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Megayacht captains, crew have opportunity to have solutions, not just complaints, heard

Rear Adm. James Watson, former commanding officer of the Marine Safety Office in South Florida, is now director of prevention policy for the U.S. Coast Guard and is based in Washington, D.C. He may be the industry’s best chance of drawing attention and recognition to PHOTO/DONNIE BRZUSKA/USCG professional megayacht crew. scoured the Caribbean’s least populated bays. And it was Adm. Watson who waived the ANOA rule on yacht-sized foreign vessels coming

into South Florida at a time when the National Vessel Movement Center

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Survey: Crew pleased with summer travels

By Kelly Cramer No matter what country it’s in, the shipyard is on the least-favorite list of destinations for captains and crews.

That’s not really surprising, nor is the lack of a consensus on a favorite spot to visit, especially considering how many of the May survey respondents mentioned that they had been around the world more than once.

As captains and crew across the

globe gear up for a busy summer season, it seemed like a good time to ask where everyone is going, whether folks are happy about the place they will be spending the season or where they would rather go.

More of those captains and crew aboard private megayachts are happy with their summer run with 71 percent of the 56 people answering in the affirmative.

“In my opinion yachts should go

Australia considers accepting megayacht sea time.

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Yacht crew are not ‘small’ operators

Last month’s Southeastern Small Vessel Security Summit in Orlando was much like the national summit in Washington, D.C. last summer, only shorter.

The difference in Orlando was that instead of opening comments from U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Editor’s Notebook Thad Allen, Lucy Chabot Reed we heard from Rear Adm. James Watson, director of prevention policy for marine safety, security and stewardship.

And that’s a good thing.

No disrespect to Adm. Allen, but Adm. Watson is our guy.

Adm. Watson spent four years as Captain of the Port in South Florida and was head of the Marine Safety Office here during the first part of this decade. He knows what a big white boat is and has actually talked to more than a few megayacht captains and crew.

He understands the vagaries of applying the ISPS Code to megayachts that have recently

Aussie rules

more often off the beaten track,” one mate said. “Fortunately private yachts do. If you are on a charter vessel in the Med, you very likely see always the same places (St. Tropez, Cannes, Monaco, Cala di Volpe) all summer long. It’s a pity as the Med has much more than that to offer.”

Of the 32 vessels that take charters, 58 percent said they were pleased

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Megayachts do feel pinch of economy in recession As the mainstream American press primes its readers for a recession, a few journalists have picked up on the delicious fact that the rich keep getting richer.

In the six months since Showboats International magazine published its 2008 Order Book – the one From the Bridge that showed there Lucy Chabot Reed were 916 new megayachts on order, an 18 percent jump from 2007 – news sources such as The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, CNN and Time magazine sarcastically claim “what recession?” when it comes to the world of megayachts.

So we decided to ask the people who work closest with megayacht owners – captains and brokers – if they thought the megayacht sector really is recession proof.

In two separate roundtable discussions last month, each group basically said the same thing: Not really.

While the wealthiest of megayacht owners can still buy a yacht if and when they want one, they are having a harder time selling their smaller boats because potential buyers are having trouble selling their smaller boats (and so on).

Also, these businessmen and women are biding their time for a deal, which they predict will come about the time of the American presidential elections this fall.

We begin with the captains’ thoughts. (For the brokers’ thoughts, see the story on page A26.)

“We’re trying to sell a 94-footer,” one captain said. “The guys who would buy it need to sell their 80s and 70s. I’ve had several stand on my back deck and say ‘I’d buy it in a minute if I could sell mine.’”

As always, individual comments are not attributed to any one person in particular so as to encourage

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LATITUDE ADJUSTMENT

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From sea to shore, state to state to state, and shore to sea I love it when we have parties. I run into so many folks I haven’t seen in a while, even though they are right here in Ft. Lauderdale with me.

We begin with Eng. Dave Rens.

Some of you may remember he came shore side a couple years ago to start a family and a silk screening Latitude business. He was Adjustment Lucy Chabot Reed doing OK in Ft. Lauderdale, but decided to move to Texas to be closer to family.

Well, his business began to fade since he was so far from his yachting client base. So his family decided in December to move back to Ft. Lauderdale. His wife, Allyson, found work, then they moved in February.

Their kids are in the same school, they have a cool house in Riverland, and Rens is back on boats. He’s the engineer on M/Y The Highlander.

“She is just coming out of refit so it’s pretty hectic, but under control,” he says. “The captain and crew are just looking forward to getting onto the ocean again.”

Welcome back to Lauderdale, and welcome back to yachting.

The Topels keep on moving up.

Captains Rick and Catherine Topel have taken jobs as captain and mate on the new 101-foot Hargrave M/Y Seafarer. You may recall the Topels from a story last spring about their refit of an 82-foot Horizon to make the arch removable so she could get under bridges on the Erie Canal for a summer in Michigan waters.

Capt. Rick joined the vessel after the first two weeks of commissioning, and the couple has been busy since January.

M/Y Seafarer will run with three fulltime crew and Mate Catherine reports they have hired a great stewardess.

They’ll add a chef for the summer, and Catherine is still interviewing for the post. (If you are interested, call her at 954-790-0813.)

Here’s something I don’t hear everyday: The Topels love their boat.

“She’s a beautiful yacht and has been virtually flawless so far. We have already enjoyed two two-week trips with the owners and their families. .. Hargrave runs a top-notch support program and we are proud to be a part of their family.”

M/Y Seafarer and her enthusiastic crew are headed to New England for the summer, then back to Lauderdale to show her off in the boat show.

Capt. Ethan and Chief Stewardess Shannon Lee have

taken over command of M/Y CV-9.

Capt. Ethan is the former engineer onboard but the couple left a few years back to run M/Y Sojourn, a 130-foot trideck. Though they enjoyed the Alaska/ Costa Rica run, they are “thrilled” to be returning to the 131-foot CV-9.

CV-9’s former skipper, Capt.

Glynn Smith, has taken some time off to welcome his first child, Nicholas William, to the world.

Capt. Glynn and his wife, Chief Stewardess Kathleen (better known now as mommy), ran CV-9 for three years and were “very sad” to leave such a “fantastic” boat and owner. So

sad, in fact, that it was hard to leave.

Kathleen’s last day was March 10, and baby Nicholas arrived March 17.

Unfortunately for the Smiths, CV-9 requires a couple to run her, so they parted ways. Both will soon be back to yachting (Kathleen from shore this fall; Glynn on a boat this spring).

Until then, having baby Nicholas has been “an amazing experience,” Capt.

Smith said. When the owner asked if Nicholas would be another captain, he said, “No sir, another owner.”

Capt. Robert Corcoran is heading to the Med this summer as the

new skipper of M/Y Samar, a 254-foot (77m) charter yacht. He left the 153foot charter yacht Argyll a few months back and filled in temporarily on M/Y Reverie while she was docked.

Capt. Dale Smith has taken command of M/Y Charisma, the 153foot Feadship. He’s looking forward to leaving this spring for the Med and a busy charter season. After four years on M/Y Triumphant Lady and being instrumental in her redesign and refit for the past two years, he’s eager to get

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MYBA show dates (Dec. 6-9) collide with Antigua’s (Dec. 4-9)

By Lucy Chabot Reed The Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association has announced the dates of its Caribbean charter show for this year and next.

And once again, the show falls on the same dates as the Antigua show.

Antigua’s charter show is Dec. 4-9; MYBA’s show in St. Maarten is Dec. 69. (It will also fall on Dec. 6-9 in 2009, according to its Web site.)

Charter brokers have expressed myriad problems with two charter shows running at the same time, not the least of which is the expense incurred to travel to both locations and the time away from the office.

“If Antigua has as many boats as it had last year, there was hardly enough time to see them all in the five or six days,” said June Montagne,

a charter broker only today but with Northrop more importantly ‘The choice of dates & Johnson in Ft. long into the was based on simple Lauderdale. “To go future – that is run pragmatism – the timing by and for brokers. to both shows, you must suit the yachts.’ have two days in “The choice St. Maarten, a day of dates was — Ann Vernon of travel and two MYBA administrator based on simple or three days in pragmatism – the Antigua. We can’t timing must suit do as good a job as we should.” the yachts: not too early for those When MYBA announced the dates crossing from the Med and not too late in mid-April, brokers immediately because of owner’s use, preparation began voicing opinions in their chat for Christmas charters as well as room. When asked what the logic availability of well-priced dockage, was to overlap the dates, Ann Vernon, hotels and flights.” administrator for MYBA, wrote this: Vernon could not be reached for this “MYBA’s philosophy about its story before deadline.

Caribbean charter show has not Beyond the date conflict, many changed. It is to provide brokers with brokers prefer one show to two, and the possibility of attending a well-run, most prefer Antigua. affordable charter yacht show – not “There are many brokers that are

still feeling the sting of the MYBA Board covert action with their own charter committee and the broker network at large,” one broker posted in the chat room. “We all agreed we wanted one show but it was always Antigua, not St. Maarten. Now, MYBA is trying to again make us choose.”

Some brokers will only attend one show, but Montagne said that’s risky.

“If you don’t attend you miss something,” she said. “You should attend every show. That’s how we learn what we need to tell our clients.”

Registration for the 47th annual Antigua Charter Yacht Show is open.

Online registration for the St. Maarten Charter Show opens July 1.

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at lucy@the-triton.com.

Pridgeon back for Triumphant Lady LATITUDE, from page A3 back out on the water and in the thick of things in the Med. Taking over the Triumphant Lady is Capt. Bryan Pridgeon, who “retired” a couple of years ago with his wife, former Chief Stewardess Rachel Martin. Pridgeon spent three years with the owner of M/Y Savoy and the new 157-foot Christensen M/Y Marathon.

The couple came to the United States from New Zealand to bid farewell to their son, Capt. Steven Pridgeon of the 150-foot Benetti M/Y Francine, who was off to Alaska.

While here, he called around to catch up with some old mates and before long, he was talked into taking over the Triumphant Lady.

“Mostly because the gig is just so good,” he said by way of explaining his return. The owners are planning a fiveyear circumnavigation that will begin in the Caribbean this winter.

“And I’ll be taking copious notes for when Rach and I do it,” Pridgeon said. The couple has been planning a circumnavigation aboard a 40-foot catamaran, which is now on hold.

Capt. Steven Pridgeon and his wife, Chef Paula, are also heading off on a circumnavigation aboard Francine.

That’s got to be a first: a father and son, skippers of megayachts over 150 feet, heading out on circumnavigations.

We’ll keep you posted.

Have you made an adjustment in your latitude recently? Let’s us know.

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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SARDINIA LUXURY TAX

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Sardinia has begun assessing taxes weekly instead of annually

By Lucy Chabot Reed Sardinia’s annual luxury tax has been changed to a weekly tax.

One week of the new rate is equal to a quarter of the seasonal tax, so for a megayacht between 30 and 60 meters, the new weekly rate is 2,500 euros compared to 10,000 euros for the season last year.

The seasonal limit is capped at five weeks, according to several yacht agents in the area.

Several charter captains said the change in the tax didn’t surprise them because it enabled Italian officials to collect more money in many cases.

Busy charter yachts might come and go from Sardinia six or seven times for weeklong charters. And those who visit only typically stay four to six weeks.

“A more fair distribution would be to prorate on a daily basis for time in the waters, like the French do for their charter contracts,” said Capt. Robert Corcoran of the M/Y Samar. “I think it is just another attempt for authorities to fleece the proverbial goose that lays the golden egg. The money these yachts bring to the local economy is astounding, and local municipalities should be aware of this, not only in Europe, but in the States and anywhere.”

The tax will be enforced between June 1 and Sept. 30 for pleasure craft – aircraft as well as sea-going vessels – “using any Sardinian port facility, landing stages and mooring points located in regional territory,” according to a statement released by the Sardinian Joint Regional Council and distributed via e-mail by the Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association in late March. But MYBA noted in its e-mail that yachts moored out will not have to pay the tax.

“Keep in mind any vessels staying at anchor – not entering the harbors and buoy fields – are still tax exempt for 2008,” MYBA’s e-mail said. “This exemption was not clearly stated in their announcement.”

Not all captains are worried about the tax, amended or otherwise.

“When I was there, I never paid it,” said one captain who has been to Sardinia the past two seasons since the tax was imposed. “I didn’t volunteer

New weekly rates for the Sardinian luxury tax: Vessel size tax (euros/week) 14-15.99m 120 16-19.99m 500 20-23.99m 750 24-29.99m 1,250 30-60m 2,500 More than 60m 3,750 There is no prorating. The tax is billed weekly, from the first date of port entry until seven days thereafter. For sailing boats with auxiliary engines and for motorsailers, rates will be reduced by half.

it and nobody every came around to collect it. Most of us did that.”

When it was first imposed weeks before the 2006 season, several marina operators expressed concern vessels would forgo the island and offered favorable rates to known yachts and captains. Vessels with annual contracts in Sardinia are exempt from the tax.

The Sardinian Regional Tax Art.4-2006 has been disputed as unconstitutional since it passed in May 2006, primarily because as part of the European Union, the tax impacts neighboring nations.

“As part of the EU, Sardinia should be in line with the tax laws and not impose their own,” Corcoran said.

In February, Italian officials passed the issue up to the European courts.

As of press time in mid-April, however, there was no decision to revoke or alter the tax in any way, meaning it remains in effect for the upcoming Med cruising season.

Payment methods include depositing the tax sum at the post office (a task several megayacht captains described as ludicrous), via wire transfer (which a captain said opens the door to agent misconduct), and via the Italian-language Web site www.regione.sardegna.it.

A copy of the original public notice of the tax is posted at www.the-triton. com. The revised one will be posted when it becomes available.

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at lucy@the-triton.com.

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U.S. marine experience doesn’t carry over to Australia

By Mate Sue Mitchell-Mason I am concerned about mariners coming from the superyacht industry who have qualifications that are not recognized in Australia and who therefore cannot further or build upon their careers if and or when they decide to leave this industry and venture back home.

My husband, Capt. Brian Mitchell, and I were fortunate enough to start our careers in Australia and get our commercial qualifications. We then came to the United States, commenced

working on superyachts, and did MCA qualifications (for yachts only).

If we decide to go back into the marine industry in Australia, at least we can revert back to our Queensland qualifications for Mason commercial vessels.

However, a great many young Australians come to the United States or the Mediterranean without even entry-level qualifications, doing their

time on large yachts. A great majority gain full MCA qualifications in deck and/or engineering. Most, if not all, have great sea service if they are fortunate enough to have completed several crossings of the Atlantic and or down to the Caribbean. Some even have completed full circumnavigation of the world on large yachts.

However, due to the fact that such qualifications are restricted to yachts and due also to the fact that Australia does not recognize this industry as commercial, they are more or less regarded as if they had no marine

qualification at all if, for instance, they wanted to come back to Australia and operate tugs, ferries, charter boats, become marine harbor masters, surveyors and the like.

It seems a shame that we have such a great resource going to waste when surely it would not be too hard to mesh the qualification/commercialization issues to bridge any gaps in either training and/or certification to allow for a flow on of careers and employment opportunities. I have spoken with the MCA on this matter and they seem to be interested in coming to the table to sort such issues out. It could very well mean that sorting this issue out, could also lead to a more transportable qualification, as a whole, to allow for Australian qualifications to be recognized by the MCA? When we departed Australia in 2001 to operate superyachts based out of Ft. Lauderdale, there was a predicted shortfall of employees available for the maritime industry in Australia. It seems quite irresponsible of us not to see if there is a way to work through the issues and capitalize on this resource at our finger tips and seemingly going to waste.

Fraser Yachts, one of the world’s largest yacht brokerage houses, has more than 6,000 candidates on their data base, not all are captains or engineers and not all are Australian, but a great number are fully MCA qualified mariners, quite a lot will be Australians. Frasers are one of many such Brokerage companies, therefore the actual numbers of qualified mariners, as a resource, is substantial, no matter the nationality and growing substantially, each and every year.

In mid-April, Maurene Horder, chief executive officer of the National Maritime Safety Committee notified me to say the NMSC is reviewing the national standard for crewing qualifications (Part D of the NSCV) exactly because there is a skills shortage in the maritime industry. She indicated that tapping into the pool of experienced mariners who have been trained outside the Australian system might alleviate the shortage a bit.

“The MCA certificate holders are a good example,” she wrote.

The NMSC is the advisory arm to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, the Australian national body responsible for qualifications, training, certifications, standards, etc. for commercial ships of 500 gross tons and over.

The educational system in Australia now focuses on a competency-based training (CBT) approach that has shifted the emphasis away from the traditional curriculum-based system that has applied in the past, she said.

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CRUISING GROUNDS: Exumas

Clarifying compass directions to Compass Cay, Joe Cay Cut In the Explorer Chartbook, Exumas and Ragged Islands, Fifth Edition, on page 29 (and other pages as noted on P29), at the east side of Compass Cay in the Bahamas, there is a waypoint marked as “Joe Cay Cut” (24.15.60N, 76.30.00W).

This is the old channel that was well marked with a series of buoys and ranges that lead to the marina entrance. It appears that they lost the markers in a hurricane a few years ago.

These are yet to be replaced.

The new channel is on the west side of Compass Cay and is marked “Compass Cay” (24.15.38N, 76.32.33W).

Anyone who may not have been here since the storm and who does not ask about the east channel may have a problem.

There are now two good ways to enter Compass Cay Marina. First, from the Exuma Sound (east), enter at Conch Cut (24.17.70N, 76.31.37W). Follow the Explorer route down the west side of the island. From the bank side (west), start at the Compass Cay waypoint.

If you look at the chart where the Compass Cay waypoint is located, you will see a channel off to the right of the

initial piling mark. This is not a channel anymore.

Dockmaster Tucker Rolle says to go to the first piling (red triangle No. 4) and then keep all the other pilings and/or buoys to your starboard until you reach the red triangle marked No. 0 on a piling, and then make a wide turn around a bar until established on a southerly course for the next red triangle on a piling and green buoy that are not further apart than the beam of a typical motoryacht.

Ability to read water depth is important.

The passage to the marina has to be made on and around the tides here if depth (despite part of the channel being dredged) is critical. Tucker says that even in good water there is one spot by the range that may require “ghosting” over in neutral as it is 6 feet at low tide.

The best deal about Compass Cay Marina is that Tucker or one of his guys will come out in a skiff and pilot you in or out, no charge (tips accepted).

