The Islander Magazine August 2021

Special Charter Issue Captains of Ships – Rom Loopik Siesta Across the Atlantic Marine Conservation Christopher Scholey Ghost © www.yacht-shot.com

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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Islanders, I hope you are all enjoying or enduring this summer’s Mallorcan heat; we have escaped to Galicia for our annual summer vacation where I write this in a fresh 18 degrees C, at 11.00 am…… bliss!!!We find this part of Spain absolutely wonderful, and the campsite we stay on each year is simply perfect. Right on a near deserted beach, with a small restaurant on site, which is amazing value for money.

It’s good to see this year’s Mediterranean Charter season appears to be in full swing, with most brokers reporting a decent, if not spectacular season so far, but many clients leaving it very late in booking, mainly due to the ever-changing travel restrictions imposed on us all by Covid.

Let’s hope the season extends later into Autumn than usual, thus keeping all the ancillary businesses nice and busy.

It's also good to see the regatta season is now getting back to some sort of normality. The Mapfre Copa del Rey will be well underway when you read this, and an expected 150 yachts will have had some great racing, I’m sure. We are so lucky having the RCNP as our local yacht club, arguably one of the top three organising yacht clubs on the planet, as well as one of the most accessible. The officers in charge of events here, really are at the top of their game and should be super proud of their efficiency. Having taken part in a few regattas under their auspices, I can honestly say I have never experienced better “on the water” organisation anywhere.

The continued Covid crisis is still presenting all countries with the dilemma of when to relax restrictions in order to get their economy moving, against the safety of the public. It’s such a difficult decision, and I wouldn’t want to be the person making the call, they really are stuck between a rock and a hard place!

The repair and refit industry seems to be as busy as ever here in Palma, with both Astilleros de Mallorca and STP still very active and apparently thriving. Some of the larger yachts having refits here, such as Coral Ocean, will have spent well over a year in the yard, providing work for our many local contractors, both large and small. Long may it continue!

Mallorca seems to have had its fair share of visits from the larger end of the Superyacht world this year, a very welcome sight for us all, but especially those companies who work in the provisioning side of the industry.

These visits provide the whole island with some form of benefit, giving businesses and the tax office much needed income.

Fair Winds!

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FEATURE: CAPTAINS OF SHIPS – ROM LOOPIK

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“I was not academic. If a subject captured my interest I’d study hard, but most things didn’t - windsurfing and sailing were way more appealing. As I started sliding towards the bottom of the class, I joined the coastal and canal merchant navy school - basically the only educational establishment that would take me. Then, seduced by the prospect of international travel and fat pay cheques, I went to dredging college. This is actually a thing in Holland. The Dutch are excellent at dredging, and it was our technology that created the likes of the artificial islands of Palm Jumeirah and The World in Dubai. I completed college, did a couple of deliveries on a tug, and was all set to join the merchant navy maritime academy when a girl derailed my plans. I dropped everything and travelled to Antibes to see the object of my desires. She gave me a tour of the International Yacht Club of Antibes and I clapped eyes on Maurizio Gucci’s 65-metre Creole, the largest wooden sailing yacht in the world at the time. I simply couldn’t believe that people got paid to work on schooners like her. Fate would have it that, within a year, I would be one of those people.

“Meanwhile, I sailed back to the UK with a friend, asked around the harbour if anyone needed crew, and got a ‘yes’ from a gaff rigged ketch. Working under a strict former Royal Navy captain, I landed my first deckie job earning a princely 100 pounds a week.

At Cowes Week, I was introduced to Harry Spencer, a legend who’d rigged the likes of Adix, Altair and Creole. I asked him to let me know if any of these beautiful yachts were looking for crew. As this was the pre-mobile-phone era,

CAPTAINS OF SHIPS ROM LOOPIK Rom was brought up in Heeg, at the heart of the Netherlands’ Frisian lake district, and there was a certain inevitability about his falling in love with sailing. Indeed, rumour has it, he was conceived under the jib of one of his father’s charter sailing yachts.

Dad ran a succession of small shipyards before becoming harbourmaster when Rom turned four years old. He therefore grew up in and

around the marina and, as an only child, it was just him and a whole bunch of boats.

Rom picks up the autobiography: “I was gifted a Pirate sailing dinghy for my fifth birthday. The story goes that it had sunk, been recovered, and my father put it back in working order for me. I was allowed to choose the colour and, shunning the typical blue or white, opted for a bodacious shade of purple.

Windsurf foiling in 2020

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I checked in with Harry on his landline every two weeks until, one day, he said I should call Niall Robinson about a job on Creole. Niall invited me to interview in Nice and offered me a month’s trial. I struggled through those four weeks but, thankfully, Captain John Bardon saw something in me, recognised the passion I had for old boats and, in 1989, handed me a permanent place in his 16-strong crew.

