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Sales, refit tax breaks underway

Where in the World Newport Charter Yacht Show Best Chef honors at Newport competition go to Ian Gabbe, M/Y Renaissance

By Dorie Cox Two of Fort Lauderdale’s largest yachting centers are the first to get final approvals to activate Foreign Trade Zones. Both Lauderdale Marine Center and Bahia Mar Yachting Center received the FTZ designations June 7. As many as a dozen more companies are in line to achieve the same.

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See FTZ, page 5

Yacht owner experience defines budget From the Bridge Dorie Cox

Some yacht owners are in it because of their love of boats. They have spent a lifetime on the water, steeped in yachting traditions. For another group of owners, boating is completely new.

"I had a new-to-yachting owner that saw the yacht as a floating condominium," one captain said. "He was not interested in the boat itself."

We asked a group of captains whether they prefer working with new or veteran owners at this month's Triton From the Bridge lunch. Many of them said they enjoy working with an

See BRIDGE, page 24

The crew of M/Y Rena, a 145-foot NQEA yacht, brought Bermuda's pirate history to life during theme night for first time charter guests in June in Bermuda for America's Cup events. See more from Bermuda on page 11.

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A half century and still all in the family for RPM’s Rubano

By Dorie Cox Every day, Joseph J. "Joe" Rubano scrolls through his online calendar list of 63 employees to see who has a birthday or anniversary. The chairman, and former owner, of RPM Diesel Engine Co. and Diesel Services of America then picks up the phone to make his personal calls to each one.

"This guy doesn't work for us now, but he may come back," Rubano said as he pointed to a name on the screen. “I call him, too. One of our best employees left once, but he came back. He said the other boss didn't smile."

Rubano also carries a small laminated list in his shirt pocket in case the computer is down. The names are important to the 87-year-old. Each name represents a member of his family.

Fort Lauderdale-based RPM and DSOA have grown in the sales and service of diesel engines and generator sets since 1961, when Rubano joined with his sister Marie's husband, Spero Mulligan. Mulligan's original partners, George Reynolds and Ed Pauly (the R and P of RPM), had left the business they all started in 1956.

See RUBANO, page 36

Victoria International Marina offers larger yachts a new option in British Columbia.

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Contents

July 2017 The-Triton.com

What’s Inside News 1 Captains lunch 1,4 News 10 Fuel prices 8-9 Business News 6 Obituary 32 Boat / Broker News 34 Marina News 35 Technology News

31 Storm’s a-brewin’ out there.

Operations 31 Sea Science 30 Diesel Digest 29 Rules of the Road

Interior

Where in the World 10 Victoria International Marina 7 Newport Charter Yacht Show 11 Bermuda 46 Triton Spotter

20 Top Shelf 20 Crew’s Mess 21 Stew Cues

34 First one in.

Write to Be Heard 40 Letters to the Editor

Columnists Career 28 Crew Coach 16 Taking the Helm

Crew Health

23 Take It In 27 The Yachtie Glow 19 Sea Sick 11 Front row seats for the races.

Events 12,13 Triton event photos 39 Calendar

Editor Dorie Cox, dorie@the-triton.com Associate Editor Susan Jobe, susan@the-triton.com Publisher Lucy Chabot Reed, lucy@the-triton.com Advertising Sales Lucy Chabot Reed, lucy@the-triton.com Production Manager Patty Weinert, patty@the-triton.com

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News Briefs Fort Lauderdale boat show secure

The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show will continue to be held at Bahia Mar Resort and Marina for the next 30 years.

The location was ensured in an agreement between show owner, Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF); show producers, Show Management/Informa Global Exhibitions; and Rahn Bahia Mar developers. The deal replaces the current lease, which was set to expire in 2020.

“In terms of the show’s continued success, this agreement is a critical component that gives permanency and certainty,” Phil Purcell, CEO/president of MIASF, said.

The 58th annual show is scheduled for Nov. 1-5. It is reported to have a statewide economic impact of $857 million with more than 100,000 attendees.

“We’ve made a significant investment in the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and we are committed to ensuring its status as the best and largest in-water boat show in the world,” Ken McAvoy, executive vice president

at Informa, said in a press release.

“Without the long-term guarantee of the Bahia Mar property, we simply would not be able to do that.” Informa Exhibitions, owner of the Monaco Yacht Show, bought Show Management for $133 million in March.

Australian industry calls for support

The Australian marine industry has extraordinary potential – it just needs to be unlocked. That was the consensus at the Australian Superyacht, Marine Export & Commercial Marine Industry Conference (ASMEX) held in Queensland in May. Much discussion among the 260-strong industry professionals in attendance centered on the Australian Superyacht Industry Economic Impact Study and its findings that the industry contributes $1.48 billion (AUD $1.96 billion) to the Australian economy.

The industry faces a lack of understanding and support from government authorities at all ends of the boating and yachting spectrum, according to delegates. From manufacturers to captains and service

providers, the room called for specific regulation acknowledging the marine industry's special place in Australia’s economy and social history.

Kevin Merrigan, CEO of brokerage house Northrop & Johnson, counseled the industry to look at Florida's model of simple and low taxes, standardized agreements and development of the charter market, which has made yachting the second largest industry in the state behind tourism.

Trial on in Cheeki Rafiki deaths

A British yacht manager is on trial for the deaths of the S/Y Cheeki Rafiki sailing crew in May 2104. Douglas Innes, 41, is charged with four counts of gross negligence manslaughter, as well as two charges of failing to operate the yacht in a safe manner – one against him and one against his company, Stormforce Coaching Ltd. Both Innes and the company have pleaded not guilty to all charges in Winchester Crown Court, where trial began June 7.

Skipper Andrew Bridge, 22, and crew James Male, 23, Steve Warren, 52, and

Paul Goslin, 56, died when the Cheeki Rafiki lost its keel 720nm east-southeast of Nova Scotia. The 40-foot (12m) Beneteau, managed by Stormforce Coaching, had been returning to Southampton from Antigua Sailing Week. The boat was eventually found, but the bodies of the crew were never recovered.

The father of one of the four S/Y Cheeki Rafiki crew testified in court about the harrowing experience of learning his son was lost at sea, according to British news sources.

Graham Male, father of 22-yearold James Male, said he was sent a photograph of the upturned boat with the life raft intact.

"I knew as soon as I saw that life raft in there," he said.

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch, which investigated the incident, reported that photos showed the aft keel bolt of the four was rusty, and could have been fractured.

Prosecutors said Innes was more interested in saving money than protecting the inexperienced crew of the doomed yacht.

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Refits to gain with imports; brokers with showing, sales FTZ from page 1

working with Customs officials to meet requirements that include restricted access and monitoring of boats and The designations will alleviate duty parts. Bahia Mar will work with a and taxes on imported parts and boats, company that will track each vessel’s and will likely be a financial benefit for movements, including sea trials and/or builders, dealers, brokers and the refit travel into another zone. industry, said George Whitehouse, Bahia Mar requests two weeks director of business development at notice to prepare activation of the zone, LMC. according to Megan Lagasse, general “It is like a boat show year round,” manager at Bahia Mar. She said she Whitehouse said. expects the worldwide yacht industry The foreign trade zone designation to take advantage of the designation benefits to the yachting industry since Bahia Mar is home to the Fort include: Lauderdale International Boat Show.

In major refit projects, duties can be deferred on all imported parts while the This year’s show runs Nov. 1-5, and the location was recently secured for the yacht is in the zone. next 30 years [see news brief on Page 4].

Once the project is complete, the “It will positively affect the yachts, vessel must depart the U.S. to avoid yacht owners paying required and yacht duties or taxes brokers on those items. because they All boats will not have in the zone, to pay the duty including on ‘for sale’ foreign-flagged vessels when vessels, can be bringing them shown to U.S. into the U.S.,” buyers for sale and conduct Bahia Mar Yachting Center, above, and Lagasse said. sea trials.

Lauderdale Marine Center are set as “They will also ForeignForeign Trade Zones.

TRITON FILE PHOTO be able to show the vessel for made new sale to U.S. residents. Before, they were builds can be brought into the zone unable to do so.” without the need to pay the typical The entire Bahia Mar Resort and 1.5 percent import duty. New builds Marina property was given the FTZ brought into the U.S. within the past designation, however only certain areas three years can use the FTZ designation will be activated as clients request them to file for a refund on previously paid for both in-water slips and upland duties. properties, Lagasse said.

Vessels can come and go as needed The actual operator of the FTZ is from the zone to accommodate owner the Marine Industries Association of trips or charters.

South Florida (MIASF), which was LMC serves as both marina and approved by the U.S. Department of boatyard, and Whitehouse said the Commerce late last year. Karen Reese, zone will not only benefit builders the FTZ administrator for the city of and dealers, but the entire brokerage Fort Lauderdale, said the 16-site marine community for large yachts. LMC industry subzone under MIASF is the also expects a boost in refit work at first recreational marine foreign trade the property, which offers 60 on-site zone in the United States. contractors for a variety of marineBahia Mar has high expectations. related services.

“We are hoping that the brokers and A boat can come into the FTZ owners use this designation to their slip and get anything imported, from advantage,” Lagasse said. “And we couches to engines, straight to the boat, hope that this will encourage more U.S. Whitehouse said. residents to become yacht owners.”

“No duty or taxes are paid,” he said.

“That could be substantial if it’s a big Dorie Cox is editor of The Triton. refit.”

Comment at dorie@the-triton.com.

Both LMC and Bahia Mar are

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Eng. Matthew Carscadden’s smile, attitude remembered

By Dorie Cox Eng. Matthew Carscadden, 27, died June 6 in West Palm Beach, Fla., after being removed from life-support machines. He was found unresponsive five days earlier and transported to a local hospital under cardiac arrest with oxygen deprivation to his brain.

Mr. Carscadden was from the United Kingdom and most recently worked as an engineer on M/Y Silver Cloud, a 134foot (41m) Abeking & Rasmussen.

His father, Gary Carscadden, who served in the British navy, said his son came into yachting naturally, having grown up among ships, the sea and engineering. He attended Chichester College and Southampton Maritime Technology Centre, both in Hampshire, England. He also served an apprenticeship as a marine engineering technician with British Aerospace Systems, where he worked on vessels ranging from minesweepers to aircraft carriers. After a family vacation in Florida as a teenager, he felt that the wider world had more to offer him and decided to pursue a career in yachting, his father wrote in an email.

Mr. Carscadden earned his STCW95 in England and flew to Fort Lauderdale in late 2011 to stay with his father's friend, Mark Geddes, a former yacht engineer and now marine surveyor with Patton Marine Surveyors, whose wife Stacey owns Crew4Crew.

"What I remember most is his little cheesy grin and laugh," Mark Geddes said. "I was his godfather and knew him since he was born. Everybody liked him."

After several years on M/Y Silver Cloud, Mr. Carscadden left to experience work on other yachts. He was employed as a deckhand on M/Y Passion, a 173-foot (53m) Swedeship; a temporary 2nd engineer on M/Y You & Me, a 154-foot (47m) Heesen; a deckhand on M/Y Koi, a 115-foot (35m) McMullen & Wing; and on M/Y Kisses, a 174-foot (53m) Feadship. He also did daywork on M/Y Kimberly II, a 141-foot (43m) Mondo Marine.

"But a chance meeting with the Silver Cloud in the Caribbean led to him rejoining," his father said. "He always felt that he belonged on her more than any other yacht."

Chef Stuart Kennedy shared a cabin with him on M/Y Silver Cloud last year.

"He was one of my favorites,"

Eng. Matthew Carscadden, seen here in an undated photo, most recently worked as engineer on M/Y PHOTO PROVIDED Silver Cloud.

Kennedy said. "Matt was one of the most pleasant, nice and good-hearted people that you meet. He was positive, respectful and a team player.

“He loved his food, particularly chicken-wings Buffalo-style,” Kennedy added. “But he was notorious for snoring like a bear."

Bosun Bongani Mabena of M/Y BG, a 154-foot (47m) Feadship, met Mr. Carscadden years ago in a crew house.

"He showed me the ropes," Mabena said. "If wasn't for his help, I would have left the industry a long time ago. He was always there if someone was down — he would bring cheer to their face and motivate them, tell them there are jobs out there."

Peg Garvia-Soffen of Yacht Crew Connection met Mr. Carscadden about four years ago.

"He fit into the industry; he was definitely a people person and always ready to lend a hand," Garvia-Soffen said. "He was such a good worker and always had a kind word to say."

Mr. Carscadden had recently visited his family in London. "He was so full of joy about his achievements and the yacht's upcoming planned trip to Greenland, and maybe even a chance to transit the Northwest Passage on Silver Cloud," his father said. "It felt like he had made it to his destiny after leaving England six years earlier.

"He lived for a life at sea, he loved his job and was a proud crew member for a yacht and owner whom he thought were the best in the business," his father said.

"It was clear to me that Matt was going to be a career yachtie."

In addition to his father, he is survived by his mother, Sam, and a sister, Maisie. A funeral is scheduled for July 6 in Hampshire, England.

Dorie Cox is editor of The Triton.

Comment at dorie@the-triton.com.

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Newport Charter Yacht Show WHIP IT UP Taking top honors as the Best Charter Yacht Chef at the Newport Charter Yacht Show was Chef Ian Gabbe of the 116-foot M/Y Renaissance.

Gabbe, near right, cooked his way to the top with a steak with parsnip puree and chocolate mint sauce. Chef Jean-Marc Masson, middle right, of the 120-foot M/Y BW was runner up, and Chef Daniele Messina, far right, of the 112-foot M/Y Frisky Lady took third. Other competitions at the show, held June 19-23, included tablescaping, signature cocktail and designer water events. Captains and crews also participated in an educational seminar, a drone-flying competition and a party and awards PHOTOS/JENNIFER TINKOFF dinner.

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Business Briefs Triton expands editorial team

Fort Lauderdale-based Triton Publishing Group has hired veteran South Florida editor Susan Jobe as associate editor of The Triton. Jobe has been a news editor for more than 26 years and was previously with the South Florida SunSentinel for 16 years.

She will work with The Triton’s pool of Jobe expert columnists, edit freelance writers and manage incoming news releases.

“I’m proud of the publication,

grateful to be joining an awesome crew, and stoked about the fun, adventurous, sea-loving community we serve,” Jobe said.

