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‘Mates of Bates’ makes its debut!... Have your say! The Islander website gets an average of 100 viewers every day of the year, that’s not big numbers in website terms but just like the printed magazine its totally targeted readership. The site has never been SEO’d (Search engine optimised) since it was started back in 2004, and we wanted it that way. So we know that almost every visitor to our web edition goes there because they want to, and because they are in yachting, and not because they landed there via a Google robot and don’t have any real interest in our community. A lot of captains and crew have been asking us why don’t we have a yachtie forum on the site so that they can air their views? We thought it was time to do it, and who better to be the topic creator and adjudicator then our very own Master Bates (RN Retired.) Its very simple to join the forum, log onto: www.theislander. net click on ‘Master Bates Forum’ in the left hand navigation panel, and then click on “Register’’ at the top right when the forum page opens. Put in your user name, e.mail and password, then click ‘register’, you will get a return e.mail to click on for confirmation, and bingo… you are registered. Now you can go back to the forum and join in with your comments by clicking on ’Latest Posts’ and then on the underlined topic which this month is titled: Totally Unfair.

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This is the topic that Bates has put up: Despite written directives from the EU Commission in Brussels, the Spanish government continue to ignore the judgement that they are out of order by charging the full 12% Matriculation (registration) tax against EU flagged commercial charter yachts in Spanish waters, even if they only wish to be chartered for a few weeks or months. (Brussels have adjudicated that it should be on a pro rata basis depending on the time period the yacht is actually chartered for.) At the same time the French government have chosen to ignore several warnings from Brussels that they are granting zero rated VAT status to yachts that do not qualify for such status. In a nutshell, the Spanish are being unfairly uncompetitive, and the French are being unfairly over competitive in the context of EU ´so called´ harmonisation. So, go on....have your say. What do you think about this state of affairs? Do you think that Brussels sucks for being so ineffective and ignoring the huge potential of the yachting market within the EU, and should get its act together? Or, do you think that its all a waste of time, and each country should be free to do as they please with their fiscal powers over yachting, and let the yacht owner be the judge of where to invest his money? Or maybe you have another opinion all together? Whatever it is, please do share it with the Mates of Bates....go on, what are you waiting for! So, have fun… the old sea dog looks forward to hearing from you! www.theislander.net Master Bates Forum Mates of Bates, have your say…

Monthly Sailor Quiz

Where will you find The Needles Channel?

Your yacht is coded for eight persons, how many life jackets should you carry? What is the name given to the satellite navigation system currently being built by the EU and European Space Agency (ESA)?

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Its quite a while since we had a readers competition in this publication, and its always nice to have one that has a topical prize. So we are very grateful to our friends at Bluewater Algarve who are offering two nights in a swish hotel in Portimao, a days sailing on a nice Oyster 53, and a visit to a Portugese vineyard for a two lucky Islander readers. Please turn to page 8 where Emma our Algarve correspondent will tell you how to enter the competition. And just to make it even more attractive, we have a couple of brand new Wowee One portable speakers which we will add to the prize, so the winners can take their favourite music with them and listen to it in high quality from their iPod, iPhone or iPad. I’m sure Chris Willis and his team in the Algarve will make the winners very welcome, so why not have a go, and good luck to all!

in ”early 2010.” Well here we are, getting close to 2013, and finally it seems that the wheels of bureaucracy are grinding forward, with a new white paper being presented to parliament suggesting amendments to the Ley de Costas. As you can imagine this is a very wordy document, of course all in Spanish, and very much the work of FEAPDT (Spanish Sports & Tourists Marinas Federation) In a nutshell it provides for the following as far as we can see, when it comes to marinas affected by the 1988 law. • To provide legal clarity and resolve the uncertainty of 2018 being a cut off date for marina concessions. • Increase the term of the concessions to bring them into line with rules governing other such commercial leases under public law.

Does anybody remember how much fuss was kicked up when the Spanish Ley de Costas (Law of the Coasts) from 1988 was retrospectively enacted several years ago, and marina concessions were cut to 30 years from that date?

Lets hope it does what it says on the tin,… yachting in Spain deserves no less! Please let us know if you would like a full copy sent to you. (In Spanish only)

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X-Media Marketing International (X-MMI.COM), which includes The Islander, BYMNews.Com and Nautical TV Europe in a cross media nautical publishing and promotions group, has announced the appointment of Andrea Moegling as Sales & Marketing Manager, operating from their new sales office in Santa Catalina, Palma de Mallorca.

The EU implemented a VAT tax scheme that in general provides VAT liability for boats purchased in or formally imported in all EU waters. Spain’s current standard VAT rate is 18%, which when added onto the cost of the refit works, is a significant amount.

Andrea comes to X-MMI with a strong proven background in yachting having been involved in regatta management with Valencia Yachting Services and Team Russia in the Volvo Ocean Race. Since settling in Palma, she has also helped Tom Sell and his team at Complete Marine Freight to establishing their specialised yacht/regatta logistics concept. “With a Yachtmaster – Sail certificate to her name, practical regatta racing experience, plus many friends and contacts in the yachting, world, Andrea brings with her exactly the track record and industry credibility we were looking for,” said Peter Franklin of X-MMI and Editor of The Islander. Andrea can be reached on: +34 608 887 337 sales@x-mmi.com _ www.x-mmi.com

However, for some vessels, there is good news! Temporary importation regulations, for compliant vessels, allow owners who wish to carry out their refit works in Spain to be exempt of VAT (locally known as IVA). If the vessel is registered in a nonEU country and the registered owner (the person or company on the ships papers) is a non-EU resident, they have the possibility to be temporarily imported into Spain. Once the TPA process has been authorized, the vessel will be exempt from paying VAT on all works being carried out to increase the value of the vessel. In order to complete the TPA process, an authorized local agent is required. The process is very particular and can be complicated, so it is advisable to contract the services of a reputable temporary importation agent. Rolling Stock Shore Support has a lot of experience working with the local customs officials and can offer a professional TPA service, acting as the agent between customs, vessel & suppliers. Susi Burgemiester: +34 971 213 305 _ +34 689 242 098 info@rsshoresupport.com _ www.rshoresupport.com

