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Fact that Croatia is internationally accepted as a yachting destination comes as no surprise, the values of our homeland are very well known for us who experience her soul and charming surroundings since childhood. Therefore, a magazine devoted to superyachts (that have been regularly coming here for more than twenty years) could have been created earlier. But last two decades have seen some great people from the region to step up in the yachting industry, with which Croatia is connected today more than ever before, and this process will continue. Founding a yachting oriented organization like AYA is a logical and needed step in this direction, showing how much enthusiasm professionals from this area have towards yachting and their own country.

They have planted the seed of the higher-level standards working with the wealthiest people and the best companies in the world. It is on us if we will follow their steps and make Croatian yachting scene a really great one. There is no reason not to do it, on these pages you can also read a piece about George Nicholson, who made the same with yachting industry almost sixty years ago, being a true innovator and one of the best yachting connoisseurs in history. And who loved coming to Croatia as well. If you are reading this, it must be that you are also enjoying Croatia, and we hope you will find the interesting pieces about the country and the people from our area on our pages. And definitely some stunning superyachts and their bits and pieces.

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Content Summer 2019

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GASTRONOMY Michelin’s Starry Night Above Croatia

YACHTING MYBA

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INTERVIEW George Nicholson

FINANCE SOS Yachting Croatia

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FOCUS Lürssen Madsummer, Feadship Lady S, Oceanco Black Pearl

FOCUS Turquoise Go, Columbus Dragon, CDM Mimì la Sardine

SHIPYARD Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard

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CHIEF STEWARDESS Nena Kriška

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CHEF Luka Grubišić

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INTERVIEW Michel Karsenti

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CAPTAIN Ivan Jurišić

Marketing ACI

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Presents Madsummer, Project Fiji Lürssen is delighted to reveal that they will be displaying the latest delivery from the yard at the Monaco Yacht Show this year. Madsummer will be delivered during this summer and will be spending her first weeks in the Mediterranean before her world debut will be the highlight of the port during the show. Harrison Eidsgaard has given Madsummer very harmonious proportions and with a length of 95 meters and a beam of 14 meters, she boasts extraordinary volumes. ‘Wide exterior staircases together with centerline openings provide seamless connections between the generous exterior decks. A fabulous pool and Jacuzzi deck aft is raised three steps and is protected by glass bulwarks that are an integral part of the exterior profile, providing for very clean and uncluttered hull surfaces,’ Peder Eidsgaard comments. The interior is designed by Studio Laura Sessa and can best be described as contemporary modern. Among the special features are a large beach club and spa area with a sea

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terrace on the lower deck. On the upper deck aft, there is a walkable skylight and an integrated fireplace for cosy moments in the evening. The bow is laid out for a certified helicopter landing area. The sun deck aft offers a hidden crane in the bulwark to handle an aeroboat.

Giant New Facility in Amsterdam Feadship officially opened its brand-new, purpose-built superyacht facility in the port of Amsterdam in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Máxima and some 2500 members of the workforce. The spectacular ceremony saw the culmination of five years of meticulous planning, design and construction on the second Royal Van Lent yard, which will now be used to build and refit Feadships of up to 160 metres in length. Measuring an impressive 425,000 cubic metres, the

facility is the most eco-friendly superyacht yard in the world and the pinnacle of contemporary design. After the royal party has entered the state-ofthe-art construction hall, a number of key speakers shared their vision on this milestone moment in superyacht history. ‘This new facility will allow Feadship to stay at the cutting edge of innovation and continue to build superyachts that will change history,’ said Toni Belloni, Group Managing Director of LVMH.

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NEWS

Heesen

Successful Strategy Commercial success, project updates and successful launching has marked Heesen’s development so far. YN 19055 Project Castor, the latest in the 55m FDHF Steel class, is sold. This 55 metres was started on speculation and is due for delivery in May 2020. The construction of yachts on spec in the 50-55 metre range is a key part of the successful commercial strategy of Heesen.

Also, Heesen announceed that YN 18455 Vida (formerly known as Project Antares) left Dutch waters for her maiden voyage to the Mediterranean where she will meet her new owners. She combines magnificent comfort in all sea conditions with optimised efficiency across the entire speed spectrum. With a volume of 740 gross tons, this 55-metre steel motor yacht couples space, speed and fuel consumption like no other yacht in her class. Latest construction of Project Pollux, 55m Steel FDHF, is on schedule and the yacht will be available for delivery in Autumn 2020.

Innovation and Aesthetics At the beginning of this year Oceanco launched 90-meter DreAMBoat (Y716). The volume allows luxurious accommodation for up to 23 guests and crew’s quarters for a maximum of 33 crew members. The generous overhangs from the superstructure and cutouts in the bulwarks lend a classic and strong appearance. The overall effect is a yacht with clean uncluttered lines and a coherent design. The design emphasis is on large windows that flood the interior with daylight and offer unspoiled views from the inside out. Outside spaces feature a large swimming pool on the main aft deck, an enormous partially enclosed sundeck with Jacuzzi and copious options for seating/entertaining.

Oceanco’s newest project is the 105-meter diesel-electric driven Esquel. Sporting a displacement hull with a plumb bow, Esquel has been designed for extensive cruising to remote regions extending from the North Pole to the South Pole and everywhere in between. At the same time, she offers all the aesthetics, amenities, interior and exterior finishes and attention to engineering detail seen onboard all Oceancos. Esquel has a very flexible layout and can be adapted to house additional multi-purpose cabins, first response units, seminar areas, and research offices. Oceanco is also proud to an-

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nounce that S/Y Black Pearl and M/Y DAR have won the highest possible honors at the World Superyacht Awards, 2019. Black Pearl came away with the award for ‘Best Sailing 18

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Yacht 60m and above’ and DAR won ‘Best Displacement Motor Yacht 2,000 GT and Above’ but above all both yachts took home the coveted ‘Best Yacht of the Year’ award.

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Excellence of an Elaborated Design

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Azimut | Benetti Group won two highly coveted Robb Report ‘Best of the Best’ prizes, awarded each year by one of the world’s most highly-reputed publications in the luxury segment. M/Y Spectre is a 69-meter mega yacht that symbolises Made in Italy excellence. Azimut Grande 25 M, presented at the Cannes Yachting Festival last September, was awarded the highly sought after prize for the elegant design of the interiors by Achille Salvagni and the roomy, versatile outdoor deck areas designed by Stefano Righini.

M/Y Metis, a custom 63-meter yacht with steel hull and aluminium superstructure, was delivered to her German owner and long-lasting customer of Yacht Moments. Carbon, polished steel and bleached oak embellished with leather inserts are the main materials chosen for this yacht. The custom gym on the Fly Deck, the touch and go helipad and the over 160 sq. m owner’s apartment with two double beds and an outdoor terrace all contribute to make Metis a unique Benetti model. This yacht will be shown at Monaco Yacht Show with two others: Delfino 95 M/Y Eurus and Benetti Mediterraneo 116 M/Y Big Five.

Columbus Yachts Giga Italian Yachts After the great success achieved with the launch of the brand-new Columbus Classic 80 M/Y Dragon, Columbus Yachts has decided to invest in the giga segment promoting a new project of 120 metre. The project has been designed as the natural evolution of the M/Y Dragon and, focusing on the ‘less is more’ ethos, it encapsulates clean crisp sweeping lines which seamlessly 20

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blend contemporary elements with classic proportions. Designed with floor-to-ceiling windows and frameless glass railings, Columbus Classic 120 metre accommodates 22 guests in 10 cabins located forward on the main deck. The layout is specifically studied to give guests an easy and direct access to the sea through the huge aft beach club which it includes.

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Rosehearty Wins the Voyager’s Award

Perini Navi

Royal Huisman Project Phi Taking Shape Project Phi was first announced last summer and, with design engineering well advanced, construction of the aluminium hull began at Royal Huisman’s Vollenhove shipyard in mid-February 2019. Among a long list of exceptional features of this project are the fuel-efficient hull lines based on the patented Fast-Displacement XL concept by Van Oossa-

nen Naval Architects, who are responsible to maximise the yacht’s length of over 55m while remaining within the sub-500GT category.

The resulting hull will provide a comfortable and stable platform for this radical and high performance vessel, notwithstanding the relatively narrow beam that contributes to Phi’s striking looks.

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Designed and built by Perini Navi in cooperation with the designer Ron Holland, the 56-meter ketch Rosehearty received the ‘Voyager’s Award’ at the 2019 Boat International World Superyacht Awards Ceremony. Rosehearty received the prestigious award thanks to her journey, that covered over 24,000 nautical miles cruising the world’s oceans from the Caribbean and the South Pacific to Antarctica, allowing owners, guests and crew to admire some of the most incredible spectacles in nature. After transiting the Panama Canal, Rosehearty reached the Galapagos, before heading to the Cook Islands and then Tahiti. Passing by Easter Island and Chile, the ketch sailed along Patagonia and the Land of Fire and reached the Antarctic Circle in January 2019.

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Project Quantum

Turquoise Yachts

Turquoise Yachts has once again teamed up with Ken Freivokh Design to create an exceptional new project. Quantum, based on the highly successful 77-meter Turquoise platform, benefits from Freivokh’s inspired exterior and interior design exhibiting many original characteristics.

Perhaps the most exciting and unique feature is the offering of two swimming pools - salt water and fresh water - one above the other on the lower and main decks. A drive-in tender bay on the lower deck at the stern doubles as a saltwater pool within the beach club, allowing guests direct sea access. The Main Deck saloon offers a vast open space with a rotating seating group, which can be arranged as a cinema- viewing facility. The formal dining room forward is capable of hosting a banquet for all fourteen guests. Guests have prime quarters forward on the Main Deck in six double or twin staterooms. On the Upper Deck, the owners’ have their own exclusive accommodations inclusive of a semi-circular family saloon

opening to a panoramic terrace overlooking the pool area and the sea. In addition to her luxury interior and on deck accommodations, Quantum’s profile is what makes the yacht both powerful and practical. The slightly flared bow and swoop of the hull is at once timelessly classic, sporty, and modern. Quantum is a yacht whose physics and physicality come together in a fluid manner.

New 50m S501 Hybrid Following final fit out and dock trials, the new Tankoa S501 hybrid yacht will undergo intensive sea trials prior to delivery to her European owner, in time for the summer season and for the official World debut at 2019 Monaco Yacht Show.

Based on a similar design to Vertige, the first in Tankoa’s 50-metre series, S501 Hybrid differs from her predecessor under five key aspects: she is powered with hybrid propulsion package, she will be a 5-cabin with a main deck owner’s suite and four guest cabins on the lower deck, the galley is on the main deck, instead of lower deck, her foredeck features a touch-and-go helipad and the Project has been developed together with the owner. The yacht is powered by twin MTU 8V4000M54 (895 kW) and two 300 kW electric motors fed by two 250 kW variable speed generators. In Diesel-Electric mode (DEM) the electric motors are fed by two variable-speed generators, allowing for speed up to 10,5 knots and a max. range of 4900nm. In Hybrid Mode, one of the two main engines shaft generates the needed electrical power to run the second electric motor for propulsion and hotel needs. At 12 knots, the yacht will have a cruising range of approx. 4000 nm. In this mode, the two diesel generators are simply shut down during navigation. In Traditional Mode, the yacht can sail at 16,5 knots us-

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collaboration with Magherita Casprini and combines light and modern tones with an abundance of natural materials.

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Giga Season Benetti, icon of style and elegance in the history of luxury yachting, wins another challenge and launches three giga yachts in just 100 days Text Niko VuÄ?ković Photos Benetti

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In her streamlined hull FB275 features a cinema, a gym with sauna and a drop-down balcony to allow access to the sea

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The Benetti Giga Yacht Season is the result of massive investment in the shipyard FB272

FB272 features an advanced Lutron domotic system - approximately 500 kilometers of cable run across her hull and superstructure

The giga yacht FB277 is a stunning creation of epic proportions

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This giga yachts put Benetti on the map for building yachts of over 100 meters

Benetti is the oldest Italian shipyard specialized in luxury yachts, an icon of timeless style and excellence in the construction. At the end of 2018, the Benetti Giga Season has officially begun: a period of great excitement and activity for the shipyard. The first giga yacht launched in Livorno was FB277, a 107 meters motor yacht, the biggest at that time built in Italy by a private shipyard. Powered by a diesel electric propulsion system, the yacht has interiors and exterior designed entirely in house by Benetti, under management by Imperial, acting as owner’s representative, build supervisor and yacht manager. The giga yacht has a steel hull and an aluminum superstructure; features a large swimming pool on the sun deck, a grand piano, a spa with hammam, massage room and gym, and a touch-and-go helipad. Her maximum beam is 15,2 meters and she has a full load displacement of 3300 t. Her elongated and linear profile is emphasized by balanced ribbons of glazing that add a touch of contemporary style and minimalism. Her strong plumb bow was designed with one goal in mind: tackling swelling seas with ease and comfort. The vast helicopter pad makes for uncomplicated landings. The master cabin is sumptuous, full-beam, flanked by identical port and starboard balconies leading on to vast dressing rooms and a private head.