Jobe joins Editor Dorie Cox to help The Triton continue to grow. Founding editor Lucy Chabot Reed has taken over as publisher. Combined, they have more than 75 years of journalism experience.

“Having Susan in the newsroom is integral to our ability to cover the news that’s so important to yacht captains and crew,” Cox said. “As we continue to rise out of the economic downturn, there is a lot of news that needs our attention.

Susan’s efforts have already made it possible for me to focus on the critical work of paying that attention.”

Southgate to Ocean Management

Pete Southgate has been named director of yacht management USA with Ocean Management, a division of Ocean Independence. He is in the Fort Lauderdale office.

"Ocean Management, based in Switzerland, is further expanding into key yachting hubs, including Monaco, South of France, UK and the U.S.," Southgate said. "My role is to serve clients this side of the pond and to lead in the development of management activities in the United States and worldwide."

Southgate most recently served as director of operations for Fort Lauderdale-based Wright Maritime

Group, a position he held for nearly four years, after being with the Maritime Administration of the Cayman Islands.

Dutch AV opens in Lauderdale

Holland-based audiovisual integrator Van Berge Henegouwen (VBH) has opened its first U.S. office. Branded as VBH USA, the office on 17th Street in Fort Lauderdale will serve as a hub for the Americas and Caribbean. The company also opened a new service office in Antibes, France.

The VBH USA office is under the leadership of Director Michael Silverman, a 20-year veteran of A/V and information technology. Mike Avery, another U.S. A/V veteran, is director of operations.

Van Berge Henegouwen (VBH) has been integrating audiovisual solutions onto yachts for 28 years. Involved in more than 200 projects, the company specializes in entertainment, security, I.T., satellite communication, control system and lighting.

The VBH USA office is located at 1819 S.E. 17th St. (33316) and can be reached at +1 954-281- 8244.

New chief at Ocean Signal

Ocean Signal founder Alan Wrigley has stepped down as managing director, handing over control of his company to Senior Project Manager Neil Jordan, effective June 1. The planned transition was developed to continue the rapid growth of the UK-based emergency and rescue communications business.

Wrigley will continue to work with Ocean Signal on special projects and on a consultancy basis.

Jordan was appointed senior project manager in April. He has more than 20 years experience in the maritime and land electronic safety beacon industry.

For more information, visit www. oceansignal.com.

Triton’s Reed named MIASF chairman

David Reed, owner of Triton Publishing Group, was elected chairperson of the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, a trade organization based in Fort Lauderdale with more than 400 members. He will assume the role July 1.

Other officers elected to the 20172018 board of directors are: Vice Chairperson Jim Naugle, former mayor of Fort Lauderdale and principal of Jim Naugle & Co.; Secretary/Treasurer Doug West, president at Lauderdale Marine Center; and Immediate Past Chairperson Danielle Butler of Luxury

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Newly elected board members are: Megan Lagasse, marina manager at Bahia Mar Yachting Center; and Marieke van Peer, Suntex Marinas’ regional manager for Florida's east coast. Re-elected were: Jimmie Harrison of Frank & Jimmie’s Propellers and James Brewer of Derecktor Shipyard.

Board members Kristina Hebert of Ward’s Marine Electric and Paul Engle of Bradford Marine retired off the board.

Joseph “Joe” Rubano of RPM Diesel was honored with MIASF’s prestigious Golden Anchor Award for a lifetime of industry contribution and achievement during the association’s annual dinner meeting in June. (Read more about his career on page 1.) Project Awards of Excellence went to the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) for the dredge of the Intracoastal Waterway from 10 feet to 17 feet, and to the eight sponsor companies that collaborated with MIASF to build a Habitat for Humanity home: High Seas Yacht Service, Denison Yacht Sales, Ward’s Marine Electric, National Marine

Suppliers, Frank & Jimmie’s Propeller, Advanced Mechanical Enterprise, Maritime Professional Training and Neptune Boat Lifts.

Individual Awards of Excellence also were given to Christine Battles of Advanced Mechanical Enterprises for her years of dedicated volunteerism, and John Mann of Bluewater Books and Charts for his service to the association and industry.

The Frank Herhold Memorial Scholarship, in honor of MIASF’s previous long-serving executive director, was awarded to Nova Southeastern University graduate student Allan Anderson for his extraordinary work with coral populations.

Van Peer joins Suntex

Marieke van Peer has been named regional manager of the east coast of Florida for Suntex Marina Investors.

Van Peer will be in charge of most of the Florida Loggerhead marinas acquired by the company in May. She will manage Palm Beach Gardens, Hollywood, South Lantana, Aventura, Vero Beach, Jupiter, Riviera Beach, Lantana and South

Miami.

Van Peer was most recently marina manager for Island Gardens Deep Harbour marina in Miami and previously marina manager at Miami Beach Marina. She has also managed the Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale.

"We're bringing the marinas up to the next level with customer service," van Peer said. "Our goals include streamlining systems, renovations, expanding a couple of marinas, fixing slips, and some major facelifts. It's exciting."

She received her GCSE from Oxford Cambridge and is certified as a marina manager and she is a member of the board of directors of the Marina Industries Association South Florida.

“Marieke is a welcome addition to our management team,” said Ron TenEyck, vice president of operations, Suntex Marinas, in a press release. “We are constantly trying to gain fresh insight in how to improve the experience for our members. With her incredible background, hands on knowledge of the inner workings

of marinas and membership of the Marina Industries Association board of directors, she will give us a valuable fresh perspective. We are eager for a long and prosperous partnership.”

– Dorie Cox

Show Management hires VP

Show Management, producers of Florida's five largest boat shows, has appointed Mary Bender to the position of vice president of consumer marketing. Bender is chairwoman of the Public Events Council for the International Association of Exhibitions and Events and has 17 years of trade and consumer event experience.

NJ hires new crew services associate

Jacey Stornetta has joined Northrop & Johnson as crew services associate.

She has seven years of industry experience as chef and chief stew. Prior to yachting, Stornetta worked as a wine representative in Napa Valley. She also built and ran an event and floral design company while attending college.

She has a degree in marketing from California State University, Chico.

10 Where in the World Today’s fuel prices Prices for low-sulfur gasoil expressed in US$ per cubic meter (1,000 liters) as of June 15.

Region

Duty-free*/duty paid U.S. East Coast Ft. Lauderdale 509/536 Savannah, Ga. 468/NA Newport, R.I. 499/NA Caribbean St. Thomas, USVI 768/NA St. Maarten 730/NA Antigua 695/NA Valparaiso 540/NA North Atlantic Bermuda (Ireland Island) 601/NA Cape Verde 443/NA Azores 494/1247 Canary Islands 710/1137 Mediterranean Gibraltar 435/NA Barcelona, Spain 576/1,116 Palma de Mallorca, Spain NA/1,320 Antibes, France 446/1,332 San Remo, Italy 643/1,669 Naples, Italy 629/1,565 Venice, Italy 674/2,037 Corfu, Greece 561/1,351 Piraeus, Greece 494/1,306 Istanbul, Turkey 583/NA Malta 697/1,295 Tunis, Tunisia 460/NA Bizerte, Tunisia 465/NA Oceania Auckland, New Zealand 513/NA Sydney, Australia 522/NA Fiji 630/NA

One year ago Prices for low-sulfur gasoil expressed in US$ per cubic meter (1,000 liters) as of June 15, 2016 Region Duty-free*/duty paid U.S. East Coast Ft. Lauderdale 459/493 Savannah, Ga. 483/NA Newport, R.I. 658/NA Caribbean St. Thomas, USVI 704/NA St. Maarten 584/NA Antigua 505/NA Valparaiso 520/NA North Atlantic Bermuda (Ireland Island) 552/NA Cape Verde 437/NA Azores 493/1,093 Canary Islands 674/729 Mediterranean Gibraltar 489/NA Barcelona, Spain 452/1063 Palma de Mallorca, Spain NA/1,099 Antibes, France 455/1,285 San Remo, Italy 594/1,558 Naples, Italy 549/1,514 Venice, Italy 553/1,778 Corfu, Greece 569/1,265 Piraeus, Greece 525/1,214 Istanbul, Turkey 602/NA Malta 670/1,500 Tunis, Tunisia 452/NA Bizerte, Tunisia 456/NA Oceania Auckland, New Zealand 449/NA Sydney, Australia 488/NA Fiji 532/595

*When available according to local customs.

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Victoria marina opens for yachts this summer

By Alison Gardner

After more than 30 years in the making, the $17.8 million Victoria International Marina is on track to welcome guests in August.

Situated in the protected middle harbor area of British Columbia’s capital city, this 28-slip luxury yacht facility is a dream come true for its owner, Community Marine Concepts, and for vessels wanting to explore the Pacific Northwest coast.

“It is a great opportunity for larger recreational vessels,” said Capt. Patrick Batchelder of the 164-foot (50m) M/Y Invader, which has made its home base between Victoria and Seattle for the past two years.

“There are not many options in the whole of B.C. that service larger yachts, particularly those requiring 480v power,” he said. “Yacht owners and captains have had to think as far out as five or six months to secure a slip. But with the introduction of more berthing options, vessels may well decide on making Victoria the first stop on their way up north.”

The marina accommodates yachts between 65 feet and 175 feet with a range of onsite amenities, including state-of-the-art security and technology.

Wi-fi is available, and there are dedicated crew facilities, activities and a crew club.

Slips may be reserved for daily moorage (three-day minimum) and on a monthly lease (three-month minimum).

Options for an annual lease or a lease for up to 40 years are available.

The marina also offers 24/7 concierge services to assist visitors in exploring metro Victoria and beyond with guided tours, fishing trips and outdoor adventure excursions. The area offers more than 15,534 miles of coastline to explore, from the southern tip of Vancouver Island to the British Columbia mainland and the hundreds of islands in between, as well as open ocean waters to Haida Gwaii and north to Alaska.

“Everyone knows how beautiful and varied B.C. is, that’s why they come year after year," said Capt. Jaimie Wakeham, co-owner of Northwest Yacht Support of Vancouver. The company works with recreational vessels from 62 feet to 240 feet to provide services and personnel for large yachts in the Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Alaska.

“The only downside to cruising in the area is finding adequate moorage and shoreside facilities, particularly for

An artist’s rendering of Victoria International Marina, above, shows that it will accommodate yachts up to 175 feet when it opens in August.

Capt. Jaimie Wakeham’s company, Northwest Yacht Support, offers superyacht services and personnel for recreational vessels cruising the Pacific Northwest.

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The marina offers 24/7 concierge services to assist visitors in exploring metro Victoria and beyond with guided tours, fishing trips and outdoor adventure excursions. vessels over 100 feet,” Wakeham said.

“This marina is really checking all the boxes with a world-class facility.”

The marina is steps from downtown Victoria, a walkable city with a picturesque inner harbor surrounded by museums, hotels, restaurants and shopping. It is 30 minutes to the Victoria International Airport, and there is catamaran ferry service from

downtown Victoria to downtown Seattle, as well as regularly scheduled floatplane and helicopter services from the harbor. Also, a walk-on luxury catamaran ferry was launched in May to provide service between downtown Victoria and downtown Vancouver.

“Large yacht services will now spring up around the increased traffic, improving the local economy as well as making the whole Pacific Northwest even more appealing for vessels and crew," Capt. Batchelder said.

Alison Gardner is a freelance writer in Victoria, British Columbia. Comments on this story are welcome at editor@ the-triton.com.

For more information visit www.vimarina.ca

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Bermuda FAST AND FUN Yacht crew were in Bermuda for the country’s first hosting of the America’s Cup and other racing events between mid-May and mid-July.

PHOTOS/CAPT. BRAD BAKER AND CAPT. KENT KOHLBERGER

IN OUR COVER PHOTO: M/Y Rena crew are (front row, from left) Stew Jessica Moore, Chef Amelia Reames, Stew Julia Nordevik, Eng. Justin Jones, Capt.

Brad Baker, (back row) Chief Stew Jo Bell, Deckhand Nick Brown, Bosun Ross Bogard and Mate Rob Fregeolle.

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bout 100 captains, crew and yacht industry professionals navigated rain storms to join The Triton and organizers of the refit conference on the first Wednesday in July. Attendees enjoyed homemade chili and beverages at The Triton’s office in Fort Lauderdale, where representatives from the two-day refit seminar were on hand to answer questions about next year's event.

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bout 175 captains, crew and industry professionals joined The Triton to network with United Yacht Transport on the first day of summer in Fort Lauderdale. Pizza and cold beverages made for a relaxed evening to meet and greet during the regular semi-monthly event.

See the calendar on Page 59 for more industry events.

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Editor’s note: There will be no Triton networking events in July. Join us again on Aug. 2.

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Text on your own time, not on the boss’s dime for yacht safety fully comprehend this, but with more than a few scars from my early boat Owner’s View maintenance days and even some Peter Herm recently (alcohol involved), I can tell you from experience that you need to pay attention. A phone is a distraction.

This article is about the now Yes, we are all addicted to those ubiquitous smartphone and the crew “dings,” but if you are a professional management challenges it creates. The on someone’s payroll, they have to be editors were kind enough to ask me to ignored until off duty. I don’t mean wait address this topic, not because of my until you put the brush down – I mean delicate management skills (none), but wait until your “dings” can be checked rather my strong opinions on the topic. on your time, not mine. The “dings” can A friend of mine was killed recently wait or you can walk. Harsh? while texting and driving. Dumb and a Maybe, but consider these U.S. terrible shame, but a lesson for all of us. statistics gleaned from the web: Smartphones are amazing l 11 teens die every day as a result of devices. We can check the weather in texting while driving.