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Bom Dia Amigos, Remember how I was telling you how amazing the Algarve is? Well, I’ve decided to put my money where my mouth is! (OK, so I convinced the big boss man at Bluewater Algarve to!) This month, two lucky readers will win a weekend break in... (drum roll please)... The Algarve!! Your weekend will include two nights in the Tivoli Marina Resort Hotel in Portimão, a day sailing on a luxurious Oyster 53 as well as a visit to one of our top vineyards (if you haven’t discovered Portuguese wine yet, you’re in for a treat!), but will not include your travel to and from the Algarve. There may be time for a round or two of golf as well. All you need to do to be in with a chance is send your answer to the following questions to my email address, which you will find at the end of this article. 1. What was the capital of the Algarve in Moorish times? 2. What is the maximum lifting capacity of the Portimão Shipyard travel hoist? a) 50 b) 100 or c) 300 tons The competition closes on the 15th September. The winners will be announced in the October issue of The Islander. Good luck! Now, to the latest news... My bottom is seriously bruised thanks to the 200m² ice rink that has just appeared next to Portimão Marina! It seems a little odd to mix ice with summer unless it’s in my G&T but hey, it was a giggle and I intend to get a few more bruises before they pack up the rink on September 2nd. Marina de Lagos have once again won the prestigious 5 Gold Anchor award, given by the The Yacht Harbor Association, after another thorough assessment of the Marina’s facilities, staff and service. Mieke Vleugels, the Gold Anchor assessor, says “Marina de Lagos is the ideal holiday destination for active water sports enthusiasts. Experience the best of the Portuguese coasts and enjoy top-notch customer care”. Peter Thomas, Bluewater Algarve’s Technical Director has recently returned from Philadelphia, where he undertook the Seakeeper technical training course. Bluewater Algarve are very proud to announce that they have now been appointed the Seakeeper sales, service and warranty provider for Portugal and Gibraltar. There’s a bunch of other technical nonsense that he wanted me to write about but I told him to write his own damn column (!!!) So expect a feature on some technical wizardry soon... Quick reminder about the 5th annual Bluewater fun regatta that will take place in the Algarve on the 14th, 15th and 16th of September. Berthing in Marina de Lagos will be free from midday on the 12th until midday on the 18th. For the final night and prize giving – party! Drop me an email if you want the details. emma@bluewateralgarve.com

Até a próxima! Emma

Yann Guichard and the 5 men aboard Spindrift racing, Pascal Bidégorry, Léo Lucet, Jean-Baptiste Levaillant, Jacques Guichard and Kévin Escoffier won the Krys Ocean Race coming home first on Thursday July 12th, in the first transatlantic race between New York and Brest (France.) The race was open to 70 feet One Design Multihulls (MOD70 Class). Spindrift racing crossed the finish line at 14:00 hours, 08 minutes and 37 seconds, French local time. They covered the 2,950 miles theorical course in 4 days, 21 hours, 8 minutes and 37 seconds, averaging 25.3 knots. Their actual course was 3,284 miles long, at 28.04 knots. Spindrift racing, after a difficult start within New York bay, quickly took the lead during Sunday night. They then kept a steady pace over 30 knots, increasing their lead up to a 70 miles margin to runner up Sébastien Josse (Groupe Edmond de Rothschird), and Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia). www.spindrift-racing.com

DECKERS BEACH PARTY The 6th July saw Deckers Uniforms4Yachts, throwing a beach party at the newly opened trendy Chi Lounge right by the bay of Palma Nova in Mallorca. Lucy Ireland who runs Deckers with husband David said: “Its just nice to relax and have a few drinks by the beach on a Friday night with some cool sounds and a great ambience, and of course to have an opportunity to thank the companies that have supported us over the year.” This year has already seen Deckers opening up a new office in Barcelona in preparation for the completion of Marina Port Vell, and the future growth in superyacht crews requiring clothing and uniforms in the Catalonia region. www.uniforms4yachts.com +34 971 28 20 56

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Cranchi Atlantique 40, built in 2006 and in impeccable condition with only 250 hours use (July 2012) Full Mediterranean specifications and all the extras this boat represents extremely good value. The cooker and oven have never been used! Sleeps four guests in two cabins. Currently on Spanish 7a Lista Registration, fully tax paid and a berth is available to rent or buy in Mallorca if required.

TAX & LEGAL MATTERS

SEVERE TAX REFORM The Royal Decree-Law 20/2012 dated 13th of July 2012 was designed to guarantee the budget stability and stimulate competitiveness. (Real Decreto-ley 20/2012, de 13 de julio, de medidas para garantizar la estabilidad presupuestaria y de fomento de la competitividad). This was adopted in order to improve Spain’s financial situation and fulfill the requirements established by the EU, and has introduced drastic and very important changes in our tax law. The main changes that affect us all in one way or another are: In the VAT the most significant change is the increase of tax rates with effects from the 1st of September 2012 as follows: - the general tax rate is increased from 18% to 21% - the reduced tax rate form 8% to 10% - important modification: application of the general tax rate of 21% to several services which have been up to now, subject to the reduced 8% tax rate (e.g. show business, cinema, theatre, artistic services, radio broadcast, etc.). In the Personal Income Tax the most harmful measures are the abolition of the tax credit for acquisition of personal housing and the increase of the general withholding tax applicable to professional services, such as lawyers, architects, doctors etc. As per the 1st of September 2012 from 15% to 21%. So, in principle as per 2014 the withholding tax will amount to 19%. The Corporate Tax has been also modified in the following aspects: - The possibility to carry forward losses during taxable periods initiated in 2012 and 2013 shall be limited - a new limitation of the participation-exemption rule to 75% of the dividends and capital gains only. This for the purposes of calculating the payments into account of the corporate tax, and during taxable periods started in 2012 and 2013 - a reduction during tax years started in 2012 and 2013 of the tax depreciation of immaterial assets with indefinite durability from 10% down to 2% - Increase of the taxable rates applicable to payments into accounts during taxable periods started in 2012 and 2013 as follows: - Turnover under 10 Mill €: 21% - Turnover between 10 and 20 Mill €: 23% - Turnover between 20 and 60 Mill €: 26% - Turnover exceeding 60 Mill €: 29% As someone used to sing … ”And it´s a hard, and it´s a hard, it´s a hard rain´s a-gonna fall”. You better have your boat and your business ready for such a monsoon. Carlos Espinosa - Abagado - Yacht Tax & Legal Advisor +34 627 41 32 01 _ info@iurisnautic.com

PALMA PORT REFORMATION The local papers in Spain have been full of speculation about the port of Palma de Mallorca undergoing a huge reformation project, and the Dutch property developer Ronald Ras seems to be the front man for a largely American funded proposal. The project would entail them taking over the port for a period of 45 years and sinking close to two billion euros into redeveloping a total area of around one million square metres. Not surprisingly there are many groups that are against this proposal such as fisherman, environmentalists and historians to name a few, and The Islander has it on good authority that the project has still to be presented and processed in the normal way by the Government’s legal and technical departments, thus it is not yet confirmed or approved in any way. Furthermore a statement was read out in parliament recently by Palma’s Assistant Mayor responsible for urban planning (Jesus Valls) stating that the project is only a “simple idea” and that it was maybe an error for it to have been presented as a real “project proposal.” He insisted that it would need “social, political and institutional” agreement, as well as showing adequate funds to carry out the work, all of which he said had not happened so far! The Islander will be following the progress, and we will keep you informed.

