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Industry gasps after $70 million rape award Jury finds in favor of crew, says owner negligent By Dorie Cox Three years ago, a brutal crime changed the life of a yacht stew forever. Last month, many pondered whether it would change the yachting industry forever as well. The woman, who is in her early 20s, was violently raped while living and
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working on board M/Y Endless Summer, a 150-foot Feadship. The Triton is not naming the victim because of the nature of the incident. The assailant was a deckhand, also living and working on board. The yacht’s project manager was the only other person on board as the yacht was undergoing refit at Universal Marine Center in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 25, 2015. The assailant was arrested and sentenced to two years in jail, then deported home to Poland. That part of the case is closed. In February 2016, the stew filed a
civil lawsuit against the yacht and project manager for damages. That suit was soon amended and the project manager was dismissed as a defendant, leaving the owner of the yacht, Island Girl Ltd., as the sole defendant. The company was sued under the Jones Act on the basis of negligence, unseaworthiness, and denial of maintenance and cure by the vessel after the attack. The jury found that the woman was “acting as a crew of a vessel in naviga-
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“What shall we do with a drunken sailor?” Captains have dealt with this issue for centuries. Lyrics from the old sea shanty detail punishments that yacht captains can’t do today, such as “put him in the scuppers with a hosepipe on him.” But what can they can do, “when they have a drunken crew?” Some captains at this month’s From the Bridge discussion said they have a formal written alcohol policy, and others use verbal instructions to spell out the rules. Some allow drinking on board, and some forbid it. But all the captains have one thing common: Regardless of the rules, each has been forced to make a judgment call. “I have personally taken a drunk crew on board on a Caribbean island,” said a captain whose policy is to not let drunk-
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Miami Yacht Show plans move to downtown next year By Dorie Cox The Miami Yacht Show has seen its share of changes, but few as large as the plan to move next year’s show to downtown Miami. For most of the past 30 years, the show has been held on Collins Avenue on Miami Beach. The move would set the show near the Intracoastal Waterway on waterfront property between the Venetian and MacArthur causeways bought in 2011 by Resorts World Miami LLC, a subsidiary of the Malaysia-based Genting Group. Use for the site – named One Herald Plaza for the Miami Herald newspaper, which was based there until 2015 – has been under negotiation. Proposals have included a casino, which met with opposition, and a marina, which is awaiting permitting. The 14.6acre property is currently leased to Loud and Live as an event space. This is the first year that Informa and Show Management worked together on the yacht show. Last March, the London-based Informa purchased Yachting Promotions, the parent company
of Show Management, which manages and produces the show. Informa brings its experience as operator of about 200 industry events each year, including the Monaco Yacht Show, which it owns. Informa co-owns the Miami show with the International Yacht Brokers Association, formerly the Florida Yacht Brokers Association. Bob Denison, president of Denison Yachting and a veteran of the annual February show, said the move will benefit yachts, vendors and visitors. “I absolutely love it,” Denison said by phone from the docks on Collins Avenue after the show on Saturday. “Part of me is going to miss this forever. But there are certain challenges to the Collins location.” The current location of the show is constrained by water depths in the Indian Creek Waterway, nearby parking shortages and traffic congestion. Denison thinks the proximity of amenities will benefit the show. “I love the prospect of better parking, nearby hotels, more dining and the huge land opportunities,” he said.
The proposed site is north of downtown Miami, near American Airlines Arena and the Adrienne Arsht Center, just south of Sea Isle Marina. Camper & Nicholsons first exhibited at the show 25 years ago and the company’s USA commercial director, Cromwell Littlejohn, said the move will be beneficial. He worked Saturday at the show’s large yacht site, Island Gardens Deep Harbour, just across the water from the proposed new location. “The move will be a great thing,” Littlejohn said. “We have suggested that they needed to do something to draw people as the show has grown over the years. The old show has been great, but it is time for a change. “Such a move will help tie it into the big boat show here at Island Gardens,” he said. “Informa has been working awfully hard and has invested a lot of money. This will make the show more cohesive.” News of the move was announced in a press release Saturday; finalization is pending state and federal permits. Denison said he has talked with staff at
Informa and feels they will successfully navigate such potential challenges. “I have a ton of confidence in their game plan,” he said. “If there are permit issues, they will handle it, if they have not already. They really have their act together and are some of the most organized people with experience in these things.” The actual water and land use layout has not been shared, but Denison has heard the show will be on both the north and south sides of the MacArthur Causeway bridge. “It should be about the same, maybe just a little smaller for the in-water display,” he said. “But they will make up for it on land.” Some people in the industry hope organizers use the move as an opportunity to optimize the show. One of those voices is Mike Joyce, CEO of Hargrave Yachts Brokerage and Charter. With nearly half a century of experience in boating and sales, Joyce said he hopes a new physical layout will ease movement
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Industry Updates Man shot near marina in St. Maarten
A man believed to be a yacht crew member was shot in the hand near the Simpson Bay Marina in St. Maarten in the early morning on Feb. 5. According to media reports, the man left a sports bar and was offered a ride by two men he didn’t know. Near the marina, the men demanded money. He was shot in his left hand after telling the men he had none. The victim then ran toward the yacht club security booth where the police were called. –Dorie Cox
Fire destroys yacht in Spain
Fire broke out early on Feb. 6 and quickly spread across M/Y Ordisi while the 31m yacht was in dry dock in Alicante on the Costa Blanca, Spain, according to news reports. The fire broke out mid-morning, according to local newspaper Diario Informacion, and burned for several hours. Ten boatyard workers who tried to put out the flames before firefighters arrived suffered from smoke inhalation. The cause is believed to be an engine room welding accident, according to Diario Informacion, and the yacht appears to be a total loss. Ordisi was launched in 2002 by Astondoa as part of their 102 GLX series.
Former head of Alloy Yachts dies
Tony Hambrook, former managing director of Alloy Yachts International in New Zealand, died on Feb. 1. Mr. Hambrook was born in 1946 and had been diagnosed with lung cancer. During his career with the company, Mr. Hambrook was responsible for the delivery of about 40 yachts between 30m and 67m. He began his career with the yard as production manager in 1986; the yard closed main operations in 2014. Mr. Hambrook was honored with several awards during his life, including the International Superyacht Society’s Leadership Award in 2010, and the 2007 New Zealand Order of Merit from the New Zealand Royal Honours Secretariat for his services to the marine industry. He was inducted into the Waitakere Business Hall of Fame in 2006. A memorial service was held Feb. 9 in New Zealand. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name – Antony Brian Hambrook – to Mercy Hospice, P.O. Box 47693, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, 1144.
Polar Code training in Fort Lauderdale Superyacht Global and training partner Safe Arctic Technologies are
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for what he sees as a strong segment of buyers – the longtime boat owner. The Collins Avenue format covers more than a mile from one end to the other, which is a challenge for older clients. “As long as they are going to move the show and be forced to change everything, then hopefully they will seize the opportunity to leapfrog from where they are and anticipate where the rich customers will be during the next 5- to 10-year period,” he said. The new location may offer a chance to enhance how people navigate the event. “Providing the right kind of transportation will be critical for serving the top end of the market, which is where our clients come from,” Joyce said. “More and faster valet parking, and 9-12 passenger golf carts everywhere to help move them short distances. Think airports.”
Joyce said another key is the relationship between the Miami International Boat Show – owned and produced by the National Marine Manufacturers Association – and the yacht show. The two shows run concurrently every year and provide transportation between shows. This year, for the first time, they worked together on marketing in an attempt to educate attendees that there are two different shows. The move would put the two shows physically closer, with Island Gardens in between. Even with all the potential benefits, Denison said, the Collins Avenue site has defined the show for a long time. And he said he was sorry to leave it – sort of. “I am a little bit saddened, but it is complex,” he said. “I’ll miss it like a high-maintenance ex-girlfriend.” Dorie Cox is editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at dorie@the-triton.com.
Interior 6 News NEWS, from Page 5 offering a Polar Code training course for yacht crew April 9-12 in Fort Lauderdale. The Polar Code has been under enforcement since Jan. 1 and requires all officers in charge of a navigational watch in polar waters to be Polar Code certified by July 1, 2018. Upon successful completion of the course, trainees will obtain an STCW Polar Code Basic and/or Advanced certificate issued by the Swedish maritime authority, which is recognized by all flag states. The course is sponsored by SeaXplor-
business briefs er by Amels. Instructors are professional mariners with Arctic icebreaker experience and masters of ice-classed cargo ships. Cost is $2,500. To sign up, visit www.safearctic.com/ courses.
Fund helps five Caribbean groups
The NYC Eastern Caribbean Relief Fund Inc. has announced the first recipients of money donated in the past five months. The fund was created by Island Global Yachting and its parent company, Island Capital Group, in September after hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated parts of the Caribbean. The fund, which has received contribu-
tions from several of IGY’s partners and investors, recently selected five local charities in the Eastern Caribbean to receive donations totaling $125,000. Recipients are: l Virgin Islands Marine Rebuild Fund l Fund for the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas) l Salvation Army, U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas) l I Can Foundation (St. Maarten) l New Start for Children Foundation (St. Maarten) The NYC Eastern Caribbean Relief Fund has set a goal to raise $5 million to assist those affected by the hurricanes.
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National Marine raises money for charity
Fort Lauderdale-based provisioning company National Marine Suppliers recently presented a check in the amount of $49,149.15 to the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation. The money was raised through the company’s fundraising events, including a rainy day poker run prior to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and this year’s toned-down gala dinner during the show. NMS replaced its legendary party with the invitation-only, ticketed dinner in 2017 in the hopes of more efficiently raising money for the charity despite a fraction of the guests. Last year, the check presented was for just over $80,000. With this year’s check, the yachting industry has raised through NMS events nearly $300,000 for the charity.
IYBA elects 2018 board
The International Yacht Brokers Association elected four members to its board of directors at its annual meeting Jan. 27 in Fort Lauderdale. Bob Denison of Denison Yachting, Rob Newton of Superyacht Sales and Charter, and Jeff Stanley of Gilman Yachts were re-elected to two-year terms. Carmine Galati Sr. of Galati Yacht Sales was newly elected to a two-year term (he previously served on the association’s board from 2005 to 2008). Remaining on the board are Bob Saxon of Marinemax Charters, Paul Burgess of Princess Yachts, Jeff Partin of Superyacht Sales and Charter, Grant Henderson of Sanlorenzo Americas, Staley Weidman of The Catamaran Co. and Andy Miles of Westport LLC. "The passion that these men exhibit for the betterment of our industry is without equal,” said Paul Flannery, IYBA president and executive director. “We have big plans for 2018 and this is the right team to get it done.”
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Longtime surveyor Don Patton of Patton Marine remembered By Dorie Cox
Donald M. Patton, founder of one of the most established survey companies in yachting, died Feb. 15 at home in the Miami neighborhood of Coconut Grove, Florida. He had been undergoing chemotherapy treatments for cancer for the past several years. He was 88. Mr. Patton started Patton Marine in 1973 for boat salvage work. Tom Jones is COO at the company, now called Patton Marine Surveyors and Consultants. But for more than 50 years, his relationship to Mr. Patton was much more. “He was the boss and my stepfather – he married my mother when I was about 2," Jones said. “But I always called him Mr. Patton.” In an interview with The Triton in January 2012, Mr. Patton described his background this way: “I went to work at 16 years old. At one point I was in the marine salvage and research business. Earlier on I was an apprentice to a wooden boat builder in New England. In 1948, I worked at Miami Ship. It is no longer there, what a shame.” In the late 1960s to early ’70s, Mr. Patton was a broker and did salvage work after hours. He did survey work full time beginning in 1981. Surveying is the path that left a legacy, said Kevin Merrigan, CEO of Northrop & Johnson. For 30 years he hired Mr. Patton and his team. “Don changed the industry by be-
coming an advocate for the buyer, and the seller if the yacht was in good condition,” Merrigan said. “He and his team reported on the condition of the boat as honestly and fairly as possible, allowing buyers and sellers to make informed decisions. This was game-changing when he started. To this day, and hopefully for years to come, a Patton Marine survey carries an enormous amount of weight and credibility.” Mr. Patton was known for his sense of humor. “His ribald and edgy sense of humor sometimes got him into hot water, but it also insured his status as the life of every party,” wrote Michael Moore, maritime attorney with Moore & Company in Miami. But it was his work ethic that earned him acclaim and recognition, including the International Superyacht Society’s lifetime achievement award in 2007. “He was driven,” Jones said. “There was no stopping him, he was go, go, go. He always wanted to build a better, safer boat that was easier to maintain and service. Builders didn’t think of it that way, but he did.” Memorial service plans were unavailable at press time. For more details, visit www.the-triton.com. In lieu of flowers, donations are welcome in his name at the disabled sailing program, Team Paradise, www.teamparadise.org. Dorie Cox is editor of The Triton. Comment at dorie@the-triton.com.