Ulaanbaatar, find old girlfriends from l According to an AAA poll, 94 high school and see the instant replay on percent of teen drivers acknowledge the the baseball game. Who needs an AM dangers of texting and driving, but 35 radio? My nephew even met his new percent admit to doing it anyway. wife on some app. Smartphones are a l 21 percent of teen great tool, without drivers involved in question. But in the Yes, we are all fatal accidents were crew world, there is addicted to those distracted by their a time and place for cellphones. everything. If you ‘dings,’ but if you are l According to the are on someone’s a professional on National Safety Council, payroll, texting someone’s payroll, cellphone use while your girl/boyfriend they have to be driving leads to 1.6 is not working – ignored until off duty. million crashes each and not safe, in year, many cases. l Nearly 330,000 Driving through injuries occur each year from accidents Dunkin Donuts today, I watched as the caused by texting while driving. kid taking out the doughnut trash, two l 1 of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. bags in hand, stopped in the middle is caused by texting and driving. of the parking lot, whipped out his l Texting while driving is six times smartphone and furiously pounded more likely to cause an accident than away on the screen. Perhaps it was a driving while drunk. job-related emergency: They ran out of l Answering a text takes away pink sprinkles and wanted him to run your attention for about five seconds. to Walmart to buy more? Or maybe Traveling at 55mph, that's enough time it was his stockbroker with an urgent to travel the length of a football field. update on one of the stocks in his l Texting while driving causes a 400 Euro portfolio? I don’t know, but I am percent increase in time spent with eyes reasonably sure it was neither urgent off the road. nor important, and probably not what Is there really anything so important his boss wanted him to be doing at that moment. I would guess he was supposed on your phone that you should risk injury to yourself or your fellow crew to be taking out the trash, not texting.

On a boat, a crew’s smartphone is for members? Or waste my money? I doubt it. Have a great summer, look me up in personal time. It is not work; it is play. the Adriatic. I am the fat guy on the aft Play with it on your break, during your deck texting while checking emails on meals – whenever it is not the paycheck my computer. But not working! writer’s time. That time should be spent Bow west and high tide only! working, not setting up your hookup for tonight.

Peter Herm is the pen name for a veteran There is also, of course, the issue yacht owner who is an entrepreneur of safety. A lot of what crew does is based on the East Coast of the U.S. dangerous. People get killed or injured Comment at editor@the-triton.com. on boats every day. Most owners don’t

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Leaders encourage accountability with actions as well as words Taking the Helm Paul Ferdais

Leaders are under a microscope, whether they realize it or not. Many followers will not even realize that they pay as much attention as they do to their leader’s actions. A leader’s conduct, as much as their words, can communicate what is acceptable behavior and what is not. In a not-so-subtle example, if a captain tells the crew not to drink and drive, but is later seen doing exactly that, then the captain is actually conveying that it’s OK to drink and drive, despite what is said.

When challenged with crew who display unacceptable behavior or do not perform to expectations, a good place to start is with self-examination. Are we sending the wrong signals by acting in a way that may be contradictory to the standards that we think we’ve set?

Fundamental to leadership, accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, either personally or by people

we’re responsible for. This means being answerable for the consequences, however they may turn out. If we recognize that we haven’t been walking the walk, then we must hold ourselves accountable for negatively influencing the behavior of others.

If we find that we are the problem, we must begin by first taking responsibility for not following our own rules. Next, it’s important to reconfirm what the standards of behavior really are. Then we must ensure at all times that what we do isn’t contradictory to what we say.

The role of a leader includes setting an example, whether we do it consciously or not. If a leader lies, cheats or steals, then that behavior over time can become common and expected by followers. It can also become acceptable in the mind of crew members to do those things themselves. Conversely, behaving with honesty and integrity, and displaying accountability and responsibility will also influence how crew members behave.

I meet many up-and-coming crew who have goals of moving into a leadership position. Many believe that

being the leader means being able to do whatever they want. I challenge those individuals to ask themselves if they are prepared to accept the level of accountability that goes hand-inhand with being a leader. Are they ready to be responsible for not only their own actions, but for the actions of their entire team? Are they willing to take ownership of their work, as well as the work of others, and face the consequences of success or failure?

As a leader, there’s no part-time accountability. If you accept a leadership role, then you’re accountable. It’s like being pregnant – either you are or you aren’t. Sometimes, avoiding accountability comes from a fear of being wrong or looking foolish. Genuine leaders won’t let that fear hold them back from doing what needs to be done.

Here are five ways to help build accountability as a leader: 1. Set clear expectations. Establish concise goals, responsibilities and consequences of action, or inaction – and do it early.

2. Encourage autonomy. Give crew as much freedom as possible to do their

jobs once they’ve been given appropriate training, demonstrated their skill and performed to the necessary level.

3. Give as much support as possible to the crew – give a hand or answer questions. Over time, this will be less and less necessary.

4. Give as much information as is appropriate. Don’t leave anyone in the dark. If something will help the crew do their job better, tell them. They will be more willing to admit to mistakes if they know the whole story.

5. Provide resources – money, tools and training. If the necessary resources have been made available, blame for a poorly executed job will be more difficult to pass on to someone else.

Part of a leader’s role is to help develop accountability in others. When crew see their leader making an effort to be accountable, it will encourage them to be accountable too.

A former first officer, Paul Ferdais is founder and CEO of The Marine Leadership Group (www. marineleadershipgroup.com). Comments are welcome at editor@the-triton.com.

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If your yacht is headed Down Under, better know Aussie rules The Agent’s Corner Capt. Deb Radtke

This past month I had the opportunity to visit Cairns, Australia.

We were hosted by the Superyacht Group Great Barrier Reef. This gave me the opportunity to sit down with Carrie Carter from Carter Marine Agencies and ask what yachts need to know before going to Australia.

What about visas?

All non-Australian and non-New Zealander crew are required to hold a Subclass 408 Activity Visa prior to the vessel arriving into the first Australian port. These are available online for a 3-month stay without sponsorship.

All nationalities can apply, but some may be required to provide additional information. The online application will require you to upload supporting documents: passport, employment contract, etc. This can be difficult, given

vessel satellite connections, so hiring an Australian agent to submit visa applications for you can be a great idea.

For those who need a visa for more than 3 months, sponsorship is required prior to submitting the individual crew applications. Again, it pays to engage an agent’s help. When applying for stays longer than 3 months, some nationalities will be required to have a chest X-ray and medical – it’s not possible, though, to list which nationalities since each application is

judged on its own merits after it has been submitted and assessed.

What about dogs aboard?

Many owners like to travel with their canine companions. While it is possible to bring a dog into Australia, obtaining an import permit is required because of strict biosecurity regulations. Dogs arriving without an import permit run the risk of being sent to Melbourne’s quarantine facility at the owner’s expense, being immediately exported or being euthanized. Each case is judged on its own merits, but it is highly recommended to get the import permit in advance rather than risk losing a beloved companion.

What about the boat?

Now onto the vessel – what are the requirements for a foreign-flagged yacht to cruise in Australian waters?

Australian authorities require a minimum of 96 hours’ notice of a vessel’s arrival into the first Australian port. The Australian Border Force requires filing of a Small Craft Report, which includes crew, alcohol and equipment lists. It is also a declaration of firearms and ammunition.

Biosecurity requires notification of a vessel’s arrival within 12 to 96 hours of reaching the first Australian port. If a foreign-flagged vessel is only calling through an Australian port or staying for less than one week, it has the option to remain under biosecurity surveillance, which means it remains on “international” status and will not be required to strip the vessel of all quarantine risk material. A quarantine waste disposal will be required on arrival and prior to departure.

A vessel can instead opt for “coastal” status, which means stripping the vessel of all quarantine risk material at the first Australian port. Once a vessel obtains coastal status, it is free to travel in Australian waters and is not subject to any further biosecurity intervention.

The Australian biosecurity website provides a list of what can and cannot be brought into Australia. An agent can also provide a list of permissible items.

We appreciate Carrie’s assistance with this information. She can be reached at carrie@cartermarine.com.

Capt. Deb Radtke owns American Yacht Agents in Fort Lauderdale (www. americanyachtagents.net). After 16 years of working on yachts, she found her niche shoreside assisting vessels visiting the U.S. East Coast and Great Lakes. Comments are welcome at editor@the-triton.com.

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Yachting life calls for vigilance in avoiding sun-damaged skin Sea Sick Keith Murray

This morning I am getting ready to head out for fun in the sun on my boat.

Although I really enjoy the feel of the sun, I also realize the dangers. So, I’ll be wearing a big hat, a long-sleeved T-shirt and lots of sunscreen.

I realize that most of my readers also spend a lot of time on the water and in the sun. For more information on harm the sun may cause, I contacted Dr. Joseph Francis, a board-certified dermatologist in Palm Beach County and a specially trained skin cancer surgeon practicing in Atlantis and Jupiter, Fla. Dr. Francis is also an avid boater and fisherman.

“During my dermatology residency in Virginia,” Dr. Francis said, “we sometimes had patients bused in from neighboring states. Medical specialists can sometimes be scarce in rural areas.

I can remember one particular patient who took an eight-hour bus ride because he was concerned about a spot on his neck that I could easily tell was benign. However, he did have a skin cancer on the bridge of his nose that he did not notice. This is a recurring pattern now that I continue to see in private practice.”

Dr. Francis offers the following tips to identify skin lesions that may be of concern. He points out that this is in no way a substitute for regular visits to a board-certified dermatologist.

Dr. Francis’ 10 tips: l Look for anything that appears and grows quickly. l Look for a lesion that bleeds and doesn’t heal. l Be suspicious of lesions in sunexposed areas: scalp, ears, nose and lips. l Basal cell carcinomas can often have a pearl-like appearance. l If you’ve had something removed, be aware of changes around the scar such as redness, scaling and blood. l Lots of patients with skin cancer tell me that they notice blood on their pillows or sheets. l With pigmented lesions, such as moles and freckles, watch for asymmetry, uneven or notched borders, diameter greater than a pencil eraser, or different shades of black, brown, tan, red, white or blue. l Some advanced skin cancers can be

very painful or itchy. l Beware of hard painless lumps beneath the skin on your neck – they could be enlarged lymph nodes. l Any pigmented lesion that bleeds, itches or changes in width, height or color should be shown to your doctor.

Here are answers from Dr. Francis to frequently asked questions: Q: What kind of sunscreen is best ?

A: It’s important to understand the difference between sunscreen and sunblock. Look at the ingredients before using any product. Sunscreens contain chemicals that absorb UV radiation.

Sunblocks (also confusingly called “physical sunscreens”) contain minerals such as titanium or zinc that block UV radiation from reaching the skin.

Sunblocks can offer broader UV protection than sunscreens. However, sunblocks are usually thicker and messier (think of the lifeguard with zinc oxide on the nose). Newer sunblock formulations offer transparency with broad spectrum protection, which is usually what I recommend.

Watch out for the ingredient PABA, which can stain clothing and cause allergic reactions. Also, I have seen people develop horrible skin reactions to old or expired products.

I am also a big proponent of sunprotective clothing. When I am out on the water, I wear a hat that covers my ears and a long-sleeved, breathable, sunprotective shirt.

Q: Is SPF 100 better than SPF 15?

A: Technically, yes – but the actual difference is miniscule. The AAD recommendation is to use a broadspectrum sunscreen that is at least SPF 30 and to reapply it every 2 hours.

Q: Is the sun bad for my skin?

A: Lots of sun exposure can cause premature aging (sun spots, wrinkles, thinning of the skin) and skin cancer.

However, UV light can be used to treat conditions such as jaundice, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, lichen planus, etc.

It is also how your body naturally produces Vitamin D. My opinion is that sun exposure is OK in moderation.

Trained as an emergency medical technician, Keith Murray now owns The CPR School, which provides onboard CPR, AED and first-aid training as well as AED sales and service (www.

TheCPRSchool.com). Comments are welcome at editor@the-triton.com.

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Coconut & Thyme short crust pastry Top Shelf Chef Mark Godbeer

Over the past few years, my preference sheets have become more and more restricting as awareness of popular food trends and allergies increases. This means that either I split myself in five and make individual meals for everyone, or I make dairy-free, vegan and gluten-free appealing to everyone.

This recipe, which is vegan and dairy-free, has some hidden benefits as well. By replacing the butter with coconut oil, we add the health benefits that coconut oil offers (healthy support for brain and heart, skin, immune system, metabolism, etc.) with absolutely no sacrifice in taste or consistency. The filling can be either savory or sweet, and the flour can even be replaced with a gluten-free alternative. This recipe makes 10 mini muffin-sized pies.

Healthy is the way forward, so get on board with it and make it delicious.

Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for rolling) 1/2 cup fresh thyme leaves (no stem) 1 tsp. kosher salt

1 tsp. fresh cracked black pepper 1 cup coconut oil (not liquid form, chill it a little to reach a more solid state) 5-10 Tbsp. cold water Optional: 1/4 cup egg wash (or milk, or water) for binding and glazing pastry.

Place all ingredients except the oil and water in a food processor and blend for one minute. Add the coconut oil and blend again for 30-60 seconds, until the texture resembles that of bread crumbs.

Set the food processor to low speed and slowly pour in the cold water a little bit at a time. The dough will form a ball and come together – this is when to stop adding water.

Remove the dough ball from the food processor, wrap it in cellophane and (ideally) let it sit in the fridge for at least one to two hours.

When ready, place the dough on a floured surface and roll it out until it is 1/4" thick.

Cut 4" rounds, place them in a greased muffin tin and bake them blind (using parchment paper topped with weights or dried beans to prevent the pastry from bubbling up and to create a protective barrier so we can place a filling into our pies).

Bake at 375⁰F for 15 minutes, remove the parchment and beans, and add the desired filling (see note on fillings below).

Roll out 10 rounds of dough, each 1/2" thick and 3" in diameter, and place them over the filled parcels. Use water (or an egg wash or milk, if not vegan) with a pastry brush to seal the lid to the base and poke a few holes in the pastry tops to allow moisture to escape while cooking and to ensure a crisp pie top.

Add a little more water (or egg wash

or milk) to the tops of the pies and a sprinkle of sea salt, then bake for a further 20-30 minutes at 375⁰F, or until golden brown.

Serve immediately or cool completely and freeze.

Note on fillings: You can be creative with the fillings, depending on the dietary restrictions at hand.

The pictured pies are filled with curried potatoes, sweet garden peas, fresh cilantro and reduced coconut cream. This fragrant filling totally detracts from the fact that these are vegan. By simply braising the potatoes slowly in coconut cream with sautéed onions and curry spices, then adding the cilantro and garden peas when the coconut cream has reduced by half, there could not be an easier filling with such flavor yield.

I have also used such fillings as charred leek with kale and feta; blistered tomato with smoked mozzarella; and a cooked mixture of 12-hour braised lamb shank with spinach, mushrooms, red wine Demi and feta.