– Capt. Craig Jones M/Y Carry-On

Registered training organizations will play large role in assessments AUSTRALIA, from page A8 Assessment of competency for mariners is based on nationally endorsed standards known as the Maritime Training Package, and a fundamental plank of this system is the recognition of the prior learning (RPL) and current competencies (RCC) a person has. The shift to the CBT system also means that the decisions on whether competency has been achieved will also shift – away from the traditional assessments conducted by marine regulatory authorities (i.e. orals) to full assessment by registered training organizations (RTOs).

“Therefore, a person returning to Australia with an MCA certificate is now able to have their MCA qualification considered by an approved RTO through the recognition processes mentioned above,” she said. “These processes require the mariners to submit their qualifications, evidence of their work experience (i.e. sea time) and where necessary have some tests of their competency against the Australian standard. If the certificate holder is identified as noncompetent in some particular area the RTO and the mariner would need to resolve how that gap could be filled.”

The revised version of the Part D

Standard is based on the CBT approach and includes a new suite of commercial qualifications. The draft will be released for public comment onto the NMSC’s Web site in April and comments are welcome.

“Adoption of this new standard and implementation of the CBT system should therefore assist yacht-qualified persons to return to Australia and pursue a maritime career without some of the brick walls that currently exist,” Horder said.

Although, it’s taken a long time for change to occur, change, it seems, is on the horizon. Any Australian superyacht crew are urged to comment to the NMSC on these proposed changes so that the NMSC and AMSA clearly appreciate the impact such changes have on our sector of the industry.

Check the NMSC Web site (www. nmsc.gov.au), click on “Have Your Say” and search for the changes to Part D of the National Standards for Commercial Vessels (NSCV).

Until March, Mate Sue Mitchell-Mason ran the M/Y Argusea with her husband, Capt. Brian Mitchell. She has recently completed more engineering training and the couple are searching for a new boat. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com.

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France rescues hostages taken from aboard yacht near Somalia

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Just days after the French Navy rescued a crew of 30 on April 11 aboard a luxury yacht which had been hijacked by Somali pirates demanding a $2 million ransom, another group of pirates attacked a Spanish fishing boat.

About the attack on S/ The Y Le Ponant, makeup of an unnamed source the crew of within the Le Ponant French included judiciary 22 French told the AFP about citizens, six concerns in Filipinos, a the waters Cameroonian off the coast of Somalia. and a “We Ukrainian. are in the The 288presence of a sea militia, a foot mini gang which cruise ship has a leader, was hijacked is given shelter by by pirates villagers who on its way feed them to pick up and supply passengers them with for a cruise in khat (a mild narcotic the Med. plant popular in East Africa),” the source said.

The French government has brought six of the suspected pirates to Paris and has said it plans to prosecute the men.

The makeup of the crew of Le Ponant included 22 French citizens, six Filipinos, a Cameroonian and a Ukrainian. The 288-foot mini cruise ship was hijacked by pirates on its way to pick up passengers for a cruise in the Med. The crew have said they were treated well and authorities have said they found a code of conduct written by the pirates on the ship which included a rule that female hostages not be raped.

As of press time, the Spanish fishing vessel remained under the control of the pirates.

The International Maritime Bureau ICC Piracy Reporting Center said it had received 31 reports of attempted attacks or attacks in Somali waters last year.

The agency recommends keeping more than 200 nautical miles off the Somali coast.

“Pirates are believed to be using ‘mother vessels’ to launch attacks at very far distance from coast,” the bureau said. “These ‘mother vessels’ are able to proceed to very far out to sea to launch smaller boats to attack and hijack passing ships.

Barge buckles in Miami

A 195-foot barge “buckled and cracked” in the Miami River on April

20, closing the river to commercial traffic and recreational boats more than 30 feet long, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

The following day, the Coast Guard amended the restriction on leisure craft to vessels longer than 60 feet or wider than 16 feet, said spokesman Petty Officer Nick Ameen.

The barge became partially submerged between the Dolphin Expressway Bridge and the NW 12th Ave. No injuries or pollution has been reported. According to Ameen, sand was the only known cargo onboard the barge, which may have been carrying too heavy a load.

On April 21, Ameen said salvage plans were being finalized and he expected the barge to be removed and traffic along the waterway to resume by April 24.

Bridge and traffic along the river remained closed as of press time.

Visa waiver program excludes crew

A recent visa-waiver program established between the U.S. and Hungary, Slovenia and Lithuania allows for easier travel but does not carry-over to crew from those countries who enter the U.S. on a private yacht.

Last year, the U.S. Congress authorized the Department of Homeland Security to reform the visa waiver program and strengthen the security arrangements required of existing participant countries, as well as to expand the conditions for aspiring countries to join the program.

The department will create an electronic authorization program for aircraft passengers.

There are 27 members in the visa waiver program from Asia and Europe and Homeland Security recently singed enhanced agreements with the Czech Republic, Estonia and Latvia. Each

country committed to meeting the new requirements of the program, to include an electronic system of travel authorization.

“In today’s interconnected world, facilitating travel between partner nations with a common focus on security is not only beneficial, it’s imperative,” said Michael Chertoff, the

secretary of Homeland Security. “We’re fortunate to have strong ties with each of these countries, and with the European Union. As we move forward with other aspiring allies toward visa free travel, we will also continue to collaborate with the European Union, especially in areas where it has unique legal authority.”

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Marshall Islands flag state expands, opens in Mumbai International Registries Inc. has expanded service in its Ft. Lauderdale office and opened a location in Mumbai.

In South Florida, Capt. Rich Martucci will be available two days a week at the 17th Street office of the Marshall Islands Yacht Registry to help captains and crew.

“This added service will enable officers and crew from commercial yachts and private yachts engaged in chartering to obtain the required Marshall Islands certification locally, while expediting the completion of the registration process,” said Gene Sweeney, vice president of yacht operations.

Moore Stephens Yachting

Crew may now access the same financial services as owners have been using at Moore Stephens Yachting.

The firm announced in April that it would begin Hawkins offering everything from advice, to offshore bank accounts to pension funds for megayachting crew.

Steve Hawkins, who oversees the company’s financial services division, will also oversee the yacht crew service division.

“Crewing a yacht is a special environment,” Hawkins said. “For example, income and gains arising through ‘offshore’ savings and investments should not generally be subject to taxes, assuming that investor does not have a country of tax residence; most yacht crew lack a permanent country of residence, which means their banking and financial affairs often can remain in a tax beneficial location.

“We see our task as helping individual crew members take advantage of that while carefully planning for the future.”

Knight & Carver

The Californiabased Knight & Carver has extended its effort to go green by starting a new Eco Solutions division, which former megayacht Capt.

Russ Grandinetti Grandinetti will oversee.

“Many systems and products that have been traditionally used on yachts are simply not very friendly to the

environment,” Grandinetti said.

“Through increased awareness and advanced technology, an exciting array of green-themed products is now being marketed to help reverse that trend.

The more non-polluting products we’re able to produce as an industry, the better balance we’ll be able to maintain within our eco-system.”

Recognized by the American Boat Builders & Repairers Association as 2007’s boatyard of the year, Knight & Carver Yacht Center specializes in the refit and repair of vessels of all size, with an emphasis on megayachts sized 120 feet and larger.

Grandinetti has spent more than 25 years in marine industries, the past 15 years as a megayacht captain piloting M/Y Domani, M/Y Mirage, M/Y Barbarina and others.

The company said the new division will offer the latest and most effective non-polluting products and services, including non-toxic bottom paints and cleaning products; improved wastewater management systems; interior air-quality control and reduced emission systems.

Dubai Marina Yacht Club

Emaar Hospitality LLC has appointed Steve Stiglbauer as general manager of Dubai Marina Yacht Club, scheduled to open soon inside the Dubai Marina.

A marine industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience, Stiglbauer will supervise the club’s activities and also identify new strategies to position it as the premier marina-based leisure and sporting centre in the region.

The Dubai Marina Yacht Club will anchor the activities of the four Marinas, of which one – East Marina offering 220 berths - is operational now.

The second one, Yacht Club Marina is schedule to open in mid-2008 followed by the Marina Mall Marina and West Marina, altogether offering 600 berths.

Stiglbauer worked most recently as a general manager at the Harbortown Marina in South Florida and has worked as the marina director at Ft. Lauderdale’s Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Marina and also South Beach’s Miami Beach Marina. He has successfully run his own yacht brokerage and yacht repair service, and served in the US Navy for many years as a Surface Warfare Officer.

Stiglbauer holds an international designation as a Certified Marina Manager and is a licensed oceangoing captain. He is a graduate in Physical Oceanography from the University of South Carolina.

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Tricon Marine

The U.S.-based Tricon Marine, a luxury yacht builder, has recently begun construction of the first North American-owned shipyard in China.

The 55,000-square-meter facility is in the Guangdong province, just outside of the city of Zhuhai.

Tricon said its initial investment for the first phase of the project is $8-million investment. Over the next five years, the company will invest $21 million.

Production and employee training began last year in temporary quarters.

Tricon said the shipyard is expected to be fully functional by August.

At full capacity, the yard will be the largest for composite yacht construction in China with a production capacity of 16 yachts indoor and in-water work on two additional yachts up to 55 meters in length at its pier.

“As the first Western-owned shipbuilder in China, Tricon’s clients will enjoy significant labor cost savings, approximately 30 percent less per hour less than Taiwanese yards and over 60 percent less than the company’s U.S. and European based competitors,” said

Christos Livadas, company chairman and CEO. “As a result, a typical 150-foot yacht that requires approximately 400,000 man hours, would offer approximately $15 million in savings to our customer, when compared with construction in the U.S.A.”

RMK Marine

RMK Marine in Bosnia is planning a new specialist slipway for its commercial shipyard.

A custom rail slipway, which will have a maximum capacity of 685 tons, will allow vessels to be launched and recovered on a combination of water and land cars running on a track.

The slipway will have a capacity for megayachts up to 60 meters in length and up to 15 meters wide.

The new slipway will be complete ready for operation by August. Recent improvements to the yard have included a new helipad, to help with access for visitors and expansion of the support office facilities. RMK Yachts have also expanded its workforce with a number of new employees in many areas.

“We are continuing a program of improvement and as a result will have additional announcements throughout this year,” said Mike Burnham RMK

marine yacht division director.

Bellingham Marine

Bellingham Marine will build the 300-slip marina at Marina Pez Vela in Costa Rica, which is scheduled to open later this year along the Quepos coastline.

The marina will feature extra-wide, modern concrete floating docks.

In the first phase of construction, about 100 slips will be available for yachts up to 200 feet.

The marina will be built with an emphasis toward environmental protection and will meet full American and Costa Rican building codes and standards, the company said.

Sport fishing enthusiast and Costa Rica local Harold Lovelady is developing Marina Pez Vela along with John Kane.

“We are confident Marina Pez Vela will satisfy the tremendous demand for marina services in the region, which have gone largely unmet until now and will provide access to Costa Rica’s tranquil, rich waters and stunning coastline,” Kane said.

Bellingham Marine produces Unifloat saltwater systems, Unideck freshwater systems and Unistack dry storage systems for marinas across the world.

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‘Crew need to stop jumping ship because of destinations. This is a profession, not a hobby’ SURVEY, from page A1

with where they’re headed.

Job satisfaction is great, but the captain of a 223-foot megayacht said crew need to remember that they are not the ones on vacation.

“Crew need to stop jumping ship because of destinations,” he said. “This is a profession, not a hobby. Don’t get started and accept training if you have something against where the vessel travels.

Think ahead for the good of all involved.”

Another captain said he’s stuck behind a Miami house and willing to go almost anywhere – other than Fisher Island.

“Some day I may take this yacht to Ft. Lauderdale,” he said. “Or, if I may be so bold as to dream, all the way to Ocean Reef.”

The Bahamas, which won the most votes for a favorite spot, would be a real adventure for that frustrated captain.

It is not an overwhelming win with 13 of the 80 votes cast but it is the most any place got as a favorite spot. Even those captains and crew are split between the Exumas, Harbour Island and all of the Bahamian islands.

“One of our favorite places is Harbour Island in the Elutheras, Bahamas,” said a U.S. captain.

“Valentines Marina is a great place with pink sand beaches.”

A great time to visit those pink beaches is over the New Year’s holiday.

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Would you rather the boss head someplace else?

Are you taking delivery crew for the passage to give regular crew time off?

Yes – 14.8%

Yes – 30% No – 70% No – 85.2%

Letters from crew

Top destinations this summer Mediterranean Bahamas New England Alaska Newport South Florida Caribbean Great Lakes Panama Shipyard

20 12 11 4 4 4 3 2 2 2

Least favorite destinations

if you are making a passage, is the yacht going on its own bottom or on a transport vessel?

Are you taking additional crew for the passage?

Transported – 15%

Florida Bahamas Dominican Egypt France Key West Marsh Harbour New England Venezuela

3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Favorite destinations No – 49% Own bottom – 85%

Yes – 51%

Exumas Bahamas Croatia Harbour Island Mediterranean New England Newport British Virgin Islands French Polynesia Palau St. Tropez

6 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

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ollowing a winter in the Med and watching a dollar wage dissolve – I can’t say I’m looking forward to a summer season, visiting the places of the rich and famous.

Chief engineer aboard a 167-foot megayacht

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e have just come back from a cruise in Cabo San Lucas to La Paz in the Sea of Cortez. It was not a popular cruise with the guests.

They said it was ugly, the water was too cold to swim, and that there was “nothing to do.”

I have been onboard this boat for over 12 years, and on her have been around the world nearly three times. It seems to me that there are the same things to do in most destinations around the world: swim, sunbathe, eat, sleep, relax, shop, do water sports, fish, play golf, go sailing, dive, eat some more... have I missed anything?

It was a shame that the water was so cold, and I think that not being able to go swimming tainted the trip from the start, especially when they found out that many of the beaches are too dangerous for swimming anyway. But the fishing trip they did was successful, the golf courses looked green and lush, the restaurants were great, the margaritas spectacular, the roving bands of mariachis entertaining, and their day trip up to “Mag Bay,” where they actually got to touch grey whales, was an unparalleled success.

So what was the problem? What makes a great destination?

Obviously everyone’s looking for something different. The boss and his wife didn’t like New Zealand; we loved it. She likes St. Barths for the shopping and the ambiance.

He likes Antigua for the racing. We all love Tahiti, but they didn’t like the Tuamotus, which is strange, because there is beautiful water to swim in and some of the very best diving in the world, and lots of black pearls to buy.

They loved Fiji; the crew hated it.

She will hate Alaska, because it’s too cold. He loved the Cape Horn trip (she was left at home). To this day, he says it’s one of the highlights of his life. Unfortunately, the Internet plays a huge role in destinations these days. It is to the detriment of yachting, I fear. More hours are wasted fiddling for a connection than ever before. We now spend more time in a marina, instead of being on anchor in a beautiful bay, so that the guests can have uninterrupted Internet access.

Nobody seems to be able to leave their computer at home anymore.

It’s frustrating for crew to be in the most beautiful places in the world, and find the guests all down below, with their heads in their laptops or on their cell phones, children playing computer games.

Why bother with great destinations? Do they really matter anymore to the people who are supposed to be enjoying them?

Why not just look at pretty photos on a computer?

I’ll tell you what: I’ll go to all these wonderful places. I’ll eat and drink locally, go shopping, swimming, dancing, hiking ... see and do all there is to do and see and I’ll bring them back a T-shirt and a screen saver of each of the places I’ve been.

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here are so many beautiful spots in the world I can only be thankful that some owners only want to go to south of France.

Sailing boats can at least go a bit further a field during all sorts of weather so we are more in tune with nature and her ways enabling us to get to some amazing destinations not having to worry about where to get fuel.

These beautiful places are fragile and as crew we must remember to respect and treat these places as carefully as we can, thinking of the people who live there and the environment they live in. We are so fortunate to be crews onboard these yachts, and so we should show our appreciation to those who are not so fortunate in some of the areas we travel to.

There are so many boats being built at the moment it is hard to imagine where they will all go to berth ... and what is happening to all those that are not being used do any of us consider that problem?

Enjoy the cruising, our jobs are amazing, so take what you can from them and use those experiences to your best advantage.

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‘My paycheck doesn’t care where the boss wants to go’ SURVEY, from page A16 As popular as the Bahamas are, they also popped up on the worst-places list.

New England also made an appearance on both lists.

Several people put Egypt, Venezuela, France, the Dominican Republic and Florida on the bottom of their lists.

Overall, clear water, good fishing, friendly locals and great food seem to be the determining factors. Several said variety is important. Plenty of crew said they like runs between destinations.

“The run north from Bahamas to Long Island Sound is a bit of an opportunity to get offshore and have a good long passage,” one captain said. “During the winter and summer season, we do too many little short hops to the next town or marina ... a bit boring after all.”

Paradise, said a captain who will be in Maine for the next few months, is Thailand.

“The people,” he said, make it great.

So does the culture, the food and the country’s natural beauty.

Some said they wish they were going to Belize, Martha’s Vineyard, the Bahamas or Alaska.

“I miss the Pacific,” said a captain who reported he is staying in the Carribean for the summer.

A chief engineer aboard a 161-foot megayacht was more pragmatic than travel-hungry: “My paycheck doesn’t care where the boss wants to go.”

Like being at the shipyard, finding the right place to tie up the boat is an issue no matter what hotspot the owner wants to visit.

“The megayacht industry is getting much more political with regards to obtaining berthing,” said the captain dreaming of Alaska but headed to the Med again this summer. “Bottom line is we do not have enough facilities to accommodate all the vessels.

“I don’t understand why more marinas that can handle large megayachts are not being built. We have no place to go unless you make reservations six months to a year ahead of time, and then it still is not secure.”

While no one listed home as their top-spot, it did come up because there’s no place like it. A Ft. Lauderdale-based captain headed to New England said: “Wish we didn’t have to be away from home port so much.”

Kelly Cramer is managing editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at kelly@the-triton.com.

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Several captains are taking care of two yachts because the smaller ones haven’t sold yet.

“There are plenty of people interested in boats, but there’s

definitely no urgency at all to act,” one captain said.

These captains agreed there was a value beyond which yachts sell. Vessels priced at more than $5 million seem to be moving, they said. Those priced for less are stuck.