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bout 225 yacht captains, crew and industry pros joined us for Triton Networking on the first Wednesday in February at BOW in Fort Lauderdale. The family-run business has been a staple marine parts supply store for generations. The family pulled out all the stops, serving snacks, beverages and music for our guests. And about 40 left with gift cards from the continuous raffle throughout the party. By Dorie Cox
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Captain cooks his way from the galley to the captain’s chair By Lisa Overing
America, we are used to two slices of toast, two eggs and two slices of bacon, so everything’s in twos.” Capt. Scott Schwaner never thought If Schwaner has guests on board, he he would be on a boat in New Orleans. has to know how many eggs should be However, after voyaging around the on board for breakfast. globe for nearly 40 years, he’s returned “Look at the number of guests and to his roots as the master of M/Y Lady days on board, break food Gayle Marie, a 140-foot down into numbers and you Burger, the biggest boat on can provision very close to Lake Pontchartrain’s West perfect,” he said. End Canal. If he has to choose, Schwaner grew up in Schwaner considers his speMandeville, Louisiana, on the cialty to be pastry. “What I see Northshore of New Orleans. in my mind, I can create with He actually lived at Pontcharmy hands,” Schwaner said. train Yacht Club, where his Schwaner’s gourmet tip is to father was commodore. While Schwaner cook as his late friend Paul Schwaner always wanted Prudhomme did, like climbing stairs, to be a big boat captain, it took him a putting one foot in front of another. long time to get there. With his formal “One ingredient should be sautéed culinary education in a city renowned before another,” Schwaner said. “If you for exquisite cuisine and southern want to get the most out of every flavor hospitality, Schwaner was a master chef of ingredient, you can only do that by at Sazerac Restaurant in New Orleans’ concentrating on one ingredient at a Fairmont Hotel. Eventually, he reached time.” his pinnacle on land and decided to Schwaner just bought his first house, revisit the sea. a charming Acadian cottage with a large Back in the day, Schwaner did everyback porch. It sits on 3 acres of land in thing but drive the 80-foot Burger he Franklinton, Louisiana, about 70 miles first crewed on. From heads and beds, to varnish and maintenance, to cooking. across Lake Pontchartrain from M/Y Lady Gayle Marie, but it’s worth the Lots and lots of cooking. trip, Schwaner said. “That’s what you did back then,” “It’s so different,” he said of this Capt. Schwaner said. “There weren’t so many big boats, so one person took care part of Louisiana. “In this area, you’re surrounded by water all the time. But of everything. But it gave me a lot of paradise is everywhere we look, actually. good experience.” When you go to the country, you’re surAfter about four years, a friend said rounded by things you don’t normally he would double Schwaner’s salary if he see, like horses and deer, and a cattle would switch ships – just to cook. “So I started cooking, as a chef only,” farm next door.” He says living the double life of a Schwaner says. “I just kept going and captain and chef is really very simple. won every award there was. I was the He does a lot of cooking in advance and first winner of the first Concours du sets a schedule with the owners. Chef competition, in Monaco and An“We’re usually at the dock well before tigua.” dinner is served, so it’s mainly just When he got his captain’s license, lunches,” he said. Schwaner faced a lot of skeptics. Schwaner makes sure he's anchored “They’d pat me on the head and say, in a safe zone as he serves lunch with ‘But you’re just the cook,’” Schwaner said. “I had to be on my toes. It was very someone in the wheelhouse on watch. In the galley, he's only one floor down by hard making that transition because I radio. Schwaner adjusts his course to ardidn’t want to be anyone’s excuse.” rive at the dock before dinner is served. Schwaner has a proven track record “It works, and it works safely,” he and has stood the test of time at the helm – and in the galley. He has a theory said. “If you think things through, you can do just about anything. Or, at least, about provisioning the commissary on you can do more than you thought you yachts: It’s all about numbers. could.” “Have you ever counted the number of slices in a loaf of bread?” Schwaner Lisa Overing is a freelance writer. Comasked. “There are 18 to 26 slices in a ment at editor@the-triton.com. loaf. Eggs come in dozen packages. In
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Industry Updates Oyster Yachts shuts down
Oyster Yachts, a boat builder based in Southampton, UK, has gone into liquidation as of Feb. 5, according to a statement from company CEO David Tydeman. Information from the company website has been replaced with a statement that reads, “It is with sincere regret that we advise that the company has been unable to secure financial support to enable it to continue at this time, and it is looking at all opportunities available. Further information will be issued as soon as we can." The company introduced the new Oyster 675 at the Düsseldorf boat show last year. Online media sources report 400 job losses for the company overall. The company built yachts from 47 to 118 feet in length; larger yachts have been built in Southampton and smaller boats in Hoveton, Norwich, UK. Other affected company offices include the Oyster Service Centre in Palma, which opened in 2015, and offices in both Ipswich and Southampton in the UK, and in Newport, Rhode Island.
Yacht transport provider expands
British shipping agent Peters & May Group recently acquired Worldwide Yacht Shipping, and Transport Partners. The acquisitions are in keeping with goals to expand business in the Middle East, Far East and United States, according to a company statement. Worldwide Yacht Shipping has a strong presence in the Middle East. Peters & May has appointed Steve Stanbury as sales director for the region, according to the company. U.S.-based Transport Partners, with
offices and warehousing in the Netherlands and South Carolina, is the second largest shipper of boats worldwide from the U.S., according to the company. Its acquisition includes the Charlestonbased subsidiary Royal Marine Packing, along with its freight packing and cradling facilities, and warehousing for cargo. In other company news, Peters & May has appointed Joshua Flavell as superyacht business manager. Flavell has been with the company for four years. A trained skipper, he began working in the marine industry in 1991 and is experienced in the logistics of shipping superyachts, according to a company statement. Previously, he was a partner at an international yacht brokerage firm. For more information, visit petersandmay.com.
Safe Harbor buys Old Port Cove
Safe Harbor Marinas bought Old Port Cove Holdings Inc. (OPC) of North Palm Beach, Florida, according to an announcement. The Dallas-based company will acquire all three of OPC’s full-service marina properties in Palm Beach County: Old Port Cove Marina, North Palm Beach Marina and New Port Cove Marine Center. The three marinas provide berths for 650 vessels ranging from 20 to 200 feet. The deal includes Cove Plaza, a 48,000-square-foot office/retail complex and Sandpiper's Cove Restaurant and Bar on the waterfront at Old Port Cove Marina. OPC initially consisted of Old Port Cove Marina in the 1970s. New Port Cove Marine Center was added in 1988 and North Palm Beach Marina in 1989. Old Port Cove Marina was the first
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marina facility in Palm Beach County to be designated a Clean Marina by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The others soon followed. For more information, visit www. SHMarinas.com.
Brownie’s has new tankless dive system
South Florida-based Brownie’s Marine Group is working on a new brand of tankless dive systems called bLU3. The prototype model Nomad by bLU3 is a portable, tankless dive system. An air compressor floats above the surface in an all-in-one housing and pumps air through a 40-foot hose. The entire unit attaches to a backpack mount that doubles as a dive harness. It is batterypowered, charged with a single cable, and can be charged by an optional solar panel in about three hours. The Nomad will have an integrated data recording system that will collect data – such as GPS, depth, temperature and more. These readings can then be uploaded to an online database via a mobile app. The goal is to prevent "Environmental Amnesia" – a term used to describe the unnoticed degradation of ocean health over decades. For more, visit diveblu3.com.
Mazu teams with Navionics
Mazu/Skymate, a technology company based in Reston, Virginia, has added Navionics charts to its Mazu iPad app, according to a company statement. The app acts as a user interface with the company’s mSeries satellite connectivity system. Once the mSeries system is installed and activated, any device on board with a browser – PCs, Macs, Android devices, etc. – can connect wirelessly to the system.
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The Mazu iPad app provides a dashboard to access email, SMS texts, NOAA weather alerts, wind and wave reports, GRIB files, emergency response and other functions. The Mazu iPad app also can be used off the boat where internet is available. Those with an active Navionics subscription can register on the app using their Navionics credentials, according to the company. Navionics, an Italian cartography company recently acquired by Garmin Ltd., has the world’s largest database of marine, lake and river charts. For more, visit mazu-marine.com.
West Marine welcomes new CEO
California-based boating retailer West Marine has hired Doug Robinson as CEO. Robinson has 30 years of specialty retailing experience, most recently with Lowe’s, where he was president of international operations and development, according to a company statement. He took the helm at West Marine on Jan. 29. Robinson is an avid sailor and participant in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Leukemia Cup Regatta, an event West Marine has supported the past 22 years, according to the company. For more, visit westmarine.com.
Industry Updates N&J opens in Monaco
Fort Lauderdale-based yacht brokerage firm Northrop & Johnson has opened a new office in Monaco overlooking Port Hercule, location of the annual Monaco Yacht show. The office, led by Managing Director Europe Michael Payne, will provide sales, purchase, new construction, charter retail and charter management services to clients in Monaco and the surrounding areas. The office is in the Le Beau Rivage building (9 Avenue D'Ostende 98000, Monaco). Contact brokers at Monaco@ NorthropandJohnson.com or +377 977 72720. “Michael Payne is assembling an impressive team of renowned sales and charter brokers who will begin working with us in the coming weeks,” said Northrop & Johnson COO Daniel Ziriakus. “We will be fully operational by the end of February 2018.”
APS opens in Raja Ampat
Asia Pacific Superyachts Indonesia has opened an office in Raja Ampat, supported by its headquarters in Bali. Fitri Dewi who has worked for APS Indonesia since she was 19 years old, is operations manager, backed by General
Manager Thomas Taatjes. The APS Raja Ampat office is in the harbour of Sorong. There are plans for a satellite office in Waisai to open later this year in the middle of the National Park,. For more information, visit www. asia-pacific-superyachts.com.
Spadolini designs across four decades
Yacht designer Tommaso Spadolini celebrates 40 years in business this year. He has collaborated with some of the largest Italian builders on yachts including M/Y Fortuna, M/Y Numptia and M/Y Gipsy, winning some of the industry’s top honors. Based in Florence, Italy, Spadolini started designing yachts in 1978 after a career at sea. He began his career in the design office of his father, the famous architect Pierluigi Spadolini. He created his first independent designs in the early 1980s for Barberis, and started his cooperation with Canados. The first Canados 70, launched in 1984, exemplified Spadolini’s work: that design must include strong functional elements. More than 100 Canados 70s were built between 1984 and 1992. In 1992, Spadolini was selected to design M/Y Fortuna, the Spanish royal yacht. Launched in 2000 at 43m, the hull
Interior News 11 was designed by Donald Blunt’s American design studio. It reached a top speed of 74.8 knots. From his offices in Florence, Spadolini alternated work on custom projects for international yards (interior design for Luca Bassani’s first two Wally 80s and for Bao Bab, the first motor yacht for Camper & Nicholson) and designing production yachts.
AIMEX appoints new CEO
The Australian International Marine Export Group has appointed Doug Jarvis to take over as CEO from Maryanne Edwards, who will join the board. After a career in the building supply/hardware industry, Jarvis founded consultancy firm Rhumbline Marketing, which managed industry events, including Australia’s largest sailing event – Skandia Geelong Week/Audi Victoria Week. He later became waterways manager in Melbourne’s Docklands including managing Melbourne Superyacht Marina and Melbourne City Marina. Jarvis is a recipient of Yachting Australia's Services to Yachting Award. AIMEX represents the Australian marine export and superyacht industries. For more information, visit www. aimex.asn.au.
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O Canada, it's all about the butter tart Crew’s Mess Capt. John Wampler
When was the last time you went out with friends to dine on fine Canadian cuisine? OK, I know Canadian bacon doesn’t actually come from Canada. But other than poutine (French fries with cheese curds and lamb gravy), what is Canada known for food-wise? “Peter” is a Canadian who owns a 90-foot yacht that I captain on call. Yesterday he sent me a couple of links about a summertime treat that folks in Ontario go bonkers over – butter tarts! Sensing a hint, I delved into the story. ”Butter Tart Trail” is a 30-kilometer stretch of rural Highway 6 with 18 bakeries, markets and stores. Kenilworth, a town of 11,500 people in the middle of “the trail,” sells thousands of tarts a week. Business is so good that there is a rural battle going on over butter tarts. When the town of Wellington North heard that Kawartha Lakes, a 3-hour drive to the east, had begun its own butter tart tour, cease-and-desist letters were sent and lawsuits contemplated. One can imagine The Great Canadian
Butter Tart Wars coming to blows over this delicious confection. Peter requested no nuts or raisins. He didn’t say anything about the rum and bacon, but then I didn’t tell him. Peter's review: “They were perfect!” Capt. John Wampler (yachtaide.com) has worked on yachts for over 30 years. His recipes are casual enough for anyone to prepare. Comments are welcome at editor@the-triton.com
BACON AND RUM BUTTER TARTS Ingredients 1 box ready-made pie pastry (2 crusts) 5 slices bacon, cooked until crispy, chopped 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks) 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar 2 cups corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons vanilla 1 tablespoon dark rum
Preparation Preheat oven to 375 F. Cover a cutting board with parchment or wax paper. Roll out the pie dough and cut with a 3 1/2-inch round cookie cutter to make the pastry shells. Save the leftover dough for repairs or roll it out again to make more shells. Coat a 9-count 3-inch mini-muffin pans (x 4 for this recipe) with nonstick spray. Carefully line muffin tins with the pastry. Place pans on middle rack of oven and bake until the shells start to brown and remove from oven. In a bowl, cream the butter and brown
sugar. Stir in corn syrup, rum, salt and vanilla. Combine until it is just blended. Arrange cooked bacon in bottom of the shells. Add mixture into tart shells, filling each to about 2/3 full. (Kitchen hack – use an empty plastic ketchup bottle for filling shells). Bake for about 10 minutes. Do not allow filling to bubble over. Let cool before removing tarts. Yield: 36 tarts. Enjoy.
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Mod Oz cuisine, à la Andrew Blake
Top Shelf Chef Tim MacDonald
The single greatest influence on my career was undoubtedly Andrew Blake. It goes far beyond the pressed salad. Back in the day, returning to Melbourne at café Kanis after a stint in Sydney, he put it all together and defined Mod Oz cuisine. It was not unusual to see him return from football at 6 p.m. and go straight into pumping out a Saturday night service, with a small portable TV showing the game replay as he worked. Vialone Nano cooked to order, barbecued everything, gourmet pizza,
pressed salads and always a sweet tart. Here is one of his salads that has served me well on yachts, although it was not paid the respect it deserved by the Melbourne press. The pressed salad can used in many forms, but in its simplistic form it forces the eater to combine all the ingredients in one mouthful. The twist is having spanking fresh seafood and ripe fruit. Tim MacDonald (timothymacdonald. weebly.com) is a chef with more than 20 years experience. He was named Concours de Chefs winner for Yachts over 160 feet at the 2011 Antigua Charter Yacht Show. His recipes are designed for the owner and guests. Comments are welcome at editor@the-triton.com.
PRESSED SALAD OF CARIBBEAN LOBSTER, MANGO AND AVOCADO Ingredients (This would cover 4 servings) 4 Haas avocados, diced small and seasoned 2 ripe mangos, diced small and limed One 2-pound Caribbean lobster, steamed and diced in lime juice 2 limes 4 small, scrunched handfuls of baby rocket (arugula)
Method It’s very simple. In a salad ring, press mango on rocket, and then press in the lobster. Top the ring with smashed avocado. It can be finished in many ways. In
the picture above, I added ginger oil and plantain chip, as I was in St. Maarten In the past, I have also served it on gazpacho salsa with langoustine and avocado. But, again, the secret is the freshest ingredients served simply.