Mark Godbeer has been a yacht chef for more than 10 years (chefmark godbeer.com). His recipes are designed for the owner and guests. Comments are welcome at editor@the-triton.com.

Ground Philly Cheese Steak Crew’s Mess Capt. John Wampler

On a delivery from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago on a 68 Sea Raya, we found ourselves delayed near Paducah, Ky. The upper Mississippi River was above flood stage, and we needed to wait a week for the river to come down and debris to clear. Even after the river falls to normal levels, a lookout on the bow is required to watch for “lunkers” — logs bobbing up and down at the surface. The Mississippi-Illinois river portion can be perilous.

While sitting at Green Turtle Bay Marina, it is easy to borrow

the courtesy car and dine ashore, blowing the per diem budget on restaurant fare. So I try to come up with creative ways to stretch the provisions onboard to keep the crew satisfied. This month’s recipe uses items normally found aboard and is simple to prepare.

Ingredients: 1 lb ground sirloin 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. black pepper 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 2 T bsp. butter 1 onion chopped 1/2 bell pepper, chopped 1 small serrano pepper, chopped 8 slices of Provolone or Muenster cheese

8 slices white bread Brown the ground beef in a skillet.

Do not break up the meat too much — leave pea-sized or larger chunks. Add salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce, and mix well.

Once cooked, remove the meat from the skillet.

Next, using the same skillet, add butter, bell pepper, serrano and onion. Cook until browned and caramelized.

Return the meat to the skillet and mix well. (If you like mushrooms, now would be the time to add them.)

Add cheese and as it melts, mix well.

Serve on lightly toasted bread, with your favorite sides. Enjoy, JW.

Capt. John Wampler is found on www.yachtaide.com and has worked on yachts for more than 30 years.

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Vodka is hip again – and not just for sticky sweet cocktails Stew Cues Alene Keenan

Most of the students in my introductory cocktail course are barely old enough to drink. Often the first distilled spirit they will enjoy is vodka because it lacks the strong flavor of gin, rum, tequila or whiskey, and it mixes easily with sugary juices and sodas that disguise the taste of liquor in their cocktails.

We all know vodka is made from potatoes, right? Well, yes – but vodka can be made from the distillation of many other fermented products as well, such as cereal grains, grapes, sugar, rice and even horseradish. (Note: Vodka cannot be made from bacon, but it can be flavored with it.)

Vodka has been around since before the Middle Ages and, like most spirits, was originally mixed with herbs and considered a medicine. Countries in the Vodka Belt – Russia, Poland, Sweden, Norway and Finland – hotly contest who invented it, but its origins are hard to pinpoint since borders in the region frequently changed.

Vodka’s popularity comes and goes.

The retro craft cocktail movement that focuses on pre-Prohibition drinks had pretty much banned it from the menu.

But I am happy to say that it is making a comeback. One example is the recently revived Moscow Mule, which was first documented after the end of Prohibition in the late 1930s.

Vodka’s proud history includes many iconic drinks: the Screwdriver, Sea Breeze, Long Island Iced Tea and Bloody Mary. Those younger than 25 may drink vodka and Red Bull; for the slightly older set, the vodkatini craze is still going strong. Most recipes consist of a vodka base modified with sweet liqueurs and sugary juices, such as the Cosmopolitan, Espresso Martini, Appletini and Lemon Drop.

Vodka is not the bland drink you may think it is – it’s stylish and sophisticated, and those who drink it because they like the flavor are ahead of the curve. Here are some artisanal distilled varieties, categorized by what they are made from.

Wheat: Ketel One, Grey Goose, Absolute, Esme, Vox, Effen and Sky. Wheat vodkas are often light, with a crisp texture and a peppery flavor.

Potato: Chopin, Luksusowa, Grand Teton, Glacier Idaho and Vikingfjord are considered fuller and more aromatic, with a creamy texture.

Corn: Smirnoff, Tito’s, L’Chaim, Deep Eddy and Rain are sweeter, with a medium soft texture.

Rye: Belvedere, Square One Organic, Xellent Swiss and Starka have a medium soft texture and a spicy taste.

Barley: Finlandia, Han (barley and rice), Purity and Wild Knight have a lighter, soft texture and spiciness.

Fruit: Ciroc (grapes), Soplica (grain with fruit and nuts), Kleiner Feigling (figs) and Crystal Head (peaches and cream corn) are fruit vodkas often combined with other products. They have a medium, crisp texture and often have hints of citrus.

Others: Some vodkas are made with sugar cane, such as Down Under from Australia. Kissui from Japan is made with rice, Glen’s from the U.K. is made with beets, and Hrenovuha from Russia is made with horseradish.

Having grown up in Wyoming, I have a soft spot for the mighty bison. It should come as no surprise that one of my favorite vodkas is Zubrowka Bison Grass vodka from Poland, which is distilled from rye and infused with bison grass. It has notes of vanilla, cinnamon, coconut and almonds. It is usually mixed simply with fresh apple juice, but here are some variations: French Bison-tini: 1 1/2 ounces Zubrowka, 3/4 ounce of Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur, 1 3/4 ounces pineapple juice. Shake ingredients in a Boston Shaker and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with one frozen raspberry dropped into the glass.

Envy: 1 ounce Zubrowka, 1/2 ounce Midori melon liqueur, 1 ounce green tea liqueur, 1 ounce fresh lemon juice, 1 ounce pineapple juice. Muddle 6 mint leaves and 1/2 teaspoon sugar in a mixing glass. Add ice and remaining ingredients and shake. Strain and pour over fresh ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and mint leaves.

Alene Keenan is lead instructor of yacht interior courses at Maritime Professional Training in Ft. Lauderdale.

She shares her experience from more than 20 years as a stew in her book, "The Yacht Guru's Bible: The Service Manual for Every Yacht", available at www. yachtstewsolutions.com. Comments are welcome at editor@the-triton.com.

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Liven up the menu with some homegrown Florida ‘fugly fruit’ Culinary Waves Mary Beth Lawton Johnson

I call it “fugly fruit” — you know, those odd-shaped or prickly things that sometimes look like a furry family pet that needs to be walked. I’m talking about fruits that grow right here in South Florida, in our own backyard.

They are categorized as subtropical fruit (common subtropicals are lemons, limes, mangos and oranges). They can be eaten unprocessed and without added sugars — a terrific pitching point for someone stuck on sugar cravings.

Fugly fruits can be found in Florida farmers markets, Caribbean grocers and sometimes even the big chain stores. So get out of that bananas-berries-melons rut. Try serving these instead: Atemoya is a light green fruit with white fleshy pulp and lots of dark seeds. It grows in Florida from May to June, with some harvesting in August and September as well. The flower of this plant starts off as female and ends up male upon maturation five to six

months from blooming. When ripe, the fruit turns a light yellow and the pulp is sweet with a custard-like consistency.

Guava, commonly found in the Bahamas and on certain Caribbean islands, is round or pear-shaped, with a yellow skin and flesh ranging from pink to red. Once cooked, the flesh is pink.

It’s mainly used in breads, jams and cakes, or made into paste.

Bread fruit is actually native to the Malay Archipelago. It has a green exterior, a large conical to round shape, and is patterned with polygon-shaped bumps that smooth out upon maturity.

It grows on trees and is a staple of many subtropical locales. The more mature the fruit, the softer it becomes. It’s ripe texture can range from Camembert to mashed plantains, but when unripe it is hard and very starchy. Treat it like you would a potato — peel and cut up, boil, broil, grill, mash, or use it to make breads and cakes.

Longan is spherical in shape and brown to light tan in color. The pulp is flavorful and sweet, and it has one seed. It usually grows in Florida from February to April.

Lychee, which resembles a mini porcupine, grows in Florida from May to mid-July. It is usually pink to red on the outside, with a milky white flesh on the inside and one nut.

Mamey sapote is berry-shaped, with up to four seeds, depending on the variety. The skin is brownish, and the flesh is reddish or pink. It usually grows in summer, fall and winter, but when it will ripen depends on how it is cultivated.

Sappodilla is a round, brown, scurfy-appearing fruit with pulp that is light brown to brownish red to yellow.

The tree is an evergreen, and the fruit ripens on the tree from May through September. In Florida, however, it can ripen all year long.

Budda's hands are long-fingered, yellow citron fruit that looks like a human hand with fingers. It is commonly found in the imported fruit section of markets, but it is also grown in non-frost areas of Florida or in greenhouses. It’s often used in liquors as flavoring or in room deodorizers. It can be zested for baking or sliced up for salads – there are a lot of uses for this

fruit. Simply slice off a finger. (Sounds horrible to say, doesn't it?) The aroma of this fruit is prolific and it is well worth having one sit on your counter.

Tamarind is mainly used in chutneys, sauces, beverages and curries.

It is a cinnamon brownish, seeded pod with a velvety feel. This tree normally grows from South Florida to the Keys, and it can reach heights of more than 90 feet. You can usually find tamarind paste and pods in grocery stores.

Sugar apple is green and either heart-shaped, round or conical in appearance. The leaves are rounded, hairy and overlap each other, and can be pulled apart when ripe. The pulp inside is creamy white with a custard consistency, and it has several brown seeds. The fruit ripens midsummer through winter, and not all fruit ripens at the same time. The flavor is sweet, hence the name sugar apple.

Mary Beth Lawton Johnson is a certified executive pastry chef and Chef de Cuisine and has worked on yachts for more than 25 years. Comments are welcome at editor@the-triton.com.

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Healthy foods can be deadly if safe handling is overlooked store-bought salads and sandwiches.

Oysters, fruits and vegetables can also be Take It In carriers of this virus. Norovirus is highly Carol Bareuther contagious.

Campylobacter is most commonly caused by improperly cooked poultry What do chicken, turkey, cucumbers – or by eating something such as raw and peanut butter have in common? If fruits or vegetables that have come in you answered healthy, nutrient-dense contact with a kitchen counter, sink or foods, you’d be correct. After all, food cutlery that hasn’t been washed well is supposed to be good for you. In fact, after encountering raw poultry juices. we can’t live without it. Yet sometimes Fever, nausea and watery diarrhea are it’s food that makes us sick – really sick. warning signs of this foodborne illness.

These four foods were the culprits in E. coli some of the worst contamination foodborne illness has proved deadly, outbreaks in the U.S. Keep cold foods cold, especially when a in recent history. hot foods hot and don’t child or senior or The good news is leave cooked food at someone with a that there are ways room temperature for serious pre-existing to protect against medical condition foodborne illness. longer than two hours. gets infected.

Foodborne Undercooked meats illness, commonly and raw dairy products can harbor these known as food poisoning, happens bacteria. Lettuce, alfalfa sprouts and when food is contaminated with one of unpasteurized apple cider have become several organisms that cause a range of symptoms spanning from mild stomach harbingers for E. coli through contact with the feces of infected animals. The upset to death. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1 in 6 Americans result is bloody diarrhea and possibly kidney failure that can lead to death. are affected by tainted food, resulting in Listeria is found most often in deli nearly 130,000 hospitalizations annually. meats and hot dogs, as well as soft On a global level, nearly 1 in 10 people cheeses, ice cream, celery and sprouts. each year suffer from foodborne This germ is especially harmful to illness caused by one of 31 agents that pregnant women and can lead to a include bacteria, viruses, parasites, higher likelihood of miscarriage. Other toxins and chemicals. Among the top symptoms include muscle aches, culprits, according to the World Health Organization, are salmonella, norovirus headaches, stiff neck and fever.

There are five key factors that can and campylobacter. In the U.S., E. coli and listeria have made headline news for help to prevent foodborne illness: 1. Keep it clean. This means sickening several people. washing hands and sanitizing the food Salmonella is caused by bacteria that preparation area. infects the intestinal tract. Symptoms 2. Separate raw and cooked foods. include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

For example, don’t store raw chicken on Susceptible foods are raw meat, poultry the top rack of the refrigerator and fresh and seafood, and raw or undercooked unwrapped lettuce underneath; this eggs. Also, fresh fruits and vegetables encourages potential contamination. eaten uncooked such as salads that 3. Cook foods thoroughly. This have either come in contact with the especially means meats, poultry, seafood aforementioned foods or been handled and eggs. by someone who has salmonella in 4. Keep cold foods cold, hot foods their intestinal tracts and doesn’t hot and don’t leave cooked food at room wash their hands well after using the restroom. Peanut butter can also harbor temperature for longer than two hours.

5. Finally, take care to select fresh salmonella. wholesome foods when shopping.

Norovirus is another foodborne illness than can be prevented by good hand-washing, especially after restroom Carol Bareuther is a registered dietitian use. Vomiting, diarrhea (sometimes and freelance health and nutrition bloody) and stomach cramps are writer. Comments are welcome at chief complains. Foods that typically editor@the-triton.com. transmit Norovirus are homemade or

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From the Bridge Owner’s interest ups fun factor; captains help educate BRIDGE, from page 1 experienced owner, one who appreciates the yacht.

"It's more fun for me with a true yachtsman," said a captain with an experienced owner. “He is excited about the boat and always looking at boats.

He comes from a long line of ownerbuilders."

Individual comments are not attributed to any particular person in order to encourage frank and open discussion. The attending captains are identified in an accompanying photograph.

One captain said working for an experienced owner afforded the yacht a more realistic budget. "He realized what it took for upkeep," the captain said. "It affects the quality of the boat."

But just because owners know a lot about boats doesn't mean that everything runs smoothly. One captain worked for an experienced owner who seemed to forget how much it cost to run one. "He nickeled and dimed me to death," the captain said.

This problem is common with new owners because they don't understanding what is involved in running a yacht, another captain said.

"With new owners it can be hard to get money."

But even when they are slow to

owners, however, that captains do like spend, most yacht owners don't to work with: The ones who let the compromise in regard to safety, captain make the decisions. mechanics, crew living or dockage, a "They hire you to run the boat," a captain said. But he said he did once captain said. wait years to do interior work that was The use of the terms “old” and “new” badly needed for charters. needed to be clarified, one captain said.

There is a another combination of There are old owners — old in age or old characteristics that work well. "They in tradition, custom don't have to know and knowledge. about boating, but they have to Whether it’s the owner And there are new owners — new to understand what or captain who takes the the industry or the job entails to be lead to educate varies. young owners with a a good owner," he One captain takes that lifestyle of boating. said.