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Tony sends his apologies to you and the 300 guests; he says can we move it to next week? The yacht he’s chartered for the honeymoon has been impounded pending a disputed mat tax payment!

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NEW CREW BAR IN PORT ADRIANO Like all good marinas, Port Adriano in Mallorca with its large range of classy eating places, and its extensive facilities for superyacht owners, guests and visitors, has recognised that yacht crew are the real residents (some more permanent than others) that make up the community, bringing the place to life, and add credence to its true yachting identity. So the port concessionaires Ocibar, set out to encourage a proper Crew Bar and to support its function and being within the marina complex, according to Domingo Carbonell who is the proprietor of the new Port Adriano Crew Bar along with his partner Jordi Company. Domingo told The Islander; ¨We are both from a yachting background, we have sailed professionally and love to compete in regattas. Having been crew ourselves we knew exactly what we would like to have as a place to call our own in a marina, and we have set out to create exactly that environment…. relaxed, informal and always friendly!” The bar has been designed to be as open air as possible during the summer months, with full glass screens all around that open out onto the ample wooden deck at the second level of the central commercial area overlooking the superyacht berths. Domingo said that they intend to be there for crew during the winter as well, and will transform the bar into a cosy place with a warm welcome, by closing out the elements, and providing comfortable seating inside the glass partitions. Two large HD screens are provided inside the bar, which will have all the Sky Sports channels, so that crew can watch their favourite sporting events like rugby, tennis, Formula 1 racing etc, while relaxing with a drink. Obviously free WiFi is also available so that laptop computers and iPads etc can be used in a comfortable setting. There is a happy hour (or more accurately, three hours) from 16.00 to 19.00 on Mondays to Fridays, offering two gin & tonics for the price of one, a Mahou beer for 1,80 euros and a beer bucket for 5,00 euros. Also regular themed evenings are already in the Crew Bar program, with an ‘eat all you want’ bbq at 12,00 euros per head once a month, and a Caribbean night with special prices on rums. Domingo said; ¨We are also planning to create some new sailing regattas especially for Port Adriano, obviously with the cooperation and support of the marina management, who are very keen on the idea. The Crew Bar can be found right in the middle of the central commercial area of the port on the second floor, and all are welcome including the general public from the local area. www.crewbar.es _ +34 617 889 493

MCA TIGHTENS REGS ON FLAME RETARDENCY With the MCA currently concluding on an overhaul of its Large Yacht Code there will be some significant changes introduced that will have a major impact on soft furnishing design considerations for both new build and existing vessels. The impending changes will tighten up on a number of areas in relation to the Fire Retardant certification from the frequency of assessment to the quality of post manufacturing treatment. The new code which is likely to come into effect during July 2012 will mean that all of those involved in the selection of materials through to those responsible for certification will need to be aware of the potential impact on the vessel approval status. This has come about due to several instances of companies believing they are MCA compliant but are only able to produce credentials of laboratory test certificates based on British Standards (BS) not IMO standards. Many owners are misled into believing the fire certificate issued by the treatment company is valid and are shocked to have them rejected by surveyors and then the inconvenience and time consuming process of having to arrange retreatment at additional cost. The new regulations will mean that a lot of materials currently being used for new yachts or for refits will not meet the FR criteria after undergoing certain cleaning regimes. There will also be an impact on the application services market as many of the products currently being used for in situ fabric treatment will not satisfy the new guidelines. There will also be a requirement for application teams to include a textile expert to assess the fabrics onboard prior to treatment to ensure the application process meets the new guidelines. In fact the emphasis of the new regulations is aligned to textile experience in treating fabrics not a catch-all blanket approach in which the service provider may claim that unless proven otherwise every textile on board needs treatment when many are inherently flame retardant or organically intumescent. When assessed correctly this can mean considerable savings for the boat owner. Some service providers claim washability of their product is possible but current products containing salt based phosphates by definition will dilute their fire retardant properties immediately upon contact with water. Peter Worthy, CEO of Yacht Protect Services, who have been major contributors in the consultation process, says that they are fully supportive of the MCA actions and believe that they can only help in the drive to improve maritime safety. Courtesy of www.SuperyachtTimes.com

TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

4G LTE is a version of 4G that has been adopted in the USA by AT&T and Verizon as their technology of choice and is 3 to 4 times faster than other implementations of 4G. It is hundreds of times faster than 3G.

4G LTE currently being installed in Antigua’s English and Falmouth harbours On Thursday afternoon, 12th July, 2012, Mark Smith, the manager of our office in Antigua and I attended the launch presentation of the deployment of cutting-edge Fourth Generation Long Term Evolution (4G LTE) technology to 85% of the population of Antigua and Barbuda in the fourth quarter of 2012. The Government of Antigua & Barbuda and Digicel are partners on a collaborative project, involving significant investment from Digicel, which will provide yachts with faster broadband than in almost any cruising ground anywhere else on earth! This will make the small twin island state the most technically advanced in the Caribbean and more advanced than all of us here in Europe! The launch presentation, appropriately held in the Admiral Lord Nelson’s Ballroom at the Sandals Grande Resort, was given by Victor Corcoran, CEO of Digicel Antigua and Barbuda and the Honourable Dr Edmond A. Mansoor, Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Science and Technology with remarks made by the Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister. Currently Ericsson is installing the new technology around the island. There will be a mast that provides excellent, dedicated, coverage to the whole of English Harbour and Falmouth Harbour including Turtle Bay and surrounding areas. The Government has made the coverage for yachting, resorts and hotels an important feature in their strategy. 4G is wireless broadband received by using a USB pen drive attached to your laptop or via a 4G router incorporating a wireless access point. Every yacht, sail or motor and of any size, will be able to have access to a real world speed of 10 Mbps enabling a new world of video calling, streaming, and data transfer that in the past has only be available to the extremely large yachts using VSAT at enormous expense. I say real world speed as the specified speed is 70+ Mbps, which is unlikely to be achieved.

