty of yachtrelated businesses generating a lot of competition and fair pricing. In other words, it has everything. Other destinations have invested heavily but there is something missing; whether it be climate or culture, Mallorca has every attribute necessary for success but the only thing we lack is capacity.”

“Every other Mediterranean yachting destination is progressing fast. Malta, Genoa, Barcelona, La Ciotat, they’re all expanding and Mallorca mustn’t fall behind.

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BVI RECOVERY UPDATE nature is nature. The islands experience sun almost every day, all day. It is the end of the tropical storm season, and we have had quite a bit of rain. And it is warm. Every day. All day. Three things that virtually guarantee that plants will grow and do so with a passion.

By James Rieley

BVI Recovery Update Following on from the lead article in our October issue, following Hurricane Irma, James Rieley has sent us this piece now he’s back in the BVI’s.

Hi Simon, I am back at Nanny

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Cay again, and quite happy to be here. I had been thinking about my return ever since I was evacuated. How would the island look? How much clean-up has been accomplished? How would the locals be doing after not being able to even get away for a short time? I began to get an idea as my flight from

San Juan descended toward the airport on Beef Island (Tortola). The hills of all the islands in the BVI and USVI are lush and green again, although you can see that there isn’t quite the depth of green that there was before Irma came and savaged everything. This is a direct impact of the reality that

But as the plane flew lower and lower, first passing over West End, then Nanny Cay, then Road Town, Paraquita Bay, and finally Trellis Bay, before touching down at Beef Island, it was clear that something very bad had happened here. In each of these harbour areas, it was possible to see boats that were still submerged or upside down, or partially on land. For a boater, these are not good visuals. The amount of boats in each area was pretty mixed. West End, largely due to the condition of the road (horrendous) that extends from Road Town and past Nanny Cay, is still pretty much deserted. Nanny Cay is doing the best of all these locations, most logically because the owners of Nanny Cay are very switched on and recognise the correlation between reinvesting in fixing the infrastructure and seeing a return on the investment.

Nanny Cay also has a new marina area that was little used before Irma and now is the area with the best and most functional docks. The old marina at Nanny Cay is what took the beating during the hurricane and the new docks there will not be in until May. But Nanny Cay is full of life, which makes any inconvenience tolerable.

Road Town is rebuilding, but the town itself still has very visible evidence of the hurricane, and could be many months to see everything cleaned up. Having said that, restaurants and pubs are reopening just about every day, so for those who remember sitting at Pusses and consuming a nice cool libation, you can still do that.

Paraquita Bay was the tiny pond that had a very narrow

BVI RECOVERY UPDATE entrance. This is where most of the charter companies would historically take their fleets and raft them all off in tidy rows. Very sheltered, Paraquita Bay had the reputation for being probably the safest place to be during a big tropical storm. Of course, that was before a category 5 hurricane named Irma ran smack over the island. It didn’t help to then have another category 5 hurricane run right past the island a couple of weeks later.

Paraquita Bay still looks, from the air, much like a disaster zone, with submerged boats, boats on land, and boats piled up on top of each other.

Trellis Bay looked very quiet and far emptier than I had ever seen it before.

On land, the picture was far worse. From east end, where Beef Island is, to Nanny Cay (almost at west end), the road options are meagre, and many of the roads are in very rough shape. (the term ‘very’ here means pot holes that look like you and a car could easily be swallowed up). In some areas along the road, the buildings look exactly as they did the day after the hurricane, but to be fair, some of those buildings looked that way well before the hurricane was here. The ‘flukiness’ of the hurricane damage is incredible. A house seriously damaged next to a house that looked fine, then two more that looked uninhabitable. It is the visual definition of devastation.

The actual Road through Road Town is brand new, and whilst it can lull you into a false sense that things really are looking up, many of the building along the nice, tidy, shiny new tarmac road are broken wrecks that look like they will need to be knocked down instead of repaired. From Road Town to Nanny Cay, the road is as it always has been, which is pretty much rubbish; massive potholes, with areas where big pieces of the tarmac are laying on the side of a hill.

And then you get to Nanny Cay, and life is different. In

Nanny Cay, there is electricity all the time, whereas much of the island still does not have it full time. We have running water, whereas parts of the island are existing on bottled water. And we do have broadband. The WIFI signal isn’t saturating the entire Nanny Cay compound but it is in enough places so those

who wish to be ‘’connected,’’ can be. By early summer, Nanny Cay will most probably be fully operational and 90% of the visible evidence of Irma’s presence will be gone.

But as with the rest of the island, the visible evidence of Irma may be swept away in some areas, the memories will be in your head forever.

Virgin Gorda is a good example of the dicotomy of trying to erase evidence of the two hurricanes. The island itself has been cleaned up quite a bit. Clearly there are still buildings that are obviously victims of the hurricanes, but largely the island has been made to look quite good. Having said

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BVI RECOVERY UPDATE that, it is a smaller island and because of that, there were less building, roads, and infrastructure systems to be damaged. But in the North Sound, sailors favourite destinations such as Bitter End show no signs of work being done to restore it to an operational level. Leverick Bay is sort of running, and there are boats that are coming in, but nowhere near like the number that you used to see in the North Sound.

Foxy’s is open on Jost Van Dyke, as are many other wellknown pubs on some of the smaller islands. One of them posted a picture only several weeks after Irma that showed a semi-broken table, in the sand, with a bottle of rum on it, and the caption,” open for business.” Nice.

Overall, if there were a Report Card for how things are after Irma, it might look something like this: • Amount of damage monumental • Amount of effort being expended to fix everything monumental • Chances of everything being fine very soon - not so great • Is it safe - yes • Is it worth coming back for a sailing holiday - for sure What the BVI needs more than capital investments and repair teams is customers.

The reason that many of us have sailed in the British Virgin Islands was that it is simply one of the best places to sail. We all didn’t come here because they had the best road system, or the best WIFI systems…we all came here because we wanted to sail. That hasn’t changed… the BVI is still one of the best places to sail, and if we want to help the islands be restored to how we remember, the best thing we can do is come down and sail

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DARK N STORMY Sponsors, so overall almost 10,000 raised on the day.

A huge thanks to all concerned, sponsors, all the fabulous volunteers and of course the people who supported the event.

BY the time you read this, we will have also filled a 40 ft container with much needed building materials and supplies to help rebuild these communities. We have asked that a substantial amount of the funds we raised to go towards helping the island of Dominica who were hit particularly badly and are apparently receiving very little international assistance.

Dark n Stormy November 24th saw an amazing event held at the fabulous Astilleros de Mallorca’s La Cantina in aid of the Yacht Aid Global’s Hurricane Relief fund. This fund was set up by the Superyacht Industry several years ago with the aim of assisting areas hit by natural disasters around the globe.

Many of these areas are difficult to access, but with the help of some Superyacht owners and captains, relief can get to these areas often before international coordinated efforts. This event was set up in order to raise much needed funds to assist the Caribbean islands so devastatingly affected by the hurricanes in September rebuild their communities.

Steen Christensen from Fraser Yachts contacted me on the 9th November to see if I thought it was feasible to arrange an event and get the word out to enough people to make it viable. So, an initial meeting was held at the Palma Tennis Club, with myself, Steen, Fiona McCarthy, Caroline Antlett, Melanie Winters and Helena Clegg where we eventually decided on the date and the preferred venue of Astilleros de Mallorca’s Cantina.

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The next 10 days saw frenetic activity with everyone doing their best to arrange logistics and spreading the word, and crucially finding sponsors to help raise the funds. The sponsors logo’s all appear on this page! All this when METS was happening in Amsterdam taking a few of us out of Palma for several days!

The plan was to buy the drinks from No 12 Wines, get a DJ to play for free, The Islander to supply nibbles, and try and

get the Superyacht industry to pull together for this very worthy cause.

The result was an amazing event with around 400 people turning up. Beer stocks had to be replenished 3 times and the 13 litres of Rum used to make the “Dark n Stormys” was drunk in 3 1/2 hours!!

DJ Leeroy played some great tunes and everyone had a blast. We managed to raise around 4500 eu on the bar, plus another 5000 from

This event and the monies raised will go just a small way to helping the desperate plight of the inhabitants of the affected islands, and the rebuilding work will be going on for several years. In my opinion, we should look at assisting these islands, where many of our yachts visit, in a more long-term manner, not just with a one-off event.

Let’s see what we can do!

MALLORCA YACHTING INDUSTRY NEWS

Heavy Seas - Marine Services A happy new year to everyone from all the Heavy Seas team.

Established in 2011 with a staff of 4, in Poligono Son Castelló, Heavy Seas has grown steadily every year since, they now have a permanent staff of 20 people, these include the original 4 people who started the company, a covered in boat storage facility and a metal workshop in the shipyard at Port Adriano.

There core business in 2011 was the repair and serving of tenders and their engines, but as their client base grew so did the services they were asked to offer. This has led to where we are today.

Javier Massetani the founder of Heavy Seas has a vision to make the company the number one marine service company in the Balearics.

The interior refit section managers have an experience of over 30 years working in the nautical sector, with all types of material and fabrics, they can make clients designs and wishes come to life.

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boat is in perfect order for your next season. Other services include antifouling, paint repairs, gelcoat repairs, treatment for osmosis and carpentry repairs and modifications.

innovative HYBRID solution, he will certify the partners by providing the network with sales, technical and installation training to ensure they meet the e3 standard of service required.

Their metalwork section has accumulated extensive experience working in the nautical industry, and specializes in carrying out projects from scratch as well as repairs and modifications, to suite their clients design, time and budget, in all metals.

“This is an extremely exciting time for e3, with the year ahead promising to be our busiest ever. It’s a pleasure to have someone of Mat’s calibre and experience join us - bringing with him more than 10 years of senior experience gained with leading players in the maritime market. Myself and the team are looking forward to working very closely with him,” commented Roger Horner, Group MD at e3.

contact with all the major suppliers, Heavy Seas can offer the client a good insight into what will and will not work.

The tender engineering side has grown steadily, with our Technicians certified to work on Mercury, Mercruiser and Yanmar engines, as well as being the main agent for Castoldi tenders. Of course they don’t just work on tenders, they carry out maintenance and repairs to boat engines no matter what size, including electrical repairs and rewires. In addition there are technical service and dealers of Valiant, Quicksilver, Black Fin, Walker Bay and Torqeedo electric engines.

Working hand in hand with their technicians are the inflatable boat repair team, who can repair as well as replace the sponsons of all makes of tender, and inflatable toys. Last year they started to produce rigid high impact fenders which have been a very successful.

Also they can offer covered winter storage for boats up to and including 16m in length, they can carry out winterization and full services of the engines ensuring the

Mathieu Cros

e3 News Palma-based e3, the leading global communications integrator and solutions provider for the marine industry, today announced the appointment of Mat Cros to the senior role of Channel Sales Manager. Cros joins from Marlink where he was Director of Sales for Maritime, Americas.

As Channel Sales Manager he takes responsibility for the team overseeing the appointment of e3’s global network of Certified Distribution Partners (CDP) and Certified Installation Centre Partners (CIC).

Focussing on Kymeta™ flat panel antennas and the

Cros brings to e3 a broad depth of experience and insight across a number of sectors in satellite communications. He excels in strategic business development and managing sales partners across both direct and indirect sales in global maritime markets.

Experience complemented by satellite capacity procurement with all the major Satellite Operators. He has worked with leading companies across the world including Marlink, Airbus and the London Satellite Exchange.

“Over the past few years I have watched e3 go from strength to strength and I am very excited to now have the opportunity to be part of their team,” said Cros, who continued, “I’m extremely passionate about this market and with the cutting-edge product portfolio that e3 offers, I’m very much looking forward to building customer relationships across the world - and I’m sure I shall have the pleasure of running into a few old friends along the way.”

MALLORCA YACHTING INDUSTRY NEWS provide a wide range of Paint & Coating Solutions.

Boero Yacht Coatings has developed a polyacrylic Top Coat of 2 components specifically for the finishing of yachts and mega yachts.

A new and innovative system of color mixing, the Challenger Mix Tintometric System is a system that allows you with this tool a complete customization of the colors of the hull and superstructure.

The finish, according to Boero Yacht Coatings, has a high level of brightness, is a good finishing coat, is resistant to scratches and allows you to make more than 8000 colors, also in metallic and pearlescent.

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Coating Solutions Coating Solutions is a large Spanish company who specialize in the distribution of products for the preparation, maintenance and repair of all types of vessels as well as repainting of yachts and shipbuilding.

Coating Solutions distributes exclusive products like Nautical System chemicals products, Farecla polishes, Rupes electric and pneumatic tools and Sperian protection equipment. Coating Solutions also imports Imron Marine products (axalta Coating

System), Boero, and Veneziani.

The main advantages of the new system Base and Topcoat Bilayer Challenger Pro for finishes are its technological developments and provision of raw materials for the protection of the marine environment, Boero

Yacht Coatings called the good flow, high level of brightness and more than 8000 metallic colors, pearly and smooth tones. Also with the contribution and support of the photo-spectrometer it is possible to take color measurements to get a better precision and adjustments of the colors.

This new Challenger line Pro allows us to easily perform partial repairs (patches), has a thinner of the blur, being able to polish perfectly those areas without being visible and non-existent change in tone. Also noting this ease of polished as another of its great advantages.

The new Challenger Pro is now available and has been used with great success in Perini Navi, San Lorenzo and other major shipyards.

Without a doubt this is a contribution and development of high level for the naval sector and take into account both applicators, captains and shipowners.

Since its creation, the company has had as a priority, to ensure the quality of its products and services. This is one of the reasons why the company obtained the quality certification just one year after its foundation.

News for the readers of The Islander, is that Coating Solutions have two new distributors in the region: Ayzer Coating for Palma de Mallorca and Solcan Engineering in the Barcelona region. These distributors

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Miller Marine

As deputy registrar for MCI Flag and appointed Flag Surveyor for Malta, Jersey, UK and Marshall Islands, enquiries to Miller Marine often begin with the statement “I’ve been told Gary Miller is the man to speak to.” Certainly, the choice of flag state has become one of the most important decisions owners and/or their representatives must make and Miller Marine can offer an extensive advisory service on the advantages and disadvantages of each. Flag states such as Maritime Cook Islands is a fine example of a popular flag state offering favourable taxation and liability protections under a stable fiscal and legal system. They have a simple and efficient registration process and although they offer a compliance regime following all the international maritime conventions, they don’t impose additional requirements outside of the IMO Conventions and IACS Unified Interpretations making it an attractive option for commercial and private vessels.

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Miller Marine is delighted to have established a new, centrally located office in Palma and is already providing a drop-in base for captains, senior crew and yacht owners looking for professional advice and a friendly approach to the ever-pressing demands of yacht ownership.

Although Miller Marine has been in operation for many years, Gary Miller, a marine surveyor and naval architect was predominantly flying around the globe and operating outside Mallorca.

After coming to Mallorca in 2009 under contract to a reputable management company, his own company has now spread its wings and has made a firm and committed base on the island he has grown to love by opening its own central office in Costa de Santa Creu between busy Santa Catalina and Jaime lll and he has also put down firm roots by building a family home in the pretty mountain village of Puigpunyent.

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Miller Marine can guide this process with an easy and efficient evaluation of the yacht owner’s purpose and needs.

Marina Ibiza, recognized as highly committed to caring for the environment of the Balearic Islands, is debuting this year with another new measure that is joining its environmental protection and care program, the Carbon Footprint registry, compensation and CO2 absorption project of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

By registering in the Carbon Footprint, a company is certified as socially responsible and committed to reducing greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere due to the consumption of fuel and electricity, both in offices and in machinery and vehicles. These data on CO2 emissions, collected by the Quality Management Department of Marina Ibiza, have made it possible to define objectives and plans for reducing this atmospheric pollution, thus helping to fight climate change.

In addition, thanks to the level of demand and

vocation of the Marina Ibiza team to care for the natural environment in which it is located, the port has achieved various certifications that guarantee the highest quality in its facilities not only in environmental terms but also in terms of service and risk prevention, such as the Blue Flag, EMAS and ISO 14001 and also the 5 Blue Star Marina Certification, the highest international award that a marina can achieve and no other marina in the Mediterranean has.

But the marina is not satisfied with these internal implementation measures.

One of its main objectives is to make its clients and workers aware of the protection of the precious paradise that are the Pitiusas islands and for this reason the marina ensures that each of its clients receives information on sustainable practices, proper management of energy and water resources, good navigation and protection of the Posidonia habits, declared World Heritage by Unesco.

In this line, it offers active advice to anyone interested in learning more about environmental care and how to proceed while sailing on the island.

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MALLORCA YACHTING INDUSTRY NEWS

Hannah Russell (+34) 634 326 981 www.viveco.co

to address this problem by starting Viveco.

Sustainable Living The impact of our throwaway consumer culture is nowhere more apparent than in our Oceans. From the viral image of a seahorse clutching a q-tip to the discovery of the ‘Pacific Garbage Patch’ the evidence is steadily mounting that we need to examine the ways we are affecting our environment, and to look for alternatives to our disposable lifestyles.

We started Viveco hoping to simplify the journey to a more sustainable way of life, by offering stylish and functional alternatives to everyday single use plastics. After working on yachts for over 9 years and witnessing the deterioration of the ocean enviroment we began to research ways to reduce the impact we have on our enviroment, and discovered the ‘zero waste’ movement. Once settled on land we began to try and move towards a plastic free lifestyle, and discovered that many items that help to attain this were not easily available in the Balearics, so decided

Viveco aims to make alternatives to single use plastics more accessible to everyone, with a specific focus on Yachts and their crew. Reducing waste is not only hugely beneficial for the environment but can simplify many aspects of life at sea.

Onboard yachts where space is at a premium, both for stores and waste storage, and access to supplies can be limited, swapping single use items for re-usables just makes sense; shop less, store less and create less waste.

Reusable bags, water bottles and coffee cups all have a huge effect on reducing waste and our impact.

There are many innovative items being developed all over the world. From the Seabin in Mallorca, which clears up floating debris in ports and marinas, to edible cutlery in India there are many people developing innovative solutions to the plastic problem worldwide.

One of our favourite items at the moment is Bees Wrap. Instead of constantly

buying storing and discarding rolls of cling film, natural Bees Wrap can replace it.

Made with organic cotton, beeswax, organic jojoba oil, and tree resin, it is washable, reusable and compostable.

Use it to wrap fruit, cheese, sandwiches etc or to Cover bowls of leftovers. It seals itself with the warmth of your hands and is easily washed with cold water and soap.

It is not always easy to find eco-friendly alternatives to the many cleaning products that are necessary onboard in mainstream supermarkets, so we are gathering together a complete range of alternatives, including cotton buds with paper stems, biodegradable natural rubber gloves and natural dish washing sponges which will be available in early February.

We are passionate at Viveco about making sustainable living accessible to all. We aim to provide functional, well designed products that will do as little harm to our environment as possible.

We research and test every product carefully to ensure that the products we supply will deliver what they promise. We use these items in our own homes so can vouch for their performance.

If you are trying to source a particular item please get in touch as we would love to provide it to you and others.

Or if you come across a product that you think we should stock – let us know.

There are also many ways you can get involved while in the Balearics. Check out the amazing work from Asociacion Ondine who specialise in Marine conservation and also organise Beach Clean Ups through their Dos Manos programme.

We believe that now is the time to change our habits and to improve our impact on the environment, by making conscious choices as consumers. Our aim is to make it easier for you to make the little changes that will help to preserve our planet for us and for future generations.