"Old or new is not One captain responsibility himself. a matter of age," a who worked for ‘We need to find out captain said. an owner who what fits with them "It has nothing had owned many and learn how much to do with years,” boats said the they want to know,’ another captain challenge was not agreed. “I had a firstthe budget, but crew he said. ‘I like to keep time owner, an older relationships. The them informed and in guy, with his first owner knew about communication.’ yacht." yacht ownership Years of boat and customs, but he ownership do not began to let them automatically make lapse, the captain for a great yacht owner, the captain said. said.

He once worked for an experienced "Things were too relaxed and it owner who admitted he was “a horrible became too familiar with the crew," he boat owner.” said. "Now the owners prefer for the If presented a choice, would captains yacht to have more formality." prefer a veteran or someone new to There are some new-to-boating

boating?

"At this stage in my career, I prefer an experienced owner," a captain said. "It is a lot of work to break in a new guy."

Another captain agreed and said, "You have to work to earn their trust.

They're quick to fire and haven't had enough experience to realize it's hard to find a good captain."

Captains optimize relationships

Often captains don't get to choose what type of owner they work with, so several have learned how to facilitate the owner-captain relationship.

"It's our job to manage their expectations," a captain said. "Figure out why they are in the business. Whether your guy wants to know about the boat or, like my guy, spends five minutes in the wheelhouse and is gone. Find out what they enjoy – that's what your job is."

Whether it’s the owner or captain who takes the lead to educate varies.

One captain takes that responsibility himself.

"We need to find out what fits with them and learn how much they want to know," he said. "I like to keep them informed and in communication."

Occasionally the owner leads the way.

"Some owners say, 'Here's exactly what I want'," a captain said.

But when an owner is less familiar with boating, the captain needs to step up.

"I think we should educate them on what they need to know," a captain said.

There is no way for the owner to understand why the boat needs to replace something not yet broken, why another crew member is needed onboard or why a yard period is necessary unless the captain explains it, he said.

"This is how we earn their trust and confidence," he said. "If we don't interact with them, they won't know. We need to look for opportunities to keep them in the loop."

One captain worked for an owner with a lot of personal boating experience, but he still took the lead. "I hope I'm teaching the owner," he said.

No matter how strong the education and communication lines are, though,

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From the Bridge some owners – old or new – don't want to know how or why the yacht runs.

"I had an owner that didn't want to know anything," a captain said.

The captain was concerned the owner would be upset when crew were fired, but instead learned that the owner did not want to know details, only that the position was filled. "I told them I had to let go the chef and stew. The owner shrugged and said, 'We've got to eat.'"

One captain worked with a new-toyachting owners that initially wanted to be involved in running the yacht. But as time passed, that changed.

"I started to fire a crew and they asked why," the captain said. "I said, 'Do you really want to know?' and they said no.”

"Owners have to mature, too," he said.

Often it is a matter of learning to communicate on both sides. One captain talked about his early years with a novice owner. "I was wet behind the ears at the beginning and we grew up together," he said. "We faced a lot of battles and we made lots of mistakes on both sides."

The captain told of a trip where he had a complete vessel failure: "I took responsibility, handled it, and at the end of the day, I said, 'That was bad.' The owner agreed and said, 'But I'm keeping you because of how you handled it.’ We learned to manage expectations. It's a tough job."

Handover help

It can take time for owner-captain relationships to mature and sometimes crew change before that happens.

Everyone in the group hopes to get tips during a yacht handover that can make their job easier.

"I hope to get personal information on the owner, like don't hit them up with questions before 10 a.m.," one captain said.

"Or make sure the books are in good shape because the details of the finances are important to him," another captain said.

Or when is the best time to talk with the owner about important yacht decisions – for example, not when certain guests are onboard, a third captain said.

Even seemingly small bits of advice can help the new captain have a good start. One captain said he learned an

July attendees of The Triton’s monthly From the Bridge lunch in July were, from left, Capt. David Gies of M/Y Themis, Capt. Jeff LaCombe of M/Y Hi Life, Capt. Randy Steegstra of M/Y Wanderlust and Capt. Gregory Clark of PHOTO/DORIE COX M/Y D’Natalin IV. owner prefers just one question in each email with the topic in the subject. "That way he can search for it."

But an owner’s relationship with

a departing captain may not be the same as with the incoming captain.

One captain shared a handover where the new captain and crew assumed the

captain left because relationships had soured.

"Often leaving a boat is a bad situation," he said. "There were no problems; I explained that the owner and I had come to an impasse. And I explained enough of what had happened to me to be helpful without causing brain damage."

"A handover should always be positive," another captain said.

"You should explain that this is what worked for me, but this may not be the same for you," he said. "It helps to have the insight from a previous captain."

No matter if the owner is new to boating or not, the job of captain is the same.

"Both old and new owners can be a pain, but not if we remember the ultimate goal is to make sure they're happy," a captain said. "I can't say which one is better, it's very individual."

And he offered some advice.

"Get to know them and find out how to fit their style with yours," the captain said. "I had one who wanted to be a problem-solver, to be involved in how things worked. But some owners want solutions, for you to handle it without him."

Dorie Cox is editor of The Triton.

Comments on this story are welcome at editor@the-triton.com. Captains who make their living running someone else’s yacht are welcome to join in the conversation. Email us for an invitation to our monthly From the Bridge lunch.

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Attitude of gratitude makes first Atlantic crossing memorable Crew Compass Melissa McMahon

I’m known as the bucket list girl back at home, and the yachting industry has helped me live up to that name, without a doubt. One of the things I always wanted to accomplish was crossing the Atlantic Ocean. I’ve seen pictures of friends doing it, I’ve stared at it multiple times on a map, and I’ve had it unmarked in my little bucket list notebook for some time now.

This past spring, I had the opportunity to check that one off. I flew down to West Palm Beach to join my

next boat, which was leaving for the Mediterranean in three days. During my interview, I heard: Atlantic crossing ... stops all over Europe ... American owners ... private and charter. Done deal for me – sounds good, let’s go yachting!

I said “see you later” to loved ones and moved on board to cruise at sea with 15 people whom I had only just met. I was grateful to not get seasick.

Everyone else on board was tired of the crossing at only Day 8, while I was still so excited about being at sea. (Of course, they had each crossed the Atlantic three or four times already.) The sunsets and sunrises are images in my mind I will hold on to forever.

We were set to work every day

during the crossing because we were coming right out of a shipyard period and straight into the Barcelona Charter Show. Talk about hitting the ground running! We worked late, but we were given breaks during the day to sunbathe or exercise.

At the halfway point, I was waiting for someone to egg me or do some other bizarre thing since I was the newbie crossing the Atlantic for the first time.

Instead, we had a nice crew meal up on the sundeck and enjoyed a view of calm waters.

It was all good – except for the temporary crew member who was on board just for the delivery of the yacht to Europe. She had no enthusiasm and

did not seem to care to do things right or treat the job as though she were permanent crew. Unfortunately, it made more work for the rest of us. We were still having to fix her work even throughout the charter show and the owner’s first visit. She had the “I’m only here for two weeks, who cares?” motto in her mind.

At some points, we wondered whether it was even worth it to have a temp stew. With the extra work she caused us, it might have been easier to just have been down one interior crew.

We were shocked when she asked for more money because she felt she was not being paid enough.

There are people who have been searching for a long time to get a job in this industry, and they even accept salaries well below average pay when an opportunity comes up – yet here was an interior member with no work ethic asking for more money and insisting that she was worth more than what was agreed upon in her contract.

My advice is to take this moment in life and be thankful for it, because there is always someone else out there wishing to be in your shoes. I was in awe of seeing my friends cross the Atlantic. When I was given this chance to experience it myself, I was thankful and enjoyed every moment out there on the ocean. We spend loads of time at dock letting guests off to go explore, or months on end in a shipyard. If I were to wish for one thing better in this line of work, it would be more time at sea.

Melissa McMahon is a stew from Long Island, N.Y. (www.longislandmermaid. com). Comments are welcome at editor@ the-triton.com.

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Battling weight gain on board boils down to simple choices The Yachtie Glow Angela Orecchio

Many stewardesses gain weight while working on board a yacht and then become unhappy with themselves.

It seems unfair since stews are always running around and working up a sweat. How can we gain weight so easily on board? Gaining weight mostly boils down to our daily choices, but the good news is that we have complete control over changing them.

Food consumption With so many options for sweet, savory and fatty foods on board, it’s easy to make unhealthy choices. However, if you want to stay healthy and fit on board, you must resolve that you will take care of yourself first no matter what the temptations are.

You don’t have to miss out on everything, just make sure the majority of your diet is made up of lean, clean and green plant foods.

Build your lunch and dinner plates with healthy whole food carbs, veggies, greens, healthy plant fats and protein.

Recognize that you have complete control over eating healthy snacks and breakfasts, and make sure you plan ahead.

Try drinking water before indulging in a craving because it’s easy to confuse hunger with thirst.

Lack of exercise As strange as it seems, stews often don’t get the kind of exercise we need to stay fit. Sure, we may be moving around all day, but if our heart rates

aren’t raised to a cardio state we might not be burning off as many calories as we should. This is true especially if we’re overeating throughout the day.

When guests are not on board, be consistent with your fitness. Exercise 3 to 5 days per week, targeting different muscle groups and mixing up your cardio. Try alternating between highintensity interval training (HIIT) workouts and steady state cardio, such as running or swimming, throughout the week for max results.

Additionally, don’t underestimate the power of building muscle. Building muscle burns fat, so don’t be afraid of it!

Alcohol We all know alcohol has calories, but are you aware of how much you’re consuming in a week? One bottle of beer can be up to 250 calories or more, depending on the beer. A glass of wine can range between 100 and 300 calories, and cocktails vary considerably.

Apart from the calories, reducing your consumption of alcohol will have other obvious health benefits.

Are calories the enemy?

We need calories to survive and thrive, so they are not the enemy.

Counting calories relentlessly is not the goal either. Having a healthy lifestyle over all is our goal so that we’re vibrant, fit and healthy for the long term.

Angela Orecchio is a chief stew, certified fitness instructor and health coach. This column was edited from her blog, Savvy Stewardess, The Smart Girl’s Guide to Yachting (www.savvystewardess.com).

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A mental map clears brain fog and sets the course for success To complicate things further, he recently found out his girlfriend is Crew Coach pregnant. Whereas with Brian I simply Capt. Rob Gannon encouraged and supported his decisions, Tom needed some guidance. Even more, he needed someone to listen and Frequently when I work with people understand where he is, and not judge on transition and change, the way him on his decisions. After listening to forward isn’t very clear. They just can’t his story, it was clear to me there was see the way because they don’t know no map. He was in the fog, with very where they really want to go. I recently little in the way of navigational tools and mentored two young guys who really skills. This was a young life that could showed me what it looks like to work sail in the wrong direction and find things out with a map and a plan, and itself grounded on a rocky shore. We what it looks like to work things out discussed some possibilities for career with neither. paths. I explained the importance of a The first young man I’ll call Brian. map. What’s the destination and how do Brian is 19 with a very bright and we get there? curious mind. He knows exactly what Tom’s more into cars than the he wants to do with his life for the next nautical scene, so I spared him all my 8-10 years. This always impresses me sailing analogies and took a different with someone that age. I remember approach. I told him he could leave clearly that when I was that age, I didn’t on a road trip without a destination know what the heck I was doing or or a roadmap and he would end up where I was going. Brian’s focus on a somewhere, but there would probably clear, well thought-out direction was be lots of wrong turns and uncertainty. setting him up for a solid future. He Or he could decide on a destination has the map and the plan. He’s going before departing, follow into the Coast Guard. the right map and end up He has committed to exactly where he wanted to the number of years This was a go. A wrong turn might still required and knows young life that be possible, but he would the areas for which he could sail in the have the map to recover his wants to be trained so wrong direction way. that he can take valuable Tom had what he and find itself skills with him after he considered valid excuses completes his duties. grounded on a for why he couldn’t get to I could see and hear rocky shore. some desired destinations. I the excitement and pointed out that if he were enthusiasm as Brian determined to drive to San described his path to Diego, if that were the goal, he probably me. He mentioned that if he enjoys it, wouldn’t stop in St. Louis and say, “This he might consider making it a career.

That would mean after 20 years he could is far enough.” No, it would be, “On to retire from service with pay and benefits San Diego! That’s where I’m going!” I believe Tom gets it now. He knows he at the ripe old age of 39. has to pick a destination and draw out He also was open-minded and his map. thoughtful enough to say that if he It can be easy for anyone of any age found the life wasn’t for him, he would to be unsure what course to steer. But just do the minimum years required with some thoughtful introspection and move on. Music to my ears — start and a clear intention reached, we can the voyage and adjust the sails as you all map out the way to get there. It’s not go. Sometimes the hardest part of magic. It’s not just for a fortunate few; the journey is casting off the lines of comfort and security to head out on that it’s available to all of us. We’re all in the same boat. vast and open sea. I can tell this will not Enjoy the voyage. be an issue for Brian.

This leads to the second young fellow Capt. Rob Gannon is a 30-year licensed I spoke with; let’s call him Tom. We’re captain and certified life and wellness going to the other end of the spectrum coach (www.yachtcrewcoach.com). with Tom. Tom is 18, has dropped Comments are welcome at editor@theout of high school and is struggling to triton.com. make his way in the working world.

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Maritime‘rules’ for good luck show whacky side of seafaring Rules of the Road Capt. Jake DesVergers

Seafaring is one of the world's oldest occupations, so it is only natural that in times when inexplicable events have happened, superstitions have played a major role in providing reasons for their occurrence. The uncontrollable nature of the sea has given way to many a nautical lore, each one as curious as the next.

As long sufferers of this column may remember, years ago, when I was a doe-eyed midshipman with illusions of unlimited adventure, I was subjected to an excruciatingly painful class on the intricacies of cargo stowage and stability. My professor, according to his own statements, had been to sea for centuries. His most famous quote: “Boy, I’ve rung more water out of my socks than you’ll sail upon in your lifetime.”

That gives you an idea of his personality.

