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November 2012 Network with Winterfest on Nov. 7 in Ft. Lauderdale

A12 Yachting women die A stew, chef and manager found in water in Newport

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Popular captain dies, 51

Pirates, fires and floods All in a day’s work for a yacht delivery crew A14

Don’t steer that way The starboard/port issue onboard the Titanic

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Capt. Ciullo dies Worked recently as broker special projects manager B14

SINK YOUR TEETH INTO THIS

By Lucy Chabot Reed Capt. William Shannon Crook – known in the Bahama- and New England-charter circuits as Capt. Shan – died on Oct. 13 on board his command, the 88-foot M/Y Lady Victoria. He was 51.

The cause of his death is uncertain, but co-workers suspect a heart attack. His sudden death has left them in shock.

Capt. Crook “It’s just devastating,” said Stew/Deck Dale Owens who was delivering the yacht with Capt. Crook and discovered him in the salon. “He was very well loved. If you didn’t know him, you are probably the only person in Ft. Lauderdale who didn’t.

“He’s always so calm, so nice, so

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TRITON SURVEY

Do you feel there is a need to grow the crew sector of the industry?

No – 42.1%

Yes – 57.9%

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Tougher equipment sinks its teeth into the Dania Cutoff Canal in South Florida in October. Limestone slowed work PHOTO/DORIE COX in September, but only until different digging equipment could be brought in.

Dania dredging clears hurdle, ahead of schedule

By Dorie Cox The dredging project in the Dania Cutoff Canal near Ft. Lauderdale is proceeding faster than planned, already past Dania Cut Super Yacht Repair.

In late October, the dredge

equipment moved beyond the yard, making way for the shipyard to begin plans to dredge its basin, said shipyard operations manager Jason Harrington.

“The project is going well and may be completed earlier than March,” said David K. Roach, executive director of

the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND). FIND provides the majority of money required to dredge the canal and oversees the project.

The increase in depth, from about 10

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Every crew onboard is an untrained manager Yacht captains are ultimately responsible for managing their crew.

At the same time, they expect crew to manage each other and themselves. And all of this without formal industry training for anyone.

“Captains learn to drive and run a boat, but they aren’t trained to manage From the Bridge crew,” a captain said at this month’s Dorie Cox Triton Bridge luncheon.

So the group discussed how it

happens that everyone works together onboard. Several in the group said many careers offer personnel management training but not yachting.

“The owner employs the captain to manage, therefore he is hired to manage the people,” a captain said.

“And as crew, their job is to maintain the peace,” another captain said.

As always, individual comments are not attributed to any one person in particular so as to encourage frank and open discussion. The attending captains are identified in a photograph on page A16.

For crew to live and work together

requires a lot of management, so the group at the monthly luncheon talked about how it works. Several captains previously had exposure to professional training in non-maritime jobs. One captain had a career in finance, but his job as supervisor didn’t start well.

“The boss said, ‘your staff doesn’t like you because you don’t interact with them’,” he said.

There were courses in business management but not courses to manage­ people, he said. So, he learned by watching other managers.

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LATITUDE ADJUSTMENT

Captains, crew move up on yachts and move on in life We begin with some belated congratulations to Capt. Mac and Betsy McDonald who took command of the 205-foot (62.6m) Oceanco M/Y Lady Lola this spring.

After a harried takeover, they cruised France, Italy, Greece and Turkey with the owners all summer and then found a few days to get off Latitude the yacht and see Adjustment Lucy Chabot Reed some sights.

Since the end of summer, they brought the yacht to the U.S. for some yard time, and plan to head to the Caribbean for a winter season sprinkled with some chartering (maybe) and more trips with the boss (hopefully).

Mac brought along several crew from his previous vessel, the 150-foot (45.7m) Trinity M/Y Magic, including Chief Eng. Brian Cordial, Chief Stew Carley Lewis, second Stew Sandra Toporova and Bosun Martin Cunocka.

Some of Lady Lola’s existing crew stayed and Mac hired a few new folks, too.

“Betsy and I are extremely excited to be a part of such a wonderful program,” Mac wrote in a recent e-mail. “The owners have a great reputation in the industry and we are thrilled to be associated with this family and yacht.

“If this summer season is any indication, we are going to have great cruising adventures in the future.”

Here’s hoping.

Capt. Tim Hull and his wife, Chief Stew Noi, have taken over the 132-foot Horizon M/Y Lady Leila in Ft, Lauderdale. As the rest of us were prepping for the boat show, they were taking the yacht down island.

Most recently, the couple took care of the 124-foot Delta M/Y Sea Owl until she sold this past spring.

With a crew of seven, Lady Leila will winter in the Caribbean and exhibit in the Antigua charter show in early December.

Here’s to a good charter season, you two.

On Sept. 30, Capt. Grant Maughan of M/Y Turmoil became an Ironman.

Already considered a madman in my book, Grant completed the 140.6mile ChesapeakeMan triathlon in Cambridge, Md. This is a full-ironman-distance tri: 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run.

(Think about that for a second. Any

one of those segments would be a good day on the water for most of us, but as I said, Grant’s a madman.)

He finished the triathlon in 10 hours, 27 minutes, about the time it would take most of us to do just one of those legs. (Except maybe one tough swimmer captain I know).

Why do I consider this Aussie captain a madman? He pushes his body a hundred miles or more all the time, usually keeping his feet moving for more than 24, 30 or 36 hours.

For example, in August, he complete the gruelling 120-mile Fat Dog trail ultramarathon (he blithely calls it a “run”) in the mountains of British Columbia.

That race took him 39 hours, 23 minutes to finish. The trail took him over more than 27,500 feet of elevation change and four mountain passes.

Only 10 racers finished out of 33 starters; he was seventh.

“Boy, that was beyond insane,” he wrote in an e-mail.

Yeah.

Congrats to Capt. Brendan Rooney of M/Y Pamalama who welcomed his first child into the world on Oct. 10.

His Facebook post said it all: “With the arrival of our son I want to share a few things.

1. It reaffirms how strong and amazing my wife is [former crew Felecia Rooney] … I love her so much, 2. Seeing your baby for the first time literally takes your breath away, and 3. When you are extremely tired, how comfortable a chair/bed can be in the hospital room.”

Amen. And enjoy every moment. It goes by quick.

Congrats to Capt. Salvador Villerias, formerly in command of the 165-foot M/Y Azteca, who has moved onto the latest M/Y Azteca, the 236foot yacht CRN. Former Chief Stew Cris Clifford has launched a yacht outfitting Web site, www.aqualuxeoutfitting.com, to provide service accessories, easy-care stateroom linens, spa amenities, bar tools, galley gadgets, tabletop musthaves and outdoor beach essentials including washdown gear.

She offers consultations onboard and shipping worldwide. For more information, contact Clifford at info@ aqualuxeoutfitting.com.

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

Send news of your promotion, change of yachts or career, or personal accomplishments to Editor Lucy Chabot Reed at lucy@the-triton.com.

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Three yachting women die in car accident in Newport Three yachting women died on Oct. 5 when, in a heavy fog, they drove off the pavement at Newport Shipyard and into the water.

Louise Owen of Wales was chief stew on S/Y Hyperion, which was in the yard at the time of the accident.

Femmetje Staring of Holland was the chef/purser on S/Y Paraiso.

Jennifer Way of North Kingstown, R.I., was a yacht manager at MCM Yacht Management in Newport.

All three women were 39 years old.

“Lou was remarkable, a shooting star reaching for the moon,” said freelance Mate Fred Bradley, who worked with Ms. Owen on and off for three years.

“She was often my watch leader.

She was kind, honest, hardworking, giving, a really outstanding person of character.

“Lou was a real professional mariner and dedicated, continuing to upgrade her credentials and marine work experience.

“Jennifer was remarkable and never said no,” Bradley said. “She accommodated not just anyone, but everyone, fast, efficiently and cheerfully, regardless of their stature or status.

Yacht owners, vendors, crew equally alike.

“She worked behind the scenes, but she was the oil in the machine; she got things done. “ Peter Wilson of MCM released a statement following the accident.

“All of us at MCM are desperately sad at losing our colleague Jennifer.

Jen had her 10th anniversary with us earlier this year and during this last decade, we saw her blossom and

develop into the amazing, kind, caring, confident and knowledgeable woman she became.

“A tremendous, unswerving and diligent employee, but more than that, a dear, dear friend. We are a small and tightly-knit family at MCM and losing Jen leaves a cavernous void.

“The other two women with Jennifer on Thursday night, Femmetje and Louise, were also astonishing, bright, delightful women.

“Losing any one of these remarkable women would be sad enough, but to lose all three as a result of this one heartbreaking accident causes devastation of immense proportions.

“The global yachting community is small and news such as this travels fast.

As a result, calls, e-mails and messages of condolence have been flooding in

from every corner of the world.

“All three women were highly respected in their fields and enormously well liked. We will miss them all terribly.”

The driver of a fuel delivery truck noticed the car upside-down in the water at about 6:30 a.m. on the morning of Oct. 5.

Police at the time said the car had been in the water for several hours.

More than 1,500 vehicles are submerged in water each year in the United States, resulting in 600 deaths, according to Lifesaving Resources in Maine.

It offers tips for surviving such an accident. Read those at www.lifesaving. com/issues/escape-and-rescuesubmerged-vehicles.

– Staff report

Aussies more flexible with cruising yachts Superyacht Australia has been working with the Australian Marine Safety Authority (AMSA) to simplify issues for foreign-flagged superyachts cruising in Australian waters.

Over the past 12 months, the industry group has appealed to AMSA to understand the unique nature of superyachts, particularly the fact that they operate commercially and recreationally, and in essence nothing changes between the two apart from the fact the owner disembarks and charter clients come on board.

In a meeting held in mid-October, it was made clear by AMSA that while there is no separate category within the new Navigation Act for superyachts, there is the flexibility to allow AMSA to treat superyachts appropriately, taking into account the fact they can either be operating commercially or recreationally.

AMSA will only have jurisdiction over those operating commercially, according to a Superyacht Australia statement.

“The new Navigation Act gives us clarity of jurisdiction and flexibility to deal with vessels such as superyachts by applying standards suitable to these vessels and their operations,” said Mick Kinley, deputy CEO of AMSA. Superyacht Australia has been working to remove barriers for visiting superyachts.

Superyacht Australia also has a submission sitting with the federal treasury department requesting a relaxation of the charter regulations for foreign flagged vessels.

For more information visit www.superyacht-australia.com.

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Moran hosts seminar; membership created for flag news Moran hosts seminar Ft. Lauderdale-based Moran Yacht Management, part of the brokerage firm Moran Yacht & Ship, is hosting a two-day seminar in Ft. Lauderdale for captains, officers, engineers and chief stews on planned maintenance and inventory control systems.

The seminars will focus on the management software the company uses on its fleet, but any crew wanting to learn about the practices are invited to attend.

Other proposed topics are crew insurance and the MLC amendments

that come into effect next year.

The seminar will be held Dec. 5-6 at the Embassy Suites at the corner of Cordova Road and 17th Street in Ft. Lauderdale.

For more information or to RSVP, e-mail management@moranyachts. com. Space is limited.

PYA adds free membership The Professional Yachting Association has created a free community membership for yachting industry professionals to keep up with flag state regulations.

The new membership allows limited access to PYA’s members portal, including Flag News and ProFiles.

Flag News is a yacht-specific feed on new legislation. The feed covers all flag administrations.

The read-count is personalized and if one item is read by many people in a short time period, it’s marked as “hot”.

The feed updates automatically and it is possible to leave a comment. Flag News is in collaboration with Manta Maritime.

ProFiles is designed for online storage of professional maritime documents.

“Community Membership provides all yachting professionals with a true resource,” said PYA President Capt.

Andrew Schofield.

“This is in line with PYA’s policy to provide relevant, useful services to those working in yachting today,” he said. “It gives a taste of what being part of the professional body for yachting is like.”

To sign up, go to http://members. pya.org/SignUp.

Golden Odyssey owner honored

The owner of M/Y Golden Odyssey and the Golden fleet was honored with the 2012 Perseus Award for his commitment to marine life and ocean conservation.

His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia also owns M/V Golden Shadow and the seaplane Golden Eye, and several smaller boats.

For the past 11 years Prince Khaled has spearheaded the Living Oceans Foundation, supported it financially and made the Golden Fleet available to scientists from around the world to conduct coral reef research and conservation. The yachts are in the South Pacific this fall and winter as part of the foundation’s Global Reef Expedition, scheduled to continue until at least 2016.

The Perseus Award celebrates yacht owners for their effort and contribution toward the restoration and conservation of marine wildlife.

Using the yachts to conduct oceanographic research in remote regions of the world provides the foundation with capabilities far beyond other non-profit ocean foundations.

The foundation has supported more than a dozen fellows from eight countries since it began.

The award will be presented at a ceremony in Ft. Lauderdale on the final evening of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. It is hosted

by Pacific Bound Yachts and sponsored in part by Bluewater Books and Charts and The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry.

For more about the award, visit www.theperseusaward.com.

NSU begins new security degree

Ft. Lauderdale-based Nova Southeastern University has created a maritime track in its new Master of Science degree in Disaster and Emergency Management.

The curriculum focuses on prevention, mitigation, and remediation of disasters and emergencies in the maritime industry.

The online degree program is one of only two in the country and the only one with a dedicated maritime track.

Capt. Jeffrey L. Kuhlman, founder of Castle Shipboard Security Program, has been named the professor for the maritime track.

Online courses are scheduled to begin in January. Qualified graduates of Castle Shipboard Security Program’s certificated courses can receive elective credit for this new Master Degree program. Special discounts apply to veterans, EMT/EMS, firefighters, and law enforcement.

For more information, visit www. nova.edu/idep.

Alucia detained in Guam A 183-foot (56m) superyacht was detained in Guam in mid-October over allegedly unpaid bills to a repair company, according to a story on Guampdn.com.

Federal marshals arrested M/V Alucia and the two submersibles on board in the port in Piti. Its crew remained aboard to avoid immigration issues, the site reported.

Foss Maritime Company of Seattle filed a lawsuit against the yacht’s company in mid-October, saying the yacht owes it $620,000 on a nearly $5 million contract for repairs signed in December.

The yacht’s company, Beta Maritime, withheld payment because the repairs were faulty and late, according to court documents. The yacht was to have been released in April; it left the yard in May, according to IBIPlus, an online news portal for the worldwide yachting industry.

Owner fined on Northwest passage The owner of the 34m M/Y Fortrus has been fined for possessing liquor during a summer voyage through the Northwest Passage during a circumnavigation of North America.

According to news reports, local authorities in Cambridge Bay, Canada, boarded the yacht in early September and seized 200 bottles of liquor and fireworks. Liquor is only allowed in the indigenous Nunavut community by special permit.

The owner was fined $10,000.

Reports of the crew’s voyage are detailed on http://trackingfortrus.com.

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BWA founder Luise dies; Sea Shephard’s Watson honored NEWS BRIEFS, from page A6

Repair/refit seminar planned The second business convention for industry professionals handling the refit, repair and maintenance of superyachts in the Mediterranean will take place in Marseilles on Nov. 27-29.

SYRREN, Super Yacht Repair and REfit Network, is free and is organized

by Riviera Yachting Network and Pôle Mer PACA (Sea Innovation and Business Cluster) The two days of business meetings will be followed by a third day of shipyards visits (La Ciotat in Marseille, and La Seyne sur Mer and Saint Mandrier in Toulon).

More than 180 companies had already registered by mid-October. This year’s target goal is 200.

Last year, 116 companies from 10 countries pre-registered.

For more information, visit www. syrren.com

BWA founder Luise dies Giuseppe Luise, senior partner with Luise Group and co-founder of BWA Yachting, died on Oct. 14. He was 62.

“Giuseppe will be remembered as a quiet man with a warm and friendly nature who was ever helpful to all who knew him,” the company said in a

statement.

“He was a tenacious worker with a wonderful eye and vision about all the yachting topics.”

His brothers Paolo and Francesco will continue the companies.

Headquartered in Switzerland, BWA Yachting is a yacht agent company with more than 20 offices in Europe, the U.S. and Caribbean the world.

Emergency survivors have club Ft. Lauderdale-based ACR Electronics has created the ACR ARTEX Survivor Club that enables those who have used an ACR 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) or an ARTEX 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) in an emergency to share their stories and trade-in their used beacon for a new one.

“We see SurvivorClub.com as building a forum that will promote a very important public service message that satellite detectible 406 MHz beacons are the ultimate way out of trouble, and literally are saving lives somewhere around the planet nearly every day,” said Michael Wilkerson, chief executive of ACR Electronics and ARTEX. Since the inception of the CospasSarsat Search and Rescue program in

1982, electronic beacons transmitting distress signals have resulted in the rescuing of more than 30,000 people worldwide (more than 6,800 in the United States alone).

Survivor Club membership, according to Wilkerson, is open to all those who have activated an ACR or ARTEX beacon in an emergency.

However, anyone activating a beacon in an emergency after Oct. 1, 2012, can receive a new replacement beacon in exchange for the beacon used in the rescue.

For more information, visit www. survivorclub.com.

Watson honored with award Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder and president Capt. Paul Watson has become only the second person after Capt. Jacques Cousteau to be honored with the Jules Verne Award, dedicated to environmentalists and adventurers.

Once a founder of Greenpeace, Watson created Sea Shepherd to continue fighting against what he calls illegal whaling in oceans around the

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N.E. fishing grounds could re-open; Palau starts ships registry NEWS BRIEFS, from page A7 world.

He has been detained and jailed for recent efforts, and there is an order for his detention from Interpol.

His whereabouts have not been made public. A colleague received his award on his behalf during a ceremony in Paris in October.

prevent overfishing. In mid-September, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a disaster declaration for the Northeast groundfish fishery that could net $100 million in federal aid.

Environmentalists say the proposal is illegal, and have threatened legal action if the council approves the measure this month, the Times reported.