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MALLORCA YACHTING INDUSTRY NEWS

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34m Sanlorenzo SD112 ’KIA ORA’ Launched Sanlorenzo Spain, the exclusive agents for Sanlorenzo in Spain and the Balearic islands, were proud to attend the launch ceremony of Sanlorenzo SD112 ‘KIA ORA’ in Viareggio on Saturday 18th of November. ’KIA ORA’ was sold to an experienced yacht owner and Sanlorenzo Spain client in 2016. She is scheduled for final delivery to her owner in early 2018, after which she will cruise to her home berth in Mallorca, Spain.

‘KIA ORA’ is the 14th hull of the Sanlorenzo SD112 range and as with all SD112 units, this 34.1 metre tri-deck semidisplacement design is a result of a collaboration between the Sanlorenzo in-house design team and renowned naval architect Francesco Paszkowski. ‘KIA ORA’s bespoke ‘made-to-measure’ interior design marks the second collaboration between Sanlorenzo and the Citterio Viel Studio in Milan.

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There is additional crew accommodation on board for up to six crew members.

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Her owner plans to cruise extensively with the yacht and she has been built to an exacting specification as a result. Twin MTU 10V 2000 M72 1224hp engines allow ‘KIA ORA’ to reach a top speed of 15 knots. At an economical cruising speed of 11 knots, she will be able to achieve a maximum cruising range of 2600 nautical miles as a result of a 25,000 litre fuel capacity.

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complexity of obtaining 3 quotes, transforming the way crew order from suppliers.

Now, the crew simply need to visit yachtquote.com, fill in the details about the specific items that are required and the Yacht Quote team will do the rest. They will reach out to their extensive network and supply you with 3 competitive quotes. The crew will then be able to compare these quotes, make an informed decision based on value, and complete the order through the website. If there are any subsequent queries or further information required on a quote, the Yacht Quote team will handle this for you.

Yacht Quote is happy to quote for all departments, but we specialise in engineering and deck orders. The company’s founder, Ben Naylor, started the business after many years of working on superyachts, spending much of his time raising multiple orders across different suppliers. “I set up YachtQuote.com to relieve the pressure of one of the more time-consuming roles facing crew.” He added, “Our service means that crew can move on to the next task, knowing that their quotes are being carefully looking after by my team. To submit a quote request is 100% free, and the time-saving implications of using us will transform the way crew engage with suppliers.”

TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

Roger Horner - E3 Systems (+34) 971 404 208 info@e3s.com www.e3s.com

Technology Update Keeping Our Customers Connected at All Times We’ve talked a lot about flat panels at e3 over the past 12 months, yet as important to us as they are, this technology represents only one part of our business. At e3 we’re all about connecting yachts wherever they are in the world through our diverse portfolio of communication systems. This is where our HYBRID system takes centre stage. Generally speaking a hybrid communication system is one which combines two or more external communications sources, to provide connection to the internet for vessels. And our HYBRID solution is achieved by combining mainly VSAT and terrestrial 3G/4G, with the option to include Fleet Broad Band, Shore Wi-Fi, or Iridium services. All of these services are connected to a multiple VLAN enabled network, via a Kerio bandwidth management device.

• Sales of new and used tenders • Full service & technical support • Collection and delivery

We currently have over one hundred vessels with hybrid solutions installed and our customers can establish traffic rules, by user, by device, by VLAN, and increasingly by application, to manage the consumption of data in the manner which best suits the needs and the budget of the vessel. Should one means of connectivity become unavailable, such as 4G terrestrial, when the vessel is at sea, then the service automatically switches to the VSAT. An effective hybrid solution will also now include a cyber security related component, something being driven by the introduction of cyber security into the forthcoming ISM Code.

We operate as an independent broker in the data connection market place, representing a number of VSAT providers and a number of 3G/4G GSM providers. This means we can offer a solution which best suits a client’s needs without the commercial imperative to promote our own solution. We pride ourselves on meeting the needs of each individual yacht and our HYBRID solution proposals are dependent on a myriad of factors including; cruising areas, the size and nature of the vessel, whether

private or charter, the type of applications for which connectivity is required (video conferencing, gaming, financial trading, business communications, media streaming and social media usage), the level of flexibility required, the make and model of the hardware in use, the IT Network infrastructure, and the extent to which remote technical support is required. As we offer numerous VSAT and 4G products, in the majority of cases we are able to match service to budget.

To complement this solution, we have recently added a HYBRID app into our mix which provides fast, efficient and effective control of onboard connectivity. It adds a new level of convenience by putting the distribution of bandwidth around the yacht at our customers’ fingertips as well as allowing them to quickly upgrade contracts as and when needed and seek support when necessary.

This app ensures those who take priority are allocated the speeds they need which can be particularly important when owner or charter guests are on board. With extremely clear graphics and user interface, together with simple navigation, the app can

be easily mastered by all on board and allows control from anywhere on the yacht.

Looking to the future, it is expected that both demand and capacity for connectivity will increase massively over the next few years as the market continues to evolve; secure and segregated networks will become the norm; TV services will be delivered by IPTV; and IT and OT will merge to enable data driven remote management of vessels. It is also highly likely that prices of data will drop significantly, driven by demand and supply and implementation of new technologies, such as nextgeneration antennas and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.

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due to the growth in demand for data across 4G networks; a situation that is very likely to change in the near future, with the implementation of the LEO satellite constellation.

It is also estimated that next generation 5G terrestrial networks will roll out in Europe by mid 2020 accompanied by further increases in speed and coverage which will have a downward pressure on pricing. The result of all these changes is very likely to be an increase in capacity and a reduction in the costs of connectivity - developments that will have a big change of the way the sector operates.

A Warm Mallorcan Welcome to Mat Cros While we are on the subject of HYBRID, this is a good time introduce Mat Cros, the latest addition to our team who joins us as Channel Sales Manager. Joining us from Marlink, Mat is highly experienced and a very senior appointment with responsibility for the team overseeing the appointment of e3’s global network of Certified Distribution Partners (CDP) and Certified Installation Centre Partners (CIC). These are our approved dealers and installers for our HYBRID and Kymeta solutions, and Mat will certify the partners by providing them with sales, technical and installation training to ensure they meet our exacting standards.

Previously based in the US, he is no stranger to e3 having worked with them in his previous role: “I have known e3 team for the last 6 years, working closely with various members and I always said to myself this is the company to work for. With Kymeta disrupting the existing market, this was an adventure that I really wanted to be part of.”

And although he’s likely to spend a lot of his time visiting clients across the globe, he is looking forward to making the most of life in Mallorca with his young family. “We

have a two and a half year old boy so we are really looking forward being out there enjoying the weather and the beautiful island. We also have family in France so we will be much better located to see more of them than we were in Houston.” And a word of warning to all you golfing professionals out there, Mat used to have a handicap of 4, and although family life and work has chipped away at that, he’s very much looking forward to dusting off his clubs once again.

The Year Ahead 2018 promises to continue the hectic pace of the past 12 months and this will demand a few more quality additions to our team based at our HQ in Portals Nous. If you think you have something to offer e3 please get in touch and make sure you keep an eye on our website and follow us on social media.

The single Kymeta™ flat panel is now available in the Caribbean and we have installed three panels on vessels in the last two months.

All are working well as can be seen by the amount of data communications taking place. The first single panels for the Mediterranean will be installed imminently and with the combiner unit available soon, we are looking forward to announcing full commercial availability of the multiple panel solutions. Demand for these will also be driven as the reality of LEO satellites gets ever closer. it’s not just flat panels though as you will have already seen, and across the e3 portfolio of services we are planning on several new innovations. I can’t give too much away just now, apart from saying watch this space folks. Best wishes to you all for a very happy 2018.

MARINE INSPIRATIONS: REFLECTING ON THREE INSPIRING YEARS

Anthony Just Photos © Sofia Winghamre-McCarter, Terry Clark, Master Yachts

By Anna Wardley

Marine Inspirations: Reflecting on Three Inspiring Years Marine Inspirations came into being in 2014 after a meeting between Anthony Just and Phil Wade. Over a long lunch at Bindi’s Indian restaurant in Palma de Mallorca, the two South African super yacht captains discovered they had a shared vision to give something back after enjoying successful careers in the industry themselves.

They founded the project to open up similar opportunities to young people from less privileged backgrounds and later that year they organised for two young South Africans to take part in the Ibiza Rendezvous Super Yacht Regatta.

To date, a total of 32 youngsters have taken part in Marine Inspirations programmes, which have included visiting a wide range of super yachts and marine businesses, learning practical seamanship skills and racing at prestigious regattas both in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. The aim is to boost the youngsters’ employment prospects upon graduation by giving them both handson skills and experience and an insight into the wideranging opportunities within 30

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Phil Wade the yachting industry along with invaluable connections through Phil and Anthony’s extensive networks.

Three years since the inception of Marine Inspirations, co-founder Phil Wade reflects on the impact the programme has had, not only on the lives of the young people who have taken part, but also on the perceptions of people within the industry.

“The one thing that we never expected was the change that one of these trips could make to an individual physically and mentally. We have heard time and time again from the teachers and others back in South Africa that they come back “changed” in that they are more confident and enthusiastic as well as generally more determined to succeed. This had been a major by-product that we did not envisage when we started,” Phil said.

Phil was born in Purley, England but arrived in Cape Town on his third birthday with his emigrating family and grew up under apartheid.

He started his career in the Merchant Navy after a harsh stint at the General Botha merchant marine training college where corporal punishment was rife, an experience he credits with “turning his life around”.

His career at sea took many colourful turns including stints as a spear fisherman, a self-confessed ‘sea gypsy’

delivery captain, racing on behalf of Australia, Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea in prestigious regattas and he was on board Simon le Bon’s Maxi Drum as Skip Novak’s mate when she capsized in the 1985 Fastnet Race after her 14-tonne keel sheered off the hull. Phil retired in 2015 after being the Captain of the 45-metre super yacht Timoneer, as well as her predecessor, for a total of 25 years whilst the yachts were under the ownership of an American family.

“When we started Marine Inspirations it was a case of Anthony and myself giving something back after having such a wonderful life in yachting and ending up comfortably retired here in Mallorca. The idea was to show underprivileged youngsters who were planning to go to sea another side of the marine industry as well as to give them hands-on experience on a boat,” Phil said.

Marine Inspirations has a close relationship with Lawhill Maritime Centre in Cape Town, which selects the majority of the young people who take part in their programmes from amongst their pupils. The college, which is attached to Simon’s Town School, supports job creation and employment in South Africa by providing 15 to 18 year old students with maritime-related knowledge and skills to

increase their prospects for post-school employment or admission to further maritime-related studies.

In October a group of five past and present students from Lawhill completed the latest two-week programme in Mallorca organised by Marine Inspirations.

Aubrey Sosibo, 23, was the eldest of the group having graduated from Lawhill in 2012. He now teaches maritime economics at Sithengile Secondary School in the township where his family still live. He said it was a “wonderfully amazing opportunity” to be part of the programme and he was returning home “a better person”.

“It was a mind-blowing experience for me setting foot on a super yacht when I reflect on where I come from,” he said.

Brought up by his single mum after his dad died when he was four years old, Aubrey received the Dean’s Award for academic excellence at Lawhill. He described his experience in Mallorca as “mind-blowing” and said that he was returning to South Africa with a “completely new mind set”. Being committed to inspiring others back in his township, Aubrey was already looking forward to encouraging others through his experience.

MARINE INSPIRATIONS: REFLECTING ON THREE INSPIRING YEARS He said young people in his township grow up surrounded by high levels of drug abuse and teenage pregnancy, and seeing someone from their own community not only succeed, but continue to live and work there has “a major impact”.

“These opportunities don’t only benefit us who come here but they also go a long way in inspiring our circles of friends, colleagues and communities,” he said.

“For me Marine Inspirations is all about reviving hope. They have hope in South Africa and to know that people believe in us brings out the best in us. Only five of us were lucky enough to come here but, with the ripple effect, our small group will have more impact than you could ever imagine,” he said.

Another of the participants Siphuxolo “ASAP” Mhlaba, 17, grew up with 11 siblings including his twin sister in a small village in King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape.

Given he had never been to an airport, let alone flown on a plane, Siphuxolo said he was “literally ecstatic” about the prospect of his first trip overseas when he found out he’d been selected. “My parents were very proud of me as I was the first child in the family to travel to another country and my mom was even crying on the phone when I told her the news,” he said.

Nkazimlo Mtshixa, 17, has his sights set on becoming South Africa’s youngest captain after taking part in the Marine Inspirations programme. The third-year student at Lawhill said his experience in Mallorca had been “mind-blowing, fantastic and amazing” and had inspired him to pursue a career in the yachting industry rather than the commercial sector.

“I’m so grateful to Marine Inspirations for helping us not only to improve our own futures but also those of our

families, our communities and our country,” he said.

A highlight of the two weeks for Nkazimlo was the day he acted as captain under the watchful eye of Anthony Just as he taught the group a range of sailing skills and practical seamanship in the Bay of Palma.

“I was scared at first but Captain Anthony put his trust in me and that gave me a big confidence boost. Knowing that someone had that faith in me made me want to prove myself,” he said.

“Marine Inspirations is more than a success and I’m so grateful to Captain Phil and Captain Anthony. They are changing so many lives – not just ours but those everybody around us. It makes us strive to be our best,” he said, adding: “Great things will come out of this”.

Phil stresses that the inspiration is not a “one-way street” as he sees how much his peers get from supporting young people through Marine Inspirations.

“At Marine Inspirations we are dedicated to not only inspiring the youngsters but also to inspiring others like ourselves to help and to give something back. It is very rewarding for both sides in many ways. We do not like to collect money, we would much rather inspire someone to support a specific person either by buying an air ticket for them or just giving them pocket money or a lesson while they are in Palma. It is a one-on-one situation and the donor can see exactly where the money goes and what the results are.”

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MARINE INSPIRATIONS: REFLECTING ON THREE INSPIRING YEARS he met during his visit to Mallorca two years ago.

Master Yachts is funding three years of education for Menelisi at Lawhill Maritime Centre in Cape Town including accommodation and living costs and flights back to visit his family during his studies, something Richard deemed as highly important.

Marine Inspirations in Ibiza “Smangaliso was one of the lads who came to Mallorca in 2016 when he was 17 and when he got back they could not believe the difference in him. When he first got involved with Sail Africa he was living in a shack in one of the worst areas of Kwa Mashu township and both parents were deceased. He lived with ten others in a two-room shack supported by his grandmother, the only income being a small hand-out from the government each month,” Phil explains.

“He was shy and introverted and Jackie Barnard [from Sail Africa] took him under her wing. Everybody was amazed by what a difference two weeks had made but to top it all off Marine Inspirations inspired another super yacht captain to fund a bursary to pay for him to go to university.

Since then Smangaliso has proved his worth by being one of the top students in the whole province and is now self-assured and also helping others around him,” Phil said.

“I strongly believe that we need to educate and improve the lives of a great number of the poor people in South Africa if the country is not going to go the same way as most other African nations.

We are doing a tiny amount but I once read – if you think you are too small to make a difference then you obviously have not spent a night trying to sleep in a room with a mosquito!”

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Richard Masters, Managing Director and Partner at the international yacht management consultancy Master Yachts, is a longterm supporter of Marine Inspirations and has followed the progress of the groundbreaking project since its inception in 2014.

Richard, who lives in Mallorca with his wife Justine, was born in Cape Town and arrived in Palma at the age of 19 where he worked his way up the ranks in the yachting industry from a day-worker and deckhand to captain before setting up Master Yachts in 2001. The company now employs 32 industry specialists and operates out of five offices around the globe.

He explains how he has been involved with Marine Inspirations and reflects on his motivation for supporting the initiative.

“I need to put something back into the country I was born and brought up in,” Richard said. The South African has supported Marine Inspirations in various ways over the last years including backing fundraising events and hosting participants in his offices to introduce them to careers in yacht management services.

Additionally, in 2015 Richard pledged three years of financial support for 16-yearold Menelisi Mkhize from Durban, one of the Marine Inspirations participants

Richard met Menelisi at a traditional South African braai hosted by Marine Inspirations co-founder Phil Wade and his wife Anne, just before the group flew home from Mallorca at the end of a two-week programme in October 2015.

to Palma. “She’s amazing – she works so hard and all the boys absolutely adore her.”

Richard said he decided to fund Menelisi’s studies after being “very moved” by his story of growing up as part of a “desperately poor family” in a township, adding: “I was really impressed by him and he’s proved to be a beam of light”. Over the last two years Menelisi has logged excellent academic results and is looking forward to a career in the maritime industry.

“Marine Inspirations has changed the lives of 32 kids, and you can multiply that by a factor of at least five when they succeed as they will be able to feed their whole family. That’s the way things work in South Africa. Then there’s the difference it makes to everybody they come into contact with when they get back home. It’s hard to even quantify that impact,” he said.

Richard says he’s disappointed that more people within the industry do not choose to support youngsters like Menelisi. He said that given the weakness of the South African rand and the level of salaries earned by those working in the super yacht industry, the sum required to pay for an education for a youngster like Menelisi is “surprisingly low”.

“Writing the cheque is easy compared to all the tireless work that goes on behind the scenes running Marine Inspirations. I couldn’t do what they’ve done. Ultimately, they’ve inspired me and that’s why I support them,” he said.

“When I first heard about Marine Inspirations I was sceptical as I wasn’t sure that bringing groups of guys from the townships over here for a couple of weeks would really make a difference, but over the last three years I’ve been impressed by how much Phil and Anthony have done for so many people,” he said.

Richard also hailed Phil’s wife Anne as an “unsung hero” for her work behind the scenes at Marine Inspirations, where she takes care of the youngsters during their visits

Richard Masters

In just three years, Phil Wade and Anthony Just have proved just how much two individuals can achieve, not only in changing the course of many young lives, but also in altering the perceptions of many within the super yacht industry. Whatever the future holds in store for this unique initiative which has gained huge momentum in its first three years, there is no doubt that Marine Inspirations will continue to inspire and leave a lasting legacy for many years to come.

CREW MATTERS

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“How to (Find) Work on Pocket Superyachts” Training Starting Up This Year!

Happy New Year to all the Islander readers!It’s going to be an exciting year at Invisible Crew. In fact the last 3 months of ‘17 have been very exciting, indeed! Since we launched our new brochure and website our service offer is now resonating pitch-perfect with our market, the Pocket Superyacht Owners.

But that’s not even the most exciting part!

The AHA Moment!

For the last 7 years I have been breaking my head over how we can train yachties to become truly professional Pocket Superyacht Crew. My biggest concern was that people would not want to pay for yet another course after they’ve done their Basic Safety and Yacht master courses. These are the only two certificates that are officially required to skipper a Pocket Superyacht and as important as they are, they don’t prepare you for the

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full extent of the job. An extremely multi-facetted job that requires an understanding and knowledge on: • Owners: Who are they, how do they behave and communicate, what do they expect, how to represent their interests?

• Charters: What is the position of the charter brokers, how to work with them, how to offer great service on board, how to keep control of your guests, how to manage the Advance Provisioning Allowance.

• Deliveries: How to select and manage your delivery crew. What are your responsibilities, what are theirs. How to deal with conflict situations at sea.

• Maintenance: how to maintain engines, watermakers, hydraulics, pumps, rigging, sails, air-conditioning, plumbing, electrics...

• Yard planning and outside contractors: How to get correct and complete quotes, how to perform quality control.

• Budget management and expense reporting.