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Wood finishes on yachts need protection, careful stewardship Stew Cues Alene Keenan
Wooden boats have been around for thousands of years, and the characteristics of traditional woods have stood the test of time. Teak, oak, cherry, walnut, and maple are woods commonly used on yachts. Teak is a premier hardwood for marine construction. It is decay-resistant and has a high resin content that makes it water-resistant. Many yachts use teak for decking, but it is popular for salons, joinery, floors and cabinet structures on the inside, too. Luxury furniture made from exotic woods is expensive and in high demand on yachts. Mahogany, ebony, and rosewood are examples of exotic woods that may be restricted due to environmental issues. One option to reduce cost is to use wood veneer, in which thin sheets of exotic woods are applied to less expensive surfaces to make them look more attractive. They are delicate, chip easily and require careful treatment. For stews, housekeeping is not just about keeping things clean. As with all surfaces, wood must be protected from scratches, dents, and damage from sun, heat, humidity, chemicals, salt air and exhaust. Stews oversee care of interior woodwork, but it is important to respect and understand how to care for exterior tables, decking and furniture, too. Varnish, polyurethane, lacquer or shellac may be applied to furniture as a protective finish. Varnish creates a hard, durable surface that prevents damage from water and UV light. Polyurethane is a water- or oil-based liquid plastic that dries to a satin or glossy finish. Shellac is made by combining the secretion of the female lac bug with a solvent, such as alcohol. It protects wood, but also adds a warm color that enhances the appearance. Lacquer is a durable, scratch-resistant, high-gloss finish. Treat it gently, or the smooth finish will thin out and discolor. Ask the captain, chief stew or first mate to help you understand the different wood finishes on board and how to care for them. Even dust build-up can cause scratches. For best results, dust often using a soft cotton or microfiber cloth very slightly dampened with water only. Avoid using furniture polish or anything that contains silicone. Silicone can soak into the grain of the
wood and cause permanent damage. Most wood finishes should be washed occasionally. Always check to see which products are acceptable. A cotton or microfiber cloth lightly dampened with a very mild solution of one teaspoon of pH neutral dish soap, castile soap or baby soap to 2 cups of water is usually safe. A weak vinegar-and-water solution of one teaspoon vinegar to 2 cups water may also be used. Oil soaps might be allowed on some surfaces, but always test first. If it turns white or hazy, do not proceed. Avoid excess water, especially around joints, and always dry wood completely with a soft cloth. Wood polish or wax treatments may be applied once or twice per year to add shine and protect wood. Waxes used include carnauba, paraffin and beeswax. Oils include tung, linseed and mineral, or petroleum. With waxes and oils, it is important to prevent buildup. They require cleaning with appropriate solvents. Temperature and humidity are care considerations, too. Constant exposure to heat from the sun or proximity to electronics can cause warping or splitting. Humidity levels should be kept constant at 40 to 45 percent. If the air conditioning can’t keep up, you may need a dehumidifier. Protect from water damage and wipe up spills immediately. Hot items placed directly on wooden surfaces can cause permanent damage, so use care when serving hot foods and drinks. Wood is a beautiful natural substance that appeals to people on many levels. Heirloom pieces develop a patina and carry the memories and the stories of the person who created them, as well as the generations that lived with them. One of my fondest memories in yachting is when some Feadship craftsmen came to visit the boat I was working on during a boat show. Some of them had worked on that build, and seeing their faces light up with satisfaction at the way the wood had been cared for made us appreciate the hands that had crafted it – and proud to be charged with its stewardship. Alene Keenan is lead instructor of interior courses at Maritime Professional Training in Fort Lauderdale. She shares more than 20 years experience as a stew in her book, “The Yacht Guru's Bible: The Service Manual for Every Yacht,” available at yachtstewsolutions.com. Comments welcome at editor@the-triton.com.
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Which fat to cook with depends on saturation, heat and flavor Culinary Waves Mary Beth Lawton Johnson
I have used many different kinds of cooking oils on board, from hearthealthy canola oil made from the canola seed to vegetable shortening for biscuits to grape seed oil and cold-pressed olive oil to real butter, avocado oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, and even vegetable and animal shortening. When in a hurry, chefs tend to grab the closest oil or fat at hand. But fat is one of the most important ingredients in a recipe and should be selected purposefully based on saturation and heat factors, plus the flavor factor. Everyone thinks we should just skip the saturated oils. No, don’t. Why? Saturated means stable. According to the USDA, saturated fats – coconut oil, chicken fat, beef fat, lard and ghee, or butter – have been shown to suffer the least amount of oxidative damage when exposed to higher heat and light. Oxidative damage causes free radicals, which we don’t want in our bodies.
Saturated fats do play a role in a healthy diet. Coconut oil, for example, is abundant in lauric acid, which, when broken down, turns into monolaurin, and monolaurin has been shown to have antibacterial and antiviral properties. Some animal fats, such as duck fat, are half monounsaturated and half saturated. The monounsaturated half helps with artery functions, and the saturated half keeps it from being damaged in cooking. Be mindful in your use, however, because animals store in their fat any toxins that are present in their diet. Yikes. Although polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats offer many health benefits, they are more susceptible to heat and light damage. Monounsaturated fats – olive oil, peanut oil, macadamia oil, avocado oil – can be used for light cooking at low temperatures, but cooking on high heat with them is not recommended because then you are just pouring free radicals into your body. Polyunsaturated fats – sesame oil, flax seed and fish oil – are damaged by heat and should not be used for cooking. Vegetable fats, such as vegetable
shortening, by the way, are manufactured using chemicals and some vegetable products. Oils like canola are made from high heat and chemicals, and are already damaged before they even hit your pan. Eating it is eating a broken fatty acid chain, which causes free radicals in your body. So when you are searching for the perfect fat to use in a recipe, consider the heat involved in preparation of the food. High-heat cooking includes grilling, sautéing, frying, broiling and pan roasting. Basically, if you are going to be cooking above 375 F, you need a fat that is stable enough to withstand high heat. Keep in mind the smoke point of the fat if you have to crank the heat up. For example, butter has a high fat content, but it burns at a certain temperature. And burnt fat is definitely not something you want to put into your body. Grape seed oil, although it is a polyunsaturated oil, has a higher smoke point than butter – about 390 F to 420 F – and can be used for cooking at higher heat. Certain fats can give off certain flavors, and that’s another important aspect to consider. When I caramelize onions
for French onion soup, for example, do I really want coconut oil flavoring it? How about a pan fry on crab cakes – what kind of fat should I go with there? An olive oil, or combo mix of olive oil and butter? Should I select a more neutral fat to crisp them? For chicken and potatoes I use duck fat, which really gives a crisp exterior to both. This fat can be found in the frozen section of the grocery store, and a little goes a long way. But animal fats are not what I reach for when there are people on board who have heart issues. One of the latest trending fats is red palm oil, but it decimates the forests where it is harvested, so that one is out. There are a lot of factors involved in choosing a fat, as one can see. My go-to fat is cold-pressed olive oil. There have been some issues with safflower oil in green bottles being sold as “olive oil,” so I always check the label to see where it is bottled. Mary Beth Lawton Johnson is a certified executive pastry chef and Chef de Cuisine who has worked on yachts for over 25 years. Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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Contrary to popular opinion, a seafarer’s income is not ‘tax-free’ On Course Clive McCartney
Tax season, wonderful. Add that to myriad rumors and resultant press articles about immigration visas for crew coming to the U.S., and we have a mix of topics that my late mother would wisely advise me to steer clear of in polite conversation – but which, if handled professionally, should have little impact on the operation of a yacht that travels internationally. We can’t avoid the fact of taxes, and modern-day yacht crew keeping their careers on course need to take some responsibility for how their tax status is managed. Tax status – or at the very least, payroll activity – is relevant information for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers when assessing a crew member’s B1/B2 application. CBP wants to see evidence of a real tie to a home country. What could do that better than a bank account domiciled in the home country and evidence of tax returns submitted in that home country?
There is a bigger issue at stake in the arena of taxes, though, and it may be one of the “sacred cows” that yachting must come to grips with in the modern world. The concept of the seafarer’s income being “tax-free” is incorrect. This is not only a U.S.-based issue. Just check with any French yacht crew or the many British crew who are resident in France. Much has been written in recent months about the correct visa for yacht crew in the U.S. The correct visa for working on a yacht that is temporarily in the U.S. is the B1. The same visa is appropriate for attending short training courses. There are two aspects of the B1/ B2 visa that are not well understood in our community. First, while you may have a B1/B2 visa with plenty of validity remaining on your passport, it remains the discretion of the CBP officer whether to allow you in or not. And second, it is illegal to look for work while in the U.S. on a B1 visa. It seems likely that many of the immigration issues we have heard about recently may have been triggered by the fact that regardless of the actual law, non-U.S. crew continue to look for work
here while traveling either on a visa waiver or a B1/B2 visa. Whether we like it or not, this is illegal. The economic impact of yachting on South Florida and on the U.S. in general is something that trade associations have made great efforts to quantify and to share with legislators in their lobbying activities. The high number of yachts that are owned by U.S. principals, plus those that come in and out of U.S. ports as part of their cruising schedules, bring a great deal of employment. There simply are not sufficient U.S. seafarers available to support this activity while the yachts are in the U.S., so international seafarers are needed to meet manning compliance. To do this legally, and therefore in a sustainable manner, these seafarers need to be employed and paid in manners that are consistent with U.S. tax and immigration requirements. The Maritime Labour Convention has done administrators some favors in this arena, since the social benefits provided by owners to crew on commercial yachts over 500 GT are now regulated. Employment and payroll frameworks have been put in place that “handle” these social
benefits on behalf of owners through non-EU entities to manage the owner’s exposure to those social (security) costs. The U.S. has not ratified the MLC, but the time is fast approaching when nonU.S. seafarers employed by U.S. owners or while on yachts in the U.S. must be demonstrably compliant with U.S. tax and social security requirements. Some long-held attitudes or positions must change. Seafarers must be ready to demonstrate a link to their home country. Day working on a visa waiver is not legal. Salary earned while in the U.S. is subject to U.S. taxes. The industry must find a way to adjust to these facts or we may anticipate heavy-handed U.S. government enforcement of U.S. law. This could mean fewer yachts coming to the U.S., which would resolve these issues for those particular owners, but would have far-reaching negative consequences for the rest of the interested parties here. Clive McCartney is vice president of maritime operations and business development at Bluewater Management & Crew Training USA in Fort Lauderdale. Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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Causes of high crew turnover usually can be found at the top on the team. The idea of class levels isn’t something we consciously think about, but it sometimes comes across when Paul Ferdais team members are treated as less than, or lower than, the leader. People are It’s no secret that one of the better people and expect to be treated as such. ways to tell if leadership is considered Leaders of the past would tell their good in an organization is to critically people what to do. This is a one-way examine how high company turnover is. conversation that relies on the leader Do crew flee the vessel like rats running knowing all the answers, and crew from a sinking ship, or do they never members can switch off their brains. leave? Here’s the thing: People leave The leader of the future includes people, not jobs. This means whenever team members in the decision-making turnover is high on a team, the first process and asks what can be done. This place to look for the problem is the is a dialogue, which encourages the crew leader of the team, rather than the job to think and consciously make decisions. or the individuals who have come and The person who does the work is the gone. Sure, one or two crew may have best one to ask how something can be had problems and left, but when there’s a accomplished because they have insight pattern, it’s time to look higher up in the into the job. chain of command. This brings us Of course, there to the next skill for Leaders who behave like are any number effective leadership: jerks may be effective in of reasons people communication. the near term because of may leave a team An effective leader the fear they create among besides poor is an effective leadership. A team communicator. A team members. But that member may have leader who hoards effectiveness won’t last long. family issues that knowledge and need to be attended keeps their team in to or other personal issues that come up. the dark won’t be effective because their Meanwhile, people who stay and put up team won’t be effective. Communication with poor leadership because they feel and leadership go hand in hand. they are unable to leave can make things Another skill that improves worse than if they quit. effectiveness is to set clear expectations The person who stays can become early and often. A team needs to know toxic within the team. For example, what is expected of them so they know maybe a crew member has a mortgage what to do to succeed. The effective to pay and simply can’t afford to leave, leader will be proactive and manage but really wants to. That crew member expectations in order to be successful. becomes unmotivated, which impacts Leaders who behave like a jerks – the rest of the team. This can be harassing, bullying or controlling – may disastrous within small teams, especially be effective in the near term because in combination with poor leadership. of the fear they create among team Whether there’s a visible issue or not, members. But that effectiveness won’t it’s a good idea for leaders to determine last long, tying back into high turnover. how effective they are in their role. Leadership means bringing people Part of the effectiveness will be in together to accomplish a goal or task. determining why there’s high turnover, A title or position doesn’t guarantee or if there are people on the team who that someone will be seen as a leader. should be asked to leave. Followers decide if they will follow, and To become aware of personal part of that decision is based on how effectiveness means demonstrating well the leader succeeds at getting the humility and asking team members for team to accomplish goals and tasks. suggestions on how you can improve When leaders are effective, they as a leader. Not surprisingly, this isn’t will be able to hold onto their team a common activity from a leader. Who members. wants to be seen as not all-knowing or insecure in the role? Former first officer Paul Ferdais is foundOne way to become a more effective er and CEO of The Marine Leadership leader is to understand the leader isn’t Group (marineleadershipgroup.com). somehow superior to the other members Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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Self-control crucial to success in close-quartered life of crew on our self-control is by bringing awareness to it. Understand what is going on with ourselves. Remember, this is selfCapt. Rob Gannon control we’re talking about, not other person control. It’s about our own reactions and thoughts. That boiler in our Self-control, the ability to keep disruptive emotions and impulses in check, head is going to blow if we don’t release the steam, and we can’t release the steam is a key competence for success, happiif we don’t recognize it building. ness and satisfaction in our professional We need tools, practices and habits and personal lives. Just consider the to help keep us in a healthy balance. opposite, lack of self-control, and the Whatever that entails, it’s imperative for clearly detrimental consequences that can accompany it. We may have person- us to combat bad stress and lack of selfcontrol. This includes reminding oural experiences in which our lives were selves – gently reminding ourselves – of clearly affected by our own or someone what it is we are trying to improve upon else’s lack of self-control. or nurture within us. Self-control falls under a broader I truly believe after many years of category called emotional intelligence, observing, and now studying, human which I believe is more important than behavior that the IQ for thriving and folks with issues top performance Self-control falls under a such as lack of in our professional broader category called self-control conlives. I think this is tinue to act out and emotional intelligence, especially true for struggle because the unique condiwhich I believe is more imthey never really tions of working portant than IQ for thriving try to take control and living on a and top performance in our of it. You may hear yacht. There is no professional lives. denial from these way we can operate people, or “that’s at a high level when just the way I am.” I believe that’s not working so closely and living together if the way we are, but what we’ve become. we lack self-control. And remember, it There’s a difference – what we’ve bedoesn’t just affect the person lacking the self-control but spreads to others around come, if undesired, can be worked on and undone. them. This can be deadly – a cancer to a I leave you with this from Working crew or any team. with Emotional Intelligence: “The ultiI’ve studied the work of Daniel Golemate act of personal responsibility at man and his books Emotional Intelligence and Working with Emotional Intel- work may be in taking control of our own state of mind. Moods exert a powligence. Both books contain extensive erful pull on thought, memory, and perresearch that clearly shows the results ception. When we are angry, we more and importance of this competency. He readily remember incidents that support also lists three traits that people with a our ire, our thoughts become preochealthy grasp on self-control exhibit: cupied with the object of our anger, and They manage their impulsive feelirritability so skews our worldview that ings and distressing emotions well. an otherwise benign comment might They stay composed, positive and now strike us as hostile. Resisting this unflappable even in trying moments. despotic quality of moods is essential to They think clearly and stay focused our ability to work productively.” under pressure. I guess that about sums it up. So, how are we feeling with that list? Without a competency on our selfAre you there? Kind of there? Or not control, our ship is taking on water and even close? There’s a lot going on when could go down. We need to slow the things get intense and challenging. water coming in and keep those pumps Chemicals are firing in the brain, like working to stay afloat and sail on. Enjoy the stress hormone cortisol. Too much the voyage. of it diminishes our effectiveness and even our immune system. Past history Capt. Rob Gannon is a 30-year licensed can trigger an inappropriate response; captain and certified life and wellness negative thoughts can steer our emocoach (yachtcrewcoach.com). Comments tions. Yes, a lot going on if we allow it. are welcome at editor@the-triton.com. The key to developing a better grasp
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Yachting life sets stage for cast of weird, wonderful characters Crew Compass Lauren Loudon
Honestly, some of the people I have met over the past four years of working on boats are beyond bizarre. Some, on the other hand, are out-of-this-world amazing. Being yacht crew, we seem to accumulate Facebook friends at a rate of knots. Some we genuinely can call friends, some are people we barely remember from a Sunday fun-day beach party mid-season in St. Maarten, and others are those wacky charter guests who insist on staying in touch. For me, the people I meet and the encounters I have on a daily basis are definitely highlights of working in this crazy industry. A smile to fellow chefs in the frozen food aisle in a supermarket while provisioning has resulted in solid friendships. I’ve witnessed deck crew sharing their tips on wash-down products over beers, and immediately a “bromance” is formed. I’ve been for dinner with my provisioner in the BVI, babysat the kids of our mailbox lady in St. Thomas, and downward dogged with the marina manager in Nassau. I’ve met people I would never have met in the “real” world, and have been exposed to a million diverse aspects of life and cultural differences through my experiences with others – guests, crew and residents of the various islands, states and countries we’ve visited. A lady who dyed her hair blue in the sink of the pristine white master bathroom mid-charter; a man who yelled at me angrily because the deck was too hot on his bare English feet; a family who were too privileged to eat on our yacht – we really do meet them all. I’ve had crew who sip on Tabasco for fun, watched guests refuse to swim in the beautiful Caribbean Sea in fear of being eaten alive by sharks, and met islanders who spend their days picking up trash to preserve their pristine countries. Elaborate encounters and magical meetings make up this incredible industry. Over the years, we have had guests who sent us out for Michelin star dinners, others who treated us to handmade shoes, and an owner who lent us his helicopter in the hills of Los Angeles to get engaged. Ultimately, guests make me laugh, they make me curious and they also have been known to make me appreci-
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Magical moments are common in the world of yachting, such as this one in June 2015, when an owner lent us his helicopter in Beverly Hills, California, to get engaged.
