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Some crew have been jaded by a salary-only focus.

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Conflict on the calendar Captains, too, want SXM dates changed If you are on your way to Ft. Lauderdale, you’ll pass under the 17th St. Bridge.

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Bridge tenders’ No. 1 responsibility – safety

By Capt. Tom Serio “Bridge tender, this is the southbound vessel requesting an opening,” a voice comes over the radio.

“Southbound vessel, standby while I clear traffic,” the bridge tender responds.

“Roger that, standing by.”

As captains, we have made that request probably hundreds of times, most times thinking the Letter bridge tenders Reader reacts had our interest angrily to bridge tender firing. A29 top on their list.

After all, we are usually piloting a big, glistening yacht worth millions, far more important than what could be up on land. Well, check your ego at the door, because bridge tenders are

Mario Camacho, supervisor of tenders in Broward County, stands at PHOTO/TOM SERIO the control panel of the 17th St. Causeway bridge. responsible for more than just the yacht passing their perch.

“First off, the meat and potatoes for a bridge tender is safety and proper operation of the bridge,” said Mario Camacho, supervisor of

bridge tenders in Broward County.

Safety includes not only the uneventful passage of vessels through the bridge spans, but also

When the Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association announced in late July that it had taken over the St. Maarten charter show and scheduled it during the same time as the Antigua show, charter brokers around the world went nuts.

“Change the dates!” one broker wrote in MYBA’s online chat room.

“Change the dates!

Change the dates!”

Editor’s Notebook another added.

“Please change the Lucy Chabot Reed dates!!” a broker pleaded.

“These are really the worst.”

The number of exclamation points grew as the news spread.

August is not the time Find out what to get any information captains think out of Europe so it was unclear before deadline of MYBA and the show’s new owners the SXM show. ifhad decided to change Page A24 the dates, or indeed if

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See MYBA, page A20

Is there a crew shortage? Depends who and what you need I’ve attended meetings of yachtingrelated groups all over town this summer and the same issue keeps coming up: the shortage of qualified crew. Charter brokers are worried about it; insurance agents are concerned about it; small business owners are even From the Bridge troubled by it.

Lucy Chabot Reed When I asked a couple crew agents about it, they seemed to think it wasn’t a problem. They all had nice fat databases, they assured me.

So I thought I’d ask megayacht

captains what they think. (After all, they are the ones doing the hiring.) Is there a shortage of qualified crew out there? Are you having trouble filling openings in your crew?

The short answer is, it depends.

“Depends on the position,” one captain said.

As always, individual comments are not attributed to any one person in particular so as to encourage frank and open discussion. The attending captains are identified in a photograph on page A19.

There’s definitely a shortage of experienced stewardesses and qualified engineers, they all agreed. The rest is semantics.

“They all think that they are qualified, and they put themselves forward as a mate,” a captain said.

“Then you ask them to tie three knots, and they can’t do it. They firmly believe that they are qualified, until they’re tested.”

“So maybe they should be tested,” another said.

The conversation briefly veered into the world of licensing authorities and the need for apprenticeships, but that’s a discussion for another day. On this day, I wanted to know just what “qualified” means.

“Qualified is the ability to do the job,” one captain said.

“It’s experience,” said another.

“My firm belief is that everyone on the boat – whether you are cleaning toilets or splicing lines – is a captain in training, and I treat them all accordingly,” a captain said. “It’s what we all have to do. We all gleaned our experience somewhere. Someone taught us. We all learned along the way.

And we have to train the people coming after us.”

“I agree,” another captain said.

“The responsibility lies with us in crew training.”

“And the owners have to bear some of that responsibility,” said a third.

How so? Like picking up the tab to

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Find out what crew are doing this summer, in PHOTO/TOM SERIO Lauderdale and elsewhere.

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These captains are ending one chapter, beginning another Funny how these things always happen in groups.

This month, we have several captains venturing off into new phases of their lives.

Blame babies or the need for a social life, but it’s clear that living and working on busy yachts does take its toll.

(Message to upand-coming crew Latitude out there: Be Adjustment careful what you Lucy Chabot Reed wish for.)

Capt. Colin Richardson of M/Y Passion, a 173-foot Swedeship, has started a crew agency based in South Africa. Yes, he’s still going to run Passion for a while, letting several competent folks back home get the business off the ground.

“We have a very low crew turnover on Passion and when I need crew, it is very difficult,” Capt. Richardson said. “I really believe we can make an impact in the industry. We have started recruiting hospitality staff and are tapping into the technical colleges.”

SACrew.com is associated with a crew training facility “so that even basic day-working principles are covered before potential crew get on an airplane,” he said.

Capt. Richardson is partners in the new venture with Mike Joubert, a professional yachtsman who will cover the sailboat racing area.

Melanie Bernardt, a psychologist with a lot of technology experience, is running the business.

Capt. Richardson was born in the UK and grew up in Cape Town. He was a helmsman/trimmer in the 1993/94 Whitbread Race, and has been a

megayacht captain for more than 10 years. He plans to move ashore in the next five and this is his way of planning for his “retirement.” When he told me there were no crew agencies based in South Africa, I found it hard to believe.

There is one now. Check out the web site: www.sacrew.com.

Capt. Chris Harris, most recently of M/Y Cachee, has stepped ashore to join Newport Shipyard as a special project manager. Actually, he stepped ashore to spend more time with his adorable son, Jack.

Harris got his start in shipyards before taking to the sea aboard some well-known boats, M/Y Black Knight and M/Y Continental Drifter among them. He and his wife, Madeline, have been together six years.

Capt. Steve and Mate Julie Huggins couldn’t stay away from the thick of it long. The couple left M/Y Lady Sandals in December 2004 when their twins were about 7 months old.

They moved back home to Australia and Capt. Huggins ran a SeaTow franchise for a while.

The whole family has recently taken up residence as managers of Fowl Cay resort in the Exumas.

Fowl Cay is a small island with six up-market houses rented out by the week. It’s a mile from Staniel Cay, which has an airstrip and twice daily service

to Ft. Lauderdale.

The island was bought recently by the former owner of Lady Sandals and the Hugginses are back in yachting.

“We have a fantastic restaurant and serve dinner to visiting yacht crew and charter guests as they pass through the area,” Huggins wrote in late July. “This week Ragazza, Copasetic, Texas Star, Sig Run, Free Time and Glazier Star all had dinner here.”

Sadly, no photos. I may just have to take a weekend off and go visit.

Not everyone is getting out.

The crew of the new 120-foot Broward went on a whirlwind press tour around New England this summer.

Capt. Jeffery Neuwirth crewed up with his go-to team – Jodi and Mike Petty – to survive the threeweek trip.

It turned into a fourweek trip.

I’ll let Chief Stewardess Jodi Petty explain: “We left Ft. Lauderdale on July 14, and went to Newport for the Northrop and Johnson annual meeting, the superyacht meetings and broker show, and the Newport Bucket, where we were the only motor yacht to view the exciting racing.

“We then traveled to New York City for several parties and Statue of Liberty harbor cruises with Showboats, Nigel Burgess and Marsh Insurance.

On to Sag Harbor (The Hamptons) for introduction parties with Merle Wood and Moet Champagne, and then to Annapolis for an open house with

Northrop and Johnson Annapolis.

“It was a super fast and fun trip showcasing this new Broward spec yacht with 15 parties.”

And it was just the three of them, with no days off. Although parties were catered, that’s still a lot of work and a lot of cleaning. The New York party had 112 people on board. (For more about the new Broward, contact Daniel Goodstat, VP of marketing and sales for the builder, +1-954-925-8118.)

After about 10 days of sleep, the Pettys headed to Taiwan to check up on their new ride, the M/Y Sandrine, a 115-foot Hargrave expected to splash in September or October. It’ll be shipped to Ft. Lauderdale where it will be commissioned and get in some cruises to the Bahamas. Look for her and her hard-working crew in the Miami Boat Show this spring.

Capt. Rick Lenardson oversaw the launch of the newest Richmond yacht in Vancouver, BC in August, the 142-foot M/Y Status Quo. What’s up with the pants?

“I started out in a pirate costume [I remember that from the Sunrise Harbor party] and ended up with those pants and my dress blues jacket in the tender with the owner at the splash,” Capt.

Lenardson said. He and Richmond Yachts owner Don Davis cooked about 100 hamburgers and hot dogs for the yard’s crew and their families.

Congrats to all. Watch for her at the Ft. Lauderdale show.

Send news of your promotion, change of yachts or career, or personal accomplishments to Editor Lucy Chabot Reed at lucy@the-triton.com.

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Proposed legislation would take Coast Guard court away U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), chairman of the House Transportation subcommittee responsible for U.S. Coast Guard oversight, plans to submit legislation that would remove the administrative law system from the USCG, according to a story in the Baltimore Sun. The Sun published an investigative report in June that detailed unfairness by military judges over the civilian license-holders who come before them. The article prompted the house subcommittee hearing in late July.

Nat’l Maritime Center reorganized

The USCG has reorganized the National Maritime Center to include new functions and points of contact for USCG centralized operations. The chart also includes contact information for the Mariner Credentialing Program policy division, now located at Coast Guard headquarters.

Capt. David Stalfort, NMC commanding officer, said in a statement he hopes the document will help mariners conduct NMC business more efficiently. To see the updates, organizational chart and contact information, visit www.the-triton.com.

Group advocates taking marine inspections away from Coast Guard

Civilian maritime professionals with years of experience should supplant Coast Guard officers in marine inspection roles, said the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, a mariner’s union.

The union articulated its position at an Aug. 2 hearing before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, according to a report in the MM&P’s weekly bulletin. Port state control officers, marine inspectors, license examiners and accident investigators should all be seasoned maritime industry professionals with managerial experience, said Pilotage Vice President George A. Quick, who represented MM&P at the hearing.

USCG Commandant Adm. Thad Allen testified that marine inspection should be kept within the USCG for purposes of efficiency and security. He said he plans to establish a “blended” workforce of marine inspectors consisting of civilians, USCG officers and USCG enlisted personnel.

Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, gave Adm. Allen 30 days to come up with a reorganization plan for Congress to review.

Developers may sue over Sails

Shadow Marine owner Tom Gonzalez and South Florida attorney

Ron Mastiana sent a letter to the city of Ft. Lauderdale in early August demanding $59 million or site plan approval for their The Sails marina and hotel project on the edge of Port Everglades, according to a story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

City commissioners rejected the project in June, despite the fact that it met all planning and zoning requirements. It was denied on the basis it didn’t meet “neighborhood compatibility’’ standards, the SunSentinel reported.

The project would stand on the site of the old Best Western hotel and replace the office buildings to the east, dubbed Pink City.

The city has six months to settle, the newspaper reported.

Italians arrest 4 on fraud charge

Italian police charged four people with fiscal fraud in August after selling a 27m megayacht by a company registered in Malta but operating in Italy, according to a story in the Malta Independent. The names of the company, which charters yachts, and of the people arrested were not disclosed.

The Italian authorities estimated the tax fraud from the transaction at 1.5 million euros, the newspaper reported.

Donzi sued over worker’s death

The family of a 28-year-old man who died in November after inhaling toxic fumes while installing carpet in a 35-foot boat has sued builder Donzi Marine for negligence, according to an Aug. 10 story in the Bradenton Herald.

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration found that the builder had not given the man the correct safety equipment to protect him from the fumes. OSHA fined Donzi $26,000, the Herald reported.

Fuel fee increase in St. Maarten

The St. Maarten Ports Authority plans to increase its fuel bunkering fee from one guilder cent to four guilder cents a liter beginning Oct. 1, according to a story in the St. Martin Herald.

Harbour Affairs Commissioner Theo Heyliger told the newspaper the increase would be used to generate part of the $5.2 million annual concession

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CORRECTIONS

l The name of M/Y Cabaret was misspelled in a headline on page B8 of the August issue. l June Montagne is a retail charter broker with Northrop & Johnson in Ft. Lauderdale. A story in the August issue indicated otherwise.

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Poker Run, trade show, entertainment all in one Triton evening It’s summer in Ft. Lauderdale and The Triton staff is having some fun with our networking event in September. Join us Sept. 5 for a Poker Run that ends at The Triton for a minitrade show. There will be music and beverages, popcorn and hot dogs, and lots of fun networking.

The brainchild of Louise Dutton, owner of Yacht Productions, the Poker Run begins at 5 p.m. at the Hall of Fame Marina’s parking lot on Ft. Lauderdale beach. (The marina’s parking lot is actually south of the marina and swimming pools at the old TapRoom building.) Poker Run riders

are welcome on motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, or any form of transportation (including cars).

Stop by for a free score card and pick a playing card. Additional score cards are $5 each, with proceeds going to Kids in Distress, a South Florida organization that protects and cares for abused and neglected children.

Each rider gets a map with the final four destinations clearly marked: Global Yacht Fuel, Northrop and Johnson, Marine Industry Exports, and the final stop at The Triton in time for our monthly networking event that begins at 7 p.m.

“We are very excited to be a part of this event,” said Ann Aylesworth of Northrop and Johnson. “It’s a great way for yacht crew and the marine industry to kick off the yachting season here.”

At each stop, pick a card and record it on the score sheet, then turn your “hand” in at The Triton for a chance to win prizes, including a $500 gift certificate from Global Marine Travel, a video iPod from MTN (a SeaMobile company), a $100 gift certificate to Total Wine from MHG Marine Benefits, a game basket from Bluewater Books & Charts or a $50 gift certificate to Waxy’s from Megafend Mooring Products.

If you can’t make the Poker Run, feel free to join our monthly networking starting at 7 p.m. at The Triton’s offices at 111B S.W. 23rd St., one block north of State Road 84 and a half block west of South Andrews Avenue.

About a dozen of The Triton’s smaller advertisers are expected to exhibit products and services, including Yacht Entertainment Systems, Secure Chain & Rope, Crew Insurance Services, Hot Yachtz Detailing, Foot Solutions, Aquasitions, The Pain Reliever, and Yacht Gifts & Baskets.

Triton Publisher David Reed is being coerced to pop his signature kettle corn and we wouldn’t be surprised to see his grill out, too.

Make a date to network with The Triton on Sept. 5. You only get out of it what you put into it and what could be more fun than a Poker Run fundraiser and a mini-trade show? For more information, call us at 954-525-0029 or Louise Dutton at 954-587-5838.

– Lucy Reed

America’s Cup in Valencia in 2009 NEWS BRIEFS, from page A6 fee the harbor paidthe government last year. Part of the concession fee will also come from an Island Council-approved $1 increase to the $5 cruise passenger head tax, the newspaper reported.

Valencia America’s Cup host in ’09

The 33rd America’s Cup will be held in Valencia between May and July 2009, with two pre-regattas to be held in 2008. One regatta will be in Valencia in July and the other in another European country in the autumn. They will be raced on the existing America´s Cup Class (Version 5) boats.

Challenges for the 33rd America’s Cup have been accepted from four yacht clubs to date, the first being the Spanish Challenger of Record, Club Náutico Español de Vela, represented

by Desafío Español. This was followed by another veteran from the 32nd campaign, the South African Team Shosholoza, representing the Royal Cape Yacht Club, and British newcomer TeamOrigin, flying the flag of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. The latest challenger to be accepted is the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Team New Zealand.

The Class Rule, the technical definition of the boats for the 33rd America’s Cup, will be published Oct. 31. The Competition Rules, with the precise format of the different racing phases, and the Event Regulations will also be published on Oct. 31.

For more information, visit www. americascup.com.

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NEWS: FYBA Semniar

Pay attention, crew: Brokers do value you

By Lucy Chabot Reed

going over budget, let us know. We don’t have a clue; we’re sitting in our Listening to charter yacht crew, one office.” gets the impression that brokers are the Dawson said she typically initiates bad guys who disregard crew desires contact with the captain part way and basic common sense in booking through the charter to make sure the unrealistic charters.

APA is sufficient. If it’s not, she will be But listening to brokers, at least the one to contact the client. those speaking at the Florida Yacht “The captain doesn’t want to have Brokers Association seminar last to do that,” she said. “We’re building month, one gets the impression that relationships; I’ll do that.” brokers strive to be the good guys, Perhaps the most interactive topic of welcoming captain and crew input on the day was gratuities for charter yacht itineraries, sharing preference sheets crew. weeks before charter, even arranging “We know how hard crew work,” phone calls with guests before the said Debra Blackburn of Fraser Yachts. charter begins.

“They work long, long hours. As charter About 75 charter brokers and brokers, it’s our job to educate our charter yacht managers gathered in clients as to the standard gratuity that’s Ft. Lauderdale in August for FYBA’s expected and that the crew deserves.” annual charter yacht seminar. A full day She suggested adding a few of panel discussions revealed quite a bit paragraphs in the preference sheet about how brokers to indicate that see charter yacht gratuity is not ‘We know how hard crew included in crew in the success work. They work long, long the APA and is of their business.

“Crew is huge,” hours. As charter brokers, appreciated. In said Tom Collins the contract, it’s our job to educate of Nigel Burgess, Fraser indicates our clients as to the beginning the that a gratuity is broker panel. customary but at standard gratuity that’s “They know the expected and that the crew the discretion of product. It’s easy the client. deserves.’ enough to show a “With new — Debra Blackburn clients, I will write brochure, but it’s Fraser Yachts in 10-15 percent,” crucial to know the range, the she said. “Some number of stops gratuities are so in the number of days. They know the high that we hold them in escrow at the product.” beginning of the charter.”

“Your captain is the best possible During the captain’s panel, however, source for all this information, cruising yacht agent George Clarke shunned the area, passages, how the boat reacts in idea of coerced gratuities. certain circumstances,” said Barbara “I’m not in favor of the idea that Dawson of Camper & Nicholsons. gratuity should be put in the contract The day was designed to give charter or charter agreement,” said Clarke, a brokers guidance on everything from former charter captain who now runs booking charters and collecting money Antigua Yacht Services. “Gratuity is an to liability issues and understanding expression of a person’s satisfaction crew. A few issues bridged between with the service he’s been given.” the four panels, including the APA and Several in the audience applauded gratuities. his stance. Part of the uneasiness The advance provisioning allowance brokers have with gratuities is that they is collected from charter guests can vary widely with nationalities and before a charter to cover food, fuel, even location of charter. dockage and miscellaneous gratuities.

Capt. Don Lessels, technical Depending on where the guests want to superintendent with Fraser and a go, what kind of food they want to eat former charter captain, said the and what they prefer to drink, the APA standard gratuity in the Med is 5 can vary greatly, but 25-30 percent of percent while in the United States, it’s the charter fee is standard, Collins said. 15 percent. He said it’s not unusual “Don’t lowball the expenses,” he told for a yacht crew to choose, when two brokers. “There’s nothing worse than charterers are vying for the same going back after the charter asking for timeframe, the American client more money. Captains need to help us “because they are better tippers.” with this. Don’t wait until the end of Then he told the story of the Russian the charter to tell us it’s not enough.

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“Talk to the chef and captain as soon as [the charter is] booked to let charter guests who left the crew $250 them know about the client and their each for a 10-day charter. manners,” Blackburn said. “And let the “It was an insult to the crew,” he said. client talk to the captain and chef two When asked by the audience how to three weeks before the charter.” he, as the captain, handled it, he said As many charter crew know, that he contacted the broker who contacted often doesn’t happen. the client. There was $34,000 left in the “For some unknown reason, the APA at the end of the charter and the broker is unhappy with the captain client authorized its release to the crew. speaking to the charterer,” Clarke said.

“The biggest problem with gratuities “It’s really important that the captain is that it’s expected, and the owners and chef be allowed to speak to the never pay enough,” said Terry Hines charterer before they come on board. of Fraser Yachts. “On big charters, the The more the crew can meet their charterer will send money to escrow for preferences, the more successful the the gratuity. When the charter is done, charter will be. It’s hard to do that from he may ask for some back. I never tell a sheet.” the captain or crew what the gratuity Charter captains can and often is.” do develop strong Panelists also Brokers were relationships with interested in their guests, and that recommended that how gratuities should be expected. retail charter brokers are distributed “It happens,” – the ones booking to various crew Blackburn said. members. the boats – consult “Some of these “Evenly,” Lessels clients we never with captains before said. “The deckhand meet but the captain promising an itinerary is working just as lives with them for that may be impossible, a week or six weeks hard as anyone else.