After subscribing to an online course myself, which covered

a completely different subject but equally diverse and impossible to teach with a couple of classroom sessions, I had an AHA moment! I discovered the power of e-learning and how it can bring across vast amounts of knowledge to those who are motivated to absorb it! So I finally saw the solution to bringing all those points I just listed across, and much more, to students of any level.

Theory, Practice and Mindset Of course, if you say “any level” it implies that students must be able to gain practical experience. This is something I can offer through my network but more importantly, e-learning allows me to teach students how to set up their own network to gain experience.

Our maintenance module takes students through the combined maintenance lists of all the yachts we have worked with and describes every maintenance task on that list of all lists. Video material will support the theoretical content and make it easy for students to visualise how things work in practice.

E-learning allows students to process the content at their own pace, their own time, in their own space!

It also allows us the time to create a very holistic training. As working on yachts is not just a job, but a way of living, the right mindset is highly important too.

Professional attitude, problem solving, crisis management, psychology on board,... Being conditioned to think in a certain way, to recognise patterns and to be made aware of potential emotional and psychological pitfalls have a great impact on the day to day life on board.

Trial and Error or Accelerated Career?

It’s time we move away from having crew and owners paying the price (money and headache) of building a crew’s career through trial and error. And to my excitement, I wasn’t the only one who felt that way. People want to come into the industry with a level of professionalism and accelerate their career!

After a private post on my personal Facebook profile about this idea, the amount of positive reactions surprised me. Within days, 3 students signed up and as I am writing this I have calls scheduled with 3 others who want to learn more. We’re going to start with a maximum of only 6 students so we can follow them up closely. We need to bounce the content off on them so we can further fine tune it before taking on more students.

When this Islander edition is published we might be fully booked but if you are interested to sign up too or want to give me your input on this idea, feel free to email me: jens@invisiblecrew.com

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Legal Defence Insurance For PYA Members The PYA been working hard over the past few months to arrange LEGAL DEFENCE INSURANCE for all its FULL members. The good news is that this is now in place.

This is a new membership benefit for crew employed in all departments.

This insurance is to pay the legal defence costs, and only legal defence costs, for members of the Professional Yachting Association who have been investigated, charged,

arrested or detained at home or abroad while undertaking their professional duties where no alternative cover exists and subject to the warranties and Exclusions set out in the Policy.

The limit of indemnity provided by underwriters is 50,000 GBP any one occurrence with a 10% deductible of the final claim amount subject to a minimum of a 1,000 GBP any one occurrence.

A full copy of the Insurance Schedule is available on the PYA website.

All potential claims are to be made initially to the PYA office in Antibes who will then contact the brokers on your behalf.

Under no circumstances are legal costs to be incurred without the prior consent in writing of the underwriters - galleon marine insurance agency limited.

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McMurdo’s innovative beacon is designed for long term exposure in harsh marine environments. Over 80% of EPIRB activations are accidents, to combat this the SmartFind G8 AIS features accidental activation prevention button tabs, additional drop protection, accidental activation prevention carry bracket, multiple self-tests to ensure the unit is viable and an internal hands-free carry strap.

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THE ROLE OF THE TENDER SPECIALIST

By Josh Richardson Superyacht Tenders and Toys

The Role of the Tender Specialist Back when working as a yacht manager outfitting a 70m new build I spent a lot of time searching for the best tenders for an owner’s brief. The brief was simple: a 9m beach landing RIB, required for trips ashore with ample guest seating; a classic ‘owners’ tender, practical yet beautiful; and then a watersports boat for wakeboarding and towables.

This would seem pretty simple from the outset, however the range of choices I found from every manufacturer was overwhelming and there was a huge amount of time that went into factory visits and specification changes.

It would have been entirely possible to research this for months, taking me away from all other yacht management responsibilities for the other boats in the fleet. No

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supplier could really give me what I asked for without compromises and every manufacturer, of course, claims to be the best. What I wanted was a company that I could go to with a brief and then get sent a proposal outlining the relevant tenders available across the board that I could review with the owner and help move the decisionmaking process forwards so that he got the boats he wanted at the best possible price. I then wanted someone to oversee the build to ensure it was the most well built, reliable tender which would not let the owner down and would be delivered on time.

That person did not exist so I saw a gap in the market and decided to leave my position as a Yacht Manager and set up Superyacht Tenders and Toys (SYTT). With my previous positions as a captain and prior to that running an RYA training school dealing in all manner of powerboats and sailing yachts and a degree in business management my

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background was instrumental to being qualified for this role.

In the first few months we sold a number of boats, predominantly to captains and owners who were acquaintances but quickly realised that when offering a new service to the industry we needed to educate clients as to what our USP is: not only do we spend time doing all proposals and spec reviews for no charge, but clients can also buy these boats from us at less than manufacturer direct pricing – a win-win situation which some thought too good to be true and questioned how this could be the case. Quite simply, as a dealer or distributor for the manufacturers and due to the large numbers of boats we sell we have greater purchasing power that enables us to get the best possible prices from the manufacturers and we can pass huge discounts on to our clients. Our team of inhouse project managers then manage the builds and keep clients informed to whatever

level they desire. Owners and captains are invited to attend at any stage of a build, or simply rock up for sea trials – whatever works for them.

One of the key things SYTT do is remain independent. This means we are not specifically working with only one or two brands, but can offer all. So if an owner is after an 8m tender for example we can offer all options from Zodiac, Novurania, Ribeye, Cobra, Pascoe and others to name but a few. This gives the client huge choice in terms of the build quality desired, budget, options, looks and functionality.

On large custom builds, such as limousine tenders which are designed individually for clients to match the mothership we work with all well-known brands such as Windy, Compass, Yachtwerft Meyer, Hodgdon, Vikal and some lesser known brands.

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THE ROLE OF THE TENDER SPECIALIST to purchase these directly, as the discounts available on the more production models are not always available here and the sums involved are often much larger, therefore SYTT offer separate contracted project management of the builds. This includes the choice, specification, contracts, build management and then aftersales and warranty handling. Whether it is carbon, composite or aluminium in any shape or style we have been there before and have gained a lot of experience with each type of tender and each manufacturer. We ensure that the client has the best possible experience and receives a boat that is delivered on time and budget. This has been particularly well received by a number of owners and key management companies who use us to oversee all builds on their behalf. With 16 custom projects in build at this present moment it is clear that the industry values this input and manufacturers such as Compass, Hodgdon and Vikal all say they appreciate the positive contribution in terms of build planning, design, production and reporting stating that it significantly reduces their costs and they can concentrate on the builds leaving us to update owners.

One of the key items builders often struggle to do do is the reporting and SYTT provide monthly written and photo reports to ensure everyone is kept informed and key decisions are made in a timely manner. As well as the owner reports we also provide the builder with a separate version to ensure that they make sure

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all items picked up on visits are addressed.

As the superyacht tender market matures it is evident that more and more companies who manufacture production leisure boats are getting into the superyacht sector as they see the potential higher value they can market their boats at. This can be a good thing to keep some of the old timers on their toes in terms of pricing with cheaper alternatives becoming available however quality needs to be closely monitored.

This increase in options does make the marketplace even more confusing for owners, captains and build managers looking to order new tenders though as there is more choice but a wide range of levels of quality. Recently tasked by an owner with reviewing the small RIB market we found nearly 100 manufacturers who could build a boat to the size and spec required. Out of those we would only probably recommend around 15 as a starting point for the project, with realistic options being 6 or 7. Cutting through the noise by offering owners only relevant options for their brief straight from the start is what we do well.

I strongly believe that the service offered by the yacht tender specialist is required by the industry more than ever and with transparent competitive pricing and excellent service then asking a yacht tender specialist such as Superyacht Tenders and Toys for any project, at whatever level required adds significant value.

MARINE INDUSTRY NEWS in Palma, and having recently launched a brand new website showcasing their whole product portfolio, it’s worth a look.

Ferretti Launches First Custom Line 120 Italy’s Ferretti Group launched its first Custom Line 120, built for an American owner, at its shipyard in La Spezia last month. The new jewel in the planing fleet is the first to carry the signature of Francesco Paszkowski Design.

It will be making its world premiere in the US in early 2018.

The technical launch took place in the presence of Ferretti Group CEO Alberto Galassi, the group’s senior management, and the Custom Line engineering and sales teams. Attending the event as the owner’s representatives were the yacht’s captain and Jason Wood, the US broker through whom the sale was made.

The official delivery is due at the end of 2017. Afterwards Custom Line 120’ will head to the US world première event in Florida. The new yacht will then make Miami its base, where it will sail between Florida and the Caribbean and will also provide a charter service.

The product of a joint effort between the design studio of Milan-based architect Francesco Paszkowski and the Ferretti Group’s Product Strategy Committee and Engineering Department, Custom Line 120’ marks a major turning point in the development of the brand’s planing fleet and is set to become the icon of a new era for Custom Line, says Ferretti.

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The yacht combines traditional stylistic features of boating with elements and characteristics that are typical of automotive design and civil architecture. A very thorough research on contemporary trends has also enhanced forms and volumes through furnishing choices in line with state-of-the-art interior design.

Custom Line 120’ is equipped with twin MTU 16V 2,000 M94 engines, generating 2,638mhp, reaching a cruising speed of 22kt and a top speed of 25kt (preliminary specifications).

The second Custom Line 120’ is currently under construction at the La Spezia production facility, while the hull of the third yacht will be transferred to the Liguria site in January 2018.

Tropical Engineering enquiries@ tropicalengineering.co.uk (+44) 2380 45 33 99 www.tropicalengineering.co.uk Tropical Engineering is a highly accomplished and skilled carbon fibre composite design and manufacturing company, with experience in crafting the finest polished carbon fibre pre-preg composite parts from their in-house CNC milling machine and carbon composite tooling.

Based in Cowes Isle of Wight, they can cater to your every need, whether it be from an existing design or from their in house concept

design and engineering, you can count on their many years of experience and professional working methods to deliver you the highest quality products.

• Bespoke high quality components • Concept, design and development • Race Yacht modifications • Composite repairs • In-House CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Milling Facility/Machinery (Computer Numerical Control) Milling Facility/Machinery Expertise Tropical Engineering will work with you to design and manufacture custom hardware to suit your specific application. They can offer a wide range of standard products to suit every application but can also design, manufacture and supply custom items to suit specific needs.

Tropical Engineering Product Portfolio Includes: • Spinnaker Take Down System • The Reeler – Take Up System • Winch Refurbishment • Custom made bow sprits • Custom made Boarding & Swim Ladders • Differential Deflector Control Drum • Geared Deflector Control Drum • Carbon Instrument Units • Composite & Boat Repair work The Tropical Team, along with their colleagues at Diverse Yachts are regular’s

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Jim Acher - Sales & Charter Broker M. (+34) 667 678 357 jim@bluewateryachting.com Calle San Juan 4, Palma www.bluewateryachting.com

Bluewater is an international, full service brokerage company specialising in sales, charter, management, crew training and crew placement.

There is still lots’ going on in the industry and no sign of things slowing down for Christmas. The number of vessels that was reduced in asking price over the month has had a big rise since October and although the same thing happened this time last year, November normally sees a fall. Considering the high number, I would expect historical patterns to emerge and to see a drop over December, with an increase in the first few months of next year.

It is interesting to note that just over a quarter of the reductions were new to the market in the last 12 months and the USA share of the total has fallen from 66% in October, to 53% in November. 11 of the reductions were sailing vessels, 4 of which were less than 30m LOA.

2017 is showing all the hallmarks of being one of the best years since the financial crisis and December has historically been a better month than November, which will be interesting to see if this remains the case. Bluewater has two vessels due for completion before the end of the year. Europe has outperformed the USA by 70/30, but what is particularly interesting and very positive, is that only 13 vessels out of 39 completions had seen a reduction in asking price at some point. 15% of the completions were sailing vessels, two thirds of which were over 30m LOA.

The chart above shows the new entrants to the brokerage market and November 2017 is by and large in-line with historical levels. 7.5% of the newcomers were sailing vessels, two thirds of which were over 50m. Sailing vessels currently account for around 14% of the total market of vessels. Just over a third of the total was from the USA. Looking at the Caribbean charter season, the Antigua charter show gets underway today and the feedback from our team on the ground there will be most telling. We also sent our US charter brokers to the US and British Virgin Islands last month for a first-hand inspection and although huge efforts are being made to put things right after the dreadful hurricanes, there remains a lot to be done, with many charters continuing to focus on the islands to the south. Whereas 14% of the 30-45m motor vessels for charter had availability for the holidays this time last month, that number has now increased to 17% and feedback from our colleagues will be invaluable in obtaining a clearer understanding of this. The period after the holidays has improved again however, down from 34% with no bookings at all (including owner’s use) in September, down further to 28% in October and showing yet another fall in November, to 20%. This is very positive news overall.

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

As can be seen above, the total market of vessels that have been reduced at one time or another since being offered for sale has continued to follow historical patterns and carried on its small uptick, which should follow until the late spring. The sales data last month has been simply excellent. This is the strongest November in nearly ten years and even though the 40-50m segment was relatively light, the 50m+ bracket has been strong.

MARINE INDUSTRY NEWS ETO & AV/IT Officer. Over the past 10 years we’ve observed a huge increase in the size of yachts and their consequent technical requirements. All from fully automated hidden TVs, complex lighting circuits and impressive AV/IT setups previously only found in corporate business headquarters.

A Brief Introduction to Robertson ETOs A little about Robertson ETOs. We are a relatively new company launched in Sept 2017 by Nicci and Jason Robertson. Nicci has a sailing background and represented South Africa at the Mirror World Championships in Ireland and Canada. Nicci is a driven and motivated team player who pursues a goal until it is accomplished. Prior to working in yachting, Nicci worked as a personal fitness trainer at one of London’s prestigious private health clubs, training professional sportsman and personalities.

Now a mother of three, Nicci is applying the skills she’s learnt in life to the successful running of Robertson ETOs. Jason comes from an IT background and worked in West London for 7 years as an IT consultant before he and Nicci joined the yachting industry in 2008. Since then Jason has worked on some of the most technically advanced and renowned yachts as an

This is where Robertson ETO’s aims to fill a gap in the market. We’ve experienced a massive need for candidates to be thoroughly vetted and interviewed. Jason asks the tough technical questions (that Captains / Chief Engineers and other recruitment agencies often can’t). We only put forward the most suitable candidate for each role. Onboard yachts the complex AV / IT / electrical systems require no certifications to upgrade & maintain yet these same systems installed in shore side installations would require a licensed specialist to upgrade & maintain. Seeking a properly vetted ETO through Robertson ETOs will save the Captain, Chief Engineer, Owner and Guests much frustration and unnecessary expense in the long run.

Robertson ETOs also aims to develop and encourage all our ETOs that are registered with us towards a fruitful and rewarding career as an ETO. We can recommend suitable training courses / certifications routes for AV / IT engineers and those wishing to obtain their ETO CoC. Cyber Security – What it

Means & 6 Principles to Help Make Your Network Safer and More Secure Awareness - being aware of your entire network, and what’s happening on it, is the first step in building a secure IT strategy for today’s threat environment. One could say awareness is the first component of cyber hygiene.

After you know what’s on your network, you can begin to ensure all devices are configured to industry best practices, identify how many authorised and unauthorised software versions are installed, and who has administrative access to what.

Awareness has many sides in cybersecurity, and we need to look at the concepts that link technology, information, and people. A network is only as secure as its weakest link — and most often, that link is not software or hardware; its people.

The most effective ways to improve your security are also the most basic. A few of these steps for example: secure login information with the strongest authentication tools, use caution when clicking on unfamiliar links and emails, be aware of your security settings on social media, and keep all your Internet-connected devices up to date. These steps may seem obvious, but so often, it is exactly these slip ups that put an entire network and its data at risk. Cyber security is an area where improved awareness and a real understanding of what works and what

doesn’t, can make a big difference. Do consider these 6 principles for a securer and safer environment.

1: Inventory of authorised & unauthorised devices This defines a baseline of what must be defended.

Without an understanding of what devices and data are connected, they cannot be defended. The inventory process should be as comprehensive as possible, and scanners (both active and passive) that can detect devices are the place to start. After your vessel has been accurately inventoried, the next step is to prevent unauthorised devices from joining your network—this is where implementation of network level authentication excels (MAC address authentication).

2: Inventory of authorised & unauthorised software The purpose of this principle is to ensure that only authorised software is allowed to run on a vessels network. While an inventory of software is important, application whitelisting is a crucial part of this process, as it limits the ability to run applications to only those which are explicitly approved.

While not a silver bullet for defense, this principle is often considered one of the most effective at preventing and detecting cyberattacks.

Implementing this principle requires your yacht to reconsider their policies and culture — no longer will crew & end users be able to

install software whenever and wherever they like.

3: Secure configurations for hardware & software on mobile devices, laptops, workstations, & servers By default, most systems are configured for ease-of-use and not necessarily security.

In order to meet principle 3, yachts need to reconfigure their systems to a secure standard. Many yachts already have the technology necessary to securely configure systems, such as MicrosoftÂŽ Active Directory Group Policy Objects.

4: Continuous vulnerability assessment & remediation The goal of this principle is to understand and remove technical weaknesses that exist in a vessels IT system. Successful vessels implement patch management systems that cover both operating system and third-party application vulnerabilities. This allows for the automatic, ongoing, and proactive installation of updates to address software vulnerabilities. In addition to patch management systems, vessels should implement a commercial vulnerability management system (antivirus software / firewall /

anti-malware software) to give themselves the ability to detect and remediate exploitable software weaknesses.

5: Controlled use of administrative privileges Implementing this principle ensures that crew members have only the system rights, privileges, and permissions that they need in order to do their job — no more and no less than necessary.

Unfortunately, for the sake of speed and convenience, many vessels allow crew to have local system or even domain administrator rights which are too generous and open the door for abuse, accidental or otherwise 6: Passwords Passwords are often difficult to remember especially with the added complexity rules and frequent changes required. An alternative may be to use a password manager which is secured with a complex password that is committed to memory.

Your email inbox is generally the primary location where password resets are delivered. Email is thus highly recommended to be setup with a long complex password that is committed to memory.

REGATTA NEWS

Cippino, Photo © Nico Martinez - Regata Illes Balears Classics

The Blue Peter, Halloween & Marigan Photo © Nico Martinez - Regata Illes Balears Classics

Classic Yacht Info (CYI) Last April a handful of classic yachts came together in Ibiza for the first White Island Classics Regatta. A relaxed family atmosphere gave the event a unique feel that was mirrored by racing in the pristine waters of Ibiza and Formentera. The beautiful gaff cutter Marigan, the gaff schooner Kelpie of Falmouth and the Fife cutter

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Madrigal were sailing in a steady 6/7 knots of breeze with spinnakers up and blue skies, the perfect way for a shake down after the winter’s projects. Classic Yacht Info (CYI) was there in support and we will be there again this year for the event that will occur from the 25th-29th April. There will also be the opportunity to organise your CIM rating at a discount as a representative will be on site. 6 yachts have already registered for the 2018 event including the Herreshoff New York 40 Vixen II and the 12-Metre Kahurangi. More

information can be found through regatta organiser: Sebastian Devonshire info@whiteislandclassics.com (+34) 603 100 691 www.whiteislandclassics.com You may also have heard that Club de Mar, the marina nestled in the south west corner of the port of Palma de Mallorca, has been granted an extension to its lease for another 25 years and has plans to invest around €50 million in remodelling the buildings, piers and docks.

The annual classic yacht regatta, Regata Illes Balears

WIC on board Madrigal

Classics, will be held for the fourteenth time in August (15th-18th) and looks to host the most revered and elegant yachts on the circuit. There were 35 yachts in attendance in 2017, a good turn out considering that there is no major sponsor, and with the new yacht club and marina development the regatta will surely grow hand in hand. CYI are partnering the event keen to raise the awareness and contribute to the quality and organisation where necessary.