Closed fishing grounds could open

US gives $2.3m to maritime schools

The New England Fishery The U.S. Department of Management Council in late September Transportation’s voted to allow access Maritime to portions of five Administration will The fishery large, closed areas as give $2.3 million to council will take a part of new regulations America’s six state covering bottommaritime academies. final vote on the feeding fish stocks The money comes from proposed update such as cod, haddock a government program Nov. 13-15. and flounder. that recycles and sells The council will Environmentalists obsolete vessels. take a final vote on The Maritime have threatened the proposed update, Administration to sue. known as Framework awarded $392,913 48 to the groundfish each to the California management plan, Maritime Academy in Nov. 13-15 in Newport, R.I. Vallejo, Calif.; the Great Lakes Maritime According to a story in the Cape Cod Academy in Traverse City, Mich.; the Times, the rule represents thousands Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, of square miles of ocean that have been Maine; the Massachusetts Maritime off-limits to fishing since the 1990s.

Academy in Buzzards Bay, Mass.; SUNY The New England fishing industry Maritime College in Fort Schuyler, has seen much of its catch cut to

N.Y.; and Texas Maritime Academy in Galveston, Texas.

“Maritime academies play an important role in ensuring a consistent supply of capable and well-trained merchant mariners, and the funds released today — in addition to $3.3 million invested in these academies last May — will help these schools succeed in their critical mission,” said Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO.

Palau starts registry A new ship registry has been formed.

The Palau International Ship Registry, which is administered from Texas, has signed its first two ships, two cruise ships. For more information, visit palaushipregistry.com.

Vote for Yachtsman of the Year U.S. Sailing is accept nominations for its 2012 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards.

Through Nov. 30, every member of US Sailing may nominate the one male and one female sailor they think has turned in the most outstanding onthe-water performance during the 2012 calendar year.

Nominations can be made online through US Sailing’s Web site at www.

ussailing.org/awards.

Established in 1961 by US Sailing and sponsored by Rolex since 1980, the annual awards recognize the individual male and female U.S. sailor who has demonstrated on-the-water excellence at international and/or national events to earn their place in the history books.

Anna Tunnicliffe and Bill Hardesty, winners of the distinction for 2011, joined the list of winners that includes sailors who have claimed the honor multiple times: Ed Adams, Betsy Alison, Sally Barkow, Dennis Conner, JJ Isler, Allison Jolly, John Kostecki, Buddy Melges, Ken Read, Cory Sertl, Lynne Shore, Jody Swanson and Ted Turner.

The winners will be honored in February 2013 during a luncheon at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco.

Changes in wind patterns troubling Changes in summer Arctic wind patterns contribute not only to an unprecedented loss of Arctic sea ice, but could also bring about shifts in North American and European weather, according to a new NOAAled study published in October in Geophysical Research Letters.

A research team led by James Overland of NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle,

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Stew Libby Eddy on M/Y Topps at Atlantis Paradise Island on a recent trip PHOTO FROM LIBBY EDDY in the Bahamas.

Stew running for the Florida House of Representatives

By Dorie Cox Chief Stew Elizabeth Anne “Libby” Eddy, 31, wants to manage something larger than an interior yacht crew; something more like the state of Florida. She is running for the Florida House of Representatives as the Republican candidate for a district that includes an area between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.

Currently working freelance on yachts, Eddy said politics has been prominent in her life since she began handing out literature for her parents at age 6. But this is Eddy’s first campaign for office.

Between freelancing, campaigning and two debates in one day, Eddy explained how she got into yachting about three years ago. Although she grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, surrounded by yachting, she hadn’t considered it for a career until she met Chef Mahlon Kruse.

“To tell the truth, I fell in love with a chef on 142-footer,” Eddy said. “He hooked me up with a job on a 150footer in New York.”

Later promoted to chief stew, she worked interior on the owner’s 150-foot Trinity, as well as his 116-foot Feadship and several apartments. She has most recently worked with M/Y Topps, an 80foot Hatteras, M/Y Free Spirit, a 76-foot Pearson and M/Y One2sea, a 70-foot Hargrave.

Her decision to enter politics came during a period of unemployment.

Eddy had studied political science at Broward College in South Florida and graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor’s degree

in health services and hospital administration.

“I was complaining when I couldn’t find a job,” Eddy said. “My father, who’s also in politics, said why are you complaining? Do something about it.

“God opened the door for me,” Eddy said. “So here I am.”

Eddy’s key platforms include health care, education, seniors and bringing jobs to South Florida. The election is Nov. 6. To follow her campaign, visit www.vote4eddy.org.

Dorie Cox is associate editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at dorie@the-triton.com.

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Capt. Kelly Esser, left, and Mate Terry Roche of M/Y Mary Alice II assist U.S. Navy Sealion crew in September at Lauderdale Marina in Ft. Lauderdale.

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Yacht crew help U.S. Navy vessel Capt. Kelly Esser and Mate Terry Roche of M/Y Mary Alice II, a 130-foot Westport, helped the crew of a U.S. Navy vessel in September at Lauderdale Marina in Ft. Lauderdale.

The special forces infiltration boat, called the Sealion, was fueling at the dock in front of 15th Street Fisheries and had a piece of wood caught in the exhaust intake, Roche said.

Esser, whose yacht docks at the marina, said the Navy crew needed dive gear to get in the water to clear the

obstruction.

“They said they were going to rent dive gear,” Esser said. “So we brought ours over instead. Plus, our boss is a big supporter of the military.

“We were more trying to help fellow boaters than anything,” Esser said.

“Yachts always help each other and other boaters.”

The Sealion is built by Oregon Iron Works and described as a technology demonstrator vessel.

– Dorie Cox

New winds in Arctic linked to reduced ice, slows jet stream NEWS BRIEFS, from page A8 examined the wind patterns in the subarctic in early summer between 2007 and 2012 as compared to the average for 1981 to 2010.

They discovered that the previously normal west-to-east flowing upperlevel winds have been replaced by a more north-south undulating pattern.

This new wind pattern transports warmer air into the Arctic and pushes Arctic air south, and may influence the likelihood of persistent weather conditions in the mid-latitudes.

“This shift demonstrates a physical connection between reduced Arctic sea ice in the summer, loss of Greenland ice, and potentially, weather in North America and Europe,” said Overland, an oceanographer who leads the laboratory’s Coastal and Arctic Research Division.

The study is titled “The Recent Shift in Early Summer Arctic Atmospheric Circulation.”

These shifts in winds not only affect weather patterns throughout

the Arctic but are also thought to influence weather in Greenland, the United States, and western Europe.

Understanding such links is an ongoing area of research, the scientists said.

The effects of Arctic amplification will increase as more summer ice retreats over coming decades.

Enhanced warming of the Arctic affects the jet stream by slowing its west-toeast winds and by promoting larger north-south meanders in the flow.

The researchers say there is reason to expect more extreme weather events, such as heavy snowfall, heat waves, and flooding in North America and Europe but these will vary in location, intensity, and time scales.

Hours change on Okeechobee locks The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will change the operating hours at locks on the Okeechobee Waterway.

The change is scheduled to take effect Nov. 13. The new operating hours will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. For more information, visit www. saj.usace.army.mil.

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ore than 600 captains, crew and industry professionals networked at the Triton Expo at Lauderdale Marine Center in Ft. Lauderdale on Oct. 10. Vendors displayed their products and services at the outdoor event under the oak trees. Slackers Bar and Grill provided food and beverages and a donation bar benefitted the Marine Industry Cares Foundation. Highlights included a climbing wall, a bungee trampoline jump and Caribbean dancers capping off PHOTOS/TOM SERIO the evening.

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Adventures of a delivery: pirates, fires and floods

By Bill Wiard This spring, a good friend who has been running megayachts for 32 years had just been hired on as captain of a 130-foot yacht. His first assignment was to deliver it from St. Vincent to Ft. Lauderdale, haul it out for some repairs and get it ready for the summer charter season in the Bahamas.

Just prior to his arrival in St Vincent, the entire crew except one stew resigned, so my friend had to muster a new crew, learn the boat and get under way within two weeks.

Due to his experience in the industry, he was able to hire two experienced crew out of the U.S. and get them to St. Vincent within a few days. He needed one more and called me.

Every sailor wants the experience of sailing a big boat and fortunately, my fellow co-workers would cover for me, so I packed my bag and went to St. Vincent.

Just prior to cast off, the captain gathered the crew to explain that the yacht had been sitting in the Caribbean for four months and was due for some

scheduled maintenance. He warned us we should expect some problems on the trip, and even though most of us were new to the yacht, we were a good crew and would be able to handle any issues.

We reviewed our safety gear, fire fighting and abandon ship procedures and then cast off at noon. We were under way.

Our float plan took us just south of St. Thomas, north past Puerto Rico, through the Bahamas and on to Ft. Lauderdale. Our rhumb line from St. Vincent to St. Thomas took us within a few miles of Aves Island, a small sand spit owned by Venezuela and located 130 miles west of the Windward Islands.

While passing Aves Island early in the morning on day two, we were hailed on the VHF by a voice speaking English and claiming to be the Venezuelan police. It wanted to know what type of yacht we were, what cargo we were carrying and where we were going.

After we responded to all of their questions, they signed off by saying

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Twenty minutes later and three miles past Aves Island, we received another VHF call ordering us to stop.

The captain asked the caller to identify himself and explain his intentions. There was an extended conversation on the VHF between two parties in Spanish, but there was no more English spoken.

Within minutes, a small boat departed from the one structure on the island. It appeared to be a small inflatable with three people on board.

They were heading straight for us.

Again, we asked their intentions and again, no reply in English.

The captain informed them that without proper identification and an explanation of their intentions, we would not stop.

We were travelling at 8.5 knots and the small boat was rapidly gaining on us. The wind was about 10 knots and the seas were 3-4 feet. The small boat was pounding through the sea at a high rate of speed and through the binoculars I could see there were actually five people on board.

We increased speed, hoping the small boat would give up the chase.

After about 20 minutes, it became clear they were going to approach the port side of our vessel. The captain ordered all hands on deck and to be prepared to repel boarders.

When the small boat approached, one of its crew waved an empty gas can, making it appear as if they wanted gasoline.

We tried to communicate again but they did not speak English.

Why would five men board a 15-foot inflatable to get two-and-a-half gallons of gas?

They had an English-speaking person so why did they not call us on the radio to tell us what they wanted?

As they approached a second time, they wanted us to catch their bow painter and secure it to our stern cleat.

We refused and made it clear we had no intentions of allowing them to board. They made several more approaches to come within a few feet of our boat but eventually determined that boarding would not be possible while travelling at 15 knots in 4-foot seas and four crew members blocking their path.

As they throttled back and gave up the chase, they did eventually communicated with us using international sign language, the bird.

Problem solved.

About 27 hours into the delivery and on the same day our crew successfully repelled an attempted boarding, the fire

alarm sounded.

All crew immediately searched every room on the vessel and found no fire or smoke.

We began to think it was a false alarm except that the stew who did not quit before the trip and who had been on the boat the longest said the smell in the crew quarters was different.

The captain and first mate began to disassemble wall panels and floor boards to inspect the hidden areas and after about 30 minutes found the source of the problem on the engine exhaust.

In an area where the exhaust traveled in a pipe from the engine room to the stern, residential-style insulation was used to insulate the hot exhaust pipe from a wall panel. The paper side of the insulation was against the exhaust pipe and it began to smolder due the hot exhaust pipe.

The smoldering insulation was removed and the wall panel left open to ventilate.

Problem solved.

On day three we were close to St. Thomas at 1400 when the forward engine room bilge alarm sounded.

The first mate checked the engine room and found we had water up to the bottom of the engine block and three bilges surrounding the engine sump were full. In this yacht that is about 150 gallons of water.

Immediately the captain slowed the boat to idle, asked me to take the helm and dashed to the engine room with the first mate.

It took only a few minutes to find the source of the water. A $3 hose clamp securing a 3 ½ inch hose leading to the main engine raw water pump had broken.

The leak stopped as soon as the engine was shut down and the mate installed a new hose clamp.

Fortunately, a yacht of this size has a high-capacity pump, but even so, it took the mate and I one and a half hours to dry the bilges.

Problem solved.

Thinking back, I realize how profound the captain’s departure speech was.

Yes, we had some problems, but none of us expected we would have to deal with three of the most frightening problems a sailor can imagine.

Thanks to the experience of the captain and the crew and good decision-making, even those problems were just another day on the job.

When he’s not helping to deliver yachts, Bill Wiard is a yacht broker with Massey Yachts in St. Petersburg, Fla. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@ the-triton.com.

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A16 November 2012 FROM THE BRIDGE: Managing

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Crew responsible for managing themselves and others onboard BRIDGE, from page A1 Before yachting, another captain had managed sales teams at a car dealership.

“We had a small team management style and we received training from the company,” he said.

Several of the captains said they figured out how to manage on their own. One captain learned skills from yacht owners and said that was an effective leadership tool.

“We tend to choose who we want to work with by who they are, and that means you have to be a good people person,” he said.

“I watched the good owners,” he said.

“When they interact, the other person is the total focus.”

He said he learned that good managers solve the immediate issue and move on.

“In yachting, you have to do that, too,” the captain said.

“Owners generally are good dealing with people; they had to be to get to where they are,” another captain said.

“My experience is to treat people how I was treated,” a third captain said.

Some captains sought out help.

“The ‘One Minute Manager’ books had a two-day seminar and I learned a lot,” a captain said of the book by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson.

“I read Dale Carnegie,” another captain said. Carnegie was a selfimprovement expert and author of “How to Win Friends and Influence People.”

“I was raised in a large family,” a third captain said. In a group like that, everyone has to get along and handle relationships, he said.

“That, plus emotional maturity,” he said.

On the other side, one of the captains saw the opposite situation.

“My experience was the reverse,” he

said. “Engineers aren’t typically people people, they are usually out of school and have no people skills.”

“I learned how to handle people by seeing how not to handle them,” he said.

Most of the captains at the table give crew much of the responsibility to manage. One captain said he was lucky to have a crew member that was a human resources professional.

“She is great at discussing things with the crew,” he said. “She is fully trained from her land-based life.”

Other captains just hope they have hired good crew that can work together to solve concerns, especially since smaller vessels, or yachts with fewer crew, include everyone in the management scheme.

“They’ll police themselves,” a captain said. “But you have to start with a good crew.”

“Usually the core crew guides the other crew,” another captain said.

“The crew usually know the problems before you do, anyway,” a third captain said.

“Usually problem crew leave on their own; they figure out they don’t fit in,” a fourth captain said.

“If it’s between two crew, I say, ‘you two sort it out because you’re not going to like how I sort it out’,” the second captain said.

Some captains officially appoint crew to handle other crew.

“I don’t like to waste time with it,” he said. “I try to let the other crew help with the issues.”

“The department heads are in charge and need to be sensitive to crew interactions,” another captain said.

Even where crew manage crew, the captains are still in the equation.

“Captains are part of the smoothing out,” a captain said. “They are not the total solution, but they guide toward the solution.”

Attendees of The Triton’s November Bridge luncheon were, from left, Gregory Clark, Daniel Doyle of R/V Sea Dragon, Joseph F. Schumann, Chris Harris of M/Y Bernadette, Jon Pearson, Richard Hope Simpson and Richard PHOTO/DORIE COX Stalford.

“Often by sitting back, the captain can see a broader view of what’s going on and then the captain can speak to all parties with a better view, saying, ‘you can do this, and you can do that’,” another captain said.

“The captains need to facilitate,” a third captain said.

“I do want to know but I don’t want to intervene,” the first captain said. “I don’t want to micromanage.”

“Sometime things change because now they’ve told ‘dad’,” a fourth captain said.

Most of the captains said they will work to solve big interpersonal problems between crew. And several said they won’t hesitate to get those problems solved quickly.

“I will do a warning, then a letter, then they are gone,” a captain said.

“When it can’t get resolved, you let one go,” another captain said. He tells them, “I said to work it out, to reach détente, or then this will happen.

“If it comes to a head again, you do

what you said you would,” he said. “You don’t have to fire them, but you don’t have to let it escalate.”

Another captain said those steps are not as drastic as they sound, they are really an effort to fix situations.

“The verbal is a clarification and an effort to correct,” a captain said. “The warning is after a talk and an attempt to solve the problem.”

“I tell them, ‘this is what I don’t like and this is what will happen if you don’t stop’,” he said. “Often there is tension left over and they don’t want to stay.”

“But if there is a safety problem, they are gone, instantly fired if it’s about safety, drugs, illegal activity,” a captain said. “We can’t tolerate that.”

The level of management needed in yachting is fairly unique in the maritime world, a captain said.

“On a commercial boat, their jobs are defined,” he said. “They just do them and management is less of an issue. The captain comes on and the ship runs itself, but on a yacht, it is different.”

“This business should be professional, but sometimes its not because we live together,” another captain said. “Weird things go on because social mixes with professional.”

In yachting, boat management and job skills are often taught through courses such as STCW, but management is an untrained, yet expected, part of each crew’s job. Although the final responsibility falls on the master of the yacht, captains do their best to hire crew that can fulfill expectations to handle themselves and others.

“This is a people business through and through,” a captain said. “You have to be a halfway decent manager in yachting or you won’t last.”

Dorie Cox is associate editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com. If you make your living working as a yacht captain, e-mail us for an invitation to our monthly Bridge luncheon.

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Crook was not your typical captain, crew said CROOK, from page A1 polite, so respectful of everybody,” she said. “He didn’t argue with people; he helps people. He’s so generous, not only with things, but with his time and his heart. And he’s always patient and kind.

He was my best friend. He taught me more in the years that I knew him than I learned in all the years before I knew him.”

“I’m just blown away, I don’t know what to say,” said DJ Marchand, a freelance chef who worked with Capt.

Crook on Lady Victoria over the past six years. “He was one of the best captains I’ve ever worked with.