The chef and the or longer. Those impractical or simply chief stew are the build.” unpleasant to complete. relationships most visible, but But that doesn’t I have told guests mean a captain before, don’t forget there’s an engineer intends to “steal” a client away from a on board. broker.

“If it’s in envelopes, the crew all sit “It’s essential that the client belongs down together, open the envelopes, to the broker,” Clarke said. “As a pool the money and split it evenly.” captain, you want the reputation of That caused more applause. having some integrity. If a client comes Interaction between crew and to you direct, always go back to the charter guests was discussed on several original broker.” levels, beginning with preference Panelists also recommended that sheets. Experienced brokers on panels retail charter brokers – the ones agreed that the sheets should be as booking the boats – consult with detailed as possible and shared with captains before promising an itinerary the crew as soon as possible. that may be impossible, impractical or “We have an eight-page sheet that simply unpleasant to complete. includes everything from names and “The captain is your best source passport numbers to fin sizes for for the itinerary,” Blackburn said. “I diving and medical issues,” said Debra give clients a sample itinerary to let Blackburn of Fraser Yachts. “This is all them know what’s possible and to give information the crew needs to know. them ideas. You have to work with the Quantities are vital. Running out of captain to create an itinerary.” something, particularly wine, can kill “Getting the captain’s involvement a charter. And it helps coming up with in planning a charter can be a huge the APA. advantage,” Collins said. “Use that “Once crew get the sheets, let them resource.” have the first conversation with the Captains can initiate suggested client by phone,” she said. “That lets itineraries, too. the client begin a relationship with the “Captains, pull options together to captain. It’s vital that they have at least give them [brokers] control over the one conversation before the charter charter but with the captain guiding begins.” them,” Clarke said. “Brokers, please be There was some discussion on the realistic as to what can be achieved. delicate issue of protecting the clientCharter brokers should have some gist broker relationship, and where the of the geography they are booking.” captain and crew fit into that. Again, the experienced brokers suggested Contact Editor Lucy Chabot Reed at open communication. lucy@the-triton.com.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS

YLI introduces a new lease similar to lease on a luxury car Yacht Lease International has introduced a new style of yacht lease.

Similar to a luxury car lease, a client selects a yacht (new or used, at least $1 million value), and contracts to purchase and survey. At closing, YLI purchases the yacht and leases it back to the client, reimbursing all purchase costs and deposits.

“The yacht buyer’s CPA or CFO will love this because the lease fixes the cost of yacht ownership,” YLI President and CEO Jamie Loeser said. “The lessee is only responsible for crew, dockage and fuel and there is no resale hassle or depreciation risk when it’s time to sell.”

A 36- to 96-month lease term begins with no down payment, and one monthly payment that includes all maintenance, insurance and finance.

A satellite monitor is installed and supervised by the Fort Lauderdale based YachtVantage Lease Command Center monitoring real-time location, mechanical, electrical and fluid conditions. Quarterly detailing, annual haul-out and survey keep the yacht in top condition and an electronic maintenance file establishes the vessel with the pedigree of a certified, preowned YachtVantage yacht.

At lease conclusion, the lessee can continue the lease, purchase the yacht or turn in the keys. The first YachtVantage owner is cruising the Pacific Northwest aboard M/Y Barbara Ann. For more information, contact Lester Abberley, labberley@ yachtvantage.com, +1-954-536-3660 or visit www.yachtvantage.com.

British grocer in Ft. Lauderdale

Pond Hoppers, a British grocery and gift store, has opened in Ft. Lauderdale.

Located behind the Egg ‘n’ You Diner at 2629 N. Federal Highway, the store has more than 1,000 items, including the popular British brands of Cadbury’s, Hayward’s, Coleman’s, Walkers, Heinz, HP, Branston and Pataks Curry. The store also makes custom gift baskets.

Owner Robert Brady stocks items for Aussie and Kiwi friends, too, including Vegemite, Tim Tams, Four & Twenty Pies, Cherry Ripes and Violet Crumbles.

It’s open Monday thru Saturday, 8 a.m to 7 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit www.pondhoppers.net or call +1-954-566-9388 for more information.

New home for AYI

After 14 years above Smallwood’s on 17th Street, American Yacht Institute has moved. Beginning Aug. 20, find the yacht training school at 777 S.E. 20th St., Suite 150, in Ft. Lauderdale (the corner of Miami Road and S.E. 20th Street in the Tricom building). For information, visit www.americanyachtinstitute.com or call +1-954-522-1044.

The International Superyacht

Society also moved to this location. All other information, including phone and web site, remain the same.

MPI opens at Bahia Mar

Yacht management and maintenance services company Marine Professionals Inc. has opened its new headquarters at the Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Ft. Lauderdale. This is MPI’s fourth location since being established 10 years ago.

MPI is now the recommended service company for all LXR Luxury Marina locations, according to an MPI statement. LXR operates Bahia Mar, Pier 66 Marina, Ft. Lauderdale Grande Marina, The Boca Resort and Marina, South Seas Plantation Marina and El Conquistador Resort and Marina in Puerto Rico. During the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, MPI will be on location to help boat exhibitors.

MPI has a satellite office at Pier 66 and a service facility at Harbour Towne Marina on the Dania Cut-Off Canal.

MPI also operates a seasonal office in Boston. For more information, visit www.marineprofessionals.com.

Bronstien to BoatClubsAmerica

BoatClubsAmerica appointed Jim Bronstien, former owner of the Rybovich yard in West Palm Beach, as a consultant for the marina development team of Ft Lauderdale BoatClub, a 12acre project on the New River.

“There are a number of mixed-use activities being designed into this site, and Jim’s know-how in the area of yacht service will complement our unique combination of goals for this new marine property,” said Ed Ruff, president of BoatClubsAmerica.

The property is the former Jackson Marine on the north bank of the river west of I-95. For more information, visit www.BoatClubsAmerica.com.

TowBoatU.S. promotes Bachewicz

TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale has promoted Capt. Eric Bachewicz as assistant supervisor in the south office.

A lifelong boater, Bachewicz has been mate on tall ships and mate on tugs for six years. He is a certified diver, maintains an STCW certification, an AB Tankerman certification and a Hazmat certification. His cruising experience includes both U.S. coastlines as well as the Caribbean and Bahamas. He specializes in megayacht river towing.

“Our people are out most valuable asset,” said Larry Acheson, president and founder of TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale.

For more information, contact TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale at +1-954783-7821.

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County approves Merrill-Stevens expansion The Miami-Dade County Commission approved Merrill-Stevens’ expansion project in late July, bringing the proposed $55 million investment one step closer to reality.

The county’s action allows for Merrill-Stevens to determine an expanded footprint adjacent to its historic location on the Miami River.

Major construction for the company’s expansion project is expected to begin in 2009. The new facility will be equipped to haul and lift megayachts up to 250 feet long.

Gdansk may close Gdansk Shipyard, one of the largest shipyards in Poland, may have to close if the Polish government does not develop a plan that meets the European Union’s capacity reduction requirements by Aug. 21, according to a report in Maritime Executive Magazine.

If the deadline is not met, the shipyard may have to repay the $71 million in aid it has received, which would cause the struggling shipyard to close.

The Times of London reported that a plan would be submitted by the deadline.

Poland’s Solidarity Trade Union, the first free-trade union in the communist

bloc, was established at Gdansk Shipyard in August 1980. Solidarity helped bring about the end of the communist regime in Poland and in the communist bloc overall.

In its heyday, Gdansk employed 17,000 people and made 30 vessels a year.

Now there are fewer than 3,000 employees and unemployment in the city is running at 12 percent, according to The Times of London.

For inxformation, contact the dockmaster’s office at 954-791-7600 or visit www.mbmfll.com

National City marina open

Rosses to retire from Burger Beginning this month, Burger Boat Company Co-President David Ross will serve as a special advisory officer to senior management.

Co-President James M. Ruffolo will undertake the full responsibility of president, according to a company statement.

Ross will retire from the Manitowoc, Wisc.-based boat builder in the first quarter of 2008. After that, he will serve on the company’s board of directors.

Ross’s wife, Katie Ross, also will retire from her position as marketing manager.

Marina Bay docks rebuilt

Marina Bay Marina in Ft. Lauderdale has announced the opening of 65 new floating dock slips, replacing docks that were damaged during Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Marina Bay is now back at 95 percent of its original capacity of 197 slips accommodating vessels from 30 feet to 125 feet.

The new floating docks were built with environmentally friendly aluminum and plastics by Radisson Design. No pilings were used in the mooring and anchoring system, leaving a clean-looking dock and marina, according to General Manager John Connor.

Marina Bay Marina is a resort-style marina with a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse with various amenities.

After a 19-year effort to provide the city with public access to its three-mile bay front, National City and the Port of San Diego, have built Pier 32 Marina, a new 250-slip marina for vessels up to 120 feet. The docks were designed and built by Bellingham Marine.

Slip-side services include electricity, water, Internet, TV and phone. A pump-out dock is on site. Southern yellow pine walers with chamfered edges were finished with rod protection caps and a special low profile fendering.

A portion of the slips were fitted with special finger-to-walk connections to accommodate sportfishers or stern-in mooring. For more information, visit www.pier32marina.com.

New marina in Costa Rica Costa Rican President Dr. Oscar Arias dedicated the site for a new marina in Quepos in July. Developers Harold Lovelady and John Kane plan to build Marina Pez Vela, the first and only full-service marina in Central America, according to a press release.

The marina is expected to have 300 slips for vessels up to 225 feet and a full-service repair facility with a 200ton Travelift.

It is expected to open mid- to late 2008.

Marina Pez Vela donated the bridge Quebrada Suya to the city of Quepos.

The bridge is the primary access to Quepos and the Manual Antonio tourism area where more than 250,000 tourists visit annually.

“The government of Costa Rica is appreciative of the investment initiative shown by the American and Costa Rican investors in this project,” said Carlos Ricardo Benavides J., minister of tourism. “It is much too difficult for investors to bring projects like this one to Costa Rica, and we must work to make this type of investment in our country easier to accomplish.

The building of this grand marina will be supported by myself and the government in every way possible.”

For more information, visit www. marinapezvela.com.

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Coast Guard oversees operations but owners operate bridges TENDER, from page A1 monitoring pedestrians and vehicles on the roadway. No matter how many calls a captain makes, the bridge will not open if there is someone or something within the roadway gate zones, and the bridge tender is responsible for making sure this area is clear before lifting the bridge.

There have been times when pedestrians, usually inebriated, don’t comprehend the bells and/or whistles or think they are going to ride the bridge up, Camacho said. They must be shooed away before the bridge can go up. Also, local emergency vehicles can request the bridge wait for them to cross.

On top of that, bridge tenders must work the bridge, which can include operating gates, lights, warning sounds, locks and pins, lift mechanisms and more.

“Here at the 17th St. Causeway, with its double spans and roadways, it should take no more than 5 minutes for the entire process, although it may seem longer if you’re sitting in a car,” he said.

But who is that manning the bridge?

“Not us,” said Barry Dragon, chief of bridge operations for the 7th Coast Guard District. “We don’t own any bridges, or man them. That’s left up to

Vessels transit below the open spans of the 17th St Causeway.

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the bridge owners.”

Dragon’s responsibility is to oversee the operation of about 6,000 bridges in District 7, which covers all of South Carolina, most of Georgia and Florida (except for a bit of the panhandle), Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

“We make sure the owners obey the rules,” Dragon said.

For example, Dragon’s group maintains the minimum number of openings for each bridge, and they must be followed. But it’s up to the discretion of the bridge owners to open

as often as they like after that.

Owners of bridges are typically states and counties, along with some cities and railroads and even at least one homeowners association. But in many cases, the operation, including staffing and much of the maintenance, is contracted out.

In Florida, the state Department of Transportation awarded a contract to VMS Management Group to manage many of the bridges megayacht captains use. VMS subcontracts staffing positions to C&S Services of Gainesville, Fla. General Electric holds the maintenance contract.

For Broward County, Camacho is supervisor of bridge tenders and oversees the contractors and duties.

“Bridge tenders have a host of tasks besides the bridge operations, and can include general housekeeping, log updates and shift turnovers,” Camacho said. He also stated that since many bridges operate differently, bridge tenders are certified per bridge, including four days of training with U.S. Coast Guard regulations.

Regardless of who is operating a bridge, or even who owns it, captains have responsibilities to ensure safe transit, too.

Firstly, if you can clear a bridge

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to hold the bridge open for those vessels that make their presence and do not need an opening, don’t known,” Camacho said. “Calling in ask for one. Fines can and have been a request is a safety measure so the levied against captains for requesting bridge tender doesn’t close the bridge unnecessary bridge openings. on you, as visibility is limited at some “First offenders will usually get a bridges (like Davie letter,” Dragon said.

Boulevard in Ft. ‘Calling in a request is “Second offenses Lauderdale). can be a notice a safety measure so the “The bridge for a hearing in tender checks for bridge tender doesn’t Washington, with vessel names or fines imposed after close the bridge on you. ... counts the number The bridge tender checks that. We usually through, then get 99 percent for vessel names or counts begins the closing compliance from procedures,” he the number through, first offenders, said. “If they don’t then begins the closing though.” expect you, then Which is good it’s your fault.” procedures. If they don’t for the captains, as Many bridges expect you, then it’s your fines can be as high follow a set fault.’ as $25,000. opening schedule, — Mario Camacho, especially during Bridge tenders also are not supervisor of Broward County’s bridges peak driving supposed to give periods. Onout navigational, demand openings are still available, tide or current information, due to but up to the bridge tender’s discretion liability concerns. based on car and pedestrian traffic “That includes height gauge or wanting to wait for more vessels to readings,” Camacho said. queue up before opening.

If their vessel requires an opening, Regulations governing bridge captains must contact the bridge openings can be found in the Code tender to request it, even if they are not of Federal Regulations (33 CFR the first vessel in line.

117). Changes to bridge schedules “The bridge tender is only required

can be requested, but Dragon said it’s a lengthy process that requires publishing the request in the Federal Register, requesting public comments, conducting impact studies and more.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, security is paramount on bridges as they are considered part of the critical infrastructure.

“All entrance doors are locked, with no unauthorized persons allowed in towers,” Camacho said. “Even a box or vehicle left on a bridge warrants a quick call to the police to have it checked out.”

If an owner changes any characteristics of a bridge, such as vertical clearance, it must submit a 60-day advance notice to the Coast Guard. Many of these requests, when approved, are available in the Local Notice to Mariners.

“Safety is key,” Camacho said. “If a captain understands our jobs and responsibilities, it will help make everything run smoother.”

Capt. Tom Serio is a freelance writer in South Florida. Contact him through editorial@the-triton.com.

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Some crew need training but still expect handsome salary BRIDGE, from page A1 attend classes?

“Not necessarily,” this captain said.

“But there should be time allocated for training. So many of us spend a lot of time at the dock. We know there’s a cost in moving the boat, but it would be great if we could let the mate take the boat off the dock once in a while.”

This, too, turned into a discussion for another day. So, if qualified means ability and experience, are the crew walking the docks looking for work qualified?

The captains agree that there was no shortage of warm bodies, and that there were indeed plenty of crew they would consider qualified, but that doesn’t mean they can easily fill vacancies.

“Money is an issue,” one captain said.

“A lot of these people are expecting top dollar, but they still need training.”

OK, so it’s a matter of training.

And if captains should be the leaders in this arena, how do you do it? Do you set aside specific days and times to do training exercises, or do you incorporate it into the daily operations of the yacht?

“We have specific training time,” one captain said. “We might spend an hour and a half getting an old guy out of the tender onto the dock. We put the time in to practice specific tasks.”

“I don’t have specific time set aside for training, but when we’re coming into the dock, I’ll ask the mate to drive and we’ll do a quick briefing before the action,” another said. “Outside of that, if a time arises that I think would be a good time to train, I’ll tie it in with what we’re going. I tie training in with the program.”

How do you just throw training

in? Where did you learn that? No one teaches megayacht captains how to be a teacher, a leader.

“It’s instinct,” one captain said. “And it depends on the captain.”

“I tell them how to do it, then I show them, then they do it,” another said.

“I include the mate in all the e-mails I have to deal with in a week,” said a third. “You call the canvas guy and get him to show up on time. They get a lot of training for maritime things, but not for the management things.”

Another captain uses standard operating procedures to train.

“When I took over this boat, there was no man-overboard drill, so I asked the crew to write one,” he said. “They sat down and talked about it and came up with the drill. For the fire drill, I asked the engineer to write that one.

“The chef monitors the fuel tanks,” he said. “I was with him the first two or three times, now he does it. When we’re fueling, he oversees that whole process.”

While the captains joked that training crew members to do all the work gave them time to go to lunch, they agreed there is a reward for delegating tasks: crew members learn new skills.

“They all like it when they learn something,” a captain said. “They can pat themselves on the back.”

One captain told the story of his chef, left nearly alone on charter while the rest of the crew were off the boat provisioning or tending to guests. The chef noticed the boat was running low on water and he knew the crew and guests would be back soon.

“He started to panic because nobody taught him how to fire up the water

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Attendees of The Triton’s September Bridge luncheon were, from left, Adam Lambert of M/Y Morgan Star, Roy Hodges of M/Y Atlantica, John Wampler (behind, deliveries), Phil Hodshon of M/Y Strait Jacket, Bob Kimball of M/Y Subconscious (and others), Lee Rosbach of M/Y Mostro, and Jake Rese of M/Y Stray Kat. PHOTO/LUCY REED

Female crew attitudes a plus – they like to try, ask and learn BRIDGE, from page A18 makers,” he said.

This captain also trains his stewardesses to run pre-start checks.

“They have to be engaged in the boat more than cleaning toilets and ironing sheets,” he said. “My God, if that’s all I had to do, I wouldn’t want to do it as a career either.”

It has been suggested, though, that captains often don’t train their mates for fear of getting pushed out of a job.

“Nobody ever got fired for doing a good job, no matter how many people want your job,” a captain said. “The more my crew can do, the less I have to do. You should be bored.”

“One guy wanted to drive the big boat,” another captain said. “I told him to take out the rubber boat and the Intrepid, get a feel for them. He never did it in a year. I’m not going to waste my time training that guy if he can’t take the initiative to learn something on his own.”

Crew have to take some responsibility, too, they agreed.

“If they want to be an engineer, they need to hang out in the engine room, and say to the engineer or the captain, ‘Let me give you a hand with that,’” a captain said. “That’s all it takes.”

These men had a few kind words for the women on their crews.

“When girls are given the opportunity, they will ask and try,” one captain said. “They are willing to learn, and they’re willing to ask questions.”

“I would take an all-girl crew,” another said, and others agreed.

These captains said they were having a lot of success hiring crew from Eastern European countries, especially engineers.

“They have had to do with no spares,” one captain said. “They can turn a bicycle into a washing machine.”

“As partial as I am to particular

nationalities, I’m also partial to a college education,” said another captain.

“I like the guys with a Coast Guard or military background,” said a third.

“The crew that impress us the most are stews with good attitudes,” another said.

One American captain said, “I hired an American once. Best mate I ever had. He had that Midwestern work ethic like you wouldn’t believe. He had a college education and started out just wanting to learn.”

So other than education and nationality, how do you identify someone you might want to hire?

“Inexperienced people have lots of boats on their resumes in a short time,” one captain said. “Good crew don’t move around. You don’t see a five-page resume from them.”

“Qualified crew stay with programs; they don’t leave,” another said. “And when they do leave, replacing them is tough.”

Most captains have a trial period of between 14 and 30 days.

“Usually, I find, if you have doubts, they come true,” one captain said.

“Ninety percent of the time, if they are too good to be true, they usually are.

And I judge them by the first thing they ask me.

“If I hire a first mate and he’s not, on the first day, crawling around in every locker and bilge, he’s not coming back,” he said.

“Not knowing something is OK,” another said. “But not knowing and saying you do is stupid.”

“If you are qualified, you are selfmotivated. Those crew will shine.”

If you make your living working as a yacht captain, contact Editor Lucy Chabot Reed at lucy@the-triton.com for an invitation to our monthly Bridge luncheon, lucy@the-triton.com.

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Conflicting dates is ‘drawing swords and a waste of ... time’ MYBA, from page A1 they had even felt the Earth shaking.