After the daily (and painful) twohour class, the highlight of the session was always the last five minutes. This salty old sea captain would entice us with a classic tale centered on the origin of a nautical phrase or superstition.

Here are some that you may or may not know.

Red sky at night “Red sky at night, sailor's delight; red sky in the morning, sailors take warning,” as the old saying goes. A red sunset indicates a beautiful day to come, while a red sunrise indicates rain and bad weather.

Deathly lexis At sea, some words must be strictly avoided to ensure the ship and crew's safe return. These include obvious ones such as “drowned” and “goodbye.” If someone says “good luck” to you, it is sure to bring about bad luck. The only way to reverse the curse is by drawing blood, so usually a good punch in the nose will do.

Lurking sea life A shark following the ship is a sign of inevitable death. Dolphins swimming with the ship are a good sign.

Don't sail on these days Don't sail on Thursdays, Fridays, the first Monday in April or the second

Monday in August. Fridays have long been considered unlucky days, likely because Jesus Christ was crucified on a Friday. Thursdays are bad sailing days because that is Thor's day, the god of thunders and storms. The first Monday in April is the day Cain slew Abel. The second Monday in August is the day the kingdoms of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed.

Superstitious sailors believe that the only good day to set sail is Sundays.

The pirate's look, is a look for me A pierced earlobe on a sailor meant that he had sailed around the world or had crossed the equator. Superstitious sailors wore gold hoop earrings because they believed it brought good fortune.

Some believed that the gold possessed magic healing powers or that it served as a protective talisman that would prevent the wearer from drowning. Tattoos were also seen as lucky. Seafarers would usually tattoo a nautical star on their bodies as the North Star represented a signal that they were nearing home.

Cutting one’s hair, nail trimming, and beard shaving were big no-nos.

Don't change the name of the boat It's bad luck to change the name of the boat. Boats develop a life and mind of their own once they are named and christened. If one does rename the boat, one absolutely must have a de-naming ceremony. This ceremony is performed by writing the boat’s current name on a piece of paper, folding the paper and placing it in a wooden box. The box must then be burned. Once the box is destroyed, the ashes must be collected and thrown into the sea.

Avoid gingers Redheads were thought to bring bad luck to a ship if you happened to encounter one before boarding.

However, if you speak to the redhead before they get the chance to speak to you, you're saved.

Don't kill an albatross Seabirds were thought to carry the souls of dead sailors. It is considered bad luck to kill one. However, it is considered good luck if you see one.

Capt. Jake DesVergers is chief surveyor for International Yacht Bureau (www. yachtbureau.org). Comments are welcome at editor@the-triton.com.

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Using biodiesel blends can mean cleaner seas for years to come Diesel Digest Capt. Jeff Werner

Working aboard a yacht should make every captain and crew member an environmentalist. After all, without clean seas what yacht owner or charter guest would want to go cruising?

With worldwide concern about lowering carbon footprints, how can environmentally savvy crew reconcile making a living on a vessel powered by fossil fuel that pumps its exhaust directly into the water? The answer is clean diesel.

Clean diesel technology marries ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel with highly efficient diesel engines and advanced emission controls to yield near zero pollutants into the water and air.

According to the nonprofit Diesel Technology Forum, “Diesel is the world's most efficient internal combustion engine. It provides more power and more fuel efficiency than alternatives such as gasoline, compressed natural gas or liquefied

natural gas.” The group points out that billions of dollars of research and development have led manufacturers today to produce new diesel engines and equipment to meet the needs of tomorrow’s sustainable world.

In the maritime field, MARPOL Annex VI addresses air pollution from marine engines on ocean-going vessels.

This international convention on ships’ pollution limits the amount of emissions from nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and particulate matter.

Oxides of nitrogen are gases that form when diesel fuel is burned with excess air. Oxides of sulfur are the precursors of acid rain, which has acidified soils, lakes and streams, accelerated corrosion of buildings and monuments, and caused reduced visibility in the atmosphere.

The amount of sulfur oxides is directly related to the amount of sulfur contained in diesel fuel. Diesel particulate matter is microscopic particles and liquids that form during the combustion process. As a result of clean diesel technology, there is a 98 percent reduction in nitrogen oxides

and particulate matter emissions from new engines, and a 97 percent reduction in sulfur in new diesel that drastically curtails the production of sulfur oxides.

On the commercial side of the maritime industry, the Diesel Technology Forum states: “Seaports and river ports are home to many marine vessels and harbor craft that help larger vessels and cruise ships navigate narrow ship channels. Many large seaports are also home to active ferry terminals helping to transport commuters. Inland waterways and Great Lakes ports host a large population of barges and the workboats that propel these crafts.

These ferries and workboats are almost exclusively powered by diesel engines.”

Most of these vessels are using older diesel engine technology. Upgrading or replacing these older marine engines has made it the largest category of types of diesel engines to receive federal incentive funding to reduce emissions.

The Diesel Technology Forum also reminds yacht owners, “Today’s diesel technology does more with less, more work with fewer emissions, using less fuel. Additionally, most diesel engines

today can run on high-quality blends of biodiesel with little modification, as well as next-generation, renewable diesel fuels which offer even further benefits.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, biodiesel is classified as an ‘Advanced Biofuel’ capable of reducing greenhouse gas emission by at least 50 percent.”

Biodiesel blends have at least one advantage over diesel refined from petroleum: Biodiesel has a higher lubricity, resulting in less wear to parts such as fuel injectors. Using a biodiesel blend will make a statement about your yacht's commitment to the marine environment. It can be the first step in becoming a "green" yacht, which will help assure the seas we cruise will be enjoyed for many generations to come.

Capt. Jeff Werner is a 25-year veteran of the yachting industry as a captain on private and charter yachts, both sail and power, and a certified instructor for the RYA, MCA, USCG and US Sailing. He also owns Diesel Doctor (MyDieselDoctor.com). Comments are welcome at editor@the-triton.com.

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Knowledge of storm science helps safety at sea Sea Science Jordanna Sheermohamed

Experiencing turbulent weather while on the water can be frightening, especially if unexpected. Understanding the basics of marine meteorology can help both captain and crew to know what to expect, or more importantly, how to understand or potentially avoid the unexpected.

Wind is the key player on the scene: While it can power a sail or aid a yacht along its course, it can also reposition ocean currents, make dockside or port transiting a tricky feat, increase wave heights, or even roll a vessel. The friend/foe nature of the wind is a direct response to pressure differences in the region. Winds move from high to low values of pressure; the greater the pressure differences, the faster the wind.

To visualize this process, imagine ball rolling down a hill; the steeper the slope of the hill, the faster the ball will roll.

High pressures can ultimately be thought of as the “hills,” the low pressures as the “dips,” and the wind as the “ball.” When analyzing atmospheric pressure patterns, much like a contour elevation map would indicate the steepness or grade to a hiker, tightly spaced pressure contours indicate a steep pressure change pattern, hence higher winds.

So the wind blows and the waves react as a result. While it may be easier to associate poor conditions with big weather markers, sometimes smallscale phenomena can produce localized increases such as squall lines and water spouts.

Waterspouts can be subcategorized into tornadic and non-tornadic, relative to their formation source. Fairweather types are most frequent and are considered non-tornadic in nature, meaning they are not associated with a supercell thunderstorm. True tornadic waterspouts are less common. Typical non-tornadic waterspouts start forming on the surface of the ocean or a lake and rise up to meet the base of a parent cloud. They tend to last less than 20 minutes and produce winds less than 70 mph, which is the equivalent of an EF-0 tornado. Tornadic waterspouts are a result of a rotating cloud which produces a tornado that then descends and connects to the surface of a body of water. While limited in space and time, either type of waterspouts can locally whip up winds and waters, and boaters

are advised to stay clear.

Tornadic waterspouts can also be associated with squall lines, which are typically narrow but elongated bands of intense thunderstorms. The formation of a squall line in the near or offshore waters is “The front right quadrant, relative to the direction of usually ahead of an oncoming cold front motion, indicates where the strongest winds of a tropical cyclone are located. This is where the system’s winds work associated with a GRAPHICS PROVIDED low pressure. While in tandem with the motion.” generally measuring risks can help circumvent disasters. about 10-20 miles wide, squall lines Knowledge is power – so with that and can stretch for hundreds of miles, and a bit of luck, here's hoping for fair winds are capable of producing tornadoes/ and following seas. waterspouts, damaging winds and frequent lightning. An incoming frontal Jordanna Sheermohamed is president boundary from the west or northwest and lead meteorologist of Weather will alter winds in a location as follows: Forecast Solutions, a private Initial winds will be from the east/ weather-forecasting company (www. southeast to south, as the winds begin WeatherForecastSolutions.com). blowing from the local higher pressure Comments are welcome at editor@thetowards the incoming lower pressure. triton.com.

As the frontal boundary nears, winds will become south/southwest, finally becoming west/northwest as it departs.

When a squall line approaches ahead of the frontal boundary, wind shifts can be sudden and fierce, leaving little time for vessel preparation.

From the small scale back to the large, no weather phenomena has more power and expansive reach than a tropical cyclone. The amount of energy generated during the evaporation and condensation processes that produce the clouds and rain is almost 200 times the world’s electrical generating abilities, with roughly half that amount additionally generated via the wind. Navigating a vessel around the associated increases can be tricky and requires advanced knowledge of environmental factors to determine potential storm trajectories.

When interaction is imminent, understanding how to circumnavigate via the “Front Right Quadrant” [FRQ] becomes key. By intersecting the system with a “+” sign, the FRQ is defined as the front and right quadrant, relative to the storm’s forward motion.

This is the area of highest winds, where the storm’s winds combine with the directional wind. In other words, the side to be avoided if at all possible.

While there are many hazards at sea, advanced planning and a working knowledge of the science behind these

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Boats / Brokers Yachts sold

M/Y Northern Star, a 247-foot (75.4m) explorer yacht built by LĂźrssen in 2009, sold by Moran Yacht & Ship.

Asking price was 83 million euros.

M/Y Marala, a 193-foot (58.8m) yacht built in 1931 in Southhampton, sold by Camper & Nicholsons broker Jean-Marie Recamier, who represented the seller, and Miles Clark of Seanergy, who brought the buyer. Asking price was 10 million euros.

M/Y Passion, above, a 173-foot (53m) Swedeship delivered in 1986 and rebuilt in 2003, sold by Northrop & Johnson brokers Kevin Merrigan and Wes Sanford, acting on behalf of the seller, and Ann Avery, acting on behalf of the buyer. Asking price was $11.9 million.

M/Y Australis, a 157-foot (48m) Oceanfast built in 2010 with a refit in 2013, sold by Merle Wood & Associates.

Asking price was $10.9 million.

Project Ruya, a 154-foot (47m) new build Heesen, sold by Heesen broker Thom Conboy.

M/Y Gaja, a 115-foot (35m) yacht built by Russian shipyard Hotchya in 2006, sold by Camper & Nicholsons broker Rytis Babravicius. Asking price was 5.4 million euros.

M/Y Pepper XIII, a 112-foot (34m) Westport pilot house built in 2015, sold

by MarineMax broker David Michie.

Asking price was $11.25 million.

M/Y Pamalama, a 101-foot (30.8m) Hargrave, sold by Camper & Nicholsons brokers Brendan Roney and Andrew LeBuhn. Mark Peck of Peck Yachts brought the buyer. Asking price was $4.9 million.

S/Y Adjutor, an 85-foot (25.8m) sailing yacht built by Yachting Developments in 2002, sold by Northrop & Johnson brokers Paul Dauber and Hank Halsted. Asking price was $1.1 million.

M/Y SS Sophie, an 80-foot (24.4m) classic boat built by American shipyard Trumpy in 1947, sold by Northrop & Johnson broker Jonathan Chapman.

Asking price was $925,000.

New in the sales fleet

M/Y Rock.It, a 198-foot (60m) Feadship launched in 2014, listed with Northrop & Johnson.

M/Y Quite Essential, a 180-foot (55m) Heesen built in 2011, co-listed by Merle Wood & Associates and G-Yachts of Monaco for 33 million euros.

M/Y Starfire, a 177-foot (54m) Benetti built in 1998 and refit in 2012, listed by Northrop & Johnson for $13.9 million.

M/Y Rockstar, a 161-foot (49m) Trinity built in 2009, listed with Denison Yacht Sales broker Kurt Bosshardt for $16.9 million.

S/Y Heritage, a 148-foot (45.3m) Perini Navi sailing yacht launched in 2006, listed with Camper & Nicholsons broker Alex Lees-Buckley for 11.9 million euros.

M/Y Gladiator, a 147-foot (44.7m) Feadship built in 2010, listed with Camper & Nicholsons broker Alex LeesBuckley for 23 million euros.

M/Y Fighting Irish, a 145-foot (44m) Westship built in 2004, listed with Merle Wood & Associates broker John Cohen for $5.9 million.

M/Y Kuikila, above, a 115-foot (35m) Pershing built in 2011, listed with Northrop & Johnson brokers Ed Dickinson and David Seal for 7.9 million euros.

M/Y Casual Water, a 110-foot (33.5m) Feadship built in 1987 and refit in 2016, listed with Merle Wood & Associates broker John Cohen for $5.25 million.

Project Crescent 108, a 108-foot (33m) yacht with expected launch in 2018, listed with Northrop & Johnson for $10.9 million.

M/Y Yasson, a 105-foot (31.8m) yacht built by Canados in 2006, listed

by Northrop & Johnson broker Ed Dickinson for 2.5 million euros.

S/Y Oceans Seven², a 104-foot (31.8m) Trehard aluminum sloop built in 1998, listed with BGYB for 2.5 million euros.

S/Y Nomad IV, a 100-foot (30.5m) Maxi Dolphin built in 2013, listed with BGYB for 8 million euros.

M/Y Vision, a 92-foot (28m) Pershing built in 2013, listed with Camper & Nicholsons broker Rytis Babravicius for 5.25 million euros.

M/Y Vivierae, an 86-foot (26m)

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Boats / Brokers Nordhavn built in 2008 and refit in 2014, listed with Denison Yacht Sales broker Glynn Smith for $5.29 million.

S/Y Annka I, a 78-foot (23.7m) cutter rigged sloop built by SAS Chantier Naval Garcia in 2009, listed with BGYB for 1.8 million euros.