“He’s a real laid-back Southern boy; you’d never see him sweating,” she said.

“I remember one day last summer, we were backing out of a slip in Nantucket and the wind was blowing and it’s really tight in there. One of the engines went out, but I didn’t know it until we got to the dock and he said ‘well, we escaped death again’ and I had to ask what happened.

“He was always calm, and he never micromanaged anyone,” Marchand said.

“Not your typical captain. He was just so nice.”

According to co-workers, Capt.

Crook spent his life on the water, sailing on the waters off South Carolina and

later New England. When he moved to motor yachts, he began to cruise the Bahamas and fell in love with the Exumas. He knew much of the history of both regions, allowing him to answer questions and enrich the experiences of his guests.

“They called him the mayor of Lyford,” Owen said.

He recently finished construction of a home in Spanish Wells with his partner, Mate Kelly Mossley, who was traveling today and could not be reached.

Marchand said it was a repeat charter guest who suggested they bring the yacht to New England last summer and dock it behind their home. The yacht spent the past two summers cruising New England with the owner and charter guests.

Capt. Crook and his crew had at least six weeks of charter in New England this summer, said Els Bucknell of Churchill Yachts, charter manager for the boat.

“It was a very popular charter boat with a lot of repeat clients,” she said.

“He was very charming, and went over and beyond in his capacity as a charter captain. He was a great guy to work with. He always had a can-do attitude.

He was a charter broker’s dream captain. And his crew loved him.

“He was one of the best captains I’ve worked with,” said Bucknell, who

worked on yachts 25 years with her husband before becoming a charter broker in 2005.

Capt. Crook had run M/Y Lady Victoria with its current owners since late 2005. He had just finished a trip with the owner in Maryland and was repositioning the yacht to Charleston when he died.

Lady Victoria was docked at Beaufort City Docks in North Carolina on Friday night. Capt. Worth Brown of the 85-foot Pacific Mariner M/Y Sea Safari helped Capt. Crook tie up and visited with him that evening. Capt. Brown said he seemed fine. And Owen said she heard him use the head about 3 a.m.

When Owen reported for duty at about 0900, she found him lying face down on the salon floor, his arms splayed. She called Capt. Brown and Capt. Johnny Rogers, who was helping deliver Sea Safari, and they performed CPR and used the yacht’s defibrillator, but were unsuccessful in reviving him.

“It’s a shocker,” Brown said. “Johnny made a big breakfast and called over to tell him ‘we have your breakfast ready’ but he didn’t respond. Then at 9 a.m., we got Dale’s call.”

The yacht’s owner was en route to Las Vegas when he got the news Saturday and diverted to Beaufort, Capt.

Brown said. He was arranging to have

Capt. Shan Crook with partner Mate Kelly Mossley. Crook died suddenly on Oct. 13 at the dock in Beaufort, PHOTO/DALE OWEN N.C. Capt. Crook flown to Rock Hill, S.C., where he grew up.

“The owner is shaken up,” Bucknell said. “Shan was like family.”

Friends in South Florida said they plan to organize a memorial of his life, but details have not yet been finalized.

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

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Second dredging project will deepen canal for marinas in show DREDGE, from page A1 feet to 17 feet, will allow larger vessels to navigate the Dania Cutoff Canal en route to marinas and yards including Harbour Towne Marina, Broward Shipyard, Dania Cut Super Yacht Repair, Playboy Marine Center and Derecktor.

A second dredging project is scheduled to begin in late 2013 and will head north of Port Everglades into Ft. Lauderdale, Roach said. That will give yachts entering through Port Everglades even more deep water options.

“This will allow larger yachts access to marinas in the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show,” Roach said.

The project is awaiting permits and then will dredge in the Intracoastal Waterway from the port north to the main docks of the boat show at Bahia Mar marina, the Las Olas city docks and Hall of Fame Marina.

But first the ongoing project in Dania must be completed. Roach said the process, which began in July has been fairly smooth and on schedule.

“The lead up to the dredging was nerve wracking, but we saw very little disruption,” Harrington said.

The digging encountered one delay in September when dredges encountered hard limestone.

“Where ground water meets salt water, the water table makes the

substance harder,” Roach said. “And it was difficult to cut through with the environmental bucket.”

The original bucket, the part of the dredge which digs into the land beneath the water, was a type that closed completely, called an “environmental” bucket.

“Very little water escapes,” Roach said, because most of the water and mud is captured and put on the barge.

This means less disruption and turbidity in the water, leaving the waterway clearer during the dredging, he said.

“Now we are using a different bucket on the dredge to get through the limestone,” said Roach. “The good thing is that barges are being filled quicker, which means more openings per day for boaters to pass.”

The equipment is continuing to dredge west toward U.S. 1 to finish the navigable section of the canal. The dredging at the western edge of the canal is expected to ease the often 3knot current under the bridge.

As the project in the canal is under way, businesses are planning ahead.

Several companies along the shores will deepen their own waters after the work. Kevin KIar, vice president of Dania Cut Super Yacht Repair, said the yard will take advantage of the equipment in the canal to dredge near their docks and seawalls when the FIND project is

completed.

“We’ll be piggybacking off the project,” KIar said. “December through January is a good time for us to deepen in here. The goal is to have 17 feet within the next six months.

“Each property owner is responsible for their own depth because FIND only does the navigable canal,” he said.

Playboy Marine and G&G Shipping will probably also dredge their waters, Roach said.

Derecktor of Florida likely won’t, as the draft issue for its clients was simply getting up the canal, said James Brewer, business development of Derecktor of Florida.

“The draft within the confines of the yard is generally sufficient for our needs,” Brewer said.

For the future dredging in Ft. Lauderdale, Roach said the Ft. Lauderdale Beach Community Redevelopment Area is looking into assisting with money to dredge waters along the docks and seawalls affected in the 2013-14 project.

“They are already reconfiguring the Las Olas city docks,” Roach said of upcoming city plans for the marina.

A FIND press release states the Dania Cut project is expected to increase megayacht service and repair business as well as shipping services. It is expected to increase marine economic

Dredging equipment is in the navigational canal and operations begin daily at 6 a.m.

Every few hours boats have 15 minutes to pass. Workers monitor channel 69.

For recorded update on dredging call +1 772-403-2076. Captains may contact Roach at droach@aicw.org or at +1 561-627-3386 with questions. output by $3.6 million to $9.2 million a year and add 24 to 38 new jobs.

“All of this dredging is to support safer, and more megayacht traffic in the Ft. Lauderdale area,” Roach said.

And Broward County yards and marinas are taking full advantage.

“Our business model is larger yachts and this dredging allows them to come here because of new depths of 17 feet at mean low water,” Harrington said.

“We’re about to have three 200-footers.

Now, we can comfortably hold yachts up to 300 feet.

“Things have changed in this industry,” he said. “One hundred and ninety feet used to be a big yacht, now it’s just average. I talked with a 303foot yacht in Monaco that has never been to the United States. Now they’re considering.”

Dorie Cox is associate editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at dorie@the-triton.com.

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Yachting can bring out the best in us I really enjoyed the article, “Stew’s service not just for charter guests,” [ page B8, Oct. issue] chronicling Jodi Samuel’s participation in a volunteer project in Africa.

Yachties are often doing good things like this and I think they should be commended for it.

I know several stews who have done volunteer work for the Boys and Girls Club, helped out at animal shelters, made generous contributions to Women in Distress Centers, participated in Spin-aThons and other athletic events, helped clean up our beaches, served holiday meals at shelters, delivered many items to homeless shelters that were perfectly good but destined for the Dumpster, built homes with Habitat for Humanity, and helped out with countless other non-profit and charity organizations.

It sounds like Jodi has had a varied and interesting background and would bring a unique perspective to the yachting world.

She is a kindred spirit, since she worked for two of my former bosses and she is into yoga. As a yoga instructor myself, I firmly believe it can change your life.

We in the yachting world are very fortunate. It is gratifying to see people are contributing to those in need, adding value to the lives of others and serving on a higher level.

Keep up the good work, Jodi, and all of you yachties.

Alene Keenan Yacht Stew Solutions

WRITE TO BE HEARD

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Anonymity is the cowardly way to complain I have just finished reading the latest copy of The Triton in our crew mess.

To my surprise, l saw a picture of a young stew assisting a crew member in dressing in his fire suit next to a letter by Mr. “Name withheld”.

By allowing names to be withheld, isn’t your paper inviting people to make silly statements and comments in the knowledge they can hide behind a withheld name? In forcing people to name themselves and be accountable, then maybe they would think a little more before typing. l was the person organizing this session when the picture was taken on the aft deck of M/Y Phoenix at the IYCA in 2009 at the end of the summer season.

The author of the letter neither knows the context the picture was taken in, what l was trying to achieve with the exercise, nor what preceded and followed it.

Is the person who wrote the letter so desperate to get his words in your paper that he will resort to writing utter dribble?

Instead of trying to find fault in his own little Where’s Wally? game, he should be applauding that people do carry out drills. Nobody is silly enough to think drills are carried out on every boat at the required Editor Lucy Chabot Reed, lucy@the-triton.com Associate Editor Dorie Cox, dorie@the-triton.com

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You have a ‘write’ to be heard.

Send us your thoughts on anything that bothers you in the yachting industry.

Write to us at editorial@the-triton.com intervals, and that when they are, they are perfect.

I would hazard a guess that the author of the letter who stopped short of publicly putting himself on the pedestal is a perfect captain who runs his yacht faultlessly, with never an issue, oversight or mistake. He should have named himself so we can all aspire to be like him (or her) or even endeavour to work for them and learn more.

Please feel free to pass my e-mail over to the unnamed individual or even publish it as l put my name to my views and stand by what l say and do.

First Officer Mike Rouse M/Y Kahalani

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I’ve always enjoyed reading what captains believed. Owners sometimes don’t know what captains are thinking.

As for me and the company yacht, I think the articles have helped me to become a better person.

Thanks.

Pawpamayer through thetriton.com Editor’s Note: Don’t worry, we still host our captains From the Bridge lunches every month.

The story appears on our front page and online, too.

Anyone who earns their living running someone else’s yacht is welcome to attend. The lunches are hosted by Editor Lucy Reed or Associate Editor Dorie Cox. E-mail us for an invite: editorial@ the-triton.com.

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Hands only It’s what everyone is doing these days with CPR.

Forty-eight islands More yachts are visiting Koh Samui area in Thailand.

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All bets would say you are onboard, but you’re not.

Commercial certification: yes or no?

WHEN PORT WAS STARBOARD AND WHY

The author’s father’s old ship, the 326-foot (99m) Campus, while it was running up the River Elbe in Germany PHOTO FROM MIKE PIGNEGUY in 1927.

A historic look at steering a vessel And the error in the movie “Titanic” that every OOW should recognize

By Michael Pignéguy My father went to sea in 1927, and was an apprentice deck officer on an old steam tramp ship that was mostly on a run from England down to South American ports. The depression years were fast approaching and jobs were becoming harder to get.

As a result, some employers were not overly generous in how they treated their staff as there were plenty more men lined up on the wharf for jobs. Men with master’s certificates were taking jobs as ordinary seamen, just to have a bed and food.

So times were tough, and many shipowners paid scant attention to the upkeep of their ships and crews.

My father had to provide his own eating utensils and crockery, and the food was pretty miserable with one small can of condensed milk having to last three weeks.

If he wanted fresh water, the captain had to be asked for the key to the water pump, and he watched while Dad pumped water into his container. He had to wash his cutlery and dishes in a bucket, and

this worked fairly well until some “helpful” person emptied the bucket of dirty water over the side, without realizing that it was being used to soak utensils.

Watches were four on and four off, and sleeping, studying, eating and other duties were performed in his off-watch period. There wasn’t much teaching or studying done as

When a pilot ordered the helmsman ‘starboard’, did he mean make the ship turn to starboard by turning the wheel to port, or just to ‘starboard his helm’ and turn the wheel to starboard to make the bow turn to port? there just wasn’t the time to do it.

If he wasn’t chipping away at rust, his on-watch duties mainly consisted of steering the ship, and he was the preferred mud-pilot for taking the ship up long rivers such as the River Plate, the large estuary between Argentina and Uruguay.

This was in the days when helm

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orders were still given like the helmsman was steering with a tiller, even though a wheel was being used.

If the pilot wanted the ship to turn to port, he would give the order to “starboard your helm” and the helmsman would then turn the wheel to starboard.

Helm orders like this were given on British ships until 1934.

Steering ships by means of a wheel was introduced about 1703, and as steering by tiller was continued it was thought prudent, so to avoid confusion, the wheel mechanism be made to simulate the movement of the tiller.

Helm orders for both steering arrangements remained the same until well after World War I. But, confusion did start to creep in, i.e. when a pilot ordered the helmsman “starboard”, did he mean make the ship turn to starboard by turning the wheel to port, or just to “starboard his helm” and turn the wheel to starboard to make the bow turn to port?

If navigating in heavy traffic or a narrow river, taking the order the wrong way could be quite character forming for the helmsman.

In the 1920s, a number of maritime nations began having their ships alter their steering

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As we sit in the middle of another boat show season, we must acknowledge that this yachting industry of ours, focused on the pursuit of pleasure, is a multibillion-dollar quest. Many aspects affect an owner’s choice in a yacht. Aside from the cosmetic and recreational issues, a large portion of a yacht’s existence depends upon its legal structure, including its intended Rules of the Road use and domicile, Jake DesVergers namely its registration.

The factors that contribute to the choice of flag registration for a yacht can be many. Certainly, the legal aspects and tax implications are high on the list. Will the yacht operate predominantly in United States, European, or worldwide waters? Let us not forget perception, politics, nationalism, and personal contacts. Although sometimes it may appear that way, an owner’s decision for registering a yacht is not simply picking the flag with the prettiest colors.

There is a choice that is always discussed with captains, brokers, documentation agents, attorneys, and all others associated with our industry: should the yacht be registered as private or commercial? Unless an owner has the intention to charter the yacht, the prevalent answer is usually a thunderous no to commercial, and a yes to private only.

Why is this? There is a spectrum of answers including it being too expensive, no interest in chartering, to the best answer of all, too much paperwork. In this lethargic economy, even the most affluent of yacht owners are searching for a return on investment from everything, including their hobbies and entertainment.

Let’s take a look at some of the more popular responses on commercial certification and clarify the points.

Too expensive

Certainly, expenses and fees are on the top of everyone’s list. Let us remember that most yacht owners did not achieve their success by being foolish. This is especially true

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Hands-only CPR can save a life on land or sea, and all can do it Last week, one of my neighbors told me that her 32-year-old daughter needed CPR. Often when I hear that cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed, I learn it was done for the wrong reason and was not really necessary. In this case though, it was required as she was in cardiac arrest.

Sea Sick A lot of people Keith Murray confuse a heart attack with cardiac arrest. An easy way to know if a person has cardiac arrest hinges on whether the person stops breathing.

Think of it this way, cardiac means heart and arrest means stop. This young mother’s heart stopped. She was dead.

Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the electrical impulses in the heart become rapid or chaotic, causing the heart to suddenly stop beating.

A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart muscle is blocked. A heart attack may cause cardiac arrest.

Statistically the odds of surviving sudden cardiac arrest are low, less than

eight-percent. Your odds of surviving cardiac arrest drop about 10 percent per minute until an AED (automated external defibrillator) can be used to defibrillate, or shock, you back to life.

This young woman’s doctor started to cry when he was explaining to her parents what had happened. He said that her survival is a miracle because such odds were about one in a million chances.

When the woman collapsed, no one knew what to do, her husband did not know how to perform CPR and they did not have an AED. Fortunately, the 911 operator was able to talk her husband through the steps to perform CPR during the telephone call and emergency medical personnel were quick to respond and immediately defibrillate her.

Following are the steps for performing hands-only CPR: 1. Call Check the victim for responsiveness.

If the person is not responsive and not

breathing or not breathing normally, call 911 in the United States (or radio for help) and return to the victim.

In many locations the emergency dispatcher can assist you with CPR instructions.

2. Pump Begin chest compressions.

Push down in the center of the chest at least two inches (on adults) and do not stop. Push hard and fast at the rate of at least 100 per minute, faster than once per second.

Keep doing this until trained personnel arrive, or the AED arrives and you are instructed by the AED to stand clear. Often people say push to the beat of the Bee Gees’ song “Stayin’ Alive”.

There are many resources to learn the basics including these Internet links for two entertaining hands-only CPR videos.

Search for the hands-only CPR video link at the British Heart Foundation featuring tough-guy actor Vinnie Jones at www.bhf.org.uk. The video on the American Heart Association features

Ken Jeong, a humorous actor from “The Hangover” movies, at www.heart.org.

Two facts from the American Heart Association: 1. Nearly 383,000 out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests occur annually in the United States, and 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home.

2. Effective bystander CPR provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival, but only 32 percent of cardiac arrest victims receive CPR from a bystander.

The hands-only CPR method is not a substitute for the traditional CPR with compressions and breathing. It is intended for people untrained in CPR as well as situations when the rescuer is unable or unwilling to provide mouthto-mouth ventilations.

Keep your crew educated about CPR, AED and first aid. It could save a life, including your own.

Keith Murray, a former firefighter EMT, owns The CPR School, a first-aid training company. He provides onboard training for yacht captains and crew and sells and services AEDs. Contact him at +1-561-762-0500 or keith@ theCPRschool.com. Comments on this column are welcome at editorial@thetriton.com.

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Even without facilities, more yachts visit Thailand’s Koh Samui

By Linda Cartlidge A growing number of superyachts are visiting Thailand’s island of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Siam.

Koh Samui rises off the southeastern seaboard of Thailand and is the country’s second-largest island after Phuket. Relatively unknown for years, the area offers various itineraries to visiting superyachts.

Koh Samui lies among a group of 48 islands. The area offers cruising to places such as Ang Thong National Marine Park, a compact archipelago of more than 80 virtually untouched

islands, best explored by sea kayak.