The board of directors has met and discussed the issue, and all indications are that they will not change the dates.

An official announcement has not been made. Until then, St. Maarten’s show is scheduled for Dec. 4-8; Antigua runs from Dec. 5-10.

So we asked captains what – if anything – they thought of the whole issue. Turns out, a lot. While they don’t much care who owns the show, they do care about making brokers’ lives more difficult. And they just about

unanimously agreed that the dates shouldn’t conflict so that brokers and yachts weren’t forced to choose.

“How silly for the industry as a whole to have conflicting dates?” a captain wrote. “Isn’t that drawing swords and a waste of human emotion and time? They obviously want to squeeze out Antigua, which to me and many others is still the best location in the world for a wonderful yacht show. … Don’t get me wrong. St. Maarten is a nice place to visit and use as a base, but you can never and will never mirror Antigua as a charter show venue.”

The Triton is not identifying the

captains quoted in this story, nor the brokers in the accompany piece on pages A21-22, in an effort to avoid stifling discussion.

More than 85 percent of captains who answered this question favored changing the dates so that the two shows followed one another.

“Why have two shows at the same time if only to try and get the other show removed from the calendar?”

“Really stupid and small-minded to put both shows at the same time,” another captain wrote. “Clearly shows that they are more concerned with their own business and not that of the

yachts. Let the market decide. Whoever arranges the best show that brings us the most business will win in the end, but not by scheduling and forcing exhibitors to choose.”

“Quit controlling everything,” a captain wrote in. “Let all boats pick and choose as well as the brokers.

And for goodness sakes, give them the opportunity to go to both shows.”

“It is foolish to try and pit charter shows against each other. It is an arrogant move that will ultimately have a damaging effect on the industry.”

Three captains, however, wanted the shows to directly compete.

“It is what it is,” one captain said.

“The brokers will never be happy as they have to go to two shows and they stretch themselves thin. We are never going to satisfy everyone and they should rather try and work with both shows in mind.”

One captain pointed out that the timing was bad for both shows.

“We operate on a tight schedule between the Med summers and Caribbean winters with brief maintenance periods in the spring and fall,” he wrote. “What has happened to me and several other captains is that we can’t complete our fall maintenance schedules in time to depart South Florida and arrive in SXM in time to prepare the boat for showing during the first week of December.

“To further complicate the situation, the yachts then have to sit in SXM for two to three weeks until the Christmas charters begin,” he noted. “That is also seen as a waste of productive time. If the SXM show was held about the 15th of December, it would be much better attended by large motor yachts.”

More than 90 percent of captains who responded have at least some influence with the yacht owner and charter manager as to where the boat shows, or if it shows at all. Fifty percent have “total” or “a lot” of influence with the owner; 43 percent have that level of influence with the charter manager.

“I have almost total influence,” one captain wrote. “Within the owner’s stated goals and objectives, I run our charter program. All charter marketing decisions go through me.”

“I work for a wonderful owner who leaves most decision-making to me,” another said. “I’ll suggest something to him and he usually goes with it. Our charter house is there to assist us so mostly it’s my decision to participate.”

“I have a lot of influence, and that is the way it should be,” another captain said. “You’re not only paid to drive the yacht but to make or assist in the decision-making process so as to serve the owner’s best interests.”

“I would be horrified to hear of any charter agency not taking into account the captain’s views and

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The brokers’ perspective on the boat show dates conflict While most of the brokers who posted thoughts on the MYBA chat room wanted the dates changed, a few thought they should remain as they are. The topic stirred up lots of issues, not unlike with captains. Here’s a sampling of postings from soon after the announcement in late July.

If MYBA wants to become global and have a stronger presence, particularly in the United States, then it needs a Caribbean boat show.

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‘There is room ... for both shows’ MYBA, from page A20 wishes. Chartering and the marketing of a vessel should be a collaboration between owner, manager and captain.”

For the most part, captains said they do not care who owns a show, as long as it is run professionally and it is successful, meaning that brokers were there and saw their boat.

“The actual owner of the show really does not make any difference to me,” one captain wrote. “Small or large, the operator of a charter show should realize that they have the responsibility to make the show successful, nurture its future and keep their main customers (yacht owners) happy. Profit margins will increase automatically if operators put all other issues first.”

We asked about alternatives to dueling shows, either alternating years or focusing one show on power boats and the other on sailing vessels.

Responses were pretty evenly mixed.

A slim majority of the captains who responded to this question liked the ideas, with the power/sail distinction garnering about 75 percent. Alternating years was supported by 60 percent of respondents.

“There is room in the market for both shows in one season,” one captain replied. “It is imperative that neither show becomes the poorer brother of the other. Cooperation between operators is key. Create a Caribbean show season that excites participants instead of making them weary. Let’s

hope that the shows’ operators act in the best interest of the industry and stop the obviously petty infighting.”

Though it wasn’t asked, one captain suggested eliminating the St. Maarten show and two captains suggested eliminating the Antigua show.

“I have attended both shows over the years and in my opinion SMX is a much better show site for all concerned, except for perhaps the historical aspects of the show in Antigua,” one captain said. “The main reason is that the great majority of power yachts work out of St. Maarten for their winter season. The airport is very convenient and the duty-free, friendly customs makes for easier boat and charter management. Plus it’s just where our clients want to visit year after year.

“Under these very obvious circumstances, it’s amazing to me that brokers don’t feel they should get as familiar as possible with the St. Maarten area.”

There was no lack of support of Antigua as a show venue, though.

“Antigua has more charm, and the situation with duty and customs has improved greatly,” one captain said.

“You are more isolated in Antigua, but that adds to the charm. I both love and hate St. Maarten. I love to get there and love to leave.”

“The good people of Antigua have been running a great show for a long time and to some extent rely on the income from the show as an opener to

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Conflicting dates is ‘drawing swords and a waste of ... time’ MYBA, from page A21 the season,” another said. “Why remove that source of income by transferring a perfectly good show to another island?

There never really was a need for a second show in the first place.”

A strong majority, nearly 70 percent, thought that the St. Maarten show would be helped by mirroring after the Genoa show, which is more exclusive as to who can attend.

“We operate in a snob appeal society so the more exclusive it is the more participation is deemed good or desired.”

On a final note, a couple of captains who responded to the survey mistakenly believed that MYBA already owns – or at least controls – the Antigua show.

“MYBA being in charge of both shows is a good thing as they are responsible for the marketing and the attendance,” one captain wrote.

“I can’t imagine why MYBA would hold both shows on the same dates unless they are attempting to torpedo the SXM show,” one captain wrote. “It is no secret that MYBA considered the SXM show to be an unwelcome interloper.”

The Antigua show is produced by the Antigua Charter Yacht Meeting, a non-profit corporation created in February 2004 to run and maintain the show. The show began 45 years ago by VEB Nicholson and his family who gave birth to the charter yacht industry at Nelson’s Dockyard by offering his vessel for paying guests in the 1950s. It is the oldest charter yacht show in the world.

From its first show program in December 2004, ACYM wrote: “In order to ensure that the show continues to meet the changing needs of our dynamic industry, the ACYM will actively seek consultation and advice from members of AYBA (the American Charter Yacht Association), MYBA (the Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association), CYBA (the Charter Yacht Brokers Association) and FYBA (the Florida Yacht Brokers Association).”

It may be the memberships of these broker associations who have the final say on the charter show duel in the Caribbean, and it’s not likely to resolve itself this year. Because of timing, many brokers who would have liked to attend both simply had to make plane and hotel reservations for Antigua this year.

Until MYBA makes another official

announcement affirming or changing the dates, captains must simply wait.

It’s the brokerage community that needs an answer. And it’s not for lack of asking.

“Please change the dates for the MYBA show,” a broker pleaded on the MYBA Web site.. “What is the point of having two shows with the same dates in two different islands? No one wins here – not the yacht owners, crews, brokers and the islanders who profit in various ways from the shows.”

This entry got me thinking: Just who does win by having these shows on the same dates? Anyone who wants the St. Maarten show to go away, that’s who.

Contact Editor Lucy Chabot Reed at lucy@the-triton.com.

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With all due respect to the board, if you were the one having to run to both venues in terms of time, money, etc., you might feel differently. … On another point, not answered by this posting, how could the board proceed without a consensus vote by the membership?

I don’t understand this at all. How can this happen?

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MYBA, St. Maarten, Antigua triangle ...

We sent a short survey to more than 1,000 captains to gauge their thoughts on this whole business of MYBA taking over the St. Maarten charter show – and scheduling the dates to coincide with the Antigua show – and got about 30 replies.

On the one hand, that’s not bad in the statistical world (3 percent return on a survey is about standard).

On the other hand, though, the relatively small number of replies tells us that many captains, if not most, don’t care one way or the other. More than a few

If MYBA makes any changes to the St. Maarten show, what changes would you like to see?

More yachts

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More brokers

More nonexhibiting attendees

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influence MYBA in any way with these findings (we’re not even sure they Yes 5 know what The Triton is), we just thought someone No 21 should ask captains what they think about this issue. After all, they play responded to tell us they weren’t responding for just a big part in the charter industry, too. that reason.

Does it make any difference to you who owns a charter show?

We’re not trying to

– Editor Lucy Chabot Reed

There has been some discussion St. Maarten and Antigua should hold shows on alternate years, or that one show should focus on power boats (SXM) and the other sail boats (Antigua). What do you think?

Power/ Both good No power/ No Eliminate sail ideas sail alternate SXM Alternate No Both bad Eliminate years opinion ideas Antigua

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... Captains weigh in to The Triton How much influence do you have with the owner on whether and where to show the yacht in a show?

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How much influence do you have with the charter manager on whether and where to show the yacht?

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MYBA’s other show, the spring charter show in Genoa, is open only to qualified brokers, exhibitors and press. Would making the St. Maarten show more exclusive be good or bad?

In announcing it had taken over the St. Maarten show, MYBA announced the dates concurrent with those of the Antigua show. Should the shows run at the same time?

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No opinion 1

Yes 3 Bad 7

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TRITON NETWORKING EVENT

Capt. Shawn Bragg (looking) networks with Laurie Hauf (who everyone agreed was good looking) and Capt. Brian Ameigh, new skipper on M/Y Vitesse (looking no more).

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More than 100 captains, crew and business folks gathered for our networking event Aug. 1 to meet the crew of MariTech Services, the service division of National Liquidators that recently took over the old Jackson Marine.

Chef Eric Sarnow of M/Y Mostro chats with Chris Drewer, sales and marketing director with Royal Island in the Exumas.

Capt. Normand Fougere gives Chef Hugh Sinclair some tips on breaking into the yachting industry.

The crew of M/Y Royal Eagle – from left Chef Justin Prigge, Stewardess Kylie Siemens, Mate Matt Greenaway, Chief Stewardess Jules Greenaway, Engineer Mick Despot, Stewardess Kate Alexander and Deckhand Andy Greenaway – had a blast in Alaska this summer.

Here they are at the falls in Red Bluff Bay. They met a famous person, too.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CAPT. DAVID SLOATE Read about that on page C5.

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First Mate Tucker Yingling secures the jet skis on M/Y Never Enough, the 140-foot Feadship, PHOTO/LUCY REED as it prepares for a sea trial in August in Ft. Lauderdale.

Deckhand Dominick Landi cleans a porthole on the 100-foot Hargrave M/Y Katina in Palm Beach to get her ready for charter.

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PHOTO GALLERY

Stewardess Kandace Chewning caught our eye multi-tasking the afternoon away. While swabbing the deck on board M/Y Southern Belle, a 65-foot Pacific Mariner, she was catching up with her mom.

Chewning is actually the stew on M/Y Marsha Kay, a 118-foot Trinity docked close by, but doing doublePHOTO/TOM SERIO duty helping out a friend.

The crew of M/Y Relentless, a 145-foot Trinity, get the yacht ready in Palm Beach for a trip to Annapolis. From left is Chief Stewardess Britta Fleischhack, day worker Darby Borgognoni, Mate David King, third stew Cara Elsley and day worker Joe Horrocks.

PHOTO/TOM SERIO We found the crew of M/Y Second Chance performing their monthly safety drill in Ft. Lauderdale. Manning the hose on the bow is Deckhand Tiffany Brown, with stew and fill-in chef Michele Gonzalez recording the exercise with photos. As all systems on this 131-foot Palmer Johnson yacht are checked, First Officer Jeffrey Miller was handling the aft fire station PHOTOS/TOM SERIO testing.

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The dog-days of summer mean hot temps in South Florida. Under a blazing sun, Capt. Tom Pezzi and stew/ deckhand Stacey Pelletier kept to their interior chores, only coming out on deck for a photo. Summering at North Palm Beach Marina aboard the 98-foot Westbay Sonship M/Y Protocal, Pezzi said they keep many of their deck duties for later in the day. Like when it cools down PHOTO/TOM SERIO to 90-degrees.

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Above, Capt. Jeffrey Hoerr of M/Y SeaBear took his girlfriend, Teresa, to Bali last fall for a friend’s wedding. And he brought a Triton with him.

(Warms our heart.) According to Capt. Hoerr, this is the Taman Harum Hindu Temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. “Had to bring The Triton with me that day.”

Above are the three certified dockmasters of Atlantic Marine in Jacksonville, Fla. OK, not all that exotic, but check out that yacht in the background. From left, are Bob Aprile, Stephen Kolb, and David DuPree. “We stopped to look at our copy of The Triton after checking the blocking on one of our recent customers. We really enjoy getting The Triton. It’s good to read about our customers and the vessels we love to drydock. ”

Above, Capt. Rusty Allen of M/Y Cracker Bay peruses his Triton at Glacier Bay National Park. This is Capt. Allen’s first summer in Alaska in 13 years. Here’s hoping he writes a little about the changes he saw.

At left, Capt. Jacques Falardeau of R/V Kittiwake took his Triton to the fishing docks in Alaska this summer, part of his old stomping ground and sent us this shot. It’s sort of where his former life as a commercial fisherman and his current life as a yacht captain collide. Read more about his adventure this summer on page C6.

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Bridge tender firing over talking just ‘unbelievable’ I am in the Middle East on a project and someone from home sent me an article that really pissed me off [“Fort Lauderdale bridge tender loses job for talking to Sun-Sentinel columnist,” by Ralph De La Cruz, Sun-Sentinel, page B1, July 29, 2007].

Unbelievable.

[Editor’s Note: The bridge tender worked the old 11th Avenue swing bridge on the north fork of the New River just west of downtown Ft. Lauderdale. The subcontractor that runs the bridge and hired the woman said it was against company policy for her to talk to people while on duty, according to De La Cruz’s column.]

This ... is an I live in embarrassment Riverside Park, within for our elected sight and officials. sound of that bridge.

There are only two ways out of my neighborhood and I go over the bridge just because I can. I saw this gal and waved all the time. There is no reason for crap like this to go unnoticed by the public.

I also use that bridge from the water side, being a licensed captain. I speak to all of the bridge tenders on a daily basis. Swing by with a cold soft drink on my way back from the market, help push the barriers up when they don’t raise as they are supposed to (all to often if you ask me, for a bridge under contract).

Given the state of the roads for the last year, you pass through at a snail’s pace anyway. It would be rude not to talk to the bridge tenders.

Is there any exclusion for the tenders to be able to talk to boat captains who request bridge openings? It would seem that that is talking to someone as well, no? That would mean all of the bridge tenders should get fired.

This should never have happened in the first place, should have been resolved in hours or days, and is an embarrassment for our elected officials.

I do hope someone intends to pursue this until justice is done for all of us and especially for bridge tender Jeanie Curtiss.

Point is, most if not all of your readers use the bridges just like me, and know how important the tenders really are (even though we cuss them all the time).

Capt. Michael J. Dailey

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September 2007

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A year and a half after his sudden death, Mr. Adrian Fisher’s manner still inspires In my trip down yachting-memory lane, I came across the great article on Mr. Adrian Fisher that you wrote back in April 2006 [Adrian Fisher passes on, leaves legacy,” page A1]. Whilst reading, my memory took me back to his office in 2000 where I was talking to him and finding my first crew-job in the yachting industry.

My first day in Antibes, I reported for duty at Mr. Fisher’s office. He immediately referred me to a day-job for the next day. I had to show up in a black-white outfit.

I still remember this conversation: I mentioned to him that I did not have my suitcase (the airline didn’t do what it should). He just asked, ‘Will you be there tomorrow?’ Upon my response of ‘I don’t know if I will have my suitcase,’ he again asked the question if I would be there.

Thinking this through quickly, I confirmed that I would be there and that he could count on me. Upon leaving his office, I had a fun afternoon spending some of my saved money to buy a black skirt, white shirt, underwear and some toiletries.

The next day, I showed up on time and I think that made him decide he

Adrian Fisher passed away in March 2006 at age 63. could trust me.

Within two weeks, Mr. Fisher put me up for a stewardess position on a large sailing yacht. He originally informed me that the yacht would come in on Sunday afternoon and that I should present myself upon its arrival.

Sunday morning at 8 a.m. my phone rang. It was Mr. Fisher to ask if I was up already. The yacht was coming earlier. Again, I showed up on time and within 10 minutes, the chief stewardess

gave me the “welcome aboard” sign.

Mr. Fisher promoted me in such a positive manner that I felt they made the decision even before meeting me.

I think that shows that his dedication went a lot further when finding the right crew member for the right job.

I worked a full six-month season in the Med on that yacht and then went back home to Amsterdam. It was a difficult decision that I do not regret. I still think back with fond memories of my time in yachting, which is a great place to work but leaves hardly no time for a social life outside the yachting business.

Thank you for the wonderful article you wrote about Mr. Fisher. All the comments from his business relations really show the way he was and the way he worked. Very different from all the others, but if you trusted him, he trusted you.

He made my time in the yachting industry one of the most wonderful periods in my life.

Thank you for making me remember him in this way.

Former Stewardess Simone Vlaar Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Triton erred on Allen’s title; anything else?

While I was not at the Small Vessel Security Summit due to other commitments, I note that your article (“Security summit looking like it was a waste of time,” July 2007, page A30) refers to the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard as Cmdr. Allen several times.

It is unfortunate that you are not savvy enough to differentiate between a Coast Guard commander and the commandant, who is an admiral – four stars no less. It strikes me that one who cannot make the distinction and refer to the commandant as admiral vs. commander probably missed a lot more at the meeting also.

I tend to agree in general that licensing of all boaters is problematic. However, so is the security issue that the USCG is trying to address. Only by working together will it ultimately be solved, if it can be solved in a free society.

T.E. Thompson Captain, USCG (Ret.)

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I was extremely impressed by your letter to Rear Adm. Brian Salerno after the Small Vessel Security Summit. [To read the letter, visit www.the-triton.com.]

Whether, of course, he takes sympathy for the case scenarios you mention – all too common I’m afraid to say – is another matter altogether.

One would hope that from his lofty position he realizes that it’s complete chaos out there, where yachts are concerned. Customs and immigration are not up to par, every office has a different policy, and complete ignorance of proper procedures abounds (actually, not only in the ports, but also at many of the airports as well).

Frontline security measures are a major concern in U.S. waters, especially where ISPS is applicable, but telephone hold times are often into hours, not minutes, especially when – as you have already mentioned – a list of passengers, passport numbers and crew details have to be read out in the phonetic alphabet.

Ninety percent of megayachts in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami carry a non-U.S. flag and have competent and experienced crew onboard. The fact that they are subjected to a clear incompetence by USCG or CBP officers on or after arrival in

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the various ports is enough to keep some yachts away, which is not only counterproductive, but bad for business.

Graham St. George Press Officer Professional Yachtsmen’s Association

Thanks for participating

Regarding your participation in the Small Vessel Security Summit in D.C., regardless of its outcome, I wanted say thanks from all of us for your time and effort in representing yacht captains at the summit.

The frustration in your writing in the August issue was palatable. It is really too bad that all the Coast Guard got out of the summit was a need for additional licensing. It wasn’t for a lack of trying on your part though.

Hopefully you will have better news to report in the future and that it will just take more time for your concerns and recommendations to filter down through the C.G. bureaucracy.

Capt. Mark A. Howard M/Y Huntress

Pilots spur departure from U.S.

Several captain friends have had problems with pilots in Delaware, New York, and Boston this summer. I have had troubles, too. The laws and regulations aren’t clear and the pilots seem to apply them as they want.