“The recession has definitely affected the owner,” another captain said. “I know he’s trying to sell his boat.”

So how might a recession show itself in a megayacht captain’s world?

One way is in a tightening of the discretionary budget of onboard operations. Some upgrades have been put on hold, these captains said.

Bottom jobs are being scheduled instead of full paint jobs. It may not be the matter of cost, they said, but a preparation of a rocky time that’s ahead.

“My guy’s not hurting, he’s cautious,” another said. “He’s positioning the boat to be available for charters.”

“Mine, too,” another said. “I hear him saying, ‘I’m going to lose 30 percent of my net worth.’”

While any financial planner would be quick to note that savvy investors expect and survive short-term drops in the market, these captains pointed out that there’s a different playing field, even among megayacht owners.

“There are the rich, and there are the in-between guys,” one captain said. “It’s the in-between guys that are leveraged that are feeling it right now. The first things to go are their helicopters and their yachts.”

One captain reminded us of the cyclical nature of the economy and short-term wealth.

“This happened in the ’90s, too,” he said. “Back then, the Japanese were buying everything. Then the South Americans were buying everything.

Now the Russians are buying everything. It’s cyclical.”

Attendees of The Triton’s May Bridge luncheon were, from left, Mac McCullar of M/Y So Far So Good, Scott Sanders of M/Y Temptation, David Fulton of M/Y Cocoa Bean, Rocky Miller of M/Y Ibex, Dave Johnson of M/Y Kipany and Dan Verhoff (looking).

PHOTO/LUCY REED Another way yacht owners might be feeling the recession is in travel, so we asked these captains if their summer itineraries had changed. Most of those for these captains hadn’t, but one noted that others have.

“My boss normally plans in January for the summer,” he said. “Last year we booked docks in New England that early, and last summer New England was really quiet. We haven’t made our dock reservations yet. He’s not worried about finding space.”

One captain said he’s starting to see more partnerships in ownership structures. Not fractional ownerships, per se, but two owners sharing a yacht to defray the operational costs,

especially in the 80- to 120-foot range.

A few captains said they didn’t feel the recession.

“My guy does well in business cycle downturns,” one said.

Another works for a European owner.

“I’m in the yard [in Ft. Lauderdale] and I’m treated like a king because I’m the only one spending money,” he said.

“Other guys are getting the bottoms painted or something like that. I’ve seen the [yard] send guys home because it’s so slow.”

“We can talk about segments of the industry being recession proof,”

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morning’s panel of six stakeholders of the “small vessel” community. couldn’t handle notices from the largest There were no representatives of the vessels afloat. large yacht sector invited to speak in In his opening comments to Washington and it dawned on me that our group of fewer than 100, he we finally have someone’s attention. acknowledged that small vessels aren’t In the hallway, Louis said he was just private but also commercial, and pitching his presentation to talk they aren’t just traveling domestically instead about how unfair it is that but internationally, too. professional megayacht crew are not I began nodding my head. He could treated more professionally. be talking about yachts here.

Really? I went back inside to get Then he acknowledged that 15-20 ready. percent of America’s gross domestic Louis began his few minutes with product depends on the movement of the microphone by plainly stating goods by water. I know that isn’t our that it was unfair to lump professional business, but he went on to say that megayacht crew with operators of any action the government takes to “small vessels,” many of whom are minimize security risks has to consider owner/operators with no licenses. the consequences “Our business “on that critical in Florida is down element of our 20 percent,” he Could it be? Will economy.” Many said. “Professional someone really see captains have yacht crew are made the point already dealing professional yacht that megayachts with policies crew as part of the strongly impact in place with solution instead of as local business customs and revenues and – in immigration criminals somehow some areas during and security purposefully trying to certain times of regulations. They the year – by far circumvent the law? My are choosing more than 15-20 to go down heart beat faster still. percent. island instead, When he acknowledged My heart began to places like St. to race. Could Maarten where that getting the word a government the government out about rules and official really get has made it easy it? regulations through the to come in and do Adm. Watson work.

Federal Register doesn’t talked about the “We’re starting work, I felt like shouting unwritten law of to see our industry the sea and what diminish because “hallelujah.” it means to be it’s so restricted,” a good seaman, he said. “These that boaters are professional mariners but they are have an obligation to be prudent, and treated as small boaters or cruise ship that there’s a natural structure there crews. Other countries are changing for government and seamen to work their regulations to separate these crew. together.

We really need to treat this segment of Could it be? Will someone really boaters differently.” see professional yacht crew as part of I couldn’t believe it. Finally, someone the solution instead of as criminals got the chance to say to a stenographer somehow purposefully trying to – and, in effect, to Adm. Allen and circumvent the law? My heart beat Secretary Chertoff directly – that faster still. megayachts matter. I could tell that When he acknowledged that most people in the room didn’t know getting the word out about rules what Louis had just said, but I did. And and regulations through the Federal I wasn’t going to let it become just a Register doesn’t work, I felt like paragraph in some report. shouting “hallelujah.”

Soon after, Capt. Bob Bijur, the safety Fresh off this high of Adm. Watson’s and security officer for Biscayne Lady opening remarks I bumped into John Yacht Charters in Miami, reiterated Louis in the hall. Louis oversees seven Louis’ comments. marinas in the southeast for Westrec “Professional mariners deserve Marinas, including Sunrise Harbor recognition as such, and as potential and Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale and contributors to defense,” Bijur said.

Errol Flynn in Jamaica.

Louis was to be part of the See SUMMIT, page A23

The Southeastern Small Vessel Security Summit was held in in Orlando, Fla., PHOTO/DONNIE BRZUSKA/USCG on April 19.

Yachting industry forum being planned for May SUMMIT, from page A22 “We need to realign the relationship [with the USCG] to more of a partnership. The government needs to give a little more recognition and trust to the professional mariner.”

In the follow-up question and answer period, neither Louis nor Bijur could say exactly how professional mariners might be categorized or handled differently. But Louis wants to brainstorm more about this.

So at his urging, I am organizing a forum of yachting industry professionals to talk about how we can do just that. How can we get the U.S. government to recognize professional yacht crew differently than “small vessel” operators? What would that look like? Would they be exempt from some regulations? Could they be granted expedited clearance? How

might this work?

The forum is still being planned, but it is tentatively scheduled for late May in Ft. Lauderdale. Capt. Suzanne Englebert, chief of the prevention division in the Seventh Coast Guard District, has agreed to join us at that time to help us shape something that will be palatable to USCG headquarters.

Adm. Watson described himself as a conduit to higher levels. I’m going to hold him to that. With your help, we can give him something to convey.

“Unless we do something about it, we’re going to lose this industry forever,” Louis said. “I understand the importance of securing our borders. We need to also secure this country’s jobs and our economy, too.”

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton. Comments on this column are welcome at lucy@the-triton.com.

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‘Is the industry as a whole suffering? I don’t think so’ BRIDGE, from page A20

Attendees of The Triton’s annual broker luncheon were, from left, David Nichols of International Yacht Collection, Greg Marino of Denison Yacht Sales, DJ Parker of Neptune Group Yachting, Joel Lipton of AGYG, Harry Zubik of Denison Yacht Sales and Tucker Fallon of The Shipyard Group at PHOTO/LUCY REED Bradford Marine.

Yacht buyers waiting for U.S. president, deals to fall From the Brokers Lucy Chabot Reed

Like megayacht captains, sales and charter brokers of megayachts agreed that owners and potential owners are feeling some financial pressure thanks to the dip in the U.S. economy.

Buyers, they said, are waiting for something to shift, for the market to saturate with listings, and for prices to drop.

Alternatively, the brokers at The Triton’s second broker roundtable discussion, said charter booking for large yachts was strong, indicating that buyers might be holding off purchases.

“People are still booking; they’re hesitating when it comes to buying,” one broker said. “There’s definitely something going on, just in the past year. The traffic at the Miami and PB shows was definitely down.”

As with the captains’ roundtable, individual comments are not attributed to any one broker in particular so as to encourage frank and open discussion.

The attending brokers are identified in a photograph above.

There was some discussion that fewer people at open-to-the-public shows didn’t necessarily mean that megayacht sales were down. But one broker said there is a correlation.

“We measure by leads and people coming by,” this broker said. “The numbers of both were down. The quality was there, but the numbers were down. Instead of working 50 leads,

“People are still buying and selling boats. We are selling boats. The key is finding the seller who bought his boat right, not the bitter boaters who paid too much and are getting out.”

I’m working 15, which is good because I have time for them.”

“People are still buying and selling boats,” another said. “We are selling boats. The key is finding the seller who bought his boat right, not the bitter boaters who paid too much and are getting out.”

So how might a recession show itself in a megayacht broker’s world?

Several noted that the makeup of their clients is changing.

“Most of my clients are not American,” one broker said. “We’re losing U.S. buyers because of the [weakening of the] dollar.”

Current buyers might also be “normal people” who just sold a business, or a homeowner who sold their home and now want a home on the water.

“I hear a lot of ‘as soon as I have my vacation home sold…,’” a broker said.

“I’m not going to hold my breath. He

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another said. “If Ft. Lauderdale is the yachting center, you can see that people aren’t spending money to keep their boats up. In Miami, no one sold a boat.

Everybody was talking about how slow it was.”

“If you’re talking about Ft. Lauderdale, you want to look if business is moving out,” one captain said. “It’s very slow in the yard, but rich European owners are spending money on their boats now.”

“When all is said and done, along the New River the recession is being felt,” another said. “I can see it. I look into the yards from the river every day and I can see clear through to the other side.”

“We’re talking about U.S. owners, U.S. crew, U.S. yards,” said a third. “Are we recession proof? No. Is the industry as a whole suffering, I don’t think so.”

Several captains said they believed the American economy would start moving again in a few months. In November, U.S. voters will elect a new president.

Until then, many businessmen and women are taking a cautious financial approach.

“The average guy is holding back, doing what they have to do to get by,” a captain said. “My guy is waiting. He says it’s going to get worse before it gets better. He says, ‘I’ll wait six more months and get a steal.’”

How does the strength of the euro factor into megayachts and Americans being more cautious?

“The euro is hurting us,” one captain said. “Trying to hire with American dollars is getting difficult. I’m offering $4,000 or $5,000 a month and crew say they can go to the Med and make that same amount in euros.”

When that happens in the business world, salaries often rise to compensate, especially when the labor supply is short, as it is in yachting. But these captains said yachts that pay in American dollars haven’t increased salaries to attract crew.

“But I’m talking to the owner about bonuses or a captain’s fund to be able to give the crew an incentive to stay,” one captain said.

They talked a bit about the crew shortage, noting that there were plenty of people looking for work, but few with more than a season’s worth of experience.

One captain pointed out that many crew, especially for non-licensed positions such as stewardess or deckhand, are passing through the industry on their way to something else. American captains, on the other hand, feel a financial pressure to keep their jobs.

“If Europe is paying higher, they’re going to jump,” he said. “Why wouldn’t they? They’re just passing through.

U.S. captains don’t really have that option. We’re more tied to what the U.S. economy is doing.

“I haven’t had time off,” he continued. “If I felt like I could take time off and get back into it, I would.

But I can’t. As crew, we’re thinking and acting more conservatively, even though we have had no change in our salary. Like the owners, we wouldn’t make any big changes in our personal finances right now. We’re cautiously aware.”

Each month, The Triton invites a group of yacht captains to lunch to talk about industry issues and trends. Our goal is to create a forum for the professionals in this industry.

The lunches also allow professional captains to meet each other and talk, an important task that gets lost amid everyone’s busy schedules.

If you make your living as a yacht captain and would like to attend a lunch, e-mail Editor Lucy Chabot Reed at lucy@the-triton.com. Space is limited.

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Fear of unknown, unusual Fed action causing this recession BROKERS, from page A26 can’t sell his house so he’s not going to buy a boat.”

Like captains, they also see more consortiums, two or more friends getting together and starting a business to buy a boat.

Brokers said the see a price point at about $2 million where yachts over that price are moving, and those below are stuck – less than half the value captains said they see.

“Offers are coming in, but they’re low,” a broker said.

The recession, they agreed, is hitting the smaller boat buyer hard.

“You have to make a choice where your capital goes,” another said. “We’ve started to see that on the small scale.

I’m glad I’m not selling 50-foot Sea Rays.”

The middle market – quality boats in the 45- to 60-foot range – is starting to swell, they agreed.

“Those boats cost $800,000 to $1 million, and the owner typically makes payments,” a broker said. “They’re getting tapped and don’t have the cash to support it. They’re dumping their toys.”

One broker noted that while a glut of small boats is growing, the supply of yachts about 120 feet and larger is dwindling.

“There’s not enough product out there,” this broker said.

Brokers also get the message that potential buyers are hesitating.

“One client whose business is in home appraisals is holding off,” a broker said. “He sold his boat but he’s going to wait before he buys the next one.”

“There are more boats for sale

‘One client ... is holding off. He sold his boat but he’s going to wait before he buys the next one.’ and the deals are going to get better, just like in real estate,” another said.

“There’s a real parallel there. I think it’ll turn around in about 18-20 months.”

In the meantime, they agreed that the boat-selling business will get worse before it gets better.

“Every night people are going home after work and turning on the news and hearing stuff like 81 percent of the country thinks the economy is heading in the wrong direction,” one broker said. “[Unemployment] numbers are increasing. Eight-thousand homes a day are being foreclosed.

“It’s the first time since the Depression that the Fed has opened credit to investment banks,” this broker said. “No one knows the depth and exposure of what they government just stepped into. Can you imagine what that’s doing to the psychology of the investor? It’s telling prudent business people that the shit’s hitting the fan.

Where is the bottom of this thing?

That’s what’s causing this recession – fear of the unknown.”

Another way the recession is showing up in the megayacht world is that marinas are offering brokers cheap dockage just to have big boats in their marinas.

“I haven’t seen it like this before,” one broker said. “They call up and say ‘Can you bring a boat here? We’ll give you a deal and a half.’ It’s been the quietest winter I’ve ever seen [for Ft. Lauderdale marinas].”

Yet, marinas in Atlantis and St. Maarten, for example, have been packed. The charter business has been as busy as it’s ever been. And transport companies such as Dockwise Yacht Transport continue to add new routes and ships.

“Since the recession in 2000, people loaded up,” a broker said. “But that was funny money and it’s coming home to roost. I feel bad for the middle-of-theroad people who bought second homes and now they’re eating their lunch.”

For the large yacht owner, though, the recession is a cautionary light.

“Most of our buyers aren’t borrowing money to buy their boats,” a broker said. “The leveraged folks, that’s the market that’s hurting.”

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at lucy@the-triton.com.

Successful Ironman triathlon format: Emerge from the 2.4-mile swim, launch into a full marathon, follow that with PHOTOS COURTESY OF RUPERT CONNOR a 112-mile bike ride and celebrate with a flourish at the finish.

Just plain ‘grueling’ not enough for Rupert Connor Marathons and triathlons were not grueling enough for Rupert Connor.

By the time he decided to enter the Ironman Langkawi Malaysia Triathlon in February, Connor had already run a few of the all-day races, earning second place (in his age group) last year – up from fourth place in 2006.

The president of Luxury Yacht Group in Ft. Lauderdale competed in the 2.4 mile swim in Kuah Bay, the 112 mile bike ride and the 26.2 mile run in

temperatures that reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

Once out of the water, competitors grab their bicycles and start pushing through a three-loop course across the island and back.

Connor was one of 549 athletes from 33 countries who started the race.

He was among the 354 people who finished. Competing in the 35- to 39age group, Connor placed 217th with a total time of 13 hours and 27 minutes.

Connor trained twice a day, including a 15-mile run or bike ride to work. Last summer, he traveled to California to prepare for the hills in Malaysia. Then two weeks before the race, he went overseas and trained on the race’s course.

Friends and family cheered him on throughout the day.

Connor hasn’t yet said whether he’ll compete in a second ironman.

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Will ID card problems be resolved with TWIC? I just read the article in the April ID card?” He replied that he couldn’t edition of The Triton regarding the accept what I gave him. new TWIC ID card requirements for I then reminded him that the ID Merchant Marine Document holders card I gave him was issued by a federal [“U.S. Coast Guard affirms that U.S. agency that is governed by the same mariners need TWIC,” page A10]. federal agency that governs the agency Thank you for he works for. (TSA the informative and USCG are article, I’ve both governed by He said if I didn’t have already begun the the Department a driver’s license he’d process by preof Homeland have to call over his registering.

Security.) He said I have but one if I didn’t have a supervisor to approve concern and it driver’s license he’d the ID I presented him. I stems from a have to call over declined and presented small ID card his supervisor to my state driver’s license battle I had with approve the ID I a Transportation as I was late for my flight presented him.

Security declined and and didn’t want to delay Ipresented Administration my state my arrival home to see officer at Ft. driver’s license as Lauderdale I was late for my my family. airport recently. flight and didn’t While in the want to delay my queue for security screening prior to arrival home to see my family. entry to my flight’s departure gate I My question now is will the was asked for my ticket and for ID. I Transportation Workers Identification presented the TSA officer with my U.S. Credential work (or not work) in the Merchant Mariner’s Document. He same way? Will I need to back it up asked if I had a driver’s license. I asked, with a state-issued ID card?

“Why would you want a state ID card Capt. Scott Gaeckle when I presented you with a Federal Southampton, N.Y.

Don’t delay: License renewals are taking ‘16-plus weeks’ LETTERS, from page A31 all the horror stories that everyone in yachting is complaining about.

Capt. Randy Steegstra M/Y Tsalta

Miami-based mariner records are not centralized

I have a warning to all mariners whose license records are maintained by the Miami REC. Miami is not included in the centralization of mariner records.

My license expires on June 3. I delivered my renewal packet on Jan. 24. After reading an article in another publication of the grandiose plans by the U.S. Coast Guard to centralize all license issues and renewals, I assumed that the renewal process would take about six weeks, at most.

Imagine my surprise when I called at six weeks and was told they were waiting on my background check.

(The complete TWIC process, which included a full background check, only took three weeks.) I asked when I could expect to receive my renewed license and was told the delay was 12-14 weeks from date of acceptance.

I called yesterday and was given a very blunt answer that the process for a simple renewal was now taking “16-plus weeks.” I was also told that the Miami office would be closed the week of May 5-9 for training, so tack on another week.