For more information check out the website. www.velaclasicamallorca.com

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flying fifteen Mallorca As the 2018 starts, thoughts turn to New Year’s resolutions, and starting something different. How about racing a flying fifteen?

This is probably the best value for money sailing in Mallorca, and costs a lot less than you think! We have a wide range of ages, nationalities and professions in the fleet, including many pro yachties.

So how do you get started?

Well, the quickest – and cheapest! – way is to come and join as crew – just contact us through our website or on Facebook at f15Spain. If you’re more experienced, we have a club boat which you can use to get on the water, again we’ll be pleased to help.

So, what to do once the bug has bitten? Well, there are two routes, crew or helm.

Most times, crews don’t own the boat, so the costs are low.

If you decide to buy a boat, you can get on the water for as little as €2,500 – plus a few weekends’ work to clean up and tune it. One of the great things about the flying fifteen is that, being a one-design, older boats are still able to compete with the newest ones, so racing is close and competitive. A suit of new sails will cost a bit, but again older sails will still get you on the water, and many of our fleet are willing to come to an arrangement for their used sails when they get a new set.

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crane to get the boats in the water. Compulsory insurance should cost less than €70 annually, and that’s about it for fixed costs. Most of the club-organised regattas don’t have an entry fee, and even Palma Vela was only €90 last year. Class subscription is €25 per boat.

So, if you include a bit of maintenance, you would be able to run a flying fifteen for less than €50 a month. Beat that anywhere else!

11 November – Liga de Tardor 4, Pollensa We again saw 7 flying fifteens competing, with five cruisers in their category. The course was to Formentor island and back, with two laps, and separate fleet starts.

Ffugue was late at the start, having been checking the spinnaker, and met the fleet coming up towards them!

However, this was to prove advantageous, as they were able to see the wind changing, and after rounding the first mark, stayed low and pulled out ahead of the fleet. Rounding Punta de la Avançada, and hardening up, fuego fatuo and Stormtrooper stayed higher and closed up. They all had a challenging close reach in the fresh breeze, and arrived at the mark close together.

Coming back towards the club, it was clear that a second lap would take us well past sunset, and the race officer prepared to move the mark from Formentor once the last cruiser had passed it.

The leading flying fifteens had now rounded the next mark, and were heading back to Punta de la Avançada – with no mark yet laid. As they reached the corner, the RIB appeared, and dropped the mark – then rushing across to Stormtrooper to tell them of the change. A close tussle between Stromtrooper and fuego fatuo followed, with the latter taking the win. In the fickle airs, Dragonfl;y slipped between them, finishing second, whilst ffugue was passed by Triffid.

1 GBR 3577 Fuego Fatuo John Walker / Francisco Gadala-Maria 2 ESP 3600 Dragonfly Michael Beecken / Marco Haack 3 ESP 3610 Stormtrooper lll David Mile s / Corinne Onvlee 25 November – Liga de Tardor 5, Pollensa The final race of the series saw six flying fifteens on the water, and four cruisers. There was a strong breeze before the start, with some gusts over 25kn. The course was to be an up and down, with a mark near the sailing school, and another off Bon Aire.

With the wind still strong, the fleet set up for a committee boat start. Fuego fatuo was late and was forced into an embarrassing position, slotting onto a non-existent gap. Although first at the top mark, Speedy Gonzales overtook on the spinnaker hoist, and slipped ahead.

Most of the fleet stayed close, on what was almost a 180º

run. Coming up the beat, most of the fleet went up the middle, with no real position changes. The wind was dropping, and light fading, so the RIB rushed off to Bon Aire, setting what looked to be a finish line. However, when the flying fifteens arrived, there were no guns, and we took off on another beat in lightening winds. Coming in to the harbour area, the wind all but vanished, and positions were turned upside down.

Meanwhile, the race officer had realised that we would be finishing before the cruiser fleet reached Bon Aire, and rushed to set a line off the sailing school. By now Speedy was crossing the line, and those on the north side had slipped ahead of the earlier leaders, Stormtrooper second and the Dragonfly. For the first time, we put our boats away in the dark!

1 ESP 3804 Speedy Gonzales Michael Clough / David Allen 2 ESP 3610 Stormtrooper lll David Miles / Corinne Onvlee 3 ESP 3600 Dragonfly Michael Beecken / Marco Haack Next up 2 January New years Regatta Pollensa 13 January St Antony Regatta Pollensa 20 January Liga de Invierno 1 Pollensa 3 February Liga de Invierno 2 Pollensa 17 February Liga de Invierno 3 Pollensa Hope to see you there!

We’ve published the first part of the 2018 calendar on our website http://flyingfifteen. mallorcaservice.de and also Facebook @f15spain.

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REGATTA NEWS Barth’s The Bucket will run the 16-18th March.

The Rorc Caribbean 600 Herreshoff designed schooner Eleonora (49.50 m) will once again participate in the RORC Caribbean 600 in February.

She is the largest classic yacht entered to date of what is a predominantly modern fleet. Eleonora was built in 2000 and is an exact replica of the Herreshoff schooner Westward built in 1910.

The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta

Alice C I’ A Widdows is a Regatta Manager on the classic yacht regatta circuit.

A keen yachtswomen and self - confessed island hopping addict, preferably by boat.

Meet our Classic Yachting Columnist. You can find more at www.alicewiddows.com and on social media @alicewiddows

Classics in the Caribbean 2018 Following news of the heart breaking destruction in the Caribbean Islands this winter I am pleased to confirm that it is business as usual for The RORC Caribbean 600 16-23rd February and The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta 18-23rd April. Over in St

Elena (55 m) the Herreshoff racing schooner commissioned in 1910, will join Eleonora at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta in April, the Caribbean’ s largest classic yacht event. I imagine rivalry will be intense on and off the water!

It will also be a great way to honour the legendary yacht designer, Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, the man who brought us high-performance sailing yachts: “The Wizard of Bristol. ” The Herreshoff Marine Museum/ America’s Cup Hall of Fame will sponsor The Concours d’Elegance.

Dedicated to the education and inspiration of the public through presentations of the history and innovative work of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, the Museum is one of America’s most important historic maritime treasures.

It regularly hosts classic yacht

Elena - Photo © Herreshoff Marine Museum

Elena - Photo © Herreshoff Marine Museum

REGATTA NEWS regattas, sponsors symposia on classic yacht design and restoration, and operates an outstanding sailing school for youth and adults.

Another new sponsor for 2018 since the departure of Panerai includes Newport Shipyard which dates back to 1834 and has built up a great reputation working on some of the industry’s largest yachts. In recent years it has attracted success with the launch of The Candy Store Cup. True to form The W-Class Racing Yachts Founder and President, American Donald Tofias, tells me he will be back with his bevy of beautiful boys and girls flying the flag for Antigua with his 23 metre classic sloop Wild Horses. In Donald’s rarefied world, as at The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, “Yachting is always the Winner.”©

Eleonora will participate in The RORC Caribbean 600 2018

Mount Gay Rum, the event’s most loyal and longstanding sponsor will be back. As well as providing the rum well loved by all sailors and for which the Caribbean is famous, its iconic bright red hats and shirts are a lively and vibrant feature of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta every year.

Wish You Were Here?

Eleonora is based in the Caribbean this winter and available for a number of charters at either of the Antigua regattas and St Barths.

She is also for sale. Interested?

Ask Alice.

Elena will be racing in Antigua Classics (c) Claire Matches

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Eleonora is the largest classic participating in The RORC 600 2018 J-Class News Correction: The 2017 J Class world Championship in Newport was won

by Lionheart.

The owner-driven Dutchflagged modern day Ranger descendent displayed solid consistency across all seven races sailed. Lionheart won the world title by three clear points of nearest rivals, Hanuman.

The shiny, black hulled

Lionheart, JH1, was built 75 years after the original design was made as part of a family of designs by Starling Burgess and Olin Stephens for Ranger, the so called Super J. Palma de Mallorca based Lionheart took home The Kohler Trophy confirmed British Skipper Toby Brand.

This is a new trophy, which aggregates the results of the St Barth’s Bucket, the America’s Cup J Class Regatta and this first ever J Class World Championship.

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“We started out five years ago, a little bit low key and the owner said ‘I want to race and I don’t want to make a fool of myself. Five years later this is the result.” Superyacht expert Nigel Ingram of MCM recalls.

The J-Class will race at the following regattas in 2018.

The Superyacht Cup confirms that Velsheda, Ranger, Topaz and Svea will all be racing in Palma.

16 – 18 March : St Barths Bucket

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HUGO BOSS Backs Alex Thomson Racing for Vendee Globe 2020 Today we’re pleased to announce that our long-term sponsor, HUGO BOSS, has extended its partnership with the team for a further four years, in a deal that will take us through to the end of 2021.

HUGO BOSS has sponsored the team since 2003 in what is one of the longest and most coveted partnerships in sailing.

Looking forward to 2020,and with his sights set firmly on the bringing home the gold, Thomson said; “I am looking forward to another

successful cycle, with the focus on building the best team, boat and campaign for the Vendee Globe in 2020.

As our main sponsor, HUGO BOSS have supported the team and enabled us to push boundaries and innovate both in our approach to sailing and the ways in which we share our sport with our audience. I very much look forward to building on the successes we have achieved and working together over the next four years.”

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Flying Out of Cape Town

Conditions were ideal, with the famed Cape Doctor wind blowing at 20-25 knots. The fleet raced around a short triangle course in front of the city, before being freed to sprint off towards Australia.

I write this just a day after the start of this third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Cape Town to Melbourne. The boats are expected to arrive just after Christmas Day for a brief pit stop in Melbourne before the head north again to Hong Kong. This leg is largely held in the Southern Ocean in big winds and seas, and with double points on offer, is an important leg of the race.

Charles Caudrelier’s Dongfeng Race Team and the Spanish MAPFRE squad were neck and neck leading the Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Cape Town and towards the southernmost point of the African continent on Sunday.

It was the eleventh time in the history of the event that the fleet had raced out of Cape Town, this time on a 6,500 nautical mile leg to Melbourne, Australia. The ETA is currently between the 24th

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There was some drama for the Dongfeng team who had to make a late crew change just before leaving the dock. Daryl Wislang suffered a back strain this morning and the team decided not to risk having it flare up more while at sea.

He stepped off the boat to be replaced by Fabien Delahaye.

The forecast is for very strong winds on Sunday evening and overnight, which should then ease for a brief respite, before strengthening again as the first of the Southern Ocean weather systems that will pick them up and carry them to Melbourne comes calling.

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The Fully Foiling America’s Cup AC75 Yacht Revealed An exciting new era in America’s Cup racing has been unveiled today as the concept for the AC75, the class of boat to be sailed in the 36th America’s Cup is released illustrating a bold and modern vision for high performance fully foiling monohull racing yachts.

The Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa design teams have spent the last four months evaluating a wide range of monohull concepts. Their goals have been to design a class that will be challenging and demanding to sail, rewarding the top level of skill for the crews; this concept could become the future of racing and even cruising monohulls beyond the America’s Cup.

The normal sailing mode sees the leeward foil lowered to provide lift and enable foiling, with the windward foil raised out of the water to maximise the lever-arm of the ballast and reduce drag. In pre-starts and through manoeuvres, both foils can be lowered to provide extra lift and roll control, also useful in rougher sea conditions and providing a wider window for racing.

Although racing performance has been the cornerstone of the design, consideration has had to be focused on the more practical aspects of the boat in the shed and at the dock, where both foils are canted right under the hull in order to provide natural roll stability and to allow the yacht to fit into a

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An underlying principle has been to provide affordable and sustainable technology ‘trickle down’ to other sailing classes and yachts.

Whilst recent America’s Cup multihulls have benefitted from the power and control of rigid wing sails, there has been no transfer of this technology to the rigs of other sailing classes. In tandem with the innovations of the foiling system, Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa are investigating a number of possible innovations for the AC75’s rig, with the requirement that the rig need not be craned in and out each day. This research work is ongoing as different concepts are evaluated, and details will be released with the AC75 Class Rule before March 31st, 2018.

tack and foil-gybe with only small manoeuvring losses, and given the speed and the ease at which the boats can turn the classic pre-starts of the America’s Cup are set to make an exciting comeback.

Sail handling will also become important, with cross-overs to code zero sails in light wind conditions.

A huge number of ideas have been considered in the quest to define a class that will be extremely exciting to sail and provide great match racing, but the final decision was an easy one: the concept being announced was a clear winner, and both teams are eager to be introducing the AC75 for the 36th America’s Cup in 2021.

The AC75 class rule will be published by March 31st 2018.

The America’s Cup is a match race and creating a class that will provide challenging match racing has been the goal from the start. The AC75 will foil-

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The AC75 combines extremely high-performance sailing and great match racing with the

safety of a boat that can right itself in the event of a capsize.

The ground-breaking concept is achieved through the use of twin canting T-foils, ballasted to provide righting-moment when sailing, and roll stability at low speed.

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He added: “Together with Bluewater we can also amplify the awareness of people globally about the threats to local ecosystems and the efforts needed to address them.”

Bluewater, a partner of 201718 racing team Vestas 11th Hour Racing, was founded by environmental entrepreneur Bengt Rittri, who also founded leading air purification company Blueair, which was acquired by Unilever in 2016.

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Technology Helps Volvo Ocean Race Save Water and Cut Plastic in Cape Town The innovative solution, provided in partnership with 11th Hour Racing and the Host City delivery partners, will generate 32,000 litres of drinking water daily.

Around half a million single-use plastic bottles will have been avoided during the Volvo Ocean Race’s Cape Town stopover thanks to an innovative new water purification solution which turns polluted and waste water into clean drinking water.

The technology, from Bluewater, has been provided in partnership with the Race’s Founding Sustainability Partner, 11th Hour Racing, and with the support of the Cape Town City authorities, Host City delivery partner Worldsport and the V&A Waterfront.

The Cape Town stopover is

the 11th time that the Volvo Ocean Race has visited the South African city in the event’s 44-year history – but with the city’s water reserves currently low due to ongoing drought conditions, the 2017-18 stopover brought added challenges.

Bluewater’s purified water solution means that the Race can generate up to 32,000 litres of clean drinking water for Race Village visitors daily throughout the Cape Town stopover last month, without touching a single drop of municipal water.

Volvo Ocean Race’s Sustainability Programme Manager Meegan Jones said: “These innovative water refill points in our Cape Town Race Village take our sustainable event management to new heights.

“We have a commitment to drastically reduce single-use plastics at all our stopovers, and the Bluewater refill points means we won’t impact the City of Cape Town water reserves while still meeting our plastic reduction goals.

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She continued: “In addition, we are running a hugelysuccessful plastic bottle exchange in partnership with Consol Glass, which allows Volvo Ocean Race Village visitors to swap a single-use plastic bottle for a stylish refillable glass bottle.

“It’s a world-leading example of sustainable event management that we are very proud of and thankful to Bluewater, 11th Hour Racing, Consol Glass, WorldSport and the V&A Waterfront for helping us to make this happen.”

At least one of the machines, which each generate up to 8,000 litres of clean drinking water daily, will be donated to the city of Cape Town at the end of the Volvo Ocean Race stopover.

11th Hour Racing, an organisation promoting collaborative, systemic change for the health of the marine environment, is a founding partner of the Race’s Sustainability Programme.

“We are proud to join forces with Bluewater on this important project in Cape Town,” said Jeremy Pochman, 11th Hour Racing Co-Founder and Strategic Director.

“This offers a great opportunity to work with the local community, event stakeholders and innovators

“Bluewater stepped in to help the city and its citizens after learning that Cape Town’s water reservoirs are at critical lows due to the drought conditions,” said Anders Jacobson, CEO and co-founder of Blue AB, the Swedish holding company that owns Bluewater.

“Our partnership with 11th Hour Racing and Volvo Ocean Race provides us with an incredible opportunity to highlight Bluewater’s mission to provide clean drinking water to people everywhere and how our technology can make it more available for millions of consumers around the world.”

The Volvo Ocean Race’s renewed sustainability focus in 2017-18 consists three key pillars: to maximise impact, to minimise footprint and to leave a positive legacy.

The provision of these innovative refillable water solutions is one part of a wide-ranging programme which includes a Sustainability Education Programme, welcoming kids from local schools to learn more about ocean health; a Science Programme generating ground-breaking research for scientists all over the globe, and a host of interactive and immersive sustainability activations in the Race Villages around the world.

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A Mouth-Watering 2018 52 Super Series is in Prospect The 2018 52 SUPER SERIES looks set to feature an unprecedented nine newbuild boats; at least three America’s Cup teams, who will each be new to the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit; and two international crews, who have raced in the circuit before, will be returning to the fray.

The new season promises the highest level of racing yet, bringing together the world’s top adversaries such as Sir Ben Ainslie, Robert Scheidt, Terry Hutchinson, Ed Baird, Jordi Calafat, John Kostecki, Francesco Bruni and Vasco Vascotto.

This winter will see a frenetic level of boatbuilding activity at premium facilities around the world. While some of the teams that made early new-build decisions plan a short training spell prior to the warm up Palma Vela regatta (3-6 May 2018), others who have left it later may have a race against time to be ready for the first of the five 2018 52 SUPER SERIES regattas in Sibenik, Croatia, May 22-27.

Last week’s confirmation that the design for the 36th America’s Cup will be a 75foot foiling monohull sees at least three teams expected to compete in the 2018 52 SUPER SERIES. Brand new to the 52 SUPER SERIES will be Challengers of Record, 66

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Luna Rossa, who have just announced they will compete in the 52 SUPER SERIES with a new build TP52 to be steered

by Francesco Bruni.

Luna Rossa’s Bruni, who has previously sailed on several TP52s including Azzurra, Matador, and this year guesting latterly on Bronenosec, explained: “The TP52 is a great class. It’s hard and close racing. There are many teams that have more TP52 experience than us who will be very hard to beat, so we will not be favourites.

Everyone wants to do well and we want to demonstrate how strong Italian sailing is at its best. This will be the best year ever for the TP52s, I am sure. Our final goal is the America’s Cup.” Luna Rossa will train initially from their base in Cagliari, Sardinia, chartering the XIO Hurakan TP52 as a training platform prior to launching their Botín-designed new boat, which will be built at Persico in Italy.

Sir Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR previously published their planned collaboration with Tony Langley’s Gladiator team.

And Doug DeVos’s three times 52 SUPER SERIES winners Quantum Racing are building a new boat as part of the Bella Mente Quantum Racing Association programme, which will challenge for the America’s Cup under the flag of the New York Yacht Club.

Other teams building a new

boat that will compete on the 52 SUPER SERIES include Hasso Plattner’s Phoenix crew. Plattner bought the 2015 Phoenix and had such fun racing it that he has decided to join the circuit with a new Phoenix, currently in build at Persico, which he will campaign alongside his daughter Kristina. Project manager Tim Norris reports that they have been putting their crew together for 2018, and that they have just completed a two week training session in Cape Town, South Africa.

Two popular teams are returning to the 52 SUPER SERIES after taking breaks from racing. Marco Serafini’s Italian team XIO Hurakan intend to compete in 2018. And Brazil’s double Olympian Eduardo de Souza Ramos has a new boat in build, and plans an allBrazilian crew that will have five-time Olympic medallist Robert Scheidt as tactician.

De Souza Ramos last raced with the 52 SUPER SERIES in 2014, finishing fourth overall.