Capt. Charles “Champagne Charlie” Dwyer owns and operates Asia Pacific Superyachts Samui and Samui Yacht Services, both of which offer agent, guide and support services to visiting yachts, including the 220-foot (67.2m) S/Y Vertigo and the 171-foot M/Y Battered Bull.

Capt. Dwyer skippers the 116foot (36m) S/Y Yanneke Too and has accumulated more than a half million nautical miles around the globe. He makes his home in the area.

“Though there is no marina, there are many anchorages in Samui, Koh

More yachts are visiting Thailand’s island of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Siam.

Phangan, Koh Tao and surrounding areas,” he said. “Koh Samui is the hub of

the Gulf and the best and easiest port of entry in the Gulf of Siam.

“Returning to the island, I’m reminded each time of the breathtaking natural beauty of Koh Samui and its stunning cruising waters,” he said. “In beginning a sea journey here, one finds a perfect haven to regroup and enjoy life, an important part of the fun and thrill of the destination.”

Capt. Dwyer is also a co-organizer of the annual Asia Superyacht Rendezvous in Phuket in December.

Linda Cartlidge is public relations and communications director at Asia Pacific Superyachts. For more information, visit www.asia-pacific-superyachts.com.

Comments on this article are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com.

Capt. Charles “Champagne Charlie” Dwyer owns and operates Asia Pacific Superyachts Samui and Samui Yacht Services. Both companies offer agent, guide and support services to visiting yachts. He also skippers the 116-foot (36m) S/Y Yanneke Too. PHOTOS FROM ASIA PACIFIC SUPERYACTS SAMUI

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Companies honored for innovations at IBEX The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) selected the winners of its annual innovation awards at a conference in Kentucky in early October. The winners are: In the Boat Care and Maintenance category: Dolphinite GelMatch Gelcoat Color Matching System (www. dolphiniteproducts.com).

Available on the web and as an app for smartphones and tablets, the color matching system allows a user to input the make, year, model and length of any boat. The system then scans a database of manufacturers and color formulas -- soon to include 250 boat manufacturers and more than 13,000 OEM color formulas -- for most boats manufactured in the United States since 1984 (and in some cases, as far back as 1967) and identifies the gelcoat color.

“Being able to access a database of thousands of gelcoat colors from dozens of manufacturers is impressive, but the innovation may well be in the method of injecting catalyst into an aerosol can for easy spray-on gelcoat repair for the DIY at a low cost,” said Roger McAfee, one of the judges.

In the Electrical Systems category: Indel Webasto Marine Isotherm Smart

Energy Controller Kit. “The smart energy controller is a simple-to-install kit that can be retrofitted to any brand of DC refrigerator reducing refrigerator battery consumption up to 50 percent,” said Capt. Lou Gainor, host of Nautical Talk Radio and one of the judges.

In the Engines category: Volvo V8380 Engine Sterndrive.

“The V8-380 brings new-generation engine technology to the sterndrive market,” said Alan Jones, executive editor of Boating World Magazine and one of the judges. “Its performance, fuel economy and carb 4-star rating raise the bar for sterndrive engines.”

The judges awarded an honorable mention to the Suzuki DF20A/DF15A. In the Furnishings and Interior Parts category: Syntec Industries – CoolTouch Vinyl Technology.

“Syntec’s proprietary cooling feature removes prior interior design restrictions allowing boatbuilders to introduce dark colors to vinyl seating,” said Zuzana Procheska, a freelance writer and one of the judges.

The judges awarded an honorable mention in this category to Caframo Limited Taku Hatch Fan. In the Mechanical Systems category: Teleflex Marine Xtreme Mechanical

System.

“Teleflex bridges the gap between hydraulic and conventional cable steering with an affordable, easy-toinstall steering system that makes driving mid-sized boats a pleasure,” said author Milt Rosko, one of the judges.

The judges awarded an honorable mention to Dometic Marine in this category.

In the OEM Electronics category: Teleflex Marine Optimus EPS/360 Joystick Docking System.

“Easily the most anticipated and exciting product category at this year’s show; joystick docking for outboards will do for outboards what pod drives have done for inboards,” said Alan Wendt, a freelance writer and chairman of the judging panel.

In the Propulsion Parts, Propellers category: PowerTech Propellers and the PowerTech! Safety Prop.

The winners were selected by a panel of technical boating journalists and editors from Boating Writers International. IBEX, a boating industry technical trade show and networking event, is owned and produced by Professional BoatBuilder magazine and the National Marine Marketers Association.

Lifeboat safely drops from 61m, amp launched Lifeboats certified after free-fall

In late September, Norsafe conducted the highest free-fall drop ever of a lifeboat at 203 feet (61.53m).

The test came in the wake of another successful drop from 171.6 feet (52m) earlier the same week. Norsafe’s new lifeboat, the GES50 MKIII, is thus certified for heights up to 155 feet (47m).

The new boat meets the DNV-OSE406 standard for lifesaving equipment, which comes into effect in 2015. It is 50 feet long, and has a capacity for 70 persons of 100 kg each.

For more information, visit www. norsafe.com.

UMI adds touch screen

Unlimited Marine Services (UMSI) has added Touch-Screen Automation Technology (T-SAT) its new high-end, customizable monitor matrix system.

Powered by components from Crestron Electronics, T-SAT allows all video sources to be displayed on any monitor throughout a vessel, and uses touchscreen technology to control a variety of onboard equipment.

Modern megayachts feature multiple screens at the helm, including radar, sonar, sounder, plotting systems, vessel monitoring systems, CCTV cameras, and additional AV sources.

T-SAT allows the captain and crew to monitor, control, and switch AV equipment, as well as lights, HVAC,

shades, and blinds, from any onboard location, including the monitors used to navigate the vessel.

For more information, visit www. umsifl.com.

Audio amps introduced

California-based Aquatic AV has launched new marine audio digital amplifiers built with its patent-pending Shockwave Technology. Protected against water and dust with an Ingress Protection rating of IP66, the amplifier can literally be hosed down as its circuit boards are coated and custommolded grommets around cable extrusions and gaskets between all meeting points eliminate water or dust intrusion.

For more information, visit www. aquaticav.com.

Interlux announces antifouling

New Jersey-based Interlux has introduced a copper-free antifouling, Micron CF, which has the longevity of traditional copper-based antifoulings by using Econea, a copper replacement technology.

“We’re offering Micron CF in bright, crisp colors that will not discolor at the waterline, like traditional antifoulings do,” said Jim Seidel, Interlux North America marketing manager.

Micron CF is suitable for all types of boats, all substrates and all waters. It will be available only in the USA. The company also launched a new varnish, Compass Clear, a onepart polyurethane gloss varnish that contains a unique combination of ultra-violet additives, Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers (HALS), surface stabilizers and antioxidants. It is suitable for application to all woods.

For more information, visit www. yachtpaint.com.

Smaller generator available

Fischer Panda Generators has announced the new 4200 ECO AC Marine Generator, a smaller, lighter, quieter and easier-to-maintain generator.

The 4200 ECO has a front-mounted, direct-driven raw water pump and forward placement of the electric freshwater pump, making maintenance simpler. It is powered by the freshwatercooled, Farymann diesel engine and asynchronous water-cooled generator.

It’s designed for powerboats of 30-36 feet and has a suggested retail price of $10,795.

For more information, visit www. fischerpanda.com.

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

Region Duty-free*/duty paid U.S. East Coast Ft. Lauderdale 930/990 Savannah, Ga. 900/NA Newport, R.I. 995/NA Caribbean St. Thomas, USVI 1,055/NA St. Maarten 1,080/NA Antigua 1,195/NA Valparaiso 945/NA North Atlantic Bermuda (Ireland Island) 1,025/NA Cape Verde 1,010/NA Azores 965/NA Canary Islands 970/NA Mediterranean Gibraltar 940/NA Barcelona, Spain 960/NA Palma de Mallorca, Spain N/A/1,860 Antibes, France 965/1,885 San Remo, Italy 1,110/2,345 Naples, Italy 1,150/2,395 Venice, Italy 965/2,340 Corfu, Greece 1095/1,920 Piraeus, Greece 1080/1,890 Istanbul, Turkey 990/NA Malta 940/1,720 Tunis, Tunisia 950/NA Bizerte, Tunisia 955/NA Oceania Auckland, New Zealand 1,010/NA Sydney, Australia 1,015/NA Fiji 1,020/NA *When available according to local customs.

One year ago Prices for low-sulfur gasoil expressed in US$ per cubic meter (1,000 liters) as of Oct. 15, 2011 Region Duty-free*/duty paid U.S. East Coast Ft. Lauderdale 840/895 Savannah, Ga. 815/NA Newport, R.I. 810/NA Caribbean St. Thomas, USVI 980/NA St. Maarten 1,070/NA Antigua 1,150/NA Valparaiso 840/NA North Atlantic Bermuda (Ireland Island) 950/NA Cape Verde 890/NA Azores 780/NA Canary Islands 995/1,175 Mediterranean Gibraltar 865/NA Barcelona, Spain 905/1,595 Palma de Mallorca, Spain NA/1,820 Antibes, France 915/1,875 San Remo, Italy 995/1,875 Naples, Italy 1,080/2,155 Venice, Italy 1,075/1,870 Corfu, Greece 1,050/1,835 Piraeus, Greece 945/1,820 Istanbul, Turkey 935/NA Malta 755/1,410 Tunis, Tunisia 860/NA Bizerte, Tunisia 865/NA Oceania Auckland, New Zealand 965/NA Sydney, Australia 970/NA Fiji 970/NA *When available according to local customs.

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Newport mansion owner brings yachting home Designers have retrofitted the basement of a 125-year-old Newport mansion to look like a classic Edwardian-style yacht built at the end of the 19th century.

Over the past two-and-a-half years, Kirby Perkins Construction, Langan Design and Kim Kirby Interior Design used traditional boat-building materials to transform the 3,500square-foot space into a salon, dining area, galley and bar, wine cellar, sauna, gym, two bathrooms and locker area.

The house was once owned by yachtsman Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, who defended the America’s Cup in 1930, 1933 and 1937. The space pays homage to him with three historically accurate models of the J-Class yachts with which he claimed his victories.

“The present owner didn’t want it to feel like you were in a basement, and because of this history and connection to the Vanderbilt family, I thought ‘why not make it feel like a traditional yacht interior,’ and that is what drove the project,” said Jerry Kirby, president of Kirby-Perkins Construction and an America’s Cup veteran. “With Vanderbilt being someone that raced in the America’s Cup and really knowing the history of the house, it was a really fun project that was true to the historic nature of the building and also true to the design of a classic superyacht.”

The transition begins on the snug stairs leading down from the house.

The interior opens up into a lower foyer and then the main salon. Behind the salon is a galley with arched mahogany paneled partitions and teak bar tops.

Behind the galley is a raised platform settee and dining table that seats up to 10.

Other features include a custommade ship’s bell, a water-tight engine room door, a carved compass rose design on each of the solid mahogany doors, and authentic deck prisms throughout the space.

The only space without a yacht feel is the wine cellar, which was designed to replicate the classic wine cellars in Italy and France, with an arched stone ceiling, limestone flooring and a sink from an antique fountain, designer Kim Kirby said.

“We have definitely accomplished making this area fit, feel and look like a superyacht,” Kirby said. “You could take somebody down there blindfolded, and they wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.”

The main salon with wood hull framing and tongue-and-groove planking. The butterfly hatches use fiber optic lighting to replicate daylight and the constellations in the night sky (top photo).

The galley has arched mahogany paneled partitions, teak bar tops, and cleat-style hardware.

The bathrooms have a lapis marble floor and counter and polished nickel hardware (above left) One entryway is a water-tight engine room door (above right).

The dining banquette has seating for 10.

The mansion from the outside (photo below).

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All-aluminum S/Y Tulip launches; mid-size yachts sell K&M Yachtbuilders delivered its largest yacht in mid-October, the 88foot (26.8m) aluminium S/Y Tulip from the design firm German Frers.

It has Dutch owners and will fly a Dutch flag.

central agency listings for sale include the 193-foot (56m) M/Y Project 60 built in 1972 for 795,000 euros, the 118-foot (36m) M/Y Nena I by Cantieri di Pisa for 8.5 million euros, and the 105-foot (32m) Holland Jachtbouw M/Y Cassiopeia for $6.75 million.

New yachts to the charter fleet include the 156-foot (47.5m) Delta M/Y Seven J’s in Florida/Bahamas/ Caribbean this winter, and the 110-foot (33.7m) M/Y Sea Shell in the Med next summer.

Northrop & Johnson recently sold several yachts, including M/Y Lady J, a 105-foot (32m) Diaship-Heesen, and the 90-foot Catana M/Y My Orion, pictured below.

The yacht has a classic hull shape above the waterline, but modern features below, such as a lifting keel and flat underwater ship.

The cockpit benches next to and behind the steering wheel can be rotated so that they disappear flush into the deck when not in use. The back rests of the fixed cockpit benches have been fitted with a glass screen that can be raised for additional shelter from wind and spray.

To avoid breaking the sleek lines of the yacht, a hydraulic anchor tipping system was developed. When about to anchor, the stainless steel anchor beam is moved up from the flush anchor tray and across the bow of the yacht.

It has a master and two guest cabins as well as one crew cabin. Tulip will set sail for the Mediterranean, where it will take up its permanent berth.

Chartering is possible.

Merle Wood & Associates has recently sold the 160-foot Christensen M/Y VF-15. The brokerage added the following yachts to its new central agency listings for sale: the 178-foot Amels M/Y Faribana V (in a joint listing with Yachtzoo), the 164-foot Benetti M/Y QM of London, the 120foot M/Y Sealyon built by ISA (in a joint listing with Y.Co), and the 108-foot M/Y G Whiz built by Brooke Yachts (in a joint listing with Olympic Marine).

Fraser Yachts recently sold the 156foot (47.5m) Delta M/Y Slojo by broker Josh Gulbranson in Ft. Lauderdale, the 115-foot (35m) Feadship M/Y Beija Flor by broker Jan Jaap Minnema in Monaco, and the 72-foot (22m) Cheoy Lee M/Y Check Out Time.

New yachts to the brokerage’s

The brokerage has added the following to its central agency listings for sale: the 173-foot Swedeship M/Y Passion with broker Kevin Merrigan for $19.5 million; the 128-foot Feadship M/Y Go with Merrigan for 21.9 million euros; the 142-foot (43m) Trinity M/Y Big Zip with Merrigan and in a joint listing with Burgess for $24 million; the 107-foot Westport M/Y Mr. Terrible with Merrigan and broker Gregg Morton for $2.1 million; and the 103foot Johnson M/Y Diamond Girl with broker Wes Sanford for $6 million.

Camper & Nicholsons sold three yachts in September, the 26m M/Y Esterel, the 30m M/Y Office and the 22.7m M/Y Omega of Rotterdam.

Brokers Jeremy C. Comport and Jonathan Syrett sold the 151-foot (46m) CRN M/Y Sunrise in early October.

The firm added five yachts to its sales fleet in September, including the 213-foot (65m) M/Y Family Day, the 155-foot (47m) M/Y Ellix Too by ISA Shipyard for $14.9 million, the 150-foot (46m) Benetti M/Y Illusion I for 23.75 million euros, the new build 144-foot (44m) M/Y Green Voyager by Kingship for 14.8 million euros, and the 132-foot (40m) Amels M/Y Monte Carlo for $6.9 million.

Sunreef Yachts launched a new model in Cannes, the 85 Sunreef Power.

The space is arranged in a similar way to motoryachts, with a single large

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OOW orders direct wheel, not bow STEERING, from page B1 mechanisms, so that the direction of movement of the wheel coincided with that of the rudder, and the resulting movement of the bow.

This meant that an OOW would now give a helm order indicating the direction in which the wheel should be turned, as he had done so before, but now the bow would also turn in that direction. It’s just as well they got that sorted out before the advent of autopilots.

In the 1997 film “Titanic”, there was a glaring mistake in the helm order and response. The ice was seen by the mast lookouts and correctly reported by the ringing of three strokes on the bell. This indicated that there was something dead ahead (one bell ring if something seen to starboard, and two bell rings if seen to port).

After Mr. Murdoch, the OOW, had sighted the iceberg, he rushed into the wheelhouse, ordered the helmsman “hard-a-starboard”, and rang the engine room telegraph from full ahead to full astern.

It’s highly unlikely that the action in the engine room happened as quickly as depicted in the film as the engine room was not on “stand-by”, which is an option on the engine room

telegraph. Having the engines on standby would ensure that there would be sufficient engine room staff on duty to handle any emergency. With the engines in “full ahead” mode, there would normally be only enough staff to maintain normal operations. But, I digress.

The helm order given was correct for that time. By giving the order “hard-astarboard”, the OOW wanted the vessel to turn to port. It was 1912, and helm orders were still being given to indicate which way the tiller attached to the rudder was to be turned.

The OOW wanted the tiller turned to starboard so that port rudder was applied to turn the ship to port, thus making the iceberg pass down the ship’s starboard side.

All this actually happened.

The only problem is that the helmsman in the movie turned the wheel to port, and he also didn’t repeat the OOW’s order, something that was commonplace, if not mandatory, for all helmsmen.

Interestingly, Quartermaster Hichens, who was the helmsman at the time, denied that there was a command to turn to starboard when asked that question at the official inquiry.

In the movie, the Titanic responded to the wheel-to-port movement by the

bow turning to port, something that did not start occurring on most British ships until after 1933.

There are conflicting views on how the Titanic’s steering mechanism was arranged, and thus how helm orders should have been given. Reading some inquiry notes, I gained the impression that the Titanic’s steering gear system was set up to respond to orders given for directions to be applied to a tiller.

On my father’s 1927 ship, directly in front of the helmsman, on top of the steering column head, was a round brass plate marked in degrees to indicate the angle of the rudder from the fore and aft line. But on its right hand side was engraved the word port, and on the left was starboard.