This is just a warning for my fellow mariners who expect timely service and may wait until it’s too late for the renewal of their license. There is a penalty of $5,000 for continued employment using an expired license.

Capt. Rusty Allen

I was lucky to have had Haze Richardson in my life

In reference to your story about Haze, [“Haze Richardson dies in water off Costa Rica,” page A6, March 2008], I wanted to say that Haze was the one who gave me the confidence to build Jumby Bay, which is off the coast of Antigua.

Without his help and encouragement I doubt I would have made it. He was a wonderfully warm and sharing man, a true pioneer. I was fortunate to have had him in my life.

Homer Williams

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Good luck, good paper, good party Happy Birthday to The Triton. You have done such a great job and offer such a great service to the industry, not only as a whole, but to even the smallest of yachting creatures like myself.

I wish you many more years of success.

Chef Neal Salisbury

Here’s to old friends and some new ones Thanks for a wonderful evening [The Triton’s fourth birthday party on April 16.

See photos on pages A24-25].

You guys always throw a great party. I saw a lot of old friends and associates.

Your parties are a great networking tool.

Capt. Rusty Allen

Panama Canal pilot disagrees on overtime, tips I found your article very interesting. [“Panama Canal traffic jam,” page A1, April 2008].

You mentioned that pilots are not working overtime and receiving tips.

To set the record straight, last week I worked sixty-eight (68) hours on the canal. In addition, having worked as a canal pilot for almost 30 years, I have never nor have I ever heard of anyone receiving “a tip” for a quicker transit or a job well done.

Jeffrey B. Robbins Senior Panama Canal Pilot

Story about subs was one-sided; more than one person can train

Interesting story [“Making it safer for subs on yachts,” page B1, April 2008], but it is very one-sided.

It sounds to me as if Rick Boggs is trying to corner the market on training and supplying crew to yachts. Good gig, but there are plenty of people qualified to do so, and all share the same goal – a safe industry.

Crew training is not the lacking

You have a ‘write’ to be heard. Send us your thoughts on anything that bothers you.

Write to us at editorial@ the-triton.com part here. Most yachts are very conscientious about training.

Education to the yacht owners and managers is key. They set the number of people to be used, despite what the crew tells them.

Most yachts would want the deckhands to switch over to sub operations when it is time, and back to being a deckhand at the end of the day.

They do not build in enough crew quarters to support submersible operations, and then say, “We don’t have enough beds; the people we have will have to run the sub.” This is where the fault lies.

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Education of yacht owners and management companies is the missing link here. Camper & Nicholsons International seems to be in a good position to do so, not to cry wolf and call for regulations.

Tim Bulman InDepth Marine Ltd. British Columbia, Canada

St. Thomas’ immigration has made some improvement

In reference to your survey [“Immigration problem free to most crew,” page A1, April 2008], I just wanted to say that customs and immigration is now much improved in St. Thomas.

We have been staying at Yacht Haven Grande and they make it extremely easy. I notify the marina and they contact CBP and they make an appointment to come to the CBP office at the marina. I go in at the designated time with my completed paperwork, provided by the marina, and my guests and crew walk in and say hello to the Managing Editor Kelly Cramer Contributors Carol M. Bareuther, Ian Biles, Mark A. Cline, Mark Darley, Jake DesVergers, Andie Garwood, Hacking family, Jack Horkheimer, Cleveland Jennings, Chef Mary Beth Lawton Johnson, Capt. Craig Jones, Alene Keenan, Donna Mergenhagen, Capt. Grant Maughan, Steve Pica, Rossmare Intl., James Schot, Capt. Tom Serio

officer and that’s about it.

If everywhere were this easy, I don’t believe you would be receiving all the nasty e-mails about CBP. Capt. Roy Hodges M/Y Atlantica

Kudos to Yacht Haven Grande for simplifying customs process

I wanted to let everyone out there know about the agents in St. Thomas that work out of the Yacht Haven Grande Marina.

We have been based at YHG since December and the crew that works the Customs and Immigration office there could not be more friendly and helpful with clearing foreign crew and helping to explain how they see the rules.

On numerous occasions they have taken the time to explain the differences in their policies in the USVI and the overall situation for clearing in.

It is with great pleasure to see a federal agency that is the exception to

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Happy anniversary

Trieste is in Italy but of Europe, as its culture is influencecd

by Austria, Germany and Slovenia. At right, Miramare Castle.

The 20th annual MYBA Charter Show is set for May 2-9 at Marina Molo Vecchio in Genoa, Italy. Expect more than 50 yachts.

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Transporting a yacht in style

The sky lounge overlooks the megayacht deck.

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Crew cabin.

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Yacht Express is a good host for crew

By Kelly Cramer Eng. David Baker was preparing for his first trip on Dockwise Yacht Transport in April, and for the first time, crew like Baker could chose to stay in a cabin for the 15-day trip instead of sleeping on the megayacht.

DYT’s M/V Yacht Express left Port Everglades in April headed for Genoa for the Mediterranean season. The crossing typically takes about 15 days.

Fourteen crew members from 18 yachts, including M/Y Lady Joy and M/Y Hokulani, were making this trip.

On previous trips, transport crew had no choice but to stay on the yachts. But DYT executives decided to add cabins for crew members when they designed Yacht Express, the first ship built specifically to transport megayachts.

They didn’t just add cabins though; they added communal places for crew to gather. There is a pool and sun deck on the Yacht Express as well as a sky lounge that overlooks the deck where the megayachts are.

Baker opted to stay aboard the yacht under his charge, the new 105-foot M/Y Calixas, but said he liked that he could take a break in the lounge, particularly since he’s using the trip to get maintenance work done.

“I have a whole list of stuff to do,” Baker said. “I’d prefer to stay on the yacht though; I want to keep my eye on it at all times.”

The downtime is what DYT President Clemens van der Werf had in mind when designing Yacht Express.

“A lot of the bigger yachts have

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The pool overlooks the megayacht PHOTO COURTESY OF DYT deck as well.

Preparedness is the key to halting perils such as fire The safety of a megayacht at sea depends on how well it is protected against the dangers to which navigation exposes it.

Certainly, no owner buys a yacht for its inherent danger. He or she expects a reasonably safe product Rules of the Road that will bring enjoyment with Jake DesVergers its use.

When reviewing the dangers involved with yacht design and operations, the most serious risks, those that may imperil the yacht and the life of its occupants, can be summarized in this article with three situations: l Complete or partial structural failure, causing the yacht to sink rapidly. l Flooding, as a result of the hull being torn open through collision, allision, or grounding. l Fire on board.

As we know, if an accident occurs at sea, guests and crew cannot expect immediate help. It’s not as simple as picking up the phone, dialing for the fire department or brigade, and then waiting for them to arrive. Furthermore, there is little room to retreat from the effects of a fire on a yacht.

In a home or building, one just

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Marine industry boasts true global melting pot

By Cleve Jennings The marine industry, like a host of others, is uniquely representative of today’s global marketplace and economy. People and product come and go from everywhere around the world, which manifests itself into a phenomenon of long-term expatriates, our industry’s very own diaspora.

This scattering of people, knowledge and culture mainly introduces those whose countries share the world’s seas with one another. Those who have a fascination with the sea and big boats fit naturally into this experience or specific subset, like in a Venn diagram.

Most of these individuals are reasonably educated, physical, socially graceful when necessary, and enjoy that magical sense of confidence and displacement called adventure.

In the latter half of the 20th century, yachting took off. The commercial shipping industry also blossomed as a result of the growing global economy, industrial technology, and the new relationships forged in war years.

Today, vast numbers of shipyards and marine facilities dot the world’s shorelines. They need experienced management professionals to operate the business while engineers and technicians accomplish work expectations. And then there are the

ubiquitous captains and crews.

Many professionals resettle where these facilities are located, raise a family and assimilate into the community. Others, project managers especially, wander the world doing projects at various facilities, then move on. These people network with and know each other thanks to today’s modern communication technology.

Success or failure hinges largely upon inducing those with knowledge, international connections or ambitions, the desire to explore, and the brashness to be persistent in the face of complicated obstacles to leave homelands. Those who sign on are predominantly American, Australian, British, French, Italian, New Zealander, and South African. You’re as likely to hear “cheers,” “ciao,” “c’est la vie,” “loo,” or “bugger off ” from any of these folks, as their own call.

These patriots are proud, and contribute much cultural enlightening to the world, the industry and its future. They also take away a new mindset, a mind that never will return to its original shape. A new way of seeing is established. One that those who stayed home cannot experience.

Today the marine industry focuses on how yachts are styled, operated and purpose-built. American shipbuilding rules (ABS), British safety standards

(Lloyds, MCA), and other European class societies provide the common foundation for vessel certification.

From Cape Town to Anchorage or Perth to Phuket, culture and knowledge move and collide. This diaspora is a multi-individual migration from many groups to many places. South Florida, in particular Ft. Lauderdale, is the quintessential melting pot for the marine industry. There is no other community in the world quite like it.

One Ft. Lauderdale shipyard has employees from South Africa, Australia, Italy, Denmark, America, Cuba, Haiti, Antigua, Vietnam, Sweden, Columbia, England, Canada, Jamaica, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic. This is astounding.

This mix might not be found in Auckland or Detroit, but cultural theorists, in particular those who analyze identity and expatriate communities, would have a field day in Ft. Lauderdale.

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 in banking. He has worked as a project manager on new builds and repair/ refits. Comments on this column are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com.

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Panic complicates the rescue process RULES, from page B1 has to evacuate to the outside. Such an option on a yacht may prove more dangerous than staying put.

Why go from one bad situation to a worse one? And in extreme cases, once attempts to take action are abandoned, the passengers on board often panic, further complicating the task of rescuers. Fire, whether it breaks out on the high seas, near the coast, or even in port, raises serious dangers for those on board.

To add to potential dangers, we forget that yachts inevitably carry combustible materials and flammable products, including diesel oil, compressed gas cylinders, lube oil, furnishings, woodwork, plastic floor coverings, carpet, and paintwork.

With these items, a defective electrical installation or a simple act of carelessness is enough to quickly transform the yacht into an inferno.

Another specifically maritime problem is how to evacuate the smoke and hot gases released during a fire.

In the enclosed, confined spaces so typical on board today’s yachts, these flammable, explosive gases can accumulate in the different compartments, creating a situation that can affect all areas of the vessel.

The result is that, as soon as the source of the fire reaches a certain size, flames will spread throughout the yacht.

Lastly, firefighting efforts themselves can endanger the yacht’s stability. The presence of hundreds of tons of water used to fight the fire creates a liquid volume. The weight and movements of this liquid volume will soon impart a marked list, which if not abated, can eventually cause the yacht to capsize.

For all these reasons, it has been found vital to apply specific rules to protect against fire at sea and to engage any breakout of the same. The only preventative tool at the industry’s disposal is the enactment of rules and regulations. Historically, these attempts have moved in two directions.

At the building level, there is a choice of quality, type-approved materials to eliminate flammable products. This also includes equipping the yacht with the means for detection and firefighting. At the operational level, the ability to use the equipment installed must be done by competent, specifically trained crew members.

International organizations, flag administrations, and classification societies have tried to prevent major risks by laying down regulations on the construction and equipment of merchant ships and yachts.

These regulations form the general safety regime defined by several specific texts: Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS), International Convention on Load Lines (ICLL), International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), and the Seafarers Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code.

In conjunction with specific flag state requirements such as the UK’s Large Yacht Code (LY2) or the Marshall Islands’ Commercial Yacht Code (CYC), together these regulations form a layered system for the promotion of safety at sea, protection of the marine environment, and the prevention of unnecessary risks.

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.

Comments on this story are welcome at 954-596-2728 or www.yachtbureau.org.

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The luxurious interior of the M/V Shadow Allure conveys well the idea that PHOTO/CAPT. TOM SERIO shadow boats are not an afterthought.

Shadow vessel makeover: From sparse to luxurious

By Capt. Tom Serio Soft leather on the theater seating, big oval windows, stateroom balconies, a workout room, top-deck pool and a massive helicopter landing pad are decking out the latest shadow vessels.

They are not megayachts, but they sure look like them: Shadow vessels, those utilitarian boats that follow an owner’s megayacht, have been undergoing a revolution of their own.

From their inception, shadow vessels, also known as escort vessels, have carried extra fuel and supplies, toys and gear, extra boats and even automobiles, for owners to enjoy.

Until now, they have offered rudimentary extra staterooms and accommodations for overflow guests and additional crew that could also be rotated with the main yacht crew.

One of the earlier shadow vessels was the M/V Golden Shadow, of the famed Golden Odyssey fleet. Golden Shadow carried the toys, including a seaplane on the aft deck.

These vessels – ships in some cases – have had a garage or hangar to store the toys during transit. A major advantage was the ability to use the shadow vessel as a landing pad for a helicopter. This also benefited the owner who did not have to build an oversized yacht just to accommodate the bird.

With the latest offerings from two builders of shadow vessels, Shadow Marine of Ft. Lauderdale and YES (Yacht Escort Ships) of Texas, the shadow boat industry is taking on a life of its own with new features, styling and accommodations worthy of megayacht status.

Both builders now offer vessels with more inviting lines and colors, and yacht-type accommodations from the

staterooms to the salon to the dining areas to the pools.

Shadow Marine offers several classes of vessels: Mystere (135-175 feet), Paladin (180-200 feet) and Allure (205-240 feet). All vessels are built on speculation, showcased and posted for sale.

The most recent launch, M/V Allure Shadow, is 220 feet in length with a beam of 40 feet. Shadow Marine coined the term “sport utility vessels” or SUVs, referring to the versatility of their vessels.

Allure Shadow not only handles the business end of the job, such as carrying fuels, oil, water, spare parts, supplies and provisions, but also offers six staterooms with balconies, a pool on the bridge deck, a sky lounge on the helo deck, theater, game room and mini gym.

With accommodations for 12 crew in six rooms, there should be plenty of hands available for covering duties and helping guests with the water toys.

Allure Shadow is well appointed with the interior designed by former Shadow Marine CEO Kimberly Gonzales. (In April she resigned from Shadow and opened a design firm; Gary Slatkow has been named new CEO.) Inside, it seems as plush as a megayacht – only on the outside, near the garage or deck areas, does one remember the real reason for the vessel.

Shadow Marine refits former offshore supply vessels (OSVs) with mostly new systems and power, essentially offering a new vessel on a solid hull. There is talk of a 260-foot Shadow Marine vessel in the works, which will be classed as Voyager.

Yacht Escort Ships International, or

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More upgraded vessels on way, but long-term demand uncertain SHADOW, from page B4 YES, is a custom shadow vessel builder.

YES recently launched the M/V SuRi, the 172-foot escort vessel for M/Y JeMaSa, which is now on her way to New Zealand. Building all customordered ships from OSV or other hulls, YES offers full and luxurious accommodations on their shadow vessels, also worthy of yacht status.

In detailed pictures of SuRi, it is evident that comfort, livability and functionality are key in the minds of the designers. Simple and tasteful furnishings complement the unique styling of this shadow vessel.

SuRi’s lines are a little softer to help camouflage the boxy appearance of a 65-foot long hanger/garage.

The owner has outfitted SuRi with a mahogany sport boat, A-Star helo, ATVs, jet skis, other water toys and an amphibious landing craft with bow ramp.

Stan Antrim, owner of YES, has said recently that SuRi represents a true hybrid as she not only supports her megayacht, she is a yacht in her own right. A master suite, sky lounge, theater, office, three guest suites and more bring that to light.

And Antrim should know, as he

was instrumental in the creation of an earlier shadow vessel, the M/V Lady Lola Shadow.

Also, Antrim was a partner in the early days of Shadow Marine, starting YES after a leaving the company several years ago.

Regarding classification, SuRi was converted and refit to International Association of Classification Societies.

YES is also in the process of converting a 175-foot research vessel into a security vessel for use in international oil fields, and soon to complete the 159-foot Pacific Provider, a floating yacht club to be based in the eastern Pacific.

Shadow vessels are changing, and have begun the transition from simple work boats to yachting vessels.

It remains to be seen if there will be a sustained demand for vessels like these. But perhaps Shadow Marine and YES are following the old adage: If you build it, they will come.

By day, Capt. Tom Serio is a director of disaster management for a major retailer in South Florida. By weekend, he is a licensed skipper, lover of boats, and a freelance writer and photographer for The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com.

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Today’s fuel prices

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Prices for low-sulfur gasoil expressed in US$ per cubic meter (1,000 liters) as of April 15.

Prices for low-sulfur gasoil expressed in US$ per cubic meter (1,000 liters) as of April 15, 2007

Region Duty-free*/duty paid U.S. East Coast Ft. Lauderdale 949/1,011 Savannah, Ga. 976/NA Newport, R.I. 1,050/NA Caribbean St. Thomas, USVI 1,085/NA St. Maarten 1,046/NA Antigua 1,013/NA North Atlantic Bermuda (Ireland Island) 981/NA Cape Verde 882/NA Azores 925/NA Canary Islands 908/1,098 Mediterranean Gibraltar 939/NA Barcelona, Spain 894/1,742 Palma de Mallorca, Spain NA/1,854 Antibes, France 1,036/2,095 San Remo, Italy 1,129/2,182 Naples, Italy 1,089/2,066 Venice, Italy 1,114/2,134 Corfu, Greece 1,143/1,938 Piraeus, Greece 1,121/1,814 Istanbul, Turkey 980/NA Malta 944/1,114 Bizerte, Tunisia 907/NA Tunis, Tunisia 895/NA Oceania Auckland, New Zealand 997/NA Sydney, Australia 967/NA Fiji 1,077/NA

Region Duty-free*/duty paid U.S. East Coast Ft. Lauderdale 649/691 Savannah, Ga. 543/NA Newport, R.I. 642/NA Caribbean St. Thomas, USVI 699/NA St. Maarten 673/NA Antigua 673/NA North Atlantic Bermuda (St. George’s) 835/NA Cape Verde 528/NA Azores 544/NA Canary Islands 609/730 Mediterranean Gibraltar 565/NA Barcelona, Spain 608/1,215 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 615/1,283 Antibes, France 633/1,431 San Remo, Italy 705/1,543 Naples, Italy 831/1,626 Venice, Italy 699/1,538 Corfu, Greece 746/1,239 Piraeus, Greece 800/1,299 Istanbul, Turkey 571/NA Malta 570/NA Bizerte, Tunisia 575/NA Tunis, Tunisia 568/NA Oceania Auckland, New Zealand 592/NA Sydney, Australia 601/NA Fiji 632/NA

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Weights, table tennis will help crew pass time EXPRESS, from page B1 riders,” van der Werf said. “We want the crew to have a nicer time during transport.”