ate what I have (and don’t have). Clearly, given that I’m the one working for them and they are paying crazy money for this hospitality, we are on completely different pages. From bottles of Cristal being sprayed all over the aft deck to shots from a $650 bottle of tequila flown directly from Mexico, nothing is surprising anymore. Though we are each individual, and here for our own reasons, we also, as crew, have a common culture. When you bring all of our backgrounds and roots together into a community of yachtsmen, there is a union of folly. To a certain extent, we eventually all rub off on each other and fall under that giant umbrella that defines us each as “yachties.” No matter who we are, where we are from or what our background, we pick up South African slang, we forget the value of our home currency and we refer to things “up forward” instead of in front of us. We pick up a universal accent, and we can spot each other from a mile off. At the end of the day, we are all wanderers, living on the sea for one common reason: We love this nomadic lifestyle, visiting paradisiacal places and sharing it with the people we pick up along the way, and, we are lucky enough to call it our job. As a result, no matter where we go or what we do, we know we will always have friends and great stories to tell. Lauren Loudon has worked as a yacht chef and stew for more than four years. She hails from Lancashire, England. Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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Crew and brokers – friends, enemies or complex mix of both? Owner’s View Peter Herm
Captains, crew and yacht brokers have a complex relationship. I don’t pretend to understand all of the intricacies and nuances of those relationships, but I think it is deeper than just the pain of getting the boat ready for a no-show listing appointment. I have written on this topic before. Crew have a huge impact on boat sales and purchases. I have to admit to wanting to sell my boats and become a charterer after some of the antics of my various captains and crew over the years. The blown-out windows in the salon off Costa Rica come to mind, as do the new props in Fort Lauderdale and the lost $20,000 anchor in the Gulfstream. Fortunately, the urge to sell fades and I remember the enjoyment of steaming through bright blue water on a sunny day in the Adriatic. But some owners don’t have as sharp a memory, and I know of many who have had ongoing crew issues and gotten out of boating
altogether. They have enough headaches in their lives and a boat should not be one of them. The final disposal is a commission for the broker – but a one-time commission, with no more to come. Or maybe the brokers make more with a repeat charterer? But they have crew issues too. Yacht brokers also rely on captains and crew to insure a sale. I have been on many a poorly maintained boat listed for sale where the crew are half the reason it does not sell. On the flip side, many boats have been bought thanks to a sharp crew meticulously maintaining a boat and creatively entertaining charter guests who then make the leap into ownership. To further complicate the relationships, you have the yacht brokerage firms that are also crew placement agencies. This adds a dynamic to the owner-crew-broker relationship that is tough to explain. You want to get the job, but the boat is just not the right boat for the owner’s mission. You can’t kill the sale… but should you? Overall, the crew should remember that although there are plenty of jobs
out there in this industry, the more owners who have less than satisfying experiences, the fewer the boats that will be sold in the long run.
The future growth of big boating is a function of brokers who sell reality, not just fantasy; and crew who deliver fantasy, not just nonstop helpings of reality. Brokers need to keep in mind that a big boat owner’s biggest headache will not be the money spent on the over-thetop refit, but rather the care and feeding of the crew. They need to gently coach new and veteran owners alike that, just like in any of their businesses, people management challenges are a part of the “pleasure” of big boat ownership. The good brokers will prepare an owner for this reality – gently prepare, but prepare nonetheless. Professional yacht management is one option, and plenty of brokers provide
this service as well, but it still boils down to hiring and managing people. Whether you add a layer of management into the mix or not, the ultimate enjoyment of the boat will be a relationship between the owner and the crew. So what do the best crews do? That is too long a story for the space available, but the short answer is: They reduce the actual and potential headaches for the owner. Try to encourage owners to deal with brokers who are upfront about all aspects of boat ownership – the good, the bad and the ugly. Some brokers do this better than others, and many owners in the boat size ranges we deal with every day already know the joys of crew management. But the future growth of big boating is a function of brokers who sell reality, not just fantasy; and crew who deliver fantasy, not just nonstop helpings of reality. Bow west and high tide only. Peter Herm is the pen name for a veteran yacht owner who is an entrepreneur based on the East Coast of the U.S. Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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Boost nutrition value of foods with a bit of wizardry in the galley Take It In Carol Bareuther
Selecting healthful foods at the supermarket is the first step to making sure you get all the nutrients you need. But, don’t stop there. There are many ways to maximize the health-promoting, disease-preventing vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients of the groceries in your shopping cart. Here are three ways to make this culinary wizardry happen in the galley: Maximize menu-making. The old saying that “two heads are better than one” applies to good nutrition, too. That is, combining foods in a dish or on the plate can boost the absorption of nutrients in these foods. This is becoming a well-recognized way to maximize health benefits. In fact, research published earlier this year in the journal Food Chemistry highlighted several of these good-for-you couplings. One example is eating foods that contain iron and vitamin C at the same time. The vitamin C aids in iron absorption and is a time-honored way to combat
anemia. Examples are a hamburger with orange juice to drink, bean salad made with tomatoes, and iron-fortified breakfast cereal topped with strawberries. Another case is the on-trend serving of a poached egg over a tossed salad. Food scientists at Purdue University in the U.S. discovered a few years ago that the fat in the egg’s yolk can increase absorption of carotenoid phytonutrients such as beta-carotene and lycopene in veggies like tomatoes, shredded carrots, baby spinach and romaine lettuce. Carotenoids are potent cancer fighters, and also keep skin, vision and immune systems functioning well. Eggs aren’t the only food to have this effect. Avocados work too. U.S. and German researchers reported in a Journal of Nutrition article published in 2014 that eating slices of avocado with carotenoidcontaining foods like carrots increased
the conversion of the carotenoids to more easily absorbable vitamin A.
health, lower blood pressure and anticancer, antibacterial and antiviral effects.
Knife skills – a double-edged sword. In general, it’s best to cut fruits and vegetables in large chunks rather than small. The smaller the slice or dice, the more surface area exposed to the air – and the greater the vitamin and mineral loss as a result. Therefore, think chunkier fruit and vegetable salads and vegetable soups. There is an interesting excepPHOTO/Dean Barnes tion to this rule: garlic. Do chop or mince finely. Cutting garlic kicks off a natural reaction in the clove that leads to the formation of the phytonutrient, allicin. Letting the cut clove sit for 10 minutes at room temperature allows the concentration of this phytonutrient to increase. Iranian researchers writing in the Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine in 2014 linked the allicin in chopped garlic to a slew of benefits, such as heart
Nutrient-preserving cooking methods. Some nutrients, such as vitamin C, are water-soluble and easily lost during cooking. For example, Italian researchers reported in the Journal of Food Science in 2007 that steaming and boiling fresh broccoli caused 22 percent and 34 percent, respectively, of the vitamin C to be lost. Microwaving was best, with nearly all the vitamin C retained.Similarly, the longer fresh tomatoes are cooked – say, to make a tomato sauce – the more vitamin C they lose. However, according to research reported in 2002 in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, cooking actually increases the amount of the phytonutrient lycopene in tomatoes, and lycopene is a potent protector against prostate cancer. There’s another old saying that’s also true: You are what you eat. You – and what you eat – can be healthier if you pay attention to menu planning, knife work and cooking methods. Carol Bareuther is a registered dietitian and freelance health and nutrition writer. Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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Norovirus not just for cruises – yacht crew are targets as well Sea Sick Keith Murray
What is the norovirus? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes it as a very contagious virus that can infect anyone. It can be passed through an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces. The virus causes the stomach, intestines or both to become inflamed, leading to stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. Symptoms can be serious for some, especially young children and older adults.” A few facts about the norovirus Norovirus is not a "cruise ship" virus, nor does it limit itself to sea-going vessels. We typically read about norovirus on cruise ships because they are required to report all outbreaks to the CDC, and others are not. Norovirus spreads quickly in crowded environments. Think dormitories, nursing homes, schools, child care centers, hotels, yachts and cruise ships. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 20 million cases of norovirus occur annually. Signs and symptoms include nausea or vomiting; abdominal pain or cramps; diarrhea; a general feeling of discomfort, illness or uneasiness; low-grade fever; and muscle pain. Signs and symptoms usually begin 12 to 48 hours after first exposure to the virus, and last one to three days. Some people, however, may show no signs or symptoms, yet still can be contagious. People can continue to shed the no-
rovirus in their feces for up to two weeks after recovery. Viral shedding of the norovirus may last several weeks to several months for an individual in poor health. There is no vaccine for norovirus. To help prevent infection, proper hand washing is essential, especially after using the toilet, changing a diaper, cleaning the bathroom or servicing the ship's wastewater system. Avoid contaminated food and water, including food that may have been prepared by someone who was sick. Thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables before eating, and cook seafood thoroughly. Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling human waste, and dispose of vomit and fecal matter carefully. Soak up such material with disposable towels, using minimal agitation, and place in plastic disposal bags. Use a 10 percent chlorine bleach and water solution to disinfect virus-contaminated areas while wearing PPE. Stay home from work or quarantine yourself to your cabin if sick. And remember, you can still be contagious after your symptoms end. Avoid traveling until signs and symptoms have ended. Immediately remove and wash clothing, table cloths, bed sheets and towels that may be contaminated. Always seek medical attention immediately when there are doubts about a patient’s health, including when diarrhea lasts longer than three days or when severe vomiting, bloody stools, abdominal pain or dehydration occurs. EMT Keith Murray provides onboard CPR, AED and first-aid training, as well as AED sales and service. His company can be found at TheCPRSchool.com. Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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Just 10 minutes a day sufficient to enjoy benefits of meditation The Yachtie Glow Angela Orecchio
It's easy to think that meditation has to be long or complicated for it to be effective. However, just 10 minutes a day of focusing the mind can be one of the healthiest things you do all day. Webster’s Dictionary defines meditation as contemplation, reflection, mental focus and mental exercise. There are many different ways to engage in meditation, and the best meditation is any one that we participate in regularly. Just 10 minutes of meditation can help to reduce stress, improve focus and mental clarity, and improve our overall well-being. Additionally, meditation accompanied with visualization can be very empowering and even healing. Follow these steps to get started with simple, 10-minute meditations today. Find a meditation The best way to find a meditation is to try different styles of meditation. We can simply search YouTube for any type of meditation we are drawn to. For example, we could search for sleep, healing or empowering meditations or affirmation videos. There are also many apps that offer limited meditations for free and then require a paid subscription. Check out the following apps to start with: Headspace Calm Insight Timer Aura 10% Happier Set the Mood It's often thought that we must sit up straight with feet on the floor to meditate, but when we’re just getting started it might be best to sit in any position that is comfortable. This could mean sitting up on a bed, or with feet on the floor, or lying down. The
important point is that we get into a comfortable position where we won't necessarily fall asleep but will be able to focus without feeling distracted or selfconscious. Then turn the lights down low, turn them off completely or put something over the eyes. Wear comfortable clothes and make sure the temperature is comfortable. Train the mind We often overcomplicate meditation, believing that we should be, do or feel something specific. However, just focusing on the breath going in and out of the nose is enough. When we are distracted, we simply bring our attention back to the breath. Guided meditations can be very helpful for beginners who have wandering minds, which is why using YouTube or an app can be very beneficial. An alternative to a guided meditation would be nature sounds or light instrumental music or bells. Complete silence is also a good option for some people. Do it right In yoga asana practice, it is said that doing the poses perfectly is not what matters the most. What matters the most is how you talk to yourself while doing the poses. Meditation is exactly the same. There isn't an end destination, and we can't do it right or wrong. If, in the 10 minutes, we achieve only a few moments of focusing the breath and mind, we will have achieved exactly what we were supposed to. The benefits Meditation is a journey about connecting with the mind, body and spirit, and just the act of consistently showing up to meditate will create healthy benefits. The benefits will be mostly subtle: a calmer mind, a more focused mind, more self love and less pain in the body. Suddenly, we'll notice the difference in how we feel when we miss our daily meditations. So, it's not important for everything to be perfect in meditation, it's important that we start and find our consistent rhythm. Angela Orecchio is a chief stew, certified fitness instructor and health coach. Her blog can be found at savvystewardess. com. Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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CHECKING THE TIDE: Triton Today’s Survey As technology changes and options increase for communication, The Triton was curious how such international travelers as yacht crew keep in touch with family and friends. So we asked them at the Miami Yacht Show during Feb. 15-19 on Collins Avenue. PHOTOS/DORIE COX AND TOM SERIO
How do you keep in touch with family and friends? Head Stew Katie MacAdam M/Y Safira 129-foot Newcastle “I use WhatsApp unless we have wifi then I IMessage and Facetime. I use Instagram just to show pictures.”
