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Captains had heroes growing up, seek more Heroes helped shape the yacht captains who attended this month’s Triton luncheon, and in return, they aim to be role models. But overall, they agreed there are fewer heroes for the generation of captains who follow them. “We grew up with a keen sense of right and wrong,” a captain said. “We had role models like From the Bridge the Lone Ranger. The bad Dorie Cox guys always got what was coming to them and the good guys always did right. “Now, we’re just not so sure,” he said. “It’s not so clear.” Individual comments of attendees of the Triton captains luncheon are not attributed to any one person in particular to encourage frank and open discussion. The attending captains are identified in a photograph on page A16. Hero is a big word, one of the captains said. “But it’s basically when you do the right thing,” he said. “By definition, a hero is the guy who swims toward the sinking ship instead of away from it,” another captain said. “It’s someone who does things like defend someone just because they need defending.” A hero can also be someone who gives others a chance, hires them, teaches them or helps them, the captains said. The group was hesitant to call themselves heroes, though most admitted they had done those things for other people. “If you save them from working at McDonald’s, I can see how someone may see you’re sort of like a hero,” a captain said. They didn’t realize it at the time, but several captains said their hero turned out to be yacht owners and captains from early in their career, men who taught them lessons that continue to guide them today. “I was 20 and he took me under his wing,” a captain said of his former boss. “I wasn’t the nicest guy in the world and … he kept me out of trouble. He turned me into a yachtsman.” Another captain remembered the man he considers a hero, the captain who hired him as a mate. “He taught me how to fix things,” the
See BRIDGE, page A16
EXCELLENT EXPO
November 2011
Divers offshore rescued by passing yacht By Dorie Cox Capt. Elie Trichet of M/Y No Compromise brought two stranded scuba divers to safety last month off the coast of Miami. The 82-foot Sunseeker was running from Ocean Reef Yacht Club in Key Largo to Sunset Harbour Yacht Club in Miami’s South Beach on Oct. 2 when a guest onboard said she saw people in the water. The yacht was on a regular trip that Sunday afternoon with five guests aboard. The sun was lowering, they traveled about 25 knots and the ocean was getting choppy. “The guest, the grandmother, was just sitting looking out at the waves,” 34 year-old Trichet said. “There was nothing near. We were 3 miles offshore. “As soon as she said it I saw the people in the water and turned the boat around.” It was about 6:40 p.m. when Trichet started toward the two divers hanging onto a buoy. “My first reaction was that they were refugees, Cubans,” Trichet said. “My mind was going through many things, wondering how come they’re out here? Were they on a little boat and it broke anchor?” He navigated closer, but had to
See RESCUE, page A15
TRITON SURVEY
In your current job, do you have responsibilities that outsiders might see as having nothing to do with yachting? No – 35.5% Yes – 64.5%
The Triton Expo was a huge success at The Sails marina in midOctober. See more photos on page A12. PHOTO/TOM SERIO
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