Designers added a gym with weightlifting equipment and a ping-pong table. There’s a restaurant for crew and lounge with a big-screen television.

At 685.7 feet, with 541 feet of deck space, the Yacht Express is the largest semi-submersible ship in the world, according to the company. It was built at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China and launched last year.

Since its maiden voyage in 1987, DYT has transported more than 9,000 yachts across the globe.

In other DYT news, the company delivered its first shipment to Dubai, in time for the March boat show. A 105-foot Mangusta and a 30-foot Royal Denship limousine tender were among yachts on board the M/V Lady Gloria from Port Everglades to Jebel Ali in Dubai.

BBC Chartering and Logistics, which partnered with the Ft. Lauderdalebased DYT last year to expand global shipping locations, supplied the Lady Gloria. The company will now regularly service Dubai, van der Werf said.

Other new ports of call include Southampton in the United Kingdom, Aarhus in Denmark, Rio de Janeiro in

Capt. Jeremy Cresswell and Eng. David Baker loaded the M/Y Calixas onboard DYT’s new ship, the M/V Yacht Express, in Ft. Lauderdale. The first working voyage for Yacht Express carried 18 yachts valued at $154 million.

PHOTO/CAPT. TOM SERIO Brazil and Houston.

And last month, DYT announced it had partnered with the Billfish Foundation, the only non-profit dedicated to conserving and enhancing billfish populations around the world.

Among the foundation’s members are anglers, captains, mates, tournament directors, clubs and sportfishing businesses.

“They set an example by giving

back to the resource, and without the support of businesses like them we could never hope to accomplish our goal of keeping billfish in the water for future generations of anglers to enjoy,” said Ellen Peel, the foundation’s president.

Kelly Cramer is managing editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at kelly@the-triton.com.

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The recently sold M/Y Aghassi will be available for charter at $170,000 a PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHROP AND JOHNSON week in the Pacific Northwest.

Northrop and Johnson adds three charter megayachts Northrop and Johnson has announced the addition of three megayachts to its charter division, two sales and a new listing.

The M/Y Lady J, a 1988 113foot Diaship-Heesen, was recently refurbished and can accommodate up to eight guests in four staterooms.

The Lady J is available for the summer season in New England and starts at $39,000 a week.

The M/Y Arioso, a 2006 130-foot Westport, has five staterooms and can accommodate up to 10 guests. Arioso is available for the summer season in New England and winters in the Caribbean.

Prices start at $95,000 per week.

The M/Y Aghassi, a 2002 145-foot Christensen, was sold to Gregg Morton.

Morton has also signed Northrop and Johnson to charter the megayacht, formerly the M/Y Primadonna.

Aghassi, which will be available in the Pacific Northwest for summers and the Caribbean for winters, starts at $170,000 a week.

The M/Y Vanishing Point, a 2000 48foot Offshore, has sold.

And the M/Y Wombat, a 2004 82foot Lyman Morse, will be available for inspection in the Great Lakes until late July, when she will be in Newport, R.I. before heading to Ft. Lauderdale.

Broker Wes Sanford has joined Northrop and Johnson Luxury Collection in Ft. Lauderdale.

Growing up in Alaska, Sanford has been boating since childhood. In 1989, he earned an economics degree from Stanford University and worked in the

business world for several years before deciding to travel as a scuba instructor.

He later became a captain and has worked on several yachts.

More recently, he has been a broker at Merrill-Stevens Yachts and he has also worked at Allied Richard Bertram.

Merle Wood & Associates

Merle Wood & Associates has added four yachts to its sales listing in March.

The 204-foot Feadship M/Y Fortunato launched in 2000 and refit in 2007; the 151-foot Feadship M/Y Time For Us launched in 1987; a 103-foot new build from Johnson; and the 42-foot Azimut M/Y Mi Amour, launched in 2005.

Recent sales by Merle Wood include: the 2004 183-foot Perini Navi S/Y Santa Maria (renamed Zenji); the 2003 170foot Amels M/Y Deja Too; the 2003 150foot Christensen M/Y Mystic; the 2002 145-foot Christensen M/Y Primadonna (renamed Aghassi); the 1996 100-foot Azimut M/Y El Grande (renamed Natalita III); the 1998 88-foot Leopard M/Y Bella Giornata (renamed Just Four Fun); and the 2006 62-foot Azimut M/Y Verakai.

New charters listings are: the 2003 118-foot Millennium M/Y Les Belles and the 2001 72-foot Viking M/Y Intrepid.

Trinity Yachts

Trinity Yachts L.L.C. has announced the launching of the 122-foot aluminum S/F Mary P, the

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Sometimes the crew needs to get off the yacht, even if it’s just for a morning cup of joe. And that’s exactly what Chef Jake Cass, Second Stew Eli Barnett and Purser Brendan Barnett were doing when we spotted them at Bahia Mar. Not that their yacht, the 201-foot Amels Solemar, is a shabby ride. Solemar was headed to Jacksonville for some yard work then PHOTO/CAPT. TOM SERIO off to the Med for the summer.

M/Y My Colors was buzzing with workers prior to heading to the Med in April for six months, but we were able to grab First Mate Danny Wood for a photo op away from the work area. This will be Wood’s first trip to the Med, and not a bad way to go aboard this Westport 130 (with a little help from Dockwise).

PHOTO/CAPT. TOM SERIO Here is Rose Jolis, doing her stew duties and picking up the dry cleaning. Jolis, aboard the S/Y Independence, a sparkling Perini Navi, mentioned that they are in Ft Lauderdale for the month, headed to Savannah, Ga., for some yard work then off to the Med, on her own bottom.

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The crew was busy on the 130-foot Feadship Golden Rule this dayin April.

First Officer Jonathan Waddell, sporting headphones with his favorite tunes, was waxing away, while Chef Normand Bouscherd was lugging the provisions all the way from the parking lot to the end of the dock. Look for Golden Rule in Newport and other ports in New England this summer.

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Soaking up the last of baseball’s spring training in Ft. Lauderdale in March were Elaine Christopher and Neil Rooney. Christopher is a freelance member of the interior crew of M/Y Reverie, which was relegated to Port Everglades to avoid sitting in the mud at The Sails. The 70-meter Benetti was in town to provision before heading to Europe in April. Watch for Reverie and her crew in the Med this summer. Rooney is the new manager of dealer PHOTO/LUCY REED development and marketing at Redline Marine.

Bosun Nick Wilson was so focused on his cleaning tasks that he barely looked up for a photo. Shinning the 168-foot Oceanco Lazy Z, Wilson and crew were getting ready for a mid-April departure to the Med.

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Chef Heather Francis of the M/Y Corrie Lynn and crew made it back just in time for the Westrec party at the Sunrise Harbor Marina in Ft. Lauderdale on April 12. She knew the theme was “Wizard of Oz” and organized a crewwide troop of scary flying monkeys. Their shrieks weren’t frightening like the ones made by the monkeys who served the Wicked Witch of the West – theirs were the screeches of laughter and fun. Pictured are Francis, Eng. Steve Hertik, Capt. John Penman, First Mate Danielle De Vere, Deckhand Calvin Annadale, Chief Stew Medi Telesdi, Second Stew Cecilia Gravin, Third Stew Nori Motnar and Capt. Steve Rodda who handles special projects onboard.

PHOTO/KELLY CRAMER Due to a wealth of international contacts, Capt. Grant Maughan of M/Y Turmoil was able to secure a “special” visitor for Easter in the islands of the Galalpagos. “A yacht captain’s job involves the wearing of many hats,” he said. (Yes, that handsome hare is the skipper.)

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first hull built and launched by the company’s New Orleans shipyard since it reopened two years ago after Hurricane Katrina.

The naval architecture was done by Doug Sharp of Sharp Designs and the yacht can accommodate eight guests in four staterooms and three crew in two cabins.

Her engines, twin Caterpillar 3512B-

HDs, have a top speed of about 25 knots.

International Yacht Collection

International Yacht Collection LLC has added two megayachts to its charter and management fleet.

The 2006 147-foot Izar/Navantia M/Y Tuscan Sun can accommodate 12 guests and nine crew. Summer rates for the Med are EU 160,000 a week and winter rates for the Caribbean are $235,000.

The 2004 157-foot Trinity M/Y Chevy Toy is available for $157,000 a week in the Bahamas for the summer and $165,000 a week in the Caribbean for the winter.

IYC has also announced sales: Frank Grzeszczak and Chany Sabates sold the M/Y Janie, a 157-foot Trinity built in 2004.

Grzeszczak sold the M/Y Black Sheep, a 139-foot Oceanco built in 1998.

He also sold a new 164-foot Trinity which is scheduled for delivery in 2011.

Noell Vawter represented both buyer and seller in the sale of the 100foot Broward M/Y Expresso II. Expresso II was an IYC central listing of Vawter and Robert McKeage.

Jim McConvilles’ central listing, the 2000 94-foot Destiny built in M/Y Quintessa was sold.

And Tim Johnson’s listing, the 1999 92-foot Cheoy Lee M/Y Yoly, was sold.

The Sacks Group

The Sacks Group has added three yachts to its charter fleet.

The new listings are: The 2001 140-foot M/Y Monaliza Westship can accommodate up to 10 guests in five cabins. Monaliza is captained by Scot Rosburg and a crew of seven.

Monaliza will be spending this summer in the Med and the winter in the Caribbean. Rates are $85,000 a week.

The 138-foot M/Y Dream Seeker Feadship built in 1984 and refit in 2007 can accommodate up to 10 guests in five cabins.

Capt. Martin Butler and a crew of seven run the megayacht. Rates are $80,000 a week.

The 2005 100foot M/Y Da Bubba Hargrave can accommodate eight guests in four cabins. Da Bubba is captained by Taylor Lawson and carries four to five crew.

Lawson Rates are $42,500 a week. Dream Seeker and Da Bubba will

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Well-traveled Stein brings his experience to Shipyard Group BOAT BRIEFS, from page B10 be in the Bahamas for the summer.

Damian Persinger has joined the charter marketing team at the Sacks Group in Ft. Lauderdale. She will handle business development.

“Damian brings six years of experience as a chief stewardess aboard charter and private yachts to her new position,” said Allison Cecilio, charter marketing manager at the Sacks Group.

“As a former chief stewardess, she knows first-hand what it takes to please the most discriminating of guests.”

Persinger said she inherited a love for the water from her grandfather, who was a yacht captain based out of Ft. Lauderdale more than 70 years ago.

She learned to swim and sail at an early age. Her love of diving brought her to Ft. Lauderdale in 1999 and she worked as a dive instructor.

The Shipyard Group

Capt. Howard Stein has joined The Shipyard Group as a broker in Ft. Lauderdale.

A former U.S. Marine, Stein grew up in New Jersey and captained his Stein family’s fishing boat.

He is a graduate of Colgate University.

In 1980, Stein was the captain of the America’s Cup Committee boat.

The following year, he became captain of the largest U.S.-flagged yacht in the world, the Carmac VI. Stein has made 21 trans-Atlantic crossings, four trans-Pacific crossings, and four Indian Ocean crossings. He has also overseen construction of seven new builds and three major refits.

“Howie brings not only his love for the sea and a wealth of knowledge of yachts to the Shipyard Group, but also an abundance of experience to share with clients looking for their special part of the yachting experience,” said Paul Engle, company president.

And there are two additions to the Shipyard Group’s charter service division – Bonnie Mims and Pattie Trusel.

Mims has worked in chartering with Moretti Yachts, Koch Newton & Partners, Merrill-Stevens and The Sacks Group.

She has also worked in marketing with Norfolk Festevents, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County, and the Billfish Foundation.

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Busy time for Fraser Yachts: 1 sale, 5 listings, 4 charters BOAT BRIEFS, from page B11 A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Mims has served on the Board of the Ft. Lauderdale Billfish Tournament and the Power & Motoryacht Fisher Island Rendezvous Committee.

Trusel has worked as chef aboard several international charter yachts.

Boone will oversee the new and preowned vessel sales efforts for Jarrett Bay’s five locations from Maryland to South Carolina.

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Fraser Yachts

Fraser Yachts announced that it has sold one yacht, added five to its sales listings and four to its charter fleet.

The 82-foot Westport M/Y Endurance has sold. The co-central agents were Rick Weisenberger and Rick Baker.

The new sales listings are: The 151-foot Westport S/Y Lulworth built in 1920 and refit in 2006. The asking price is 14.95 million euros.

The 2007 108-foot Cyrus Yachts S/Y Fansea with an asking price of 6.9 million euros.

The 2003 101-foot Ferretti M/Y Ladies First with an asking price of 4.75 million euros.

The 2004 78-foot Wally Yachts M/Y Indio with an asking price of 4.2 million euros.

The 2004 77-foot Sunseeker M/Y Luis Luis with an asking price of 2.75 million euros.

The new charter listings are: The 193-foot Smitt Holland M/Y Seawolf with six staterooms. In the Med for the summer, rates are $220,000 a week.

The 156-foot Picchiotti M/Y Piano Bar with six staterooms. In Mexico and the Pacific Northwest for the summer, rates are $140,000 a week.

The 98-foot M/Y Obrigado with four staterooms. In the Med for the summer, rates start at 50,000 euros a week.

The 2004 77-foot M/Y Luis Luis with four staterooms. In the Med for the summer, rates start at 36,000 euros a week.

The 2007 171-foot S/Y Tamsen (above) and the 1993 158-foot S/Y Morning Glory will undergo maintenance at the Marine Group Boat Works California’s San Diego Bay this summer. The Perini Navi megayachts are the Marine Group’s third Perini Navi project within the past five months; the first was the S/Y Andromeda La Dea, a 154-foot yacht.

The Marine Group said it will provide routine, warranty maintenance work to the Tamsen.

The Morning Glory will undergo a refit, the company said. The work will include re-rigging the masts, repowering and rebuilding the main engines, installing new generators, plumbing, teak floors and decks.

“With Andromeda, we were able to showcase the exceptional service, workmanship and attention to detail that the esteemed Perini Navi brand deserves,” said Todd Roberts, vice president of the Marine Group. “We are proud that Perini Navi continues to place its trust in us, and we look forward to further servicing these premier vessels.”

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Jan Boone has been named the president of Jarrett Bay Yacht Sales.

Boone joins the North Carolina company after leaving her most recent post as the vice president of sales for the Hatteras Yachts Division, with whom she had worked since 1983.

“Jan Boone is one of the most dedicated and respected sales professionals in the yacht industry, and we are thrilled to have her join our team at Jarrett Bay Yacht Sales,” said Randy Ramsey, company chairman.

“Her extensive skill set and perspective will take our company to a new level in sales performance and customer satisfaction.”

Platinum Marine Services in Vancouver, British Columbia has opened a yacht sales and brokerage division.

David Campbell, former manager of the marine division of Garibaldi Glass Industries, will head the new division.

Platinum already has divisions for refit, repair, yacht component retail sales store and a mobile repair fleet.

“Our goal has always been to be a full circle provider of premium yacht services so it just makes sense to add sales and brokerage to our range of services,” said Tim Charles, the company’s general manager.

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Introduction shows value of Adobe Lightroom Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts.

Beyond Picasa2, I have settled taking you next to the software program Adobe Lightroom.

I am avoiding programs such as Adobe Elements or PhotoShop, which are better suited to retouching, effects and enhancements.

These programs, especially the latter one, have a Photo Exposé significant learning James Schot curve and are complicated to demonstrate. More importantly, they are not that useful to the casual, fun-loving photographer.

I also find these programs are often abused (that is, put to use to create something from nothing: photos on steroids). These programs, with their miracle tools, can actually hinder your growth to being a better, serious photographer.

Lightroom brings us back to the essence of photography in the digital realm. It does helps us to organize the photographs we take and it gives us the basic tools for making adjustments, similar to, but more powerful than, those performed in a traditional darkroom.

Lightroom also has a learning curve.

I am still learning, so we can do this together.

Let me mention at the outset that this program, unlike Picasa, is not free. I’m not sure of the exact cost, but believe it is about $250. You can go the Abobe website and likely they will have a trial version. I don’t work for Adobe; I just think it is the best product for digital photographers.

After you install Lightroom on your computer, it unfolds as follows: Take your memory card out of your camera and put it in you card reader, or otherwise directly attached your camera to your computer. The hour glass will be activated and soon a box window will appear about backing up your files.

I have been using this program for about six months and still haven’t utilized this feature. I guess until I learn about it, it will be a nuisance to which I skip it with a click.

If you look at the upper right side of the screen when you have it open, you will notice the categories titled Library, Develop, Slide Show, Print, and Web. Here, the Develop mode is selected but the program opens in the Library mode to the left of it, and a window will open right away asking you were you would like to save the new images.

A time saver with this program is that it allows you to save to two locations. I have always expressed how important it is to put your files in two locations for safety and protection of

Lightroom brings us back to the essence of photography in the digital realm. It helps us organize photographs and it gives us the basic tools for making adjustments, similar to, but more powerful than, those performed in a traditional darkroom. your photographs and this program automatically takes care of this.

After making your selections, you will click on the button at the lower left “import.” The photos you’ve taken will now go to those saving locations and they will also be displayed at the bottom of the program as a filmstrip.

At this location in the filmstrip you can click on any image to have it appear in the main center window.

You can select on multiple images to perform tasks uniformly on all the images selected. This individual or multiple selection process can be done in any mode.

On the left, in Library mode, are main categories, such as “collections” that you might expect in the library section. On the right there are basic adjustments and below these all the metadata options. And above the

filmstrip, running horizontally with it, are flagging and color coding options.

Clicking on the Develop tab gets us to very powerful, yet simple to use, sliders and controls by which to process the image as if you were using a photo lab. It begins at the top with the histogram and sliders to adjust color temperature and tint. From there go down to exposure, fill light, contrast and much more controls.

I haven’t explored the slide show or print mode at all, but plan to discuss it later. I will tell you more, but for now I’ll ask 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.

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Miramare Castle is a museum. The interior and gardens are as opulent as PHOTOS/ANDIE GARWOOD the exterior suggests.