The upper deck saloon, aft of the owner’s suite, is perfect for unwinding at the end of a long day, listening to or playing the grand piano, or watching a movie in the intimate movie corner with comfortable sofas. On the main deck, seven huge VIP cabins, each with a large bathroom, are located forward of the spacious main dining and saloon area. A spacious beach club has access to the sea on both sides of the beam, as well as to the aft, creating a huge connection with nature. The top deck features seating and sun pads for those looking for a nice view, while the sun deck accommodates dining areas, more sun pads and a huge pool. Benetti continued its dazzling giga yacht season with the launch of FB272, a steel yacht with aluminum superstructure, whose owner had a significant say in both the conception and development of the specification, general arrangement and exterior design. FB272 has been built to the unique taste of a very experienced owner who co-operated from the beginning with the Burgess Technical Services team. With a displacement above 5500

GT, length of about 100 meters and beam of 17 meters, the yacht is fitted with a pioneering hybrid propulsion system with diesel-electric engines and two Azipods propulsion units connected to a special battery pack conceived and provided by the owner for total vibration-free navigation in absolute silence. The straight bow offers brilliant sea-keeping potential, while the huge forward deck area brings guests a thrilling vantage point for relaxing in cruising. The main deck offers further dining and social spaces, sheltered and shaded by the graceful overhang of the beautifully styled superstructure. Above this area is the wheelhouse, and one level up a

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charming private deck leading towards the helicopter pad – fully certificated by a recognized aviation agency – equipped with fueling station.

High swathes of glass wrap the main decks, with the hull featuring a long horizontal strip of glazing from mid ship to stern. Windows on the upper decks are entirely uninterrupted by structure, making decks appear to be floating.

Interior design for the guest areas were conceived and developed by Zaniz Jakubowski of Zaniz Interiors. She provided her unique artistic expertise in luxury yacht designing to develop a wonderful décor fulfilling the owner’s brief.

Benetti completed the third and final chapter of the first part of its Giga Season with the launch of the 108-meter FB275. Her superstructure has been built in aluminum, and her displacement is 3600 tonnes. Created with the scope to cruise the oceans for thousands of miles without the need to refuel, FB275 has a fuel tank with a capacity for 345.000 liters, enabling her to achieve a range of 6500 nautical miles at 14 knots. More than 1000 sq.m. have been devoted to exterior spaces, spread across five decks: the observation deck at the very top of the yacht offers breathtaking views and social circular seating, on the bridge deck two L-shaped sun pads are set around a 1,5 meter fire pit, the owner’s deck has private dining and seating areas, and on the main deck there are a huge dining table and the massive heated swimming pool. ‘The launch of FB275 marks the culmination of the first part of our Benetti Giga Season, yet at the same time, opens a new era of building yachting giants.

With the creation of these three sister yachts, we have proven that our huge investments and constant hunger for progress have, and will, continue to pay off,’ said Mr. Paolo Vitelli, President and Founder of Azimut|Benetti Group. Benetti’s Giga yacht construction program has been the subject of major investment at the shipyard. An ambitious business plan has prompted financial input in infrastructure, organization, safety and security, to overcome the challenges presented by building such gargantuan yachts. Expansion at the Livorno shipyard, in the form of two new generation steel structure sheds, has enabled Benetti to massively increase their productivity and enable simultaneous building of three giga yachts. Today, Benetti is one of very few shipyards in the world with the capacity and capabilities to build yachts over 100 meters in length.

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The famous Ancona shipyard may have changed their name, but everything else is still the same – and better. The slipways are full and the list of upcoming deliveries longer than ever before Text Darko Šupuk Photos CRN

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Impressive list of launches during Spring 2019 has shown great versatility of shipyard from composite and high performance aluminum hulls to classic yachts built in steel and aluminum

Riva 50 M Race at her Venice premiere

peating client – 79 meters in length – while another Pershing 140 is in production, the largest ever designed by Pershing and a clear message from the brand. The yard is also engaged in building series of yachts for Custom Line; composite yachts between 33 and 42 meters, among them we saw in the water the prototype of the planning Custom Line 106 designed by Francesco Paszkowski. Considering the immaculate reputation of the Ancona yard, it is little surprise Ferretti was ready to invest more than 30 million euros in building new production halls, which will raise the capacity of the Custom Line for roughly 50%. Some of the investment was used for immediately noticeable improvements and additions, like the mentioned production halls or the 670-tonne travelift. Sadly, the romantic slipway for yachts up to 125 meters will by the year 2021 be replaced by a synchro-lift with capacity of 3500 tonnes, allowing CRN to build yachts up to 100 meters in length. This sends a clear message that despite the change in ownership and the many new things, CRN is still at the heart of the shipyard known for design and build of fully custom steel and aluminium yachts of up to 100 metres in length. Founded in 1963 in Ancona, Italy, its management centre, offices and production

Italian shipbuilders are the leaders of the yachting world, and two cities in Italy have for the longest time been rivals in the number and size of ships built. The Ligurian Viareggio is the heart and soul of Italian yacht building, the place where the entire business came to life – but Ancona on the Italian Adriatic coast is slowly catching up. The largest of the three yards in Ancona belongs to the almighty Ferretti group: up until a short time ago, that yard was named only CRN. Their new name, Ferretti Group Superyacht Yard, announc-

es the fact for which the renaming was done: the Ancona yard is also the place where large yachts are built for other brands of the group, like Riva, Pershing and Custom Line. This spring was a wild season for the Ancona yard. After finishing a unit of the largest Pershing model – 42 meters long and built entirely in aluminum – they launched Riva Race, 50 meters long. The Riva, as we have learned, was something of a manifesto – a demonstration of what the brand is all about. Even larger was the CRN built for a re-

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New synchro lift is about to replace traditional slipway as a part of big investment in the shipyard

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facilities have been based in the city ever since.

The Ancona yard spans almost 80,000 sqm and boasts a large historic private marina, where all the CRN megayachts are made. The fleet now numbers over 180 seagoing vessels plus several aluminium and light-alloy models built for other Ferretti Group brands. In the past couple of years CRN has partnered with some of the most illustrious designers in the world, who have all welcomed wholeheartedly a possibility to see their mind’s creations come to life, built by the skilled hands of the CRN crew. The many splendid yachts built by CRN in the past decade have left a deep impression on the peculiar world that superyacht owners inhabit. The most important achievement, though, is the variety: one look at the fleet built by CRN tells you the yard is capable of building the perfect yacht in every segment – just remember that the yard recently built very different Atlante and Cloud 9. At the moment, the yard is busy with several yachts, all unique, all designed by the greatest names of contemporary naval design, like Nuvolari & Lenard, studio

Omega Architects and studio Vallicelli. We have also learned that the yard itself is developing (or has developed) several interesting projects, currently all top secret, while discussing with potential buyers. We would notice the era of Zuccon, the designer and the studio that have in a way shaped the image of CRN, is not over – it’s just extended as the yard is welcoming other ideas now, as well, collaborating with renowned designers and naval architects, all bringing in their own unique style. During our visit to the Ancona yard in June, we have seen several yachts in the earliest stages of production, as well as listened

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to interesting presentations of new models and learned of plans for building several large yachts starting at 50 meters of length and ending at 3000 tonnes. Those presentations and plans have made one thing very clear – CRN are at their most comfortable when working on large yachts. The CRN representatives we talked to, compared the yacht-building process to making other famous Italian products. Italians are patient people, we have heard – it takes at least two years to make really good Parmigiano cheese, more than ten for a really good aceto balsamico. How long does it take to build a really good yacht? Ask CRN.

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FAIRYTALE CRUISING If you’re coming to the Adriatic on a yacht, you’ll be happy to hear there is no place around here you’ll actually have to spend time at. There is so much to see, to explore, to experience – so many different places, each unique in its own way; so much life and so much culture, so much history and nature; so much charm, so much fun, and so much food - you need to be everywhere. The Adriatic is yours to explore with all senses, which is why it has so many adoring fans that keep coming back. Whether this is your first, or your hundred and first time in the Adriatic, we hope the following suggestions will inspire you to find, explore and enjoy something new.

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Porto Montenegro Up until mere ten years ago, Porto Montenegro was just a vision. Now, it is so popular that many learn about it first – before learning anything about the country of the same name it’s in. Absolutely highest standard of service, berths, facilities, hotel, and the proximity of an international airport make Porto Montenegro a favorite among first-time visitors to the Adriatic, especially those coming in on super yachts – especially when they hear of the tax-free fueling.

Bay of Kotor World famous for historical and natural landmarks like the island of Our Lady of the Rocks, the sleepy town of Perast and vivid Kotor, with the atmosphere of an Alpine lake, the Bay of Kotor is a must-see when visiting Montenegro.

Montenegro With each new marina, like Portonovi and Luštica, Montenegrin coast keeps getting more attractive. Well worth a several-day visit, the small country on the Adriatic coast has plenty to offer.

Dubrovnik Famous and beloved around the world, the city of Dubrovnik attracts international superstars, Russian tycoons and wealthy Arab families.

The most attractive tourist spot in eastern Adri-

atic, Dubrovnik is a hot spot in more ways than one – so make sure you tour the city but do it when the sun is taking a break.

Pelješac Croatian sub-continent known for wines and oysters is still a well kept secret. If you’re sailing these waters and are a lover of wine, stop by the peninsula and see what the many wineries of this unique terroir have to offer.

Korčula This medieval beauty is best known for its classy architecture, well maintained and proudly cherished. Sometimes dubbed little Dubrovnik, sometimes called a less busy Hvar, Korčula is the place for getting to know the southern Dalmatian history. Popular among the yachting crowd, the town is surrounded by smaller islands, also famous for near by white sandy beaches and fine white wines. What more could one want?

Hvar The crown prince of the Adriatic, the island of Hvar is the heart of renaissance Croatia, whose sunny southern-facing port is as pretty as a picture. Lately even too popular, Hvar is a colorful place delivering on its visual promise: sparkling atmosphere, delicious food and proximity of the yachting and gastronomy temple that is Paklinski

archipelago, Hvar has for some time now been a favorite spot for big yachts.

Split The largest city in the eastern Adriatic, Split has recently been discovered by super yachts. New facilities on the western side of the port is the place to see and be seen – many super yachts with pedigree show up there, even before debuting in the ‘post summer’ Monaco Show . Split is a must-see, if for nothing else, then for the good night life and the world-famous palace of the Roman emperor Diocletian, proudly standing in the heart of the city for 1700 years.

Šibenik and Skradin On the route toward one of the most beautiful national parks in Croatia, the Krka National Park, the old town of Šibenik is recognizable form afar, with its recently reconstructed fortresses. Sail through the Krka river canyon all the way to the ancient Skradin, drop your anchor in the Prokljansko lake, on the way to Skradinski Buk waterfalls, take a breather in this uniquely beautiful natural paradise – and wash your hull and face with warm fresh water of Krka.

Kornati National Park 'On the last day of the Creation God desired to crown His work and thus created Kornati Is-

Bay of Kotor

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The mixture of historical towns and places of scenic natural beauty is the basic you will find in our waters. But that is far from everything you will discover

lands out of tears, stars and breath' - George Bernard Shaw.

Zadar Connected to every destination around it by every means possible, and in the proximity of an international airport, the city of Zadar is ideal for starting your Adriatic charter. Spend a day or two in the city and enjoy its eclectic mix of historical and modern.

Rovinj NP Kornati

Lošinj Čikat cove offers some of the most high-end facilities in the Adriatic – and it’s easily accessible by yacht. Still largely unknown – meaning quiet and peaceful – the cove is a temple of luxury, SPA treatments, gastronomy and oenology that once discovered, stays with you and lures you back year after year.

Brijuni Once the favorite vacation spot of president Tito, the archipelago is now somewhat less glamorous than it was back then, but still well worth the visit. Drop by and see for yourself why so many crowned heads and heads of state – and Sophia Loren – cherished these islands for so long.