Their project is run by Volvo Ocean Race ace and 2008 49er Olympian, Andre “Bochecha” Fonseca. Their helm and crew are already training in a variety of smaller grand prix yachts in Brazil.

De Souza Ramos’s new Onda is being built at King Marine from the same moulds as Azzurra, but they expect to launch about 2 weeks after the reigning 52 SUPER SERIES champions.

“Eduardo loved the venues, and the racing. He likes short windward-leewards and the very high level of competition of the 52 SUPER SERIES. He has missed it and can’t wait to be back.

Committed 52 SUPER SERIES owners like Germany’s Harm Müller-Spreer – runner up in 2017 by only seven points – are relishing the arrival of the America’s Cup teams, and other new teams in 2018.

“We are really looking forward to next season and to going up against the new teams.

But I think the top teams will still prove to be the same, Quantum Racing, Azzurra, ourselves. It will take the new teams time to learn the class and the small details that make the winning difference.

That, I don’t think, is going to happen overnight for them.”

Seven of the new-build TP52s are from the Botín Partners design office, and two from Vrolijk. Botín’s Adolfo Carrau reveals: “This is such an exciting time for us. We have never been this busy in 20 years. And this will undoubtedly be the best year ever for the 52 SUPER SERIES. Having seven boats to design is confirmation that we have been doing things right. We will see a lot of innovation, especially in the hulls, the systems and the rigs. So many of the suppliers have moved their game on so much, we are having to re-engineer stuff. We expect the new boats to be noticeably faster.”

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An inspiration sitting opposite me in the yacht he acquired

Boatshed Gibraltar One of the pleasures of my life as a yacht broker is the people I get to meet. From millionaires to seagoing paupers all have interesting life stories to share. The most inspiring and intriguing character so far has been Bruno.

The first thing you notice about Bruno is his wheelchair.

It’s a shock - because he is intent on buying a sailing yacht despite being a paraplegic.

Two minutes after our first meeting he has clambered out of his wheelchair and is bouncing his way across the gangplank lifting his useless legs over the guardrail and depositing himself on deck.

I must have looked flustered and upset because he tells me to relax. He tells me most “uprights” suffer stress when they first meet him. He asks me to open the fore hatch so that he can drop into the

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cabin to check out the interior of the boat. Bruno grew up in Rhodesia. His blond hair and tanned body belong to a beach bum. He readily admits that surfing and sailing are his passion.

Life changed radically for the then twenty-seven year old Bruno in December 1997. A car crash during a failed carjacking attempt in Capetown left him with a broken back. Life up to that point had been a dream.

A charter yacht skipper based out in Indonesia surfing some of the best waves in the world; and getting paid for it too!

Recovering from the depths of despair was a hard road to travel. Drugs, drink and even a game of Russian Roulette did not give him the resolution he craved. One day he persuaded a friend to lend him his surfboard to paddle out beyond the breakers where he planned to drown doing what

We are back on the yacht. It’s a South African built Atlantis 36, a brand that is rare in Europe. He sees this and its African name as a fateful sign. He borrows a mask and snorkel and slips off the sugar spoon stern to inspect the underside of the yacht. Bruno’s element is the water. He lifts himself back onto the sugar spoon and announces that the hull is sound. He shares his plan with me. The idea is to acquire the boat which will become home for him and his beautiful girlfriend.

He will move the boat to the Moroccan Atlantic coast, which the surfing cognoscenti will recognise as the new Mecca of the surfing community. I am learning all the time! With permission from the vendor he is allowed to stay aboard for the night so that he can plan the modifications he will need to make to the yacht. We part company that evening with a promise of a Rock tour

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In truth it’s a crude attempt of mine to spend more time with this incredible human being.

The following day I collect him at Ocean Village and we set off for the tourist hot spots.

At Europa Point he seeks my advice on wind, tides and currents in the Straits. Next we head for the Upper Rock where at St Michaels Cave he singlehandedly negotiates steps (backwards) down into the cave on his specially designed wheelchair. The tourists in the cave that day learnt something about the limits of disability.

When we return back to the marina he shares his next big project with me. He is seeking sponsorship to acquire a large catamaran which will be adapted for disabled young people. I tell him to look me up if he needs help. I know Gibraltar is a generous place.

Bruno is a shining light. As we move along the pier at Marina Bay at our last meeting he tells me that most people are disabled. In his case it’s the legs. The first thing you notice about Bruno is his wheelchair.

The last thing you notice about Bruno is NOT his wheelchair.

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January is here... and so is the start of an exciting new chapter at Dolphinwear & Deckers France! Watch this space…

Skiing one day... sailing the next, it’s no wonder so many crew take advantage of the year-round activities in our backyard. Here are just a few things happening this month to help shake off those January blues.

Sunday Funday With Isola 2000 and Auron less than a 2-hour drive away, why not rally a few crew together and head up to the snowy peaks for the day? A ‘bluebird’ day is the perfect day to do it, when the alpine

scenery is at its finest. Even with no idea, you can rent all the gear when you get to the top, and a lift pass will set you back only 35 bucks for the day. Those of you keen to practice your slalom and freeriding skills... keep an eye out for Riviera Yacht Support’s legendary annual Ski Bonanza which usually takes place every March. - www. rivierayachtsupport.com Shake it Off

Eat Humble Pie The Caribbean suffered massively after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and Superyacht crew, and the yachting industry as a whole pulled together and came up trumps towards those in need, giving generously to rebuilding the islands. But lets not forget those in need a bit closer to home. In Antibes, there are two homeless shelters on our

doorstep, and help is always welcomed.

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Aperitivo Siciliano – Friday 24th November – Artemis Group at Grand Harbour Marina November 23-25, the Artemis Group visited Malta for a team building exercise; plan was to get better frequented with the island while at the same time hold an event at Grand Harbour Marina to introduce their services to berth holders & superyachts.

In line with end of week activities planned, Friday 24th early evening at 6pm “Aperitivo Siciliano” was held at the Marina Office/ Capitainerie and well attended by agents and Grand Harbour Marina clients.

Artemis Group provided Sicilian red & white wine and “assaggi” Sicilian nibbles to

complement the evening.

Francesco Diana gave a lovely presentation, introducing his team (Carmelinda Genovese, Giuseppe Rodante, Claudia Traina, Giuseppe di Girolamo, Claudio Santoro, Alex Scillia, Galina Samokhvalova) from the various offices around Sicily – Siracusa, Palermo, Taormina & Lipari in the Eolian Islands. The presentation was made very vivid by a great video capturing the best of Sicily which kept everyone spell bound and very curious to visit. Grand Harbour Marina received many thank you messages for an enjoyable event. The plan would be to repeat this on annual basis towards helping building a good working relationship which would eventually bring Malta & Sicily closer together.

Malta Hits Back at “Tax Evasion” Claims Four maritime and yachting organisations have insisted that Malta’s VAT rules on yacht leasing are in line with EU directives and based on similar models adopted by France and Italy, according to a Times of Malta report.

A joint statement was issued yesterday by the Malta Maritime Law Association, the Malta Maritime Forum, the Yachting Trade Section within the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry and the Super Yacht Industry Network Malta.

The reaction comes just days after the European Commission told the UK and Malta to change their VAT rules on yachts or face possible financial sanctions.

According to Pierre Moscovici, EU Commissioner for Taxation, some of Malta’s practices are “suspect”.

Speaking to Parliament last week, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said the VAT

rules were approved years ago by the European Union.

“Malta is not a tax haven and vigorously rejects the label of tax haven,” Muscat said.

Malta’s decision to cut the VAT rate on superyachts was taken because they are mostly used in international waters, according to an EU official.

Malta’s VAT treatment of the leasing of pleasure yachts on the basis of the “effective use and enjoyment” principles in article 59A of the VAT Directive is said to be based on the similar application of this principle by other Member States, in particular France and Italy.

Numerous yacht owners have therefore been encouraged to bring their vessels within the EU and, consequently, pay VAT, rather than keep them out of EU waters and pay nothing.

In turn, this was having a positive economic ripple effect, the yachting community remarked

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Christophe Harbour Latest From now until April 2018, the state-of-the-art destination Marina and resort community at Christophe Harbour, on the southern peninsula of St. Kitts, is offering special rates to visiting yachts.

Bunkering yachts purchasing 15,000 gallons or more will receive two complimentary nights in The Marina. Those purchasing 3,000 gallons will receive one night free of charge.

And until the end of November, vessels can take advantage of special berthing rates between $2.25 and $2.50 per ft to moor at one of The Marina’s 24 alongside berths, depending on length of stay and size of vessel. Tariffs resume to $2.50 - $5.50 per ft from 1 December onwards.

Capt. Aeneas Hollins, Director of Yachting at Christophe Harbour says: “We want to kickstart the season and celebrate the fact that the Caribbean is open. With facilities in-tact and fully operational, and the fastest and most cost-efficient diesel in the Eastern Caribbean, Christophe Harbour is central to any sailing itinerary in the region.”

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yachts from 45m to 91m (150 to 300ft), drawing up to 5.6m, with beams stretching to 18m.

the island even easier, and reliable, high-speed WiFi keeps everyone connected.

Core to the Marina’s infrastructure is fast, efficient fuelling up to 125 gallons per minute of SOL-supplied ultralow sulphur diesel, with highly competitive tiered pricing typically starting at $0.70 per litre / $2.70 per US gallon.

Special VIP clearance onsite ensures an expedited arrivals process. For those arriving or departing by air, the international airport’s private terminal, YU Lounge, is only 15 minutes away by car.

A fully-monitored single access point and 24-hour security ensures The Marina at Christophe Harbour is one of the safest in the region.

Christophe Harbour’s location within the Caribbean’s longest leeward fully sailable stretch offers perfect sailing conditions. Islands such as Antigua, St Barths, and St Maarten are some 50 nautical miles away, while the BVIs circa 80 miles’ distance.

Created from the vision of a superyacht owner and managed by superyacht captains, The Marina offers VIP guest services and tailored itineraries, as well as professional provisioning and maintenance.

Its dedicated crew concierge has established special partnerships offering crew discounts and frequently hosts excursions and events.

The special crew beachside area is one of the island’s best spots for sundowners, often with live music, and is kitted out with barbecue, volleyball and horseshoe courts. A courtesy shuttle bus is on hand to make exploring

“It is my favourite time of the year as the season starts up again. With Christophe Harbour’s extensive programming and new facilities just opened such as the Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour, there is lots more to experience here in the Eastern Caribbean, not least some fine Kittitian hospitality,” concludes Hollins. www.sailingweek.com

Pay to Play at Antigua Sailing Week Warm seas, consistent trade winds, challenging round

the buoys racing and the best shoreside parties in the Caribbean sum up the phenomenon that is Antigua Sailing Week. Preceded by the optional Peters & May Round Antigua Race featuring 52 nm of perfect pre-ASW tune-up, ASW offers five days of racing off Antigua’s south coast, interrupted by a beach day.

It’s a regatta not to miss.

Classes include Racing, Cruising, Multihull, Bareboat and Club Class. Daily prize givings at Antigua Yacht Club are legendary as is the final awards party hosted in historic UNESCO-accredited Nelson’s Dockyard.

Pay to Play options are available for all skill levels.

Bareboat options are available through official sponsor Dream Yacht Charter and race charter options are offered by a number of individual companies. There is still time to activate your team for ASW 2018 taking place at the end of April.

NEWS 4 STEWS What´s is your favourite yachting destination?

I´m still so new to the industry so anywhere I haven’t been before is my new favourite.

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

I would plan trips to places off the beaten track where I would get a cultural and local experience. I’d also spend more time exploring each destination before rushing off to the next hotspot.

What is your on board pet hate?

When someone eats the last biscuit that you´d been dreaming of all through my midnight watch.

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Stew of the Month – Kylie de Vlieg What did you do before yachting, and how did your yachting career first begin?

I studied and got a degree in Fashion design, and then decided I wanted to travel the world and knew yachting was the only way that would be possible. As you can guess my parents were thrilled - I did nothing with my degree.

Luckily I come from a sailing background with my dad being a professional sail maker and experienced yachts man.

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

My first boat Scorpione dei mari was my first love! It was a huge learning curve and the perfect boat to start my career on. I am very grateful to have moved with my captain and boss from this boat to our current boat.

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new places every day and when we are lucky, get ashore and explore a bit and we get paid to do it. I don’t think I could pick a better dream job.

The worst would be when everyone forgets to tell you that we are about to sail and things start to slide as the boat starts to heel. Coming from a boat with a few keen sailors we take every opportunity we can to sail. Oh and doing service while we heel, that’s a tough one.

How do you keep sane on charter?

When the rare opportunity arises, I´m a firm believer in ¨ The Nap Life ¨ A 15 minute lay down saves lives.

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

I try to get something local and traditional from every place that we visit for them and incorporate it into my service. I then get to tell them a little bit about whatever it is I’ve got. They seem to enjoy it and now ask me what new treats I’ve found.

What´s your signature cocktail?

Pina Colada. I´m also an epic Halloween jelly shot maker.

What career achievement are you most proud of?

Moving from a “greenie” to sole stew of a 30m S/Y then moving to a 47m S/Y and still being a sole stew all in my first season, and as far as I know still have a job.

Best housekeeping tip/hack?

Telling your boss to bring lots of extra socks because there´s a very slim chance that he´s not going to get a matching pair back.

Tell us about your funniest embarrassing moment on board?

One day I was doing laundry in the crew mess while listening to music all alone. The boys where working up the mast.

I hadn’t moved in hours but then got up and collected 2 piles of ironed laundry and made my way through the

saloon. At the same moment, one of the boys lowered a halyard that caused a headliner to fall on my head, knocking me out cold. I woke up with both piles of laundry still intact so I was happy.

What´s your favourite adventure in Mallorca?

Gosh I’ve been very lucky and somehow seen a fair bit of the Island in a short space of time but a while ago a crew mate on the spur of the moment decided to hire a speedy red Vespa and we went adventuring through the mountains. It was breath taking. We ended up in Banalbufar at the Torre del Verger for the sunset and then to a hotel overlooking the sea for a delicious meal. This was definitely a memory I will keep forever.

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

What are you talking about, I’m still 20 right? Just kidding.

I think it’s the same advice I give myself now. Be kind, be happy and always appreciate the small things. They give you the most happiness.

What´s your plan for the future?

Work as hard as I can and learn as much as I can and see where opportunities take me.

I love interacting with people and would love to become a service stew on a larger M/Y so that I could improve my service skills. I would also love to work on an explorer and one day become a chief stew.

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

I worked in yachting full time for 12 years and then on and off for a further 3. So, all in all quite a fair bit of time. I came into the yachting world by chance, I was taking a year out after university to go traveling. My first stop was Mallorca where I planned to say goodbye to my boyfriend before heading off. Whilst there, a position came up on his boat and so I got roped into doing it and obviously loved it because I spent the next 15 years involved in yachting. A major highlight was some of the awesome places I visited. We always had amazing itineraries. I got to circumnavigate the

world not just once, but twice. The first time was a complete circumnavigation (start and finish at the same point) the second one ended in Polynesia before returning to Holland. The low points were missing all those family birthdays and weddings. I even missed my own wedding! Yes, we had to postpone our own wedding date as there was a change in the itinerary and it boiled down to changing the date or losing our jobs. Not being in control of my own life was definitely part of the “not so great bits” but in general, I loved it.

How did you know it was time for you to make the move to land?

It was kind of a sign. The boat we’d been on for six and a half years got moth balled, basically the owner decided to put it in a shed and forget about it for a while. We had been slowly thinking about moving ashore but when that happened we took it as

What was the most difficult thing about the transition?

The most difficult thing was facing the “lack of”. The lack of having your instant family/ friends right there. The lack of travel. The lack of having the ridiculous coming at you each and every day. It was hard to find something to do on land that contained the same intensity as yachting.

Land based jobs don’t seem as exciting and I missed combatting the problems often faced with in yachting.

What was the best thing about it?

The very best thing is, my beautiful dog, sitting right next to you. I also love that I get to spend lots of time with friends and family. I’ve had lots of fun travelling around in my campervan and exploring loads of inland areas that you can’t always get to when working on boats.

What do you do now?

I rent out my property in the mountains, in the back lands of the Cote D’Azur. I generally try to encourage people to

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You can go hiking, paragliding, biking, canyoning or take time to learn new skills such as cooking or making organic and chemical free body products. I am currently making a range of products myself, to sell at Christmas fairs and at the same time promoting weekend workshops where you can learn to make your own lotions and potions. It’s perfect for an alternative party or weekend break. If you’d like to book or see what else is on offer you can visit: www.la-maison-du-loup.com.

What do you miss most about yachting?

I miss bumping into friends in all the ports we would visit. I miss my yachting friends a lot.

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

I do. Just do it. It seems impossible at first, especially when you first get ashore but stick with it because it will all work out.

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Pick of the Month Stewardess’ Pick of the Month from Rialto Living Our favourite lifestyle store in Palma Giving up carbs, alcohol, smoking and mindless telly watching, not to mention endeavouring to spend more time at the gym, are just some of the most common New Year’s resolutions I know you’ve probably already given up on!

I say this even though we don’t know each other. Why? According to research, only eight percent of people actually keep their New Year’s resolutions. So statistically, I bet my bottom-bunk you didn’t either. Don’t worry, neither did I. As we all vow to do a whole list of things most of us

will not follow through on, how can we join the smug eight percent who achieve their ‘new year- new me’ goals? What’s in the ‘secretresolution-sauce’?

Maybe, instead of making hard-line commitments, we should focus on changes which are fun and less rigorous. Like learning something fabulous and new.

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Bringing in 2018 and New Year’s Resolutions – How to Make Them and How to Keep Them Welcome to 2018 and boy, did that one come around quick.

I wonder if it is just me or do other people think the years seem to pass by faster with each year. However quickly they pass it is a sure sign that you are leading a busy life if the festive period and the new year arrive and you are thinking ‘we only just started the year’. With the approach of the new year also comes the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions, where we make bold statements of our plans and intentions for what we want to change in the coming year. The most common being losing weight, exercising more, get a better job/career, improve our finances, quit smoking, eat healthy, improve a relationship, stop procrastinating, have more time for yourself, manage stress or do more for charity.

The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions can be traced back to Babylonian times where it was common for farmers to make a promise to their gods to pay all their debts and return borrowed equipment at the beginning of each year. The Romans made promises to the god Janus, the god of gateways and beginnings, for whom 80

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the month of January is named and Christians would prepare for the year ahead by making resolutions and praying. In Judaism, the practice of reflecting on one’s wrongdoings over the year and seeking or offering forgiveness would be held over the year-end holidays culminating in Yom Kippur which is the tenth day of the seventh month (September).

There are numerous New Year traditions all over the world that represent some sort of resolution for the year ahead.

In Spain, the tradition is to eat 12 grapes on the striking of the clock at midnight on the last day of the year and those grapes, if eaten one by one with each strike of the clock, will mean a year of good luck and prosperity. If you are looking for love you wear red underwear for the changing of the year and if looking for good fortune you wear yellow in Spain. In Mexico, the tradition is to sweep your house from the inside out on the first day of the year which will clear away all impurities and has similarity to the saying of ‘out with the old and in with the new’.

In the UK, our traditions are to start the new year with a kiss which is believed to set the tone for the rest of the year to come or if with a loved one, will strengthen the relationship. Singing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ when the clock strikes midnight is considered to be a song of reunion and

reconciliation, encouraging us to reflect on times past and move forward together (my personal favourite).