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to Newport and nobody ever asked me anything. We are a charter yacht of 121 feet, 263 gross tons. Maybe we were just lucky those days. A captain friend on an 80-foot, 101 gross ton yacht paid $3,800 to pass through the C&D Canal down to Cape May. Where are the logistics written? We are trying to find where, what and how to verify the true laws, but have had no luck.

The owner has had enough. We’ve changed our summer cruising plans and are in Canadian waters now. We’ve canceled our month-long trip in the Chesapeake to avoid the C&D canal. The owner wants to take the boat down to stay in Third World countries to avoid more troubles and expenses.

The pilots are winning, and we are not going to play cat-mouse with them, risking troubles.

Name withheld on request

Kudos on Argyll article

I wanted to thank you and The Triton for following up on my suggestion of writing about the captain and crew of M/Y Argyll on their recent rescue of a refugee vessel. The article was wellwritten, and I think captured the unselfishness of this amazing crew.

I am honored to manage Argyll for charter and know firsthand what great people make up her crew. Thanks again.

Sandy Taylor Yacht Manager for M/Y Argyll Northrop & Johnson Yachts Contributing Editor Lawrence Hollyfield Contributors

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I want to thank you for continually providing interesting and informative articles.

For example, quite some time ago you ran an article written by Leather Solutions [“Keeping leather nice begins, ends with maintenance,” February 2006, page A35]. I cut it out and hung onto it for the stewardesses to read and for myself so when it came time to perform maintenance on my truck seats, I would have a good reference. (I have a Ford, King Ranch edition. Anyone familiar with it knows how nice the seats are.)

I decided to have Leather Solutions treat the truck seats and teach me their method and what product to use, as they offered in the article. I am glad I did. They showed me an area where the leather on my nearly new seats was breaking down.

They instructed my crew on proper leather care, and performed repairs on leather and vinyl on board, which prevented us from having to replace significant amounts of custom coverings, saving us thousands of dollars.

I think it would be a great service to your readers to run that article again in the future.

It goes to show that no matter how long you’ve been in the business (22 years for me), you never stop learning. Keep up the great work.

Capt. Chuck Limroth M/Y Caprice EDITOR’S NOTE: Readers can find that story, and all previous Triton articles, archived on www.the-triton.com. Click on “The Triton’s news search” at the top, then search for “leather.”

Results are chronological, so scroll down to February 2006.

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Keep everyone on the same page Project management done well keeps things in the hands of the craftsmen doing the work.

Project management done poorly puts things in the hands of lawyers. The main difference is communication.

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Entering the land of Oz

Panama worth it

Red tape, not yellow brick roads, awaits those trying to enter Australia without the proper papers (though having a good attitude helps).

There is lots to see and do on both sides of the Panama Canal.

Linger a bit, one captain says.

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Motoring: Redline Marine Engine

By Lucy Chabot Reed Walk into Redline Marine Engine Servicing in Ft. Lauderdale and you feel it right away. Mercury Racing logos decorate the stools at the counter and rubber button mats so often seen on work benches cover the Chris Beck inspects wires on a Mercury outboard.

PHOTOS/LUCY CHABOT REED counter top. Red and black stripes on the walls hurry you through the lobby Sint Maarten on Oct. 1, with plans for Islands. It had an airstrip, a plane, to the workshop as if to say “Let’s get Antibes and New England in time for an 80-foot yacht and a small fleet of on with it.” next year’s summer season. fishing boats. He learned all about The feeling is fast, as in horsepower “I saw what this was going to be engines helping his family keep those fast, and that’s just the way owner when I started it four years ago,” machines running.

Jason Buchanan designed it.

Buchanan said. “This is going to be He moved back to Australia when “Redline is a show,” he said, his a one-stop marine engine shop for he was 20 and raced and drove 17-foot story spilling out behind him as he wherever yachts go in the boats going 120 mph pulling skiers hustles through the shop. world.” in 12-foot skis on 100 feet of rope.

“The whole image is a First stop, St. Maarten, He worked briefly as an engineer on NASCAR-style pit crew for up the hill behind Budget. megayachts but quickly discovered he megayachts. We get in, get it The shop will have three didn’t like working for someone else. done, get out. Yes, I speak fast, vehicles as well as jet skis to “I spent 20 years in the engine but I get things done.” get to nearby marinas and a repair business,” he said. “This is my File cabinets full of client tender to get to neighboring 15th company.” folders are testament to the islands more quickly (of Before Redline, it was Miami Boat company’s growth. What course). The tender is a 40Shop based in Gold Coast, Australia.

Buchanan started in a cottage behind a foot Scarab that has been “The first time I came to Ft. home on the New River, with reinforced to handle rough Lauderdale, I stayed at the Marriott engine parts hanging in a mango tree, seas and will hit 85 mph when it’s and stood on the balcony,” he said. has turned into a 4-year-old business finished out this month, he said.

“If there had been a surf beach on ready to grow. Buchanan and his three Buchanan has been fiddling with one side and a mountain where the partners – Efrain “JR” Ramos and engines and racing most of his life. He Everglades are, it would have been just megayacht captains Patrick Greechan finished school in Australia at age 14 like home.” and Shane Hung – are preparing to and moved with his family to an island open the company’s second location in his parents owned in the Solomon See REDLINE, page B10

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Yachts should keep an eye on MEPC directives In July, the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 56th session in London to discuss future amendments to various regulations. While these directives are aimed at the entire marine community with a Rules of the Road focus on merchant ships, there were Jake DesVergers several areas that should be monitored for yachts.

ISM Guidance

The MEPC issued two circulars that aim to strengthen the operational implementation of the ISM Code.

Subject to approval by the Marine Safety Committee (MSC) in October, these circulars place more emphasis on internal annual audits and system reviews by qualified persons.

Increased focus is also placed on the SMS review by the company and the master, who should take into account reporting and analysis of nonconformities, accidents and hazardous occurrences.

Recognizing that a key role in implementing ISM Code is played by the designated person ashore, a second circular provides qualifications, training and experience for the DPA. It recommends formal education from a tertiary institution within a relevant field of management, engineering or physical sciences. Alternatively, seagoing experience as a certified ship’s officer or formal education with See RULES, page B4

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www.the-triton.com PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Project review meetings

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Buy a notebook. Copious, detailed notes throughout the project are the best defense against confusion and misunderstandings that may lead to charges of over billing, missing the completion date, or unacceptable quality.

Communication is key to project management

By Cleve Jennings An unfamiliar law firm’s return address was boldly printed on the certified letter I just signed for. “If our shipyard’s project manager and our customer had only kept up their scheduled project-review meetings…,” I thought to myself.

All too often a vessel’s major repair/refit can get off-course when expectations are not clearly defined.

Sure, each and every detail of the project was outlined, discussed, and understood in the beginning, and work orders were signed by both parties.

But if the project promises to take weeks (or longer) and cost tens of thousands of dollars (or more), things will change.

With the vessel comfortably docked at the chosen shipyard, the real task of project management begins. There is a host of dynamics involved in managing a major repair/refit. Controlling the most basic element of those key dynamics – that of change – is critical.

Regularly scheduled meetings One of the best ways to ensure that a project stays on course is to have the yard’s project manager and the vessel’s project representative (owner, captain, or outside manager) agree to have frequently scheduled business meetings to review progress.

In the beginning, it’s all too easy to have these meetings on-the-fly as the project busily takes shape and the two managers get to know each other.

However, the sooner these meetings

are formalized by time, location, agenda and detailed note-taking, the more effective and helpful they can be.

Transparency and that out-in-the-open view of just what is happening on a daily basis is the goal for everyone.

According to the dictionary, the verb to meet means “to satisfy, fulfill all the conditions of a contract; to cope or contend effectively with.”

Those unwelcome project surprises that bring those dreaded attorney’s letters are, in many cases, the result of poor attention to detail by either the project manager or vessel representative or both.

How often have we heard that old axiom: communication, communication, communication. Well, that’s what these meetings are for.

Let’s focus on the important aspects of a project-review meeting: l Time. This is purely a matter of mutual choice, but it’s important to meet at least every other day for as long as it takes.

Why is it important to meet this frequently? Simply put: It takes very little time for man hours to multiply, materials to add up and an understanding of project acceleration to be overlooked.

Take the time. l Location. Don’t meet on the vessel.

Don’t meet in the project manager’s office. Some yards have dedicated office space for crew and project meetings; others do not.

It’s important to find a quiet, neutral and private place to hold these important meetings. I suggest the

yard’s conference room. Close the door and asked not to be disturbed. l Agenda. Be prepared. The simplest place to start is by reviewing each and every job on the work order, using the sequence the yard has written on its operating system and can easily print out.

Check the current time and materials posted to each job, thus ensuring the job is going according to budget and schedule and not changing in the scope of work. Some yards don’t like to print out the time and materials on a frequent basis, but they will if you insist.

Discuss any changes or surprises that have occurred and just what the proposed solution is. This is a very important element of the meeting and it’s both the yard and vessel management’s imperative to recognize a problem and develop a solution.

Tackle these changes or surprises without hesitation head-on.

Most yards require a change-order form, written by the project manager, describing the change and cost to be signed by the vessel authorizing the new work – or job grow – before work will commence by the yard.

Who has the authority?

The project manager must make sure the vessel’s representative has the owner’s full authority to make changes, and make sure the vessel’s representative promptly notifies the owner of these changes. It is the vessel representative’s responsibility to provide that authorization and notification.

There also will be times when it’s necessary to include the trade foreman or actual technician in the meeting when technical explanations or clarifications are needed. This will also apply to sub-contractors, engineers, and equipment or materials vendors. In situations requiring this enhanced meeting (because of a difficulty or a success) the yard’s project manager will bring the people involved by the yard.

A vessel’s contractor will be brought by the vessel representative. l Note-taking. Buy a notebook.

Copious, detailed notes throughout the project are the best defense against confusion and misunderstandings that may lead to charges of over billing, missing the completion date, or unacceptable quality.

Remember, there are only three things that both the yard and the customer want the job to be: on budget, on time, and of good quality.

Communication is the critical element that will determine your success or failure in all three areas.

And don’t forget the six phases of a project: enthusiasm, disillusionment, panic, search for the guilty, punishment of the innocent, and praise for the nonparticipants.

Cleve Jennings, a former captain, has 30 years experience in the marine industry.

He has held senior management positions in shipyards, with the Whitbread Round the World Race, and banking. He has worked as a project manager on new builds and repair/ refits. Contact him through editorial@ the-triton.com.

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Monitoring reveals decrease in sulfur content RULES, from page B1 three years practical experience at a senior ship management level is also acceptable. This is very similar to the minimum knowledge and experience outlined in the ISPS Code.

Oily Water Separators

The United States delegation proposed a mandatory phase-out, over five years, of oily water separators and oil discharge monitoring systems that do not comply with the new standards contained in resolutions MEPC.107(49) and MEPC.108(49). Despite minimal support for the proposal, many delegates supported the option of upgrading equipment and compliance with agreed maintenance standards.

The five-year timeframe was judged to be too early, given that the new standards were recently only applied to equipment installed on ships on/after Jan. 1, 2005. MEPC tasked a sub-committee to examine the practicalities and time scale for the proposed phase-out, which would affect about 45,000 ships worldwide, and to consider the possible upgrading of existing equipment.

The development of an appropriate standard addressing in-service maintenance issues for all pollution prevention equipment will also be

considered. The “ships” affected by this move would be all yachts, private and commercial, above 400 gross tons.

AFS Convention

MEPC 56 was advised that the countries of Slovenia and Panama ratified the Anti-fouling System (AFS) Convention. As such, conditions for entry into force (25 States with 25 percent gross tonnage) were met.

AFS applies to ships (excluding fixed or floating platforms, FSUs, and FPSOs) of 400 GT and above engaged on international voyages. Annex 1 of the AFS Convention prohibits certain types of anti-fouling systems and requires removal or application of a sealer coat using an uncontrolled AFS. It is noted that if a vessel is registered in a European Union Member State or intends to trade within EU waters regardless of flag, compliance with the AFS Convention is required by Jan. 1, 2008. This affects all yachts, private and commercial, above 24 meters in length. A certificate and/or declaration of compliance must be issued to the yacht verifying compliance with this Convention.

Average Sulfur Content in Fuel Oil The results of the ongoing sulfur monitoring program were reported for 2006 and established the average

sulfur content at 2.59 percent, a reduction from 2.7 percent for 2005.

It was explained that the decrease may be attributable to ships loading smaller quantities of low sulfur fuel for consumption within the Baltic SECA (Sulfur Emission Control Area), which entered into force in May 2006.

It was also discussed that the average sulfur content is calculated on the basis of the number of samples tested and not the actual quantity of fuel oil bunkered. This suggests that the reduction was due to an increased number of low sulfur samples and not that the global average has decreased.

The IMO’s guidelines stipulate that if, in any given year, the three-year rolling average exceeds the reference value (2.7 percent) by 0.2 percent, the committee should consider the need for further measures to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions from ships.

This had not happened in 2006 and the committee agreed that no further action was needed.

Recycling

Little progress was made on the draft Ship Recycling Convention during MEPC 56. Although priority is now given to complete the draft of the Convention for a diplomatic conference set for April 2009, there remain several

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Antarctic ballast water exchanges directed RULES, from page B4 significant, unresolved issues.

It is unclear as to the extent the Convention will let a coastal member state to impose more stringent requirements on foreign-flagged ships than that contained in the draft. No agreement was achieved on the text to ensure a new IMO Convention would not inadvertently make governments deal with inconsistent international obligations between applicable ILO and IMO Convention requirements.

Although a majority of the group agreed that the Convention should not apply to ships that have exclusively operated within the waters of a State and which are recycled within that same State, there was no agreement on how such ships are to be exempted.

Concerns focus on possible loopholes being introduced by proposed text that can circumvent the requirements.

A proposed compliance mechanism to assist implementation of those that are recycling States, but whose facilities might not be in compliance with the requirements of the Convention, also remains unresolved. Concerns focus on the ability to recycle ships in facilities located in non-IMO Member States.

Ballast Water Management

A primary task before this session

was to complete Ballast Water Management Convention assessment.

The committee agreed ships built on or after Jan. 1, 2009, must comply with the Convention when traveling to, or within the jurisdictional waters of, states that have ratified it.

The extent of retroactivity of the compliance date for ships flying the flag of non-signatory states remains unknown. Several states (including Norway, Japan, and the United States) disagreed with the above view.

With no agreed position on the extent of retroactivity and without any approved technologies available, the proper course of action for the industry to take is not clear at all. It is important to note that this Convention does not alleviate a yacht from complying with the existing ballast water regulations already in place and heavily enforced in the United States and Brazil.

Antarctic ballast waters exchange

The Committee adopted guidelines providing common guidance for vessels undertaking ballast water exchange in Antarctic waters. They call for ballast that will be discharged in Antarctic waters to first be exchanged before arrival in Antarctic waters (preferably north of the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone or 60 degrees S, whichever is the farthest north) and at least 200 nm

from the nearest land in water at least 200 m deep. If this is not operationally possible, such exchange should be undertaken in waters at least 50 nm from land in water at least 200 m deep.

Only tanks discharged in Antarctic waters would need to undergo exchange. Ballast water taken onboard from Antarctic waters that is intended to be discharged in Arctic, sub-Arctic, or sub-Antarctic waters should be exchanged north of the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone, and at least 200 nm from the nearest land in water at least 200 m deep. Vessels that have spent significant time in the Arctic should discharge ballast water sediment and clean tanks before entering Antarctic waters (south of 60 degrees S).

Capt. Jake DesVergers is chief surveyor for International Yacht Bureau, an organization that provides inspection services to Marshall Islands-registered private yachts of any size and commercial yachts up to 500 gross tons. A deck officer graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, he previously sailed as master on merchant ships, acted as designated person ashore for a shipping company, and served as regional manager for an international classification society.

Contact him at 954-596-2728 or www. yachtbureau.org.

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HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS

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Time to review insurance policies? Before a hurricane hits

By Capt. Tom Serio Running a yacht is like running a small business. There are staffing concerns, payroll requirements, accounts receivable and payable, expense management, maintaining computer equipment and more.

There is a business aspect that captains need to address just like their land-based small-business brethren: disaster planning.

To mitigate the threat of a disaster, prevention, preparedness, and planning are your first steps. It is understood that most yachts follow licensing agency requirements for safety training and system checks, but additional planning is sometimes needed, especially if cruising in risky areas or during heightened seasons.

Disasters come in different flavors, but at this time of year (and depending on location) one of the greatest threats is from hurricanes and typhoons.

I write this as the outer bands of Hurricane Dean are approaching the Winward Islands, wondering which captains have prepared and are following their hurricane plans.

Which brings up a point: Does your yacht have a hurricane plan, so you, your crew and owner know what to do?

Should you run from the storm, or stay

put?

I hear captains many times say they’ll run up a river, or to a marina well inland or out of the path, perhaps to a favorite hurricane hole. Trouble is, dozens of captains have the same idea, and limited space means someone gets left out.

A yacht’s hurricane plan should make certain of the options, either by getting in early or having firm reservations. And it should include several options.

So who stays aboard and who leaves the yacht in the event of a storm?

That needs to be determined and documented ahead of time. More so, who is willing to stay on, or even close by? If it’s assumed the first officer will stick around, he may have other ideas, including driving an hour away to secure the home of his aging parents.

Captains and crew need to have that discussion before a storm approaches to minimize surprises later on. If the decision is made to have someone stay aboard, check with the yacht’s insurance agent to ensure coverage in case of an injury. Safety is paramount, and remaining on board during a hurricane is usually not advised. That goes for guests, also.

Right now, before a hurricane hits, is the time to review insurance policies

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Every aspect of storm preparation FILE PHOTO needs a plan. or have discussions with the broker to understand the carrier’s requirements.

Insurance companies often require a yacht to have a documented hurricane plan, with specific actions, locations and time frames. Don’t have a plan?

Start one now. Not sure where to start?

Ask other captains and check available resources, including online and with yacht management companies.

Insurance recommendations can include checklists for securing and

preparing the yacht that can be divided into time frames (i.e. what to do at 96, 72, 48 hours prior to landfall), a list all possible locations on where to go and identify all routes to get there including bridges and clearances, lists of important telephone numbers, ways to secure the yacht if in a hurricane area, and anything else that is deemed important and must-know.

Consider that the regular crew may not be available and someone else is performing the tasks. Could they look at the plan and know everything they need about what to do and when?

Finally, gather all important paperwork together and secure, removing from the yacht, if necessary.

Insurance policies, licenses, log books, etc. all are vital documents and, if something should happen to them, recovering after a storm becomes that much more difficult.

The bottom line is to plan ahead. It’s not only important to have a plan, but to have a written plan. Some insurance companies insist, and there’s a reason for that. It’s just plain smart.

Capt. Tom Serio is a part-time captain and holds a 100-ton USCG license. He is also a disaster planner for a global retailer based in South Florida. Contact him through editorial@the-triton.com.

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Some of the Ft. Lauderdale team, from left: service technician Wayne Biermann, service technician Bret Weems, partner Jason Buchanan, partner Efrain “JR” Ramos, service technician Chris Beck and service technician Darren Isitt.

‘Electronics is not rocket science’ REDLINE, from page B1 That was eight years ago and the birthplace of Redline Marine.

“I saw a niche for a professional engine repair company,” he said.

Many other engine repair companies specialize in a specific kind of engine.

Buchanan wanted his business to handle every single kind of engine, including main engines, transmissions, generators, outboards, and jet skis, both repair and rebuild.

“An engine is an engine,” he said in his rapid fire way. “Electronics is not rocket science.”

The engine repair isn’t the hard part for this engineer, and neither, it seems, is the business part. While he still gets involved in projects – he oversaw repair work on the 205-foot Codecasa M/Y Apogee last year – he does spend a lot of time juggling the business, planning its growth, and taking care of his staff.

“My reputation is everything,” he said. “There is a price for everything, and it’s not exorbitant. I’ve seen this market and people are paying too much for what they get.

“We’re trying to bring it back into perspective.”

His staff reports promptly at 8 a.m., in uniform and driving company cars.