The plan is for 85% coverage in the first phase with coverage continuing to improve to a full 100% coverage based on demand. All the yachting areas will be covered in the first phase. e3 involvement The planning and development of 4G LTE in Antigua has been of major interest to us because communications integration for yachts is our main business. Antigua, like all the Caribbean islands, has poor wireless communications technology, and we know because we have an office there! Our involvement with the project starts with us providing advice on the location of the mast to make sure the service covers all the yachting locations needed. We are also helping Digicel design the service contracts specifically for yachts, based on our experience of what yachts need, demand and use. The contracts will be very different to the land based contracts. A prime example will be that they will only be for the length of the yachting season. The Digicel 4G service will roam on the Digicel networks in the other islands but it will drop down to HSPA+ service levels. HSPA+ service is effectively a super 3G service and will not have the performance that 4G LTE has in Antigua. We plan to eliminate the chance of “Bill Shock” by offering roaming for an inexpensive fixed fee on the other Digicel networks during the winter season of 2012 to 2013. Roaming will be limited to about ten other islands to start with but this will grow as the HSPA+ technology gets installed around the other islands. Currently there are no plans to install 4G LTE in any of the other islands in the Caribbean. Antigua has always been popular as a great yachting destination; safe anchorage, the best yacht services, great sailing, water sports and diving and friendly people but now it will be the ONLY place to base and run a yacht from during the winter yachting Caribbean seasons. We will announce details of the developments and more contract details as they happen over the next months starting at the Monaco Show and with a big launch together with Digicel and the

15 Antigua and Barbuda Government at the Antigua Charter Show in early December. The 4G LTE frequency challenge There is a major issue with 4G in that it operates on numerous different frequencies around the world. Different regions of the world have chosen to use different frequencies. This means you will have to use a different dongle, modem or router in different locations. If you buy an iPad in the USA through AT&T it will work on the Antigua and Barbuda network but it will not work in Europe on any planned 4G LTE networks. Likewise future iPads or tablets that work on 4G in Europe will not work in the USA or Antigua. These are then all different to the frequencies used in Korea and Japan!! There is currently 90% penetration of 4G in the USA and Korea with predicted 600 million 4G LTE handsets in use in 2016. However roaming will only be available within regions. So with yachting, the solution is to have a regional USB dongle, modem or router with a seasonal contract for the location in question just as is done with regional satellite TV services. A router that incorporates a wireless access point can be configured to allow regional devices such as iPads to use the service via it’s own wi-fi or the vessel’s own wi-fi network. Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

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This holiday month of August is paradoxically quiet for us at our medical practice in Palma. Most of our regular patients are at sea on boss trips or charters and they take the summer influx of yachting visitors to sea with them. These passengers come in all shapes and sizes and with varying degrees of seagoing experience and expectation – some are seasoned sailors whose day job supports their life at sea whilst others are looking for a taste of the novelty of freedom on the waves. Each individual, regardless of background, may need more time to “find their sea legs” and, depending on the speed of this adjustment, they may or may not have a good trip. Subjecting oneself to whole body movement onboard a ship at sea is a foreign experience for most people who normally spend all their time on terra firma. We take for granted the everyday experience of being stable within 3-dimensional space around us but it depends on a constant input from our brains combined with what we see with our eyes and what we feel, including input from the labyrinth the organ of balance in the inner ear. The labyrinth has three components, one for each dimension, which provide the brain with information to integrate into balance and stability. The labyrinth is chasing a moving target when the outside world is constantly in motion as at sea and a disturbed labyrinth makes us feel nauseated and sick, hence sea sickness. It helps to get some fresh air and avoid unpleasant smells and stuffy atmosphere but also to fix one’s eyes on the far horizon Dr. Ken Prudhoe

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to give a semblance of stability. It is probably better to anticipate the problem in the first place and take some preventative medication to sooth the labyrinth in advance – hyoscine tablets (Kwells) started before the trip can help and there is a patch formulation (Scopalamine) to stick on the skin behind an ear but this is prescription-only. Hyoscine is effective but can sometimes cause unwelcome side effects such as hallucinations although unusual at the low doses used for motion sickness. Common over-the-counter tablets such as Dramamine offer useful alternatives but may not be as effective as hyoscine and can cause some drowsiness. The antihistamine promethazine (another prescription-only medication) is stronger but may also cause more significant drowsiness (although that may be preferred to vomiting!!) The strong medications normally used for vomiting (Maxolon or Stemetil) are not so effective in motion sickness. Prescription-only medications are available in onboard medical kits but need to be administered by the Medical Person in Charge – this is getting a bit technical but is standard stuff on the Medical Care/Ship Captain’s course which we are starting up again from September after the summer trips. Happily the nasty feelings do subside and hopefully we get our sea legs before the end of the holiday! This sea leg adjustment is a remarkable accommodation of the whole body movement at sea and explains the continuing sensation of ground movement on returning to dry land until this adjustment is ironed out. Now to turn the whole model on its head! Pity the poor person who gets a viral attack on the actual labyrinth, that is, labyrinthitis. This can be a two or three week illness mainly affecting adults in the 30-60 years age group and which typically starts on waking one morning. The affected person lifts their head from the pillow and the room appears to spin because the 3-dimensional fix is temporarily damaged. The impression of constant rotational movement causes nausea analogous to sea sickness but worse and much more acute. They are compelled to crawl on all fours to the bathroom and are incapacitated by the rotational vertigo. This condition does respond to Maxolon or Stemetil (or Buccastem – the suckable form of Stemetil which is invaluable when the person is unable to keep anything down). Medication normally controls the symptoms until the illness resolves on its own over several weeks but perhaps not an illness to bring on a holiday at sea! +34 639 949 125