In Scotland, we have our tradition of ‘First-Footing’ which is the belief that the first person to enter the house on New Year’s Day will bring good luck for the coming year. This person is supposed to bring gifts of a coin for prosperity, coal for warmth, salt for flavour, bread for food and drink for cheer and led to the custom of wandering around your local neighbourhood in the middle of the night knocking on neighbour’s doors and bringing a ‘wee dram’ with you as well as a piece of coal and usually shortbread.

Growing up on a farm, my mother traditionally made a huge pot of soup for the visitors and the first-footing sometimes went on for two or three days!

It is hardly surprising that after all the merriment of the festive period and bringing in the new year we are driven to consider where we are and where we are going, along with resolving any issues causing us distress. Who hasn’t been forced to make a personal resolution never to drink again after a big night of celebration and not just at New Year. A January detox is often the first resolution for those who like to party over the holiday period.

Making New Year’s resolutions are a great way for you to do an annual life audit. Looking back at the year passed is a way of considering everything you have achieved and what you missed out on, how far you have come and how you

would like your life to move forward. It is also a way to identify what you need to resolve in life that is holding you back or causing you difficulties. We all want to be happier in our lives and often consider what is our purpose in life as we deal with the daily grind. By taking time to think about the year gone by you can take stock of your life in order to make decisions on what you need to do to achieve your goals. Our resolutions are very personal to us and can range from a simple change such as going to the gym more often to a complicated desire to make extreme changes in your life.

If you are the kind of person who likes to make New Year’s resolutions, how do you make them so you can actually achieve them? More often than not, we fail to realise them because we make them too difficult, too vague, too unrealistic or think that they will be achieved all in one go. We have a tendency to be hard on ourselves either through our expectations being too high or the feelings of failure when we miss the goal. They are all about change so we must understand that change happens over time, with effort and sometimes will take a few attempts or even a lot of attempts to get right so go easy on yourself.

Resolutions must be action based, something you do to make the changes. You have no control over another person’s actions or reactions, an organisation or an entity so they can only refer to your own behaviours. Resolving to get along better with a fellow crew member or improve your job requires input from others and would require collaboration which makes them no longer personal to you. Resolving to react less to criticism by not reacting only requires change by you.

Look for ways to improve communication in the workplace by writing down notes and ideas then making proposals does not guarantee

change but does mean change for you the individual.

Resolutions should be realistic and specific. Losing weight is achievable but too vague.

Losing 20 kilos may be your ultimate aim but will seem like an unachievable goal and very quickly you can become disillusioned if you don’t reach your target. Lose 1 kilo a month for the next year is something that seems more attainable AND sustainable.

You are hopefully aiming at something you wish to maintain for your future indefinitely therefore you have to be able to maintain what you are aiming for.

Relationship resolutions that involve another person such as find a partner, get married, have children are risky in that they are too specific. Here you are looking for ways in which to attract someone so developing habits that make you more open to relationships or activities that introduce you to others are more appropriate. I will join two new clubs this year to meet new people or I will join a dating agency and accept at least one new date a month.

Financial resolutions must be considered carefully.

Earn more money is an easy resolution to make but very hard to achieve without a plan. Increase my earning potential by adding two new skills through training or education is however, an achievable resolution as you have set a specific amount to

be done (two new skills) and have identified how you are going to do it (by training or education). Now all you have to do is choose the skills and actually get on with it.

I am someone who regularly makes AND breaks resolutions. I am a list maker so I have a journal that I write these down in and often refer to it through the year to see how I am progressing. It is a way I audit my life by looking at the resolutions I have made over the years to see what I did manage to change, what no longer important and what I have learned to accept as being just the way things are. I have also found that over the years I make less and less resolutions but I still go through the process of assessing the year past.

2018 resolutions for VIP Service School are to continue with the development of more training courses for interior crew, develop more relationships with other organisations here in Palma to enhance the school’s presence, provide more free workshops and mentoring for new crew as well as reduce our reliance on plastic as much as possible. With that in mind VIP Service School wishes you all a prosperous, healthy and plastic free 2018.

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Kitchen Basics Choux Pastry “Some dessert connoisseurs may try to argue that Pâte choux is the ultimate, French, classic Pastry recipe”.

There is no doubt that Choux pastry is one of the lightest, crispiest pastries around. It is also so versatile and can be used in so many different ways both sweet and savoury.

It has a reputation for being difficult to master, but in fact it’s so easy once you know the proper technique its almost child play. A pre-heated hot oven is essential to rise and set the choux and if you take it out of the oven before it’s cooked thoroughly it will collapse. Any filling should not be added until the last possible moment because it will make the choux pastry sag.

It’s made with plain flour,

salt, butter, eggs, milk and a little sugar (if it’s being used for a sweet dish). Instead of a raising agent, choux pastry is puffed up by steam. It is used to make wonderful profiteroles, éclairs and forms the basis of the dramatic classic French dessert Gâteau St Honoré. It can also be used for savoury pastries such as Gougère, a large ring of choux flavoured with Gruyère or Emmental cheese and Gnocchi Parisenne (small poached dumplings masked with cheese sauce and gratinated).

Little Choux buns are also perfect for savoury canapés stuffed with anything from tuna, smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado. I Love to make “Pomme Dauphine”.

These are delicious ‘beignets’ morsels, and are ideal served as an alternative to roast potatoes. Although they take some work, most of this can be done the day before if necessary. They are effectively choux pastry and mashed potato balls - deep fried; and can be turned into cheese puffs if 300g of grated Gruyere is added to the mixture just before frying.

It is said that a chef by the name of Panterelli invented the dough in 1540. He used the dough to make a dessert called Pâte à Panterelli.

Over time, the recipe of the dough evolved, and the name changed to Pâte à Popelin, which was used to make Popelins, small cakes made in the shape of a woman’s breasts. Then, in the eighteenth century, another

French pastry Chef created what were then called Choux Buns. The name of the dough changed to Pâte à Choux, as the buns resembled cabbages.

Choux Pastry is also fried to make Beignets and in Spain, it is used to make the classic “Churros”. They are probably Spain’s best loved pastry item and they are the perfect accompaniment for a thick, luscious chocolate drink, especially when the excesses of a long night out have left you feeling more than a little delicate the morning after…

“Chocolate con Churros” really hits the spot.

Profiteroles I love profiteroles stuffed with pasty cream and served with hot chocolate sauce. It’s such a classic!

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Choux pastry

50g unsalted butter 1tbsp sugar 60g plain flour 2 eggs, lightly beaten 150ml water a pinch of salt Hot Chocolate Sauce 120g Dark chocolate 130ml cream a knob of unsalted butter Slowly warm all the ingredients together over a gentle heat and mix well. Do not bring to the boil: Pastry Cream 350ml milk 1 vanilla pod, split 3 egg yolks 75g sugar 25g flour 1tbsb cornflour To make the Pastry Cream – Bring the milk and vanilla to the boil in a heavy bottomed saucepan. Whisk together egg yolks, sugar, cornflour and flour. Pour over the hot milk.

Return to the heat whisking all

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of the time until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and pass through a fine sieve.

Allow to cool. To make the choux pastry-Put the water, butter and a pinch of salt into a medium pan and gently heat until the butter melts. Turn up the heat and bring to the boil. As soon as it’s boiling, tip in the flour in one go. Beat quickly to combine well, over the heat, until the mixture turns smooth and glossy and starts to come away from the edge of the pan. Tip the mix into a bowl and allow to cool a little. Beat in the eggs a little at a time.

Heat the oven to 200c/fan 180c/gas 6. Line a couple of baking sheets with baking parchment, put a medium nozzle into a piping bag and spoon in the pastry mix. Pipe walnut-sized balls onto the baking sheet, and then bake for 20-25 mins until golden.

Leave to cook on a wire rack.

Once the profiteroles and filling are cool, put the pasty

ingredients: 250ml of water 50g of butter 70g of plain flour 100g Parmesan cheese, grated 3 eggs 1 whole egg 1tbsp chopped chives 1tbsp chopped parsley 1tsp paprika Seasoning 100g polenta for dusting vegetable oil, for frying Bring the water to a simmer with the butter, then remove from the heat and add the flour. Cook slowly for about 4 minutes until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.

Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the grated Parmesan. Beat the egg yolks with the whole egg and slowly mix in the eggs to the mixture.

Add the herbs, paprika and season to taste.

Pipe balls of the mixture onto a tray of polenta and roll to coat the beignets. Heat the vegetable oil to and deep-fry the beignets for 2 minutes on each side until crisp. Drain well on a paper towel before serving.

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Galley Goddess South Africa is not just all about boerewors, biltong and Mrs Balls as our colonial cousins, the adorable Yarpies would have us believe....... Ja, I reckon it’s a bit of a delusion, don’t get me wrong, massive slabs of lekker meat are being chucked on the braai over there in Cape Town, but they’re dancing a whole different jol over in Durbs. Yes, fellow sailors, we all have a South African on board these days, don’t we? The cheerful Saffas are almost endemic to the yachting industry, happily howziting us all and enthusiastically boring us all with the rugby score. They have so much to offer, Table mountain, the legacy of Nelson Mandela and shame, that infamous old wag, Jacob Zuma.

With roots tracing back to the Dutch, French, Indian, Malaysian and England, South Africa, such a land of diversity, it’s people, landscapes, cultures and languages offer a melting pot of intrigue and excitement.

Also a unique fusion of many different external cultural influences and, ja an exciting and excellent example of colonisation driven fusion.

A star in its own right, Bobotie (Bobotje), is sort of the South African take on a Aussie meat pie, packed with great curry flavour. Back in the 17th century, the Cape Malay slaves were brought to South Africa and, hello, they knew a thing or two 84

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about food. They took the bland Dutch meat dish and infused it with exotic spices like curry powder, turmeric and sweet dried fruit. I don’t know about you china, but to be brutally honest, initially I thought to myself, ‘meat and custard combo?’ , ag, that sounds a bit kak, but the truth be known, it’s a little bit decadant and totally delish.

Bobotie 3 slices white bread, crusts removed, roughly chopped 1 cup low fat milk 2 tablespoons cooling oil 2 onions, halved and thinly sliced (about 4 cups) 4 garlic cloves, minced (about 4 teaspoons) Dried spices 1 tablespoon plus and addition teaspoon of curry powder 1 teaspoon coriander 1 teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon thyme 2 teaspoons turmeric 1 teaspoon cinnamon pinch cayenne pepper Other ingredients 450g ground lamb 450g ground beef 1 cup grated carrots 1 granny smith apple, peeled, cored and grated 1/3 cup golden raisins 3 tablespoons apricot preserves 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper 5 bay leaves Custard 1 and a half cups buttermilk 3 eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt pinch pepper toasted slivered almonds Preheat your oven to 180C. Put chopped bread into a small shallow bowl and pour

milk on top. Press bread into milk and leave for a min.

Measure out all the spices, except bay leaves into a small bowl and also set aside.

Then, heat oil in large frying pan and saute the onions on medium heat low heat for 10 - 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Chuck in garlic and cook, stirring for 1 minute.

Add spices and cook stirring for 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Add a tablespoon or two of water if the spices are sticking to the bottom of the pan. Scrape mixture into a large bowl and allow to cool for a few minutes. Gently squeeze most of the milk from the bread and add the bread to the onions, discard left over milk. Add lamb, beef, carrots, apples, raisins, apricot preserves, lemon juice, salt and pepper and using your hands get right in there and mash everything together until just combined.

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Press mixture evenly into a casserole dish (2 and half litre) and bake for 25 minutes.

Remove casserole from oven, leaving the oven on and carefully pour off any fat.

Meat will have shrunken and pulled away from the sides of the casserole. Using the back of a spatula, press meat down so it expands to touch the side of the casserole dish.

Insert bay leaves evenly across surface (slit meat with a knife if necessary), tucking them halfway in so they flavour the meat but are still visible for easy removal before serving.

Beat custard ingredients and pour over meat. Bake your Babotie in the centre of the oven for 50 minutes to an hour, until the custard is set and starting to brown.

Top with slivered almonds.

Serve with rice or sweet potatoes. Lovely, gorgeous comfort food......

Bunny Chow, is a South African street food, ja I’m not sure whether to apologise for this or boast about it..... thankfully it’s not made with

bunnies as it’s misleading name might suggest but with aromatic spices, meat, chickpeas and potatoes served in hollowed out bread. ´The term ‘bunny’ is a variation from the word ‘Bania’, an Indian class of traders who sold this tasty snack back then. Unique, portable and popular, these fiery gems came about because, back in the day, under apartheid laws, Indian restaurant owners were not allowed to seat black customers and could only sell them take aways. They invented Bunny Chow so they could still sell them a proper serving of curry from the back door of restaurants.

Probably not the snack to serve to your owner on the aft deck as there is no elegant way to eat a Bunny Chow as it’s messy, but versatile finger meal.

Bunny Chow 450g of chicken thighs or breast cut in bite size pieces 1/2 cup cooking oil

2-3 curry leaves 1 teaspoon minced ginger 2 teaspoons minced garlic 2 tablespoons good quality curry powder (mild or strong) 1 medium onion, diced 2 medium tomatoes diced 1 cinnamon stick 1 and 1/2 teaspoons paprika 3 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed 8 ounce or less potatoes peeled and cut into cubes 1 15 ounce can chickpeas rinsed and drained 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 and 1/2 cup chicken stock Salt and pepper

about 25 minutes. Adjust your seasoning and make sure your bunny is a thick stew consistency. Warm you from the inside out and great on a cold winters day, just be careful of the deck!

In a large pan heat up oil and add onions, garlic, cinnamon stick, curry leaves, cardamom pods and curry powder. Stir occasionally for about 2 or 3 minutes until onions are translucent and the spices are fragrant. Add tomatoes followed by the chicken, stir and saute for 2-3 minutes, add chicken stock. Add the chickpeas, chicken stock and potatoes, bring to boil and let simmer until sauce thickens,

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Distant Ocean Medical Kit Nick Stael von Holstein Medical Support Offshore nick@msos.org.uk

Medical Kits – Private vs Commercial Yachts

When it comes to thinking about organising a medical kit for a yacht, there are several considerations which can influence decisions and level of outfit. Primarily, the main influencing factor is whether the yacht is commercial or private. Secondarily and more importantly, it is the nature of the yachts program, travel itinerary, activities and ultimately the Captains duty of care that determines the final set up.

For a commercial yacht, the MCA sets the standard that is universally recognised by almost all flag states for commercial registration. This is detailed in the MCA MSN 1768 M-notice. There are 3 main Medical Kit options based on distance from shore cruising and number of crew.

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Paedatric Medical Kit • A Class or Category A Kit is for a yacht cruising more than 150nm offshore or no limits • A Class or Category B Kit is for a yacht cruising up to 150nm offshore • A Class or Category C Kit is for a yacht cruising up to 60nm offshore Quantity of medications and equipment are determined by number of crew. Up to 10, 10-20, 20-30 etc.

For a private yacht, the captain can choose any level of fit out he deems suitable and therefore a determination is made based on the yachts program. Many private yachts choose to follow a commercial standard of fit out.

MCA Cat A Medical Kit

A further way to determine appropriate fit out when related to the yacht program is ‘time away from professional medical care’. A yacht for example could be 50m offshore but many hours from professional medical care while cruising in remote areas. I

personally recommend this is the more important influencing factor to consider. The medical kits are principally designed to provide initial primary response and stabilisation of an injured or ill person who then require professional medical care as soon as feasible. With

yachts becoming larger than ever (in some cases in effect, mini-cruise ships) with plans to travel very remotely to the 4 corners of the earth, outfit above and beyond the minimum commercial requirements. The increasing trend of explorer/expedition

vessel platforms is setting a gaming changing standard.

Medical Training and access to 24/7 medical support and advice goes hand in hand with the medical kit set up and are equally important. These much larger vessels will go a step further and incorporate a sick bay/hospital outfit element to support large crew numbers.

It’s not necessarily how big the yacht is but its usage that is more important, so an 80m yacht that’s primary use is along the coast of France and Italy and never far from shore at any one time may not have as significant a set up as an 25m Oyster sailing yacht conducting a 3-year circumnavigation.

Another example are Racing/ Cruiser yachts that have a serious race/regatta program.

These yachts can and do experience regular trauma injuries and incidents. For these yachts, we at MSOS have designed a specific supplementary trauma response module and Race Team Medical Kits, gained from experience in supporting the J-class fleet and events such as the Volvo Ocean Race, Vendee Globe and Americas Cup Management. Even the more informal annual Arc race with hundreds of yachts participating are prone to more incidents then the average cruising yacht.

There are other items beyond just the medical kit often considered and beyond commercial statuary

requirements such as; Defibrillators, Oxygen Kits to support scuba diving activities, Tender kits, Stretchers for helicopter evac and inwater rescue response, Paediatric kits if kids are onboard, and telemedicine monitoring systems that are often incorporated. If the yachts’ program entails long distance and remote cruising such as the Pacific or Indian Oceans, Asia, Antarctica and the Northwest passage, considerations such as tropical and very cold climates needs to be taken into account. So, in certain tropical regions, malaria medication and specific immunisations regimes need to be considered and in extreme Northern or Southern regions cold injuries and hypothermia preparedness is crucial.

MSOS have developed and designed both commercial MCA and private medical kit set ups for yachts. Examples of kits for a private yacht are the MSOS Near Ocean Medical Kit and the MSOS Distant Ocean Medical Kit as well as the specialised MSOS Race Team Kit. The important element for the medical support for a yacht is that the medical kit is pragmatically designed and stocked, straight forward and easy to use and supported with regular crew first aid training and 24/7 telemedical support to medical professionals. A bespoke set up for a yacht is not unusual with no one yacht the same as another dependent on its use and program.

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go through these processes known as hydroxylation, to become metabolically active.

Vitamin D Levels – Embrace That Winter Sunshine Vitamin D is certainly a nutrient that everyone is talking about, but before the year 2000, very few doctors ever considered the possibility that you might be vitamin D deficient. But as the technology to measure vitamin D became inexpensive and widely available, more and more studies were done, and it became increasingly clear that vitamin D deficiency was rampant.

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is found in very few foods or when our skin is exposed to ultraviolet radiation.

What we get from food and what we get from the sun is incomplete and needs to

The primary effect of vitamin D is in relation to calcium.

Vitamin D promotes the absorption of calcium from the gut, and to also maintain serum concentrations of calcium. It is also needed for normal bone growth and remodelling by osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Low levels of vitamin D can be associated with brittle thin bones, or in developing children, bones that are soft and can become bowed - rickets, but also question if your children are breaking a lot of bones or loosing second teeth.

It plays a role in modulating cell growth, regulating immunity and managing inflammation. There have been links with vitamin D and colon, prostate, and breast cancer risk reduction.

The problem is, it is a nutrient that has become commonly deficient, surprisingly here is Spain too. Many of my

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patients when tested are low or deficient.

Here are the best food sources: Full fat dairy products For decades, we have been sold the idea that the low-fat diet was the key to immunity from heart disease. The lowfat model meant that we were encouraged to swap full fat dairy products for skimmed and fat free versions. These are some of the richest dietary sources of vitamin D. The fat-soluble nutrient is found in the fatty portion of the product. Remove the fat, loose the vitamin D. Eggs yolks Eggs are another rich vitamin D source. We were told to avoid the yolks of eggs, led to believe that it was a bathing pool of cholesterol, However, we have moved past that but some people still habitually avoid the yolks.

The yolks are where the highest concentration of fat is, and where all the vitamin D is found.

Oily Fish Oily fish such as salmon, mackerel, herrings and sardines are very rich sources of Vitamin D. One wild salmon fillet can deliver up to 2/3 of our daily requirements.