Trieste: An Italian city with Austrian heritage

By Andie Garwood When I first came to Trieste 17 years ago, the first thing that struck me was that it didn’t seem like I was in Italy.

A two-hour train ride from Venice, yet it was a completely different atmosphere. Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia, one of the largest piazzas to open onto the sea in Europe, is made up of majestic Viennese palazzi which make it seem as though Austria has been transported to the Adriatic. Legend has it that Maximillian of the Austrian Hapsburgs was sailing in Trieste when a storm suddenly came up. While he sat out the storm, he felt fortunate to have been stranded in the most beautiful spot he had ever seen. He built his summer residence, Miramare Castle, here in Trieste as a testament to his love for the area. Today, the castle is a museum and a popular symbol of the city.

Up until World War I, Trieste belonged to Austria and the people spoke German. The cuisine reflects this German influence. A typical dish here is Jota, which is a thick soup made of sauerkraut and beans. It may sound odd, but it’s actually really good.

Since Trieste is on the border with Slovenia, the food also has some Slovenian characteristics, in particular, the sweets. Presnitz is a type of long, spiral shaped pastry filled with nuts and cinnamon which is definitely an

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The nautical, Mediterranean feel of Trieste is evident.

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The best time to visit Trieste is from April through October TRIESTE, from page B16 import from over the border. One of my favorite little delicacies originates from Croatia. They are cevapicici, spicy little sausages that are thrown on the grill and are impossible to stop eating.

The food is eclectic here, a result of the location of Trieste combined with invasions of so many different types of ethnicities. No worries though about finding a great dish of pasta. After all, we’re still in Italy.

It took me about three months to learn Italian, relatively quickly I suppose. Unfortunately the swiftness had nothing to do whatsoever with my I.Q. Instead, it had everything to do with the fact that no one spoke English here. It was sink or swim. Today that reality is very different. So many people in the service sector here speak English, probably a combination of necessity due to a rise in tourism and the widespread use of the Internet.

A typical Triestino could be described as a bit reserved initially, but after a bit they are great party people.

The crew I meet are always happy to be here since the downtown berths allow for easy mingling with the locals.

Trieste is located approximately 65 nautical miles from Venice, making it a perfect alternative to staying in larger ports. Our international airport is 30 minutes from the central berths. Being so close to Croatia (35 nautical miles) Trieste lends itself as an ideal spot to

stay in between charters, perhaps to refuel and get small repairs done while staying in our full service marina.

The best time of year to visit Trieste is from April to the end of October.

The crew are always pleased since everything in Trieste is within walking distance to the yacht. The chefs are easily appeased with the greengrocers nearby, with lots of our locally grown produce. If a supermarket is needed, the PAM is a five minute walk from the yacht. A quick taxi ride will take you to the largest shopping mall in Trieste, Torre d’Europa, where another vast supermarket, COOP, is located.

Crew can unwind in any of the numerous bars located in San Nicolò Street, in Piazza dell’Unità, or Piazza della Borsa which really start kicking around 7 p.m.

One place directly behind Piazza dell’Unità, called Da Marino, is a particular crew favorite. A fun option is to take your tender to the breakwater in front of the city, called La Diga.

Here you have a great restaurant and very lively night scene with arguably the best views of the city. This is also a nice place for guests, as well. For the best pizza, a stop at Mascalzone Latino is mandatory, located in the historic Cavana district ten minutes from the berths.

The area directly behind Piazza dell’Unità is called Città Vecchia (Old

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The winding narrow streets are home to Trieste’s artisans, its goldsmiths, framers, potters, and antique shops. This part of town is probably my favorite. It gives you the feeling of being in a different era.

Every third Sunday of the month, a mercatino (an Italian version of a flea market) is set up in Città Vecchia, where many locals set up shop. Old lamps, jewelry, and books are the types of things you’ll find here.

Not many people know that James Joyce lived in Trieste for many years.

My first job in Trieste was teaching English, and I found it very romantic that I was teaching at the same school where Joyce had taught. Somehow it made the job easier to bear.

Locals say he frequented a coffeehouse called Caffé San Marco, which is an icon for coffee lovers here in Trieste. Lots of dark wood, high ceilings, tons of newspapers, and the smell of roasted espresso beans. It is super.

You can probably see all there is to see in the city of Trieste in about three days.

Day trips in the vicinity can include golfing in nearby Padriciano or Grado, horseback riding in Slovenia, or a bike

A view of the harbor. trip through internationally famous white wine region of Collio. Pinot Grigio, Ribolla Gialla, and Malvasia are some of the excellent quality white wines produced here. The bike trip is always easier at the beginning…after all the tasting, the hills become less charming and the sun is suddenly the enemy.

Trieste has managed to become a destination for megayachts but still maintains its small-town charm. This is probably the most unique aspect

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Trieste can offer the yachting sector.

My feedback from captains is always the same. They tell me I’ve got to get the word out.

So, stop by this season and safe sailing.

Andie Garwood is part of Trieste Yacht Service in Trieste, Italy. You can contact her at mail@triesteyachtservice.com or +39-331-6933024. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@thetriton.com.

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CATAMARAN FAMILY UPDATE

Cruising is heaven; Seattle can wait S/V Ocelot is a 45-foot catamaran that serves as the home of the Hacking family of Seattle, Wash.: Dad Jon, mom Sue and daughter Amanda. When they started their journey in Sint Marteen in December 2001, son Christopher was with them but he went ashore in 2005 to attend college.

The Hackings originally planned to stop when they reached Australia last fall, but they have decided to keep on going. Here’s the latest installment of their adventures in South Africa.

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We’ve been here since late November 2007 doing boat work and taking numerous inland trips in southern Africa. We have rescued another yacht, hit a whale in the Mozambique channel and taken an inland tour of Madagascar.

But now, onto our big news: Our plan for the last year or two had been to sail around South Africa, across the southern Atlantic and then head back to the Caribbean.

There, we planned to sell S/V Ocelot and move back to Seattle, Wash. for a while. But recently, we’ve decided that we don’t really want to give up cruising just yet.

So, we’ve just made the decision to continue cruising – for another few years, at least.

Our new plan is to wait for cyclone season to end in the south Indian Ocean (say, mid-May) and then to sail back up the Mozambique Channel (trying to avoid the whales this time) to Mayotte, a small French atoll just west of the northern tip of Madagascar.

From there, we’ll continue sailing north to catch the southwest monsoon in the north Indian Ocean. Then we’ll curl west to Langkawi, Malaysia, possibly stopping in the northern Maldives to break the trip up a bit.

There will be four of us on board: we have imported Amanda’s Aussie sailing buddy, Rachel, until June.

Once we get to Langkawi we’ll put Ocelot in a marina and fly back to the United States for several months, getting Amanda ready to start college in the fall.

In October or November, we’ll leave Amanda in school and Sue and Jon will fly back to Ocelot to meet the cruising fleet coming up from Darwin and Indonesia. Plans after that are a bit

Our new plan is to wait for cyclone season to end in the south Indian Ocean (say, mid-May) and then to sail back up the Mozambique Channel (trying to avoid the whales this time) to Mayotte. vague.

While we’re waiting for the cyclone season to end, we’re taking another road-trip into the African interior. We recently retrieved our car from Cape Town and this time we want to go west, to the Etosha Pan National Park in northern Namibia. Sue and Jon last visited Etosha in 1980 and saw lots of animals, despite the war in Angola that was claiming lots of wildlife. We also want to visit the Okavango River Delta in central Botswana. The Okavango River runs into the Botswana desert and spreads out into a vast shallow delta that attracts animals by the thousands. We hope to hire a guide and a couple of dugout makoros and spend a few nights communing with the animals in their own element. On the way we’ll probably also revisit both Kruger Park and the Victoria Falls, as we love them both. Stay in touch for more exploits of the intrepid cruisers.

Fair winds and calm seas Jon, Sue, Amanda & Rachel S/V Ocelot

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Elusive Mercury is best seen in the first two weeks of May

By Jack Horkheimer

previously unseen parts of Mercury and revealed some fabulous and puzzling Greetings, greetings fellow star features including mysterious chains of gazers. enormously high cliffs. And although at Once again I’d like to encourage first glance Mercury resembles Earth’s you to catch planet No. 1 from the Sun Moon, upon close examination it is Mercury for the first two weeks in May much different. because it will be at its best for evening The best is yet to come because our viewing for this entire year. Let me Messenger spacecraft will pass close to explain.

Mercury again in October of this year In these two weeks, 30 to 45 minutes and September 2009. And in March after sunset, face west-northwest.

2011 it will go into stationary orbit If you have a clear, relatively flat around the planet and a whole new age horizon, you will see a steadily glowing of Mercury exploration will begin. bright pinkish light which is, since If you’re staying up late for the Pluto’s demotion, now the smallest Memorial Day weekend in the United major planet in the solar system, States (the last full weekend in May), let Mercury. me suggest three objects which are easy Only 3,000 miles wide, it is 1,000 to find just after it gets dark out; two miles wider than our 2,000-mile-wide bright stars and one fabulous planet.

Moon and 1,000 miles smaller than Facing north, you’ll easily be able to 4,000-mile-wide Mars. The next biggest see the seven bright stars we call the planet is Venus followed by our slightly Big Dipper. Four stars mark its cup and larger Earth. So if anybody asks you three stars mark its handle. where the smallest major planets reside To find the brightest of our three in our solar system, they are the ones objects we simply use the handle of the closest to the Big Dipper and Sun. Mercury is an old trick most first, followed by of you know.

Messenger will pass Venus, Earth, and Simply draw a close to Mercury again Mars. line through the If you start handle of the Big in October of this year looking at Dipper, extend and September 2009.

Mercury in early that line in the And in March 2011 it will May and continue same curve or to look at it every arc and you’ll go into stationary orbit night for the arc to one of the around the planet. following couple brightest stars of weeks through of late spring a small telescope, and summer you will notice that it rapidly changes Arcturus. its appearance, getting steadily larger To find the other two objects use in apparent size but shrinking like the the two stars that mark the side of full Moon as it goes from full Moon to the Dipper’s cup closest to the handle; last quarter to new. shoot an arrow through them and On May 2, almost 70 percent of you’ll land on Saturn and the heart star Mercury’s disc will appear to be lit up, of Leo the Lion, Regulus. Saturn will be but by May 8, its disc appears only half brighter. lit and it will steadily shrink night after Saturn will be only 865 million miles night as it comes closer and closer away on Memorial Day weekend – that to Earth. By May 18, it will be only 25 last weekend in May – which means percent lit. that it will take its light only 78 minutes It’s called the pink iron planet to reach us. because there is more iron in Mercury’s By contrast Regulus is so much core than in our entire Earth. And it’s farther away that it takes its light 78 pink only because we always view it years to reach us. Arcturus, however, is through our Earth’s dusty atmosphere, about twice as close as Regulus and it which makes it appear pink for the takes its light only 37 years to reach us. same reason our Sun always looks so So this Memorial Day weekend find colorful when it’s close to the horizon. the Big Dipper, arc to Arcturus then From space, Mercury would appear zero in on Saturn and Regulus. Keep to glow a steady white color and until looking up.

1974 no human had any idea what the surface of Mercury looked like. Then in Jack Horkheimer is executive director of 1974 our spacecraft Mariner 10 visited the Miami Museum of Science. This is it and took the first close up pictures the script for his weekly television show – although it wasn’t able to photograph co-produced by the museum and WPBT the entire planet.

Channel 2 in Miami. It is seen on public In January of this year, our new television stations around the world.

Messenger spacecraft, the first to For more information about stars, visit visit Mercury in 33 years, flew over www.jackstargazer.com.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

EVENT OF MONTH

The Genoa show has traditionally kicked off the summer Med charter FILE PHOTO season.

MAKING PLANS May 2-9 20th annual MYBA Charter Show Marina Molo Vecchio, Porto Antico, Genoa, Italy

Expect more than 50 yachts 80 feet and larger, scores of charter and sales brokers from around the world, and dozens of exhibiting companies. www.mybashow.com

It’s time for fishing in Florida, volleyball in South Carolina May 2-11 16th annual St. Lucia Jazz

Festival. Main stage is on Pigeon Island. www.stluciajazz.org, slutour@candw.lc, or in the U.S. 800-456-3984

May 4 SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch

(first Sunday of every month) at Riverwalk from 11 to 2, Ft. Lauderdale.

Free. www.fortlauderdale.gov

May 6 World Royal Superyacht &

Luxury Congress, followed by the World Royal Superyacht & Luxury Show May 7-10 in Tarragona, Spain.

A branding and marketing event featuring executives from Trinity Yachts, Shadow Marine and Bentley Motors. www.worldroyalcongress.com.

May 7 Networking Triton style (the first Wednesday of every month), 6-8 p.m., with our sponsor and Triton advertiser V-Kool. Join us at The Downtowner Saloon in Ft. Lauderdale (southeast foot of the Andrews Avenue bridge on the New River) for great networking and a visit with friends. No RSVP needed; just bring business cards. Read more about V-Kool on page C2.

May 8 The Triton Bridge luncheon,

noon in Ft. Lauderdale. This is our monthly captains’ roundtable where

we discuss the issues and trends of the industry. If you make your living working on yachts, contact Editor Lucy Reed at lucy@the-triton.com or 954525-0029 for an invite. Space is limited.

May 8-10 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball

Tour, Charleston, S.C. This is the fourth tournament of the 2008 series featuring more than 150 of the top athletes in this sport. www.avp.com

May 14-25 61st Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France. www.festival-cannes. org

May 16-18 Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing!

in Stuart, Fla. Registration of $145 includes welcome party, classes at beginner/advanced levels, lunch, hands-on skill stations, T-shirt and more. Fishing adventure fees range from $45 - $165. 954-475-9068, www. ladiesletsgofishing.com

May 16-18 34th annual Newport

Spring Boat Show, Newport Yachting Center. Power boats up to 65 feet. www. newportspringboatshow.com

May 22-25 Monaco Grand Prix,

Monaco, www.visitmonaco.com, and See CALENDAR, page B22

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June 8: World Ocean Day CALENDAR, from page B21 scroll under “events.” Future race dates: May 21-24, 2009; May 27-30, 2010

May 22-25 Sanctuary Cove

International Boat Show, Australia. www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com.au

May 25-June 8 The French Open,

Paris. One of the four grand slam tennis tournaments. Played on clay. www.fft. fr/rolandgarros

June 4 Networking Triton style (the

first Wednesday of every month), 68 p.m., with our sponsor and Triton advertiser Lauderdale Diver in Ft. Lauderdale. Save the date; more details next month.

June 7 27th annual Great Chowder

MAKING PLANS June 25-29 ShowBoats International Rendezvous Monaco

This is the 19th annual Monaco Rendezvous. Events include the ShowBoats Awards and the Bal de la Mer Gala dinner and fundraiser at the Hotel de Paris to benefit the International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean and The International SeaKeepers Society.

Invitation only. www.showboats. com

June 20 101st running of the Newport

Cook-off, Newport Yachting Center, 401-846-1600, www.newportfestivals. com

to Bermuda Race. 224 boats have applied to race. www.bermudarace.com

June 7 7th annual Women’s Sailing

Charter Yacht Show, Newport Shipyard, Newport, R.I. Dozens of charter yachts on display at this industry-only event.

Yacht hops, industry seminars, crew kick-off party and a fam trip are all planned. www.newportshipyard.com

Conference, sponsored by BoatU.S. and organized by the National Women’s Sailing Association, Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass. $115 for NWSA members, $130 non-members, plus $15 late fee. www.BoatUS. com/women and click on Training/ Seminars, 866-631-6972.

June 8 World Ocean Day. Events in

Cannes; Surrey, British Columbia; at Monterey Bay Aquarium in California; and Seattle Aquarium, among others. www.theoceanproject.org/wod/

June 13-15 New York Yacht Club’s

154th annual Regatta. Precedes the Newport to Bermuda race by a week, attracting many of its yachts. Open to yachts 25 feet and larger. www.nyyc.org

June 24-27 26th annual Spring

June 24-27 American Superyacht

Forum, Newport. Hosted and organized by the folks at The Yacht Report, this is the U.S. version of the popular Project held each year in Amsterdam.

Attendance is limited to 300 delegates; cost is $1,220. Ends with a Friday night regatta aboard historic 12-meter yachts. www.synfo.com/asf

Mid-October Volvo Ocean Race begins in Alicante. Only U.S. stop is Boston in mid-May 2009. www.volvooceanrace. org

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Triton Spotters

The crew of M/Y Antithesis at Staniel Cay, Exuma. From left, Mark, Marylou, Fergy and Rob. Photo/Capt. Craig Jones Charter Manager Sharon Bahmer with BoatBookings.com is sitting next to Brigitte Bardot in bronze and a Triton hat. Bahmer was visiting the town of Buzios in Brazil and hiked to the statue of Bardot, who brought notoriety to the town in 1963 when she dated a Brazilian millionaire.

Where have you and your Triton been lately?

Send photos to lucy@the-triton.com.

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Flavor is first, but plating is important, too

CREW TRAINING PROGRAM

think would have hardly needed the guidance.

“I had a fantastic crew on M/Y Argyll,” said Capt. Robert Corcoran, former skipper of that 153-foot charter vessel. He and the crew won the Distinguished Crew Award from the International Superyacht Society last year. “The charters [after the training] were even better than anything we had in the past.”

The key, both captains agreed, was the seemingly simple task of getting crew to sit down and talk to each other about their jobs.

“It’s not magic,” Capt. Corcoran said.

“It’s a better understanding of what

Always remember this: Flavor first, design second.

The art of plating is a personal one.

It is a reflection of who we are as chefs, how we were trained, what makes our souls tick and where our creative decisions are at the moment.

There are schools of thought in plating that Culinary Waves have evolved over the years but Mary Beth none are set in Lawton Johnson stone. If the plate is arranged artistically and properly, a good visual presentation will provide all the important first impressions that set the stage for the rest of the meal.

Great meals also begin with positive sensory and visual impressions.

How does it appeal to the five senses? Does it stimulate your hunger?

Is it visually pretty and stunning?

Where do your eyes fall once the plate is put in front of you? Can you eat it easily? Finally, is it arranged on the plate to let the diner visually encompass all the parts that make up the meal?

With various approaches and plating styles, your food can achieve the balance of art on a plate.

There are several schools of thought involved in plating food and I want to touch on them all as they stand today.