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PORT VELL BARCELONA UNDERWAY FOOD FOR THOUGHT Your essential workout supplements: Alongside your daily multi-vitamin antioxidant and whey protein isolate you should be taking Creatine Monohydrate. Why? Creatine is naturally produced by the body in small quantities from amino acids (protein) its job is to ensure sufficient energy is returned into the muscles following a rigorous workout. Tired and achy muscles after sailing – pop a teaspoon of this in your post sailing or workout smoothie and the following days workout or sail you will be as strong and fresh as your first day. Creatine has also been shown to increase brain performance and aid with gaining lean mass. RESEARCH UPDATE Eating for your metabolic type. Some of us function better on high protein and fat diets; some of on high carbohydrate diets and others are mixed. How do you tell? Well how do you feel after eating? If you display any of the following symptoms the chances are you have the wrong mix. Difficulty losing weight, low energy after eating, craving something sweet after eating, inability to stop eating once you start. You should feel energised following food, your brain should be alert and you should be able to go around three hours before snacking again. Which one are you? How do you feel after eating – you should feel energized and switched on, if you feel sleepy, crave something sweet or have hard time concentrating the chances are you are eating the wrong mix of foods. ROAD BIKING Looking for a group sport to keep fit or just relax at the weekends? Sign up for our road biking club. We usually set off from STP and do around 50 – 80 km on a Saturday morning. Not only does it keep you out of the pub on a Friday night but also it’s a great way to see all the back roads and beautiful mountain vistas in Mallorca. Great banter to be had and a brilliant way to keep fit without actually realising it! Please get in touch with me for more details. Including where to buy a bike, bike set-up and routes. QUOTE OF THE WEEK “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore is not an art but a habit.” – Aristotle Hope you have a healthy month! Katie Handyside: +34 636 322 959 Info@katiehandyside.com _ www.katiehandyside.com

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22 There, I told you that the Spanish would win the footy, and that Murray would go out of Wombledon in tears of frustration. Don’t bother with the sports pages in the daily rags any more, you can hear it all here... Now what have we got to look forward to in sports? The ‘Snore de France’ is over, and we have a new national hero in Bradley Wiggins, fair enough, but as a spectator sport its about as entertaining as watching paint dry! Then we have the unedifying spectacle of the Olympic Torch being toted around the UK by all and sundry, and ending up in a real life episode of bloody East Enders.....oh pleeeze!! A recent poll in UK discovered that something like 70% of the population didn’t know, or care where the meaningless flaming artefact was, and I reckon the other 30% probably clobbered the interviewer in anger and frustration! I wonder how much in backhanders Lord Seb Coe has pulled in? The way he is protecting the sponsors of the games like Coca Coe-la and MacDonalds, he must be ‘taking a bung’’ or not? Where is the ethical rationale in the choice of headline sponsors Lord Seb? Haven’t you seen the number of fat chinese kids waddling around the streets of Beijing? Is this your Olympic legacy dream? Moving on to matters nautical, a little bird tells me that indiscriminate and repeated boardings by gun totting Guardia Civil, is happening again to some charter yachts around the Balearics this summer. In some instances the same yacht is picked out on several occasions during the same charter, checking the same papers, and of course managing to thoroughly spoil the charter guests holiday experience. For f***s sake, they just don’t get it, do they? Isn’t it hard enough already, for legitimate charter companies to survive, following the last few years of plundering of their sector by greedy and unreasonable tax demands. Isn’t it bad enough that leaked horror stories about only being able to anchor in 35 metres of water around the islands, are still spreading around the yacht clubs of Europe, despite it being totally untrue? Isn’t it difficult enough to get new investor/owners into the charter market because they are scared stiff of Spanish fiscal bullying, and financially incentivised to put their money, and their yachts into other countries? Balearic President Jose Ramon Bauza, makes sympathetic noises, and joins us all in condemnation of the dreaded mat tax when he has a TV camera in his face, and a microphone thrust under his nose. But...what is he doing about communicating and enforcing a fair, reasonable and tourist friendly public image by his tax, customs and police civil servants?? Nobody is suggesting that tourists, (nautical or otherwise) should be immune from the law’s investigative powers. But hey, this is 21st century Europe not the Spanish Inquisition, let’s show some respect to those that bring us the badly needed dinero! So, this woman goes to a pet shop and spots a large, beautiful parrot. There was a sign on the cage that said £50.00. “Why so little?” she asked the pet store owner. The owner looked at her and said, “Look, I should tell you first that this bird used to live in a whore house, and sometimes it says some pretty vulgar stuff.” The woman thought about this, but decided she had to have the bird anyway. She took it home and hung the bird’s cage up in her living room and waited for it to say something. The bird looked around the room, then at her, and said,”New house, new madam.”

The woman was a bit shocked at the implication, but then thought “that’s really not so bad.” When her two teenage daughters returned from school, the bird saw them and said, “New house, new madam, new girls.” The girls and the woman were a bit offended but then began to laugh about the situation considering how and where the parrot had been raised. Moments later, the woman’s husband Keith came home from work. The bird looks at him and says; ‘‘Hi Keith.” Talking of animals and getting back to sailing, here’s a little bit of sneaky Batesy news, that will probably get me fired, cos the boss has said he doesn’t want to talk about it... Its about his dog Jacko, he’s nearly twelve, has been on boats since he was six weeks old, he’s welcomed at the Monaco Yacht Show, The Superyacht Cup, Port Adriano, Antibes and Palma Boat Shows, plus various sea trials on luxury yachts. So, the Ed is press accredited for the Copa del Rey regatta in Palma, and already has the hump, because they don’t really seem to want non Spanish journalists at their ’international event.’ ‘You can’t take a film crew boat into the race triangle”, as its already being covered by Spanish TV ”, he’s told. Que? “But, we are English TV,” he reasons to deaf ears! But, ever the optimist, he reads the press statement that for the first time in 30 years a regatta village is being provided in the local park in order to ”bring the sailing closer to the public.” “Good” he says, “we’ll get some coverage of that for The Islander. And, as its in a public park we’ll take the dog along with us.”(On a lead of course!) But no, forget it mate, the heavies at the entrance have instructions not to allow dogs.... in a public park!! So if your looking for coverage of the Copa del Rey, I guess you won’t find it in The Islander or NTVE. But, Jacko is really looking forward to his next trip to the Monaco Yacht Show! And lastly, is anyone else sick to death of the stupid baggage gauge frame that turns wet behind the ears, not old enough to shave, Ryanair airport staff into twisted Gestapo agents? O’Leary’s flying cattle wagons may be a cheap way to get from A to B, but why do a queue of 300 people, all with identical carry on bags, have to shove every one of them into the dreaded gauge frame. Get a life Ryanair!!