The workshop is immaculate, no doubt left that way from the night before. As he talks, he walks, bending to pick up a cigarette butt that missed its mark, never breaking stride.

On his company cars – Jeeps and black Pontiac GTOs with the Redline logo – there’s a small tribute to Peter Brock, the Australian race car driver who died last year.

Despite the loss of his idol, Buchanan makes time for his hobby.

He owns 11 vehicles, including a 1956 Chevy and a sporty GTO. They all look like NASCAR race cars.

“In Australia, it would be hard to be able to afford these things,” he said. “I did it here with just brutal hard work.

JR and I worked 16-hour days for a year and a half, putting our health on the line. And we’ve made it.

“I’m living the American dream.”

Contact Editor Lucy Chabot Reed at lucy@the-triton.com.

ISS Design Award finalists announced The International Superyacht Society announced finalists for the 2007 International Design Awards.

The winning yachts in each category will be announced at the ISS’s annual International Design Awards Gala on Oct. 25 in Ft. Lauderdale. Finalists were chosen by a vote of ISS members from nominees submitted through the year.

In the category of Best Power, 43m and larger, finalists are: M/Y April Fool, 220-foot (60.9m) Feadship; M/Y Kogo, 235-foot (71.7m) yacht built by Alstom; M/Y Oasis, 194-foot (59.4m) Lürssen; M/Y Triple Seven, 217-foot (66.4m) yacht by Nobiskrug; and M/Y Turmoil, 209-foot (63.7m) Royal Denship.

In the category of Best Power, 32m-43m, finalists are: M/Y Arcadia, 117-foot (35.6m) Royal Huisman; M/Y Broward 120, 120-foot (36.5m) Broward; M/Y Bystander, 138-foot (42.1m) yacht

by JFA Shipyard; M/Y Como, 134-foot (40.8m) yacht by Alloy Yachts; and M/Y My Issue, 114-foot (34.7m) yacht by Moonen Shipyards.

In the category of Best Power, 23m-

32m, finalists are: M/Y 85 Flybridge, 85-foot (25.9m) Royal Denship; M/Y Cambria II, 100-foot (30.4m) yacht

by Azzura; M/Y Far Niente, 86-foot (26.2m) yacht by Moonen Shipyards; M/Y Griffioen, 90-foot (27.4m) yacht by Bloemsma & Van Breemen; and M/Y Moon Goddess, 77-foot (23.4m) yacht by Danish Yacht.

In the category of Best Sail, 36m and larger, finalists are: S/Y Kokomo, 170foot (51.8m) Alloy; S/Y Mystere, 140foot (42.6m) yacht by Vitters Shipyard; S/Y Pink Gin, 152-foot (46.3m) yacht by Baltic Yachts; S/Y The Maltese, 288-foot (88m) Perini Navi; and S/Y Zulu, 128foot (39m) yacht by Fitzroy Yachts.

In the category of Best Sail, 23m36m, finalists are: S/Y Drumfire, 78foot (23.7m) yacht by Sudsee Shipyard; S/Y Farewell, 99-foot (30.1m) yacht by Southern Wind Shipyard; S/Y Gliss, 105-foot (32m) Royal Huisman; S/Y Windcrest, 98-foot (29.8m) yacht by Hodgdon Yachts; and S/Y Zurbagan, 90-foot (27.4m) yacht by Chantier Naval Garcia.

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EPA declares Connecticut waters a no-discharge area The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated the waters off Connecticut in Long Island Sound a no-discharge area, making it illegal for boaters to discharge treated or untreated sewage from their vessels within state waters. Boaters are required to use pumpout facilities or pumpout boats to dispose of any waste.

The state’s department of environmental protection identified 43 pumpout facilities including 31 shorebased facilities, five portable facilities, and seven pumpout boats.

Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire are the only U.S. states to designate their entire coastline a nodischarge area. Other New England no-discharge areas include Nantucket Harbor, Harwich, Waquoit Bay, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Buzzards Bay (including Wareham and Westport), and Plymouth/Duxbury/Kingston area in Massachusetts; and Casco Bay in Maine.

Imtra launches new antenna

Imtra, a manufacturer and importer of marine products, has introduced the Glomex Polaris GXV9130 antenna.

Offering structural reliability and improved screen image viewing, the antenna has the capability to focus reception toward the maximum signal while minimizing noise interference.

An alternative to satellite TV antennas, this directional antenna acquires horizontally and vertically polarized signals, making it ideal for analog and digital reception.

The antenna is designed to handle significant field variation and signal intensity in the most challenging environments. The two amplifiers (one internal and one external)

reduce interference from other electromagnetic sources.

Suggested retail price is $659. For more information, contact 508-9957000 or visit www.imtra.com.

Night vision LED lights

Hella Marine’s new EuroLED Touch Lamp with the latest in touch-sensitive switching and dimming technology moves easily between red and white light. Touch the red pad for red light; the white one for white light. Touching for more than two seconds causes the lamp to cycle through four dimming levels. It can also be operated remotely.

With Hella’s advanced optic lens technology, glare is diffused without loss of light. The EuroLED Touch Lamp avoids the limited light output of red-sleeved bulb units. Designed for the harsh marine environment, they are sealed and waterproof.

Multivolt circuitry provides consistent illumination across a range of input voltages from 9-33 DC, even under severe fluctuations. Retails for $179.99.

For more information, contact Hella in Georgia at +1-770-631-7500 or online at www.hellamarine.com.

New mooring system

Colligo Marine of Arizona has redesigned its Bridle Plate Mooring System to incorporate a swivel for simpler operation, a new mounting pin that can be seized thru its traditional head pin and a cotter pin for doublesecurity. The patent-pending system eliminates line-to-line interference to minimize chafe and safely allows redundant lines to the mooring. For more information, contact Colligo Marine at 1+480.703.3675 or online at www.colligomarine.com.

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Fire sinks 34-year-old Benetti M/Y Lady Candida, the 1973 classic Benetti, suffered a fire that caused her to sink off the coast of Corsica in late July. The 97-foot megayacht was on charter, according to news reports.

Everyone – including her five crew members – was safely evacuated to life boats and taken ashore.

M/Y Lady Candida.

The fire took several hours to bring under control. By late evening, a government vessel began to tow the yacht, which was already low in the water from the fire-fighting efforts.

According to news reports, she listed suddenly and sank in about 230 feet of water about 4 nm south of the Bruzzi Isles.

Lady Candida had been extensively refit recently, not only cosmetically but also her systems. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

Trinity supports SeaKeeper installs Mississippi-based Trinity Yachts announced that it will donate the fabrication and installation of the structural foundation, including the through-hull fittings, to allow SeaKeeper 1000TM oceanographic and atmospheric monitoring systems to be installed on all new builds, should a new owner so choose.

The SeaKeeper 1000 monitoring system takes precise oceanographic (salinity, sea-surface temperature, pH) and meteorological (air temperature, wind speed/direction, barometer) measurements every minute, and then sends its collected data automatically to the world via satellite.

It has been deployed in more than 50 locations around the world since 1998, including yachts, cruise ships, ferry boats, government buoys and piers. For more information, visit www. seakeepers.org.

Geanelle likely heads to Monaco

M/Y Geanelle, the 145-foot Benetti, launched in August. The owner is expected to take delivery at the Monaco Yacht Show, where she will debut at the Fraser Yachts booth.

She will charter in the Caribbean this winter and the Med next summer. For more details call +1-954-463-0600.

Fraser Yachts is working with Fincantieri Yachts in Italy to build the 246-foot (75m) M/Y Goldmine. For more details, contact Stuart Larsen, +1-954-463-0600, stuart.larsen@ fraseryachts.com or Richard Earp, +377 93 100 450, richard.earp@fraseryachts. com.

Fraser Yachts announced these recent sales: the 137-foot M/Y Gloria Teresa by buying broker Antoine Larricq of Monaco and the 102-foot Feadship M/Y Smooth Operators by selling broker Antoine Althaus of Monaco.

Fraser recently added these new central listings for sale: M/Y Silver Lining, the 155-foot (47.2m) Christensen; M/Y Domani, the 115-foot (35m) Benetti; M/Y Safari, the 94-foot (28.6m) Eagle/Westport; and M/Y Kampai, the 93-foot (28m) Mangusta.

Northrop and Johnson

Broker Kevin Merrigan of Northrop and Johnson in Ft. Lauderdale announced two new listings: the the 192-foot (58.5m) M/Y Magna Grecia and the 156-foot (47.5m) S/Y MITseaAH. Both yachts will be in the Monaco Yacht Show.

Recent sales include: the 115-foot Trinity M/Y Watercolours (formerly M/ Y Leda owned by Trinity’s John Dane), the 150-foot Trinity M/Y Cakewalk, and the 138-foot Sterling M/Y Maverick.

Merle Wood & Associates

Merle Wood & Associates has signed the following new central agencies for sale: the 124-foot Delta M/Y Scott Free, the 110-foot Broward M/Y Entrepreneur, and the 94-foot Ferretti M/Y We Won. Recent sales include the 132-foot Oceanfast M/Y Christine, the 100-foot Broward M/Y Beeliever, the 85-foot Azimut M/Y Petrus, the 78-foot Grand Alaskan M/Y Dorothy Ann, and the 70foot Hatteras M/Y Ocean Drive.

Churchill Yacht Partners

Churchill Yacht Partners announce the recent sales of the 122-foot CRN M/Y Lady Madelyn, sold by managing partner Dirk Johnson, and Goose, a classic Jarvis Newman Lobster Yacht sold by Adolf Haffenreffer. Both Johnson and Haffenreffer work in the firm’s Newport office.

Recent listings include the 120-foot Palmer Johnson M/Y Mostro and the 216-foot Barquentine M/Y Mary Anne by broker Jeromy Mold.

For more information, visit www. churchillyachts.com.

International Yacht Collection

Broker Mark Elliott of International Yacht Collection recently sold the 228foot Oceanfast M/Y Floridian, and the 115-foot Derecktor M/Y Lady Frances.

Broker Bob McKeage sold the 130foot Westport M/Y Crystal Sea. Broker Kevin Bonnie sold the 162-foot Trinity M/Y Imagine.

Brokers Jim McConville and Jim Eden’s central M/Y Savoir-Faire, the 112-foot Westship, also sold.

The firm also announced that broker Frank Grzeszczak has rejoined IYC. For more information, visit IYC.com.

B14 September 2007 PHOTOGRAPHY: Photo Exposé

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How to safely process digital photo files Welcome aboard, photo enthusiasts.

The first option I explored in developing a work flow for all the photos you and I take was by visiting the digital kiosk at a local drugstore.

It’s not expensive or complicated, but as mentioned at the close of last month’s column, the employees and I were unable to get the kiosk to work Photo Exposé for me.

James Schot My photography means a lot to me, and it makes me nervous to put my work in strange equipment. Handing it to anything less then a professional lab is not an option.

Unfortunately, digital has been hard on labs. They are few and not especially convenient considering other options.

To avoid risk and save time and the trip to the drugstore, let’s have fun and move on to a better way of processing our digital photo files. This is also my favorite way in that it gives us complete control over the images we have taken.

The first step is to remove the photographs taken and stored on your camera’s memory card and put them on your computer. You can do this either by connecting your camera directly to your computer via a cable generally provided with the equipment, or pulling the memory card from your camera and putting it into a card reader that attaches to your computer.

When removing the card from your camera, make sure the power is off.

With the exception of Leica, which offers the option of capturing in RAW, all compact camera today capture images in a JPG format. This is not as good as RAW – JPGs are heavily filtered by camera software. They are, however,

This shot of a computer screen shows the generation of a new folder on a PC. PHOTO/JAMES SCHOT

universal, which means they are recognized by all computers regardless of what model camera has taken them.

So when you attach the camera or place its memory card in a reader, both commonly connected via a USB cable to your computer, it will show up on your computer as a drive letter. From there you can process image files from your memory disk into a folder on your hard drive. (Note: Most people use PCs, but the procedure is similar on a Mac).

The first step is to create a folder to transfer your memory card photo files into. Right click on your screen.

A drop-down menu appears with a “New” option. Move your cursor over this word and a larger drop-down menu appears topped off with a yellow “Folder.” Click on it.

A yellow folder appears with “New Folder” below in blue followed by a flashing cursor. Backspace to delete “New Folder,” and type in a name of your choice. I named mine “Article 21.”

Click the “START” button at the lower left of your screen. A menu pops up and on the upper right side click on “My Computer.”

Another menu pops up showing all the main folders and drives, which should include your memory card if it was attached via a card reader.

(Note: Your main hard drive is usually designated as Drive C.) You can now click and hold on the folder (Article 21) and drag it right over Drive C and drop it there to transfer your photo files from your memory card.

In my case, I made folder “Article 21” a sub-folder to an existing folder on my hard Drive C. I click on the hard drive and get to another menu with lots of folders, one of which is “photoprojects.”

Clicking on “photoprojects” brings down more folders – one named “The Triton.” This is where I drag and drop the “Article 21” folder for transferring photos from the memory card.

I will show this process next session.

Until then, permission to come ashore.

James Schot has been a professional photographer for 27 years and owns Schot Designer Photography. Feel free to contact him at james@bestschot.com with photographic questions or queries for future columns.

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IN THE STARS

September 2007

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Early September astronomy triple crown: Vega, Altair, Deneb

By Jack Horkheimer

ago because Vega is 25 light years away.

The second-brightest star in the Every year, on the first weekend in triangle is Altair in a much larger September – Labor Day Weekend in the constellation called Aquila the Eagle.

United States – three bright stars make Altair is almost twice as close to us a wonderful triangle shining overhead. as Vega, only 17 light years away. So At 9 p.m. local time any night over why isn’t it as bright as Vega? Simple this first weekend, look straight up answer: it’s much smaller, only 1-1/2 almost overhead and you’ll see three times the diameter of our Sun and only bright stars which, nine times brighter. if you connect The dimmest of with imaginary the three is Deneb, Deneb looks lines, make a huge which marks dimmer than Vega cosmic triangle the tail of a huge and Altair because it is constellation called that stargazers have traditionally 1,500 light years away. Cygnus the Swan. called the Summer Don’t let its lack It actually is 60,000 Triangle. Every year, of brightness fool times brighter than these stars can be you. The reason it seen rising over the appears dimmest is our Sun. eastern horizon because it is 1,500 in early evening light years away. For announcing the beginning of summer.

Deneb to appear as bright as it does, it But since the stars change must be humongous and fiercely bright. dramatically with the season, by the Indeed Deneb is 116 times as wide our time September rolls around this great Sun and 60,000 times brighter. Wow. cosmic triangle has shifted its position so that in early evening it is now almost Venus moves to morning directly overhead.

On Sept. 8, about 45 minutes before Each star belongs to a separate sunrise, face east and you will see an constellation. The brightest of the three exquisite crescent Moon. Below it to is called Vega and it will be almost its right is a super dazzling light, which directly overhead. It belongs to the people often mistake for a UFO, the smallest of the three constellations, sensational so-called Morning Star. It’s Lyra the Harp. not really a star at all but a planet, the Vega is the fifth-brightest star visible closest planet to Earth and the same to the naked eye and is the star toward size as Earth, 8,000-mile-wide Venus, which our Sun and all its planets named for the Roman goddess of love (including our Earth) are moving. It is, and beauty. And beautiful it is and however, a bit different than our Sun. lovely to see.

Indeed it is 2 1/2 times the diameter Venus not only masquerades as the of our almost-million-mile-wide Sun. Morning Star but also as the Evening And its blue-white color tells us that it Star, changing its place every few is much hotter than our yellow-orange months from being seen before sunrise Sun. In fact Vega is 58 times brighter. to being seen after sunset. And this And we see it not as it exists this Labor appearance of Venus as the Morning Ashmead_San diego_ad_10x4.pdf 8/16/07 3:37:15 PM Day weekend but as it existed 25 years Star is just about as good as it gets.

If it’s cloudy on Sept. 8, go out they next morning, Sunday, and an even skinnier crescent Moon complete with earthshine will be just down below Venus and to its left.

If you’ve got a really flat, clear, unobstructed horizon, you will see two dimmer lights, the higher one being Regulus, the star that marks the heart of Leo the Lion, and beside it the sixth planet out from the sun, Saturn, which is always spectacular, even seen through a small inexpensive telescope.

In case you miss the Moon and Morning Star show on this weekend, you can see Venus for a long time because it will be at greatest brilliancy for over a month. Each successive morning will be a little bit higher, as will Regulus and Saturn. In fact, if you look for Venus, Regulus and Saturn about an hour before sunrise every week you can watch Saturn and Regulus as they move closer to Venus.

During the second week of October they’ll be at their closest to each other and will make a magnificent triangle.

Keep in mind that even though these objects appear close together, they are in reality very far apart. It will take light moving at the speed of 186,000 miles a second only 1 1/3 seconds to travel from the Moon to Earth, whereas Venus is so much farther away it will take 3 minutes for its light to reach us. Saturn is so much farther away it will take an hour and a half for its light to reach us.

But Regulus is so incredibly far away, the light we see on Sept. 8 started its journey 78 years ago.

Demystifying the harvest moon

Sept. 26 is the night of the Harvest Moon. According to the dictionary, a harvest is simply the act of gathering in a crop or the harvested crop itself.

For centuries at this time of year across

North America and Europe, the fall harvest took place. So traditionally the full Moon closest to the first day of fall, the autumnal equinox, was called the Harvest Moon. And since the autumnal equinox occurs on Sunday, Sept. 23, this means that the full Moon three nights later on the 26th will be the official night of the Harvest Moon in 2007.

Normally the Moon rises about 50 minutes later each successive night except for the Harvest Moon, which rises only 20 to 25 minutes later each night. The astronomical reason for this is that the path of the full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox makes a much smaller angle with the horizon than at any other time of the year. So for three nights we will see it rise shortly before or shortly after sunset.

All rising full Moons always look bigger and more colorful than when they are overhead. The reason is because we see it through thicker and dustier layers of our Earth’s atmosphere than when it’s overhead. Plus a full Moon always looks bigger when it’s at the horizon than overhead, even though this is just an illusion, one of the grandest illusions of nature.

You can prove it’s an illusion. Just take a dime and hold it out at arm’s length when the Harvest Moon is close to the horizon and again when it’s at its highest. You will see that your dime covers exactly the same amount of the Moon.

Jack Horkheimer is executive director of the Miami Museum of Science. This is the script for his weekly television show co-produced by the museum and WPBT Channel 2 in Miami. It is seen on public television stations around the world.

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B16 September 2007 CRUISING GROUNDS: Puerto Rico

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There are many reasons to stop over in Puerto Rico

By Carol M. Bareuther

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We stood on a glorious strip of white sand beach. Waves of a picturepostcard blue sea lapped along the shoreline. Deserted. There was nothing here except a 19th century lighthouse built by the Spaniards and flipper prints of an endangered sea turtle.

Caja de Muertos – Coffin Island.

Though this speck of land bears a macabre name, it’s definitely as alive in Old World charm as its closest link to the mainland 5 nautical miles north – Ponce, Puerto Rico’s second largest city.

Puerto Rico is a popular port for yachts cruising south to the Caribbean or South America. First, this Greater Antillean island is on a stepping-stone path that easily takes you from Florida through the Bahamas to the Turks & Caicos, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. From this pivot, a yacht can cruise to the Panama Canal, South America or the rest of the Caribbean.

Second, at 100 miles by 35 miles in size, and with the designation of U.S. Commonwealth, Puerto Rico has abundant goods and services. The Luis Munoz Marin International Airport is a gateway to and from the Caribbean, with direct flights to the U.S. mainland and Europe, which makes crew pick up and drop off a breeze.

Third, the relatively strong economy and high standard of living enables many Puerto Ricans to own their own boats, mostly motor yachts and sports fishing vessels. This has led to an abundant number of marine facilities throughout the island.

San Juan is Puerto Rico’s capital, the island’s largest city and main port.

Megayachts can find berths at Club Nautico de San Juan at the causeway that separates San Juan proper from Old San Juan. This is a private club, but visiting yachts are welcome. There are 117 slips here that can accommodate yachts from 30 to 200 feet, with water,

Entry to Puerto Rico

Yachts arriving from outside the territory must contact customs immediately at one of the following telephone numbers: San Juan (787) 729-6850, (787) 729-6802 Fajardo (787) 863-0950, Mayaguez: (787) 831-3368, Ponce (787) 841-3130. The regional offices are open Monday to Saturday, 0800-1200 and 1300-1700.