Mate Jeremy Wright M/Y Miss Moneypenny 94-foot Mangusta “Just texts and Facebook. I’m not on Facebook all the time, I’m not on there surfing, but I use Messenger.”
Capt. Jason Browne MY Peacekeeper 96-foot San Lorenzo “I use Skype. It’s the only way for the other side of the world. I’ve got everyone I need on my hit list.”
Mate Yermaik Guzman M/Y Ana C 76-foot Hargrave “Yo uso WhatsApp. Y Facebook para mensajes. Me gusto Instagram, tambien. Nunca uso texto.”
Capt. Michael Zawieja M/Y Lyons Pride 112-foot Westport “I prefer phone calls, that’s my first go-to, then email and texts. We cruise the same time zone where family and friends live, so it’s not an issue.” Deckhand/Eng. Wouter Van Dyk M/Y Winky One 82-foot Monte Fino “Not really Facobook for me, but like WhatsApp. It’s convenient and cheaper than calling once connected to public wi-fi.” Capt. Kevin Spiker Freelance “Phone calls and texts. Back before FaceTime, I used the phone. I’m old school, I like to communicate when I communicate. Emojis are not communication.”
Mate Arthur Steganov MY U Wish 105-foot Mangusta “I use Whatsapp and Facebook. Well, the Russian version of Facebook, VKontakte.”
Chef Katya Kavkazskaya M/YMiss Michelle 90-foot Ocean Alexander “I’m usually texting WhatsApp when we are at sea since my mother worries.”
Mate Seth Jacobson M/Y Golden Girl 94-foot Broward “I do prefer phoning then texting and Facebook. We often cruise the east coast and New England so we’re in same time zone as family.” Chief Mate Jan Meyer M/Y Silver Cloud 136-foot Abeking & Rasmussen “I use Facebook and email. They can follow my photos easier on Facebook. I don’t use Instagram or SnapChat.” Eng. Braden Owens M/Y Safira 129-foot Newcastle “WhatsApp and IMessage. Of course I send postcards to my parents, their old school. It’s a lot better than texting.”
Stew Maryna Van Dyk M/Y Winky One 82-foot Monte Fino “I like Facebook and WhatsApp. On Facebook, I can post and walk away. With WhatsApp, I can direct connect and video chat or leave a message.” Lead Deckhand Tim Gallagher M/Y Kismet 312-foot Lurssen “Facebook, it’s easier because everybody has it. I can’t call and text people at home in New Zealand.”
Deckhand Andrew Orosz M/Y Silver Lining 164-foot Christensen “Facebook for the most part, the messenger. Then WhatsApp for everyone from Venezuela, Ohio, California to Canada.”
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Historic Westport 130 draws looks with notorious name By Lucy Chabot Reed The 130-foot (40m) Westport M/Y Endless Summer has been getting second looks on the docks at the Miami Yacht Show. Though it bears the same name as the now-notorious Feadship where a young stew was raped by an intoxicated co-worker three years ago, this Endless Summer is smaller and of a different builder. “People have said ‘I hate to ask, but …’ and I have to tell them it is not,” Capt. Scott Sanders said during the show. “This vessel was in Greece for nine and a half years, chartering under a Greek flag. This was not the vessel involved in that unfortunate incident.” On Jan. 30, a South Florida jury ruled that the owner of the other Endless Summer, Island Girl Ltd., was negligent in the incident, and it was ordered to pay the stew $70 million. Naturally, that got people talking, and wondering if this Endless Summer on display at the boat show is the same vessel. It is not. This vessel left the United States for Greece in August 2008 and returned in October for service and repairs in preparation for its sale. If it doesn’t sell, it already has several weeks of charters booked back in Greece and
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M/Y Endless Summer captured visitor attention during Miami Yacht Show in Miami Beach in February.
will return there. The central agency is Athens Yachts in Greece. This Endless Summer – listed with Merle Woods and Associates for under $8 million – does have one bit of history worth noting: Built in 2003, it is Hull No. 1 in the famous Westport 130 line. Lucy Chabot Reed is publisher and founding editor of The Triton. Comments are welcome at lucy@the-triton.com.
M/Y Cheers 46 ‘shows’ in Lauderdale foreign trade zone By Lucy Chabot Reed While two boat shows and hundreds of yachts were on display in and around Miami Beach, one charter yacht that has been a staple at recent shows was docked in Fort Lauderdale, still available for show and sale. M/Y Cheers 46, a 140-foot Benetti, couldn’t qualify for a boat show bond to attend the Miami Yacht Show this year because of a timing discrepancy, so Capt. Kelly Esser decided to take advantage of a foreign trade zone slip at Lauderdale Marine Center. That slip enables the foreign-flagged yacht to be shown to anyone – including Americans – for sale or charter. A sale could even happen on site (though not on the aft deck for technical reasons), eliminating the need to head into international waters.
“This just gave us the benefit of being available for the show,” Capt. Esser said, “as well as being able to get ready for multiple trailers back to back.” The yacht paid for a month of dockage – dockage it was paying anyway to prep for its upcoming charter season – as well as a foreign trade zone bond, which works out to a few thousand dollars for a $15 million boat. Cheers 46 will leave South Florida next week for a charter in the Bahamas, and being in Fort Lauderdale instead of the boat show enabled the crew to continue provisioning and prepping for the journey, making the upcoming charter a bit less stressful, Capt. Esser said. Lucy Chabot Reed is publisher and founding editor of The Triton. Comments are welcome at lucy@the-triton.com
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The Great Lakes: America’s un(der)discovered cruising grounds The Agent’s Corner Capt. Deb Radtke
Five quick facts to get started (five facts because there are five lakes): 1. If you drained the Great Lakes, they would cover the lower 48 states under about 9 feet of water. 2. They are home to more than 170 species of fish. 3. They have more than 3,500 species of plants. 4. They are bordered by eight states and two nations. 5. There are 35,000 islands in the five Great Lakes. In the early days of American yachting, not everyone played in New England. Instead, the industrialists of the Midwest enjoyed the freshwaters of Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and the 1,000 Island area leading into Lake Ontario. Yacht building and service there dates to the 1860s, with the founding of Henry Burger’s first shipyard, Burger
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Boat Co. in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It was followed by the Great Lakes Boatbuilding Co., which later became Henry C. Grebe Co. in Chicago, and Palmer Johnson Shipyard, originally based in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. All built vessels for such recognizable names as Ford, Wrigley and Gamble (as in Proctor and Gamble). Burger Boat Co. is still in operation in Manitowoc, having recently built wellknown yachts such as M/Y Sycara V and the Luis DeBasto-designed 103-foot
Northland delivered in 2017. Not all boats built on the Great Lakes, however, were grand yachts – names such as Lyman, Chris-Craft, and Stanley are recognizable to any classic boat lover. So how do you get there from Florida? Smaller yachts with less than a 20-foot airdraft (or those that can reduce their airdraft to under 20 feet) can travel via the Erie Canal, which rises 566 feet from the Hudson River to Lake Erie through 35 locks. Larger vessels cruise through the St.
Lawrence river and the St. Lawrence Seaway System. This route goes through the Welland Canal, which has eight locks to raise vessels 326 feet from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie, bypassing Niagara Falls. Total rise from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Superior is 601 feet. The Great Lakes are bordered by two nations, so you do need to be cognizant of whose waters you are cruising in. But the U.S. and Canada have created a simplified check-in system, the Nexus Pass, that allows a speedy entry at land, sea and air border checks. With close to 10,000 miles of shoreline that includes metropolitan areas such as Chicago and Detroit, as well as the vast wilderness of Lake Superior’s North Shore and Isle Royale National Park, and the five Great Lakes – Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario – there's definitely something for everyone. Debora Radtke is owner of American Yacht Agents (americanyachtagents.net), based in Fort Lauderdale, but still calls the Great Lakes region home. Comment at editor@ the-triton.com.
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Design, fuel properties impact maximum engine performance Diesel Digest Capt. Jeff Werner
Whether diesel engines are powering a yacht, a jet drive tender, an onboard generator or a crew car, their performance is directly related to a variety of operational characteristics: Starting ease Low emissions Sufficient power Low wear Long filter life Unquestionably, engine design has the most impact on these characteristics, and modern diesel engines are engineered to assure the best possible performance. Diesel fuel, the lifeblood of the engine, must also be reliable to maximize engine performance. The fuel properties – whether the type of crude oil used, how it is refined and blended, its stability and how it conforms to standards – all affect performance. Starting ease: Diesel engines use the heat developed by compressing the fuel/air mixture in the cylinder to spark ignition and run the engine. Therefore a cold engine (one that has cooled overnight) can be more difficult to start than a warm engine (one that has been stopped a short time). The easier it is for diesel fuel to ignite and burn, the easier a cold engine will start. That ignition quality is called the cetane number or index. “A fuel with a high cetane number starts to burn shortly after it is injected into the cylinder; therefore, it has a short ignition delay period. Conversely, a fuel with a low cetane number resists autoignition and has a longer ignition delay period,” according to Chevron Diesel Fuels Technical Review. Low emissions: At the refinery, petroleum is distilled to make diesel and other fuels. A chemical process called upgrading is used to remove undesirable emission components found in fuel through use of a catalyst. The most common catalyst used in refining diesel fuel is hydrogen. This technique of mixing diesel with hydrogen removes sulfur from the fuel. It is an important step, and necessary to meet the stringent emissions requirements imposed by the International Maritime Organization on new yacht engines that require the use of ultra low-sulfur diesel fuel. Sufficient power: The power of a diesel engine is measured in units
of brake horsepower (bhp). Brake horsepower is the power output at the drive shaft and is always less than that at the piston due to friction and other losses. Once a diesel engine reaches its rated brake horsepower, any increase in the engine load will cause the amount of smoke in the exhaust to reach an unacceptable level. This is known as the smoke limit and it is related to the viscosity of the fuel. During the refining process, diesel fuel that is produced to the proper viscosity standards will always provide more power at peak torque and full load than fuel that is out of specifications for thickness. Low wear: The ability to reduce friction between solid objects in relative motion is called lubricity. For example, engine oil has a very high lubricity and it keeps the moving parts in an engine from wearing down prematurely. Diesel fuel must have a certain level of lubricity to protect fuel pumps and injectors from wear as the fuel moves through those components at high pressure. Sulfur found in varying quantities in crude oil is a natural lubricant in refined diesel and it is also the base element of sulfur oxides that are a major pollutant caused by combustion. In order to reduce harmful emissions, sulfur has been removed from diesel fuel to a maximum level of 15 parts per million. In order to restore the lubricity that was lost, additives are introduced at the refinery and with aftermarket products. Long filter life: Filters are not intelligent devices. They remove contaminants in the fuel as they pass through the filter media. Reducing the level of contaminants before the fuel reaches the engine filter will increase its service life and dramatically reduce the amount of dollars spent on filters every year. The stability, or shelf life, of fuel and its cleanliness are directly related to having a fuel preventive maintenance program. Installing a diesel dialysis system on board to clean fuel will always assure low counts of particulate matter to reduce the risk of damage to and the costly repair of engine components. Capt. Jeff Werner is a 25-year veteran of the yachting industry as a captain and as a certified instructor for the RYA, MCA, USCG and US Sailing. He also owns Diesel Doctor (MyDieselDoctor.com). Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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Time to plan for replacement of all halon fire-extinguishers Rules of the Road Capt. Jake DesVergers
Every vessel on the water, from the smallest runabout to the largest tanker, has some type of fire-extinguishing system on board. It may be a portable extinguisher, rolling foam applicator, or a major water sprinkler system. Many ships and yachts, especially those built in the 1980s and 1990s, use the fireextinguishing medium halon. Halon is a liquefied, compressed gas. It leaves no residue and is remarkably safe for human exposure. Halon is rated for class "B" (flammable liquids) and "C" (electrical fires), but it is also effective on class "A" (common combustibles) fires. It has low-toxicity, chemically stable compounds that, as long as they remain contained in cylinders, are recyclable. As readers will recall from their training at marine fire school, four things must converge simultaneously to start a fire. These include fuel, oxygen, an ignition source and a chemical reaction. Traditionally, to stop a fire, one needs to remove a side of this tetrahedron. Halon breaks the chain reaction. Halon has been used for fire and explosion protection throughout the 20th century. It remains an integral part of the safety plans in many of today's manufacturing, electronic, and aviation companies. Halon protects computer and communication rooms throughout the electronics industry. It has extensive applications with military forces. However, in 1987 the United Nations classified halon as a chlorofluorocarbon. Through the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, this international regulation stipulated that due to the ozone-depleting potential of chlorofluorocarbons, production and consumption of them should be kept at their 1986 levels. A phase out of these agents started on Jan. 1, 2000. Accordingly, the International Maritime Organization, amended the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea to implement the use of alternative fire extinguishing systems. This was to take effect with all new constructions after Oct. 1, 1994. The revision to SOLAS prohibits any new fire installations on existing vessels and prohibits the release of halons into the atmosphere when testing existing systems. A subsequent IMO resolution prohibited the use
of all chlorofluorocarbons in any new fire, refrigeration or cooling installation on ships after Nov. 6, 1992. In reviewing these dates, it is clear that the regulations took effect more than 25 years ago. So why does my yacht still have a halon system, one may ask. While the worldwide production of halon ceased Jan. 1, 1994, it is still legal in some countries to purchase and use recycled halon and fire extinguishers. In the United States, there are no regulations mandating the decommissioning of halon systems or portable fire extinguishers. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration continues to recommend halon fire extinguishers for use on aircraft because of its effectiveness, weight ratio and low toxicity. In Europe, the use of halon has been banned since 2003. European authorities have stated that the supplying of a non-European Union-flagged ship in a European port with halon is considered an illegal export. Because of this status, the refilling of halon systems with other than the original halon is not possible. In Australia, with certain exceptions for the aircraft industry, it is illegal to own or possess any halon-based fire protection system. This applies to both domestically registered and foreign-flagged vessels visiting the island continent. With the decreasing availability of recycled halon, the impossibility to replenish a halon system once used, and the phasing-out deadlines for some flag administrations, yachts should begin planning for a replacement system. The fire suppression industry has developed alternative clean agents that pose less threat to the ozone layer. Two classes of agents have emerged as suitable replacements: Halocarbon-based agents are carbon-based compounds that extinguish fire primarily via the absorption of heat, such as in a halotron system; and inert gas agents are based on the inert gases (i.e., nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide) and extinguish fire via oxygen depletion. Installation of a new system is not an overnight fix. Often, the new system must be reviewed and approved by the yacht’s flag administration and/or classification society. Advanced planning is key to keeping the yacht running without delays and uncontrollable expenses. Capt. Jake DesVergers is chief surveyor for International Yacht Bureau (yachtbureau. org). Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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Now you see it – but you don’t!