S/Y Paradox 2.0, a 65-foot (19.8m) trimaran designed by Nigel Irens and Benoit Cabaret, listed with BGYB for just under 1 million euros.

News in the charter fleet

M/Y Illusion, a 183-foot (55.7m) recently refit Feadship, is available for charter this summer in the western Med through Northrop & Johnson.

M/Y Da Vinci, a 165-foot (50m) Mangusta 165E delivered in March, is now available for charter through Northrop & Johnson.

M/Y Khalilah, above, a 161-foot (49m) motor yacht launched in 2015 by Palmer Johnson, is offered for charter through Camper & Nicholsons in the western Med this summer.

M/Y Lucky Me, a 152-foot (46.3m) Baglietto built in 2016, now offered for charter through Camper & Nicholsons in the eastern Med this summer.

M/Y Pure One, 151-foot (46m) Arno Leopard built in 2008, is offered for charter by Camper & Nicholsons in the western Med this summer.

M/Y Excellence, a 150-foot (45.7m) boat built by Richmond Yachts in 2010 and refit in 2014, available for charter in the Northeast U.S. and northern Caribbean this summer through Camper & Nicholsons.

M/Y Praxis, a 142-foot (43m) Feadship, is now offered for charter through Northrop & Johnson. She is available this summer in the Bahamas, Florida and New England, and this winter in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida.

M/Y Take 5, a 131-foot (40m) Sunseeker built in 2016, is offered for charter through Northrop & Johnson.

She is available in the Med this summer and in the Caribbean and Bahamas this winter.

M/Y Dona Lola, a 130-foot (39.6m) Westport built in 2003, is available for charter in the Caribbean this summer through Churchill Yacht Partners.

M/Y The B&B, a 130-foot (39.6m)

Westport built in 2006 and refit in 2015, is offered for charter through Northrop & Johnson. She cruises New England and the Bahamas in summer; the Bahamas and Caribbean in winter.

M/Y Emoji, a 112-foot (34m) Sunseeker, is available for charter this summer in the western Med through Camper & Nicholsons.

M/Y Deva, a 108-foot (33m) Custom Line yacht built in 2010, available for charter this summer in the western Med through Camper & Nicholsons.

S/Y Dallinghoo, above, a 97-foot (29.6m) sailboat built by S.A. Pritchard in 1990 and refit in 2015, is available for charter in Southeast Asia through Northrop & Johnson.

S/Y Orient Pearl, a 90-foot (27.5m) Custom Built schooner delivered in 1977, now available for charter through Northrop & Johnson.

S/Y Blaze II, a 62-foot (18.9m) catamaran, is now offered for charter in Southeast Asia through Northrop & Johnson.

Heesen delivers M/Y Book Ends

M/Y Book Ends, a 154-foot (47m) displacement yacht below 500GT, will spend the summer cruising the Mediterranean.

Baglietto launches M/Y Andiamo

M/Y Andiamo, the first of two new 157-foot (48m) steel and aluminum displacement yachts from Baglietto, was launched from La Spezia shipyard on June 4.

Benetti launches fourth in Fast series

Benetti has launched the 125-foot (38m) M/Y Lejos 3, the fourth of its Fast 125 series, built at the Benetti shipyard in Viareggio.

Columbus unveils first megayacht

Italy-based Columbus Yachts has entered the megayacht segment with the first unit of its Columbus80 line — a 261-foot (79.5m) full-displacement yacht with steel hull and aluminium superstructure. It's the first unit in a range that will grow on larger sizes, according to the company.

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Marinas / Shipyards First lift in Savannah graving dock

M/Y Aviva, a 223-foot Abeking & Rasmussen, is the first yacht in for service at Savannah Yacht Center's recently upgraded graving dock, according to Jim Berulis, company vice president for Colonial Group, the Savannah, Ga., property's owner.

The 460- by 70-foot dry dock has a 24-foot draft. Construction continues as the deepwater yard ramps up toward full service. A 25,300-square-foot warehouse and woodshop, as well as machine and fabrication shop are completed.

Other projects include the yard's rail transfer system and 3,240-ton shiplift platform, which are expected to open early next year. A 1,200-foot floating dock is on order and expected to be in

service by this summer.

Several other projects are out for bids including the administrative crew services, cafe, and paint and finishing building.

– Dorie Cox

Port St. Pete upgrades facilities

A recently completed $5 million wharf renovation in St. Petersburg has resulted in improvements to Port St. Pete, the only superyacht marina on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The facility now features a 1,200-foot pier with 23-foot depth to accommodate yachts up to 500 feet. There are six shore-power pedestals that provide up to 480-volt, 3-phase, 600 amp service. Maintenance vehicles can drive on the docks to park next to yachts

to make repairs.

Port St. Pete is an International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) compliant facility, and offers on-site customs and immigration clearance, and 24hour security. An on-site concierge service is available to meet the needs of owners, captains and crew. It’s a short walk to shops, restaurants and bars – a number of which offer discounts to visiting captains and crew. For more information, visit www.stpete.org/port.

In related news, Fort Lauderdalebased IGY Marinas has completed the first phase of a multimillion-dollar renovation to Maximo Marina in St. Petersburg, Fla. Construction has begun on 185 covered wet slips for vessels up to 40

feet (12.2m), with 35 of those to be converted to covered boat lifts for boats up to 36 feet (11m). The marina can take vessels to about 110 feet (33.3m).

The renovation is expected to be complete next summer. Once complete, Maximo Marina will accommodate more than 200 vessels in wet slips, with approximately 65 percent of them covered. The facility will also accommodate 88 vessels in inside storage racks and 200 vessels in outside storage racks.

For more information, visit www.

IGYMarinas.com.

IGY takes over Panama marina

IGY Marinas has expanded an existing marketing partnership with Red Frog Beach Marina in Panama into an ownership-management agreement.

The Fort Lauderdale-based company will begin incorporating IGY’s services and operations, and plans to make “a significant investment” in marina improvements, the company said in a statement.

"We look forward to enhancing our relationship in order to raise the marina’s presence, services and amenities to the next level," Tom Mukamal, CEO of IGY Marinas, stated in a press release.

Red Frog Beach Marina has 12 megayacht berths that can accommodate vessels in excess of 300 feet (90m), as well as meet their electrical requirements. Marina guests have access to IGY’s Anchor Club Strategic Partners, a support network offering large vessels an array of services, including provisioning, crew training, health services and maritime travel.

Marinas celebrate life on water

What started as a U.S. holiday, National Marina Day has spread across the pond to the Balearic Islands of Spain.

Fort Lauderdale’s Hall of Fame Marina hosted about 90 guests at its annual event on June 10. Organized by Marina Manager Scott Salomon, the afternoon introduced kids to the marine industry.

In Spain, Marina Ibiza welcomed children and local residents for familyfriendly festivities. Designed to invite the general public into the nautical world and introduce them to how marinas function, Marina Ibiza’s event also created awareness regarding the importance of taking care of the sea and marine life.

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Technology Briefs Chart service meets IMO requirement

Rhode Island-based KVH Industries has launched a new service called CHARTlink in association with digital chart distributor ChartCo of Norway to transmit charts and a library of navigation publications to vessels at sea.

CHARTlink is designed to ensure delivery of the updates needed to conduct safe voyages and comply with International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations requiring the carriage of navigational data using an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS).

For more information, visit www. kvh.com.

New AIS service delivers in real time

Canada-based ExactEarth Ltd., a provider of Satellite AIS data services, has launched exactView RT, a global, persistent real-time satellite automatic identification system service. ExactView RT consists of a system of more than 60 maritime satellite payloads --designed, built and operated by Harris Corp.

-- that are hosted onboard the Iridium NEXT constellation of satellites. For more information, visit www.exactearth. com.

technology to control slime and algae.

For more information, visit www. yachtpaint.com.

a fraction of onboard storage space.

For more information, email info@ throwraft.com or call 1-800-565-6056.

Total Lubmarine offers oil analysis

New AC line launched

London-based Total Lubmarine is introducing a feed rate optimization program tailored for the latest generation of two-stroke marine diesel engines through the combined and regular analysis of lube, drain and system oils.

The program is designed to give ship operators a complete and ongoing picture of the condition of their engines to prevent corrosion and wear, as well as deliver reduced levels of lube consumption and operating expenses.

For more information, visit www. totallubmarine.com.

Vaporproof LED launched

Texas-based Larson Electronics has introduced a vaporproof white LED light. Designed for industrial applications, general work spaces and areas where wet conditions may be present, the light (VPLED-CRNMLED10W) features a waterproof lamp housing, is USCG accepted and NEMA 4X compliant, and is suitable for hosedown areas.

For more information, visit www. larsonelectronics.com.

Macerator pump gets patent

Missing bottom paint available again

Houston, Texas-based AkzoNobel’s antifouling bottom paints are back on the market following a three-year, industry-wide raw material shortage.

Interlux Micron Extra and Ultra with Biolux are now available for the U.S. and Caribbean markets.

Micron Extra is a polishing antifouling that incorporates Biolux

Australia-based Stella Systems has launched a range of self-contained air conditioning units that are water cooled and cover all sizes of vessel, with models ranging from the compact 3500 BTU unit up to the 24,000 BTU unit.

For more information, visit www. stellasystems.com.au.

New life preserver repackable

Fort Lauderdale-based ThrowRaft has received U.S. Coast Guard approval for its throwable Type IV personal flotation device, above, that inflates when submerged in water. The square PFD is reusable and, when packed, takes

New Jersey-based Raritan Engineering has received a U.S. patent for its 53101 Macerator Pump with Waste Valve, which makes servicing of marine sanitation pumps cleaner and faster.

The 53101 model features a nitrile rubber impeller, a spring-loaded Viton motor shaft seal, and can discharge left, right or from the top.

The pump has a list price of $290.

For more information, visit www. raritaneng.com.

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RUBANO from page 1 "Spero was more of a mechanic, so I said I would take care of the business end," Rubano said.

That's when Rubano moved his first wife and two children to Fort Lauderdale. They left Miami, where he worked at Pan Am World Airways – first as a mechanic and then as an industrial engineer – after attending the University of Miami.

Born during the Great Depression in Teaneck, N.J., Rubano lived in the Italian section of Harlem, where his father was a banker. But like many during that time, his father lost the bank and most everything else.

Then, at age 5, Rubano lost his father.

As the youngest child of four, he worked to collect rent to earn money for the family. During that time he made a decision that guides him today: "I think I'm going to be the man in the family," he said to himself.

That type of care-taking is Rubano’s trademark, and he extends it to family – whether blood, marriage or workrelated.

Industry and business grow

At the age of 15, Bryon MacDonald wanted to spend more time in a rock band. Instead, he took a high school job as a substitute parts runner and plumber with RPM. It was a move that changed his course.

"I wanted to play music, but it took me from being in a band to having a career," MacDonald said. "I'm still here because of me and Joe's personal relationship."

Joseph J. "Joe" Rubano, chairman of RPM Diesel Engine Co. and Diesel Services of America, reminisces with a photo of the Fort Lauderdale-based company in its early days.

PHOTO/DORIE COX Now, 45 years later, MacDonald is CEO/president of the company.

This type of rapport makes for many close relationships, some as close as the four desks in the top management's office. There is barely space for a person to walk between MacDonald's desk and those of General Manager Todd Barnes, CFO Bill Deery and the desk Rubano shares with Service Manager Mike Desderio.

MacDonald has been in this office since he worked his way from the parts department to a mechanic’s position, then into the fuel injection department.

The room is filled wall-to-wall with printers, file cabinets, boxes and papers.

The decades-old gray wallpaper is dense with photos, awards, paintings of boats, a fish caught by Rubano's brother Vince and an ornate clock from Rubano's mother. There are cruise ship photos and certificates for the more than 1,000 days Rubano spent at sea with second wife Dolores, his partner of 42 years. He won the first cruise to Mexico about 30 years ago as a prize in a diesel parts sales competition.

The office has the feel of a well-used family room.

"This is my family," MacDonald said. "We don't always see eye-to-eye, but we're forgiving and everybody is working for the better of the business."

"Our differences stay with the problem, not the person," Barnes added from the next desk. "That's Joe's concept of family."

MacDonald said it's important to understand that everyone has a day family and a night family.

"If either is out of whack, it affects everything," MacDonald said. "If you're not happy at home, you're not happy at work."

Management works hard to find the right aptitude and attitude when choosing new employees, Barnes said.

"We've had top-notch employees, but they just didn't fit in," Barnes said. Many people apply for work after hearing about RPM's reputation. "The way other companies treat their employees is our best advertisement."

Barnes appreciates the bonds, especially how Rubano and staff were supportive when he missed a lot of work in 2014.

"Everything I have I owe to Joe,” Barnes said. “When my wife was sick, he never missed a paycheck. Damn right that's big."

Deborah Youngblood joined 15 years ago for accounts receivable and is now office manager.

"Joe feels like a father to me and is like my kids' grandpa," Youngblood said with a look of both joy and sadness.

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"My twin sister and her husband died; they left two kids," she said. "I got custody and Joe said, ‘Do whatever you need to do, we will support you.’”

It was not easy as a suddenly single mother of the children she now calls her own. But with Rubano's support, she never missed a baseball game or a practice.

The Rubano way

If it is the third week of the month, Rubano has a trim to his full head of white hair before he visits the office. He starts in the shop with a stop at every employee's desk or workstation to see how things are: How's your health after that illness? How are the kids? How is work?

He takes a few hugs in the office administration area, says no to a guava pastry (but then carries one to his office) and pours his first coffee of the day into a styrofoam cup. He reaches for the notepad in his shirt pocket when a service desk employee offers advice to ease the pain in his toe.

But Rubano hasn't taken everyone's advice throughout the years. He knows his way is what has kept his company in business through recessions, fuel shortages and slow seasons.

"I've always had this office like this," Rubano said, as he surveyed the four desks in his crowded office. He once had a manager who wanted to separate the room with partitions.

"I decided not to and the reason is, I want him to know what I know, him to know what he knows and him to know what we know," Rubano said as pointed to the CEO and the CFO. "So we're all on the same page. In cubby holes, the right hand doesn't know what the left knows."

With the proximity comes transparency and accessibility.