So when he was told to “port your helm”, he would turn the wheel to his right (clockwise). This would apply a port thrust on the tiller, which would then put the rudder to starboard and make the bow turn to starboard.

Thank goodness I didn’t have to steer ships with that system.

Capt. Michael Pignéguy is a relief captain on charter boats and superyachts around the world. He is an RYA instructor and examiner in Auckland, NZ, and the author of three boating books (www.boatingfun.co.nz).

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Limo tender launches, Legend in compliance with MLC 2006 BOATS, from page B7 main deck spanning the beam and with dining and lounging areas on the exterior aft deck and inside the salon.

The flybridge will include the helm station and two lounge areas (inside and outside).

Moran Yacht & Ship has added the 220-foot (34m) M/Y Allure Shadow from Shadow Marine to its central agency listings for sale for $19.95 million.

Hodgdon Yachts of Maine has launched hull No. 413, a custom 10.5m limo tender for a new Oceanco.

This marks the third limo tender the company has built.

Three more tenders are under construction, including two designed

by Andrew Winch Designs.

Following on the heels of two custom tenders built for Oceanco’s M/Y Seven Seas and designed by Michael Peters Yacht Design, this tender features a private jet-like interior, retractable roof and upright embarking/disembarking area.

For more information, visit hodgdonyachts.com.

RJC Yachts has added the 147-foot Intermarine M/Y Lady M to its central agency listings for sale for $11.9 million.

M/Y Legend, pictured below, is the first commercial megayacht in the Marshall Islands registry to obtain certification of compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).

“When the MLC, 2006 was announced I was very keen to get

actively involved in preparing her for compliance,” Capt. Egon Viljoen said. “Thanks to her design, excellent support from the Republic of the Marshall Islands Registry, Lloyd’s Register and our DPA, I found the process very smooth despite no one having done this before with a superyacht.”

This is a large step for the yachting industry as it provides a road map for other commercial yachts to follow prior to the entry into force of the Convention on Aug. 20, 2013.

For more information, visit www. register-iri.com.

Broker James Engelder has joined the brokerage firm of Curtis Stokes and Associates, based on the west coast of Florida.

Engelder has been in the marine industry for 25 years, holds a 200-ton USCG master’s license, is a marine diesel technician, corporate captain, and the owner of Ultimate Marine Services Corp. in the Tampa Bay area.

Contact him at james@curtisstokes. net or at the St. Petersburg Boat Show Nov. 29-Dec. 1.

For more information, visit www. curtisstokes.net.

Performance boat builder Baja Marine has acquired the assets of boat companies Donzi Marine, Fountain Powerboats and Pro-Line Boats from American Marine Holdings, according to a company statement.

All four brands – Baja, Donzi, Fountain and Pro-Line – will operate as independent entities and be headquartered at the Baja Marine facility on Whichards Beach Road in Washington, N.C..

The acquisition was prompted by ongoing demand by customers and marine dealers for new boats from Donzi, Fountain and Pro-Line since American Marine Holdings suspended production of these brands in 2011, according to Baja Marine CEO Johnny Walker in a company statement.

The Baja Marine plant is building Bajas from 23 to 35 feet in four model lines: Outlaw, Performance, Islander and the new GT Series.

Walker announced that plans were being formulated to re-launch the other three brands during 2013.

“We are excited to get these brands back in production,” he said. “They are the most recognized names in the marine industry. Our employees are ready to go.”

The new Baja 30 Outlaw GT will make its world debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show at the end of October.

For more information, visit www. bajamarine.com.

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MTU, MB92 sign agreement and IGY adds several marinas MTU, MB92 partner

The German propulsion company MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH and the Spanish shipyard Marina Barcelona 92 (MB92) recently signed a cooperation agreement that provides service work and refit on MTU engines installed in yachts at the shipyard, according to a company statement. MTU opened an office at the shipyard.

MB92 is located in the port of Barcelona and is one of the largest shipyards worldwide for the refit, service work and maintenance of superyachts. Since the end of 2011, MTU has provided support on board of more than 50 yachts within MB92 facilities.

MB92 is expanding its facilities and, when complete, will have 76,000 square meters of space and include a new floating repair area for four yachts up to 200m, a dry dock for yachts up to 210m and an additional Syncrolift with a total capacity of 4,000 tons. The expansion is expected to be complete at the end of 2013.

IGY adds marinas

IGY Marinas has added two new marinas to its portfolio of worldwide marinas under management.

by boat. It is home to native villages and includes a National Marine Park that is listed as a World Heritage Site. The archipelago is popular with sportfishermen.

Red Frog has a new management team: Marina Manager David Dykkesten and his wife, Christy.

For more information, visit www. redfrogbeach.com.

Blue Haven Marina is planned to open next summer in Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos and will have 51 berths for yachts up to 180 feet. Initially, the marina will have a maximum draft of 5.5 feet, but dredging plans will deepen it to 12 feet by winter 2013.

Blue Haven Marina and Resort is on the northeast coast of the island.

The marina has 15-foot-wide concrete floating docks and nearly 6,000 linear feet of dockage. It will feature on-site customs and immigration, a crew lounge, and a work room. Marina guests also will have full access to the resort, including a gym and swimming pool.

For more information, visit www. bluehaventci.com.

IGY has also added La Amada Marina in Cancun, Mexico, which has 176 slips for yachts up to 180 feet.

The marina is part of the La Amada Residences and Marina in Playa Mujeres. Nearby is the world’s second largest coral reef.

The facility has a maximum depth of 12 feet, 24-hour surveillance, a 100-ton travel lift, high-speed fueling, provisioning, laundry and a ship’s agent on-site.

“La Amada Marina allows us to fill out our Western Caribbean strategy and we are now able to provide a complete circuitous cruising itinerary through the Caribbean and Central America to our guests,” said Eric Simonton, vice president of real estate for IGY Marinas.

For more information, visit www. laamadamarina.com.

New GM at Thunderbolt

Red Frog Beach Marina in Bocas del Toro, Panama, is about 130nm from the Panama Canal. The 84-slip marina can handle yachts up to 250 feet with a maximum draft of 25 feet. The floating docks have movable cleats and bollards, and a helipad is adjacent to the marina.

Expansion plans include a dockside bar, a fueling dock and capacity for larger vessels.

Isla Bastimentos, part of the Bocas Del Toro Archipelago where the marina is located, is one of the largest islands in Panama and can only be reached

Savannah-based Thunderbolt Marine has hired Rich Galuk as vice president and general manager.

Most recently, Galuk managed the Savannah Bar Pilots’ fleet of vessels and marine surveying. He’s also served in the U.S. Coast Guard, in maritime law enforcement, marine repairs, consulting and expert witness services.

He and his family have lived in the Savannah area for 28 years.

Thunderbolt Marine is a fullservice repair and refit facility on the Wilmington River just outside Savannah and serves vessels up to 200

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Marina opens in Italy, new tenants in Villanova MARINAS, from page B10 feet. It has floating docks, an adjacent marina and four-bay service building, including a state-of-the-art spray booth.

For more information, visit www. thunderboltmarine.us.

New marina in SE Italy

The new Cala Ponte Marina will join Camper & Nicholsons’ international network when it opens in southern Italy next summer. With 320 berths for vessels up to 25m, Cala Ponte is near Bari in the Apulia region, which borders the Adriatic to the east and the Ionian to the southeast. The Dalmatian Coast of Croatia and Greece’s northern Ionian islands are within a day or two’s sail.

As well as berths, there will be a hotel and commercial property for bars, restaurants and leisure businesses.

Plans include a fuel station on site, as well as power, water, and grey and black water collection on the pontoons.

For more information, visit www. cnmarinas.com.

New tenants at Vilanova Grand

Vilanova Grand Marina in Barcelona has added several new tenants to welcome its fourth winter

season, including a yacht chandlery, a scaffolding specialist and a technical engineer office, as well as a large terrace.

The finger pier for the travel lift was lengthened to increase the capacity to lift yachts, and a new on-site painting service has begun with ADP Yacht Painting.

Vilanova Grand Marina caters to yachts larger than 25m.

For more information, visit www. vilanovagrandmarina.com.

New GM at Errol Flynn

Paul Dadd has been named the new manager of the Errol Flynn Marina and Boatyard in Port Antonio, Jamaica.

Dadd succeeds Dale Westin who concludes five years in the position on Oct. 31.

Westin returns to his career as a journalist with intentions of finishing a book about more than 30 years in the Caribbean.

Seaplane lands in Bimini

Bimini Big Game Club has completed construction of a floating dock and now offers guests seaplane service, a satellite customs and immigration check-in, and at-the-dock luggage pick-up service.

Tropic Ocean Airways (www

flytropic.com) flies Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday, using the old Seaplane Base on North Bimini (formerly operated by the nowdefunct Chalk’s International Airline.)

It departs from Ft. Lauderdale International Airport’s Sheltair terminal, saving travelers almost an hour of travel time compared with flying into South Bimini, which requires a taxi and ferry ride. Tropic also flies to Bimini from the Miami Seaplane Base on Watson Island.

The Big Game Club, which is located on the main navigation channel in Bimini Bay, features a 51-room resort and a 75-slip marina for vessels up to 145 feet.

For more information, visit www. biggameclubbimini.com.

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Registering a yacht commercial doesn’t obligate it to charter RULES, from page B1 when it comes to finances. Running a yacht, either private or commercial, is not cheap. For a commercial yacht, there are additional costs involved in safety equipment, required third-party inspections, registration, and legal fees. Solely considering the amount of tax that is levied on the value of a private yacht, plus the future taxes on her fuel, doesn’t consider that those costs are almost immediately recouped. In some cases, the first day of a charter and/or the savings at her first fueling will recoup those costs.

The inherent increased resale value for a commercially certified yacht is also a positive factor.

No intention of chartering

Having a yacht certified for commercial operations does not obligate an owner to charter the yacht.

When, where, and if, an owner so decides is completely at the owner’s discretion. Having a yacht meet the standards of commercial certification is a statement to the level of safety implemented on board. It is also a tremendous benefit when the time

comes for her resale. Compare it to used car sales. Does one have a higher level of confidence when purchasing a certified, pre-owned vehicle, compared to the same car you saw down the road at someone’s house? Unlike a private yacht, commercial yachts are inspected annually. This promotes continual improvement and assures a consistent standard. Commercial certification provides a third-party, objective view of the condition of the yacht.

Too much paperwork

Too much paperwork is the most

popular response. Running a yacht is a business. No company today can be operated without some type of management system or operating procedures. If a yacht is not run with such a system, then it is not functioning correctly. However, too much administration can be an indication of micromanagement or inexperience. If a captain and crew are being inundated with paperwork, then something is wrong. A simple and professional administrative system, when implemented properly, will save any yacht, either private or commercial, a considerable amount of money.

Operating a commercially certified yacht does not create paperwork disproportionate to its advantages.

Manning

Depending upon the flag of registry, manning can be an issue. If the yacht operates under a national flag, such as the United States, cabotage laws require that the yacht is manned with U.S. citizens and no more than 25-percent legal residents. Open registries, such as the Cayman Islands and Marshall Islands, allow for certain countries on the IMO-approved STCW Code “white list.” This permits a more international crew. Remember that certification discussed here is different from qualification. Licenses, certificates, and the standards enforced by the STCW Code are just that, an internationally recognized minimum standard. Officer licenses and crew training certificates are not a guarantee of quality. Quality comes with experience. Personnel certification on a commercial yacht is a must, but why would an owner utilize someone that has not met a minimum standard?

The yacht is not classed

Not being classed has always been a huge hurdle for yachts wanting to achieve commercial certification.

There are many well-built and maintained yachts that, because of their hull construction or age, are not able to meet the standards of a classification society’s rules. The costs for putting a yacht “in class” can also be substantial, not to mention the time involved. The prerequisite for a yacht to be classed is a requirement of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) Large Yacht Code.

This safety code is a national standard for British yachts only. It is enforced by the red ensign flags (United Kingdom, Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Bermuda, etc). While highly popular and internationally recognized, a MCA classification is not the only option for a yacht. Several other flags have their own commercial yacht codes. Currently, the most popular option involves the Marshall Islands,

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Rules for U.S.-flagged yachts are mixed with merchant ships RULES, from page B12 while others include the St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Belize, and Malta.

These non-red ensign yachts are also commercially certified and receive the same rights and privileges. They are not certified as MCA solely because they are not British flagged.

Most notably absent is the United States. With such a large fleet of yachts, one would think that they have a yacht code. This is not the case.

The United States does not have a large yacht code or similar standard.

Regulations for U.S.-flagged yachts are intertwined with those for merchant ships in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs). This creates a very difficult situation for yachts that want to trade internationally.

It is equally important to note that other flags’ yacht codes have recognized the many unclassed, but excellent yachts that previously could not operate commercially. Their codes allow for certain unclassed yachts to be certified as a commercial yacht. This is particularly true for yachts below 500 gross tons. While not as well-known or marketed, these non-UK national standards for commercial yachts are

equivalent and equally recognized internationally. The options are there, they only need to be researched.

Many people can attest that achieving commercial certification for a yacht is a difficult process. Some have the opinion that maintaining the certification is an even higher task.

Commercially certifying a yacht has traditionally been a taboo subject for all but the largest of yachts seeking to charter. Breaking the chain of incorrectly passed-down verbal history of “impossibility� is imperative to elevate the quality standard within our industry to the next level.

Capt. Jake DesVergers is chief surveyor for International Yacht Bureau (IYB), an organization that provides flag-state inspection services to yachts on behalf of several administrations. A deck officer graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, he previously sailed as master on merchant ships, acted as designated person for a shipping company, and served as regional manager for an international classification society. Contact him at +1 954-596-2728 or www.yachtbureau.org.

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Broker, captain, special projects manager dies

By Dorie Cox Yacht broker and captain John Joseph Ciullo of Ft. Lauderdale died Sept. 29. He was 54.

Mr. Ciullo was most recently a broker and special projects manager with International Yacht Collection (IYC) in Ft. Lauderdale.

Bob Saxon, IYC president, described Ciullo as his right-hand man Ciullo and said the two had known each other for more than 35 years, starting before their careers in yachting began.

Mr. Ciullo first joined the industry as comptroller at The Sacks Group.

“Then a group took a liking to him

and hired him away for their 60-foot charter boat in the Caribbean on M/Y Jami,” Saxon said.

Next, Mr. Ciullo went to Saxon and Associates as fleet manager and he continued to work with Saxon when the business was sold to Camper Nicholson.

“He worked with us as yacht broker and then moved to International Yacht Collection as a broker and special projects manager,” Saxon said.

“Capt. John Ciullo was equally qualified in his profession as an accountant as he was talented and competent as a yacht skipper,” said Norma Trease, director of sales and marketing of Salamanca Marine. “And he applied those dual skills in his multifaceted yachting career through several decades.”

“He was robust, both in character and physically,” Saxon said. “He was

an athlete, even ranked in Florida in racquetball.”

Mr. Ciullo became sick around the time of at the Palm Beach International Boat Show last year and doctors thought it was a respiratory illness, Saxon said.

“But he had cancer with origins in the pancreas,” Saxon said. “John had rallies during the chemo, but from February to his death was a rapid decline.”

Mr. Ciullo was a member of the Florida Yacht Brokers Association since 2008. He is survived by longtime companion Elena Woltin; his father, John V. Ciullo; sister and brother-in-law Dawn and Tom Grogan; brother David; and nieces and nephews.

Dorie Cox is associate editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at dorie@the-triton.com.

America’s Cup catamaran dismasts in trial sail Oracle Team USA, defender of the 34th America’s Cup, capsized and destroyed its 72-foot catamaran in a training sail in mid-October in San Francisco. No one on the crew was injured.

The capsize took place during the team’s eighth day on the water.

Conditions were fresh, with building winds whipping up waves against one of the strongest ebb currents of the year. As the team turned the yacht downwind, the front nosedived and the boat pitch-poled.

“When the nose went down, the wing hit and a few guys went in the water,” tactician Tom Slingsby said in an America’s Cup statement. “We were unsure if the wing would snap, so we all climbed off the boat.”

With the boat on its side, the sea conditions quickly inflicted damage on the wing. The boat was pulled out to sea by the strong current, and as darkness fell, the team was still working to secure the catamaran platform and bring it back to base. The wing is destroyed.

“There’s no question this is a setback. This will be a big test for our team,” skipper Jimmy Spithill said. “But I’ve seen these guys in a similar situation in the past campaign before we won the America’s Cup. A strong team will bounce back from it.

This won’t stop us from winning the America’s Cup.” Each team competing in the 34th America’s Cup and Louis Vuitton Cup can build two AC72 boats. This was

Oracle Team USA’s first. The second is due to be launched early in 2013.

For more information and to see a video of the incident, visit www. americascup.com.

In other America’s Cup news, a man who says he discovered the French team’s 45-foot catamaran Energy adrift and returned it to safe harbor has claimed a $200,000 salvage award.

According to a story in “Soundings Trade Only, ” local musician and liveaboard Todd Tholke spotted the catamaran on some rocks Sept. 30 near Treasure Island, a few miles from where the boat broke free from its mooring as it awaited its next race. His salvage claim has drawn ire from the sailing community. The French team plans to fight the claim, the magazine reported.

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Pinmar, Rolling Stock create company, piracy defense launches Global Yachting Group is formed

Palma-based Pinmar and Rolling Stock have combined some of their expertise and formed a new company, Global Yachting Group. The companies will continue to operated independently, with the exception of scaffolding and supply.

Rolling Stock Chandlery and Pinmar Supply will merge and trade under the name of Pinmar Supply SL. Pinmar Covering and Techno Craft SL will merge under the name of Techno Craft SL. Global Yachting Group aims to leverage its workforce to execute ever larger new build, refit and supplyrelated projects. The group will focus on real estate interests in refit facilities, yacht finishing, supply (retail and distribution), scaffolding and covering, blasting and surface treatment, concierge and advisory services.