Mirages taunt the eye's inability to discern nature’s tricks Sea Science Jordanna Sheermohamed
Seeing is believing, and a human’s ability to observe with our eyes often dictates what we accept as truth. There are times, however, when observations can deceive the mind, playing on the eye’s limited abilities. Optical illusions, such as mirages, have been woven into historical accounts of visions on the ocean or in the deserts, sometimes leading sailors to their unfortunate demise. Mirages occur when light travels through air masses of different temperatures and, therefore, densities. The light will ultimately bend toward the colder air, which is denser than warmer air because it contains more molecules in a given space. As the light enters and travels through the different layers, it takes multiple paths to the observer, and therefore may produce two images. Because the human eye generally perceives light to move in a direct line, the brain
has a hard time distinguishing the optical illusion as being nonexistent. Mirages can be further classified by the orientation of the air temperature. For instance, inferior mirages, also known as downward mirages, refer to the fact that the mirage appears below the actual object. This happens because the light passes through an unstable column of air, meaning colder air aloft and warmer air at the surface. This forces the light to bend upward, producing an image below the object. The manifestation of water in the hot and dry desert is a well-known result of this scenario, in which excessive sunlight heats the ground, producing the uneven temperature column. The even more common roadway shimmer seen on highways is also a type of inferior mirage. A second type of mirage is known as a superior mirage, also called an upward mirage. The name is due to the bending light that displays the mirage above the object’s actual location. The sunlight passes through a warmer layer of air before entering into a relatively cooler
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This photo shows several superimposed shots of a changing "Fata Morgana" of a boat.
layer of air near the surface. This forces the light to bend downward, producing the upward image. Superior mirage appearances generally occur near cold or icy landmasses and ocean surfaces. Tales of ghost ships and floating cities are examples of superior mirages, which are the most often type seen on the sea. One of the most complex type of mirages, the notable “Fata Morgana,” forms as a result of several variations of air temperatures. This forces the light to bend multiple times on its downward trajectory, creating a rapidly changing image, which can appear vertically
stacked, inverted, or even a series of the same object. Other optical phenomena, such as rainbows, auroras, moon bows, and green flashes, also offer up beautiful reminders of atmospheric powers, but none as confusing and mysterious as the mirages that taunt our ability to discern reality from trickery. Jordanna Sheermohamed is president and lead meteorologist of Weather Forecast Solutions, a weather-forecasting firm (WeatherForecastSolutions.com). Comment at editor@the-triton.com.
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M/V 6711, a 220-foot (67m) Damen support vessel launched in 2014, sold by Verpeka Dolling broker Rob Dolling, who brought the buyer, and listing agent Imperial Yachts. Asking price was 28.5 million euros. M/Y Skyfall, a 190-foot (58m) Trinity built in 2010, sold by IYC brokers Frank Grzeszczak and Barbara Stork Landeweer, who brought the buyer, and joint listing agents Thompson Westwood & White and HMY Yacht Sales. Asking price was $28.9 million. M/Y Project 472, a 180-foot (55m) Amels new-build due for delivery this summer, sold by Burgess broker Peter Brown, who represented the buyer. M/Y Invader, a 164-foot (50m) Codecasa built in 1999, sold by Denison Yacht Sales broker Ken Denison. Asking price was $12.5 million. M/Y Africa, a 154-foot (47m) Benetti built in 2010, sold by listing agent Burgess, with Marine Marketing and Pivatus introducing the buyer. Asking price was 16.75 million euros. M/Y Pride, a 147-foot (45m) Viudes launched in 2013, sold by Yacht Marine broker Pedro Millet and Arcon Yachts, which brought the buyer. Asking price was 17.5 million euros. M/Y Party Girl, a 146-foot (44.5m) Christensen built in 2007, sold by Northrop & Johnson brokers Kristen Klein and Kevin Merrigan, who represented the buyer, and listing agent Jim McConville of Allied Marine. Asking price was $15.9 million. M/Y Zenith, a 133-foot (40.6m) Sabre Catamaran launched in 2012, sold by Cambridge Yacht Group broker Steve Doyle. Asking price was $19.9 million. M/Y Alice’s Restaurant, a 130-foot (40m) Westport launched in 2011, sold
by Worth Avenue Yachts brokers Andre Bouse and Chris June, who brought the buyer, and Gilman Yacht broker Joe Majcherek. Asking price was $13.75 million. M/Y SOC, formerly Silver Oak Cellars, a 122-foot (37.2m) Delta built in 1997, sold by Denison broker Ken Denison, who represented the buyer, and Kurt Bosshardt, who represented the seller. Asking price was $4.5 million.
M/Y Tamara Rd above, a 115-foot (35m) Cantieri Navali Lavagna built in 2010, sold by Northrop & Johnson broker Jochen Brill, who represented the seller, and Ocean Independence broker Marc Händle, who brought the buyer. Asking price was 5.9 million euros. M/Y Ceylon, a 115-foot (35m) Tansu launched in 2010, sold by Sofi Yacht Charter & Brokerage, with Onboard Yachting broker Alain Auvare representing the buyer. Asking price was 6.45 million euros. S/Y Che, a 114-foot (35m) Sunreef built in 2010, sold by Camper & Nicholsons broker Charles Ehrardt. Asking price was just under 5 million euros. M/Y Gale Winds, a 106-foot (32m) Lazzara launched in 2004, sold by Northrop & Johnson broker Kristen Klein, who represented the seller, and HMY broker Tim Derrick, who brought the buyer. Asking price was $4.79 million. M/Y Chantella, a 98-foot (30m) CNA
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delivered in 1966, sold in-house by Fraser listing broker Dennis Frederiksen and Kirill Anissimov, who represented the buyer. Asking price was 650,000 euros. M/Y Altisa VII, a 96-foot (29m) Nordlund launched in 1994, sold by listing broker Tucker Fallon of Bradford Marine and Denison broker Kevin Frawley, who brought the buyer. Asking price was just under $1.6 million. M/Y Geni, a 93-foot (28.3m) Mangusta built in 2009 by Italian yard Overmarine, sold by Camper & Nicholsons broker Charles Ehrardt. Asking price was 1.95 million euros. M/Y Noor, a 91-foot (28m) Sanlorenzo built in 2014, sold by Richard Inwards of Inwards Marine, who brought the buyer, and Fraser listing brokers Kirill Anissimov and Antoine Larricq. Asking price was 4.85 million euros. S/Y Velacarina, an 84-foot (26m) Claasen delivered in 2004, sold by Hoek broker Pieter van der Weide. Asking price was 2.9 million euros.
New in the sales fleet
M/Y Planet Nine, a 240-foot (73m) Italian Sea Group new build with an expected delivery date in March, listed by Fraser broker Stuart Larsen for 85 million euros. M/Y Lionspirit, a 188-foot (57m) Sunrise new build designed by Espen Oeino, listed by Camper & Nicholsons for 12.5 million euros. M/Y Como, a 154-foot (47m) Heesen launched in 2012, listed by Ocean Independence broker Thom Conboy for just under 20 million euros. M/Y Celestial Hope, a 154-foot (47m) Heesen launched in 2008, listed by Ocean Independence broker Thom Conboy for 19.5 million euros.
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M/Y Balista, a 153-foot (47m) Cantieri di Pisa launched in 2013, listed by Merle Wood & Associates for just under $16.5 million. M/Y Excellence, a 150-foot (46m) Richmond delivered in 2010 and undergoing a $1.5 million refit, listed by Denison broker Alex Clarke for $15.6 million. M/Y Mirage IV, a 132-foot (40m) Princess launched in 2017, listed by Cecil Wright & Partners broker Matthew Ruane for 13.5 million pounds. M/Y Marlinda, a 132-foot (40m) Delta built in 1989, with a $12 million refit in 2000, listed by Northrop & Johnson broker Kevin Kramer for $8.6 million. M/Y Phoenix, 130-foot (40m) expedition yacht launched by Davie Shipbuilding in 1973, listed by All Ocean Yachts broker Steve Reoch for $3.5 million. S/Y Philkade, formerly Aquel II, a 125-foot (38m) Sensation sailing yacht built in New Zealand in 1986, listed by Camper & Nicholsons broker AdamMichael Papadakis for 2.95 million euros. M/Y Showtime, a 125-foot ( 38m) Broward built in 1989, listed by Ken Denison of Denison Yacht Sales for just under $3.7 million. S/Y Damahwil, a 121-foot (37m) Dubois-designed sloop built by Bayards B.V. in 2010, listed by BGYB for just under 5 million euros. M/Y Elaldrea, a 114-foot (35m) Benetti launched in 2002, listed by Camper & Nicholsons broker Marco Fodale for 3.8 million euros. M/Y Mikymar, a 113-foot (34.4m) Canados built in 2006, listed by Camper & Nicholsons broker Marco Fodale for just under 3.5 million euros. S/Y Seaquell, a 108-foot (33m) Alloy sailing yacht built in New Zealand in 1992, listed by Ocean Independence broker Thom Conboy for $4.35 million. M/Y Arcadia, a 105-foot (32m) classic Feadship built in 1969, now wrapping up a $14 million refit, listed by 26 North Yachts for $5 million. M/Y Breakaway, formerly Huey’s Island, a 100-foot (30m) Broward built in 1997, listed by Denison broker Kurt Bosshardt for just under $2 million. S/Y Blue Diamond, a 100-foot (30m) sloop built by JMV-H2X in 2004, listed by BGYB for 4.2 million euros. M/Y Anypa, a 99-foot (30m) Benetti built in 2003, listed by Camper & Nicholsons broker Jonathan Syrett. M/Y Timeless, a 92-foot Viking built in 2017, listed by Denison broker Kevin Frawley for just under $8.9 million. M/Y Insignia, an 82-foot (25m) Lyman Morse built in 2004 as the third and largest launch in its “Magpue” series, listed by Denison Yacht Sales
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M/Y Thea above, an 80-foot (24m) Azimut delivered in 2017, listed by Denison Yacht Sales for $4.9 million.
IYBA presents charter award
Carol Kent, owner and CEO of Carol Kent Yacht Charters in Marblehead, Massachusetts, was honored as the In-
ternational Yacht Brokers Association’s 2017 Charter Professional of the Year. The award honors a yacht charter broker for outstanding performance. “I’m honored to be singled out for this award among the many yacht brokers, management companies, and maritime-affiliated members who have built this organization,” Kent stated. Carol Kent Yacht Charters, founded in 1986, now operates a second location in Newport, Rhode Island. Kent was also recently elected vice president of the American Yacht Charter Association, where she is also the public relations chairwoman. For more information, visit carolkent.com.
N&J relocates to LMC
Northrop & Johnson has moved its Fort Lauderdale office to Lauderdale Marine Center. The new 10,000-squarefoot office will bring all divisions under one roof: brokerage and new construction, charter retail, charter management, and crew services. LMC is the largest yacht repair facility in the U.S. and offers a marina for dockage. Northrop & Johnson customers will receive preferred dockage rates. The new office is located at 2015 S.W. 20th St., Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33315. For more information, visit northrop andjohnson.com.
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Lawsuit prompts captains, owners to revisit onboard policies for crew LAWSUIT, from Page 1 tion” and that Island Girl was negligent in “failing to adopt and enforce an alcohol control policy” and “failing to determine the sobriety and health of the crew before the crew boarded the vessel.” Further, it found that the vessel was unseaworthy because of an “inadequate security system” and “a non-functioning telecommunications system which made it impossible for [the woman] to call for help.” Attorneys for the owner had denied
the claims, instead claiming the woman “failed to exercise ordinary care, caution or prudence for her own welfare,” according to court records. On Jan. 30, the jury in the Broward County, Florida, courtroom awarded the stew more than $70 million for damages. That included about $4.27 million for lost wages, about $300,000 for medical expenses and more than $66 million for physical pain and suffering, mental or emotional anguish, inconvenience, discomfort and loss of capacity for enjoyment of life.