Toodle pip...

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24 Not wishing to depress anyone more than they already are about the hike in IVA and given how dire things are, the government I know has to collect money from somewhere but the old money tree is rapidly running out of coppers; it is of course a chicken and egg situation and it’s not rocket science to work out the knock on effect and the impact increased costs are going to have. Turning folk upside down and shaking their pockets has the sort of finite longevity in terms of how much money has fallen down the back of the sofa cushions. No different to the slash in milk prices paid to dairy farms in the UK and the consequent domino effect; on one dairy farm the same number of cows gave 11,000 litres MORE one month and the farm was paid £1,000 LESS….. result; one not exactly high end paid farm worker now on reduced hours with a job that looks decidedly odgy dodgy. Meanwhile transporting myself to a parallel universe whilst listening to me old mate Batesy ramble on about the pros and cons of stain removal products and a certain waistcoat (which personally speaking I think once belonged to Noah) spotted in various stages of breakfast, lunch and dinner not to mention the odd drop or two of the old vino tinto I came across a woman expecting her twelfth child who according to a report the family live from the husbands joinery business salary. They apparently do not claim any state hand-outs except tax credits and child benefit, now before you go jumping up and down, two things 1) I don’t know if there is a limit on how many children child benefit can be claimed for and 2) in any event the last time I looked didn’t tax credits and child benefit come from the government coffers and who fills those eh? Here’s something to ponder an 18 year old was looking through Facebook’s API (Application Programming Interface) wondering whether he could find posts that potentially shouldn’t have seen the light of day including phone numbers and guess what, he did; this prompted him to create his site weknowwhatyouredoing.com which was intended to highlight the growing problem of how much information is posted. He said “It came to me that this is a massive problem so I decided to set up a site to demonstrate this using real information.” And that “I think that has shocked a lot of people,” he said. “The idea is that once people have seen the site they go back and double check their privacy settings. I’ve had a lot of tweets and emails to say that the site is really good as people were not previously aware of the ease in which this data can be accessed.” On this note……George, Andrew and Patrick were discussing their spelling prowess “Spell Armageddon” says one, “You’ve got me there” says the other “Don’t worry” says Patrick “It’s not the end of the world”

TTFN... Norma xxx

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On Monday 9 July, Fabian Picardo delivered his first Budget as Chief Minister of Gibraltar. Amongst the good news in his leather “Budget Box” was the abolition of import duty for vessels over 18 metres in length and a reduction from 12% to 6% for vessels under 18 metres. The move is expected to stimulate growth in the superyacht sector and encourage longer-term berthing in marinas such as Gibraltar’s flagship Ocean Village. Under pre-Budget legislation, vessels were classed by gross tonnage with those less than 80 gross tons liable to pay import duty at the rate of 12% whilst vessels above 80 gross tons were not liable to pay import duty at all - this meant that the leisure boater lost out. But with this latest move berthing in Gibraltar now offers them a great advantage. Moreover the change in vessel classification from tonnage to metres is conceptually easy to explain, and therefore market Gibraltar as a berthing destination, at the same time as bringing the Rock in line with methods used by most of its European counterparts.

Albert Mena, Tax Partner at Hassans, the largest law firm in Gibraltar, comments, “Import duty on vessels is only triggered upon the actual importation of the vessel into Gibraltar. This means that, in practice, any Gibraltar resident can own and use a vessel and not be liable to pay any import duty - so long as the vessel is kept away and never imported into Gibraltar. The very nature of our importation laws dissuaded resident vessels owners, including high net worth individuals, from importing and berthing their vessels in Gibraltar, the new budget measures should attract these vessels to Gibraltar.” In welcoming the Budget news Albert continues, “This change should assist to market Gibraltar in a sector where there is potential for growth. This coupled with the other changes announced in import duty should encourage the further development of a competitive and thriving marine service and retail industry in Gibraltar, together with all the associated positive benefits.”

Speaking from Ocean Village, Business Development Manager, Ros Astengo said, “Due to our strategic location at the gateway between the Mediterranean and Atlantic, we have always attracted an endless stream of superyachts but they spend limited time in Gibraltar. By reducing the duty and exempting it above 18 metres, the Government is sending a clear message that there is no longer an incentive for resident vessel owners to keep their yachts outside Gibraltar. And, if Gibraltar attracts even just a small percentage of the long-term berthing required by the superyacht sector, we will receive economic stimulus in a sector that, despite competitively priced berths, tax-free fuel and Cat 1 Red Ensign Group status, remains relatively untapped.”

Meanwhile, across the border in Spain, the yachting industry continues to conduct its long battle against the 12% matriculation tax that the Spanish authorities have applied to the first definitive registration of recreational boats more than eight metres in length. This tax does not apply in any other EU country and, with VAT (IVA) at 18%, this means that buyers of moderate to large yachts face a surcharge of nearly a third of the retail price. Ironically, by collecting the tax, Spain has missed out on hundreds of millions of potential income through marina revenue and retail spending that would have been generated by those boats who have now been deterred from operating in Spanish waters. With the abolition of superyacht import duty, Gibraltar will emerge as a strong alternative.

Especially in the case of superyachts, the ancillary benefit to Gibraltar for every extra night’s stay is substantial. These lavish vessels have large crews who require land-based services alongside the not insignificant requirements of provisioning and refuelling – the latter being something Gibraltar is already hugely popular for. With longer-term berthing comes greater demand for bars, restaurants, leisure facilities, chandleries, spare parts, lift-out, maintenance, cleaning, crew training, safety equipment and so on – economic activity that Gibraltar would welcome.

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ALL CHANGE FOR BARCELONA BOAT SHOW dent, Luis Conde said; “By concentrating all exhibits in the port, we can also show smaller boats on the water, a request made by many exhibitors and visitors, the main objective of which is to continue to boost the market and attract more enthusiasts”. The CEO of Anen, Alejandro Landaluce commented; “At these times of very difficult economic crisis, we have to opt for changes. Associate exhibitors have understood this and have chosen this model, which is the most attractive option, by unifying the entire range of exhibits in a single exhibition and on-water venue, something that, for some time, has been seen as a strategic need for the show. At Anen, we are working to give our members the best options for developing their marketing strategies. We believe that this change responds to this objective”.