“I believe this is one of the most

important joint ventures in our industry to date,” said Remy Millott, CEO of Pinmar. “It creates a strong infrastructure, with wide geographical coverage, able to deliver a full range of high quality services to the growing yacht market with its varying project sizes and demanding deadlines.”

For more information, visit www. globalyachtinggroup.com

Shop opens in Barcelona

Pinmar Supply has opened a new Barcelona shop next to the main gate at Marina Barcelona 92.

The ground floor will feature “the largest possible product range available” for paint, cleaning, decks and exterior maintenance, according to a company statement.

The upper floor includes a new team of yacht supply specialists dedicated to the sourcing of engineering supplies, safety and medical, deck equipment

Boatsgo.com combines years of yacht sales, marketing sense

By Bob Howie The concept isn’t new; Groupon and LivingSocial were there first. But what makes newly formed daily-deal site Boatsgo.com unique is its catering to the boating-and-boaters niche.

Created by Stephen Muvine, Boatsgo.com combines his eight years of yacht sales, his innate marketing sense and, for now, the South Florida boating community.

“In all the years I’ve spent in sales and marketing, I’ve never seen anything like Boatsgo,” Muvine said.

“I know it appears similar to Groupon and LivingSocial, but those two offer daily deals to a wide spectrum while Boatsgo.com is focusing just on the boating niche.”

Muvine’s company offers deep discounts via vouchers that are redeemed at the time of purchase.

Merchants control their bottom line by limiting the number of units offered.

Plans are to provide not just great deals, but plenty of information assisting pleasure boaters with everything from buying to maintaining to ways to better use and enjoy their boats, Muvine said.

“Unlike traditional advertising, there is no upfront cost to merchants; we absorb all the costs of putting the deals out there on the Internet,,” Muvine said.

“But when a sale takes place, we take a small percentage.”

Boatsgo.com merchants can judge the success of using the site by seeing how many subscribers there are and how many hit on their deals.

“The attraction to merchants is also

that they get to put their money into discounting their goods and services rather than one-time advertising fees while getting market exposure for free,” Muvine said. “This lets merchants focus on building traffic and [growing customer bases] without wondering if their upfront advertising dollars are doing any good.”

While the emphasis of Boatsgo.com is its self-declared so-far-underserved niche, Muvine expects competition to follow.

The Web site is still under development.

“We are planning a soft launch sometime shortly after the [Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show], which we think is going to do good things for us,” Muvine said. “I think after the boat show, a lot of things will be clearer to us.”

While noncommittal, Laurie Fried, chief sustainability officer and director of community relations for Californiabased West Marine, said the niche concept of Boatsgo.com is interesting.

“We are looking into additional digital advertising opportunities for next year,” she said. “This type site would be evaluated as all of our marketing vehicles are evaluated. We look for opportunities where we’ll have the greatest return.”

Bob Howie is assistant chief pilot with Wing Aviation Charter Services in Houston, Texas. He spent 13 years as a writer with the Houston Chronicle, and is a lifelong boat owner. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@thetriton.com.

and maintenance, water sports, interiors and galley.

Pinmar will maintain its presence at Paseo de Borbón 86, where its former shop will become the logistics and distribution center. Pinmar Finishing will continue to operate from the first floor.

Seakeeper officer promoted

Maryland-based Seakeeper, a manufacturer of active gyro stabilization systems has promoted John Kermet to chief operating officer.

He previously served as vice president of sales, marketing and service.

Kemet For more information, visit www.seakeeper.com.

Non-lethal piracy defense created

A team of technology experts has created the WatchStander, a non-lethal defense against maritime piracy.

Originally developed for the U.S. naval fleet, WatchStander is a fully automated and integrated system that detects pirates before launching a series of counter measures.

WatchStander works by identifying

pirate craft at long range and launching an automatic and unmanned defense at several miles range that becomes progressively more robust if the attacker fails to withdraw.

Tests have shown WatchStander to be accurate and reliable in identifying pirate craft and distinguishing them from other non-threatening vessels. It is currently undergoing an audit and performance assessment by maritime security and operations consultants.

“I’ve been aware of this type of surveillance, recognition and defence technology for some time,” said Admiral Mark Fitzgerald (Ret.), former commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Naval Forces Africa, who recently joined the company as a special adviser. “The fact that it can now be used to defend the world’s commercial fleets is a major leap forward in the fight against maritime piracy.”

In 2012 (through August), seven vessels and 177 hostages were being held by Somali pirates.

In 2011, at least 3,863 seafarers were fired upon by Somali pirates armed with assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades. It is estimated that 1,206 hostages were held captive in 2011.

WatchStander founder David Rigsby has more than 30 years’ experience in

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“The answer to piracy has been eagerly awaited by the maritime industry,” Rigsby said. “The strategies being used at present are piecemeal, uncoordinated, cumbersome or hugely expensive.

“This one-off technological installation prevents pirates getting on board ships and will change the course of maritime history.”

For more information, visit watchstander.com.

Carpentry company expands

Ft. Lauderdale-based YRM, a custom carpentry and dockside services company, has expanded into custom stainless steel and aluminum

fabrication division and moved into a new 10,000-square-foot plant with workshops for metal and carpentry work.

The company is located at 3295 S.W. 11th Ave. off Perimeter Road and has grown from four to nine employees.

Recently, the company has acquired a computer-driven, stainless-steel bending machine, top-of-the-line welding machine, an automatic cutoff saw and a polisher, said General Manager Chris Tomaszewski, who brings 18 years of marine metalworking experience to the company.

YRM services boats of all sizes.

For more information, visit www.

YRMCustom.com.

Time Boat Insurance product designed for boats valued up to $3 million, including high performance boats and center consoles with three or four outboards that travel up to 138 mph.

“There is a significant need for a customized boat insurance product designed for the high performance and special risks market,” company founder and CEO Frank Atlass said. “This is a market segment that many of the larger insurers choose not to write.”

Prime Time also insures special risks such as older boats, absentee owners, those with extended navigation needs (Central and South America, Mexico, Virgin Islands), and owners with prior claims.

Atlass creates customized product

New uniform company opens

Fort Lauderdale-based Atlass Insurance Group has created a Prime

After five years at one of the industry’s largest uniform companies,

Jessica Price and her partner Joaquim Netto have started their own uniform company, H2O Yachtwear. The company offers art design, embroidery, screen printing and an assortment of brands such as Izod, Stormtech, Gill, Slam and Dickies.

Price most recently was a stew on yacht in refit.

For more information, contact Price at jessica@h20yachtwear.com.

Mobile boat app wins award

Show Management’s mobile app for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, MyBoatShow, has won a 2012 W3 Gold Award from the International Academy of the Visual Arts. Fewer than 10 percent of more than 3,000 entries were selected as Gold Winners.

The W3 Awards honor outstanding web and mobile marketing submitted by marketing firms and web designers around the world. MyBoatShow was judged based on creativity, usability, navigation, functionality, visual design and ease of use.

Launched last year, the free app is available on iPhone and Android platforms. It provides show maps and allows attendees to search for exhibitors, manufacturers and more.

It also provides the show schedule, seminar information, show transportation schedules and maps, food and drink locations, restroom locations, and emergency services.

It also can be used to purchase show tickets and see the latest show news.

For more information or to download the app, visit ShowManagement.com.

Drewelow named chairman

Mark Drewelow, owner of C2C in San Diego and founder of YachtAid Global, has been named chairman of the Association of Yacht Support Services (AYSS) for the 2012-2013 year.

He is also a founding member of the San Diego Superyacht Association. He served as AYSS chairman in 2010-2011.

AYSS is a trade association of support and service providers to the superyacht industry. It has 80 member agents in 46 countries. For more information, visit www.ayss.org.

Global Satellite hires engineer

Ft. Lauderdale-based Global Satellite USA has hired Hassen Ben Khalifa as a technical engineer.

Khalifa most recently spent six years with Radio Holland USA and has nearly 10 years of experience in marine electronics systems.

“Our business is all about customer support and quality control,” company president Martin Fierstone said. “We decided to recruit a technical specialist who understands the marine and satellite industry so that our customers receive excellent customer care, 100 percent of the time.”

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BC’s Victoria International gets green light for megayachts

By Alison Gardner After seven years of effort to gain permission from three levels of government to build a marina exclusively for megayachts, the Victoria International Marina (VIM) in Victoria, British Columbia, received a final blessing in early October to proceed with its marina.

Both Transport Canada and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans have said the marina construction may proceed subject to several environmental protection recommendations that will ensure marine life is protected and habitat is improved over the course of development.

“The project has already received municipal and provincial approvals, so these new federal approvals are significant milestones in the process,” said Larry Halgren, a Pacific Coast marina veteran with more than 35 years experience in the industry. He recently joined VIM as project team leader.

The marina project has been the subject of years of analysis and examination by environmental and navigation specialists from government

and the private sector.

In 2010, the original 52-slip design received Transport Canada navigation and environmental approvals.

However, in September 2011, when the city subsequently down-zoned the waterlot where the marina docks are to be located, the developers reduced the size of the marina to 29 slips to conform with the new zoning.

As a result, VIM was required to resubmit the application to federal authorities for a new navigable waters permit within the harbor.

Construction of the megayacht marina is expected to begin in mid2013 with completion in time for the 2014 Pacific Coast yachting season.

For more details, visit the marina’s Web sites at www. victoriainternationalmarina.ca and www.marinafacts.ca.

Victoria-based Alison Gardner is a travel journalist and editor of Travel with a Challenge web magazine, www. travelwithachallenge.com, a resource for mature travelers featuring ecological, educational, cultural, and volunteer vacations worldwide.

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Charter shows in Caribbean, boat shows around the globe EVENT OF MONTH Nov. 10 Fort Yachtie Da Film Festival by Crew Unlimited, Ft. Lauderdale A crew video competition and an award ceremony night with the theme of Hot Havana Nights.

Awards are 6:30 p.m. at Ferretti Group Flagship showroom, 1445 SE 16th St. Ft. Lauderdale, 33316.

For details, Crew Unlimited, info@ fortyachtieda.com, +954-462-4624.

To watch videos or register for tickets, www.fortyachtieda.com.

Nov. 4 Daylight saving time ends. Set

clocks back one hour in the United States (it is not observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands). The European Union version runs from the last Sunday in March through the last Sunday in Oct. For details, search daylight saving at nationalatlas.gov.

Nov. 4-9 BVI Charter Yacht Society

annual industry show, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. bvicrewedyachts.com

Nov. 5-13 Barcelona International

Boat Show, Spain. salonnautico.com

Nov. 7 The Triton’s monthly networking event on the first Wednesday of every month from 6-8 p.m. Sponsored by Winterfest Boat Parade at Bimini Boatyard in Ft. Lauderdale. www.the-triton.com

Nov. 9 The Triton Bridge luncheon,

noon, Ft. Lauderdale. A roundtable discussion of the issues of the day.

Active captains only. RSVP to Editor Lucy Reed at lucy@the-triton.com or +1 954-525-0029. Space is limited.

Nov. 9-11 Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing!

Florida Keys University, Tavernier, Fla. Contact +1 954-475-9068, www.ladiesletsgofishing.com.

Nov. 11-13 St. Thomas Fall Charter

Yacht Show, Yacht Haven Grande Marina, St. Thomas, USVI. www.vicl.org

Nov. 11-18 Miami Book Fair, Miami.

The Street Fair runs Nov. 16-18. www.miamibookfair.com

Nov. 12-13 22nd International HISWA Symposium on yacht design and yacht construction, Amsterdam. www.hiswasymposium.com

Nov. 12-14 Global Superyacht

Forum, Amsterdam. New-technology

sessions, panel debates and one-on-one interviews. www.superyachtevents.com

Nov. 13-15 25th annual METS

(Marine Equipment Trade Show), the largest trade exhibition of equipment, materials and systems for the marine leisure industry, organized by Amsterdam RAI and International Council of Marine Industry Associations. www.metstrade.com

Nov. 17-18 3rd annual Vero Beach

Rotary Nautical Flea Market at Riverside Park, Vero Beach, Fla. ww.verorotarynauticalfleamarket.com

Nov. 29-Dec. 2 35th annual St.

Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show, St. Petersburg, Fla. This year to debut Sailboat Builders and Designers Pavilion. www.showmanagement.com

Dec. Holiday boat parade finder. A Web

site that lists holiday boat parades in the United States by state or date. www. boatus.com/events

Dec. 2-8 13th annual Antigua Charter Yacht Show, Antigua. antiguayachtshow.com

Dec. 3-5 Hong Kong International Boat Show, Club Marina Cove, east Coast of Kowloon in Sai Kung. www.clubmarinacove.com

Dec. 5-7 International Workboat Show, New Orleans. www.workboatshow.com

Dec. 6-9 Art Basel Miami Beach, Fla. Art event hosts premier art shows. basel.artbasel.com

Dec. 8-16 Salon Nautique de Paris,

France. www.salonnautiqueparis.com

Dec. 15 Seminole Hard Rock

Winterfest Boat Parade, Ft. Lauderdale. winterfestparade.com, +1 954-767-0686

MAKING PLANS Feb. 14-18 The Yacht and Brokerage Show, Miami Beach

The megayacht part of Miami’s boat show showcases yachts in-water. Free, www. showmanagement.com.

Running concurrently is the Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center and Sea Isle Marina and Yachting Center. Strictly Sail will be at the Miamarina at Bayside, www. miamiboatshow.com.

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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (aka Capt. Worth Brown of M/Y Sea Safari) and current U.S. President Barack Obama (aka Capt. Johnny Rogers, helping on the Sea Safari delivery) have some fun in Port Huron, Mich., this summer preparing for the delivery the 85-foot Pacific Mariner to Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo.

Spotting an unattended patrol car, the politicians are “detained� while on the campaign trail.

John Mann of Bluewater Books & Charts in Ft. Lauderdale brought us to the Olympics this summer. This American businessman is married to a Brit, which made the Games fun at his place.

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TRITON SURVEY: DEMOGRAPHICS

White, male captains: we need more pros This month’s survey started out as a census of all yacht crew, but something happened to our database and it went mostly to captains. So, instead, we’ll look at the demographics of yacht captains.

By Lucy Chabot Reed It’ll come as no surprise that of the 166 captains who took our demographics survey this month, nearly all were white American men.

We know that’s a reflection of our database, not the industry as a whole.

So with that in mind, here’s a look at the mostly white male American captains in our database. (Our apologies to the nearly 40 other crew who took the time to complete the survey; the data just wasn’t enough to offer meaningful statistics. We’re going to try again.)

The majority of our captains are American (73.5 percent), but there were Australian, English/UK and Canadian, each about 6 percent.

They are 97.6 percent male (Four female captains answered our survey).

And with one exception, they are white. (That standout is an Asian/ Pacific Islander.)

Among the captains who took our survey, we were curious to know “Do you have a secondary role on yachts?”

Nearly half do not, and the bulk of the rest (38.6 percent) double as engineer.

That makes perfect sense when we look at the size of the vessels they run (more than three-quarters are less than 140 feet; the largest group at 26.9 percent are on 80-100 feet) and the number of crew onboard (58.4 percent have four crew or less, including themselves).

Our captains have been in the industry a while, with the largest group (28.9 percent) in yachting longer than 30 years. That makes sense, too, since it takes time to work into a captain’s position. Most of our captains are in their 40s and 50s.

An interesting twist is that the second largest group (17.5 percent) has been in just 10-14 years. Captains in yachting longer than that rounded out the remainder. Just 11.4 percent have been in yachting less than 10 years.

Yacht captains who interact with The Triton are predominantly white PHOTOS/LUCY REED; ILLUSTRATION/CHRISTINE ABBOTT American men.

When we asked How long have you been in your current job, we see our first indication of the lagging economy.

Eighty-five percent of our respondents have been in their current commands less than eight years; 56.6 percent have been in less than four.

The largest group (18.7 percent) has been in their current job just 2-4 years.

Yet there are still some long-timers.

Thirteen percent of the 15 percent who

have been on their commands longer than eight years have actually been onboard longer than 12 years.

(Perhaps tellingly, however, that’s the same percentage of captains (13.25 percent) who have been on their yachts less than three months.)

Nearly all our captains (83.1 percent) have had at least some college; a

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Just plain nutty Vitamins, minerals, good fats and fiber in a handful.

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Estate jobs add new twist to working for owners It is not uncommon to be in employment on a yacht as the chef and then suddenly, the chef for the boss’s estate quits and he needs you to come to the estate to “help out.”

It might even be written into your job description.

I have worked at an owner’s home many Culinary Waves times, starting Mary Beth in the beginning Lawton Johnson of my career. I was mainly on his yachts but on occasion they would ask me go to their home with them.

With another employer, I was brought in for special events and large parties.

Not long ago, I worked for an employer with 10 estates and a yacht. My job was to travel with him to the estates, but not the yacht, which had a full-time chef.

And another job, a freelance position, was with an owner who had several estates and a yacht based in the Med. They may sound like glamorous jobs, with all the travel and exquisite places, but in all honesty, it was very trying. While it may sound easier being in an estate where provisions are easily sourced and you’re cooking for the same person all the time, there are a lot of factors that come into play when considering this type of position.

Moving between the yacht and an estate is challenging. I have found the estate to be less formal than the yacht. In years past, owners went to their yachts to relax and enjoy their family, to be treated remarkably well, and formally. But with all our

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Q. This is more than just a parade, right? What is Winterfest all about?

Winterfest is celebrating 41 years as the “Greatest Show on H20.” The boat parade is a holiday highlight of the festivities with boaters. It is a celebration on the water with great opportunities to host a party with friends and family, support a charity and a great way to showcase your business.

Q. What is this year’s theme?

Musical Memories.

Q.How does this event help the marine industry?

The Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade is a positive event showcasing the beauty of our waterways. This is a family-friendly event that really showcases boating.