Yachts arriving after business hours, Sunday, or holidays, must report arrival by contacting US Customs at (787) 253-4538.

electricity and high-speed fueling.

The other main ports are in Fajardo to the east, Mayaguez to the west and Ponce to the south. Lots of yachts stop in Fajardo en route to the nearby U.S. Virgin Islands. Puerto del Rey Marina is here, the largest marina in the Caribbean with 1,000 slips capable of docking yachts 80 to 300 feet.

Mayaguez, and its neighboring quaint town of Boqueron is a frequent entry point for yachts coming from the Dominican Republic.

Ponce itself isn’t on any direct route.

It’s located on Puerto Rico’s south shore, about a 3-hour trip under power from San Juan. It’s this somewhat outof-the-way location, combined with many things to see and do, that makes Ponce worth visiting.

The main yachting facility in Ponce is the Ponce Yacht & Fishing Club. There has been talk for years of construction of a 200-slip public marina on the far western point of the bay, but this hasn’t moved beyond the plans and permitting stage.

Though private, the PYFC is the main game in town for dockage. The marina boasts 250 slips with dockside water and electric, including 42 that are part of an extension project completed in February. These slips can house

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Ponce: everything you need PUERTO RICO, from page B16 vessels with a 12-foot draft and the Tending of the dock can accommodate a megayacht up to about 120 feet.

The marina has a boatyard, dry storage and 70-ton Travelift. The PYFC has an open-air bar and cafeteria, fine dining restaurant, restrooms, showers, two pools, a domino pavilion and a two-hole, par-3 golf course.

If you need to get chores done, Ponce offers just about everything a yacht crew needs. There are marine repair facilities, chandleries, a Wal-Mart, an Office Max, a mall with more than 50 stores, and several supermarkets. Car rental agencies are abundant and a local airport is just a few miles outside of the city.

For fun, and especially if you’re visiting Ponce for the first time, take a taxi ride from sea to sky level and visit El Vigia Hill. This vantage point, actually a huge cross, offers a great panoramic view of the city.

Next door, the vista is beautiful too from Castillo Serralles. This is one of Ponce’s grand castles. Built in 1930, the story inside is one of a sugar baron’s rise to prominence and the founding of Don Q Rum. Members of the Serralles family were among those who chartered the PYFC – an easy connection between sea and rum.

Family members continue to sail, fish and dock out of this facility today.

Down the hill and back in the heart of Ponce, there are two more gotta-see sights. The first is the Ponce Museum of Art. Internationally acclaimed, the works here represent the most extensive collection of European and Latin art in the Caribbean. On the outside, it was Edward Durall Stone, one of the builders of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, who came up with the fascinating design as a connection of seven hexagons. Inside, don’t miss the pre-Raphaelite and baroque works. The more than 1,000

Ponce’s signature fire house.

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paintings and 400 sculptures here can keep you busy for the day.

However, nearby, don’t miss a good close look at the Ponce Firehouse. This much-photographed landmark was built in 1882 and played home to the city’s volunteer fire-fighting brigade until 1989. Today, it’s a museum, and impossible to miss. Its exterior is painted red with black stripes.

Finally, do take a day trip and head out of town about 10 miles north.

This will bring you to Hacienda Buena Vista. Considered one of Puerto Rico’s best remaining examples of a coffee plantation, this landmark consists of an 87-acre agricultural complex constructed in the mid-19th century.

The hacienda’s principle buildings, which you can view on guided tours offered in Spanish and English, include the hacienda manor house, a carriage house, horse and mule stables, a caretaker’s house and office, two warehouses, a hurricane shelter, a corn mill and slave quarters.

At its height, the Hacienda produced and processed more than 10,000 pounds of coffee a year for shipment to Europe. The Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico purchased the land and buildings from the Vives family in 1984 and has maintained it for the public’s enjoyment ever since.

So, if you go to Puerto Rico, don’t forget to stop and see Ponce. The residents there call it “La Perla del Su” or “jewel of the south,” and indeed it is.

Carol Bareuther is a freelance writer living in St. Thomas. Contact her through editorial@the-triton.com.

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Australia-bound? No worries (OK, a few)

By Jon Hacking The threat of South Pacific cyclones brings many vessels to Australia each November or December. But adventures in this land of kangaroos, cockatoos and crocodiles can begin with a bureaucratic nightmare if you’re caught unawares.

This information is from our personal experiences aboard S/V Ocelot, a 40-foot catamaran, circa 200506.

Australian visas are necessary and can be obtained from a consulate or even online if you only need three months. If we had it to do over, we’d probably try for the one-year (or even four-year), multiple-entry visa.

Even though we didn’t have all of the correct paperwork on board, the Australian visa folks apparently don’t need everything, and will issue visas even if you have gaps in your paperwork. We noticed this hard exterior image and softer interior reality several times in dealing with Australian bureaucracy. I suspect that what they’re most interested in is proof of financial solvency, so you don’t become a burden to their society. Fair enough.

Australia keeps one of the most vigilant border watches in the world.

Concerned about illegal immigrants

Even the most meticulous cooks can be plagued by weevils or moths that hatch in dry goods ... so don’t take offense, take action.

Think of the Australian landfall as an excuse for a massive spring cleaning. and drug trafficking, Customs Coast Watch planes over-flew us 450 miles offshore. They contacted us by VHF to record name, nationality, port of registry, registration number, destination, ETA and number of persons on board.

Ninety-six hours prior to arrival in Australia, each vessel is required to have communicated by e-mail or fax the same particulars. Once in port, three branches of the government are dealt with: quarantine, customs and immigration.

Fresh food warning

When entering Australia, make sure you have no fresh foods; they’ll get confiscated. Get a list of these from the consulate when you get your visa and plan accordingly. The only dairy products allowed into Australia

are unopened ones clearly labeled as originating in either New Zealand or Australia. This includes powered milk, UHT dairy products, cheeses and canned butter.

No Danish hams, French pate or other canned meat products, popcorn, eggs, cake mixes or products with eggs in them, honey or dried beans that could sprout, fresh fruits or vegetables, fresh or frozen meat or poultry may enter the country. Canned fish products may be allowable or not, depending on country of origin. They do allow you to keep any fish caught on passage, and vessels over 25m are exempt from some of these regulations.

Australians are concerned about the inadvertent importation of pests such as weevils, ants, moths, etc. Even the most meticulous cooks can be plagued by weevils or moths that hatch in dry goods purchased in the South Pacific, so don’t take offense, take action. Think of the Australian landfall as an excuse for a massive spring cleaning.

We scrutinized our packages of rice, flour, pasta and cereals. We washed and dried all basketry and souvenir wooden carvings, then placed them in large plastic bags into which we sprayed household insecticide, then left them sealed and set aside for inspection by

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Openness seems to score points with Aussie Coast Guard AUSTRALIA, from page B18 quarantine officials.

Seashells, shell jewelry, and plant/ animal materials used in artwork are also subject to inspection and possible confiscation or costly fumigating. We packaged these items together ready to show the officials if asked.

Weekends mean surcharges

Arrive on a weekday, during working hours, so you don’t get charged overtime. When we crossed from New Caledonia, we sailed with two other cruisers, all of us heading for Brisbane. Upon arriving in Moreton Bay on Sunday morning, we anchored for a couple hours up against Moreton Island to wait for a cruiser to catch up.

Then all three of us continued to Green Island, just off the Manly Marina, ready to clear in the following morning.

I contacted the Coast Guard (called the “coasties”) and was told this was OK. Then I told them that we’d all crossed together and had five teenagers between us, and asked if we could get together between just us arriving boats, without (obviously illegal) contact with boats already cleared in.

To our surprise, the coasties had no problem with this, so we had a giant party and ate all the fresh food we could find on board all three boats.

When clearing in, we put all our potentially problematic food, basketry, shells, etc., out on our salon table for the quarantine officers to inspect. They seemed to appreciate this openness, and cleared us quickly for virtually everything (as they did for our two companion boats).

However, some boats that arrived elsewhere had lots of problems, with drug dogs tearing up the boat and lots of food and souvenirs confiscated. Not sure if this is just the officials in Manly (which seems to be a training site for Brisbane Customs) or the attitude of the cruisers. Since the officials charge US$140 an hour, and they decide how long they want to stay, it’s a good idea to keep them happy and moving.

The last thing quarantine did was to ask about when and where we last antifouled the boat. Beginning in October, all vessels entering Australian waters must have written evidence (letter from a marina or itemized receipts) showing that the boat was antifouled with non-TBT paint within the previous six months. While this legislation was not yet in effect when we cleared in, they still used an underwater camera to look at our hull.

If the antifouling is not up to spec, the boat must be hauled within seven days after arrival, although the quarantine officials intimated that simply wiping off the hull prior to clearing in, even if in Australian waters, would be fine. Again, vessels over 25m are exempt from some of this.

RiverGate Marina is new

From Manly, we motored up the Brisbane River, under the Storey Bridge (30m clearance) and tied between two pilings just off the Botanic Gardens.

The Sunday (Jane Street) market is a few miles upriver – tie your dinghy to the floating docks for the rowing club on the left – for fresh fruits, veggies, and even meats. There are two yacht-shops, about 1-2 miles away and in different directions. The free SouthBank Beach swimming pool is a delightful walk through the Botanic Gardens and across the walking bridge.

For boats larger than 70 to 80 feet, the new RiverGate Marina and another marina further up the river and just southeast of the Storey Bridge offer dockage. Most megayachts make landfall in Sydney or Cairns, although Mackay, near the Whitsunday Islands, now has facilities for larger yachts.

Note that foreign-flagged vessels may no longer clear in at Scarborough.

Customs ports on the east coast (north to south) include Cairns (Marlin Marina, 10.5 feet depth, up to 130 feet), Townsville (Breakwater Marina, 10 feet depth, up to 165 feet), Mackay (Mackay

Marina, 28 feet depth), Bundaberg (Port Marina, 15 feet depth, up to 150 feet), Manly (East Coast Marina, 7 feet depth, up to 80 feet), Coffs Harbor (no facilities for vessels over 20m), and Sydney.

Jon Hacking is patriarch to the cruising Hacking family. Their adventures aboard Ocelot, which they have been sailing around the world since December 2001, have been published each month in The Triton. For more about them and their travels, visit http://HackingFamily.com.

B20 September 2007 CRUISING GROUNDS: Panama

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Make Panama Canal transit more than just a shortcut

By Capt. Bill Harris

The Miraflores locks in the Panama Canal and the entrance to the Pacific Ocean, with the Bridge of the Americas in the distance. PHOTO/CAPT. JEFF HOERR

I have transited the Panama Canal five times since 1972, when it was under the auspices of the U.S. Army. It is not much changed, save the cosmetics. The fee for transit was $1,000 for a 90-footer.

I have always used Peter Stevens of Delfino Maritime (delfinomaritime@ hotmail.com) as my agent. He is always extremely helpful, both in local

shopping and with any major repairs.

Upon arrival, we docked at the fuel dock at the Panama Canal Yacht Club in Cristobal where the rate was 75 cents a foot. Peter provided an excellent driver for shopping, both in the extensive free zone – the second-largest in the world – and some very up-todate supermarkets that rival anything in the United States.

The Atlantic side is still fraught with crime, and everyone was advised not to walk anywhere after dark. We watched a tourist being robbed in broad daylight by a small child who fled, successfully, with the woman’s cell phone.

The transiting process has changed in the past 35 years. Instead of departing at 0600, we departed at 1800 and went up the Gatun locks to Lake Gatun, where we anchored for the night. The following morning we started again across Gatun Lake to the locks on the Pacific side. We were through the last lock at 1500.

In the past, we have always departed the Pacific side immediately, but this time – on Peter’s advice and a great book, “The Panama Cruising Guide,” which we bought at Bluewater Books & Charts – we explored for a while.

We docked at Flamenco Marina, a new, up-to-date marina with good dockage, reasonably priced fuel and eight great restaurants surrounding it, including a Bennigan’s. Both marinas provide e-mail service for a daily fee. Our Cingular cell phone worked perfectly on calls to and from the States, saving satellite phone expenses.

We had some major mechanical repairs attended to by Peter’s technicians and had a Northern Lights/John Deere governor rebuilt, our leaking air conditioning repaired, and a broken exhaust pipe welded, all by very technically qualified people.

We decided to cruise Las Perlas Islands, 30 miles south of the Pacific entrance, and found some great spots rivaling anything in the Caribbean with great sandy beaches and excellent fishing for dolphin, wahoo and tuna.

The crew partied every night on the Pacific side at some great nightclubs with live entertainment and very reasonable prices. Panama uses the U.S. dollar as currency.

Panama is in the middle of a wild economic expansion. Our advice to transitors: Do not be in a hurry to leave either the Atlantic (the Cuna Indians in the San Blas Islands), or Pacific (Las Perlas Islands) sides of Panama. Plan to spend some leisure time, and explore both areas. They are great fun.

Capt. Bill Harris’ recent transit of the canal was aboard the expedition yacht Shapama, the former Moose. Contact him through editorial@the-triton.com.

B22 September 2007 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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The Monaco Yacht Show is a big draw every year.

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17th annual Monaco Yacht Show Sept. 19-22, Port Hercules, Monaco

More than 530 exhibitors and nearly 100 megayachts are expected. A third of the yachts will be making their first public appearances. There will be more and bigger stands, and a business center with more computer and Internet access. Tickets are 50 euros. www.monacoyachtshow.org l Don’t forget The Triton’s fourth annual crew party Sept. 18 to kick off the show. Invitation only for captains and senior crew from 8-10 p.m.; open to all crew 10 p.m. – closing. Invitation and details on www.the-triton.com.

Full three-day weekend: golfing and a flea market Sept. 2 Sunday Jazz Brunch, Ft.

Lauderdale, along the New River downtown, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., free. Five stages including a variety of jazz types. www.fortlauderdale.gov

Sept. 5 The Triton’s monthly

networking event, 6-8 p.m. at the stillsort-of-new offices of The Triton in Ft. Lauderdale. Poker Run fundraiser begins at 5 p.m. at Hall of Fame Marina and ends at The Triton (111B S.W. 23rd St.) with a mini-trade show of some of our smaller advertisers. No RSVP necessary. Visit www.the-triton.com/ events for details.

Sept. 6 The Triton Bridge luncheon,

noon, Ft. Lauderdale. A roundtable discussion of the issues of the day.

Active captains only. RSVP to Editor Lucy Reed at lucy@the-triton.com or 954-525-0029. Space is limited to eight.

Sept. 7 14th annual MIASF golf

tournament, hosted by the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, Hillcrest Golf and Country Club, Hollywood. 954-524-2733, www. miasf.com.

70 feet. Contact Andrea Holland at Boothbay Region Boatyard, (207) 6332970, andrea@brby.com; or Ted Smith at Hodgdon Yachts, (207) 633-4194, tedsmith@hodgdonyachts.com. www. shipyardcup.com

Sept. 8-9 Marine Flea Market,

Ft. Lauderdale. Buyers and sellers welcome. At KC Marine Services, 124 S.W. 5th St., one block south of the New River, one block west of Andrews Avenue. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. 954-76-8100

Sept. 12-17 30th annual Cannes

International Boat Show, France, at the Port de Cannes. A week before Monaco for smaller yachts. www. salonnautiquecannes.com

Sept. 12 Super Yacht, Future Shock II: Staying Ahead of the Curve, the Island Palms Hotel and Marina, San Diego.

Full day seminar on topics of interest to the megayacht industry, including registry, marina development and the law. Triton Editor Lucy Reed will moderate a panel on U.S. Coast Guard and customs issues on the U.S. West Coast. director@ashmeadwhite.com, 786-924-6193, 305-898-8041

Sept. 7-9 6th annual Shipyard Cup,

East Boothbay, Maine. An invitational regatta open to sailing yachts over

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Sept. 13-16 8th annual YachtFest,

Shelter Island Marina, San Diego.

This is the U.S. West Coast’s largest show of brokerage and charter yachts, and includes an exhibit hall. Singleday tickets start at $32, discounts for multiple days and marine trade. The show will once again include the free crew seminar “Your Career in Yachting” where captains, engineers, stews and chefs discuss their years of experiences aboard yachts (Sunday, 9 a.m.). www. yachtfest.com, (858) 836-0133.

Sept. 13-16 37th annual Newport

International Boat Show, Newport Yachting Center. Single-day tickets start at $16. 401-846-1115, www. newportboatshow.com

Sept. 13-16 Toronto In-Water

Boat Show, Ontario Place, www. torontoboatshow.com

Sept. 14-16 Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing!

saltwater fishing seminar for women, Islamorada, Fla. $150 registration includes welcome party, classes, lunch, hands-on skill stations, T-shirt, goody bag and more. Fri./Sat. events held at Holiday Isle. Sunday fishing adventure out of Whale Harbor ranges from $40 - $275. 954-475-9068; 888-321-LLGF (5543); billfishbetty@hotmail.com, www.ladiesletsgofishing.com

Sept. 27-28 Maritime Safety Auditor

(ISM) course, U.S. Maritime Institute, Ft. Lauderdale. Students will know, understand ISM Code, allowing them to conduct internal safety audits. $995, www.usmaritimeinstitute.com, 954596-2728.

Oct. 3 The Triton’s monthly networking

event, 6-8 p.m. at the offices of Kemplon Marine Engineering Services in Ft. Lauderdale, 3200 S. Andrews Ave., #103. No RSVP necessary. Visit www. the-triton.com/events for details.

Oct. 5 The Triton Bridge luncheon,

noon, Ft. Lauderdale. A roundtable discussion of the issues of the day.

Active captains only. RSVP to Editor Lucy Reed at lucy@the-triton.com or 954-525-0029. Space is limited to eight.

Oct. 6-14 47th International

Boat Show, Genoa, Italy, at Genoa Fairgrounds, Piazzale J.F. Kennedy 1.

More than 1,650 exhibitors expected to showcase everything for power boats, sailboats, tenders, engines, equipment and cruising services. Tickets start at 13 euros. Most boats under 10m. www. salonenautico-online.it

Oct. 17 The Triton’s fourth annual Boat Show Kick-off Party, Ft. Lauderdale, 610 p.m. We’re closing Bimini Boatyard again and opening it to the awesome

MAKING PLANS Oct. 10-12 International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) Miami Beach

Nearly 800 exhibitors and manufacturers have signed up for this trade-only conference.

Free demos throughout the show and a pre-conference day Oct. 9 includes workshops on various topics including noise-control, lighting and wiring. All free.

More than 55 seminars also run throughout the show for a fee and continuing education credits. The show is produced by Professional Boatbuilder magazine and the National Marine Manufacturers Association. www.ibexshow.com yachting industry. Catch up with friends before the madness of the boat show starts (the 48th annual Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show begins Oct. 25).

Oct. 25-29 48th Fort Lauderdale

International Boat Show. This is the industry’s largest boat show, both in terms of space (with more than more than 3 million square feet of in-water and exhibition space at six marinas and in the convention center) and attendees. www.showmanagement.com

Nov. 4-6 26th annual BVI Charteryacht Society Boat Show, Village Cay Marina, Tortola. www.bvicrewedyachts.com

Nov 7-11 33rd annual Charter Yacht Boat Show, Yacht Haven Grande, St. Thomas. www.vicl.org

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When crewing wasn’t all about money

By Belinda Tews Let me take you back to 1998.

“That’s not so long ago,” you say, but it would seem in yachting terms to be a whole different era.

That was my golden time in yachting – a mere decade ago – when I felt lucky to be crew and appreciated the opportunities given and the salary I earned.

Naive? Not at all. I had been traveling on my own, backpacking, when I stumbled upon the yachting industry. I was a university graduate, 22 years old, with the world at my feet.

I started off as most of us do: day working. After a month of proving myself, the captain offered to take me when the yacht left San Diego for

the season. There wasn’t a position available but I could join as an extra hand if I wanted to. I could sleep in the hold on a blow-up mattress and they would take me to Seattle.

“How much do I need to pay for my way?” I asked.

Nothing, it was a real job. Sold! I had joined the yachting industry. For me it meant getting paid to travel and experience a new way of life, instead of scraping money in each place to backpack to the next.