Rovinj Number one place to see in Istria – according to us, and we don’t care if anyone disagrees – Rovinj is so picturesque, so beautiful and so beloved by many, while ACI recently built a large super yacht marina with a beautiful look of the city.

Venice OK, we know – Venice isn’t on the Croatian side of the Adriatic, but surely you will not want to miss an opportunity to visit it while you’re around here. Buckling under mass tourism, La Serenissima might be a nightmare for pedestrian tourists, but is still pure joy if you arrive there by yacht. Former maritime superpower abounds with attractions, not the least of them the reduced VAT on charter of bigger yachts.

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Michelin’s Starry Night Above Croatia Text Hrvoje Petrić Photos xxx

Award-winning restaurants Monte, Pelegrini, Draga di Lovrana, Noel and 360 are shrines of Croatian gastronomic tradition, interpreting local ingredients in innovative ways

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When in 2017, at the beginning of February, on its Twitter profile, Michelin announced the first star in Croatia, I received a call from the Croatian and Slovenian media on the same day to comment on such a significant event for the Croatian gastronomy. Back then, and today, I find Michelin’s arrival of great significance for the promotion and development of our restaurant scene. The truth is Michelin entered the Cro-gastro-arena with the first guide edition a bit awkwardly and not sufficiently prepared. The sceptics doubted its reputation, but regardless, I believe it belongs to the most significant moment for the development of the Croatian restaurant scene. In that Twitter post, they congratulated the Rovinj Monte Restaurant on their first star with Dubrovnik photo in the background.

The guide contained restaurants already closed, and they missed out some important and already proved high-quality ones, so we expected if not a star, at least a recommendation. It was obvious the Michelin inspectors toured only Istria, Zagreb and Dubrovnik, not entire Croatia. Along with the first Michelin star, there were recommendations for 34 more restaurants. Back in those days, we were proud of Tjitske and Danijel Đekić, owners of the Monte Restaurant. They were showered with compliments, even though

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only a few knew of their way to success. Namely, Danijel left civil engineering studies in 1985 and started working as a waiter in Monte. A few years later he started cooking and met the Dutch lady, Tjitske. They moved to Utrecht where they opened a restaurant. In 2001, they returned to Rovinj and took over Monte. Since Monte is closed in the wintertime, Danijel was collecting invaluable experience from chef Gaëla Orieux, a chef that has learned his trade from Bocuse, Senderens, Carton, Allénoa, and also worked for the legendary chef Alaina Passard in his L’Arpège Restaurant. Tjitske was in charge of all restaurant departments except the kitchen, and even took over the role of a sommelier. A year later, Dubrovnik restaurant 360 and Šibenik tavern Pelegrini were awarded the M-stars. Along with the stars, there were four Bib Gourmand recommendations plus 24 new recommendations. All those who have visited the Dubrovnik 360 Restaurant are well aware of how highly demanding and challenging it is to set the system on a grand level under such ambience. The credit for the restaurant’s grandiose success goes to the host Rudolf Papac and chef Marijo Curić.

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Marijo Curić and Rudolf Papac, restaurant 360

the kitchens of the best world chefs and restauranteurs, always bringing the fresh experience and spirit into the 360’s kitchen. Restaurants like Elystan Street, The Square, Marcus, Bibendum and Ledbury in London, Devero in Milan, represent just a few on the long list. Running a restaurant and tenting the wine list are jobs for a man of remarkable energy and knowledge, Rudi Papac. The restaurant staff consisting of more than 50 people demands an immaculate management

strategy capable to deliver sophisticated meals, even under pressure, to the magnificent terrace enchanting the guests of high expectations. 360, Monte, Pelegrini, Draga di Lovrana, and Noel tend to present local foods under the innovative light at the same time respecting the Croatian gastro tradition. Also, apart from Noel, these restaurants have been members of the Jeunes Restaurateurs Association featuring, through a whole range of activities, promotion of Croatian

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gastronomy and encouraging young chefs at distance to pursue professional development. In a 700 years old Pelegrini-Tambača Palace towering above the St. Jacob’s cathedral the Pelegrini Tavern is nested, and Rudolf Štefan, the chef, with his young and perspective team, launches contemporary Croatian cuisine in a unique way.

Relying on tradition and local ingredients Pelegrini stands out as the most meritorious for the progressive evolution of our gastro-scene. Furthermore, chef Deni Srdoč, at only 24 took over Draga di Lovrana’s kitchen. Three years later he became the first chef from Kvarner wearing a Michelin star. The family hotel and restaurant were open in 2006. The owners, couple Suzana and Christian Nikolac, count as great gastro enthusiasts and restaurant gained a remarkable reputation on behalf of Zdravko Tomašić, who Deni inherited. This young guy from Krk belongs to unquestionable talents with the best cooking years yet to come and definitely interesting to follow. Somewhere in the second half of 2016, chef Goran Kočiš together with sommelier Ivan Jug decided to leave Bistro Apetit and pursue a quest of opening up an ambitious restaurant based on top cuisine embracing the usually ‘rejected’ local seasonal foods. The restaurant experienced a high-speed headway reaching its first Michelin star. A luxurious wine list, supreme service level, the most remarkable cocktails in town thanks to the barman Karlo Ferenčak, a recent reinforcement Gorana Kočiš (Goran’s sister), the master pâtissier, all speak of Noel’s improved superb offer. Until the next

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Croatia develops as a gastronomic destination and attracts the attention of international guides

Deni Srdoč, Draga di Lovrana

Michelin’s guide, we will have to wait for another eight months. The R’N’B Weekend Festival in Zagreb hosted this year for the first time a gala Michelin awards event. It is expected to see Boškinac star on the Michelin starry night.

Young Matija Bregeš attracts attention with his creative and autochthonous island cuisine. The Zagreb gastro scene is buzzing with news of the chef Hrvoje Kroflin and ManO2 Restaurant enforced through excellent chefs and sommeliers currently preparing exciting and complex contemporary Croatian cuisine. Tvrtko Šakota with his NAV Restaurant receives compliments for his exquisite dishes and concept. But let’s leave this part to the Michelin inspectors and their assessment rules. Croatia develops, in baby steps, as a gastronomic destination and attracts the attention of international guides, media, the audience – a significant contribution to its tourism promotion with so much to be proud of in terms of the fabulous gastro-scene.

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George Nicholson is not only part of history of the yachting industry, he actually invented and partially wrote it. He first came to France exactly sixty (!) years ago starting unbelievable trend which we know as yachting of today. His role and knowledge of yachting are simply one of the founding stones of this now global industry. What many don’t know is his connection with the Adriatic area where he was commonly seen especially in Croatia, and he also played a key role in the establishment of today’s Porto Montenegro. With the help of respected president of Adriatic Yachting Association, Mr. Nizar Tagi, who made his first steps in yachting working together with Mr. Nicholson, we had a chance to talk with this legendary personality for our very special SuperYachts issue.

You started a yachting operation in sixties, can you give us a glimpse how was it in those days?

I sailed with Robin Aisher in the 1960 Olympic Games in his 5,5-meter Yeoman. I had been sent to Cannes by my father in October 1959 to see if I could persuade the larger yachts to return to the C&N Southampton yard for the winter and for their refit work in the spring. Although most of the larger yachts had by then been bought by people who were not British, or taxed in the UK, they had mainly gone to the Mediterranean, but had kept their English captains. This was my job after I returned from the 1960 Olympic Games. The sailing was held in the Bay of Naples. Soon I discovered that life in the South of France was far more attractive for the Captains than life in England. They were well-paid compared to the local French and most soon had mistresses and an agreeable lifestyle. In 1961, my father asked me what I thought C&N should do. I did not hesitate and told him that as we could not beat them we should join them. We formed Camper & Nicholsons International at the end of 1961.

Many people speak about what has changed since, but our question is what is the same, if anything?

Little by little a lot has changed. Firstly, the French customs started to crack down on all French yacht owners operating under a nonFrench flag. This finally led to a moratorium that lasted some ten years whilst the ECPY negotiated commercial and private yacht registration. I think that this system is largely still in lace today. Commercial registration attracted the attention of the authorities, mainly in England and France, and led to the tightening of captain and crew qualifications that we are familiar with today.

French Riviera is the center of yachting of today, how was it back then? Do you feel a little bit French today?

When I came to France there were no new yacht harbors. The yachts were there deep in the only safe harbor, which was the port in Cannes. The only ports were the small port in Antibes where there was a shipyard run by Jacques Auniac, the port of Villefranche where the drydocks were run by Bernard Voisin and Monaco which was unprotected and very unpopular in the winter.

The port in St. Jean, Cap Ferrat was very small and St. Tropez totally exposed to the Mistral.

The only yacht of any size that spent the whole year in St. Tropez was the ketch Blanch Neige.

You were often visiting ex-Yugoslavia, what was the reason and what places did you like most?

The Adriatic east coast, the old Yugoslavia, was still communist. The islands and most of the mainland were completely unspoiled. The communist holidaymakers used to come from eastern Europe and stay in the northern part while we discovered Skradin and its waterfalls.

We were the first larger yacht ever to visit Skradin, and later I arranged with Emilio Azcarraga to give a complete satellite TV installation to the village. It was all sent from France, and the engineers to install it. Brioni, Tito’s private island, was completely abandoned.

Are there some special people you remember from this area?

I remember well the Petrović family from Skradin. There were three brothers and they had the only restaurant and a fishing boat. On the way up to Skradin one to across an inland lake.

We found lots of old amphoras and clay pipes whilst swimming there.

You knew very well Mr. Peter Munk - can you say a bit about that, and what was your role in his project of establishing Porto Montenegro?

The late Peter Munk was a serial entrepreneur.

His main business was Barrik Gold Corporation, but one of his specialties was re-developing abandoned military bases. The no-longer used military naval base in Tivat fell into this category. I was asked to go with him to Tivat to take a look at the naval base. Although Montenegro was still quite undeveloped the base was superbly placed and totally protected from bad weather. Peter Munk bought it, and it is now Porto Montenegro.

For whom can you say that was your biggest competitor?

When I first came to Cannes, the Agence Glemot dominated the Cannes old harbor. They also had a small office in Monaco. Glemot, and

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Mr. Nicholson steering Marigold built in 1892

by C&N to victory in St. Tropez; Yeoman in which he compeeted at 1960 Olympics (below)

several other smaller French agencies dominated the Quai St. Pierre. By the early 1970s, C&N International was the dominant force. I had a French assistant, Marco Senesi, who became the central figure in yacht charter.

What is your passion (sailing?) and can you say a bit about it?

Small sailing boats have always been my passion. I started in 12ft National dinghies with my brother Peter whilst I was still in England and we won the Burton Throphy. My father had the Phoenix and later a South Coast One Design (SCOD). I had a Dragon for about seven years and always sail a Tofinou when we go on holiday in Greece which is every September for the last 17 years or so.

At the end, what is your advice for Adriatic as relatively undeveloped yachting destination?

The Adriatic is still one of the best cruising areas in the world. Combined with Greece, these two areas for me are unbeatable. The Adriatic is better for motor yachts whilst Greece is fun for sailing, especially when Meltemi wind is blowing.

EGIDA

Length: 95 m Beam: 14 m GT: 2999 Cabins: per 20 guests

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EGIDA

Lürssen Madsummer

Photo Carl Groll

Looking at her size and the builder this beauty is ready to follow the summer around the whole globe. Maybe she won’t need a fireplace for that - but she has one.

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EGIDA

Feadship Lady S Elegant and breathtaking. From outside. Golf, volleyball, basketball and soccer. From inside. Among many stunning features of one of the biggest Feadships ever built.

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Photo Feadship

Length: 93 m Beam: 14 m GT: 3000 Cabins: per 12 guests

EGIDA

Photo Tom Van Oossanen

Length: 106,7 m Beam: 15 m GT: 2864 Cabins: per 12 guests

EGIDA

Oceanco Black Pearl This mind blowing sailing yacht is walking in the footsteps of Maltese Falcon at the completely new level.

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Klaudio Marcelić

More Than a

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The heart and soul behind Oceanco M/Y DAR, Winner of the World Superyacht awards as Yacht of the year in London along with five other prestigious Awards, captain Klaudio Marcelić is shining under the spotlight after three decades of continuous excellence Text Darko Šupuk Photos Archives

Many yachts big and small have Croatian captains at helm. One of them, Klaudio Marcelić, is a fifty-one year old Zadar native with thirty years of experience in the yachting industry. He is the man behind the curtain – entrusted by the owner to manage and oversee creation of Oceanco 90m DAR, Marcelić is now the captain of the most awarded yacht of the year. Speaking about the crowning achievement of his career (so far), Klaudio, who stands at the helm of a thirty-seven-strong crew, says the keys to success are professional mindset and unwavering focus.