Q. How does a yacht get involved?

It’s very simple. A parade applications can be found on our website (winterfestparade.com). A private entry is only $35 and you can host a charity sign. Winterfest encourages boaters to put a charity message on their vessel. Boaters can promote their business, too. Entry fees for that starts at $250.

Q. If a yacht cannot be in the parade, can the crew still be involved?

Absolutely, there are charity vessels that are always looking for decorating help. Just contact us.

Q. How can people watch from land? Or from their private boat?

Since Winterfest cannot “fence” our parade route, we utilize volunteer boaters to be our markers. Control boats help spectator crafts know where to safely anchor along the parade route.

Anchoring locations can be viewed on our website thru google maps.

Q. What should captains know?

The entry fee for a private yacht is $35. Captains are treated to a captain’s

meeting event at West Marine before the parade and a thank-you dinner in February at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale and Broward County Convention Center.

Show categories include classic yacht, tenders, brokers, charter, charity, sailboats, barges and privately owned boats.

Q. Who’s on deck to be grand marshal this year, to join the list that includes Barry Gibb, Kim Kardashian, Alonzo Mourning and Jim Belushi?

It’s a secret who the grand marshall is, but we can tell you, we have some amazing entries in the parade this year.

Entries include our theme-decorated Grand Marshal Showboat sponsored

by Ford, Absolut Vodka Showboat and a Privateer replica of an 1812 vessel named The Lynx sponsored by Advanced Roofing. There will also be bands and there is a rumor of a 120foot gator from Art Basel that might make an appearance.

Q. If someone misses the parade, can they see it somehow?

The parade is broadcast live on Comcast and on the Internet on parade day. WSVN airs the television show the following Saturday at 8 p.m. with additional airings on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Look on our Web site for additional airings listed at winterfestparade.com.

To follow updates contact Winterfest at +1 954-767-0686 and visit www.

WinterfestParade.com for details. For directions contact Bimini Boatyard, +1 954-525-7400, 1555 Southeast 17th St., Ft. Lauderdale, 33316.

2012 Winterfest Events Calendar Nov. 2 Winterfest white party.

After-party open to the public beginning 9 p.m.

Dec. 2 Winterfest family fun day at Riverside Hotel on the lawn.

Free family activities.

Dec. 8 Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest black tie ball.

Dec. 10 Winterfest captain’s meeting at West Marine Dec. 14 Seminole hard rock winterfest grand marshal reception.

Dec. 15 Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade.

Feb. 25 Winterfest winner’s circle at Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center.

March (To be announced) Winterfest volunteer party.

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everal hundred captains, crew and industry professionals gathered for networking with Maritime Professional Training on Oct. 3 in Ft. Lauderdale. Old friends and new faces enjoyed music, nachos and great Florida PHOTOS/DORIE COX weather.

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Common sense, smile can land that job, even without experience Have you ever tried to get a job on a yacht, and wondered what the qualifications really are? How can you get a yacht to hire you instead of someone else?

First, yachting is a pretty conservative industry, and appearance counts more than you think. You don’t have to be a beauty queen; I’m Stew Cues talking about good Alene Keenan grooming, good

manners, and good sense.

Always appear polished. Shower and apply deodorant, and be sure your clothing is clean. Do not wear strong perfume. Wear your hair neatly styled, and wear neutral, conservative makeup.

Nails should be short and neat.

Wear clothing that is appropriate for the job: short-sleeved shirt, comfortable shorts or pants, and sensible shoes (no heels or flip flops). Once hired, you will be told what the uniform standard is.

If your dress is too casual, you will not be taken seriously. Revealing clothing sends the wrong message.

Instead, show that you are sincere

about starting your yachting career. Be confident, modest and respectful.

Get to know crew agents. Even if they can’t help you right now, they will be a large part of your career. They represent captains and owners looking for candidates to fill vacancies. While they do not decide if you get hired, they do introduce you to the person doing the hiring, if you present well.

You must have an idea of the kind of yacht you want to work on, and what the objectives for your career are. Ask for advice from crew agents, and if they give it, follow it.

If they get you a job, demonstrate

your good manners by sending a thank you note or a small gift. Let them know what your availability status is, so they don’t waste time trying to place you if you already have a job.

Crew agencies are closely connected, and your personality, work ethic, and reputation will be well-known in a short time. If you are dishonest in any way, the word will get around and it will be difficult to find work. Recruiters frequently check postings on social media so be sure nothing reflects poorly on your suitability for a position.

If you are asked about tattoos, do not lie. I know a lot of stews think tattoos are no big deal these days, but it may make it impossible for you to even be considered for a job.

Be conservative with your jewelry choices and if you have multiple piercings, do not draw attention to them. Wear one small pair of earrings.

Tongue, eyebrow, and nose piercings are taboo.

If you are not getting a job through the agencies or networking, you can try walking around marinas and shipyards, introducing yourself, handing out resumes and asking for work. In some places, it is illegal to do this, so know the regulations wherever you are.

But there is always the possibility that someone may need a temp for the day. If you walk the docks looking for work, think of it as your job. Look presentable, get out on the docks early and go out regularly. Do not go out in pairs or groups. You look much more confident on your own, and you have a better chance of getting hired.

The best time to approach a yacht is in the morning, starting about 8 a.m.

Crew will see you, and respect you for trying, as long as you are professional and friendly. If you try at lunchtime, you may not see anyone around, or if you do, you may be interrupting someone’s personal time.

Always have a resume ready, and don’t take up too much of anyone’s time. Don’t ask to see the captain or chief stew; the person who takes your resume will see that it gets to the proper person.

Also, pay attention to the environment onboard. It is generally not appreciated if you approach a yacht with guests. You can tell if guests are present if there are plants on the dock at the boarding area.

Bottom line: be confident, and be sincere. Smile, and make others smile.

Your personality is an important part of who you are, and could be the deciding factor in whether you get the job.

Alene Keenan has been a megayacht stew for 20 years. She offers interior crew training classes, workshops, seminars, and onboard training through her company, Yacht Stew Solutions (www. yachtstewsolutions.com). Comments on this column are welcome at editorial@ the-triton.com.

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Estate managers group can be good fit for crew coming ashore

By Lucy Chabot Reed There comes a time in most yachting careers when crew toy with the idea of moving ashore. Often, it doesn’t last long as the realities of sitting in an office all day or watching take-home pay get gobbled up by mortgage and car payments sinks in. Many prefer to stay at sea.

But sometimes, crew find a good fit.

They might start their own business filling a need, or get lucky and find a job that uses their yachting skills.

Enter estate management.

Former Chief Stew Kerry Lyons is now an estate manager and personal assistant for a family in Palm Beach.

She made the move in 2009 after 23 years on yachts with her husband, Capt. Paul Lyons. She said the skills of yacht crew easily transfer to land-based estate jobs.

“It’s the same thing we did as a management team on yachts, except we’re in one place,” she said, relaxing in her own home one recent weekend. She goes home nights and has weekends off, though she is on call 24/7.

By “same thing” she means she’s responsible for everything, from the home and four-person staff to the dogs and cars, pool and sprinklers. She organizes maintenance schedules and works with about 80 vendors to keep a main house, guest house and cottage in top shape.

And estate owners are just like yacht owners, she said: they want it done yesterday, which is why yachties make good managers.

“If you’ve worked on yachts, you know you have to make it happen, no matter where you are,” she said. “Even without resources, you know how to pull things off.”

Lyons has found a strong support network with the Domestic Estate Managers Association (DEMA), which has 14 chapters across the country.

The South Florida chapter -- dubbed the Flamingo chapter -- started in 2009 and has grown to 119 members, including several yachties and yachting businesses.

Yacht crew make good estate job candidates “because they wear so many hats,” said Michael Wright, vice president of DEMA. “If something hits the fan or doesn’t work out the way it was supposed to, it falls on them to fix it. And they handle it.

“People who have been on yachts for any length of time ... they have a different gear.”

DEMA was founded in November 2007 in southeast Michigan by Wright and Matthew Haack, vendors of a high-end cleaning company looking to network.

“We did not want to start it; we wanted to join it,” Wright said. “But

DEMA in South Florida meets the third Monday of every month, typically in Boca Raton. There’s always a speaker. Recent topics included proper cleaning of Asian rugs and taking care of fine art.

To sign up for meeting notices, visit www.domesticmanagers.com and scroll down to the envelope icon. Click on it to send an e-mail. there wasn’t anything.”

It started as a vendor network, but now offers everything from networking and forums to consulting and a dental plan. It had its first national convention in September in Los Angeles, home to the group’s largest chapter.

DEMA has six membership types: employers, workers, recruiters, schools, vendors and national affiliates. Dues vary by type.

Alan Murphy of Pioneer Linens in West Palm Beach introduced DEMA to yachting when he invited the principals to the Palm Beach International Boat Show in 2009. He is now southeast regional director of DEMA and encourages yacht crew to get involved.

“It’s a natural fit for people on yachts who want to go land based,” he said of DEMA. “The networking is huge and that helps with job placement, and it offers a list of trusted service providers who know not to ask who the owner is.”

Sometimes, estate owners or domestic placement agencies don’t consider yacht crew because they don’t understand the skill set. But that’s where DEMA can help, said Richmond Schmidt, a major domo in Palm Beach and president of South Florida’s Flamingo chapter.

“DEMA is working on accrediting private service professionals such as estate managers, butlers and executive housekeepers,” he said. “Through that process, people transitioning from sea to land can be helped.”

Former Chief Stew Lyons knows the skills translate. In fact, when she needed to hire another member of her interior staff, she looked to yachting for candidates.

“To me, a person from yachting is a little bit more diversified,” she said.

“They have a peripheral vision of what’s going on, not just in the room they are in but all around.”

Her time ashore has been successful.

As in yachting, she said she feels lucky to have landed with a good owner and speaks highly of her employer.

“I feel like I paid my dues along my career and I finally landed one that’s very rewarding.”

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

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Compare yachts, but not one life to another October is boat show month in Ft. Lauderdale. The massive, gleaming megayachts are in town, shined up and lined up in an impressive display of wealth, engineering and design. Those who don’t see this everyday, walk the docks in awe. We pick out our favorites.

We compare and marvel at Crew Coach different designs.

Rob Gannon We also like to compare other things in our lives. We compare expensive cars, large homes and a variety of shiny things. It’s interesting and can be enjoyable.

However, as a life coach who deals with our human habits, thoughts and issues, I constantly steer clients away from comparing lives.

I think most of us understand the futile nature of trying to compare ourselves to others. We all probably have done it, but it never really makes us feel any better in the process.

Think about it, how do you feel at the moment when you are comparing your sense of lacking something that someone else has? Usually, it is more like feelings of regret, inferiority and possible envy.

“Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man’s self; and where there is no comparison, no envy,” said Sir Francis Bacon.

There is also danger of drifting off into the dead sea of “losers” and “winners” and what “success” looks like.

Those waters can be toxic, my friends.

Get out of there and get on a different tack before you find yourself in a minefield of external comparisons.

Somewhere along the way, we have

decided that we could determine who is living a more valuable life by comparing clothes, cars, paychecks, beauty or when it gets really nuts; twitter followers or Facebook “friends”.

None of these are good indicators of self-worth.

Another negative effect from comparing your life to another, is when you focus too much on the wrong life. Never mind what “they” have.

You are not them and they are not

you. Be yourself; and understand and appreciate yourself. When Socrates stated, “the unexamined life is not worth living,” he wasn’t talking about the examination of others’ lives, he meant your own life. You have gifts and talents that are uniquely yours. Honor those and derive your thoughts from that place and you will feel better than loitering in a place of comparisons.

One of two things tend to happen when comparing lives and neither is good. First is feeling less-than because you compare what you lack to what someone else has. And the other is feeling self-righteous because you’ve compared what you have with what someone else does not.

Either way is a losing game. I know the temptation to compare lives may

never be eliminated, but you can minimize the time you do it. First of all, be aware and recognize the problems with comparing yourself to another.

Ask yourself why you would want any habit in your life that promotes feelings of inferiority? Another thing is that the life you are thinking is so much better or superior to yours can be an illusion.

Those in the yachting industry can attest to that.

As yacht crew you have an insider’s view, sometimes a front row seat, to observe and get to know the lives of the super wealthy. What you often notice is it’s not always so pretty and perfect. People with lots of money and possessions can have a lot of issues and problems just like anyone else.

Celebrate who you are and what you have to be thankful and grateful for.

Value the inner qualities of generosity, kindness, compassion and love. If you possess these inner treasures, let me tell you something, you are rich.

Laugh, laugh with some good friends and have an inner knowledge that you have a good soul and that things are going to work out just fine. And know that you are rich.

By all means, learn from other people. Be inspired by other people, ask them questions, seek their advice but stop the comparison game. You will feel more at peace, more focused on what matters in your life and become a better friend, co-worker, parent and partner. Do those things as well as understand, appreciate and nurture your own attributes and I promise there will be less time and less need for comparisons.

Rob Gannon is a 25-year licensed captain and certified life and wellness coach (yachtcrewcoach.com).

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NUTRITION: Take It In

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It’s nutty, but it’s easy, to add nut-rition to your healthy diet Tossing back a handful of nuts may seem trivial. However, in this simple act you’re doing yourself one huge health favor. Nuts are one of the most nut-ritious foods in the world. That’s the conclusion of a study published in the March issue of Nutrition Research, which found adults who ate a quarter of a cup of nuts or more daily had a Take It In Carol Bareuther 19 percent lowered risk of high blood pressure and 21 percent lowered risk of elevated LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.

A year ago these same researchers found that eating a quarter of a cup of nuts daily provided significantly more of much-needed nutrients such as vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, potassium and dietary fiber and less of less-needed nutrients like sodium. If you need more reasons to toss back a handful of nuts each day, read on: Mankind has munched on nuts for a million years. Botanically, nuts are defined as dried fruit with one seed and narrowly include a handful of inedible varieties such as hickory, beech and oak. Culinary-wise, there is a larger list that includes almonds, cashews and walnuts. In general, nuts provide essential fatty acids, vitamin E, riboflavin, protein, folate, dietary fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, potassium and selenium. Beyond this, individual nuts offer specific health benefits.

For example, according to an article published in the “Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,” almonds provide more than just a cholesterol-lowering effect. While it is this nut’s favorable fat and fiber composition that lowers cholesterol, the vitamin and mineral content also make them helpful in the treatment of risk factors for diabetes and other degenerative diseases such as elevated blood sugar levels and increased body weight. Speaking of obesity, a study printed in August in the “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” revealed that eating almonds as part of a lowcalorie weight-loss diet resulted in not only fewer pounds, but also a healthier composition of blood fats and thus reduced risk for heart disease.

Cashew nuts, which are the kidney-shaped seeds at the bottom of the cashew apple, may be a crucial component to preventing diabetes according to researchers in Canada and Cameroon. These scientists, whose work appeared in the “Journal of Molecular Nutrition & Food Research,” discovered that there are naturallyoccurring compounds in cashew nuts that cause muscle cells to absorb blood sugar and thus lower sugar levels in the bloodstream.

Pecans are a nut that are rich in one form of vitamin E called gammatocopherol. This antioxidant substance is especially potent when it comes to heart health. Researchers at Loma Linda University, who published their work in “The Journal of Nutrition,” found that when subjects ate pecans, the amount of gamma-tocopherol substantially increased in their blood.

In addition, in an earlier study, these same scientists found that eating pecans daily lowered levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol more effectively than following the American Heart Association’s step 1 diet, a diet rich in

fruits, vegetables, grains, lean proteins and low-fat dairy, but without a specific recommended intake of nuts.

Ironically, many people worry about eating nuts because nuts are high in calories. Most nuts provide between 130 and 160 calories per serving.

There are two key steps to adding nuts healthfully to the diet. First, watch out for serving size. A portion of nuts is a handful or about one ounce. Many folks think nothing of eating through a can of nuts while watching TV. A 12-ounce jar of nuts can easily provide your entire day’s calorie requirements. Limit portion size by measuring out nuts in

a shot glass rather than eating directly from the jar, or using nuts as a topping for salads and pasta rather than eating by themselves. Secondly, substitute nuts for other high-fat foods in the diet.

For example, nibble on nuts in place of potato chips.

The biggest downside of nuts is that some people are extremely allergic. If you’re not allergic, then do your heart and body a favor by eating a handful of nuts daily.

Carol Bareuther is a freelance writer in St. Thomas. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com.

C November 2012 THE CREW’S MESS: Idol Chicken

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THE CREW’S MESS – BY CAPT. JOHN WAMPLER

Eye of the Idol Chicken from ‘Gilligan’s Island’ As a child of the 1960s, I grew up watching “Gilligan’s Island” on television. And, like millions of pre-pubescent boys, I was more of a Mary Ann fan than a Ginger fan.

It wouldn’t be until years later that I found out that my mother, Joyce, is sorority sister of Dawn Wells who played the part of Mary Ann Summers. They both attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.

A few years ago, my mother hosted a Gilligan’s Island-theme party in Seattle, which Dawn Wells attended.

Ms. Wells had published the Mary Ann’s Gilligan’s Island Cookbook and thanks to my mother, I have an autographed copy from which this recipe comes from.

Sauteed chicken with cashews and bananas

A tropical blend of orange juice, lime and cashews make this chicken dish reminiscent of some boys’ first island retreat.

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2 large, whole skinless chicken breasts, split Salt and pepper to taste ¼ cup margarine ½ cup water 1 tsp salt ½ tsp pepper 1 six-ounce can orange juice concentrate, thawed 1 bay leaf 1 lime, juiced 2 firm, nearly ripe bananas, thinly sliced ½ cup lightly salted cashews, finely chopped Preparation: Season chicken with salt and pepper.

In a skillet, melt margarine and brown the chicken on both sides over medium heat.

Reduce heat to low and add water, salt, pepper, orange juice concentrate and bay leaf. Bring to a low boil, cover and simmer for

20 minutes, turning once, or until chicken is done.

Remove the chicken and keep warm.