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble nutrient, so it will be found in these fattier cuts of fish.

Fortified mushrooms There are varieties of mushroom, most commonly chestnut, that have been exposed to artificial ultraviolet radiation. Like humans, mushrooms can synthesise

vitamin D upon exposure to UV. By bathing the growing fungus in this radiation, they produce significant levels of vitamin D naturally. Ideal for vegans!!

Signs you may have a vitamin D deficiency include: • Aged over 50 • Having darker skin • Obesity • Achy bones and fatigue (often misdiagnosed for fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) • Feeling blue, Serotonin, the brain hormone associated with mood elevation, rises with exposure to bright light and falls with decreased sun exposure.

• Head sweating (this is a classic sign) • Gut problems - Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, which means if you have a gastrointestinal condition that affects your ability to absorb fat, you may have lower absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin D as well.

Fortunately, if you get enough sun exposure in the summer, your body will make and store almost enough vitamin D to get you through the winter, however, being obese will affect absorption.

I recommend a daily supplement of 1,000 IU during winter months. Use the D3 form (cholecalciferol) and take it with a fat-containing meal to ensure absorption. Also, get tested by your GP! Enjoy winter sunshine whenever you can!

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HEALTH & WELLNESS above the wrist joint. This may well require a reduction or an ORIF under anaesthetic (open reduction with internal fixation) to secure the fracture. The cast will not only cover the forearm but will extend above the elbow.

Healing time is between 6 to 12 weeks weeks depending upon the level of the fracture.

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Common Snowboarding Injuries The snow season is upon us and many will be heading to the slopes during the next few months. As with all sports involving fast gravity assisted descents, the risk of injury is fairly high.

With snowboarding the wrist is possibly the most vulnerable joint and is easily fractured if wrist guards are not warn. Whether it is a hairline or a nasty compound fracture, a fracture is still a break in the continuity of the bony cells and it will have to be immobilised.

A simple un-displaced fracture can be managed with a cast and no surgery if the fractured end has not moved and can be seen to be in good alignment.

A displaced fracture means that the broken ends are no longer aligned after the accident and will need to be “reduced”, manually pulled apart and realigned which may require some anaesthetic help for the patient and

thereafter immobilised in a plaster cast.

A comminuted fracture is when a bone is broken into more than 2 pieces. This kind of fracture may require surgical intervention with screws and/or plates to secure the fracture site.

An open fracture is also known as a compound fracture and is when one or more pieces of bone have broken and and protruded through the skin exposing the wound to outside air and bacteria. This type of fracture requires immediate surgical attention to ensure against infection.

4 Good Reasons to Wear Wrist Guards 1. Probably the most common snowboarding injury is the Colles Fracture. Caused by a fall on an outstretched hand breaking the end of the radius above the thumb.

2. A Smith’s fracture is the opposite of a Colles in that you have landed with your hand flexed inwards instead of palm down.

3. Fracture of the Radius and Ulnar means that both bones of the forearm have broken

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4. Scaphoid fractures are also caused by a fall on an outstretched arm when the thumb has been stretched out at right angles to the rest of the hand. Signs of this fracture include restricted and painful movement of the thumb with bruising at the base of it. The scaphoid is one the the small bones of the wrist and it is important that earliest diagnosis is made with an X Ray as this bone can be problematic to heal.

Snowboarding Injuries in the Leg Constant kneeling or dropping to the knees, as is a common practise of snowboarders, can bring about 2 problems of the knee due to the repeated impact.

Chondramalacia Patellae (aka housemaids knee) is damage to the articular under-surface of the knee cap which becomes roughened and inflammed. There is pain on attempting to straighten the knee and continued snowboarding becomes impossible. Physiotherapy treatment is required to control the inflammation and correctly strap the knee joint.

Patellar bursitis is inflammation to the pad just under the knee cap. This pad is called a bursa and bursae exist in the body as water cushions protecting bony prominences or areas of impact in the body. We have them on our elbows, the outside of the hip and under our heels. The bursae on which we kneel are called the infra patellar and pre patellar bursae. Repeated impact can cause inflammation, pain swelling and loss of movement at the knee joint.

Knee guards will help to protect your knees from both of these injuries.

LEGAL & FINANCIAL NEWS

Phil D. Coffers - The Islander Economics Correspondent

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I have been meaning to write about Bitcoin for a few years now, and have been making a valiant attempt to understand it before I do so.

After many hours of research I’ve watched everything, and read everything and must confess that I have come up a little short. One thing I can be certain of however, is that many observers more qualified than I are also a little unsure, so here goes……

After the global, crash in 2008 trust in the traditional financial system and its venerable institutions was at an all time low, and pretty much remains so. This mistrust coupled with the exponential growth in what the internet had made possible prompted the elusive, and quite possibly fictional, Satoshi Nakamoto to create the blockchain and cryptocurrency Bitcoin as

a way of circumventing the established finance systems.

Basically anyone can pay anyone else with Bitcoins across the blockchain without involving a bank or any single central entity. The blockchain is a decentralised system of record keeping where a large global network of interlinked computers keep records of currency balances and transactions, rather than your bank keeping the definitive record of how much money you have. The distributed nature of this network ensures distribution of risk, i.e. removes the risk of your bank going bust and losing your money, and ensures transparency. Got it? Good.

Bitcoins are a little more mysterious however. Firstly they are limited, there will only ever be 21 million of them, to get some you can buy them, via the blockchain, or you can mine for them.

Bitcoins are mined by utilising mind thumpingly powerful computers to solve

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mind thumpingly complex mathematical problems, which are rewarded with new Bitcoins which are then held on the blockchain...hmm, yes I know, it all sounds a bit weird, but let’s not forget that we are all more or less satisfied with a system where at the end of the month your boss moves some numbers into your bank’s computer, so you can go to a machine in the wall and take out some pieces of paper that the man in the bar will swap for some beer. Conceptually at least, Bitcoin and the blockchain is not revolutionary, just the next phase in the evolution of the convoluted way humans choose to record and transfer wealth. What is revolutionary however is just how crazy people have gone over them in the last few years.

Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies (there are loads) are notionally called currencies, and you can buy and sell things with them, but so far at least, they should properly be referred to as an asset, a store of value, rather than a medium for transferring it. Most assets that people hold are a little more tangible, you might hold traditional cash, perhaps some shares in a company mining coal or making aeroplanes, or a government bond. Assets that while they might have the occasional hiccup, at least people can have a level of understanding of exactly what it is they own and therefore have at least some way of calculating their worth. The mania around Bitcoin is almost

unprecedented. In 2009 you could buy one Bitcoin for $0.05, at the start of 2017 one would set you back about $950.00, last month the price hit nearly $15,000.00 and climbing fast. At that valuation it was worth more than Boeing or New Zealand, and greater than the combined value of banking giants Goldman Sachs and UBS. All this from an entity that has no ownership, no shareholders, no CEO or headquarters, and manufactures nothing, it has the look of the gold rush about it. Last month things got even more surreal.

Two derivatives exchanges in Chicago began supporting trade in Bitcoin futures, so you can now bet on the future value of something that few people really understand with a valuation based on unhinged speculative investment, it’s all sounding eerily reminiscent of those now infamous derivatives that heralded the crash of 2008 that kicked off the crypto currencies in the first place.

There have of course been asset bubbles for as long as people have traded, the first famous example is of the price of tulips in the 17th Century (Google it, it’s a great story), where a single flower bulb was traded for the equivalent of 18 years salary, this has been mentioned in the same breath as Bitcoin over recent weeks as a cautionary tale.

More recently you may recall the dotcom bubbles of the late 90’s and early 00’s where again investors blinded by a future they didn’t fully understand piled money into anything with a website regardless of the business model that lay behind it and watched dumbfounded as values tumbled.

The blockchain and its currencies are almost certain to have a place in our future in one form or another, but whether Bitcoin turns out to be a Myspace or a Facebook, an Altavista or a Google only the time will tell, and a few people are going to get very rich, or very poor in the process.

LEGAL & FINANCIAL NEWS stating expressly that it fulfils the legal dispositions of, Royal Decree 607/1999 Real Decreto 607/1999 de 16 de Abril, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento del seguro de responsabilidad civil de suscripción obligatorias, but is not sufficient alone in Spain for the charter activity.

Carlos Espinosa Solicitor and Tax Adviser (+34) 627 41 32 01 carlos.espinosa@ iurisnautic.com

The Obligatory Passenger´s Insurance (SOVI) One of the requirements for applying a charter license and the correspondent authorisation of the maritime authorities (the so called “despacho” at the “Capitanía Marítima”) for a non Spanish flag commercially coded vessel is the presentation of a certificate from an insurance company stating that the vessel is covered for liabilities to passengers (and crew if applicable) as required by Spanish el Real Decreto 1575/1989, de 22 de diciembre, Reglamento

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del Seguro Obligatorio de viajeros, (also called SOVI), which includes the minimum amounts to be covered in case of accidents. the obligatory passenger’s insurance is mandatory legal obligation for any kind of company that renders services of transport of passengers of any art, included normally in the price of the travel ticket.

Companies dedicated to the hire of means of transport, charter, are also bound by these obligations.

Some agents and yacht owners believe that said liabilities are already covered by their general third parties liabilities insurance but as a matter of fact is not. The third parties liabilities insurance has to be also certified by the insurance company

The insurance policy, the contract, the general conditions or receipt of payment are not enough you have to provide the certificates. These two certificates or one including both liabilities shall be issued in Spanish or translated into Spanish language and at least in our Capitanía Marítima in Palma must mention specifically both Spanish Royal Decrees. If your insurance company has an office, presentative or a broker here in the Balearics or in Spain

normally there is no problem in so as they have such a model of such certificate and can sign and stamp it immediately. However, if the insurance company has absolutely no contact with Spanish offices, subsidiaries or brokers it is quite frequent to have problems as the foreign insurance companies involve their Lawyers who are always reluctant to issue such a certificate and refuse to mention Spanish Law they unknow.

The Maritime Authorities and the Balearic Government are very strict in this point and in the wording and require to express specifically both Royal Decree, so that is quite common that the ship owners need to contract a second insurance policy - the passengers insurance policy - in Spain.

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EU Adds to Pressures on Offshore Tax Havens Following the recent Paradise Papers, the EU is now intensifying its efforts to secure more transparency and accountability from offshore financial jurisdictions, otherwise known as tax havens.

Many superyachts, the exact number is unknown, are owned through offshore trusts which are often distantly linked to the ultimate owner.

While many of the trusts are not illegal and are in the main designed to be tax-efficient mechanisms to reduce payments, in some instances they are allegedly used for tax evasion.

In its efforts to gain more transparency about these offshore havens, the EU has this week issued two country lists – one black with 17 countries on it and one grey with 47 nations included.

The black-listed states are considered by the EU to have failed to meet international standards on tax transparency and tax rates, and have not provided sufficient commitment that they will change in the months leading up to the list’s publication.

The 47 nations on the grey list have made promises to reform their tax structures, which involves them making changes to ensure companies are not using 0% corporate tax rates to avoid paying tax on profits.

The two lists are all part of the EU’s strategy to convince

offshore jurisdictions with non-transparent tax regimes and structures, allegedly designed to shield companies’ profits from tax, to reform their systems. In addition, a plan to introduce financial sanctions on its black-listed nations was not agreed.

The 17 blacklisted countries are: • American Samoa • Bahrain • Barbados • Grenada • Guam • South Korea • Macao • The Marshall Islands • Mongolia • Namibia • Palau • Panama • St Lucia • Samoa • Trinidad & Tobago • Tunisia • United Arab Emirates Of these 17 countries, the main one linked with the superyacht market is the Marshall Islands.

The grey list includes a number of British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies such as Jersey, Guernsey, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, all of which are strongly linked with the global superyacht market.

What impact these initiatives will have following the recent insights provided by the Paradise Papers will be closely assessed by superyacht broking houses, legal practices, financial, banking and insurance companies and other interested parties.

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St. James’s Place Wealth Management The increasing pace and cost of cyber-attacks mean businesses can ill afford to ignore the threat.

In 2015 Ashley Madison, an extramarital dating site built on the principle of confidentiality, was the subject of a vast cyberattack. In the assault, a group of hackers called The Impact Team posted online the identities and communications of thousands of the company’s customers.

In the year following the attack, Ashley Madison lost more than a quarter of its revenue 1 – and faced a $450 million 2 class action lawsuit brought by affected customers.

If any doubt remained over the financial impact of the breach, it was surely put to bed when the company itself offered $500,000 as a reward for information leading to the arrest of the hackers.

A study by Accenture shows that the average cost of a cyberattack in 2016 was $9.5 million, up 27% from the previous year, while it takes an average of 23 days to resolve a ransomware attack – or 50 days for a malicious insider’s attack. 3 The total cost of cybercrime globally each year is $450 billion, according to a study by Hiscox Insurers.4 The 98

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same study warned that fewer than half of the businesses in the US, UK, and Germany are prepared to deal with cyberattacks. Part of this increase reflects the rise of new kinds of attacks.

“In the last few years, cyber risk has evolved beyond data privacy to include any kind of hack on a system through which a criminal or malicious party wants to raise money or cause disruption,” says Jayne Thomas-Hall, class underwriter for cyber at Barbican Insurance Group. “Criminals have realised that, just as data has a financial value, so does threatening a company’s ability to function. As well as encrypting data and charging the target company to get the data back, hackers can now use sophisticated software to disrupt company systems while demanding ransom payments.”

Government figures show that cyberattacks in the UK doubled in 2015, and that the UK accounts for one in eight known cyberattacks across Europe.1 When risks are so high, the key is not so much whether to buy insurance against cyber threats in the first place, as choosing which package best suits your business.

“For the vast majority of small businesses, this means protecting against data privacy and ransomware attacks,” says Thomas-Hall. “Buying cover that gives you a claims response tailored to your needs is also very important.

If you are a 24-hour business,

Thomas-Hall recommends finding an insurance package that provides you with an experienced team of “breach coaches” who, in the event of an attack, can walk you through the claims process, help you keep the business running and ensure you don’t fail to meet any of the regulatory requirements. After all, if a hacker makes it into your system, both the financial and the legal implications can be far-reaching.

“If a company that holds personal data comes under attack, it is likely the hackers will use that data to defraud and extort money, and costs to investigate a data breach can be very expensive before even factoring in the potential third party liabilities,” says Thomas-Hall.

Ransomware attacks, however, are potentially even more difficult to navigate, since attackers tend to demand immediate payment, and threaten severe penalties for non-compliance.

“The victim must decide whether to pay, how to get its business back up and running and whether payment of a ransom could expose the company to subsequent attacks. These are complex considerations that demand advice, but good advice comes at a cost,” says Thomas-Hall.

“Having money available to pay for third party liabilities from a data breach or to restart operations if the system is shut down could save a business from going under.”

There is still another motivation for businesses to arm themselves in advance, in the form of the General Data Protection Regulation. The act, which comes into force next year, gives clients the right to ask for their personal data to be erased, and increases the expectations placed on the businesses themselves.

“Under GDPR, businesses

must have an understanding of what personal data they hold and where, whether they have collected and processed the data properly, who they are sharing it with, who is processing the data on their behalf, and who they are processing it for,” ThomasHall says. “In the event of a cyberattack, they must recognise that they have been attacked, establish the extent of the data breach and report it within 72 hours.

“A company’s bottom line could be hit very hard if it has not prepared in advance or does not understand its system well enough to identify where it has been compromised. The financial implications could even have the ability to sink a small business.” https://www.gov.uk/ government/news/almosthalf-of-uk-firms-hit-by-cyberbreach-or-attack-in-the-pastyear 2 http://logicaloperations. com/insights/blog/2016/07/ 20/405/the-ashley-madisonhack-one-year-later/ 3 https://tinyurl.com/y9fled9m 4 The Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2017, accessed 16 November 2017 1

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finally be in place (installation was planned after print deadline!) and look forward to the official launch party in the Spring but in the meantime, stop by and have a drink or two.

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The Boathouse News Happy New Year One and All! I hope everyone had a great time eating, drinking and being merry and came out the other end of the holiday season feeling like they had a well deserved break rather than in desperate need of one!! Owning a restaurant means you are always in need of a break and I did manage a few days away from it all with my family on the coast in Son Serra de Marina, a beautiful untouched piece of the island. I’m a December baby and waking up to the ocean was a perfect way to spend my birthday and came back relaxed and refreshed ready to see what 2018 brings us!

Another year another dollar and only a few short months before crazy season starts all over again!

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Hopefully by the time you are reading this, our new bar will

And Chef Miki has been busy in the kitchen preparing new dishes for our winter menu.

Our specials menu changes weekly and is perfect for business lunches – 2 courses, a drink and 2 hours parking for only 16.50. Everything is made from scratch with fresh ingredients from local suppliers and even though I say so myself, it’s all delicious!

For anyone sticking to a healthy new year resolution, we have some tasty lighter options too.

Thanks For Coming!

Many of you have signed up for our Crew Card which offers great deals and discounts so get on board and start earning stamps every time you eat and drink. It’s our way of saying thanks for choosing The BoatHouse and keep coming back! By signing up to the online card, we can keep you up to date of What’s On and also receive special member offers in other places such as spas and salons, shops and local services. Which reminds me, coming up later this month is another Palma Dogs quiz night. The last one in November was a huge success with over 1500 euros raised.

It was a fun filled evening

with way more teams than expected who proved to be die hard quiz masters and withstood the elements of a cold winters night to support a good cause. Well done everyone and you will be pleased to know that you will be nice and warm next time round!

I look forward to that and many more events to come throughout the year. Whether its fundraising, networking or celebrating, parties and gatherings are our thing.

We have some cool ideas in the works but I’m always interested to hear yours so stop by after work for a cold one– you’ll find me most Fridays from now on propping up our new bar!

Have a great year and as the saying goes, my house is your house – welcome home!

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Walk of the month January: A Remote Circuit on the Victoria Peninsular The Victoria Peninsular is a very lovely part of the island and so much less frequented by walkers than other parts.

This is one of our favourite walks - it offers a very special combination of remoteness, bays with tourquoise waters, breathtaking views of the Bays of Alcudia and Pollensa and the Formentor peninsular.... This is a very different experience to

walking in the Tramuntana, and no less spectacular.

We start this fabulous circular walk just outside Alcudia, alongside the Alcanada golf course (alternatively you can start the walk by Ermita de la Victoria or just before the Campament de la Victoria).

We begin with a gentle climb up a narrow, rocky goat-track leading us up the mountain.

As we climb, the path zigzags upwards, and we begin to enjoy ever-improving views of the bay of Alcudia. This is remote countryside and we are unlikely to meet anyone other than an occasional Balearic goat! After reaching the summit of the Coll we begin to descend the side of a deep ravine, towards the

bay of Pollensa with fabulous views all the way.

We continue along a wide track, which meanders alongside clusters of houses, close to the coast and very soon we get the opportunity for a dip in the sea and a drink and snack in a small bar, before a steep climb past the Ermita de la Victoria and further up to the Talaia d’Alcudia. The 360 degrees views from here are spectacular and well worth the climb!

After this we begin a fairly steep and rocky descent down a narrow path, and eventually we get the opportunity to take a diversion down to the stunning Platja d’es Coll Baix with its crystal clear waters.

We then have a pleasant stroll along a wide track through pine woods, back to where we started.

Highlights: Amazing views and tourquoise seas....

Facts about this walk: • Area: North East.

• Length: 15km • Walking Time: 5hrs (breaks not included).

• Ascent/descent: 400m/400m.