I’ll start with the minimalist approach. Here, it is about seeking the heart or essence of a dish plus the

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Crew members from the M/Y Curt C participate in a team-building exercise led by Joe Noonan last year in the PHOTO COURTESY OF JOE NOONAN backyard of Capt. Ken Bracewell.

Captains laud teamwork boost

By Lucy Chabot Reed Amazing isn’t a word usually associated with crew training. Neither are really good or great.

But those are words captains used to describe the team-building training they received from Crew Synergy, a relatively new leadership training business geared specifically to megayacht crew. And they credit that training with giving them their best charter seasons to date.

“Last summer was the single best charter season I’ve ever had, not for the money or the quality of the charters, but because the crew worked so well together,” said Capt. Ken Bracewell of the 145-foot M/Y Curt C. “Guests said

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Well-thought-out activities help build communication bridges. it; brokers said it. The training was just great.”

Adapted from leadership training courses he developed in the corporate world, Joe Noonan’s Crew Synergy program has gotten rave reviews in the past year from captains many might

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V-Kool has the angle on protecting windows from solar heat Before many of you set sail for the busy summer season in the Mediterranean, join us for our monthly networking event on the first Wednesday in May. This month, we will be gathering at the Downtowner, just south of the New River off Andrews Avenue.

Scott Frischhertz, Smith a former captain, is sponsoring The Triton’s monthly event and will be on-hand to talk about lowering the temperatures in your pilothouse with V-Kool. So join us at the Downtowner on May 7 from 6-8

p.m. for cocktails, embedded with appetizers and some silver. The silver Triton networking great networking. event: May 7, 6-8 p.m. allows visible light Q. What do you to pass though while do? rejecting 94 percent We manufacture and install a clear of infrared rays. Infrared is the largest film for windows that blocks more component of heat from the sun. heat than dark tint. Until now, window V-Kool was invented at the coatings in pilothouses were unheard Massachusetts Institute of Technology of due to the reduction in visible light in the mid 1970s. It wasn’t until 1995 and the increase in reflectivity. V-Kool that the film was incorporated into a is clear, 1 percent less reflective than retrofit application that is mounted to clear glass and rejects 55 percent of the inside surface of glass. solar heat.

It is most commonly installed in Q. How does the V-Kool technology pilothouses because of its clarity and work? How can the coating be clear and low reflectivity but is also installed still block the sun? in any stateroom where you want to V-Kool is made of multiple layers reduce heat. of optically clear polyester sheets Q. How long does the treatment last?

The very first application of V-Kool is now 13 years old and still looks and performs as the day it was installed.

We’ve been installing V-Kool in yachts in South Florida for the past five years.

Q. What does the ‘V’ stand for?

A. It represents the angle at which infrared rays bounce off of the glass.

Q. Working on a megayacht is different than working in a home or on a car. How are your installers trained for marine work?

Being a former captain of 14 years, I’ve trained my marine installation crew in the extra preparation and protection required on the megayacht.

The installation of window film in a yacht takes three or four times longer than a home, as it should.

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Capt. Gianni Brill and Glenda Mitcham.

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Capt. Guy O’Connor, Skip Hitt with Hartman Marine and Capt. Howie Stein with Bradford Marine.

Josh Abrams, center, and friends.

Crew from the M/Y Nepenthe: Engineer Cliton Peterssen, Capt. John Greenwood, and First Mate Nate Maris.

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Training can’t be seen as a punishment for poor performance SYNERGY, from page C1 everyone’s responsibilities are. We all stepped back and talked about it. There are crew who think the captain just sits in the wheelhouse all day. We talked about all the things the captain does in the wheelhouse all day. There was very frank discussion between everybody.”

Getting people to talk is not simple, as any business manager can attest to.

The trick is in making it seem so.

“Crew come from different backgrounds,” Noonan said. “They speak different languages and have different cultures. I’m giving them a common language. For many, it’s the first time they have collective agreement, and that’s powerful stuff.”

Both captains noted that the yachts’ owners were supportive, even if the crew weren’t all enthusiastic at first.

“There was a lot of resistance to the program by the crew,” said Capt.

Corcoran, now skipper of the 77m M/Y Samar. “A lot of them said: ‘We’re a great crew. Why do we need to do this?’”

They were resistant, Noonan said, because they perceived the training as an indication that they weren’t doing their job well enough.

“Both captains have told me that they have seen their crews – the ones who were resistant – using the tools

Back row, from left: Chief Stew Lesa Tourund of M/Y Pyewacket, Bosun David Zahn of M/Y Curt C, First Mate Brendan Roney of Curt C, Chef Peter Ziegelmeier of Curt C, and Joe Noonan, president of Crew Synergy. Front row, from left: Capt. Ken Bracewell of Curt C and Capt. Brendon Pomeroy of M/Y Exact.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOE NOONAN in charters,” he said. “To me, that’s the ultimate compliment that the crew who were resistant to the idea that they could improve were quoting the tools with charter guests.”

One of Noonan’s biggest hurdles to signing up captains and crew has been the realization that the training takes a buy-in from the top: the owner, the captain and the senior officers. Newer, lesser experienced captains might not have the confidence to sit down with a mediator and listen to the crew say what’s wrong with them. But it works.

“The crew is not scared to communicate with me now,” Capt.

Bracewell said. “When you do this, it can be intimidating having people ask you why you do what you do. But then I can say, here’s why I do it. So there was some mediation there that we didn’t know we needed.”

The training can span from a few hours in a classroom to four days onboard or swimming with wild dolphins in the Bahamas. And it’s not just for megayacht crew. The team at The Sacks Group took a one-hour

session in September and has signed up so far for two, longer sessions.

“It’s amazing what he can accomplish in an hour,” said Tamea Graham, director of communications and special projects at The Sacks Group. “He brought a lot of pride back for us and there was an amazing feeling of camaraderie he was able to give us.”

That feeling of camaraderie does work with yacht crew, too.

“As captains, we’re all really committed, but a lot of time, we end up fighting for the owner rather than the crew,” Capt. Bracewell said. “If I’m an advocate for the crew, the crew is a better crew and then the owner is happier. A happier owner makes for a happier crew and it just snowballs.”

For those captains facing resistance from owners or managers to teambuilding training, he noted that crew turnover costs the owner and yacht not only in money but also in pleasure.

Minimizing turnover should be everyone’s goal.

“Boats are boats,” Capt. Corcoran said. “It’s the crew that makes the charter. I can’t say enough about how great it was. I’ve been yachting 24 years and I’ve never seen anything like this.”

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at lucy@the-triton.com.

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Audits can offer peace of mind An audit is an independent review of anything – independent being the operative word.

An audit is required for many nonfinancial areas of the operation of a megayacht, including for things the government regulates such as safety and antiterrorism efforts.

In a financial sense, an audit is Up and Running intended to give Ian Biles some comfort that the figures as presented show a “true and fair” view of what has happened.

It is not intended to conclude information is right or correct; rather, it will allow some flexibility since it is not possible to confirm every dollar spent in every transaction.

It should conclude that there are no material misstatements or errors.

With a financial audit the approach of the auditor will be to review the accounts, or the reports that are based upon them, on the basis that the underlying transactions are accurately and properly recorded. He or she will then check that the accounts as presented actually agree with those underlying records and from there, they will look to see that basic bookkeeping and recording is done correctly.

Finally the auditor will look to see if the financial statements or other forms of report reflect a true and fair view of what has happened and what is the current state of the entity being audited.

The objective of an audit is verification and the intention is to ensure that the information presented can be relied upon.

For a megayacht owner, an audit of the ship’s finances will give him or

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.”

her peace of mind. It will also bolster confidence in the captain and shore managers, if they are involved.

From the captain’s point of view, to know someone has checked the books makes for one less worry. The captain has enough on his or her plate without losing sleep over whether or not the debits reconcile with the credits.

The captain may or may not have met the ship’s budgets. However, he or she can be sure the information is accurate.

The secret of a smooth and troublefree audit is to have good records and easily accessible data that can be retrieved and cross referenced.

Auditors charge by the hour so the less time spent looking for things the better. Before the commencement of the audit it is advisable to speak to the auditors and ask them precisely what information they would like and in what form. If the accounting records on the yacht are kept on computer it would be sensible to send computer printouts and the audit trail to the auditors at their home office. This means that they will conduct much of their work within their office. They will visit the yacht to verify some of the payments and receipts with the original documents kept on board.

They may also want to check that new equipment exists. A yacht visit should be encouraged but the captain should inform the audit staff that he or she is keeping a record of the time they spend on the vessel. Auditors will keep detailed records of their time and the captain is quite entitled to request a copy in order to agree to their invoice.

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 London-based underwriter. Comments on this story are welcome at ian@ maritimeservices.demon.co.uk or +442392-524-490.

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INTERIOR: Stew Cues

Up close and (too) personal: Discretion valuable on board We’ve all been there: involved in a job with a crew member who is difficult to work with or a particularly demanding guest who seems to require such a high level of service that we feel we can’t possibly finish our regular daily tasks.

Everyone responds differently to pressure, and sometimes it’s Stew Cues difficult to deal with Alene Keenan someone who has a different set of internal values than our own.

What’s a stew to do?

First, remember the megayacht you’re working on is a business and you are a part of a close-knit team. You must maintain your professionalism and integrity at all costs.

This can be especially trying for senior stews, because as a department head, you must maintain confidentiality and set an example.

In the process, you may feel that you lose some points on the friendship scale.

Give yourself some credit here because you face some overwhelming challenges that the typical land-based worker does not have to deal with – starting with the fact that you don’t go home at night.

You may be able to go out and have a few martinis with your mates and hash things out, but don’t forget the professional boundaries which must be maintained. Anything you say can and will be used against you, so know that while it can be tempting to vent, exercise restraint.

If it doesn’t come naturally to you, acquire discretion.

When you are discreet, you protect yourself and you honor yourself and others. It is tempting to indulge in harmless gossip but once you do, you let your guard down and may often get carried away and abandon your boundaries.

It is possible to share too much of yourself.

By telling others every injury you’ve suffered, your fondest hopes and dreams, or the intimate details of your private life, you leave yourself open – airy and light – but also open to being taken advantage of, robbed of your dignity, and flooded with inappropriate behavior.

If you gossip about other crew members you will definitely alienate yourself at some point and your mates will learn that you can’t be trusted.

After all, if you talk about others who are not there to defend themselves, what must you say about them when they are not around?

Being discreet is not the same as being dishonest.

Just because you don’t tell everyone you meet your life story, it does not mean you are being dishonest. When someone asks how you are, they don’t necessarily want to know the gory details of your daily existence.

Time will reveal the truth of your character. And living in such close quarters will definitely illuminate most aspects of your personality.

Being discreet is not living in denial either. Sometimes we need to remember that the heart belongs in the chest and not on the sleeve.

Just because you don’t look like a total wreck in the midst of a major disappointment or life transition it does not mean that you are cold or insensitive or dispassionate or that you’re not facing reality. It means you are drawing from your inner strength, and that shows dignity.

Believe me, if you can learn to hold your tongue, you will be richly rewarded. You can burden your coworkers by giving them too much information.

Remember, you have to live together in a sometimes stressful situation for a prolonged period. It can seem like you are living under a microscope as it is even without sharing every quirk of your psyche.

Lighter situations benefit from discretion as well. For instance, you can discreetly refrain from giving a 10-minute excuse for turning down a co-worker’s request. You are entitled to have your opinion without arguing about it.

By keeping small talk genuinely small, you never have to regret having revealed too much to someone you barely know even if you are sharing a ridiculously minuscule cabin with them and listening to your neighbor snore every night for four months straight.

When you are discreet you protect yourself and your honor. You also show respect for others by letting them get to know you on their own terms and one day at a time.

To quote author James Thurber: “There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates and the glare that obscures.”

Let’s all try to keep our dispositions sunny without blinding those around us.

Alene Keenan has been a megayacht stewardess for 16 years. She is the founder of Stewardess Solutions, which offers training and consulting for stewardesses to improve their jobs and careers. Comments on this column are welcome at alene@stewardesssolutions. com.

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Chief Stew Joanne Mill, left, and Stew Eda Meszaros, M/Y Tooth Fairy: ‘Rybovich has been great looking after the crew,’ Mill said. ‘It’s definitely not as crazy as Ft. Lauderdale. There’s a better balance of neighborhoods.’

Meszaros said she liked the beaches. ‘And even though I don’t golf, I follow around and have to say the golf courses are beautiful here. I should take up PHOTOS BY CAPT. TOM SERIO the sport.’

Deckhand/ Mate Alex Macpherson, M/Y Big City: ‘Although I’m working most of the time, I like to go to City Place.

Palm Beach is a nice and quiet stop, laid back, less hustle and bustle compared to Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.

And it’s easy to get around.’

Deckhand Ian Kilgore, M/Y Lady Kathryn: ‘I like to relax at the beach.

I’m from Maine and we do dock locally, so I get to the beach when I can.’

Deckhand Wesley White, M/Y Tooth Fairy: ‘I head to Clematis Street There’s unlimited entertainment and it’s wide open to explore. And it hasn’t been too crowded, like other places we visit. Real nice.’

Stew Clemron Nanton, First Mate Charles Weldon and Capt. Bill Turner shared an amazing story regarding the 103-foot Broward M/Y Trilogy. As Turner explained, the entire yacht underwent a major refit in six weeks at Bradford Marine in Ft. Lauderdale. ‘We were in the yard on October, and in Bimini for the December holidays.’

That’s amazing considering they did almost everything from top to bottom, making this Broward a 1988/2008 model. ‘Kind of like Flip This Boat,’ Capt. Turner said. She looks great, too.

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First Mate Jon Costenbader and Chef/Stew Sally Englert keep the Palm Beach-based M/Y Arrigoderci, a 95-foot Horizon, in pristine condition. Under the command of Capt. Mike Pallance, Arrigoderci will ply the waters between Palm Beach and the Abacos this summer.

Give him a wave, but don’t take his Mate Tate Tucker and Stew Teresa Garrison sit with Capt. Mike Buzzi onboard M/Y Arietta, a Westport 112. picture. He’s a little camera shy.

Arietta is for sale, as the owner now owns two vessels, including a new 130 footer.

Deckhand/ Mate Ashley Newman of the M/Y INXS didn’t get to really chat, but he did offer a smile as he pulled his head away from the outlet box for a moment.

Deckhand/Mate Llewellyn White, left, and Capt. Russ Keys were aboard the M/Y Mirage, a 132-foot Heesen that was among the superyachts that Rybovich Marina hosted. Keys said their itinerary is up in the air as the triple engine, water-jetdrive yacht is for sale.

Until a deal closes, expect to see Mirage around Ft. Lauderdale.

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Mediterranean Seafood Salad Fresh mussels are the starting point for a good dish. Live mussels will close when you tap their shells.

Recipe and photo by Chef Mary Beth Lawton Johnson Serves 8 2 lbs of mussels (can use New Zealand Green Shells if fresh are not available) 1 ½ cups of dry white wine 8 oz of clam juice 2 lbs of calamari, fresh, cleaned and cut into circles and tentacles trimmed 2 teaspoons of fresh minced garlic 2 teaspoons of minced scallions 2 fresh tomatoes, diced small 4 tablespoons of extra virgin Greek olive oil 1 bunch of organic arugula or rocket, washed 2 sprigs of fresh tarragon.

2 sprigs of fresh dill 2 sprigs of fresh chives, chopped 1 lb of Tagliolini (very thin egg pasta) 4 tbsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice 4 Tbsp of fresh curly parsley, chopped Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.

When you buy the mussels, make sure that they are live, and will close when tapped. If they remain open, discard them. De-beard the mussels

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by scrubbing them. Using a large pot, bring the wine and clam juice to a boil. Add the mussels. Cover and shake pan during cooking. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Discard any mussels that did not open. Keep mussels in shells.

Reserve ¼ cup of the cooking liquid.

Discard the rest.

Cook the Tagliolini pasta in boiling salted water until al dente’ about two- three minutes. Drain the pasta water and drizzle a little olive oil over it to keep it from sticking. Toss to separate. Reheat by pouring boiling water over it before serving and draining.

Heat the four tablespoons of Greek olive oil in a pan. Add the garlic and scallions and sauté until tender.

Add the calamari, sea salt, ground pepper, dill, tarragon and chives.

Cook for 3minutes or until calamari turn white. Remove all from pan to a large bowl. Add the wine/clam broth and deglaze the pan scraping up any brown bits. Add the arugula or rocket and sauté until wilted. Combine all the ingredients in large bowl with tomatoes and parsley and squeeze lemon juice over the salad. Toss to combine. Season with more sea salt and pepper.

Serve.

number of components on a plate. It is about cleaner plates with simpler lines. It is not about minimalist tastes; it is the simplicity of a dish.

You must have flawless food for this presentation.

The architectural approach is about drama. Years ago, we saw towers, stacks, pyramids of our food on the plates and the guests had to do battle just to eat. Desserts and dishes were tall, towering and all over the plate.

This process is not dead yet, though it has been refined. Today, it is about reconstructing contrasting elements that you need to carefully layer to create a stunning and harmonious presentation. More importantly, the building should be done to enhance the way the dish is enjoyed. It should not be difficult to eat.

This school of thought is about visually interesting elements that, when combined, offer textural oomph to a plate. When choosing combinations for an architectural presentation, look for elements that differ in appearance, texture and color. The diner will cut through three layers of texture and different tastes when eating the meal.

The artistic approach can be taken to mean an artisan approach to cooking or a more straightforward artistic approach, blending art and science to make sure the ingredients come together perfectly while

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importance of shape and clean lines on a plate and leaves open spaces on a cooking and also plating. plate like the minimalist approach but The artist approach in plating is with greater emphasis on the shape and about respecting the ingredients for arrangement of the ingredients with what they are – a naturalist approach, finishing touches applied. but with added flair. An example would In Asian style, there is an interplay be the fashioning of containers for among shapes and sizes that carries specific foods, such as a parmesan into all of the dishes. Compared to the cheese basket for a mini side salad, or western worlds, the simplicity of form painting with savory liquids on a plate and the importance of lines are evident for garnish. in Asian cuisine. The actual plate itself The artist takes the elemental needs to carry the form of a cooler, fabrics of a dish and makes it into sparser view for the items on the plate.