I stayed onboard that yacht for two years. It was a solid start to a promising career. I traveled the world, experienced places I had never dreamed I’d get to and lived a truly blessed life. My wish is for everybody to be this lucky, which is why I feel the changes I see daily in the

industry could diminish that magic of yachting.

The unrealistic expectations of a few crew are contagious and have a detrimental effect felt worldwide in the industry. For example, a stewardess with a month’s worth of day-working experience demanding the same salary as a qualified mate, $4,000-$5,000 a month. Don’t get me wrong; I am all for high salaries. But surely common sense should prevail and salaries should reflect experience and training and not just that you meet hidden criteria.

(By the way, “training” isn’t a five-day course in a classroom; it’s the learning that happens onboard every day when you get to work with the best of the

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You may think that you are the only chef who is guilty of not always buying extremely healthy items for your yacht. You are not alone. I am guilty of it, too. Sure, I am a chef, and I don’t always buy the healthiest of items, although I do try.

Culinary Waves I looked Mary Beth around my Lawton Johnson house (the yacht is in refit right now), my refrigerator and pie safe to create this list of staple healthy foods.

Keep in mind that these items should be purchased one at a time and slowly incorporated into the diet. Not everyone will share your enthusiasm for healthy eating, especially if it’s an item they have never tried. Go slowly.

Legumes

Legumes such as red, kidney and black beans, dried peas, chick peas and lentils are a significant source of protein and fiber. Buy dry beans rather than canned.

Processing removes nutrients.

When combined with rice, you have a protein-perfect meal.

Grains

Spelt, amaranth, kamut, bulgur, quinoa and other grains

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Delegation aids captains’ success, crew’s development One of the roles expected of a captain but which is frequently overlooked is his role as trainer and mentor for each crew member. Many crew members aspire to greater things, such as one day being a captain or taking other senior positions in their chosen area of expertise, and the captain has a key Up and Running role and influence in this.

Ian Biles The art of delegation is essential for a captain to understand. On a busy yacht it is impossible for the captain to do everything himself so if the yacht is to look good and the crew is to perform

well, the captain must delegate.

Extending this argument further, as crew sizes become larger not only must the captain become competent at delegation but also so must other crew members (heads of departments) who have responsibility for particular aspects of the yacht and/or a particular group of crew members.

As with most things, delegation skills can be learned but delegation is never easy. The following is a brief overview of the main areas for consideration in order to achieve successful delegation.

1. Define the task. The person intending to delegate must believe, in his or her own mind, that the task is suitable to be delegated. In deciding whether a task should be delegated the SMARTER acronym can be used. Make

sure the task in contemplation is: Specific; Measurable; Attainable; Realistic; Time limited; Ethical (some lists use “exciting”); Recordable.

2. Select the individual. It is important to be clear of the reasons for delegating to the particular person.

What is the chosen individual going to gain out of it? What is the person delegating going to gain out of it?

3. Assess ability and training needs.

Next is the question of whether the crew member is capable of doing the task. Do they understand what needs to be done? Do they have the required skill level, knowledge or experience?

If not, then delegation to that person

will not succeed and there is a risk the individual will be alienated.

4. Explain the reasons. Take time to explain why the job or responsibility is being delegated and why the specific crew member has been chosen. Explain both the importance and the relevance of the task. Where does the task fit in to the overall scheme of things on board?

This can be one of the harder areas to succeed in, especially in the early days of learning to delegate. Delegation is often time pressured and the time needed to delegate erodes the perceived benefit of delegating in the first place (“I might as well do it myself!”).

5. State the desired results. Be clear about what is to be achieved. Clarify understanding by seeking feedback from the other person. How will the task be measured? Make sure you both know how it is intended to decide that the job is being successfully done.

6. Consider the resources required.

Discuss and agree what is required to complete the task. Consider people, location, environment, equipment, money, materials and related activities.

7. Agree on milestones and deadlines. When must the job be finished? Or, if it is an ongoing duty, when are the review dates? When are the reports due? If the task is complex and has parts or stages, what are the particular priorities?

At this point you may need to confirm that the other person understands the previous points and to find out their ideas and interpretation of the job under discussion. As well as showing you they are capable of doing the job, this helps to reinforce commitment by both parties. Methods of checking and controlling must be agreed to with the other person. Failing to agree in advance subsequently will cause monitoring to seem like interference or a lack of trust on your part.

8. Support and communicate. Think about who else needs to know what is going on and inform them. Involve the

See MANAGEMENT, page C4 MPI Group of Surrey, England, offers a distance-learning course designed to bridge the gap between master certification and the reality of running a large yacht.

The course is sponsored by the Professional Yachtsmen’s Association and Middlesex University. Course material was created by Ian Biles and future topics include the legal aspects of yacht management, interior management, chartering, repairs and security. For more information, call +44(0)1252-732220 or e-mail et@mpigroup.co.uk. To read previous columns, visit www. the-triton.com and click on “news search.”

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Feedback key to the process MANAGEMENT, from page C2 other person in considering this so they can start to see beyond the immediate issue at hand. Do not leave the person to inform other crew members of their new responsibility. Warn the person about any awkward matters of politics or protocol. Inform the boss if the task is important and of sufficiently high profile.

9. Give feedback on results. It is essential to let the person know how they are doing and whether they have achieved the objectives. If they have, it is important for you to give them the credit for their achievement. If they have not, you must review with them why things did not go to plan and deal with these problems. At this stage it is important for you to acknowledge the consequences of failure (as this is also due to a failing on your part).

Levels of delegation

Delegation is not just a matter of telling someone else what to do. There is a wide range of degrees of freedom that can be conferred on the other person through delegation. The more experienced and reliable the other person is the more freedom can be given. The more critical the task, the more caution needed, particularly if

your job or reputation depends on the outcome. Take care to choose the most appropriate style for each situation.

It is also important to ask the other person what level of authority they feel comfortable being given. Why guess when you can get the other person’s view? You do not necessarily need to agree but you should certainly take account of the other person’s opinion.

Some people are confident, others are less so. It is up to you to agree with them what level is most appropriate so that the job is done effectively and with minimal unnecessary involvement from you. Involving the other person in agreeing to the level of delegated freedom for any particular responsibility is an essential part of the “agreement” that you make with them.

Next month: Employment reviews, dispute resolution and discipline Ian Biles is the founder of Maritime Services International, a marine surveying and consultancy business.

He holds a Class I (Unlimited) Master’s certificate, a degree in naval architecture and an MBA. He has developed a risk management program for large yachts for a major Londonbased underwriter. Contact him at ian@ maritimeservices.demon.co.uk or +442392-524-490.

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Capt. Edgar Hansen, deck boss on the television show ‘The Deadliest Catch,’ gave Chief Stewardess Jules Greenaway of M/Y Royal Eagle a hug while PHOTO/CAPT. DAVID SLOATE posing for pictures.

Royal Eagle’s haul from Alaska: fish, wildlife, TV personalities

By Lucy Chabot Reed

Justin Prigge busy in the galley.

Another spot Capt. Sloate Capt. David Sloate of the M/Y recommended is Anan Bay where the Forest Service has what he called a Royal Eagle touched base from Alaska, where the 140-foot Piccihotti spent the great bear-viewing area. summer.

“There are plenty of spots to see up Anchored behind them in Sitka on here,” he said. “You just need to talk to one trip was the F/V Northwestern, people and they will talk back. There the featured vessel in this season’s are too many to speak of so you need to “Deadliest Catch.” Being a commonly just get up here.” friendly yacht crew, the crews soon While several captains reported in became friends. that the weather in Alaska was drizzly “These guys are heroes ‘These guys are and foggy this summer, to the local fisherman the crew on Royal Eagle heroes.’ and to us on the big white is prepared.

– Capt. David Sloate boat,” Capt. Sloate said.

“Plenty of rain gear,” M/Y Royal Eagle Capt. Sloate said. “We “We went out with them and had a few drinks at spend a lot of time in one of the local bars, the Pioneer.” the tropics so a change of weather is The next day, Capt. Sloate gave fine with us for a short time. Some of Capt. Edgar Hansen, deck boss on the the crew are British, so it’s like being at television show, a tour of the megayacht home. and he posed for pictures with the “I tell guests there are two things I crew, including Chief Stewardess Jules cannot guarantee: fish and the weather, Greenaway. so get out there and fish,” he said. “A “Jules was the lucky one, however,” little rain will not shut off the bite.”

Capt. Sloate said of the hug.

Needless to say, the owner and M/Y Royal Eagle and her eightguests caught plenty of the sights member crew made several trips from aboard Royal Eagle this summer, Sitka to Juneau this summer, taking including whale watching, bear advantage of several special anchor spotting and eagle viewing. spots thanks to Capt. Sloate’s previous Beginning this month, the crew is visits. taking the yacht to the South Pacific One secret spot is Pack Creek, a for the rest of the year, chasing summer National Forest Service bear-viewing around the globe. area for brown bears. The crew fished along the way for salmon, halibut and Contact Editor Lucy Chabot Reed at anything else biting, keeping Chef lucy@the-triton.com.

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Sonar images of the Pan Nova show the ship lying on its side and nearly PHOTOS COURTESY OF JACQUES FALARDEAU broken in two near the bow.

Research vessel Kittiwake reveling in Alaskan finds

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After acquiring his USCG 500-ton license this spring, Jacques Falardeau and his wife, Sherrie, headed to Homer, Alaska, to take over a 100-foot research/charter vessel as captain and mate/chef.

R/V Kittiwake is a former King crab fishing vessel (formerly F/V Time Bandit) that was converted to charter for research, photography and filmmaking of brown bears along the Katmai Coast and Kodiak Island area in Alaska (www.katmaibears.com).

When Capt. Falardeau wrote us in August, Kittwake was under charter for a NOAA survey, mapping the sea floor in the shipping lanes of Unimak Pass, the passage just east of Dutch Harbor that connects the Bering Sea with the Pacific Ocean.

“We had the excitement to discover a sunken Korean ship, which made the local papers,” Capt. Falardeau wrote.

According to a July report in the Anchorage Daily News, Kittiwake’s guests found the 551-foot Pan Nova in about 300 feet of water. The ship, transporting wheat home to Korea, collided with a freighter 24 years ago this month and sank in the shipping channel.

Its 26 crew members were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. The damaged freighter made it to port.

The surveyors were taking soundings of coastlines and sea floor in the pass for the first time since 1938, updating NOAA charts, according to the newspaper.

Shipping lanes were busy with big ships from all over the world while Kittiwake’s guests surveyed the area.

“Some of them can only say ‘port to port’ in English,” Capt. Falardeau said.

“At times, we want to go starboard to

Surfing a mountain side in their free time. Ah, summer in Alaska. starboard. Sometimes we map cross lines perpendicular to the shipping lanes. They travel fast so we need to be alert at all times in the fog covering the area 70 percent of the time. All the training we get for license upgrades is put to good use in this line of work.”

So does the Falardeaus’ seven years of experience on Alaska waters. Before working on megayachts, the couple worked in Alaska’s commercial fishing industry, fishing herring, salmon, halibut and crab in Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet, and the Gulf of Alaska to the Bering Sea. “We have guardian angels,” Capt.

Falardeau said.

The Falardeaus will be back in Ft. Lauderdale in time for the boat show in late October, looking for their next adventure.

“The ideal situation would be to find an expedition yacht, travel through the Panama Canal and then head up the North Pacific to experience the beauty of Alaska again,” he said.

Anyone heading to Alaska with questions about the area can contact Capt. Jacques and Sherrie Falardeau at falardeaus@aol.com. Contact Editor Lucy Reed at lucy@the-triton.com.

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Discard any spices that are more than six months old WAVES, from page C1 offer fiber, protein vitamins and minerals. Bulgar is healthier than white rice or couscous.

Even though it is commonly considered a grain, the quinoa plant is a relative of leafy green plants such as spinach. We eat the seeds, which are a complete protein, meaning that they contain all nine amino acids and lysine, which is responsible for tissue re-growth.

Pasta Go with whole wheat or whole grain pasta. It is better for you than the overprocessed versions containing white bleaching agents.

Try some spelt pasta instead of boring white noodles. Also, spelt is tolerable to people suffering from celiac disease.

Seasonings Remember that light, heat and not closing the lids will affect the flavor and nutrition of spices. Throw out any spices or seasonings more than six months old. Buy good airtight jars if you make your own seasonings.

Stock up on rosemary, thyme,

oregano, sea salt and pepper corns, and cayenne pepper. Here are some reasons why to invest in these spices. l Rosemary has powerful antioxidants as well as antiinflammatory agents. l Cayenne pepper has been used for thousands of years for its medicinal qualities. The hotter the pepper, the more capsaicin it contains. Cayenne offers digestive properties and at the same time offers vitamin A, vitamin C and carotenoid. l Two teaspoons a day of thyme offers 60 percent of your daily allowance of vitamin K and is often added to beans, meats and vegetables for flavor. It also contains flavonoids, which increases its antioxidant properties. l Oregano offers itself as an antibacterial because of one its oils, thymol, which is also a phytonutrient. Oregano has four times more antioxidant properties than blueberries. Keep fresh or dried on hand.

Nuts, nut oils Buy and serve lots of nuts and

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Salmon with White Miso Honey Glaze

Recipe and photo by Mary Beth Lawton Johnson 4 6-ounce salmon steaks 2 tablespoons white miso 2 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon soy sauce A couple drops of Asian hot chili oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the miso, honey, oil, soy sauce and chili oil to form a thick paste. Brush glaze on salmon.

Bake for 7 minutes or until salmon is done.

Turn broiler on and broil to caramelize the glaze.

Remove from oven and serve with fresh vegetables.

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Local farms and markets are your best bet for fruits WAVES, from page C8 seeds. Try a variety from flax seeds and walnuts to pumpkin seeds, which are high in alpha linolenic acid and omega3 fats that help your heart.

If you find you can’t tolerate flax seeds, buy flax seed oil. Another option is to buy nut butters available in health food stores. Instead of using peanut butter, try almond butter or cashew butter.

Take advantage of chestnuts when in season.

Vegetables Always keep a fresh supply of fresh, in-season vegetables on hand. Due to the change in weather and climate, more winter foods such as kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Jerusalem artichokes, broccoli rabe, turnips, winter squash, garlic, onions, pumpkin and sweet potatoes will be plentiful throughout the year.

Just by adding more foods that are orange and red such as squash and pumpkin into your diet, you will add more vitamin A.

Fruits Buy fruits from local farms or markets whenever possible wherever you may be.

Imported fruits lose some of their nutrients before they arrive at a market, or they are loaded with wax to slow down deterioration so you don’t have any idea how old a particular fruit might be.

Some fruits are better for you than others. Try blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and mangoes for their antioxidant properties.

Another fruit to consider is the papaya for its digestive properties.

Lean organic meats and seafood Choose meats free from antibiotics, ones that are considered organic and ones that are lean.

Seafood is always a good choice, especially the oily fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines.

Oils Buy extra virgin olive oil not only to add flavor but because it is a great source of monosaturated fats. Spain has some of the world’s best olive oil.

Grape seed oil can be heated to high temperatures and doesn’t cause free radicals like olive oil can. Grape seed oil has an almost nutty, somewhat neutral taste that can be used to sear or sauté or to infuse with herbs for a light salad dressing.

Miscellaneous items l Be sure to have on hand some aged balsamic vinegar. In the summer I serve aged balsamic vinaigrette over seedless watermelon. It also flavors meats well and salads as a dressing with olive oil. l If you were to look in my refrigerator right now you would find low sodium chicken stock, beef stock, a good demi-glace and two different types of miso. By having miso on hand you can create quick and easy dinners such as miso soup with seaweed or use it to flavor fish. I also have several mustards on hand, one of them being champagne mustard that I put on turkey and Dijon for marinating lamb. l I always keep fresh ginger on hand and it does freeze well. Ginger is wonderful for queasy stomachs and adds flavor to stir fries and marinades.

I use the ginger tea trick and caramelized ginger when out on the high seas and the guests get sea sick.

When working healthy foods into your galley and daily routine, remember to keep it simple. Buy and incorporate one item at a time to help your employer’s wallet and your journey to a healthier you, crew and owners.

Now is time for the fun part of actually creating a meal that you enjoy and one that is healthy. I leave that to you. You are the chef and it is your galley.

Mary Beth Lawton Johnson is a certified executive pastry chef and Chef de Cuisine. A professional yacht chef since 1991, she has been chef aboard M/Y Rebecca since 1998. Visit her Web site at www.themegayachtchef.com or contact her through editorial@the-triton.com.

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Sun Grown Organics’ way: microgreens, macro-helpful

By Mary Beth Lawton Johnson I was looking for microgreens this spring for a large party I was hired to cater in Baton Rouge, La. I was worried that my choices were to either buy them in containers and watch them grow, or come up with another recipe.

Then I stumbled across Sun Grown Organics, a purveyor that actually is a farm in California that sells everything I was searching for. I found pineapple mint tops, miniature micro carrots, beets and other unusual greens. I also ordered rosemary skewers and lemon grass stalks. I stuffed squash blossoms that I got from them with crab meat and pan fried them for the party.

Sun Grown Organics has just about every type of microgreen you can think of, plus edible flowers and assorted other greens. I highly recommend this farm. They usually ship overnight because what they carry is extremely perishable.

It is so nice to see a grower who deals independently with chefs, especially yacht chefs who need a product but can’t get it or can’t deal with the big houses on a daily basis.

So I asked Robin Taylor, owner of Sun Grown Organics, to answer a few questions. For more information, contact Andy or Robin through info@ sungrownorganics.com or visit www. sungrownorganics.com.

Q: What types of greens do you grow?

Are they all available all the time or are some not available because of demand or growing demands?

We grow so many that I will only list a few: arugula, red mustard, bull’s blood beet, golden chard, mint, sorrel, celery, cilantro, pea shoots, popcorn shoots, fennel, and lemon balm. We have a few new items we are offering such as bloody sorrel, opal radish, verdolago,

Baby sorrel lettuce. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SUN GROWN ORGANIC DISTRIBUTORS.

and buckwheat greens.

Microgreens are challenging to grow in December and January, which are our cold months. We usually have a hard time keeping up with demand during holidays when everybody wants more product. Our products are very delicate, so our biggest challenge is keeping the product cold during shipping.

Q: Can you ship your product to Mexico or Central America or the Caribbean or Europe?

If FedEx will ship next day air to these locations and if the countries allow fresh produce to be shipped, then yes, we will ship. We have shipped to Puerto Rico before.

Q: What is your top-selling item?

Our microgreens Rainbow Mix is our top seller. It is an easy item to order and it has color. We also sell a lot of pea shoots, popcorn shoots, wheatgrass, and our gourmet flower mix.

Q: Are you a large farm or small?

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Stuffed Squash Blossoms with Crab

By Mary Beth Lawton Johnson

Squash Blossoms 15-20 (have more in case some tear) 8 oz. crab meat, claw or lump 8 oz. good quality ricotta cheese 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tbs fresh basil, chopped Salt to taste White pepper to taste Olive oil for frying 2 eggs, whisked with a little water Panko bread crumbs in another bowl (add more as necessary) Combine the crab, cheese, garlic, basil, salt and pepper. Mix well and refrigerate.

With a pastry brush, brush away any

dirt on the blossoms. They are very fragile. Be careful not to tear them.

Fill each blossom with a little of the mixture, about 1 ounce. Pull petals forward and give it a slight twist at the top to close it.

Dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs.

Set on platter to hold for frying.

Heat oil to 350 degrees F. You can use peanut or grapeseed oil, which has a higher heat and smoke tolerance.

Fry until lightly brown. Remove and drain on paper towels. Serve.

You can use any seasonings and any cheese, or use fresh vegetables such as mashed turnips with the crab and cheese.

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A look inside a Sun Grown Organics greenhouse.

The company is based in San Diego.

Search for organic seed has led company out of the U.S. MICROGREENS, from page C10 years?

We are a small farm but the items we grow don’t need a lot of space. We strive to grow high-quality products and offer great customer service. We are planning on adding full-grown herbs and different and unusual edible flowers.

Q: How did you get started in the micro greens/herbs industry?

Sun Grown was started in 1984 by my father. I worked on and off as I went to school and in 1996, I took over and my father retired. When we first started off we grew sprouts and wheatgrass.