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from the maritime college, I began my career as a deck hand, but didn’t wait too long before embarking on a journey to excellence. My first captaincy came through in the 1990s, and that experience meant the world to me, but my first really big job was a seven-year contract with a New York-based owner for whom I went on to manage building of three yachts. Those first steps in management testified of the confidence the owner had in me. I spent a lot of time in the States back then, in the Caribbean, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach and New York.

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Superyacht awards came as a consenquence of three decades of professionalism and dedication to yachting established and coming movers and shakers of the industry. In 2007, I was offered a temporary contract by Ancona-based ISA shipyard: they needed a captain to oversee technical tests and delivery of jet-propulsion yachts from their 37-meter series. We delivered four units that summer, and they were so pleased with me they offered me to be the on-site project manager for their new 48-meter yacht, as well as her future captain for experienced and prominent Owner from our grounds. That yacht, Alexandar V, was also delivered on schedule and

debuted in the Monaco Yacht Show in 2008.

It was extremely well received by the industry. And then around the end of 2009 I got the magic phone call that changed the course of my career: I was asked to purchase a yacht for a client. So I did – and I stayed with that yacht.

Your today yacht Oceanco 90m DAR is a part of an exclusive fleet. Your duties exceed those of a captain?

The task of purchasing that yacht for the client was a testimony to their confidence in my abilities, as demonstrated by portfolio. The client

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was looking for a consummate professional to meet their needs, whatever they may be. That job requires more than average energy and effort, which is normal for UHWI clients (ultra high net worth individuals). The fleet you mentioned has four units, and at the time of my arrival was a bit underachieving. The instructions I received were very clear, and my team and I followed them to set up a Family Office management scheme, coordinating my yachting knowhow, the owner’s corporate know-how and the legal aspects of fleet management.

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Your role in the development of DAR? Back in 2010 the now-owner of DAR was looking to buy another large yacht, rather well known, but the owners of that yacht were not ready to sell it. The client tasked me simply with having a yacht just like that made for them. My first step was to contact and visit several yacht builders capable of doing that, all of them in Northern Europe, but all those talks amounted to nothing. Then, in January 2014, Oceanco project PA297 caught my eye, I contacted them and asked for more information. We developed hull and superstructure designs, presented rendering to the client and he loved it. Several phone calls later, the letter of intent was signed. Technical specifications and signing of the actual contract took four months. I went to the Netherlands in the vest of owner’s representative.

What can you tell us about that yacht?

We knew we had something special on our hands the moment we received the final profile sketches. Her lines and the mono-chromatic scheme announced the class of the yacht immediately.

Our main goal was to create a yacht whose true size, true dimensions would not be easy to guess – we wanted to avoid the usual mammoth look plaguing so many superyachts. Until you see a person standing on the deck, you can’t really guess how big DAR is. The clean and elegant lines that define her are result of spontaneous inspiration: Luiz De Basto and Valentina Zannier of studio Nuvolari & Lenard created something very close to a work of art. The entire design and building process was uniquely harmonious.

The industry rewarded us generously: DAR won as many as six best-of awards (in Cannes, Monaco, Cortina and London, respectfully). What a privilege is to climb on such magnificent stages and receive an award for your achievements. I hope I get to repeat that.

Your plans involve Croatia. How do you perceive Adriatic as a yachting destination?

I sincerely hope those plans won’t change and we get to sail the Adriatic this summer, as I consider it one of the last pearls of the Mediterranean.

Unique and preserved nature, and absence of the otherwise ubiquitous glitz and glamour make the Adriatic a destination for yachts big and small alike. Yachting infrastructure in Croatia is developing at an ideal pace, I think, but high-end travelers looking for five-star hotels and everything they offer still don’t find enough on that level.

I believe the development policy for the coast needs to be carefully analyzed, and designed to avoid the pitfalls of too-fast commercialization that has led to parts of the Mediterranean looking like cookie-cutter copies of each other.

You are also active in the Adriatic Yachting Association?

I met Nizar Tagi at the last Superyacht Global Forum in Amsterdam; a gentleman and businessman like no other, and he introduced me to his vision for the AYA. I stated my interest immediately, with no hesitation. I definitely want to be a part of the project that has clearly set goals to properly promote and preserve Croatian Adriatic, one of the most beautiful and so far unspoiled yachting destinations. I am honored to be a member of the Association and I will pour all of my personal and professional experience into that project.

You have a very nice non-yachting passion?

I am passionate about music where efforts to set Professional Recording Studio are underway along with my small company Novi Link which operates in Communication field (yachting, commercial shipping, defense) for the past ten years.

Klaudio with Chris Gartner, Captain of sailing yacht Black Pearl which is another stunning creation from Oceanco

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Perfectionist The only Croatian Captain on the crew manifest of Ocean Victory, one of the largest yachts in the world at 140 meters

Native of Baška Voda, Ivan Jurišić is the captain of currently one of the largest yachts in the world and the only Croat in such a prominent position in the yachting world. Ocean Victory, 140 meters long, was built by Fincantieri, and has turned many heads when sailing through Croatian waters last summer. We talked to the captain about childhood dreams coming true.

‘Even as a kid I insisted I wanted to be a ship captain when I grew up, just like my father, who spent 40 years at sea. My mother, Ana, didn’t take me seriously back then, so she made sure I went to a gymnasium, a grammar school, instead of choosing my path immediately after elementary school. Still, as the years passed, my desire to sail the sea hasn’t decreased, so I went on to study at the Faculty of Maritime studies in Rijeka. After that, I took my lieutenant’s exam in Split. Just like most of my colleagues, I began my career on large container ships, then moved onto cruisers, and in 2008 into yachting industry. For the last two years, I have been the Captain of a 140-meter long yacht, which everyone who knows even a little about yachting will tell you is something very hard to achieve in general, and especially being from outside the English-speaking domain.

Ocean Victory is 140 meters long, 18,6 meters wide, has seven decks and cabins for 26 guests.

What daily challenges does one face on a yacht like that?

Every day is a new challenge, as there is always a possibility of something unexpected happening.

Sometimes things can go wrong in just one minute, which means every issue must be dealt with promptly and as simply as we can. Sailing the world seas and sailing the Med, familiar to me as

the back of my hand, are two completely different things. One of the biggest challenges on a yacht this size is sailing through regions of the world where the charts/maps are an approximations and the ECDIS is inaccurate, like the Maldives, Thailand or Indonesia. You might laugh to hear this, but in the Maldives, we use Google Earth maps.

How many crew does a yacht that size need and which positions are the most important?

Ocean Victory is privately owned and has 13 suites for 26 people, but the yacht demands up to 70 crew. I know that sounds like more than enough or just too much, but believe me, you can never have too many crew. That problem rears its head even during building, as builders and designers never talk to the right people about housing the crew. Big yachts, especially those available for charter, demand many crew

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members for everything to run smoothly, seeing how their owners or guests expect everything to be perfect, and they don’t care how many crew it takes to make it. Every crew member down to the lowest ranked deck hand is equally important, and often I am sad I don’t have the time to get to know every crew member personally. My most important helpers are team leaders, with whom I communicate on daily basis. Those crew members must have impeccable work ethics and be independent workers. If I can select crew members, I make sure my Chief Engineer and first officers are Croatian, as proper communication is of utmost importance. The engineer of Ocean Victory is from island Hvar, Starigrad, for example.

Ocean Victory uses crew rotation. What are the good and the bad sides of such schedule?

The bad side is adaptation time. The other Cap-

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tain and I don’t have the same leadership style, so it takes both of us some time to get used to the job, so to speak. The good sides are everything else. I am on duty every eight weeks, which is rather unique and result of our own personal agreement, as most megayachts use ten-week shifts, and means I get to spent more time often with my wife Iluta and my son, Tomislav. They give me energy for the next assignment, for the challenges of my workplace. Our job is rather stressful, and every day means something unexpected can go wrong.

What is the best part of your job, and what is the worst?

The best part is working with disciplined professionals. The worst parts are mostly related to the crew, seeing how a large yacht needs a large crew, and the industry is overflowing with unskilled, uneducated people. Up to 70 percent of all crew in the yachting industry has not received proper education for their position – agencies hire farmers, waiters and people in similar professions who feel like seeing what the yachting life is all about and don’t think of it as long-term career; who just want to spend some time doing something fun, like being a deck hand or a hostess. Little do they know of the risks: at sea, it’s every man for himself, and accidents are always possible when the crew isn’t properly trained. There are fires, injuries and whatnot, and those who aren’t ready for that usually quit soon after that, finally aware of the seriousness of this job.

Were you ever met with unusually difficult demands made by guests?

Guests always expect impeccable service, and most of their demands revolve around hard-tocome-by food or drinks. The charter agency is usually the one to take care of those demands.

We once had a guest ask for a vegetable not available in the place we were sailing at the time, and the agency put one of their people on a plane to bring it to us. Guests also make difficult demands just to test the crew, especially on yachts available for charter, where the crew is at their disposal 24 hours a day.

What is the highlight of your career so far?

The definite highlight of my career was the day the owner of Ocean Victory offered me the Captain position. I had always wanted to be the captain, so that was a dream come true, especially seeing how by then I had only been the first officer for a year. One of the captains quit due to

Every day is a new challenge: superyacht owners expect nothing but perfection and top quality service at all times unforeseen circumstances, and the owner, having made notice of my good work, offered me his position. I accepted immediately.

Is there any location in the world that made special impact on you?

The Maldives are quite difficult to navigate; those waters are a stressful challenge, so to speak. The Seychelles are very beautiful, but those waters are difficult for tenders due to the big swell, so boarding is not an easy manoeuver. And then there’s Thailand, difficult to sail for big yachts, as the waters are packed with fishing boats and their nets.

What is your most traveled route in Croatia?

In Croatia we begin the cruise in Istria and end it in Dubrovnik, meaning we sail around the Kvarner Gulf, visit Mali Lošinj, Kornati, Šibenik, Split, Hvar, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo and as well my place Baška Voda, very proud of that.

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Is Croatia a good superyacht destination?

I remember newspapers from maybe ten years ago: new marinas were being opened all along the coast. Sadly, most of them are only suitable for the sailing and motor yachts up to 30 or 40 meters, but not for the super large yachts like Ocean Victory. Montenegro, on the other hand, is more than ready to welcome superyachts. The Tivat marina is excellent, and a superb example of what Croatia must do to be considered a superyacht destination. Superyachts bring in a lot of income; fuel, refit, food, agency fees, there’s water and electricity, there’s mooring and maintenance, and of course, crew expenses. The beauty of this coast, the nature and the 1244 islands big and small, islets and crags, simply Croatia has a huge potential to grow into a true yachting destination – we are getting there; slowly, but surely.

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Former Croatian member of the crew of several of the world’s largest yachts is taking a break from her long career in her hometown Split, where we talked to her about her demanding job, about what she learned working on yachts, and about excelling in the industry adhering to highest standards and catering to almost exclusively extremely wealthy people.

How would you describe your career in a few words?

From 2008 to 2018 I was sailing as chief stewardess, first on two Benetti yachts 44 meters in length, both in charter of which Told U So was owned by Molori Design, as well as on a 55-meter Heesen, an 86-meter Oceanco, and a 156-meter Lurssen, as head of service. I worked in teams ranging from 10 to more than 100 members. My job took me to Monaco, Antibes, Barcelona, Miami, shipyards in Italy and the Netherlands; I have spent winters in various seas including the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, Thailand, Singapore and the Maldives...

Maybe most impressive of these yachts is Dilbar?

Before that, when I worked on smaller yachts, I always wondered what it would be like to work on a giant, and then I got a chance to work on Dilbar, thank to Mr. Peter Vogel from Luxury Hospitality Academy, who recommended me for the position of head of service. On Dilbar, I worked with a large stewardess team working on rotation of housekeeping and service. The service team usually included at least ten stewardesses. I am

Miss Kriška walked the deck of yachts big and small – and biggest. Born and raised in Split, she has built an impressive career, and says she has many beautiful memories – and many useful advice for beginners in the industry very proud of my service and my position on Dilbar as the yacht is really spectacular.

Did you get specific training for your job?

Although I had had previous experience in the service industry, as I used to worked in a hotel, I got trained on the job. My mentor was my then chief stew, and for a while I rotated between housekeeping, laundry and service. That is the usual path for a junior stewardess, that teaches you every aspect of the job and gives you an estimate of how long it takes to complete every task.