• Difficulty: Moderate.

Please contact us for more info and available walks!!

Great quiz night with Palma Dogs – be sure to join us for the next one on 9th Jan!

MALLORCA LIFESTYLE Asociación Ondine Brad Robertson - President brad@asociacionondine.org www.asociacionondine.org

A Tidal Wave of Change For 2018 Just before Christmas a whole bunch of you legends made resolutions to do things that would help our marine environment throughout 2018. We’ve put all of the pledges up on social media, but we wanted to share the most nautical ones here in the hope that readers of The Islander might be tempted to join this tidal wave of goodwill and effort.

Janusz Walinski, captain of MY ROMA and a regular at our Dos Manos beach and underwater clean-ups has promised to increase the number of beach cleans he does during next year with the crew as well as with his family. Realising the importance of stopping the problem at its´source Janusz wants to help reduce the single-use-plastics consumed on board MY ROMA through participation in the Dos Manos Partners Programme!

Jared Smith is the owner of Mediterranean Cooling Towers, the company that keeps yacht fridges and freezers operational while they are out of the water.

Having been on many of the world’s largest yachts, Jared noticed that product sourcing

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for crews doesn’t always have the needs of a healthy ocean in mind. He is promising to start an initiative in 2018 to encourage yachts to re-think their supply. “All the biggest yachts supply their crew with uniforms, toiletries, toothbrushes etc. The use of cotton, or other natural fibres, for uniforms is already widespread, but it would be great if the crew lockers of these boats could be stocked with bamboo toothbrushes instead of plastic, toiletries from producers such as Lush or other companies who avoid excess plastic packaging, and if some of the chemicalbased cleaning products used aboard could be replaced with ones that are more environmentally friendly. If yachts share their success stories when trying out new products, this could truly produce a wave of change in the industry.”

Tyler’s New Year’s resolution complemented Jared’s as, in addition to promising to reduce his personal usage of groceries packed in plastic, he is also developing software to raise awareness of local companies and how they can change their packaging. “This will be for both consumers

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and companies to use in order to track their consumption of plastic,” he explained. “I want to start a movement for change starting in the Balearics and eventually going global. The software will also detail what products are available here that aren’t wrapped in plastic.”

On the subject of chemical usage in the yachting industry, Fiona Bruce of Doyle Sails has this at the top of her list to tackle within her business in 2018. This company has a history of carrying out their eco-resolutions year on year. In 2016 they pledged to install a filtered water system in the company for all staff and visiting clients. In 2017 Doyle Sails teamed up with Asociación Ondine and Cleanwave to provide all staff with stainless steel drinking bottles while also giving them away to customers to encourage them to make the change away from plastic bottles aboard their yachts. In 2018 Fiona has a new idea. “I will try to source and develop bio-degradable, anti-mildew cleaning products for sails that work as well, or better, than the chemicals that are employed by the industry at the moment.” We can’t wait

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to hear, and see, the results!

Surfers and general ocean people, Marcos and Teresa pledged to stop using shower gels and shampoos that are sold in plastic bottles. “I will use soap bars and source non-plastic wrapped options,” Marcos said. Teresa, who spent the past year sailing in many parts of the world and seeing ocean plastic pollution at its worst, has pledged to cut down on all aspects of consumerism.

Glenn McDonnald, Captain of MY Vava, will stop drinking from plastic water bottles completely because he has installed a water filter in his house. “Although I don’t smoke, having helped pick up more than 6,000 cigarette butts at the last Dos Manos beach clean, I’m going to nag all smokers not to throw their butts on the ground, or in the ocean, but to dispose of them properly! I’m also going to educate my daughter and everyone else around me about the dangers plastic poses to the oceans and how we can all reduce our plastic footprints.” Get nagging Glenn! We love it!

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MY Roma MY Capella, is undertaking winter changes on board with conservation in mind by installing a Grohe filter tap in the galley. This will provide all still and fizzy water for crew and guests, eliminating the need for any bottled water to be brought aboard from 2018 onwards. “This is a single mono-mando tap giving three types of filtered cooled water: still, with a little gas and fully carbonated. The device is available from Socias Rosselló on the Palma’s poligono Son Castello,” he explained.

Edouard Cocquerel and Katie Toll work for RV Bonnie Lass, the eco-friendly charter boat that operates out of Puerto Soller and regularly volunteers

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to help Asociación Ondine in their marine survey work.

Bonnie Lass owners Pete and Roo have already pledged to make plastic bottles a thing of the past on board, and source foods from local farmers and producers.

Now, Edouard and Katie are committed to making changes within their own home and lifestyle too. “It’s out with the commercially made tea-lights and all their packaging and dodgy chemicals, and in with making our own candles to brighten the winter evenings.

Also, we’re promising to avoid even one more plastic shopping bag. We often have times when we have forgotten our cloth bags and give in to a plastic one, but this has

to stop. A couple of times struggling with armfuls of items, or having to put things back and return later with a bag, should ensure we never have memory problems with bags again!”

All great ways of helping our ocean creatures and a fantastic start to 2018! Thanks guys! Let’s keep the ideas and effort going and hopefully we’ll have a summer of blue seas and abundant marine life. Have a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!

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MALLORCA LIFESTYLE from my home and everything I need within reach, I have surely found my paradise.

For someone who has been living on the high seas, it feels familiar to at least be close to it. This coupled with the mountains makes the area a perfect place to be active. It is wonderful to be able to take the dog on a nice long walk whenever I feel like it, and experience a world heritage site right outside my door.

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Buy a Home Mallorca Since joining the yachting world fifteen years ago, I have been traveling all over the world. Finally, I felt that it was time for me to settle down, and the Tramuntana mountains in Mallorca were the sole place in the world that had truly captured my heart.

With the sea just a few steps

Now, working as a realtor, I get to see homes all over the island, and the most amazing properties and projects.

Old ruins become beautiful buildings and on empty land something truly wonderful grows from nothing. Not to mention, the straight forward process that it is to buy new developments, saves you both time and money. Sometimes you can even be involved in the finishing process and decide on the details such as the materials and colours.

And so, I just came across this unique project – Petit Deia.

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And this particular one will offer high quality finishes and incredible mountain vistas.

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close to nature and with such historical surroundings… That would be amazing.

Whether you are dreaming of a unique and high quality property or a small flat in Palma with the city as your living room, the new year is a perfect time for change and new beginnings.

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Bike Racing in 2018 2018 brings a number of changes to the World Tour peloton… Life is already feeling different, before the season has even kicked off…

A Smaller Peloton For starters, the Peloton will literally be smaller… the UCI rule changes mean that in the World Tour stage races & the Classics there will now be eight riders per team (instead of nine) and in the smaller races teams will have seven riders (instead of eight). In other smaller races you will now see six riders in a team.

The result to the pro riders is

significant. The vast majority of the world tour teams have reduced their roster size from between 2-4 riders. The UCI thinking is a combination of rider safety & increased competitiveness… In 2018, you should see a difference in the Classics and longer stage races, with the super teams possibly losing their control on the races.

You cannot underestimate how the big teams try and control the races - team selection, planning and execution are as vital as the plans Eddie Jones has for the England Rugby team and Marco Silva for the mighty Hornets. Most teams have a long term strategy. The recruitment starts in earnest the year before, when people’s contracts are approaching renewal and they are piecing together the jigsaw pieces

for the following year’s team roster. For example, Geraint Thomas is someone that other World Tour teams will be closely monitoring this season.

The Welshman has been with Team Sky since the squad’s inception in 2010 and enjoyed several successful seasons at the team. Other squads have tried to lure him away on several occasions but he has remained loyal. He will be 32 years old when his 2018 deal expires and has admitted that he will take a serious look at other options at that point. As he approaches the prime of his career, he would want to be a leader of a team and for that team to be built with him in mind…

Back to 2018…. The larger teams are still likely to hold the higher card in the 3 Grand Tours. Team Sky are still likely to dominate

the Tour de France. With Froome targeting the Giro as well as the Tour, Sky will be looking to be at their best in the Dolomites! That said, the landscapes changes dramatically with the odd mishap in the early stages of a World Tour race…. For example, in the 2017 Tour, Movistar’s Tour was thrown into complete chaos, when Alejandro Valverde’s crashed and abandoned. The impact of such a thing in 2018 would render most teams with GC ambitions almost helpless. So whatever happens, the hand of the bigger teams have most definitely been weakened! If Froome manages to win the Giro, he would become one of only three, along with Eddy Merckx & Bernard Hinault, to have won three consecutive Grand Tours (he currently holds the 2017 Tour & Vuelta crowns).

The Giro The Giro d’Italia is already hotting up - The 2018 Giro will contain eight summit finishes and kicks off with a 10km time trial on 5th May around the holy city of Jerusalem. Aru will lead the UAE Team Emirates, trying to finally win his home Grand Tour. The UAE Team Emirates are likely to a more significant force in the peloton. They have dropped from 26 to 25 riders for 2018, but have considerably beefed things up.

The Arabian team will take fire at the Classics and Grand Tours with Alexander Kristoff (from Team Katusha-Alpecin), Fabio Aru (Astana) and Daniel

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Martin (Quick-Step Floors) coming on board.

Movistar The other interesting peloton development is Mikel Landa joining Movistar. Whilst the Spanish press are talking about their successor to Alberto Contador, Landa and Quintana, both 27yrs old, are talking about who is the team leader. Cycling teams are theoretically teams. Riders are employed by the team.

There are managers, coaches, doctors, physios, doctors and team tactics deployed to achieve an end goal. That is where the similarities end when you compare to most other professional team sports. In cycling there is not a team training facility where they train together between each competition. The riders do not necessarily live close to each other. The interaction as a group is minimal. For the larger World Tour teams, many of the riders will not race together. If you look at the relationship of Landa &

Quintana - they will meet on a pre-season training camp and then conceivably might not meet more than once or twice before the Tour de France. Unlike rugby, football and other team sports the opportunity for a training ground bust up to clear the air or regular contact to develop to a trustful working relationship is just not there.

Mirroring the current antics of the UK government, it is more than likely that the leadership contest between Landa and Quintana will play out right infant of our eyes…. enjoy!

Since then all has gone quiet…

But, with a new contract at Katusha-Alpecin starting in January, Dowsett, the British time trial specialist, is once again considering his options.

Having ridden conservatively during his first Hour Record ride in 2015, Dowsett believes there is more in the tank and that a distance over 55 kilometres is within his reach. The women’s hour record is 47,980km and was set in February 2016 by Evelyn Stevens from the United States.

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The Hour Record Things have been quiet on the Hour Record front. At the Manchester Velodrome, on May 2015, British cyclist Alex Dowsett became the holder of the longest distance cycled in one hour from a stationary start. In June 2015, Sir Bradley Wiggins broke Dowsett’s record, by completing a distance of 54.526 km (33.881 mi) at the Lee Valley Velopark in London.

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Alaro Castle There is a saying; ‘he who holds Alaro, holds Mallorca’.

The castle is at the top of a rocky crag but the long walk to the top is well worth it for the views. It took eight years to convince the islanders to surrender their hill top fort when Moors landed on Mallorca in 902. They were so impressed with the location that they built their own on the lofty peak. But it was the turn of the Moors to hide when the Crusaders arrived in 1229 and many fled to the castle following the fall of Medina Mayurka, the Arabic name for Palma.

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Mallorca Days Out: The Island’s Castles Mallorca has faced invasion many times over the centuries.

The Romans came in 123 BC, the Moors in 902 AD and then King James of Aragon in 1229.

Then there were invasions

by Aragon and the Ottoman pirates. Each era produced its fortifications but here the four main castles on the island.

Bellver Castle King James II of Mallorca

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became rich when he disbanded the island’s Knights Templar at the beginning of the 1300s and he decided to build Bellver Castle, or Good View Castle, on the outskirts of Palma. The circular structure is unique in Spain with its four towers, built on the compass points, including the Homage Tower with its dungeon called the Pot. A stone lined moat kept the enemy at bay but the roof battlements were replaced with gun ports when cannons were invented.

The kings, and then viceroys, who ruled Mallorca used the castle as an escape the city and the surrounding woods were their hunting grounds.

In 1521 it was the scene of a massacre when the peasants rebelled against rising taxes.

The rich and powerful barons hid inside the walls, only to find themselves trapped when the rebels broke in.

Over the years that followed Believer Castle was often used as a prison. It was a full time military prison during the Spanish War of Succession in the early 1700s and then held soldiers taken prisoner during Spain’s war against Napoleon’s French at the beginning of the 1800s. The structure was used to house prisoners was during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s but it shook off its dark past when it was opened as a museum in the 1970s. The

Alaro castle

King Alfonso III of Aragon wanted to incorporate the Kingdom of Mallorca into his territories and he invaded in 1285. Most of the island surrendered but King James II’s supporters sought refuge in Alaro. Alfonso offered them free passage if they opened the gates but Guillem Bassa and Guillem Cabrit said his name sounded like the local word for halibut a fish; ‘We know of no fish that bears the title of the King of Mallorca, only the fish that you grill and eat with sauce.’

They would regret their rudeness when they finally surrendered. Alfonso had them impaled and grilled alive in Alaro village.

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The King’s Castle the central avenues which should not be missed. Makes sure you are early because there is a lot of traffic.

Santueri Castle Santueri Castle The names suggests that the Romans had a temple on the summit of this hill near Felinitx but it was the Moors who created the hill top fortress.

The flat top is protected by precipitous cliffs and vertical walls. Many fled here following the fall of Palma to the Crusaders on New Year’s Eve 1229. Eventually, a cunning plan was devised in which the locals were encouraged to hold a night-time party by the gate to distract those inside. Climbers scaled the cliffs and went on the rampage once inside. They placed the severed heads of their victims in pots and threw them off the walls, bringing the fiesta to a gory end.

Three King’s

The barons of the island gathered inside during the tax rebellion of 1521. This time the rebels could not get in and they were able to return to their fincas once Imperial troops from the mainland restored order. The castle was closed for many years but it finally reopened to the public last year.

The King’s Castle High in the hills above Pollensa is another Arabic castle which was upgraded by the Knights Templar in the 1200s.

The Castle of the Mountains was a refuge for King James II when King Peter III of Aragon invaded. Berenguer Arnau refused to surrender his important guest and the people of Pollensa were

warned ‘on pain of body or goods’ not to get involved. A supporter’s ship eventually spirited James away but the castle would always be associated with James.

The King’s Castle in on private land but you can visit if an appointment is made through Pollensa’s tourist information.

Discussions are currently being held to change this.

What’s On January?

The first big event of the month is the Three King’s parade on the evening of 5 January. It celebrates the arrival of the three kings in Bethlehem, bringing their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the baby Jesus.

Palma has a huge parade along

The fiesta of Sant Antoni on 16 January is in two parts for two Saint Anthony’s. The daytime event involves the blessing of animals in the churches across the island. The evening event involves communal barbecues and bonfires in towns and villages across the island. It relates to the driving out of the devil and his temptations in the winter months.

The final big event of January is the week long Sant Sebastian fiesta in Palma between 13 and 21 January.

The city celebrates its patron saint with all sorts of events, including a music night, with bands performing across the city, and the Nit de Foc or Night of Fire with demons and fireworks. Keep a look out for detailed programs of the events which are published nearer the time.

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Sleek lined high performance cruising yacht with a powerful sail plan. She has clutterfree teak decks, flush hatches, a recessed spray hood and a tender garage with electrical bathing platform. Main drop system with main sail and furling genoa from 2016, gennaker, spinnaker, carbon pole, jib, electric winches, etc. Furthermore a 100hp diesel engine, bow thruster, flex-o-fold prop, generator, complete navigation equipment with Navtex and AIS, safety equipment with life raft and Epirb, air conditioning, etc. Contact us for the detailed spec list and/or view our comprehensive photo album on: www.whitesyachts.com.

J Craft 38 2009 500,000 € VAT Paid Lying Mallorca CENTRAL AGENCY ‘JUPITER’ is a beautifully bespoke J Craft 38 built in 2009 as the 7th hull of the 38 fleet, of which only 7 units were produced. The 1st J Craft 38 hull is owned by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Her twin Yanmar 315hp engines can achieve speeds up to 30 knots. This unique yacht is the perfect chase boat or day boat for the Mediterranean. Her practical accommodation layout features a convertible V-Berth which doubles as a dining area and an additional berth amidships which allows her to accommodate up to 3 guests overnight. An ensuite bathroom and open plan galley area further contribute to an impressive liveability on board for a vessel measuring just under 12m. Stunning detailing is found throughout the yacht, including a helm steering wheel which is the same steering wheel as the 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO.

CLASSIFIEDS - BALEARIC BOATS FOR SALE Kelly Archer Van de Stadt 78 2000 1,750,000 € VAT Not Paid Kelly Archer Van der Stadt 78, Built in New Zealand in 2000 and recently offered for sale. Fully refurbished in 2014, 2015 and 2016, DOUBLE X is in excellent condition and has always been maintained by a Professional Captain. This Blue Water Cruising Yacht is a superb ocean going vessel. Easily handled by minimal crew and immensely comfortable for owners plus 4-5 guests with crew in separate accommodation. USA flag. The yacht has been equipped to be self-sufficient for long periods, with large fuel tanks giving a range of 2,600 miles.

Sundeck SY480 Available for delivery May 2018 from 650,000 € - Ex. VAT

20 offices throughout UK and Europe Muelle Golondrinas (behind the Boathouse Restaurant) Palma de Mallorca, Spain T. +34 971 096 524 M. +34 685 282822 palma@westwateryachtsales.com www.westwateryachtsales.com www.NYBpalma.com

Sundeck Yachts Italy is pleased to announce the arrival of the Sundeck SY480, the little sister to the award winning SY550, designed

by Maurizio Zuccheri and built by Sundeck Yachts, Italy, to exacting standards. The Sundeck SY480 comes in under 50’ and offers long range cruising at economical displacement speed or fast cruising at 18knots, with a top speed of 25knots. All yachts are semi-custom and finished to the buyers exact requirements. Available with a 2 VIP cabin en suite or 3 cabin configeration, and offering a vast array of options including Seakeeper stabilizer and Yachtcontoller system. We require more boats for our busy brokerage with waiting clients.

Beneteau Oceanis 473 2004 Price TBA

+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 473, 2004. One owner from new, all GRP with teak decks. Yanmar 75hp diesel engine, bow thruster, air conditioning (shore power), in-mast furling, electric winches. Sleeps 6 in 3 double cabins, all en-suite. Raymarine navigation equipment, tender with outboard. Lying Mallorca, price TBA.

Hercules 41 1982 73,000 €

Hercules 41, 1982, spacious trawler yacht, updated in 2016. All GRP with teak decks. Twin Volvo 235hp diesel engine, generator, air conditioning. Sleeps up to 7 in 2 double cabins, both en-suite, plus saloon berths. Ideal live-aboard, presented in super order.

Lying mainland Spain and priced at 73,000 euros.

FRUITION II Nautor’s Swan 112 2002 Price on Application VAT Paid

Joost Goverts Broker joost.goverts@northropandjohnson.com Edificio Dux - Calle Porto Pi 4, 1ª Palma De Mallorca, 07015 T. +34 971 707 900 F. +34 971 707 775 +34 627 947 160 www.northropandjohnson.com

Fruition II is a Nautor renowned performance cruiser with superb ocean-going capabilities, comfort and opulence, an excellent buy if looking to go cruising, cross oceans or enjoy big boat regattas. She has won prizes at the Palma Super Yacht regatta and Bucket regattas.

8 guests in three cabins plus crew. Located in Palma. www.theislander.net

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