The future earnings number was based on the stew’s testimony that although she worked as a stew, she wanted to become a yacht engineer, according to her attorney Adam Horowitz, trial attorney with Horowitz Law in Fort Lauderdale. Those numbers hit hard. Yacht captains, yacht managers, maritime attorneys, insurance companies, training facilities and others took note. Conversation varies, but most agree with Capt. Gregory Clark of M/Y D’Natalin IV. “No crew member, male or female,
should be subjected to abuse or harm of any kind from fellow crew members,” Capt. Clark wrote in an email to The Triton. “My heart goes out to the stewardess who was raped. She is certainly deserving of full medical compensation, lost wage compensation and a reasonable amount of punitive damage for ‘pain and suffering’ as rape is a crime of violence and it can take a long time for a victim to overcome or even cope with the outcome of such an experience.” But many also agree with Capt. Clark that the award against the yacht owner is troubling. “The ‘safe working environment’ in any company, be it a shoreside business or a yacht, is determined by policy, established and declared in various rules and regulations published by the employer or manager,” Clark wrote. “If a co-worker in an office-based business decides to violently assault another co-worker, how is that the company’s responsibility? Are we to hire security guards to be present at all times and to supervise all crew, day and night? And who is to attest or guarantee the security guards’ good character? How can you make everyone safe from everyone else all the time? “I encourage my crew to report inappropriate activity, and on several occasions they have and I have taken action, but in truth, sometimes they don’t want to say anything or rat out a fellow crew member, and in any case, it’s after the fact,” Clark wrote. “The yacht can have a policy, talk about it, have it in writing in the SEA [Seafarer’s Employment Agreement] or handbook, but if someone decides to ignore the policy and act inappropriately toward another crew member, how should that be the owner’s responsibility?” From inside yachting, most think things run well. But many believe there is room for improvement. To that end, captains are using the incident as an opportunity to talk with crew, increase awareness and review standard operating procedures on board. Many captains, including Capt. Herb Magney, are making changes. “I will have to beef up our sexual harassment clause,” Capt. Magney said. “If I don’t take action, in any eyes, I am negligent. And I am the agent for the owner, or it could be the charterer. The captain is responsible for the culture onboard. At the end of day, there is only one person responsible ‒ the captain.” “This underscores that captains have a huge responsibility,” said Michael Moore, a maritime attorney with Moore
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& Company in Miami. “They run an entire ecosystem, an entire building that crosses international borders. The No. 1 thing to look for in a captain is good judgment. They literally have life and limb in their care.” “This is a big number, it gets a lot of attention. My advice is to be careful, use good judgment in how you can protect people. Juries will hold you accountable. Judgment starts with who is hired and who is on board,” he said. Crew need to be hired based on their profile and need to be guided by the senior crew to have mutual respect for each other, said Rick Buell, director of U.S. yacht management for Camper & Nicholsons. “It comes down to understanding crews’ personalities before and after hiring,” Buell said. “It is important for the captains, officers and heads of department to work closely with them and monitor and analyze their behaviors. A few clients request psychological and personality evaluations as well as background checks. It is important to understand the regulations in your country regarding privacy and background checks.” Because of the incident, Buell said, the company is working on plans to minimize risks for their fleets, and he is talking with colleagues and captains on what prevention policies to implement. “The captains and owners need to make sure they operate their yachts professionally at all times,” Buell said. “When hired to an office on land, there are strict human resource regulations. If someone makes someone feel uncomfortable or touches someone inappropriately, they are immediately dismissed.” Key to the award was the issue of safety onboard. “This attack should be a wake-up call to vessel crews, managers and agencies that the safety of crew needs to be addressed as part of the safety plan for the vessel,” said Capt. Ted Morley, COO and academic principal of Maritime Professional Training (MPT) in Fort Lauderdale. “The safety of vessel crews is the single most important consideration for owners and operators. That cannot be compromised or undermined for any reason.” This is accomplished through means other than required courses, he said. “This goes way beyond a training issue; the STCW Code and the ILO address this issue quite extensively so adding more training isn’t the answer,” Capt. Morley said. “Captains and managers have expressed interest in developing more extensive background check policies and personal evaluations for crew members. This was a horrific
attack, and the industry needs to take every step possible to ensure that it does not happen again.” Current training requirements meet just the minimum standards, said Brian Luke, president of Bluewater Crew Training in Fort Lauderdale. “The IMO sets the minimum certification and training requirements to work on board a ship,” Luke said. “Typically, crew only educate and train to these requirements.” STCW 2010 (Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping) consists of the required basic training elements and includes PSSR (Personal Safety and Social Responsibility), Luke
said. PSSR is basic induction training in safety procedures and accident prevention, and familiarizes novices with the employment conditions and working environment of superyachts. Sexual harassment is a small part of this element, he said. “I would like to see more elements related to rape and personal attacks addressed in this course,” he said. “Our PSSR is an approved course from the U.S. Coast Guard and MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) – we can’t just add or take away from the course contents as we desire.” Any adjustments must be approved, he said, so in the meantime, Bluewater
will offer an elective course on personal safety and self defense. He hopes that the crew will take the initiative to go above and beyond required training. “A few years back, many were touting the need for additional leadership skills training,” he said. “We offered this additional training. Many were saying that leadership skills were very important and lacking in professional yachting for those holding leadership positions. But at that time, who took an extra leadership course? Hardly anyone.” Another area of minimum requirements are in vessel manning, Buell said.
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Manager says downsizing in shipyard periods creates safety concerns LAWSUIT, from Page 37 “The requirement for minimum safe manning of a vessel is exactly that: minimum,” he said. “Issues may arise during rotations, vacations or when in dry dock or layup that yachts reduce crew size.” Often this is done to reduce payroll and to give the crew their required time off, or for crew changes, Buell said. But such changes may require a second look. “It is important to understand the dynamics of ages, gender and experience before allowing crew to work as a skeleton staff,” Buell said. “It is traditionally not a good thing to have only two or three crew working in a shipyard, for safety issues as well as for oversight.” Yacht insurance coverage could
see some changes, but it is too early to know, said John Jarvie, vice president of Oversea Yacht Insurance in Fort Lauderdale. “I have been contacted by many concerned owners asking for advice,” he said. “For the moment, all we can do is to review coverage on their current insurance policy and promote best business practices, like in any other business. … We are not the insurance company involved, but this case will certainly have an impact on all marine insurance providers.” Jarvie said all policies exclude illegal activities such as rape, but most cover the owner’s liability for their paid crew. “There would certainly be exclusions
for owners engaging in such behavior, but when the crew are involved in sexual assault there may or may not be coverage depending on the specific insurer and their policy language,” Jarvie said. The insurance industry aims to be proactive, but this may be a case where it reacts, he said. “Cyber liability was not a major yachting issue until recent years when vessels started getting hacked. Insurers have reacted and are beginning to offer cyber coverage for their owners.” Similarly, after last year’s hurricane season, there was a major reaction from insurers with more strict prevention requirements and, in some cases, increased premiums/deductibles, he said. Capt. Jack Haney is one of many
yacht captains “having deep discussions with the owners” about whether the yacht has sufficient insurance coverage, including professional indemnity insurance (PI) for defense and damages. The conversation was triggered when M/Y Endless Summer was arrested by U.S. Marshals after the rape case award. “For example, say you have a $14 million boat and you only have $5 million in PI coverage,” Capt. Haney said. “Then someone gets awarded above the policy value. Next thing is the asset gets seized, even in an LLC. If the only asset is the boat, there goes the boat.” Yacht captains are on the front line of what many describe as a wake-up call. Conversation continues among yacht captains online, including on superyachtcaptains.com, a membership site of 1,400 subscribers run by Colin Squire, founder of YachtFile and Yachting Matters. Captains offer ideas to each other, but often come to a similar conclusion. “However many checks are made on crew before employment – and during, with drug tests, etc. – some bad apples will always make it through,” Squire wrote in an email. Some industry veterans, such as Jeff Erdmann, think that although this will bring positive change, the industry may face serious consequences. His experience includes decades as a yacht broker, currently with Denison Yacht Sales, and 10 years on the International Yacht Brokers Association board of directors. “Hiring a foreign crew member that had not been properly vetted with background checks is inexcusable and careless,” Erdmann said. “It will be a wake-up call to owners to be more cautious, which is good, but I’m afraid it may cause some owners to get out or stay out of yachting, which will injure an already fragile industry.” Capt. Clark shares Erdmann’s concern for the yachting industry overall. “This is exactly the sort of abuse of the legal system that will destroy yachting,” Capt. Clark wrote. “Yachts are toys for the wealthy. If the risks of ownership outweigh the reward of ownership, guess what will happen. Owners all accept a certain amount of risk, but this case brings things to a whole new level. Now a yacht owner’s entire fortune can conceivably be held hostage to a crew member’s claim that they were not kept safe – what, from their fellow crew members? Where will this end?” Dorie Cox is editor of The Triton. Comment at dorie@the-triton.com.
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Individual comments are not attributed to encourage candid discussion; attending captains are identified in the accompanying photograph.
Attendees of The Triton’s From the Bridge discussion for this issue are, back row from left, Capt. Jason Halvorsen of M/Y Marcato, Capt. Matt Hedrick, Capt. Mike Wiener of M/Y Cache’e, Capt. Kent Kohlberger of M/Y Safira and Capt. Kelly Esser of M/Y Cheers 46.
Captains who make their living running someone else’s yacht are welcome to join in the conversation. Email editor@the-triton.com for an invitation to our monthly From the Bridge luncheon.
Policy and procedure address drinking, yet issues continue BRIDGE, from Page 1 en crew on board. Because the yacht was in a foreign port, the captain made the decision to bring the crew member back to the boat. “I know I am liable for this, but I still did it,” he said. “I did the same thing,” another captain said. “If you had not put him on board and he had gotten shot, it’d be worse.” “Lots of times, I’ve been in those situations,” another captain said. “If he’s incapacitated, you’re still responsible.” “Jail may be a better option, but I can’t just leave him on the street,” the first captain said. “At least on board, I know what’s happening.” This issue was the topic of discussion following a recent lawsuit in which a stew was awarded more than $70 million after she was raped by a intoxicated deckhand onboard. Her lawyers had argued that he should have been prevented from coming aboard in that condition. Even with clear alcohol policies in place, each captain has been surprised by a crew member’s action. “I had a crew come back at 3 in the morning and verbally curse out another crew,” a captain said. “Of course, he lost his job.”
All the captains had worried about an intoxicated crew member, and one said captains often find themselves feeling like parents of crew. One captain said he fired and repatriated a drunken crew member after she became hysterical and damaged the yacht while they were in a foreign port. “I made log entries and I went to the port authority to explain that I would be putting this crew on a plane to leave the country,” he said. “I wrote it all up. I had the port authority check my log because when you sign a crew member off in a foreign country, there’s a lot of paperwork. I did that to cover myself.” “That is something to stress, it is important to cover everything in the logbook,” another captain said. “Anytime there is a situation, put entries in.” Although the captain felt confident with his actions, he was still concerned. “It worried me what would happen after she landed,” he said. “I had a situation where I actually had to carry a drunk crew,” another captain said. He said he worried about her all night as she slept it off. Another captain dealt with a chef that did not return to the boat in the Bahamas. “He disappeared,” the captain said. “I
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Captains differ on managing crew drinking BRIDGE, from Page 39 contacted the police, the hospital; I had charter guests arriving. I didn’t know what to do.” The captain bought a ticket in the chef’s name, had several crew watch as he packed the chef’s bags and he left everything with money and a paper for the chef to sign, at the marina office. Staff at the office thought the crew might be “in a crack house,” but the captain did not know what happened, only that the chef picked up his things and signed the paper. “It’s a hard thing to do. Do you have to stay in port, cancel the charter? What is your due diligence?” he said. “That situation was new to me.” “Sounds like you did really well,” another captain said. The captains talked about where their responsibility for crew ends. “When you have done everything to safeguard their well-being,” a captain said. “Dereliction is covered in every crew contract.” It is not always new or unknown crew that are problems, a captain said. “I had a crew for years and she seemed normal,” he said. But after drinking, she verbally abused another crew and had to be let go. Problems with alcohol affect many aspects of business and society, not just yachting. So even with rules, intermittent problems arise. One captain said that although the yacht is “dry,” meaning crew are not allowed to drink on board, crew can drink when they are off the boat. Another captain said alcohol is not specifically mentioned in their standing operating procedures, but there are words that cover crew who drink and then return to the boat. “The way ours is written is, if you are unable or fatigued ... you are to call the watch keeper for assistance to get back on board,” he said. “Let them know so someone can wake up and make sure you get across the passerelle safely.” The captain considers this a way to cover himself if there is an incident. “That crew is supposed to be responsible enough to call?” another asked. To which the first captain admitted that crew rarely call for assistance. Instead, he said, about once a year a crew member sleeps on the back deck because they don’t want to call when they can’t
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find the key. “They’re not going to knock on the side of the boat because they don’t want to wake the captain,” he said. One yacht’s policy recommends crew not return after drinking. “If you go out and get tanked, don’t come home,” the captain said. “Then you, as the captain, have to supply them a place to spend the night,” another captain said. “You have to pay for them.” “No, because they are on their timeoff, you’re not obligated to pay for that,” a third captain said. “Someone comes back drunk and you’re kicking them off the boat?” a fourth captain asked. “You’re not kicking them off, they went out and you’re telling them not to come back,” the first captain said. “The way mine is written is you’re encouraged to not come back, instead to get a room for the night.” If they do return, they are to go straight to their cabin and go to sleep, he said. “Don’t bring the party with you, don’t make any noise, and in the morning you are to report back to work with the crew.” All the captains recommend intoxicated crew not be on the yacht, but they do allow them back, even the captain whose written policy suggests crew not return. Several captains said there were other factors in the rape case – such as security, background checks and communication – that should have been addressed even more than the deckhand’s intoxication. Although many crew drink when off the boat, all the captains said, crew know that they are not allowed to work while impaired. “It is a fireable offense. You can take them off immediately,” a captain said. It is a law that no crew are allowed to consume alcohol while on watch, when underway or on duty on a commercial vessel, another captain said. “And that applies to some of us under charter, the commercial aspect – from the time the charter starts to the time the charter ends,” a third captain said. “The written part of mine says no drinking underway or when guests are on board,” a captain said. “What I don’t have is a written policy about drinking otherwise.” All the captains have altered their alcohol policies through the years. One used to have a beer with another crew on the aft deck after work. That opened it up for other crew to enjoy a drink after work. “But it changed when I had different crew,” he said. “We had a crew who
News 41 couldn’t just have one beer after a shift. We couldn’t allow that to happen, so we stopped having a beer and all of the crew stopped.” Another captain used to allow some wine or beer for crew. “But somebody abused it and now that is gone,” he said. “When I have a crew that can handle it, we may allow a glass of wine on the back deck again,” the first captain said. While it’s clearly against the rules during work, other parts of alcohol policies are not black and white. One yacht owner provides alcohol for the crew on board, and some owners occasionally take the crew out for drinks. With so many examples from the captains at the discussion, everyone agreed that the issue of alcohol abuse is serious, but there are no foolproof solutions. A captain who has joined Triton discussions before plans to look at how his yacht is run. “There have been several of these lunches where I realize I can get better,” a captain said. “I will go to my boss and say, ‘What can we do to protect you better, and me? And how can we better protect our crew? We will create a written policy. Maybe this is a learning experience for me.” Another captain said each experience with drinking crew adds more information for the next encounter. “I always learn something new about people,” he said. “We get it from experience, from ourselves and from others. There was no class that said, ‘This is what you have to do.’” Another captain said the yacht’s current policy is sufficient, but he will reiterate details with the crew. As important as contracts and rules are, he said, more important are the crew and the culture onboard. “I don’t do drama or drunken nights out, or crew that do,” he said. “The culture is set by the captain. I like a cold beer after work, a glass of wine with dinner or a shot of nice whiskey every once in a while. But not on a boat. It starts with me. I describe my job as captain as trying to anticipate every possible thing that can go wrong and then trying my damnedest to stop it. As long as you do your best and do your due diligence, that’s all you can do.” Despite trying to manage crew with policies, rules and laws, incidents can happen, one captain said. “You just cover yourself in as many places as you possibly can,” he said. “I think the industry will always have a problem, it’s just how we minimize it.” Dorie Cox is editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at editor@the-triton.com.