In Asian-influenced plating, always the dish. An artist will coax the most place a large importance on the plate from the ingredients and the effect to consider shape, size and texture should be natural and never tortured. but remember knife skills also play an The Frenched veal medallion at Chef important role. Knife skills are always John’s in Palm Beach County is a good involved with the Asian influence, example of this style. Chef John Jones which employs 90 degree angles to serves this veal dish with a tuile of a make neat square shapes. Remember, towering tortilla that has holes cut in the Asian/Western style involves it and chive flowers running through shape, shape and more shape. Always the holes. Greenery runs though the remember to take holes, which draws into consideration the eye away from Today, the influences how the color of the main entrée the plate will go that sits in a small of different cultures with the color of mound of mashed such as Asian, African the food. potatoes on a and Middle Eastern The naturalist large plate painted approach involves with several lines play an important role little handling of tomato puree, in this approach. You’ll or play with the thickened beet see Espresso cups filled freshest available juice and yellow food. Under with foam or intensely pepper puree. approach to While flavored soups featuring this plating, you as pretty and very African Bird Pepper or the diner and as architectural, it you’ll see tasting spoons the chef need to looks overdone distinguish what and the eye filled with shards of is on the plate gravitates to the lamb from braised lamb without the mishdecoration. shanks and Israeli cousmash of pureed The or disguised food. cous. contemporary The goal is to plate European style the food closest distills these ideas to its natural state and celebrate the into a harmony of shape, color and ingredients, not mask or camouflage scale. The look of bright colors and bold sauces is modern but the taste of a the natural flavors, textures or colors.

The slow foods movement can rustic classic dish such as lamb shanks be considered part of this approach is definitely old school European. to plating.

This involves searching In the 1970s, nouvelle cuisine swept out natural vibrant and seasonal the American scene with its radical ingredients. presentation and exotic ingredients.

Texture plays an important role in Today, the influences of different the naturalist approach. Always think cultures such as Asian, African and of visual texture when plating this style.

Middle Eastern play an important role Most of the flavors associated with this in this approach. style are built-in, natural flavors and do You’ll see espresso cups filled with not rely so much on sauces except for foam or intensely flavored soups simple pan sauces. featuring African Bird Pepper, or you’ll Most of the dishes used in the see tasting spoons filled with shards naturalist approach are cooked of lamb from braised lamb shanks and using a dry-heat method where in Israeli cous-cous.

Asian plating, the cooking method This approach still centers on the is steaming.

An example is a roasted protein dish, but the plates are lighter Poussin with a rustic tomato and in flavor and the sauces are looser and lighter.

See WAVES, page C11 The Asian approach involves the

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Shape matters: Sauces can be laid artistically WAVES, from page C10 ciabatta bread salad.

The dramatic approach involves those times when a classical or minimalist approach to plating just won’t do. You need a showstopper, a plate that factors in the wow and is over the top.

In the case of architectural plating, deconstructing a plate is bothersome to the eater. The dramatic approach requires tying together the elements that make up the dish. Not everything needs to be edible, like a pineapple top or egg shell, but all do need to be functional in some way.

The appeal of this plating approach is all the possibilities of colorful arrangements. It is a much more open way of plating, but be careful not to sacrifice the essence of the dish for the wow factor.

Chocolate mousse is elegant in itself served naked without all the fuss. If you want a more contemporary and chic dessert, a little shaped container designed for the dish would elevate your dessert to a higher level.

The way desserts distinguish themselves from savory courses can be seen in the dressing of the plate or decorating the plate with sauces, with dustings of chocolate or sugar using stencils and powdered sugar to cocoa powder.

Be sure to pick sauces that complement the dessert.

You can apply all of the schools of thought to dessert presentation to achieve food art such as going vertical with napoleons, or adhering to the minimalist theory by using a few stencils for cocoa powder around a brownie to the naturalist of a red-winepoached pear.

The geometric use of sauces from a squeeze bottle to create spider webs, teardrop shapes and other patterns lends itself in dessert application because whenever the fork or spoon is dragged through the dessert, it is also dragged through the sauces, lending a different take on the texture and sensory appeal of the dessert.

Placement and location in contemporary dessert applications will tell the story of your methods.

Remember the old cliché from real estate: “Location, location, location.”

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. (www. themegayachtchef.com) Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@thetriton.com.

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Respondents who ate in a restaurant an average of eight or more times a month had a higher level of body fat than those who dined out less often. Avid restaurant-goers also had a higher daily intake of calories and fat.

Strategies can make dining out less like pigging out Dining out in a restaurant is one of life’s pleasures.

Soup-to-nuts choices are at the ready to peak our appetites, and unfortunately, to also pack on the pounds. You can see this lip-tohip damage and researchers tell us it’s real, too.

Back in 1999, scientists working at the Take It In Jean Mayer U.S. Carol Bareuther Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston asked 73 healthy men and women ages 19 to 80 to respond to a food frequency questionnaire.

The questionnaire asked how

often participants dined out in any of seven different restaurant types – fried chicken, b­urger, pizza, Chinese, Mexican, fried fish or other.

The results indicated that respondents who ate in a restaurant an average of eight or more times a month had a higher level of body fat than those who dined out less often. Avid restaurant-goers also had a higher daily intake of calories and fat.

Does this mean you have to give up dining out? No, just choose smartly.

No matter what cuisine you choose, here are five strategies when it comes to restaurant eating.

Watch your frequency First, consider how often you eat out. The more frequently you dine out, the more you need to watch your choices and portion sizes. Should you eat out once or twice a month,

and you eat carefully otherwise, you might consider this dining event an opportunity to splurge with delectable food you haven’t had in a while.

Scout the menu ahead of time

The second strategy is to call the restaurant to find out what is on the menu. Ask about the fresh fish special. Find out if they have a “light” selection. Can the chef make simple modifications? Do they carry low fat salad dressing?

Just as you might save up some cash to afford the evening, you might also cut back on your fat or calories for a few days to allow for this larger expenditure. Don’t arrive at the restaurant ravenous or all thoughts of trim eating will vanish once you see that great menu.

Think about fat content

Third, select the most enjoyable dish that is the lowest in fat for your taste.

Fat makes food taste good. Many restaurants can be over-generous with the butter, oil, creamy sauces and fried items.

Think about the fat in each item in your meal.

Make special requests

Fourth, speak up. Question the waiter how a particular dish is prepared. You might get more cooperation if you say your doctor wants you to watch your fat intake.

Make special requests. Perhaps you could ask them to hold a cheese topping or use less oil and butter in the preparation.

Minimize, don’t super-size

Fifth and finally, watch the portions.

Super-sizing has become an American standard. The larger the meal, the more we feel we get our money’s worth. But do you really eat that much food in one sitting at home?

Some single meals in a restaurant could feed a family of four.

One strategy to keep portions in check is to glance at other diners’ plates as you are seated to get an idea of how large the dishes and food servings are. Keep this in mind while ordering.

You might be with a friend who would gladly order soup and split a sandwich, or divide an entree.

When your food arrives, divide everything in half with your knife.

Start eating the first half. If you are satisfied, take the second half home for tomorrow night’s dinner in a “doggie bag” and put it away the minute you get home.

Remember: don’t eat what you don’t want.

Whether you’re eating out or not, it’s important to stop eating when you are full.

A slower eater will feel full after eating less food than a faster eater. It takes about 10 minutes for your brain to register that food is in your stomach.

If you wolf down one plate and grab for a second, this reflex won’t have time to kick in before you’ve eaten perhaps way too much.

Carol Bareuther is a registered dietitian and a regular contributor to The Triton.

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Most investors should stay put despite rocky financial times March was an unsettling month.

Just about anyone with assets outside a piggybank had reason to pause and wonder: What do I do now?

For most investors, the answer is to wait. Now is not the time to recalculate your investment strategy. If you’ve mapped out a Yachting Capital plan, you know there will be Mark A. Cline difficult times in the future, so stick to your long-term strategy based on your goals, personal circumstances, and risk tolerance.

If you understand this, you will be in a better position to ride out this current volatility.

The biggest obstacle to overcome now is the desire to do something in haste because it might feel better than doing nothing. For everyone else, developing a long-term strategy is still the best option.

You should look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy. This is why a common investment technique to consider is Dollar Cost Averaging, where you invest a specific amount of money on a monthly basis. This way, there is no specific timing involved. You typically do this with some type of mutual fund or professionally managed investment.

If you had been consistently buying into the market the past six months, you have been purchasing your shares at a discount and, more recently, a huge discount.

There’s no doubt that a herd mentality is playing a role in the current situation. For example, much of this tempest owes to subprime mortgage-related problems. Although the vast majority of homeowners are not on the verge of defaulting on mortgages, Wall Street is afraid of what could happen, rather than what is actually going on. The spreading fear has caused liquidity – the supply of investable dollars – to dry up and make it rough on the markets because they depend on robust flows of money.

Investors who decide to sell because prices are falling are merely locking in their losses and eliminating opportunities to participate in any market rebounds.

Don’t let widespread fear knock you off your moorings.

Now is a good time to help ensure that your portfolio still conforms to your long-term strategy and to make only the necessary adjustments.

As an investor you should rejoice when markets fall. Think about your own spending habits. How do you make

a major purchase such as a motorcycle or a car? Once you have settled on the model, do you wait for the price to go up or down?

When the markets are up, it’s good news for sellers but not for investors who plan to buy and hold for several years. Buyers like down markets because prices are low.

This is not to say that it’s time to go on a spending spree just because stock prices have fallen. It’s always critical to seek out quality opportunities through careful research to ensure that they are fundamentally strong and appropriate for your portfolio. But during market volatility, such opportunities may be more reasonably priced.

Rough economic times are to be expected and prepared for. If it’s been awhile since your last portfolio review, now is a good time to check your progress and look for opportunities presented by the current challenges.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above a record 14,000 on July 19, 2007, but the party didn’t last long.

By Aug. 16, the Dow hit a four-month low of 12,846 and lingered in the low 13,000s through mid-September based on Yahoo Finance 2007. During this time, many investors may have experienced a wave of conflicting emotions as the market soared and then sank.

The temptation for many investors is to buy when the market is high, betting that it will only continue to climb, and to sell when the market tanks, hoping to limit their losses. The speculation that drives market timing can often cause investors to get in right before a downturn or to flee before realizing potential gains.

The maxim “buy low, sell high” is great advice, but there is no way to accurately forecast the performance of the market. One of the best strategies may not be market timing, but rather simply time. A buy-and-hold strategy can help investors ride out the rough patches and possibly realize a greater return than if they had attempted to time the market, inadvertently missing out on the best days.

The return and principal value of stocks fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. With a long-term outlook on stock investing, perhaps time will help you achieve the goal of buying low and selling high.

Capt. Mark A. Cline is a chartered senior financial planner and mortgage broker. He is a partner in Capital Marine Alliance in Ft. Lauderdale.

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California’s Sonoma County produces top-shelf selections One of the more interesting winegrowing regions of the United States is Sonoma County in California. Many of the wines produced here seem to have a more European flavor than the fruit-dominated wines from nearby Napa Valley.

The Sonoma region covers a million acres, with 12 distinct winegrowing areas as By the Glass well as abundant Mark Darley farmland amid the valleys, mountains, plains and rivers.

The vineyards here are older than those in Napa, with many dating to the early 19th century.

The varied landscape ensures that a wide variety of grapes grow well here, which has led to specialized matching of grapes to soil over time.

Russian River produces some amazing pinot noir and Alexander Valley makes cabernet that is far more approachable than its Napa Valley equivalent.

The prime American Viticultural Areas in Sonoma are Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma Valley, Russian River Valley and Alexander Valley.

Dry Creek Valley is home to a complex variety of zinfandel wines, though there are many cabernet wines to be found as well as syrah.

The zinfandel ranges from huge fruitladen wines to graceful and complex examples. Among the producers in this area are Ridge and Ferrari-Carano both of which are widely available in Florida.

Sonoma Valley has about 40 wineries and is home to two of the greatest winemakers of America: Kistler where chardonnay reaches legendary status, and the small-scale producer Hanzell, which makes quite a breathtaking pinot noir and chardonnay. A larger producer in the region is Ravenswood, known for its zinfandel.

The Russian River Valley is known

for great pinot noir and has about 110 wineries. Situated to the west of Alexander Valley, Russian River is cool, which makes for good pinot noir. The chardonnays are lighter than many others from California and can draw comparison to white Burgundy.

Two highly prized makers of pinot noir include Williams-Seylem and Rochioli. Dovetail is also made here and is attracting a reputation for top-class wines. Among more available wines are Chateau St. Jean, maker of the amazing Cinc Cepage and Chalk Hill where big, oaky chardonnays predominate.

Other good producers include Balletto (which makes a great Gewurztraminer), Martinelli, Paul Hobbs and Rodney Strong.

Finally, the Alexander Valley in the north of the county has a warmer climate and naturally makes good cabernet among the 130 or so wineries there. The highly prized Silver Oak wine is made here, though there is also one made in Napa. Peter Michael also makes a sought-after chardonnay here called Mon Plaisir.

One of my favorite Bordeaux blends is the amazing Legacy, which ages well and is remarkably complex. The 1997 is one of the best American wines I have ever tasted but it is difficult to find. The winery used to be part of Stonestreet, which also makes excellent wines, but it is now deemed to be independent.

Jordan, Rosenblum and Seghesio are also based here.

A couple of good sparkling wines are made in Sonoma, too. Two great examples are J. and Iron Horse.

Sonoma is worth a visit if only to explore one of the more historic wineproducing areas of the United States.

The wines are superb and merit serious consideration at any time.

Mark Darley is a fine wine sales consultant for Universal Wines and Spirits in Miami. Comments on this column are welcome at mark.darley@ universalwines.net.

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LITERARY REVIEW: Well Read

May 2008

Your gift in my final column: five character-driven novels This month, the column will continue the theme of the play list, moving on to fiction selections.

Customers often ask me to recommend something I really loved. Following are five books I always feel comfortable recommending.

Each selection is a characterdriven novel and Well Read presents a unique Donna perspective on a Mergenhagen universal theme.

Although diverse in style, each writer is a craftsman.

I fell in love with “Ahab’s Wife, or The Star Gazer” at the first line: “Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last.” Author Sena Jeter Naslund tracks the life of character Una Spenser in a period fraught with religious crises, initial moves toward women’s rights, and the questioning of slavery. In essence, it is a memoir of a life fully lived and experienced in spite of tragedy and the pressures of convention. Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” provides not only a spouse, but also other references for Naslund to weave into the plot.

“The Old Man and the Sea” is a seemingly simplistic book about a Cuban fisherman adrift in the Gulf Stream. Ernest Hemingway’s first line, “He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream,” is an illustration of his style in this work. Every word in the short novel has significance. Critics have claimed the story is a religious epiphany, a political allegory or a predictor of the author’s suicide. It is, at least, a story of courage and endurance in a life lived with dignity. In 1953, Hemingway was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for it.

Barbara Kingsolver’s “The Bean Trees” is another deceptively simple book. As with all her work, nature and myth are woven into the story line.

As Taylor Greer flees the constraints of a childhood in rural Kentucky and heads west, she adopts a daughter and discovers surprising resources. The underlying theme of the cycle of life is represented in allegory with a nightblooming Cereus cactus. The final line of the novel is Taylor’s affirmation: “I was the main ingredient.”

A first novel can be a single moment of brilliance or the beginning of a career. Toni Morrison’s first, “The Bluest Eye,” was a harbinger of good things to come. Character Pecola Breedlove is an 11-year-old black child living a destitute existence. She is determined that her life would change if she were able to see the world around her through blue eyes. Morrison’s poetic language provides a vivid reminder that children’s perceptions are developed early and acutely. “Nuns go by as quiet as lust, and drunken men and sober eyes sing in the lobby of the Greek Hotel.”

In the great tradition of art anchored by wedding and funerals, Graham Swift wrote his way to a Booker Prize with “Last Orders.” Although “Last Orders” was adapted to a screenplay, the four friends who honor Jack Dobbs’ last wishes by taking his ashes to sea are best on the printed page. Told in the voices of Jack’s widow (not on the trip) and four lifelong friends, the universal life experiences are tinged with both hope and regret. British vernacular is an adjustment for some but worth the trip from London to the sea because, “It aint like your regular sort of day.”

Many of you know Well Read will be relocating this summer. While we scout new locations, organize a build-out and pack stock, I will be giving up the book column. Thank you to all who have read and, more importantly, commented on one reader’s opinion.

Donna Mergenhagen owns Well Read, a used book store on Southeast 17th Street in Ft. Lauderdale. Comments on this story are welcome at 954-467-8878.

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CMap NT+ Electronic Nav Charts for Mediterranian 5 Chip Set Azores, Western Med And Adriatic. Each $110 or Set for $500 Ad#

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Room for rent in waterfront house with private bath

‘98 Mercury Sable

Room for rent private waterfront home in Pompano Beach pool, kayaks, hispeed Intnrt, cable and private bath. $850. (954) 205 7150

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terrazzo floors, central AC, pets OK, $1600. Tel 954 661 3749 Ad#

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Homes for Sale Cheap Waterfront Condo for Sale: $319,000 2/2, apprx.1200 sf, large balcony. Intra-

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Call 954-296-2557 Ad#

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Palm Beach luxury condo for sale or rent 2 bedrooms + den 2,000 sq ft SALE $539,000 - was $850,000 great birds view; ocean + ITC large terrace, luxury kitchen. www.PalmBeachLuxuryCondo.com Ad#

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Beachfront Condo Gorgeous 3 bed 2 bath at L’Ambiance.

Stunning Tuscan inspired home.

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Many building amenities including oceanfront pool, wine room,spa. Two parking spaces. Call R Purswell, Keller Williams Realty 954-562-8004, www.

RosePurswell.com Ad# 4780

C22 May 2008 Waterfront Home Lowest price for 60 ft of waterfrontNFB Ocean Access. 3 bed 2 bath in Shady Banks. Mostly original condition, great terrazzo flooring, shade trees, 60 ft dock. $399,000. Contact R. Purswell, Keller Williams Realty, 954-562-8004, www.RosePurswell.com Ad# 4781

Sales Jobs

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Help promote Planet Massage on Las Olas for Free Planet Massage is currently looking for a couple of good people to barter services for promotions: for more info.

Contact Mark 954.763.1619

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The Triton

Commercial Marine Sales People Wanted

Announcement

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