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Port Vell will become the only venue for the next editions of the International Boat Show of Barcelona, which is also bringing forward its dates to be held from the 26th to 30th September 2012. The new model, which aims to make it easier for buyers and enthusiasts to visit and, thereby, help boost the sector, is the result of an agreement between Fira de Barcelona, the event organiser, and the Asociación Nacional de Empresas Náuticas, ANEN. The two organisations have opted for this formula, which combines an exhibition on water and on land in the same area, in line with the format used by leading European shows, such as Cannes and La Rochelle (France), Southampton (UK) and Genoa (Italy). A report compiled by a commission consisting of representatives of Fira de Barcelona, the show’s Organising Committee and the national association that defends the interests of nautical companies, came to the conclusion that, given the Spanish nautical sector’s current complex climate, the model that best combines the possibility of attracting more buyers with the need to adjust the cost of participation for exhibitors is to concentrate the show in Port Vell, and for five days instead of the usual nine. In addition to enjoying the privileged setting of the port, visitors will also have more opportunities to try out boats, since the minimum length of on-water boats will be 8 metres, instead of the traditional 12 metres. For this reason, the organisers expect an increase in medium-length sailboats. Boats less than 8 metres in length will be exhibited in an on-land area in Moll de la Fusta, alongside other products and services. By bringing forward the dates to the end of September, the show will benefit from Barcelona’s mild climate and the longest period of natural light, which could attract more enthusiasts. Another advantage to bringing forward the dates is that, within the international calendar, the Barcelona event will slot in between Europe’s two most important boat shows: the Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes and the Salone Nautico Internazionale di Genova. The organisers started working after celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Barcelona International Boat Show last November, with the aim of shaping the guidelines for the evolution of the event in keeping with the new needs of exhibitors and visitors in a difficult economic and climate for the sector. Since 1985, Port Vell has hosted the on-water show featuring larger boats, adding to the overall exhibition. The show’s Presi-

For his part, the show’s Director, Jordi Freixas, said; “ANEN and Fira have opted for this new model with the show’s future in mind. The commission’s conclusion is a good example of team work and Fira de Barcelona’s involvement in the Spanish nautical sector. We have listened to its concerns and, with this change, are adapting to its needs”. Along the same lines, the sales manager of Yamaha, Victor González, stated; “The Boat Show, as a driver of our sector, has opted to adapt to the complex market situation. The union of all exhibitors, the new location in Port Vell and the change in dates will be a challenge for Yamaha but, at the same time, we will try to take advantage of the new opportunities that come from being closer to the sea and the end of summer”. Rodman’s marketing manager, María Herrero, noted; “After some years of being severely affected by the economic crisis, we believe the time has come to reinvent ourselves. The Boat Show’s change in format is better for the sector’s new reality. We want the sea to be the star in a city that opens out to the Mediterranean, like Barcelona. It will allow us to offer new proposals to our national and international visitors”. Herrero also said; “It is a competitive model within international shows and we are sure it will be able to be ranked as one of the sector’s most important European events in the future”. The manager of Motyvel and representative of Jeaneau in Spain, Lluís Mas, ranks the change in format as “very positive and appropriate”. He adds; “The new format is a step towards adapting the nautical sector to the new economic and social climate. It is a very international model, very European, which adapts to the needs of both exhibitors and visitors. For companies that attend the show, it will enable us to show nautical enthusiasts the latest products for the next season, just after summer, when our clients are most receptive”. Adapting to the times... The first ever Boat Show was held in 1963 in the Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc Exhibition Centre Montjuïc, within the framework of the popular Feria de Muestras. After the success of this first edition, it was agreed that the show would become an annual monographic event (with the exception of 1988, when two editions were held). Over time, enthusiasm for nautical activities multiplied and the show grew to become the sector’s leading platform in Spain, its main meeting point and an international benchmark. In 2002, it was moved to the Gran Via Exhibition Centre, keeping the on-water show in Port Vell, which has hosted numerous activities, such as regattas and sea initiations, among others. Since 2009, there has also been a Village, where business persons, sports persons and nautical enthusiasts have gathered.

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MARINA ESTRELLA ROADSHOW

Marina Estrella, one of the leading distributors and brokers in the yachting sector in Spain, has been presenting the “Marina Estrella RoadShow”, a series of nautical activities and presentations featuring seven new motor and sailboats from the brands they represent. The events are taking place in several marinas and landmark sites along the Spanish coast this summer. During the Roadshow, Marina Estrella are offering a unique chance to visit and to test the latest models of Azimut Yachts, the leading exponents of “Made in Italy” naval design and technology; Cobalt who are launching their new 273 with a revolutionary new Volvo Penta petrol engine; the new Minorchino, bringing all the tradition and history of the Menorquín yard right up to date and the Maestro, from the Apreamare shipyard. Over the weekend of 13 to 15th of July the small armada settled in Mallorca at Puerto Portals for a few days, with an open house display for clients, press, industry representatives and other interested visitors. Saturday night was party time with a fashion show, live music, food and drinks for invited guests. After Portals the show moves to the Costa Brava, Ampuriabrava, from the 6th to the 20th August and to S’Agaró, the 22th, 23th and 24th August for the Excellence Fair Spain, before ending up once more in Masnou, the central home base of Marina Estrella, at the end of summer. The Islander took the opportunity to have a good look at the new Sasga Minorchino 42 and arranged a sea trial of the model that was moored alongside the dock at Tristan quay. She was something of a contrast to the eye with her more traditional lines, rounded bilge displacement hull form, immaculate teak decks, and wide teak capping rails, when compared to the sleek Italian styled Azimuts with their deep V shapes, sparkling white gel coats and fly bridges. But she was built in Menorca and the first of a new breed since the Sastre family took back control of the now defunct Menorquin shipyard, which they had licensed their Lllaut style yacht building business to many years before. So we did feel compelled to pick her out as the boat to look more closely at. Quite simply you will either be what Menorquin used to call a ’slow cruiser’… or the type of boater who wants to be up on Continued on page 36