Later, as senior stewardess, you are responsible for training others, which makes that path useful and necessary. Other than that kind of training, there is specific luxury service training, usually organized before the yachting season: experts are brought in to polish crew skills, optimize efficiency, pump up the energy and team spirit.

Stewardesses are expected to be versatile – for example, we were trained to perform as baristas, cocktail masters and florists, and learned about wines based on specific yacht wine lists. As senior stewardess, I attended classes in leadership and management too.

What are the differences between working on a yacht in charter, and on a privately owned yacht?

I found it more interesting to work on yachts in charter: it was exciting to see who will get out of that limo and climb aboard. Sometimes we were sorry to see guests leave. Charter is more dynamic, it requires excellent preparation, adaptability and constant communication among

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the staff. Guests usually want to use the yacht to the max, to see what’s there to do on it, while private yacht owners are all about their routine, which leaves the crew to figure out how to always be one step ahead of their wishes. There are funny situations as well, once we had group of divers that we barely saw on board… On yachts in charter it is often the crew that dictates, so to speak, the daily rhythm, while private owners are always the only boss. There are very few surprises on private yachts. There are extremes, though: some owners use their yacht rarely or never, while some live on them. Each boat is different, and we like to say that there is a boat for everyone…

What is expected from potential future stewardesses?

First and foremost, initiative. I want to help young colleges and inspire them to approach yachting industry but girls must take it upon themselves to master STCW courses, Security Awareness and Food handling courses even before approaching yachts. Then there’s the CV, sending out your papers to crewing agencies, and finally going there – to Antibes or Palma de Mallorca – for interviews and the dock walk.

Most yacht crews use English to communicate among themselves and with guests, which means your English must be excellent. The very first interview with an agency will confirm your language skills. Most basic expectations are being ready to work long hours, learn from seniors, respecting hierarchy, and always doing you best.

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Stewardesses must be aware of their chief stew’s expectations, and understand that every task on board is equally important, including washing and cleaning. That’s all part of the excellent service guests expect. When I was in charge of hiring new staff members, I looked for eagerness to work and positive attitude, persons who will fit in with the already present staff, as well as people who will bring a new skill to the team.

I would advise potential stewardesses to find or develop their passion for yachting, as their life will be much easier if they find motivation within themselves. Also, I would tell them to invest into interesting skills or upgrade their existing hobby, as they are always in demand – masseuses, hairdressers, yoga instructors, photographers, divers etc. are always interesting. In the very beginning, try to learn as much as you can from others, and be patient. Social skills are of utmost importance, as is a can-do attitude. Also important is maintaining a professional relationship with colleagues, and trusting the decisions of your superiors, as they usually know more than you, and ultimately bear all the responsibility. As member of staff always make sure you respect members of other departments – I believe if members of various departments could switch jobs for one day, conflicts would be reduced to zero. Chief stews must be flexible, have impeccable timing and great organizational skills, as their responsibilities involve not only taking care of the interior living space aboard, highest standard service, hiring and training crew, but also logistics (buying of everything but food, for that is the responsibility of the chef), some accounting, and concierge services. It is often the chief stew to communicate with guests and the boss, which requires high degree of responsibility and dependability. Finally, it would be nice to be an ecologically aware as a person in general, as it is the chief stew’s decision whether plastic will be in use on yacht and whether cleaning supplies will be green.

What are the good, and what are the bad sides of the job?

Yachting is an excellent industry for young people full of energy, willing to work and enjoying travel. It is an attractive and fast-paced job; the days fly by because you’re busy, you’re preparing for the next charter still working on the previous one, and before you know it, a decade has passed.

One of the good sides is money: you don’t have to spend your paycheck on food, rent or bills, so you save it. There are also charter tips, or some kind of bonus if you work on private yachts. 13th salary, and the rotation is definitely the most desired thing. The job also gives you an opportuni-

Yachting is an excellent industry for young people full of energy, willing to work and enjoying travel; Social skills are of utmost importance, as is a can-do attitude

ty to work with people from all over the world, and Captains sometimes mix nationalities aboard as much as they can. Then there are interesting guests and situations. As for the bad sides, well.

Staff and crew are aboard even on rainy days, and winters on the dock can go on forever. Your summers are spent working – you’re surrounded by sea, with no time for a swim. You get used to missing important moments in the lives of your friends and family. My personal pet hate was sharing a cabin in my thirties, but I must say I’ve had some amazing roommates that became my friends for life. Unlike with normal jobs, you can’t punch out and leave at five o’clock; you spend all of your day with colleagues. Sometimes no yacht is big enough and all you want is some peace and privacy. But then comes a lovely morning, you sit down for a cup of coffee and watch the perfect sunrise, and that recharges your batteries. Working on yachts is not glamorous, no matter how much time you spend in the most beautiful places in the world. At least you can always get Instagram photos out of it, right? (Not that I have an account.)

Who did you work closest with among the staff? What did you find to be the easiest, or the hardest part of your job?

Chief stew absolutely must find a common language with the chef, as it’s the chef she will most often talk to, job-wise. We are the ones that present their creations to the guests, which means we have to know everything about the food. That part is easier if you’re a foodie like me. Then there’s the Captain, with whom you have to arrange supplies and discuss guests’ plans for the day. And finally and the most importantly, you have to be able to communicate properly with your team, other stewardesses. You have to know you are all on the same page when it comes to putting guests above everything else. There were many times during my career that a large family gathered on the yacht after a while, or that a guest had a birthday, and it was our pleasure to make those special moments even more beautiful. What made me personally happy was always visiting street markets; I love open markets. The difficult part of the job are always people, including employers who fail on their promises and make you function with

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an unexpectedly small team, for example.

You’ve mentioned some interesting situations?

We had an owner’s senior dog fall into the sea from the plank, safely pulled aboard and dried with hair dryer, all within two minutes. Guests don’t need to know everything, do they? Then there was the time a colleague asked me if I could swim, and I said I could, but not for 15 miles.

There was a fire in the engine room that night, while guests were on board. They ended up asking for champagne and snacks, gratefully hugging the Captain and saying they’ll have interesting stories to tell when they return to Moscow.

There was a night when a famous tenor sang for mere 20 guests. There were many famous faces on board that night – it was surreal. I was also on the yacht chartered by the late Eagles singer Glenn Frey and his family. One morning I heard somebody playing Chan Chan on an acoustic guitar. I thought that would be Mr. Frey, but it turned out to be his then seven years-old son.

What were the most beautiful places you visited on the job?

Ploče. Just kidding :) My favorite places were always the ones with great food. I was also always glad to see a coast free of unregulated development, where you could feel that charm of small places, like Greece, Italy, Spain and France. I’m in love with Italy (as well), and when it comes to beaches my choices would be Sardinian and Basque coast. As for exotic destinations, my favorite adventures were beach volleyball in the Maldives and feeding the swimming piggies in the Bahamas. But I have to say that our Croatia has some stunning destinations as well.

Where do you see yourself in the yachting industry in the future?

People with vast knowledge in yachting can always apply their experience in any segment that needs VIP services, be it villas, hotel management or something alike. As I was a chief stew on two new builds, a 44-meter and a 55-meter, and I was in charge of supplies of everything, for the crew and the guests alike, I could also be an asset for a shipyard. Speaking of new builds, when I was a kid, my grandpa, who worked in the Split shipyard, took me to see a launch. Who knows, maybe my yachting story started that day.

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Working on Superyachts The Croatian chef has been preparing meals for luxury boat owners for several years

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‘My name is Luka Grubišić and I am an innovative, creative, fun and bold chef with over ten years of experience. I am a highly organized and talented leader with additional experience in preparing Mediterranean, Dalmatian and Italian dishes. I specialize in healthy, nutritious and delicious food from all over the world.’ These are a few introductory sentences taken from the CV of Luka Grubišić, who has chosen a very narrow chef specialization.

For several years now he has been working as a chef on superyachts at seas around the world.

Luka worked as a fashion designer for 15 years, he collaborated with Oscar de la Renta, created LukA and Lokomotiva fashion labels, and then, in Monty Python style, he decided to pursue something totally different. He got into the culinary arts. ‘Although people see me as a fashion man, I’ve been cooking my whole life, but it was only a few years ago that I started doing it professionally. First it was at Andro’s on the island of Veli Budikovac. This is a magical place of austere cuisine full of inspiration and fresh ingredients where I learned a lot in a couple of months. Then I worked as a renta-chef, until one day a friend asked me: ‘Why don’t you get a job on a boat?’ And so it started.

I got all the certificates I needed in Split and my adventure began’, Luka Grubišić described the beginning of his culinary career in short. So far, he has worked on a dozen boats and he has fond memories of working on one of the largest single-sail catamarans in the world. As a chef on boats, he was in charge of preparing meals for owners, their guests and the crew. ‘When starting, I normally point out that cooking on the mainland and in a restaurant has very little in common with cooking on board. These are two completely different activities that just happen to have the same name. Being a chef on board is psychologically and physically exhausting for

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‘Cooking on the mainland and in a restaurant has very little in common with cooking on board. These are two completely different activities’

several reasons. First of all, a boat is a highly demanding and closed environment in which everything and everyone has to be in sync as any kind of conflict or intolerance becomes visible soon. Then, there is the storage problem, which is conditional upon the dimensions of the boat and its kitchen. No matter how big these yachts may be, the kitchen is never as big as it is in a restaurant. Then, the complex process of creating a menu. Unlike a restaurant, where you get a list of meals you can order, the chef on board practically has a blank canvas, creating a new dish every day, depending on the owner’s wishes. Also, I have to take the crew in account, because they also have to have a healthy and balanced diet so they don’t get sick’, the Croatian chef explains. It takes about 20 days to prepare for a cruise. Along with the description of the ship and the room layout, Luka receives an e-mail containing the info about the dietary habits of the owners and people who will be on board. ‘Typically, these dietary CVs are a dozen pages long, but there have been examples when I got 50-pagers. Specifically, this means that I have to make preparations for people who are vegetarians, vegans, then for those who are gluten intolerant, or require halal or kosher food. An onboard chef definitely needs to be a universal soldier. I will further illustrate this by one fact. Once, there was a woman on board who didn’t eat fish with big bones, and that was just one of the requests... Once I’ve studied everything, I go grocery shopping before we leave, and once a week we do bigscale shopping, and several times a week we go on small shopping trips. Usually, the pantry

is filled when we’re anchored, and I normally also use this time to dock the ship’s tender. I take the first taxi to the nearest supermarket where I literally take everything off the shelves, fill my 15 shopping carts and get back to the ship as soon as possible. Of course, sometimes I use local agencies when I need to buy foods that are not in stock in regular stores or I simply go to the fish market and do some additional shopping. I also have to take care of doing it between meals because when I’m gone, no one else does the cooking’, says Luka. There’s no such thing as working hours when you have an

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onboard kitchen. You have to stick to a tight schedule. It’s a combination of military discipline and a Swiss watch. Owners of such boats are highly precise and disciplined people. You can get a negative review even if you’re only 180 seconds late. ‘My working day starts between 2 and 3 a.m., when I get up to knead the dough for making bread, and then I go back to sleep until 5.30 a.m. As soon as I get up, I put the bread in baking tins and prepare everything for breakfast that the hostess normally serves between 7 and 8 a.m. At the same time, I have to make breakfast for the crew and get lunch ideas. Owners and guests normally say what they would like a day ahead. Depending on the number of people, this can be a dozen different menus, and I have to take care of the crew at the same time. The most stressful thing is when both guests and the crew eat at the same time because it means that I have to cook meals simultaneously. My working day ends between 10 and 11 p.m., and it all starts over again at 2 a.m.’, Grubišić explains the details of his working day and announces a new project. ‘I am going to write a book about my experience on superyachts. It will be called ‘You cannot please everybody, guide to chefs and cooks’. In it I’ll try to describe all the useful and useless things that people may need if they want to do get into this business.’