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PICKS OF THE MONTH
March 22-25 Palm Beach International Boat Show West Palm Beach, Florida
More than $1.2 billion worth of boats, yachts and accessories from 8-foot inflatables to superyachts of over 200 feet. In-water portion of the show is on the Intracoastal Waterway along Flagler Drive. Show entrances are at Evernia and Clematis streets at Flagler Drive. www.showmanagement.com
March 23 Top Notch Tabletop Challenge by Aqualuxe
Interior staff showcase their creativity and design in this non-competitive event during the boat show in two tabletop categories: Luxe Interior and Outdoor Chic, as well as Menu Design, Most Creative Centerpiece, and Tip of the Day. topnotchtabletop.com
March 1-4 38th edition of the St.
Maarten Heineken Regatta, St. Maarten Yacht Club in Simpson Bay. www. heinekenregatta.com
March 2-4 16th annual Savannah Boat Show, Savannah, Georgia. Showcases powerboats, with a focus on saltwater fishing. Each year, fishing experts are on-hand for seminars and demonstrations. www.savannahboatshow.com
March 3 41st annual Waterway Clean-
up, Fort Lauderdale area. Organized and sponsored by the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, it is Broward County's largest environmental event with about 2,000 volunteers and 70 boats gathering debris. www.waterwaycleanup.org
March 7 Triton Networking (the first
Wednesday of every month from 6-8 p.m.) with Zodiac of Fort Lauderdale. Join us for casual networking, no RSVP required. Until then, read more about the brand and company behind it on page 43. www.the-triton.com
March 7-11 Moscow International Boat
and Yacht Show, Russia. eng.mosboatshow.ru/boat
March 8 The Triton From the Bridge
captains luncheon, Fort Lauderdale. A roundtable discussion of the issues of the day. Yacht captains only. Request an invite from Editor Dorie Cox at dorie@ the-triton.com or 954-525-0029. Space is limited.
March 8-10 MYBA Broker seminar, St. Laurent du Var, France. Intensive introductory lecture course covering charter, sale and purchase, and yacht management. www.myba-association.com March 9-11 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Fla. Boaters can reserve a slip at Acura Yacht Club. For details, contact Kim Green at +1 727-898-4639, kgreen@gpstpete.com. www.gpstpete. com March 9-18 35th Miami International Film Festival, various locations in Miami. www.miamifilmfestival.com March 15-18 St. Barths Bucket Regatta. A congenial, invitational regatta set in
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the Corinthian spirit open to yachts over 100 feet (31m). www.bucketregatta.com
March 16 115th annual Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST) annual dinner. Guildhall, London. imarest.org March 18-23 Advanced Marina
Management Course, Charleston, South Carolina. A profit-management training course designed for senior marina professionals and the last training step required to qualify as a Certified Marina Managers (CMM). marinaassociation.org
March 20 The Superyacht Summit,
West Palm Beach. Networking and educational seminars for yachting professionals. Organized by the U.S. Superyacht Association. ussuperyacht.com
March 21 No Triton Networking on this
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Triton Expo April 11, The Sails Marina Fort Lauderdale Our popular Triton Expo is open to all yacht crew and industry – both working and looking – to help develop the contacts that can make your careers better. We gather 50 vendors with the goods and services to help you do your job and manage your career, plus food and drink, music and networking. www. the-triton.com
upcoming events third Wednesday of the month as we prepare for the Palm Beach International Boat Show. Join us at the Triton Expo on April 11. www.the-triton.com
March 22 6th annual Opportunities
in Superyachts conference, Malta. The program will include topics such as:"Marinas in the Med," "Toys and Tenders: How to Make Sure That Superyachts Are the Center of Fun and Entertainment," "Training and Employment in Superyachts," "Pleasure Yacht Guidelines," and "Registry Update." www.quaynote.com
April 7 National Marine Suppliers’
Yachty Nationals Invitational annual golf tournament, Plantation, Florida. Proceeds benefit the Marine Industry Cares Foundation. www.nationalmarine.com
April 14 Westrec Marinas’ 18th annual Captain and Crew Appreciation Party, Sunrise Harbor Marina, Fort Lauder-
dale. By invitation only; registration required. Contact shmarina@fdn.com. www.sunriseharbormarina.net
April 14-15 Marine Industries Asso-
ciation of South Florida's 22nd annual Plywood Regatta, Dania Beach City Marina, Florida. Boat-building event to introduce youth and the community to the art of boat building. Proceeds benefit marine industry education. www.plywoodregatta.org
April 28 Spin-a-Thon, Fort Lauderdale. This high energy and fun-filled fundraising campaign brings 50 teams on 50 spin bikes riding (spinning) non-stop for four hours to raise money for the Marine Industry Cares Foundation's educational initiatives and to benefit the Foundation’s charitable partners, including the Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center. CycleBar Fort Lauderdale is presenting sponsor. www.marineindustrycares.org
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LIFELINE INFLATABLE / zODIAC OF fORT LAUDERDALE Join us for Triton Networking on the first Wednesday in March with Zodiac of Fort Lauderdale, owned by Lifeline Inflatable Services. In business nearly 30 years, Lifeline has experience selling and servicing liferafts as well as rigging inflatables to meet yacht industry needs. Come visit the Zodiac of Fort Lauderdale location, see what’s in store, and network with industry colleagues from 6-8 p.m. on March 8. Until then, learn a bit more Gillette about Lifeline Inflatable Services from owner Glenn Gillette. Tell us about your company. Well, to tell you about Zodiac of Fort Lauderdale, I have to start with our parent company, Lifeline Inflatable Services. I started Lifeline 27 years ago. Prior to that, I worked in the inflatable boat and liferaft business for 10 years. Our first facility was in downtown Miami, just off the Miami River. Back in the early 80s, the inflatable boat market was modest, so most of our business consisted of liferaft service. I have been fortunate enough to see the inflatable boat market take off in the U.S. over the past 35 years and am able to say that I have been a part of it. Along with the market, Lifeline has been able to grow, and we are now in our third location. We are now located in North Miami and have been there since 2008. How are you affiliated with Zodiac Fort Lauderdale? In 2013, Zodiac Inflatable boats had no representation in Fort Lauderdale. They approached us with the idea to open a retail store in the area. Soon this became Zodiac of Fort Lauderdale. Zodiac has acquired many inflatable boat manufacturers over the years, Avon being one of them. Recently, Zodiac brought back their deluxe yacht tender line and introduced the Avon Seasport. The Seasport has a large following in Europe. It has also caught on here in South Florida as one of our most popular lines. Our Zodiac of Fort Lauderdale store has been exclusive with Zodiac and Avon brands thus far. With a growing and competitive market in South Florida, we understand the need to expand the brand options that we offer in Fort Lauderdale. In 2018, in addition to the introduction to more popular inflatable boat
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brands, we want Zodiac of Fort Lauderdale to be a one-stop-shop for all of a boater’s marine safety needs. Yacht crew can now drop off liferafts for service or call for free local pickup and delivery. We will also offer lifejackets, EPIRBS and outboard motors. We have seen a lot of new inflatable boat companies come and go over the years, many bringing flash and hoopla, but not necessarily a good product. Using our 27 years of experience in the industry, we offer only the best quality brands to our customers. Paired with Lifeline’s excellent reputation for customer service – we service what we sell – Zodiac of Fort Lauderdale will give our yachting partners a better variety of quality and unique products. What trends do you see in the yacht tender market? One of the most unique products that we want to offer in Fort Lauderdale is Sealegs. Sealegs is an amphibious boat that has become popular with larger yachts and customers who have beach access. Aluminum tenders have also become increasingly popular recently. They have been around for a long time but recently have become more acceptable because of their light weight and durability. I also see a growing market for the large tow-behind tenders. Lifeline has been building large custom tenders that suit the needs of these customers. Our main platform for this usage has been the Zodiac Milpro boats. They are the same hull used in the military and commercial use. They are tough as nails, a thrill to ride in, and capable of fulfilling anyone’s needs. With so many inflatable options out there, what do you attribute your long run in business to? Our success is reliant on our loyal customer base, who keep coming back over the years and referring us to their family and friends. We really do appreciate those who have supported our small business. As their boating needs have grown, they have helped us to grow. With our great team of employees, Lifeline and Zodiac of Fort Lauderdale will continue to serve South Florida with quality products and service for many years to come. All readers of The Triton are welcome to join us for Triton Networking on the first (and occasional third) Wednesday of every month. On March 7, join us from 6-8 p.m. at Zodiac of Fort Lauderdale, 1901 S. Federal Highway (33316). No RSVP necessary; just bring some business cards. You never know who you might meet.
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ever a dull moment on M/Y Pipe Dream with Capt. Jared Burzler and his crew. He shared photos on social media in late January with the caption, “What were you doing at 1 a.m.?” He wrote that Chief Stew/dive instructor Tina Fox and First Officer Dave Moloney were removing cable and lines entangled in the starboard running gear at that hour. “Spent two hours limping into Dominica in a Force 6,” he wrote. “It’s been at least four years since our last big wrap up at sea, if you don’t count lobster pots in Maine.” Capt. Burzler said the lines wrapped from bow to stern, but the yacht was back underway by morning.
Send your crews photos to dorie@the-triton.com.
Captain’s ‘asking for a kidney’ aids multiple transplants I wanted to follow up regarding the article you wrote about my husband’s need for a kidney donor [“Living organ donation an option for captain,” June issue] in the hopes that our story may help and inspire others in need. As a summary, after an 18-month exhaustive process, Neil received a kidney transplant from a living donor (Britani) by way of a paired kidney exchange at the end of September 2017 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Briefly, a “paired kidney exchange” is one of the greatest medical milestones in the transplant world. This type of living kidney donation is also known as a “kidney swap” and occurs when a living donor is not the best match with his/ her recipient. A mismatched recipient and his paired donor exchange kidneys with another donor/recipient pair. The program allows for a recipient to receive a better-matched kidney and, in turn, helps other individuals who are also waiting for a matched donor. For Neil’s specific case, donors and recipients had surgery all over the country at various transplant centers, and kidneys were flown to and from California, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Neil and his paired exchange donor both experienced textbook-perfect recoveries, and they continue to do well.
Another friend (Allison, who had also wanted to donate in a paired exchange for Neil) proceeded with an altruistic kidney donation to a stranger after Neil was successfully transplanted. Wow. She donated her kidney to an anonymous recipient in California. Allison’s donation will ultimately benefit an anonymous child awaiting a second kidney transplant. Asking for a kidney was unchartered territory for us, and my husband is extremely private. Once I convinced him to break free from being a hostage to
privacy, we were floored by the goodwill that came our way, with an abundance of potential donors (ranging from close friends to total strangers on four continents) enrolling at his transplant center to donate a kidney to him. One very private man needed a kidney and didn’t want to ask a single soul. But, by going public, eight people have received new kidneys due to the paired exchange program. If you also consider those waiting for a kidney on the deceased donor list, there are also now eight people who will “move up” on the list and receive a new
kidney much faster. My mission now is to help others waiting for a kidney find smiles and success just as we did. I will never be able to donate a kidney, so I will fervently donate my passion and my voice to raising awareness about living kidney donation. It’s a huge leap of faith to step outside your comfort zone and ask the world for a kidney. However, the journey is worth the jump. Our young daughters and I are filled with gratitude. Lisa Emmott
Product to clean diesel exhaust not mentioned I’m Capt. Ted Sputh, the president of clean-exhaust. I read Capt. Jeff Werner’s article in the January issue of the Triton about “Treatments scrub diesel exhaust but contribute to global warming.” It concerned me that Capt. Werner stated there are “three major after-engine treatment techniques on the market.” Our company, clean-exhaust, was not listed as one of the major aftermarket treatments. Our system removes the diesel particulate and blow-by without back pressure or creating any heat. Clean-exhaust also does not contribute to global warming. In our opinion, the patented clean-exhaust system
which is powered by ecoBrew is better than all three other systems listed. The EPA says, “The ingredients in ecoBrew meet U.S. EPA’s Safer Choice criteria.” It is also a much cheaper and a more efficient method of cleaning diesel exhaust than the scrubbers listed in the article. I would ask that, at Capt. Werner’s convenience, if he could give me a call or an email so I can enlighten him to the miracle of clean-exhaust. I would also like to compliment you on a great informative magazine that you are publishing monthly. Capt. Ted Sputh www.clean-exhaust.com
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Count the Tritons in this Spotter photo taken during Miami Yacht Show at Island Gardens in February. Triton Submarine’s Sterling Jones, a mechanical technician, is at the show to highlight the Triton 1650/3LP, the “superyacht sub”, a smaller version of the Triton 3300/3 which is built to fit in a yacht’s tender garage. Hint: There are also more Tritons on the photographer’s reflection.
Triton networking manager Beth Black carried her paper 2,900 miles across the United States on a trip from Florida to California with good friend Dvonne Greene. Greene, an emergency room nurse, went to work as a travel nurse on the west coast. They made a stop at the beach at Point La Jolla in San Diego to read to the seals and sea lions.
We love to see The Triton all over the world, and we love to see our readers as they travel. Share a photo of you and your Triton, wherever and however you read it. Send to editor@the-triton.com.
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