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News from Antigua show Concours de Chef competition Crew from 28 yachts crowded the dockyard to cheer on their chefs as they battled for a highly coveted win. 6
Crew show off their charter yachts Things were hopping on the docks as crew showed their entertaining talents.
Charter yachts look to test Southern Caribbean as season evolves By Dorie Cox Hurricanes stir up a lot of things. This year's September storms disrupted many yachts' smooth flow from summer to winter for the annual season that began in November. But about 65 yachts made their way to this year's Antigua Charter Yacht Show and passed through some of the storm-impacted islands. Many stopped in damaged islands, such as Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico, the U.S. and British
Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten/St. Martin, St. Barths and Anguilla. Although most of the yacht captains we spoke with in Antigua want to support these islands that are usually on their itineraries, many will just stop in. Most will spend the bulk of the season in less frequently visited islands. These captains are both positive and realistic with expectations. With years of experience in the Caribbean, Capt. Greg Russell often gets questions about where yachts should go.
Antigua Marina Nights gallery Costumes, food, music and fun fill the night. He brought M/Y Vixit, a 173-foot Swedeship, to the Antigua show from the BVI, where the yacht usually stays in Virgin Gorda, and he knows the yacht can handle a season in impacted islands. But the decision is not up to him. "We just don't want to give a false sense to the clients. They have expectations," Capt. Russell said, "and we don't want to disappoint them." There are signs that this season feels
See CARIBBEAN, Page 38
Frugal captains save, but would splurge if could From the Bridge Dorie Cox
When captains look at a yacht, they see line items in a large budget. From the first cup of coffee in the morning, many are preoccupied with saving money for yacht owners. And that was right where this month's Triton From
the Bridge lunch discussion started – with single-serving coffee systems. "That comes out of the crew budget," a captain said. "They're not very cost effective; we go through hundreds. Say there are 20 crew, figure they cost about 45 cents and use about 100 capsules a day. That's a lot of coffee." [Individual comments are not attributed to encourage candid discussion; attending captains are identified in the
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accompanying photograph.] These coffees are one example of the details captains examine when it comes to the yacht's budget. "It's a smaller expense compared to what we spend, but I ask new crew if they drink coffee," a captain said. He laughed as he added, "If not, that leaves more for me."
See BRIDGE, Page 26
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Obituary Engineer remembered as ‘driven’ Friends and family say Jimmy Cascella was a hard worker who loved to help people. 7
Career Sticky situations to stir up talk A few awkward scenarios that can happen to yacht crew 22 – what would you do?
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