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The unique organization for the Adriatic region is setting and promoting high standards in yachting business attracting professionals from different sectors of the industry but also having ocean protection as one of the pillars of their activities Text Darko Šupuk Photos Mario Jelavić & Darko Šupuk

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Adriatic is one of the yachting destinations of the Med that attracts more and more yachts, and founding an association such as AYA was the matter of time and intelligence by Mr. Nizar Tagi (below)

At the end of the last year we saw the birth of the Adriatic Yachting Association (AYA) as the first yachting association in Adriatic area. The aims of AYA are high, but walking with small steps at a time (being a fully voluntarily organization) to reach the ambition goals which AYA, lead by president Nizar Tagi, has outlined. It is not correct to call it ‘Adriatic MYBA’, but the association tends to be the standard setter for the yachting industry of the region. The Adriatic Yachting Association is an advocate of business growth in the Adriatic with networking, service quality guidance and advocacy of the preservation of the Adriatic Sea as a common resource to all its members. They provide support, structure and a unified voice for area yachting related businesses and crew, with a focus on making a positive contribution to the local community. AYA’s code of ethics is of the highest level and its members must abide to the following principles and values: honesty, integrity, promise-keeping & trustworthiness, loyalty, fairness, concern for others, respect for others, law abiding, commitment to excellence, leadership, reputation and morale & accountability. The goals of the association are many and the ‘noble’ list of their tasks is to represent the views of AYA members to local, state and regional government officials in order to promote and improve the climate for yachting businesses, to provide networking

that will increase yachting traffic and investments into the region, to provide a friendly atmosphere and encouragement to members and advocate business between them, to exchange information affecting AYA members and their businesses, to advocate the preservation of the Adriatic Sea and create or engage in projects that will help promote clean, pollution-free waters, even to bring together Adriatic yachting crew and advocate their interests and to facilitate all yachting clients demands at the Adriatic and promote companies that provide honesty, integrity and highest level of professionalism at the Adriatic. This initiative attracted the attention of many who find yachting as their way of life, including many professionals who work and live outside of Adriatic region like some of the best known Captains with origins from the countries that AYA covers. The nationality of members is Croatian, Slovenian, Montenegrin and even some Italian, Dutch and Turkish,

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but the real connection between these is not the nationality but love and respect for the Adriatic region and yachting. At the initiative from very agile Montenegro branch of AYA, we have already seen some sea cleaning action as environmental care is one of the key goals of AYA. But real future of this very young association is still to come.

With first digital communication steps, AYA is on the right track to have real visibility even this summer and during the Monaco yachting show this year. The list of the members has doubled since last year with country-dedicated and specialized branches under development. It is actually exciting to watch various businessmen from different spheres of yachting to sit together and discuss the possible future developments of Adriatic region.

We are sure working in a good direction will bring positive results and we wish AYA a safe passage to the waters of maturity as a unique organization in our area.

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Celebrating its coral anniversary, MYBA has decided not do it in an ordinary manner, but to see it as an opportunity to promote the protection of our oceans and inspire the yachting community to take small steps in a positive direction

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This is a very special year for MYBA The Worldwide Yachting Association as it is celebrating its coral anniversary. Founded in 1984, by a small group of visionaries, MYBA is an international professional organisation whose focus is on safeguarding the superyacht industry’s interests and promoting standards of excellence.

It has always been characterised by a strong belief in working together for the good of all and driven by a vision of a sustainable future for yachting. As sustainability becomes an increasingly important topic, it is only natural that the Association feels an increased responsibility towards the protection of our oceans and the marine life that inhabits them. The fact is that yachting is an activity which relies heavily on a healthy natural environment and it’s in all of our interests to do what we can to minimise our impact on the planet. By adopting good practices across the superyacht industry, we can safeguard the waters we enjoy sailing in and depend upon for our livelihoods. In this light, MYBA has chosen not to celebrate its 35th anniversary in an ordinary manner such as staging an event or advertising the fact. Instead it has decided to invest its time and communication resources in a campaign aimed at promoting the protection of our oceans. We first need to accept that human activities are primarily at fault for the current state of our oceans and although this may be disheartening, it also means that there is an enormous opportunity for us to turn the ship around – ‘the more we know, the more we can do’. There are a few easily achievable choices that can make a difference. The first one is the issue of waste disposal. Over the past few years there have certainly been positive developments as far as waste management on board is concerned. More and more yachts are separating their waste and storing it correctly until they reach shore. Owners and crew are working hard to ensure that waste from superyachts does not find its way into the waterways. You may ask where MYBA fits into

this equation. The answer lies in part with the MYBA Yacht Management Committee which is currently preparing a survey for captains in order to discover what happens to the waste when the yacht actually reaches shore. It seems that very few ports and marinas have the appropriate reception facilities and operational waste can, and often does, end up in the sea. So, it is imperative to discover more and MYBA has the

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network to do so. Once the data has been collected it will be used to open dialogues with individual ports but also to initiate discussions at an EU level and within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), where MYBA possesses a strong voice. The second choice to be made is to practice safe boating, which means anchoring away from areas with sea grasses and coral formations. The damage from a dragging anchor and/or chain can destroy decades of coral growth in an instant. Disturbance and destruction caused by anchors can also influence the three-dimensional structure of the reef and this loss of complexity can, in turn, have a negative impact on fish abundance as well as biodiversity. We must check carefully before that anchor drops! ‘Taking nothing but photos, leaving nothing but bubbles’ is the third choice we can make.

Respecting the ocean means never touching or taking something from the marine environment.

While the compulsion to touch beautiful things that we see underwater may be natural, as we would like to ‘connect’ with them, it can cause serious harm. Human touch is toxic for coral and may even kill it, with the results not showing until months later. So look, but please don’t touch.

Over and above its efforts to generate awareness, and in cooperation with Yacht Carbon Offset, the Association is increasingly endeavouring to reduce the impact its activities have on the environment by offsetting most of the travel arrangements of MYBA Admin and with plans to offset the 2020 MYBA Charter Show. MYBA is also a strong supporter of Ecomer – Yachts du Coeur which has the ability and logistics to collect donations of good food, clothes and linen from large crewed yachts and redistribute them to those who truly need it. MYBA’s initiative may be one of many with ocean protection as its clear goal, but it is one of the few organisations which has the network to support and promote it within the yachting industry. We definitely can make a difference, one choice at a time!

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SOS Yachting is known as a source of knowledge for many serious yachting companies and individuals, one of its four offices being the Croatian branch led by Sanja Dujmić (right photo)

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Smart Yachting SOS Yachting Croatia After introducing different VAT applications in Europe, in 2012 SOS Yachting was launched as a direct response to meet increased demands of the yachting industry to be in line with tax policies in different European countries Text Damir Vantić Photos SOS Yachting & Airbus

In 2010, the European Court of Justice determined that a yacht which is chartered by a client for leisure purposes, cannot be exempted from VAT anymore. This is known as the ‘Bacino case’ and it was related to Bacino Charter Company SA versus the Luxemburg Tax Authority for the interpretation of article 15(5) of the Sixth VAT Directive 77/388/EEC. The charter company regularly made available, for reward, a vessel which it owned, with a crew to natural persons for purposes of leisure travel on the high seas and they considered it to be exempt from VAT. This was in contradiction with the Luxembourg Tax official who claimed that VAT should have been calculated. The European Court ruled in favor of the Luxemburg Tax authority, meaning that the charterer that uses the yacht for leisure purposes needs to pay VAT on the service to the owner.

Shortly after this, SOS YACHTING was founded, first in Italy in 2012 to meet the demand for VAT related services following the application of the EU Directives. After Italy, SOS Yachting expanded to France in 2013 and then in 2014 to Spain and Croatia. SOS Yachting represents yacht owning companies and takes care of the issuance of VAT number in the country of supply of the service. Besides the fiscal representation, the company also provides operational guidance for commercial yachts and fiscal expertise when chartering in the Med including also generating of invoices if needed or maintaining accounting records to meet local standards within the established timeframe. But their main advantage for which they have earned international recognition is flawless knowledge of regulations, with elite clientele benefiting from that knowledge. The

Croatian office was founded in 2014 immediately following a new regulation which allowed foreign flagged yachts to start a charter in Croatia and perform cabotage. The office is led by Sanja Dujmić who successfully offers the services to foreign yachts, making the knowledge and services of SOS Yachting accessible to the local market.

As of that year, EU and non-EU flagged yachts (only with length over 40 m) could legally charter in Croatian waters. VAT rate of 13% was applicable for all charters starting in Croatia. However, this regulation was quite abused by yachts and not so good for the local market since it allowed yachts to embark guests in Montenegro or other non-EU countries and cruise in Croatian waters, without paying VAT and without having a charter license. Due to this, in May 2017 new regulations were imposed by the Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Finance. The main changes were: no limitation in length for non-EU flagged vessels, charter license is required for all non-EU flags and VAT is applicable also on charters starting outside of EU territory and cruising in Croatian waters. Since 2017, SOS Yachting Croatia has seen an important growth in VAT positions as well as an increase in the amount of VAT paid on charter fees. The role of the Croatian Tax office was crucial, representatives from the Croatian SOS Yachting say that the recognition and reaction from Croatian officials was impeccable which enabled the yachting scene in Croatia to be worry free regarding VAT regulations. But, there are still problems on the European level, although the EU directive is applied to all EU countries, the implementation differs from country to country. This results in that Croa-

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tia, France, Italy, Greece and Spain have different VAT regulations and procedures, as well as different VAT rates. For instance, in Spain a different charter license is required for each region. Italy and France have a reduction on the VAT rate in case of an international voyage. In Croatia, VAT on charter fees is paid at a reduced rate of 13%, which has been equated with the hotel accommodation. Speaking about yachts with length over 24 meters, Italy has 22% rate which can be reduced in case of international voyage to 6,6%. In France, the VAT rate is 20% which can be reduced to 10% for international voyage (or 20% on the 50% of the charter fee) while Spain applies full rate of 21% and there is no further reduction. This can be quite challenging for clients that are chartering in multiples countries as they need to be aware of the rules for each country, as well as for big yachts that have different charters in different territories.

For this reason, SOS have prepared a ‘lifesaver’, they print each year a VAT Smartbook which is the guide through chartering in Croatia, France, Italy and Spain. It has been issued since 2016 and is a very helpful tool to all their clients that wish to charter in the Med and explains how VAT works in each of these four countries. Lastly, as of this season, we may see a decrease in the number of US built vessels chartering in the Med as since the 22nd of June, 2018 all US built yachts have to pay an additional Customs duty when imported into the European Union. All commercial yachts built in the USA and imported into the EU territory after the 22nd of June, 2018 and private yachts imported into the EU territory (not under temporary admission – T.A.) before that date are subject to such duty.

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Turquoise Go A new era of Turkish builder is marked in the most beautiful way - just Go.

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Length: 77 m Beam: 13,1 m GT: 1952 Cabins: per 18 guests

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Length: 80 m Beam: 13 m GT: 2300 Cabins: per 12 guests

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Columbus Dragon

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The biggest yacht built by exISA shipyard in Ancona is to be seen cruising this summer.

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Length: 33,40 m Beam: 7,50 m Displacement: 280 t Cabins: per 12 guests

Cantiere delle Marche MimĂŹ la Sardine Cantiere delle Marche is not building the biggest yachts by size but by quality and - heart. And check her stunning interiors if you have a chance.

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There is no sphere of yachting business unknown to Michel Karsenti, and in all of them he has left a recognizable mark. Not everything in his business life was success but for sure all that he has done was the consequence of following a clear vision of what he wanted to achieve, done with unquestionable passion. Today that vision looks very interesting with Canados and Tankoa preparing some really cool projects fulfilling the dream of Michel’s life to be a boatbuilder. But that is far from the end of the entrepreneur whose career started merely forty years ago in the center of the yachting world at that times, Cannes.

You started with chartering yachts when you were a teenager?

My life is a fairytale, I started by doing under bottom paints and boat maintenance when I was 15, then while doing this job, I convinced some of the owners I was doing works for that it was stupid to pay the expenses of their boats for 12 months to use them for three weeks, so when they were not using the boats I started chartering them. At that time it was easy, almost no regulations, no ISM,

ISPS, MCA… were on the screen and internet was not even existing… Around the same period, I started offshore powerboat racing. I was lucky to be successful and after that I became a publisher – you know the story. In the early 2000s, my company was probably the world leader in the yachting publishing arena. And from there I started creating links in many countries, mainly Russia where I helped a lot of people who were in trouble because they were getting abused building boats. One thing drove me to another and I ended up selling the publishing houses and became a yacht builder which was the dream of my life... What else could I expect?

But not only yacht builder, you also commercially represent Tankoa?