"Any customer or employee can walk down the hall and come in," Rubano said. "In many companies, you wouldn't see me. I'd be a picture with a name."

Generator technician Ronnie Cline started with the company 21 years ago and said Rubano's way is the rule.

"He is old-fashioned and a stick-tothe-way-it-was-when-it started guy, so it stays that way," Cline said. "That's good in one way and bad in one way, but the main thing is customer satisfaction. We get customers from other businesses here almost every day."

Once a colleague interested in working with Rubano spent several days assessing the company's procedures.

"He said, 'You could make a helluva lot more money,’” Rubano said. "My ears perked up and I asked, 'How's that?' " The man told him he treated his employees too good. When he said that, Rubano was done with him.

"I'm in a happy environment with happy employees. Half of them would not be here if I did it his way," Rubano said.

On his 68th birthday, Rubano received an inscribed plaque that hangs behind his chair: "From your employees as an expression of appreciation for your understanding ways, your sympathetic nature and most of all for your constant leadership and inspiration to us all."

Rubano hopes the importance of treating employees well came through in his acceptance speech for the Golden Anchor award presented to him at the June dinner for the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, a group in which he is a founding member.

"You be good to your business and your business will be good to you," he said. "Naturally, you're in business to make money, but it's not about the money. I wanted to own my own business, something in me just wanted to build things."

Many of his practices come from

personal experience.

"I have been ignored in a business, so we train our people to be this way: When customers walk into a strange place, let's greet them, make them feel relaxed," Rubano said. "Say, 'Have a coffee, I'll be right with you.'"

It's that personal connection that sets his company apart. He will "never, ever, ever get a robot telephone system."

"The phone is our most critical tool,” Rubano said. “When you say you're going to call, call. Follow through. Do what you say you're going to do. Don't say, 'I'll get back with you' – tell them when. Do it, even if you call and say, 'I don't have an answer yet.’"

Eric Johnson, a diesel technician with the company for 33 years, knows the challenge to meet Rubano's expectations. He recalled a Friday night at home when he got a work call.

"The captain of this yacht in the Bahamas says, 'You need to get parts and get here,'" Johnson said. "I'm thinking, 'Call someone else.'"

Instead, Johnson finished dinner and packed. He called his co-workers. One booked the airline ticket, one gathered the parts and one drove him to the

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"Later the captain said, 'I know I was hostile,' but now he is a customer," Johnson said. "It's the company mentality."

Johnson has high regard for his coworkers’ responsiveness and said it is key in such a competitive industry with high-profile clients.

"When customers come in and meet these guys [the staff] – I mean, you see – they're easy to deal with and that's how a new relationship starts," he said.

Mechanic Roy Kunz started work at RPM more than 30 years ago and said Rubano is generous to both staff and customers.

"He could have been harder on a few people," Kunz said. "He goes out of his way, but sometimes he bends too far.

He's never a hard boss. But, that is part of the reason our reputation is good."

Slowing, but on the job

Several employees worry about what will happen when Rubano retires, although they admit most people

Rubano's age retired decades ago. Jose Escoto, the fuel injection manager, is one.

"Joe is active in the business even though he lets his people run it," Escoto said. "He still has a part of all big decisions, but you would think he would retire. I admire him. He's here at 6:30 and he brings customers through to show them around. He is very proud of the shop."

Injection technician Jeff Gillespie, a 25-year employee, likes seeing Rubano on the job, making his morning rounds.

"Joe knows what he's doing; he's always smiling and he has good things to say," Gillespie said.

CEO MacDonald said Rubano has fostered the employees so they are the best at doing their jobs no matter what.

"He set up the company so it goes on without him," MacDonald said. "If something works, why fix it?"

Is there anything that worries Rubano?

"Not with this crew,” he said. “I'm in good hands."

He is reflective when he talks about his staff, the old days of the business

and especially his family. Life is very different from how it was in the 1930s black-and-white photo by his desk that shows him as a boy with his father before he died at age 52. It has taken Rubano years to work through the toll of being a caretaker in a traditional Italian family.

Rubano said he used to have a temper, but he has changed. He credits some of the transition to talking more about his life, as well as listening to others.

"I feel calm now," Rubano said. "I like to talk; it's like flushing out."

CEO MacDonald has known Rubano since the 1970s and remembers his temper at the office.

"But he said right and correct stuff, so you couldn't argue," MacDonald said.

"He doesn't get angry anymore."

Rubano has mellowed, agreed office manager Youngblood. She has seen her boss upset at things he feels strongly about, but never about the business.

"If there's a problem, he says we can fix it," Youngblood said. "There's nothing I could do that would cause a major problem."

She paused and laughed, "Well, he does give me that look when he catches me smoking."

Youngblood searched for the words to describe how she feels about her boss and the company. Instead, she held out her hand to display the diamond ring she was given at the annual company award dinner, the one where employees dance to the song, "We Are Family." She received the ring for 15 years of service.

"Joe and Dolores picked it out," Youngblood said. "They said the center represents me and the curves represent their arms around me."

Gillespie, in the injection department, is not at a loss for words. He sums up what many said about their boss and the business.

"This is the best job I ever had and I have worked for seven different fuel shops," he said. "Joe is the best boss ever.

"I do think he's irreplaceable," Gillespie said, as he took a break from cleaning a part. "I wish he could live forever."

Dorie Cox is editor of The Triton.

Comment at dorie@the-triton.com.

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EVENT OF MONTH July 27-29 2nd Candy Store Cup Newport, R.I.

Formerly the Newport Bucket Regatta, Candy Store Cup organizers added a Corinthian Spirit class. www.candystorecup.com

July 5 The Triton is taking a summer

break from monthly networking events in July. Make plans to join us on the first Wednesday in August with IGY Marinas. www.the-triton.com

July 6 The Triton From the Bridge

livings running someone else’s yacht.

Request an invite from Editor Dorie Cox at dorie@the-triton.com or 954525-0029. Space is limited.

Aug. 3-7 50th Sydney International Boat Show, International Convention Centre, Sydney and Cockle Bay Marina, Darling Harbour, Australia. Incorporates the Australia International Dive Expo. www.sydneyboatshow.com.au Aug. 11 Newport Yacht Rendezvous.

Event includes dinner, dancing and superyacht hop. www. newportyachtrendezvous.com

Aug. 16 Triton mid-month Networking takes a summer break. Join us on the first Wednesday in September from 6-8 p.m. www.the-triton.com

captains lunch, noon, Fort Lauderdale.

A roundtable discussion of the issues of the day for captains who earn their livings running someone else’s yacht.

Request an invite from Editor Dorie Cox at dorie@the-triton.com or 954525-0029. Space is limited.

Aug. 18 13th annual Ida Lewis

July 7 NOAA open house on nautical

Aug. 20 - Sept. 3 Hiswa In-Water Boat

cartography, Washington, DC. NOAA's Office of Coast Survey event to cover charting and GIS in conjunction with the International Cartographic Conference. Themes include From Hydrography to Cartography, Nautical Products, Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure and Databases, and Innovative Cartography. Open to the public; register at nauticalcarto2017@ noaa.gov.

July 8 IYRS Summer Gala, Newport,

R.I. Annual event at IYRS, an experiential school dedicated to composites technology, boatbuilding and restoration, and marine systems. www.iyrsgala.com

July 19-23 14th annual Phuket Raceweek. Yacht racing off Phuket's east coast. www.phuketraceweek.com July 29 - Aug. 5 Cowes Week, Isle Of

Wight, UK. One of the UK's longest running sporting events with up to 40 daily races for up to 1,000 boats. www. aamcowesweek.co.uk

Aug. 2 The Triton’s monthly networking event (the first Wednesday of every month from 6-8 p.m.), this time with IGY Marinas on Fort Lauderdale beach. Join us for casual networking, no RSVP required. www.the-triton.com Aug. 3 The Triton From the Bridge captains lunch, noon, Fort Lauderdale.

A roundtable discussion of the issues of the day for captains who earn their

Distance Race, Newport, R.I. Features 104 and 177nm race courses. www. ildistancerace.org Show, NDSM-shipyard, Amsterdam. www.hiswatewater.nl

Sept. 4-7 SMM, Hamburg, Germany.

Shipbuilding, machinery and marine technology international trade fair.

Smm-hamburg.de Sept. 6 Triton Networking, held the first Wednesday of every month from 6-8 p.m. Join us for casual networking, no RSVP required. www.the-triton.com Sept. 6-8 Seatrade Europe, Hamburg, Germany. www.seatrade-europe.com Sept. 7 The Triton From the Bridge captains lunch, noon, Fort Lauderdale.

Request an invite from Editor Dorie Cox at dorie@the-triton.com or 954525-0029. Space is limited.

Sept. 8-10 MYBA Pop-Up Superyacht Show, Montenegro. Show is open to all MYBA-registered yachts over 20m, charter agents and brokers. www. mybapopupshow.com

MAKING PLANS Sept. 27-30 27th Monaco Yacht Show

With 125 yachts (including 40 new launches) and 593 exhibits. Includes the Car Deck, an exhibition space for ultra-high-quality vehicles. www.monacoyachtshow.com

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apt. Christopher Walsh sent a drone high over M/Y Archimedes to capture this shot of boats in Herzliya Marina in Israel. Can you guess which thing is not like the others?

Crew see yachting like no one else can. Send us images of yachting as you see it, in all its beauty and luxury – or all its toughness and tedium. Consider it your canvas to share your views of yachting.

Send your photos to dorie@the-triton.com. Be sure to include where it was taken, when, and what kind of equipment you used.

USCG, rules conflict on yacht ballast water This is in reference to Capt. Jake Desvergers column about ballast water [Rules of the Road: “Know how new rules define ballast water, tanks,” page 31, June issue].

Would he please confirm applicability of these regulations to pleasure yachts? We check with the U.S. Coast Guard every year or two, and his information conflicts with what USCG officials supplied to us last year. He appears to be writing as it relates to U.S. waters only, and not for charter. Here is the USCG’s most recent response to our question.

Q: We need help understanding if the federal ballast water regulations apply to luxury yachts holding pleasure registry.

A: A recreational vessel is not subject to the ballast water regulations of Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations Subparts C or D. Please note that what determines whether the vessel is recreational is how it is used, and not how it is registered. For example, if a yacht registered as recreational sometimes carries passengers on a charter voyage, we would consider the vessel as non-recreational, and the ballast water regulations would apply.

Conversely, a yacht registered as recreational and used solely to provide recreation for the owner and his or her family and friends and there are no "for hire" considerations for the guests, we would consider the vessel recreational, and the ballast water regulations would not apply.

Note that we have no plans to change the regulations regarding ballast water applicability to recreational vessels.

Mark Drewelow, owner C2C superyacht agents Capt. Desvergers’ reply: You appear to be combining international regulations with USCG-specific national rules, plus some outdated information. My article is written based upon today’s requirements and the expected enforcement after the stated limit date.

For more details, feel free to email me directly at jake@ yachtbureau.org. I’ll be glad to help.

Letters to the Editor Captains on target with ‘Below Deck’ views

While the majority of private yachts are run professionally and in great standing, looking after the owners and their guests with care, it’s unfortunate that it only takes a few bad apples to spoil the bunch [From the Bridge captains lunch, “ ‘Below Deck’ may damage image, won’t destroy,” page 1, June issue].

It’s been awhile since I mastered a private vessel; however, the drama is the part that I don’t miss at all. Crew issues were always a concern. Finding the right mix of people is the biggest challenge a captain has. As captain, you don’t want to have high turnover as it might put a question into the owner’s mind if you are the problem (instead of the solution).

So the captains’ responses to this topic are the right ones to put out there.

Capt. Rob Zavisza Retired yacht captain

Tracking time is easy

A simple solution to a simple problem [On Course: “Change last-minute panic to correct, validate sea time,” page 16, June issue].

Captains know when crews are getting off a vessel, unless of course something unexpected has happened.

There is plenty of time to have a crew member’s sea time letter made up, to be given to them the day they depart the vessel.

Normally, once a sea time letter is made up, the captain has a file that can be used over and over again for other crew with only a few simple modifications.

It is both the captain’s and crew’s responsibility to ensure these letters get out the day the crew member gets off the vessel. If

not, it can become a nightmare trying to figure out the sea time owed to a crew member.

Capt. Paul Figuenick via www.the-triton.com

Triton Networking works

I went to the Triton Networking event last Wednesday with some girlfriends all seeking stew work. We were told that there may not be a very good turn out since we are kind of in the off season, but boy was that ever far from the truth. The place was packed. We all met so many new amazing people and had a blast.

At one point, I found myself joking with the gentleman behind the bar and the next thing I know he was telling me to send him my resume as he was a captain seeking a second stew. Two days later I interviewed with his chief stew, and two days after that I was working onboard the boat.

I couldn't be happier that I decided to go to the event, otherwise I might still be jobless and stressed, seeking work. I love my new crew family, and it's all thanks to The Triton.

Stew Melanie Hittrich M/Y Tsalta I just wanted to let you and your readers know that I have been having good luck finding crew at the Triton events. I found a very talented yard engineer and a full-time second stew at the last few events.

Capt. Scott Sanders M/Y Tsalta Editor’s Note: Visit www.the-triton.com and click on “Next Triton event” for the details every month.

July 2017 The-Triton.com

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Sudokus Try this puzzle based on numbers. There is only one rule: Every row, every column and every 3x3 box must contain the digits 1 through 9 only once. You don’t need arithmetic.

Nothing has to add up to anything else.

All you need is reasoning and logic.

Calm

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Capt. Tim Forderer of S/Y Vivid took his latest Triton to the Gothic-styled Catedral de Mallorca in Palma, also known as La Seu. In addition to keeping up with yachting news, Capt. Forderer is also a worldwide ambassador for YachtAid Global, hence the T-shirt.

Capt. John Wampler snapped this iconic image beneath the arch in St. Louis. He was delivering a 68-foot Sea Ray from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago in June, visiting America’s heartland alongside the Mississippi River.

Deb Radtke, owner of American Yacht Agents in Fort Lauderdale, shared her Triton with Joanne Drake, manager of Super Yacht Group Great Barrier Reef, at the Cairns Marlin Marina in Cairns, Australia.

Drake, a former stew, has moved back home to Australia with her husband to raise their family.