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The witch hunt. Barclays boss, the tough-to-warmto Bob Diamond, said in 2009 to a committee of his accusers, “The time for remorse is over”. Last month he was back for more, only this time the remorse was oozing from every pore, claiming that he had been “physically sick” when he learned of emails between traders promising Bollinger bribes for fixing the now notorious wholesale money market rate LIBOR for their own advantage, and potentially defrauding millions of customers. 24 hours later he paid with his job and his dignity, and left Barclays with his tail between his legs, having selflessly declined a 20 million pound pay off. A principled stand for a man who had just cost his employer 290 million pounds in fines. What a guy! A week later, Barclays circulated an internal memo, clearly designed for wider consumption, to the effect that revelations about it’s rivals would “put in perspective” Barclays’ culpability. So the finger pointing, and to borrow some city jargon, the ‘blame storming’ has started. It now seems likely that the banking industry will face a ‘Leveson’ style forensic examination, and not before time. These organisations employ some of the brightest, most innovative, and ruthless people churned out of Oxbridge and the Ivy League. If they can make a tenth of a percent here or there, they will leap on it. Couple that with regulators castrated of their powers encouraged to turn a blind eye during the boom times, and you have a recipe for disaster, which is exactly what we ended up with. But while we survey the smouldering wreckage of everything that the last sixty years had built, lets not forget that while the banks have their share of culpability for the demise, they are due more than that share of the credit for the most prosperous period human history has ever seen. A post war baby boomer in their late sixties has lived through the creation of a national health service, a welfare state, an increase in life expectancy of some 15 years over that of their parents, a sharp fall in infant mortality rates, loos inside the house, practically universal central heating and 100% subsidised university education for those who qualified. Many factors helped to create this boom time, the reduction in the older generations killed off in the war and the capital investments needed to rebuild Europe after six years of devastation. A pivotal role was played by the innovators at the pointy end of capitalism, facilitating the mobility of capital to the places where it was needed most, automatically, beautifully and perfectly, well almost perfectly. It needs fixing, it needs to be reined in, it needs to be more tightly regulated. But if we are to pull ourselves out of the mire that threatens to swamp us, now, more than ever, we need innovators and risk takers. While we are flinging out the bathwater, we need to make sure the baby doesn’t follow it.

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THE GAMES HAVE COMMENCED… The RYA’s new ‘Home of the British Sailing Team’ website went live Monday 16 July, and will keep you in touch with the sailors through the Games. The site features are as follows: • Live video updates from Weymouth and Portland every morning during the Olympic Games with Beijing 2008 Olympic sailor Penny Clark and throughout the Paralympic Games • Exclusive interviews with the sailors, their coaches and Olympians of the past • A daily round-up of the racing and the results for every race • Hear from the sailors and the RYA team supporting them through their daily blogs and tweets • All you need to know about the sailors, the boats and the racing • Post your good luck messages for the Team through the website You can sign up at any time for ‘Home of the British Sailing Team’ e-newsletters and get the latest news delivered to your inbox during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. www.rya.org.uk

MAJOR EXPANSION FOR e3 SYSTEMS e3 Systems has announced a major step in their strategic development plan with the sale of 60% of the Group equity to grupoarbulu, whose headquarters are in Madrid. Roger Horner, the Group Managing Director of e3 Systems said: “We had been looking for an investment partner when grupoarbulu approached us to ask us to become part of their Global Leaders marine electronics project. After much discussion over the last year we are very pleased to have found a real partner in grupoarbulu with the same focus but also to be joining a group of companies with tremendous synergies. The e3 Group and brand will remain unchanged and independent but we will be in the enviable position where, with a strong balance sheet and a strong major shareholder with strong international back-up support and know-how, we can grow our business faster to take full advantage of the rapid growth in the marine data communications market in all sectors. We are very much looking forward to this and at the same time are actively looking for new business opportunities.” Iñaki Arbulu, the CEO of grupoarbulu said: “e3 Group and our Global Leaders marine electronics project form a perfect example of our continuing success in our international expansion plans combined with our introduction into new markets, such as super yachts, in which e3 has a well-established position and a great reputation. The e3 Group consists of an excellent team of top, highly qualified professionals in marine data communications with a real international mind-set that are experts in marine electronic service.”

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Sailing yacht ‘Reesle’ is a 30 metre; 100 ton schooner designed by Andre Hoek and built in 1995 by Engelaer in Holland. According to the wishes of the owner, Andre Hoek designed a sturdy ship with seven water tight compartments. Reesle is registered in Guernsey and therefore flies the British red ensign. Although Reesle is not designed as a racing yacht, for two years she has competed in the Super Yacht Cup regatta in Palma. This year she has showed off the 2012 Neu Carbonica wine logo in her sails with great success, becoming first overall in the Pantaenius race!

hydraulics and captive winches, we can sail Reesle with only two persons, but with three it’s better. With the owner onboard we sail with his private Dutch chef and Indian butler, so we are four crew all together. When racing we are a crew of ten. Nationalities in our crew for the last SYC in Palma included Sweden, UK, India, Argentina, Holland and Spain … an interesting mix! In winter, we hire day workers for maintenance work”.

Captain Maarten-Jan Oeseburg started sailing as a child in the Optimists, and later Laser Radial on the Dutch lakes. After finishing school and studying hotel management he decided to start sailing professionally, starting as a deckhand and later Mate on tall ships in the Caribbean, Cabo Verde, Baltic Sea and Mediterranean. Maarten then went to the Nautical School in Holland, and armed with his qualifications and experience he became a delivery skipper, ending up on Mallorca after a delivery from Amsterdam to Palma. Maarten has been on the island for ten years and wonders where the time has gone! With Mallorca as a base, Maarten has worked as First Mate on a 43 metre Ed Dubois sloop, has run courses as a Cruising Instructor for the RYA and skippered many and various sloops of size 50-70ft. Three years ago, Maarten returned to the schooners; first on ‘Oleana’, a 80ft schooner. This is Maartens third season on Reesle. Maarten delights in family life, with a wife and two sons, and is happy to stand as proof that it is possible to raise a family and be a ‘yachtie’!

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Reesle is Palma based, and regularly cruises the Med in summer, staying close to home by staying mainly in the Balearics. There is a lack of time with the owner this year so the yacht will definitely stay close to home. In previous years Maarten has enjoyed cruising Italy, Sardinia, Corsica and Capri with Corsica being a stand-out favourite.

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In the winter, Reesle will stay in Palma, probably with a quick visit to STP for a masts-off inspection.

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Q: Scariest moment at sea? A: I can tell you about high seas and strong winds, but the worst has something to do with black water and a broken pump!