Tankoa is another story of passion. In the process of looking for a shipyard for a new client back in 2012, I visited Tankoa because I heard about them and heard about what they were trying to put together. At that time they had two half-way built 65-meter yachts with no client, in the middle of the crisis. We had a client who was willing to build something in that size range. As much as I was impressed by Tankoa in terms of knowhow, we ended up contracting another shipyard in Viareggio as the brand name was of prime importance for the buyer and he was not seduced by the design of the 65 metres. About three years later, during the Monaco Yacht Show, the Tankoa people asked me if I could help. Having been so impressed by their quality I listened to what they had to say. The yachting world was in big struggle but it was known in the business our activities in Russia were still flourishing. My answer was straight forward, I told them I could help but only if they were to understand that the yachting world had changed, approach to the buyers had changed, the brokerage industry had changed and that, from their previous experience as owners of

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Baglietto they could only retain their limitless capacities to build first class yachts. Knowing the two 65-meter had been designed by Francesco Paszkowski whom I have a particular respect and admiration for, I offered the main shareholder of Tankoa, a first-class gentleman, to work on modifying the design of the boats with Francesco. And they accepted. I started working with Francesco redesigning the first one at 69-meter. At that time the boats were unsuccessfully listed two years in a row with major brokerage houses. Guido Orsi, founder and main shareholder of Tankoa took 24 hours to think and asked me what I could guarantee them in terms of sale. The answer was crystal clear, I said nothing except I would turn the projects into yachts that could sell. The rest is history. Once the redesign was completed, about six weeks later, I flew to Moscow and started knocking doors because I had a few ideas on who could be receptive to the boat. Two or three weeks later, Tankoa received as a Christmas gift, a signed LOI for a 69,40 m to be called Suerte. About a year later, Guido asked me if I could get more involved with him on the sales, marketing side and development. I must say Guido is the most honest, straightforward individual I have ever met. He is just the class act! Thus, it was difficult not to be attracted getting to do more business with him.

The beauty of Tankoa, is that we have the same mentality, we do something if we have money in the pocket, and if we don’t - we simply don’t do it! Tankoa is a dept-free company, an important aspect for clients. We can give full refund-guarantee. We talked extensively, shared our points of view and agreed on the fact we could not be a serious new contender in the market without having a smaller entry model despite having the best team in Italy for design, engineering and construction. A few month later, we started with the design and plans for our 50-m project. Now

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known as Vertige, the first 50-meter got sold on paper to…a Canados owner. Thus, for those who do not really understand our strategy, this will give them something to think about. Today, we have the 69-meter Suerte in the water, the 50-m Vertige, the 72-m Solo and the 50-m Bintador.

There is a third 50-meter in the sheds that will be delivered next summer and we are working on a couple of very interesting projects, bigger… and I hope to tell you soon more about this.

The second 50 meter is already in the water?

It was launched this spring, she will be exhibited at the Monaco Yacht Show. Her exterior design and appearance is quite similar to Vertige, except for the foredeck that has a touch-and-go helideck.

She is a five cabin, with different interior design, different décor. But the major difference comes from the fact she is faster and powered by a whole new hybrid propulsion system making her one of the quietest boats ever. As we speak, the owner is cruising in the region of Naples.

So, you brought your ideas to the shipyard together with Francesco; what was the foundation of that knowledge?

The main issue most shipyards have is that building yachts is not a simple task. It is a very tough business, where one may consider he did well if he doesn’t lose money. You should understand that most builders have to be in their shipyard 12 hours a day six days a week if not seven. So the main goal, and that was the interesting thing, is that I have always been out there traveling, I can be on the water with clients, visiting marinas, brokers and I hear what the market expects.

When you are stuck in your shipyard 6 days a week for 12 to 14 hours you don’t really understand what is happening out there. You don’t really understand the evolution in trends and this is what I bring to the table. By being out all the time, talking to clients, you constantly feel the

evolutions and the expectations. Only 10 years ago master cabin fold-out terraces, gym, beach clubs…were rare. Today, they are a must! When you spend lot of time with clients, captains, brokers, you are kind of a bottle neck of ideas and you can channel all these ideas to the shipyard.

This is where the combination with Tankoa works well. We have a world class team of builders, an astonishing production tool, incredible technical office and a shareholder with a long term vision while a guy like me who goes to 20 boat shows a year, spends his summer between Ibiza, St. Tropez, Cannes, Monaco, Capri, Porto-Cervo and winter between Moscow, London and Florida and I see what clients like and especially what they don’t like anymore.

There is an extremely interesting project with Exclusiva Design?

It is a very different project we developed in conjunction with one of Italy’s most advanced architectural and interior design firms. These guys had a Russian client that wanted to build a very different yacht and was willing to have it designed with Exclusiva because they did lots of incredible real estate projects for him. They are also famous in Russia for having done the Gazprom headquarters in St. Petersbourg with amazing architecture. Being Italians, the Exclusiva partners knew with the right budget anything can be achieved in our beautiful country.

Thus, they started looking for a shipyard in Italy to create a specific project for this very special client. After conducting extensive due diligence, visiting half a dozen shipyards, they ended up at Tankoa convinced we had the tool, the mindset and the financial strength to engage in such challenging project. Unfortunately, the client got in trouble in Russia and had to drop the idea. At the end of the day, it was a full-scale exercise for our technical office because of the challenging 84

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structural engineering linked to unseen before glass surfaces. I think we have over 800 square meters of glass on this boat. We conducted long technical analyses with the class society for the feasibility. We learned a lot in the process and we must thank Exclusiva who brought us some new technologies that had never been used in a yacht before. Solo is the first boat in the world that has frame-less glass bulwarks. No shipyard ever did it, and this was approved by Lloyds and RINA. This is just an example of what we learned from engineering the Exclusiva project.

Now you are doing much more with your ‘baby’ that is Canados?

Well, it is two different businesses, the common language between Canados and Tankoa is that we listen to clients and we do everything custom. But building a 25 or a 37-meter composite yacht and a 70-meter steel and aluminum require radically different approaches. It is just two different industries.

But you must benefit from having a foot in both worlds..?

It is very simple, the owner of Vertige is an ex Canados 110 owner who stepped up to Tankoa because he was happy with Canados for ten years, and wanted to build bigger. He enjoyed the Canados experience with the possibility to build everything to his taste and was happy to find a similar spirit at Tankoa. He is not the only Canados owner who could end up on a Tankoa.

What is the future of Canados as you see it?

We are going more and more towards custom production. Canados has been known and recognized since decades to be able to build the best interiors, and some of the best hulls that ever existed like the Canados 72, 86 (we are now building number 48) and even the 50-knots 90 but we are also going to start a steel and aluminum division by the end of the year or early next year. We are limited to 40/43 meter by our infrastructure even if the shipyard is huge. We have 80.000 square meters. Here too, we will keep on heading towards full custom products. There is one thing I see; more clients are fed up with big yachts, large crew and big issues. I see some clients willing to sell their 70-meter going back to 40/50 meter yachts because they want simplicity for some and for others, they see the politically correct aspect as essential. These wealthy people who are basically understated are building considerably smaller yachts than they can afford, but they still want the quality of a mega yacht in a much smaller package. No one else

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Building boats is like offshore racing, it’s all about passion and getting better day after day.

When you do it, you have to do it well trials. I know what a boat is… and it makes a difference. Building boats is like offshore racing, it’s all about passion and getting better day after day.

When you do it you have to do it well and I am not excluding next year to race a new catamaran with Canados on its side. I want to go for a class called Super Cat and I just finished the design of a 44 foot all carbon fiber with twin 800 hp engines that will run in the region of the 150 miles per hour. This time I want to do it with Canados on the side because for some clients it is important.

When they know that the guy building their yacht is capable of running a boat at more than 200 km/h, they understand that when I say something technical it is no bullshit.

In your long career, who do you remember as the characters from the yachting industry that impressed you in the last forty years?

There are many people that marked this industry, today the designers are one of the key to the development of our business to a point where I think in the next few years, we will see more and more clients go straight to the designers to create their own project and then shopping for a shipyard to build their new boat on their exclusive design. All designers today are walking in the footsteps of one brilliant individual; the late John Bannenberg. To me, he has been the true inventor of modern yacht design! In Italy it was Paolo Caliari who invented the large open yacht concept. These two names really marked and modeled the modern yachting industry. Among builders it was surely Carlo Riva, Dick Bertram, Don Aronow while among brokers it is George Nicholson, one of the most respected individuals ever, who invented the modern yacht brokerage business as we know it today.

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offers this in Italy any longer. At Canados, we do because everything is done in house from engineering to stainless steel, interiors, hydraulic and so on, we just do everything at home. As a result, we are going to remain with a production of 6 to 8 boats a year above 23 meters. Quality and tailor made have a price, and there are some clients ready to pay for it.

Can you tell us a bit about offshore racing?

I see some of extremely wealthy people not living the life they would like to live despite all the money in the world. Some do, but they are relatively few. The beauty of our business is that it is all about passion, I could probably make more money in different businesses but that is not

everything in life. I wake up every morning happy to go to work. Offshore racing was a dream since I was a kid, I started racing in France, and then I wanted to go against the big boys, so I went racing in the US and I was the only European winning four world championships in the US, six US national championships and I am also the only French guy who ever entered the Power Boat Hall of Fame which is the highest distinction in sport. I must say that I also learned a lot of things out of racing at this level about hull design, performances, propellers, transmissions, hydrodynamics… Clients are always surprised when I jump on a new Canados 120 fresh out of the shed, take the command and go out for technical sea 85

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Yachts have never been smarter with intelligent features enhancing enjoyment of life on board to the maximum. We bring you just a few solutions modern yachts have to satisfy the Owner’s wishes, hoping to inspire for your next newbulid

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Heesen Galactica Star 65 m

Outdoor movie projector is probably one of the cheapest features of the new yachts that has produced biggest joy on board Stern pools are becoming a standard on every new yacht, as of today at sizes of mere 40 meters, as the addition to the irreplacable beach club, and the folding balconies

‘Floating’ stern garages, some of which transform into lounges by the sea are some of the coolest new features completely transforming ‘useless’ aft compartments of the yacht

Wellbeing is integral piece of our lives and onboard facilities have been following but at the slower pace, we find it especially important for charter guests

Heesen Quinta Essentia 55 m

Heesen Galactica Super Nova 70 m

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Helipads are certainly not big news, but adding a decent sailboat to the modern yacht certainly is

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Triton 1650/3 LP is the world’s deepest diving compact superyacht submersible, capable of taking a pilot and two passengers to 500 meters in perfect, air-conditioned comfort. With a height of just 1,8 meters and a modest crane weight of only 4000 kilograms, the Triton 1650/3 LP can easily be stored, deployed and retrieved from a tender bay that is equipped with an overhead davit rated for typical tender launch and retrieval. A guest aboard a Triton can stay comfortably submerged for up to 12 hours, in an air conditioned and temperature controlled environment. Hand-stitched leather seats and an integrated sound system help to make your Triton a comfortable place to relax, especially during extended dives. Regardless of depth, the interior of the passenger cabin remains at surface pressure, one atmosphere. As a result, a Triton can dive and surface rapidly with passengers fully protected from the pressure-induced physiological effects experienced by divers.

DEEPFLIGHT High–Performance Personal Submarine DeepFlight submarines open the oceans for underwater adventure, enabling up close and personal interactions with marine life. Super Falcon was designed with the idea of flying alongside the large marine mammals. Its streamlined design, 3-axis flight controls, and powerful drivetrain enable unprecedented range, speed and maneuverability for a submarine. With its high-efficiency brushless DC drivetrain and underwater lithium-iron-phosphate battery pack, the Super Falcon is fast, clean and quiet. A 40V system voltage and low electric signature make the Super Fal-

con safe to operate around swimmers, as well as any large marine animals you might encounter.

At 1800 kg and only 5,9 m in length, the submarine is able to fit on more yachts than any other submarine on the market. The newest submarine in the DeepFlight fleet is Super Falcon 3S. The Super Falcon 3S adds a 3rd cockpit, allowing a trained pilot to take two passengers on the underwater adventure of a lifetime! Guests sit in their own comfortable, form-fitting cockpit, with legs outstretched, enjoying a 360-degree view of the amazing ocean world around them.

TIWAL Essential Toy Aboard Cruising Boats The Tiwal 2 is the perfect water toy for exploring and extending the pleasure of sailing when you’re at anchor. It responds to a real demand from superyachts captains and owners, in search of fun and sports activities for their guests and crew.

This small, inflatable, single-handed 2,80 m dinghy is equipped with a loose-footed sail of 5,60 sqm. It can carry up to one adult and one child (or two children). It weighs 40 kg and comes in two bags. The Plug and Play dinghy is assembled in 15 minutes and in five stages: hull inflation, inserting the daggerboard well, installing the rig, the appendages, and then finished off with a final few strokes of the pump. The inflatable wings allow for comfortable and reassuring initiation. More experienced sailors will appreciate the boat’s responsiveness and its playful side in established winds (up to 15-20 knots).