Cook the liquid over high heat, stirring constantly for 6 minutes. Stir in the lime juice, add banana slices and heat gently. Remove bay leaf.

Arrange chicken on a bed of rice.

Sprinkle with cashews and pour the sauce over the top. Serves four.

Capt. John Wampler has worked on yachts big and small for more than 25 years. He’s created a repertoire of quick, tasty meals for crew to prepare for themselves to give the chef a break.

Contact him through www.yachtaide. com. Comments on this column are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com.

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FROM THE GALLEY: Estate work

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Moving between yacht and estate take better time management GALLEY, from page C1 communication systems today, relaxing isn’t what it used to be. The yacht is just a floating office or home, and the formality has waned.

So here’s what happens when your job involves the yacht and the estate:

Provisioning

First, depending on the size of the vessel, you have to provision for the crew, principals and guests. If you are only the principal’s chef, then your job is more focused on preparing and provisioning for them; a crew chef handles the crew.

Then, when you go to the estate, you will find that you are the sole chef, preparing staff meals, and also the principal’s.

Usually your day will start at lunch

Haemool Pajun is a seafood pancake and one of the tastiest things I tried.

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For Korean, SooWoo is so good Everyone knows Japanese cuisine but rarely is Korean center of the plate.

It should be.

Recently I was invited to visit the Japanese and Korean steakhouse SooWoo to sample some real Korean food. Bok, the owner, has created a niche in authentic Korean food.

Authentic entrees burst with spicy and unique flavors. I have to say the most favorite sampling I had was the Kimchee Soup (pork and tofu with cabbage ) and the Haemool Pajun (seafood pancake, pictured above).

Small side servings, from 7 to 9 separate accoutrements, are typical of a Korean meal, besides the main entrees.

There are three locations in South Florida and Bok said he’s expanding to other locations.

Not only do they have authentic Korean food but also Japanese hibachi as well as some fantastic sushi. I highly recommend it.

– Chef Mary Beth Lawton Johnson

and continue through which ones they don’t You must be dinner. Time off is like, and why. You dependent on the must be able to locate constantly ahead employer. Some provisions in any part of the game in employers want of the world where provisioning and you to be there for you’ll travel, so be breakfast. prepared. menu planning.

The kitchen is Do not overbuy I recommend usually much larger, for an estate. While having a month’s and there might be you might do that for several kitchens. the yacht so as not worth of menus Make sure you to run out of staple ready at any given have a current list of items, provisions are moment. preferences directly typically easier to find from the principals, ashore. their personal assistant, or the estate manager. Do not Time management accept it from another staff member One important aspect of being who hands it to you or another yacht employed in this dual role is time crew member. management. You must be constantly Make sure you have a list of their ahead of the game in locating where suppliers, which ones they like and you will get your provisions to updating

your menus.

I recommend having a month’s worth of menus ready at any given moment.

Chefs who have only worked on yachts might find the estate work tougher. On a yacht, we’re family, but not so in an estate so keeping it strictly professional can be tough. Don’t forget your manners. Respect is the key.

This type of position is not for everyone but is great for someone a little older, who has the been-theredone-that attitude to yachting and now wants other opportunities.

Mary Beth Lawton Johnson is a certified executive pastry chef and Chef de Cuisine and has worked on yachts for more than 20 years. Comments on this column are welcome at editorial@thetriton.

C10 November 2012 TRITON SURVEY: Demographics

What is the size of your current command, in meters?

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Captains are educated, mature, and have been in yachti SURVEY, from page C1 quarter of them have completed their bachelor’s degree. Interestingly, 7.8 percent have their master’s degree and two of our respondents (1.2 percent) have their doctorates.

We did not ask about maritime licensing, which certainly equates to education. Instead, we just wanted to know about “traditional” education.

In addition to that traditional education and their maritime education, more than 70 percent have experience in another, related field such as commercial shipping, military, hospitality or restaurants.

When we asked How many crew onboard?, we weren’t surprised to learn most vessels ran with four crew or less, but then we extrapolated how many crew per vessel and how many vessels of that size and these 166 captains in our survey represent nearly 1,000 crew.

We were curious to learn Is that fewer crew than the yacht ran with three years ago? Interestingly, most (77.6

percent) said it was not.

But our most insightful replies came among the open-ended questions.

First, we asked, How has the industry changed – crew-wise – over the past six years?

Many respondents noted a dichotomy in the crew sector of the industry – more crew looking for work but fewer careerminded, more crew with credentials but fewer with practical experience, more younger crew who expect higher salaries but fewer jobs so there’s less yacht hopping.

“More professional and yet less professional,” said a captain in yachting more than 10 years. “It is now more difficult to just ‘get in it for a season’.”

“There are still some good ones out there, but they are harder to find for our operation,” said a captain in his late 60s who has been in yachting more than 20 years. “Or so it seems from recent experiences.”

Several respondents noted that crew

continue to have high expectations without bringing experience onboard.

“Crew have higher expectations regarding salaries and conditions and less ability and motivation,” said an English captain in yachting more than 20 years.

“Screening the wasters from the careeroriented is a full-time and frustrating job.”

“Certifications and training courses seem to rule crew now, instead of experience,” said a captain/engineer in command of a yacht 140-160 feet.

“The majority still expect more and more than what they are worth in experience, diligence, punctuality and work ethic,” said an Australian captain in yachting more than 15 years and now on a yacht 200-220 feet.

“The younger crew demand more without doing the hard yards to get it,” said a Kiwi captain in yachting more than 15 years and now on a yacht 140-160 feet.

“They somehow want to miss several rungs on the ladder of experience.”

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more experience,” said WHO. “It’s the o industry I have worked in where peopl think that three months work makes th an experienced professional.”

“I have noticed that people now get promoted on their tickets rather than their abilities and/or personalities,” sai an Australian captain in his early 40s w been in yachting more than 15 years. “I people getting promoted to captain, fir officer, second engineer who don’t real know what they are doing, but they hav the ticket.”

“Crew no longer are in the industry a love of it, but are there for the money and don’t respect what it takes to oper a proper yacht,” said an American capt in yachting more than 30 years. “Crew constantly ask for raises, special perso perks, high end personal toiletries, and waste the items aboard without any concern about the boss or his bottom l A few noted that conditions are improving, or at least they see the posi side to the current still-tight labor mar

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“There seems to be a trend of using less crew for a given vessel size, making the ability to work in more than one department a strength,” said the English captain/engineer on a yacht of 80-100 feet in the industry more than 10 years.

“I feel that there are better people in the industry as a whole,” said an American captain in yachting 7-9 years and on a yacht 80-100 feet. “The downturn only weeded out the people who were unqualified -- crew and owners alike.”

“I think the less dedicated have fallen away,” said an American mate/chef in

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Veteran captains have lots to say about entry-level crew SURVEY, from page C11 the industry 7-9 years on a yacht 100120 feet. “Recently I see new faces (people wanting to get into yachting as crew), which is always a great sign to me. Crew-wise, I think boats are streamlining. I have always offered dual services as a crew member because not every trip required four full-time on our boat. Now that boat is running with a captain only and filling in positions as trips arise. Flexibility in what you provide is key to getting hired.”

“With the downturn of the economy, there are less positions available,” said an America captain/engineer in the industry more than 25 years and now running a yacht 100-120 feet. “This has caused a resetting of attitudes in the industry. Crew have had to get humble

and realistic in what they expect the job to do for them and may not jump jobs so easily. We are getting back to ‘what can I do for the job’ and not ask for a ridiculous salary for a very low skill set and experience level.

“I have had candidates ask for $40,000-$45,000 a year salary with only one year under their belt,” this captain said. “The thing that was killing captains is you had to hire them at that salary just to get crew and then find out they were awful.

“Now crew are willing to work for what the job is worth,” he said.

“It seems a large portion of the backpacker-mentality workers gave up and what was left was the more serious and experienced crew. As the economy gets better and boats crew back up, the crew attitudes of mid-2000 may

unfortunately return.”

And most had a comment on the quality of crew today.

“Instead of hiring a crew member and expecting him or her to be willing to be flexible enough to fill in at whatever job needs doing, today’s crew are more specific about what they are willing and trained to do,” said an American captain in yachting more than 30 years. “There are better trained crew in today’s market but they are not as flexible as before.”

“The whole social media boom has made crew less productive and easily distracted,” said an American captain/ eng. in yachting more than 25 years.

“More professional, more organized and assertive junior crew due to competition for places at that level, and much improved entry training

requirements, i.e., STCW,” said an Irish captain in yachting more than 15 years.

We were curious to see if our respondents noticed any trends in yachting and many replied with trends they see among crew. The most common mentioned: more women on deck, and fewer American crew.

“More women, which is great,” said a male English captain in yachting more than 20 years and now in command of a vessel 160-180 feet. “We have full equal opportunity and enjoy the contrast in attitudes and abilities.”

“A lot more college-degree people, especially women, who were educated in other fields now trying to get into yachting,” said a male American captain in yachting more than 20 years.

“I enjoy the fact that there are more women becoming captains, mates and engineers,” said a male American captain in yachting more than 30 years.

As in the previous questions, some views were seemingly contradictory.

“More owners will accept less qualified people for the sake of money but not willing to sacrifice service level,” said an American captain/engineer in yachting more than 10 years.

“More qualified crew available across the board, allowing a better grade of person to be selected, making it more difficult for those at the entry level,” said that American captain on a yacht more than 220 feet. “And more Asians in the market with a fair degree of success on yachts.”

There seems to be an influx of crew from various nationalities.

Respondents mentioned seeing a rise in Kiwis and Australians, South Africans and Eastern Bloc nationals who have joined yachting.

We did ask our respondents Do you feel there is a need to grow the crew sector of the industry? A majority, but not by much at 57.9 percent) said there was.

When we asked Are there any groups of people the yachting industry should proactively recruit?, we expected categories of people. Instead, many respondents gave categories of qualities.

“People who are seriously looking to make this a profession, not just a good time for a while,” said an American captain in yachting more than 25 years.

“People serious about wanting a profession, and prepared to take time to gain experience, not just collect paperwork,” said a Dutch captain in yachting more than 20 years.

“Truly, those desiring yachting as a career are the most desirable,” said that American captain on a yacht larger than 220 feet. “Those desiring to leave a yacht, “backpack” for six months and return to another yachting job are the least desirable. Accordingly, recruiting those that intend to be professional

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Some respondents did, however, offer specific groups of people the yachting industry should recruit.

“Waitresses,” said an American captain in yachting more than 20 years.

“I run a sportfish boat but we do a lot of entertaining. For those trips, I leave my smelly fish mate on the dock and hire a waitress from a local restaurant. I’ve been using the same one for two years and she is phenomenal.

“It helps she has a college degree and is pursuing her master’s,” this captain said. “This means she remembers what I taught her last time so I don’t have to

go over how to cleat a line every time we go out. She is the best stew I’ve ever worked with.”

“I have always believed the industry should appeal to college graduates, especially single women,” said an American captain in yachting more than 30 years. “The pay is competitive to many college-degree jobs.”

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton. Comments are welcome at lucy@ the-triton.com. We conduct our monthly surveys online. All captains and crew members are welcome to participate.

If you haven’t been invited to take our surveys and would like to be, e-mail lucy@the-triton.com to be added.

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Try to disguise exercise as fun to keep children active onboard Children need exercise and activity just as much as adults do. So keep them occupied and active in a healthy way when they are guests onboard.

Sunshine and nice weather allow kids to enjoy random play outside; swimming, running and playing on the beach.

But, at times they need focus and direction Keep It Up to channel their Beth Greenwald energy. And, when raindrops fall, crew can be challenged to keep kids busy. Following are some fun activities that you can do with kids for all occasions on your next charter.

Indoor game

Twister is a simple and classic game which tests strength, balance and flexibility. It is easy for all ages to play, and can be played anywhere the plastic mat can be spread on the floor.

Tailored workout

Put together a small circuit workout.

Create a few stations and rotate the kids between them in 30-60 second intervals. Stations can include jumping jacks, running in place, ski slalom (jumping side-to-side), wall push-ups, etc. To expand the organization level of the workout, create a mini-Olympics.

Have contests to complete the most repetitions of an exercise within a certain time frame.

Target toss

Bean bags are great to have around when kids are on board, there is so much you can do with them. Set up a variety of different targets or buckets and assign points for each time they hit them. Depending on the skill level, set up a point deduction system if they miss the target. To challenge the kids, have them call out which one they are aiming for.

Create a similar game with balls, rings, baskets or whatever might float.

The targets can be off the beach or the stern. The kids can toss from the water, deck or shore.

Dance-off

Make this into a freeze dance game.

Play music and have the kids dance.

When the music stops they have to freeze- first one to move is out.

Balance games

There are many balancing games you can play with kids, aside from just standing on one leg.

Have them balance a book on their head. Challenge them to stand on one

foot, or walk forward, backward or sit down. The first one who drops the book is out. Innovate with anything else that can be put on a child’s head to keep the game interesting.

Create an imaginary balance beam.

The kids can put together routines or practice walking forward and backward making sure the toes of one foot touch the heels of the other with each step.

Older children may be able to attempt cartwheels, somersaults and more.

Bowling

Even if you do not have the traditional plastic pins and bowling ball game, it is easy to create a game.

Save some plastic soda, water bottles or empty cans. Find a ball or use rolled up socks. Set up the game just like your classic nine-pin our creativity game and get rolling.

Castle contests

Digging and building with the sand can bring out the creative side in kids.

Bring some small shovels and pails to be able to scoop up the sand to make sand castles and creatures.

You can also build drip castles if you do not have sand toys. Just get close to the water so that you can scoop up the wet sand in your hands. As you cup your hands together, leave a small space for sand to drip out. See who can make the tallest drip castle before it falls over.

Relay races

Relay races are a great activity for four or more kids. Split up into two teams and mark a starting and ending point at least 20 yards apart by drawing a line in the sand at each end. You choose what the kids will do: run, speed walk, hop, skip, side-shuffle, grapevine, take large leaps, etc. The first person will race from one end to the other and as they get back to the starting point they will tag the next person who will then do just the same.

Water time

Swimming and snorkeling is always fun, just make sure the kids have life jackets for safety.

By maintaining your creativity, any children onboard can expend their energy, have fun and stay healthy.

Beth Greenwald received her masters degree in exercise physiology from Florida Atlantic University and is a certified personal trainer. She conducts both private and small group training sessions in the Ft. Lauderdale area.

Contact her at +1 716-908-9836 or bethgreenwald315@gmail.com.

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Exchange traded funds have many benefits for investors To explain exchange-traded funds, one needs to understand the investment strategy of ETFs. A little investment history is appropriate.

Most people are not aware that in 1884, Charles Henry Dow averaged the closing prices of 11 stocks he considered Yachting Capital representative of the strength of Mark A. Cline the U.S. economy in a paper that preceded The Wall Street Journal.

By 1896, The Wall Street Journal was publishing this average on a regular basis. This published average became the most famous indicator of stock market performance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA or Dow) was born and become the most relevant stock indicator by investors.

Most people have heard of the Dow, as well as a few other well-known stock indexes such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. All of these indexes track the overall direction of the markets.

Indexes and averages serve as useful benchmarks against which investors can measure the performance of their own portfolios.

Basically, indexes are imaginary portfolios of securities that represent a particular market or section of the market. Each index has its own method of calculating a change in its base value, often expressed as a percentage change.

Although you can’t invest directly in an index, you can invest in an index mutual fund, also known as an exchange-traded fund (ETF), that attempts to mirror a particular index by investing in the securities that comprise the index. The performance of an unmanaged index is not indicative of the performance of any specific investment.

ETFs have some qualities that set them apart from other investment vehicles. ETFs are securities that attempt to track all types of indexes, industries, or commodities. For example, an ETF might be made up of securities representative of the technological industry or of the S&P 500.

When ETFs were first created in the 1990s, the aim was to mimic the movements of an index of a specific financial benchmark. Today, ETFs also follow industries and commodities, not just indexes. An investment vehicle with the sole purpose of mirroring a specific index is called an index fund.

One of the reasons some investors may choose ETFs is because they combine the diversification of a mutual

fund with the flexibility of a stock.

ETFs do not have their net asset values calculated each day, as do typical mutual funds, but rather their prices may fluctuate throughout the day based on the rate of demand on the open market.

Although the value of an ETF comes from the worth of the underlying assets comprising it, shares may trade at a premium or a discount. ETF shares are sold on stock exchanges; investors can buy or sell them at any time during the day. The underlying assets of the fund are not affected by market trading.

Exchange-traded funds may have expense ratios that are lower than those of an average mutual fund, and they are usually more tax-efficient than most mutual funds. Additionally, shareholders can often invest as little or as much as they desire. However, an ETF cannot be redeemed by a shareholder; rather, it is only sold on the stock market.

A downside to ETFs is the commission fee. Commissions are involved because ETFs are traded like stocks, rather than like mutual funds.

However, despite this downside, an ETF can be a diversified and lowcost investment that often has a low turnover rate.

Since you can basically create or develop an ETF for practically anything you want, the popularity of inverse ETF has exploded as an alternative way to short any market and profit in a bear market.

Since most investors don’t know how to short stocks (nor have the account to do it) you can now buy “short exposure” to ETFs that inversely track an underlying index or investment product.

The more popular inverse ETFs promise to make you the exact opposite return of an underlying index. Seems like great way to leverage a falling market right? After all, the fund’s prospectus clearly guarantees the inverse of the daily return of the index.

For those that do not have the time to trade ETF’s or do not want to get involved in setting up a trading account and have a broker trade for you, there is an option. Some specific mutual funds do trade ETFs this way, and it is done inside of the mutual fund.

Information in this column is not intended to be specific advice for anyone. Carefully review the prospectus of any product you invest in. You should use this information to help you work with a professional regarding your specific financial objectives.

Capt. Mark A. Cline is a chartered senior financial planner. Comments on this column are welcome at +1-954-7642929 or through www.clinefinancial.net.

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