After I started to run the farm, I started growing microgreens (in 1998). In the last year I started growing edible flowers and herbs. I have seen a need for more specialty items that can add color and taste to dishes.

Q: Are you a chef yourself?

I am not a chef. I’m a farmer that has taken a lot of suggestions from chefs and produce distributors on rare items that people are looking for these days.

Q: How long does it take to grow microgreens? Are you certified organic?

Every microgreen and herb grows differently. Some take 14 days and some take 30 days. We use a hydroponic soil mix for the microgreens. Some products are organic and some aren’t.

It can be difficult and sometimes impossible to find organic seed, but we never use any pesticides or herbicides on our products.

Q: What type of testing do you have to undergo to be certified organic? What determines “organic” for your company?

Being certified organic involves hiring a certifying company that is approved by the USDA. This company comes into our facility, does an annual visual inspection and a paperwork inspection. They check that all products used to grow and process our products are approved by the USDA. They check our paperwork to track our products to make sure the amount sold justifies the amount planted

and harvested. They check soil tests, seeds, pest control methods, customer complaints, water, fertilizers, and any and all inputs used to farm and process our products.

Our biggest challenge in offering organic items is finding good quality seed for our plants. The seed companies have not caught up with the demand for high-quality organic seed.

We are now in the process of trying out organic seed from Italy and Canada.

Q: Did you come from a family of growers or are you an independent?

Neither my family nor I have a background in farming. I just fell into it and enjoy the process.

Mary Beth Lawton Johnson is a certified executive pastry chef and Chef de Cuisine. A professional yacht chef since 1991, she has been chef aboard M/Y Rebecca since 1998. She writes The Triton’s monthly culinary column. Visit her Web site at www.themegayachtchef. com or contact her through editorial@ the-triton.com.

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C12 September 2007 WINE: By the Glass

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King of wines, wine of kings: Delve into Italy’s Piedmont Northwest Italy produces one of the greatest and most long-lived of all red wines. Barolo – or the “wine of kings and the king of wines” as it is often called – is produced from the nebbiolo grape on the slopes of the Langhe hills.

In good vintages, it can last for decades.

Many people might believe that By the Glass this is the major Mark Darley wine of Piedmont but such famous names as Gavi, Barbera di Asti as well as Alba and Asti Spumanti are produced here, among others. A less well-known but equally long-lived wine called Gattinara is also produced in the region and is produced from the same grape that makes Barolo.

The Barolo DOCG ( Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita, being the full spelling of this government-controlled designation of top quality) comprises five villages or communes: La Morra, Barolo, Serralunga d’Alba, Monforte d’Alba and Castiglione Falletto. Some of the most famous vineyards in the world are also here, namely Cannubi, Brunate, La Serra, Monprivato and Bussia.

The very best wines will often have a combination of the village with a great vineyard on the label indicating a wine of supreme quality. Having said this, socalled basic Barolo is always very good as only between 7 million and 9 million bottles are produced for the whole world.

With recent massive improvements in quality, demand for these wines is as high as ever, which has not been helped by a poor vintage in 2002 after a great run of vintages stretching back to 1995.

The wines normally start to appear about four years after the vintage for good wines due to their being matured in oak and bottle before release.

There seems to be a distinct division of style with modern Barolo ranging

from wonderful scents of violets, wild flowers and licorice on the nose and deep rich dark fruit on the palate.

Older-style Barolo is much drier on the palate and can often have a really endearing aroma of truffles and mushrooms when it ages, all backed up by wonderfully balanced yet fragile fruit scents and taste. Tar, tobacco and leather are to the fore with the older wines.

At its best, Barolo easily matches, in my opinion, the finest wines that Bordeaux or any other region can offer.

The wines pair well with red meats and dishes with mushrooms in them. Great makers include Domenico Clerico, whose Pajana has long been a favorite of mine. Other great examples are Oddero, Elio Altare, Paolo Scavino and Pio Cesare.

Barolo is so enchanting and powerful across its spectrum that it is easy to forget the other wonderful reds such as Barbaresco made in the central part of the Langhe hills and Gattinara that represent brilliant value and are also made from nebbiolo grapes. Barbaresco is more commonly found in the United States. These wines develop faster than Barolo and seem to be more red-fruited than black-fruited.

Good makers include Produtorri di Barbaresco and Bruno Giascosa.

In addition the Piedmontese drink youthful and dark purple Dolcetto wines while they wait for the Barolo to mature. These wines have bright acidity and rich, red-fruit flavors. Barbera wines made in Alba and Asti are also drunk fairly young, although recent efforts by La Spinetta and Braida have started to move these wines into more serious, age-worthy and expensive territory.

Among the white wines produced, probably one of the most famous are Asti and Moscato d’Asti, two sweet sparkling wines. Asti was probably the world’s first sweet sparkling wine. It can be very fine but many poor examples

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Moscato d’Asti made by La Spinetta is very fine but for some (me among them) too sweet. The neighboring DOCG of Brachetto D’Acqui produces a lovely, slightly sparkling wine of the same name that tastes of strawberries and has become popular of late. Due to its low alcohol levels it makes an excellent pool wine or breakfast tipple.

Banfi and Braida make good examples.

The southwest part of Asti produces a wine that I feel is greatly underrated.

Arneis can be a quite full-bodied white with nice aromas of quince balanced by pleasant minerality. It is well worth looking out for when made by Bruno Giacosa and Giaccomo Vicco and is a great alternative to the palate jaded by dull and boring pinot grigio wines.

Gavi is another white wine made in the region that is often dull and inspiring, which can be interesting if made by a good producer. The cortese grape grows well here and produces good citrus-flavored wines with balancing acidity that makes them refreshing to drink and good with fish.

My favorite is made by Villa Sparina.

No article on Piedmont is complete without mention of Angelo Gaja, the iconic maker who gives a range of names to his wines that otherwise would be known as Barolo or Barbaresco. Along with Piero Antinori he is one of the giants of Italian wine making.

Gaja wines often retail in the $200400 range and are much sought after for their power and concentration, which makes them very collectible.

Such legendary names as Sori Tildin, Sori San Lorenzo and Costa Russi are Barbaresco; Sperss and Conteissa are Barolo.

The wines, when mature, display an almost unrivalled balance of fruit, tannin, acidity, and structure leading to a spectacular complexity that is, of course, the reason why they are so expensive and sought after.

Piedmont is known for other wines but those mentioned above are the ones most readily found in the United States. While French wines dominate the lists of most of the world’s great restaurants, the wines of Piedmont should be explored by anyone professing a love of wine after which a life-long passion for these wines will invariably result.

Mark Darley is a fine wine sales consultant for Universal Wines and Spirits in Miami. Contact him at mark. darley@universalwines.net.

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Organic or conventional food?

Choice hinges on your goals Just in time for the celebration of September as Organic Harvest Month, a report by the British Nutrition Foundation catapults back into the spotlight the debate over whether organic foods are more nutritious than their conventional counterparts.

In the report, the BNF’s Claire Williamson writes, Take It In Carol Bareuther “From a nutritional perspective, there is currently not enough evidence to recommend organic foods over conventionally produced foods.”

Is organic more nutritious – or not?

First, what is organic? According to the Organic Trade Association, based in Greenfield, Mass., organic identifies the way agricultural products are grown and processed. The National Organic Standards Board defines organic agriculture as “an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. It is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain and enhance ecological harmony.”

There are many reasons consumers buy organic, including an enhanced nutrient profile, health of the environment, animal well-being, taste and safety. All these add up to why the U.S. Department of Agriculture pegged the organic market at an estimated $20 billion in revenues annually.

Nutrition research on the organicconventional question doesn’t offer a clear choice.

In May, researchers in Texas reported conventionally grown Texas Rio red grapefruit were better-colored and higher in lycopene, a phytonutrient linked to prostate cancer protection, than organic fruit. Juice from the conventional grapefruit was less tart,

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But organic grapefruit had a commercially preferred thinner peel, and the juice was higher in ascorbic acid and sugars and lower in nitrate and the drug interactive substance, furanocoumarins.

In July, California researchers looked at the flavonoid content of organic vs. conventional tomatoes.

Flavonoids are phytochemicals linked to disease prevention. Organically grown tomatoes contained an average 79 to 97 percent more of two specific flavonoids than those conventionally grown. The explanation lies in the “over fertilization” of conventional tomatoes. Those flavonoids are a plant defense mechanism to nutrient deficiency. In organically grown plants, no fertilization occurred, which was mirrored in increasing flavonoid levels over time as soil fertility decreased.

Carl Winter, director of the FoodSafe program and a food toxicologist at the University of California, cuts through this continuing quandary and offers a wise take-home message based on a person’s personal food goals.

If you’re most interested in reducing pesticide intake, buy organic versions of foods whose conventional forms may carry high residues, including spinach, green peas, green beans, green onions, summer and winter squash, apples, peaches, pears and berries.

If you’re interested in promoting the growth of organic farming, purchase foods that need lots of land, such as wheat, corn, dairy foods and beef.

If you want more natural conditions for farm animals and fewer antibiotics and hormones, buy products from organically raised livestock and poultry like milk, cheese, eggs and meat.

Carol Bareuther is a registered dietitian and a regular contributor to The Triton.

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FROM THE CAREER FRONT

‘We were a family, and we are still today’ GOLDEN DAYS, from page C1 best.)

In my new life as a crew placement agent, I have heard it all: The stewardess who, after a few months of work, wants to be a chief stewardess.

The girl who quit because the owner “unreasonably” expected her to do his personal laundry. The crew member who quit because he couldn’t go to the pub when owners were onboard. The captain who expects stews to serve him, too, as if he owned the yacht. The crew member who complained to the owner when something didn’t go her way, bypassing all chains of command.

These are by no means isolated instances.

Perhaps there are just one or two people down at the pub with a story about a “friend” they knew who knew someone who knew someone who had it better. It’s these infamous stories that seem to enable some crew today to expect the world without giving anything back to their fellow crew members, the captain or the owner.

How sad it is when longevity equals a season. Instead of being held to ransom with current salary demands, let’s reward longevity, training and commitment with incentive packages and performance-based bonuses.

For the record, it’s not OK in an interview to ask how many crew dinners the owner will treat the crew to each month. That is a reward for hard work, never a quantifiable perk. It also shouldn’t be OK to ask for double what the position offers, especially when you knew the rate going in. Life after yachting can be a rude awakening when crew like that realize the real world measures experience in years, not months.

At 32, am I now a relic, seeing the industry through rose-tinted glasses? I hope not, but if I am, take me back to the days when a crew was more than people who worked together and cohabited the same small space. We were a family, and we are still today, though we have gone separate ways. Crew become friends that stay with you for life. They are the people you shared the most precious experiences with, and will be in stories you tell grandchildren.

That is the true currency of yachting.

So my advice to young crew: Appreciate the opportunities afforded you and don’t let money be your motivator. A career in yachting has so much more to offer.

Belinda Tews, a former chief stewardess, is placement coordinator with Crew Unlimited. Contact her at belinda@ crewunlimited.com.

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C16 September 2007 PERSONAL FINANCE: Guest Columnist

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Take a byte out of debt with mortgage accelerator software Mark Cline is on vacation. Ted Cline is our guest columnist this month.

Being a chartered financial planner over 60, I can talk with experience to those planning retirement.

Often I find myself referring to mistakes I have made with finances. It took me some time before I Guest Columnist understood how to secure my own Ted Cline financial future.

Frankly, I did not know how to determine whose opinion to trust.

My professional career has included being on the leading edge with many technology innovations. Each of those opportunities has lead to some exciting and revolutionary changes in how people do things today.

This article will make you aware of new financial software that I believe will become common in the near future. These products are lumped in a category called “mortgage accelerator software.”

The original concept came from Australia, England and New Zealand.

When it came to the United States the first product required a specialized new loan. Now a product exists that allows you to use software that gives you even better results and can be used with most any existing first mortgage.

The prices, functions and features of this software go in all directions based on marketing. You must do your research; don’t rely on price as a gauge.

With my technology management background, reviewing new software came with my responsibilities.

Reviewing the companies was always just as much of the process as evaluating the software functionality.

The name mortgage accelerator implies that your mortgage gets a kick start and is paid off quicker. This is true, but other financial issues get needed help also.

Most of us participate in banking at some level. Typically this means we borrow or save some amount of money with banking institutions.

We often grade our success with banking in two ways. When we borrow, we want to brag that we pay the lowest percentage interest rate available.

When we save, we want the highest rate of interest.

I have for years put paychecks in my checking account all month long and then I paid my bills. It never occurred to me that the bank was not paying me for the use of my money all month long.

Another common practice I tried

was to not pay my insurance and taxes in escrow. I put that money in a savings account so it was me earning interest for me, not the bank. I’m sure I am not the only person who ever said it was not worth the effort.

I’ve always had the problem of making the right decision with extra money. Get a bonus check or a tax refund and the next question is what to do with the money. Leaving the money in a checking account worked for me and when money was needed it was available. Keeping money in savings, a money market account or a short-term CD was also an option.

Of course, making an extra car payment or an extra house payment were options. I never chose the extra payments because I might need the money back in the near future.

Looking back over the years at some of my decisions is frightening.

The difference today is that a computer program solution exists that addresses each of these examples and more.

A mortgage accelerator software program called the Money Merge Account can be purchased if you qualify to use the software. You cannot buy it in a retail store because it requires a certified agent. The agent is trained to offer the software and provide you with an analysis of your finances. The analysis becomes your written guarantee that you will achieve those minimum results.

Based on your financial information, you can reduce your mortgage term by the number of years computed in the analysis. You will also understand how much money you will save in interest expense. Typically you can expect to reduce your current mortgage term to as little as a half to a third the time without changing your mortgage payment and with little change, if any, in your lifestyle.

This program manages the way you pay interest on debt. The program works using your existing mortgage and equity line of credit and monitors your income and expenses 24/7.

You can’t beat the power of a computer program giving you guidance to manage what you pay in interest. Get on the Internet and do your research.

Remember, the most expensive or least expensive product is not the best gauge for value. Take the time to do research and ask questions, ask questions, ask questions.

Ted Cline is a chartered senior financial planner and a strategic business consultant with Cline Financial Solutions. Contact him at +1-954-384-7289 or through www.

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LITERARY REVIEW: Well Read

Find new authors in anthologies In addition to asking a bookseller, other avenues to explore new authors include circles of friends, co-workers, printed reviews and book clubs.

Another surefire approach is the anthology.

Since 1915, “The Best American Short Stories” has made annual selections from U.S. and Canadian Well Read periodicals. OneDonna time publications Mergenhagen are abundant.

One of our favorites is “American Sea Writing – A Literary Anthology.” Although American in the selection of authors, the anthology is international in subjects – trade, exploration, naval warfare, commercial fishing. In the forward, Nathaniel Philbrick writes the “sea was part highway, part workplace.”

Transportation and commerce are the critical elements of the older selections in the volume. Today adventure on the sea is often a recreational choice.

Amongst the 70 authors are the expected inclusions – Hemingway, Dana (“Two Years Before the Mast”), and Slocum. Pleasant surprises include Jack London and Walt Whitman.

Entries range from excerpts to entire

short stories, from novellas to poems.

The period pieces are balanced with contemporary work by authors such as naturalist Barry Lopez.

A new anthology edited by suspense writer James Patterson is aptly titled “Thriller.” Thirty current authors are included in the paperback volume ($9.99, MIRA Books). Included in the collection are South Florida authors James Grippando and Heather Graham.

Grippando has written a five-book series featuring the Jack Swyteck character. His thriller contribution, “Operation Northwoods,” places Swyteck in Guantanamo Bay where a current murder and a 40-year-old strategy collide.

Graham has success in many genres – romance, thriller, vampire. “The Face in the Window” re-introduces the reader to Graham’s characters from “The Island.” The pace in the short story is set by an unexpected storm.

For some readers, anthologies are a steady diet. For others, they offer a perfect tasting menu. The first Triton reader to come to Well Read and mention this review will receive a free copy of “Thriller.”

Donna Mergenhagen owns Well Read, a used book store on Southeast 17th Street in Ft. Lauderdale. Contact her at 954467-8878.

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C18 September 2007 PUZZLES

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Don’t worry, you don’t need arithmetic. Nothing has to add up to anything else.

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Beautiful Furn. House 3/2, patio, hot tub, tropical landscaping, washer/dryer, garage, near Sunrise Blvd/US 1 $1800 mo. 7/16/07 954-8958070 Ad#

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3 bed / 1 bath fully furnished house for rent Tarpon River, Ft Lauderdale. Large backyard with jacuzz. Available now. $2500 - (954) 292 9354 Ad#

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Pompano Beach Condo For Rent 2/2 1st floor on ocean access

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canal. Resort type livng. Pool jacuzzi, exc. Rm, 24 hr sec. dock avail. $1,300.00 / Mo. No pets. 954.650.1277 Ad#

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Apartment Rental 1/1 Garden Aparts. for Rent $800/mo + Util; Nice gardens.

Near Tarpon Bend Area Contact Steve 954 294 9975 email: rentals@att.biz Ad#

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Condo for rent 2/1.5 northeast ft.lauderdale condo, first floor, screened patio,waterfront,pool,laundry

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Ft Lauderdale River Reach Condo for Rent

Ft Lauderdale 2bd 2bth condo 4 rent River Reach gated pool washer/dryer 5th floor updated furnished or unfirnished Call Connie 954 540 1808 Ad# 2823 water,sewer,satTV,incl. $1300 monthly, 954-242-5368.

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Quiet, clean and affordable. 2 people max per room for shared rooms and private rooms. 954-294-0641 2816

NE Fort Lauderdale Furnished 1bd apartment Huge One bedroom, NE Ft. Laud.

Walk to Beach. $950 Owner pays utilities. Call Tom @954 520-2353 Ad#

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Charming 1/1 Cottage for Rent. Close to the port and all the boatyards. The cottage has A/C private yard .$750 per month. Call Tom @954-520-2353 2772

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For Sale Detroit Diesel Boat Engines DOC/MTU 2000 Series 950 hp Two 2001 engines include De Angelo SS exhaust systems. Mounted on steel framework. $15,000 for both. Contact Mike at 954-258-4867 Ad#

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For over a quarter century Bellingham Bell Company Custom 6, 8, 12” Bronze and Chrome Bells www.bellinghambell.com Ad#

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Condo for sale by owner

Contact Mike at 954-258-4867 Ad#

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Waterfront Homesite with Wetslip in Large Marina Waterfront homesite & wetslip in storm safe Brunswick GA Fully amenitized community.

ElegantCoastalLiving.com Barbara Marie: 912-996-0170 Ad#

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Car Wanted.

Attention Crew members Car wanted in Fort Lauderdale. Any type, will pick up.

Call 954-701-4196 or email Colette@kemplonmarine.com Ad#

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Environmental Service Boat for Sale 28’ Alum Cat Envir Serv Boat. New 2002 Builder AMOS Alum. 3 axle trailer Price $65,000. Phone 985 399 7222 Ad#

Homes for sale Tropical 3/2 House for Sale!

3/2 Tropical House for Sale!

Sunrise Blvd./US 1, 17th Way Ft. Laud.- Remodeled kitchen, patio, hot tub, garage, pavers $359,000! 954-895-8070 Ad#

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Custom Sewing New and repairs for all your sewing needs. Cushions, Pillows, Shams, Neck Rolls and Sheets. You provide the design and I will fabricate beautiful items for your enjoyment and that of your guests.

Reasonable prices and fast service.

Call Jan: 954-921-9500

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Sales Jobs Yacht Broker Sales Position Opportunity Join a very fast paced office www.yachtbrokerjobs.com fax resume 954-678-3935 Ad# 2859

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Poolside condo. 1br 1ba, tile, Updated kitchen w/new applianc New Roof, New pool, New paint 15th St, $189,000 954.562.8860 No Realtors Please Ad#

1 Bedroom Cottage

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Custom Bronze and Chrome Ships Bells

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In nice home. Close to all marina’s Cable, Wireless Internet, Washer Dryer.

For more Info Contact Peter Tel 754 422 4130

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Detroit Diesel Boat Engines DOC/MTU 2000 Series 950 hp Two engines made in 2001.

No starter motors, alternators or electronic boxes. Include De Angelo SS exhaust systems.

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