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ROYAL JET CAPSULE A New Luxurious Experience Made in Italy, Jet Capsule is completely tailor made around the client: this version, 7,90 meters long, named ‘Royal version 001’, offers 18 sqm of wide deck space, providing nine springy seats, and it’s equipped with a toilette room and a dinette corner (bar) in the rear part. The Jet can be powered with Yanmar diesel engines, from 370 hp up to 1040 hp, coupled with a latest Hamilton or Rolls Royce jet drives, the watercraft can reach respectively speeds from 32 knots up to 62 knots. The newly powerful air conditioning system creates the perfect habit inside the shell, for use in very hot locations or in cold/rainy weather conditions. Other upgrades such as automatic rear door and automated front windshield, are just few of the new details, available on the new Jet Capsule series.

Twin electric engines are available to sail up to 12 knots while in electric mode and charged while run regularly with the diesel.

AWAKE RÄVIK Premium Electric Surfboard An electric surfboard that embodies exhilaration, excitement and satisfaction, regardless of the rider’s previous experience is redefining high-performance mobility on water. The Rävik thrusts riders up to speeds of 56 kph in mere seconds.

The board also offers four different power settings to ensure maximum exhilaration and satisfaction for any rider, regardless of age, skills or previous experience. The hydrodynamic properties of the hull ensure complete control and ease-of-use whether the rider chooses to ride the Rävik flat on their stomach, on their knees or standing up.

Awake’s mobile application enables a safe, exciting and satisfying experience for any user. There are four different power settings: Kids, Eco, Sport and Extreme. Just connect your phone to the Rävik through the app, set the desired power output, and you are ready to go.

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SEAMAGINE AURORA 3-C The Underwater Adventurer’s Dream Machine Compact and lightweight in design, this new, three person, luxury submarine offers the most spacious interior and comfortable entry arrangement in its weight category. With a diving depth of 457 m, this model has a dry weight of only 3800 kg and its large, front acrylic window along with the second 180-degree hemispherical window offering passengers and the pilot an expansive field of view in all directions. Aboard the elegant, air-conditioned cabin, two passengers are seated in the front with the pilot sitting in center-rear section.

Each passenger seat features a leather-covered side armrest equipped with a computer screen where passengers can choose between displaying diving depth and navigation data or streaming the HD video camera feed from the underwater camera. This fully electric vessel is powered by the latest lithium polymer battery technology and consists of 6000 m depth-rated, pressure-balanced batteries providing 40kWh of power.

Exquisitely crafted personal submersible Aurora-3C is equipped with the latest subsea technology

FLITEBOARD Fly Anywhere, Anytime Imagine a water craft that flies smoothly above the water at exhilarating speeds. It doesn’t rely upon wind or waves, and gives you the freedom to travel for up to 30 km per charge. This water craft combines efficiency of hydrofoil wings, with the latest in electric vehicle and battery technology - to create a fast, clean, quiet, powerful ride like nothing before it. Fliteboard is a high performance water machine that is packed with innovation and built from the highest quality materials. Three boards are available to suit different rider weights and needs. Finishes, wings and other components can be configured to suit personal style with 208 different combinations.

Interchangeable wings allow you to easily customise your ride and fly quietly above the water for up to 1 hour 20 minutes (80 kg rider) with Fliteboards’ dynamic eFoil propulsion system.

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Pioneering spirit, passion for perfection and desire to continually redefine its limits have always been the key characteristics of Bugatti

Anyone can have big dreams, but not everyone gets the opportunity to fulfill them, or has the courage to seize that opportunity when it presents itself. Ettore Bugatti had big dreams, and in 1909 he took his fate in his own hands, and moved to Molsheim with his family to found his own company and write automotive history. A long and eventful 110 years later, Bugatti proudly celebrates the anniversary of its creation and Ettore’s legacy. The early steps of Ettore Bugatti, interrupted by World War I, led to the glorious 1920s that lifted Bugatti to the

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highest heights of the automotive world. With Ettore’s son Jean Bugatti in a prominent role, the company defied the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and continued manufacturing some of the most desired automobiles of the 1930s; among them the Bugatti Type 55. In 1931, model Type 51 filled the big shoes of Type 35, to the day the most successful race car in history, as the new Bugatti model for grand prix races. Jean Bugatti did not only design the engine of the Type 51, but immediately started working on a road version of the Type 51, Type 55. With its

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Bugatti is determined to always offer the extraordinary. The superlative. The best.

Only then it can be called a Bugatti

top speed of 180 km/h – more than exceptional for the era – Type 55 was well received among clients looking for a high-performance gran turismo car. One of the most beautiful sports car of its time – also due to Jean Bugatti’s genius – the model was painted in two colors, had a low silhouette and a pure wing line, giving off an impression of elegance, as well as strength and speed. Bugatti produced 38 units of the Type 55 with roadster and coupé coachworks. Jean Bugatti is best known, however, for designing many of the brand’s most renowned models, complementing his father’s engineering skills and making Bugatti one of the greatest names in automobile manufacturing. The revolutionary and legendary Type 57 SC Atlantic was Jean Bugatti’s most iconic creation: it had flowing coupé lines and a unique riveted spine with significantly lower ground clearance. To this day it is considered one of the world’s most exclusive and astonishing sport coupés. With

The Bugatti brand, based in Molsheim, France, owes its distinctive character to a family of artists with Italian roots.

The family was primarily inspired by architecture, sculpture and design

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The Chiron is the fastest, most powerful, and exclusive production super sports car in Bugatti’s history

only four models built and only two survived with original parts, it is one of the most expensive vintage models. The second Atlantic out of the four was the 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC - Aéro Coupé, a car that would be known as La voiture noire – possibly the most mythical car in history. After having been built, its elegant, iconic appearance was used for internal brochures as well as different motor show exhibitions on the French home turf. In 1939, Jean Bugatti’s death and the beginning of World War II hit Bugatti harder than the financial crisis had done one decade earlier. After escaping to Bordeaux from the Nazi occupation, Ettore came back to Molsheim once the war had ended. During the war, however, his health had suffered and Ettore never recovered, passing away in August of 1947. His son Roland Bugatti took over, but unlike his late brother Jean, he did not have the skills, the knowledge, nor the luck to turn the situation around. Despite several attempts to revive the company, he was ultimately forced to sell it to Hispano-Suiza in 1963. While the car collection mainly ended up in the hands of the Schlumpf brothers, the company’s tools and know-how were used in the aeronautical development for the next decades. In 1987, however, Romano Artioli re-

vived Bugatti for the automotive world, building a new plant in Campogalliano. The main outcome of his efforts was the unique Bugatti EB110, unveiled in Paris on 15 September 1991, exactly 110 years after Ettore Bugatti’s birth. After the production of 139 units of the EB110, Campogalliano had to shut its doors – another setback that only a strong brand like Bugatti could survive. Now in the hands of the Volkswagen Group, Bugatti was revived again in 1998. The move back to Molsheim marked an important decision: building the future of the company on the very same grounds where its founder Ettore had created his legacy a hundred and ten years earlier. Just like in Ettore’s time, the vehicles leaving Molsheim are now considered the very pinnacle of the automotive world. Since 2005, all Bugatti hyper sports cars have been assembled in the state-of-theart Atelier in Molsheim: for the first ten years the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 and other Veyron versions, and lately Chiron, Chiron Sport and Divo. The newest model is a one-off masterpiece La Voiture Noire, a modern reinterpretation of the Type 57 SC Atlantic from the 1930s built to celebrate Bugatti’s anniversary. As founder Ettore Bugatti once said: Nothing is too beautiful, nothing is too expensive.

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Etienne Salomé, Bugatti Deputy Design Director

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Adriatic In the Adriatic, superyachts can choose from any of the serendipitously located marinas enjoying mild micro-climate, proximity of repair and maintenance facilities, and excellent management

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Porto Montenegro marina has been designed to cater the advanced needs of all yachts, their owners, guests and crew with specific infrastructure for the largest yachts afloat

Sprinkled across the Adriatic, superyacht marinas are most often located in places enjoying specific maritime and climate conditions allowing berthing and maintenance during harsher winter months as well. Although polls have shown most foreign yacht owners sail the Adriatic as many as six times a year, winter statistics tell a different story: most superyachts avoid spending winter in these waters, their owners preferring other Mediterranean destinations. The reasons for such a choice are many – availability of maintenance and repair facilities, the cost of their work, availability of project management for such repairs, winter prices in local superyacht marinas, and even personal choice of the crew.

Some Croatian superyacht marinas fail to attract guests over winter in part due to logistics (many owners feel the proximity of major airports is an important element in their decision, to facilitate boarding of crew and supplies), as well as bureaucracy, which in Croatia is ubiquitous, slow and inefficient. Šibenik’s D-Marin Mandalina is the number one winter superyacht destination

in the country. With berths for yachts up to 140 meters in length – out of total 430 berths, 79 at sea and 50 in dry dock are large enough to welcome superyachts – the marina is located in a serene and naturally beautiful part of the country, enjoys mild climate throughout the year. In addition to these natural advantages, the marina is a seriously well managed facility with 24-hour surveillance and a number of services available, among them high-voltage power source essential for superyachts functioning in winter. Another plus for D-Marina Mandalina is the proximity of the NCP refit and repair yard, as of recently under new management. Marina Betina is not a true supeyacht one, but there is a refit and repair facility, rather popular among captains, and another repair and refit yard is in the very vicinity of the marina. Operating for two hundred and seventy years, Betina yard offers professional assistance in all sorts of repairs, and is a popular choice for smaller superyachts – as many as two hundred yachts come to Betina for their annual checkup or repairs. Marina Trogir has more than

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250 berths and a small private repair yard that may be new to the business, but was founded and is managed by experts honing their skills in the respected Brodotrogir yard (now partnering with Šibenik Capax in repair and refit of superyachts).

The marina is mere ten minutes by car from the Split airport, which makes it one of the most popular among superyacht owners. Another relatively new mooring spot for superyachts is located in the center of Rijeka, the largest Croatian town in the north part of the Adriatic. Porto Montenegro needs no introduction: the most prestigious marina in the Adriatic enjoys international reputation and appeal, confirming year after year their status among the biggest and best marinas in the Mediterranean. Ready to welcome yachts up to 250 meters in length, Porto Montenegro is a winter favorite and the true yachting heart of the Eastern Mediterranean. The only thing missing for now is a repair and refit facility in the marina or nearby, but that might change soon, as repair yard Bijela in the Bay of Kotor is currently preparing to partner with Damen, the refit and repair giant.

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SUNSEEKER YACHTS 86 ‘The Best Way’

JOHNSON 87 ‘Baby’

CUSTOM LINE NAVETTA 33 ‘Seventh Sense’

Length: 27.0 m | Year: 2009 | Berth: 8

Length: 28.5 m | Year: 2006 | Berth: 10

Length: 32.6 m | Year: 2008 | Berth: 10

Crew: 4 | Price from: 35.000 €

Crew: 4 | Price from: 50.000 €

Crew: 6 | Price from: 85.000 €

PRINCESS 72 FLY ‘Champion’

ADLER SUPREMA 76

FERRETTI 760 ‘Quo Vadis I’

Length: 22.35 m | Year: 2011 | Berth: 8

Length: 23.11 m | Year: 2018 | Berth: 6

Length: 23.45 m | Year: 2003 | Berth: 8

Crew: 2 | Price from: 29.000 €

Crew: 2 | Price from: 30.000 €

Crew: 3 | Price from: 23.000 €

MAIORA 23S ‘888’

SUNSEEKER PREDATOR 72 ‘Glorious’ Length: 22.26 m | Year: 2006 | Berth: 6 Crew: 2 | Price from: 20.000 €

Length: 19.30 m | Year: 2009 | Berth: 8

Length: 23.10 m | Year: 2018 | Berth: 6 Crew: 3 | Price from: 20.000 €

PRINCESS 62 ‘Sassy’

Crew: 2 | Price from: 18.000 €

Sunࣂana putovanja d.o.o. | Njegoševa 6, 21000 Split - Croatia | T: +385 21 583 813 | F: +385 21 584 303 | M: +385 91 600 2254 info@touchadriatic.com | www.touchadriatic.com

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TECNOMAR NADARA 35 FLY ‘Princess Lona’ Length: 35 m | Year: 2006 / Full refit: 2019 | Berth: 12 | Crew: 6 | Price from: 75.000 €

SUNSEEKER 34M ‘Cassiopeia’ Length: 34 m | Year: 2010 | Berth: 10 | Crew: 6 | Price from: 85.000 €

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