“Creole had been in quite a sad state, but with John’s old-school leadership, a fresh crew, and the support of the Gucci family, we got her into shape and went on to race in the classic regattas. The classic yacht scene was really active, and we were racing alongside the likes of Aquarius and Fleurtje - fine company. It was quite hair-raising to race Creole, she had the biggest spinnaker in existence at 1,800 square metres, and we won pretty much everything we entered. After one such victory in Palma, Signor Gucci appeared with 16 Rolexes on a silver platter to express his gratitude to each of the crew. I was 22 years old and thought to myself, ‘I like this yachting business’.

“After a couple of magical years on Creole, I fell madly in love. She asked me to move to Jersey with her, and that’s exactly what I did.

Finding work was a nightmare, I ended up painting houses, so was rather happy to hear from Steve Hammond, captain of 41-metre Fife schooner Altair. We moved to Palma where I joined the boat and my girlfriend got a job cooking at a burger joint in Portals.

“In the meantime, 28-metre Fife Tuiga was being painstakingly rebuilt by Fairlie

Standing in the cockpit in 1972

With Dad c 1972

Restorations.

There was a suggestion I should go to Hamble and help things along.

And then, age 24, I was asked if I’d like to be Tuiga’s skipper. ‘If you take on Tuiga we are finished!’, said my girlfriend. I accepted the job offer and you can guess what happened to the relationship. Sadly the same happened to my captaincy. The project hit financial difficulty and it was all over before it began.

project. A big thunderstorm came in, so big that racks of clothing were hurtling down the shopping streets. Our yachts were in trouble, pushed against the dock so hard that fenders were about to pop, pulling the aluminium cleats off the harbourside as the lines strained.

As designated diver, I went down to tie Altair’s lines securely onto the concrete mooring blocks. It was an eerie task. Above the water there was thunder, lightning, chaos, shouting, but below there was calm. I then swam across to Candida and Endeavour and put lines on them too, so they could pull back into position.

In a bar later that evening, the captain of Endeavour asked how much he owed me. I replied my price was an Atlantic crossing. He chuckled and bought me a beer. Two weeks

“In 1992, I returned to Altair to help out as race crew - it was memorable, we beat Adix in Les Voiles. Altair also left me with a different kind of lasting memory. We were moored up in Cannes alongside other J-Classes: 1928-built Astra, head-turner Candida, and 1934 Endeavour, fresh from a five-year rebuild

Car in avalanche

With the Defender

Father Jan Loopik

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Topaz claimed Class B at The Superyacht Cup 2019 | PHOTO Sailing Energy (above 3 photos)

later, at the next event in Saint-Tropez, I felt a tap on my shoulder and he handed me another beer and said, ‘you’re on’. I joined Endeavour for that Atlantic crossing - and stayed six or eight months more.

“Back in the day, my father and I had made a pact. If he was able to buy 250-berth Eendracht marina from the Government of the Netherlands, I would come and help. The deal went through in 1993 and I kept my side of the bargain. I was his right-hand man for three years, acting as harbourmaster in the summer and a yacht painter in the winter.

“I re-entered yachting with a flourish, joining 34-metre Passe Partout on a passage round Cape Horn. In 1998, I took over as captain and, thanks to the owner’s ‘bucket list’ spirit and enthusiasm, we went on to cruise as much of the world as possible. From Cape Horn we ventured round the Cape of Good Hope, up past Namibia, across to Ascension Island, and on we went. A decade later, he wanted to be the first person to see the sun come up at the dawn of the new Millennium, so we went to 42 metre Passe Partout

With Scott Johnson on Altair 1992

Firefly foredeck

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Nilaya was victorious in 2021 The Superyacht Cup | PHOTO Sailing Energy (above 3 photos)

New Zealand and watched Team New Zealand claim the America’s Cup in Auckland, having visited Tahiti and the Galapagos.

“The owner had a second, larger 42-metre Passe Partout in build, and the time came to let go of version one. Our last sail was not to be forgotten. We got thrashed in a gnarly Great Australian Bight, before crossing the Indian Ocean up to the Gulf of Aden and Djibouti. At the time, piracy was rife. I planned various combative strategies, from plain old full steam ahead to blacking out the yacht at night, plus some more wacky ones involving flares and Molotov cocktails. The Perini in front and the yacht behind both got shot at, but nobody came near us - thank god.

“Having had some input into the practical side of project management - she has a lot of technical upgrades, such as in-boom furling and a lifting keel - the new improved Passe Partout was delivered by Jongert in 2001. After agreeing not to cruise the Red Sea again, we set off globetrotting and covered 60,000 miles in two years. We did a lap of the Black Sea, as The launch Grandma Bezemer

The wooden launch

Dad in the wooden launch

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The 1931 lake racer

well as what I call the Eurovision countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which not many superyachts do, and returned to Auckland in 2003 to watch the Swiss defeat Team New Zealand on their home turf. The programme was so good, I just couldn’t contemplate leaving. It was therefore a sad day when my German gentleman owner passed away. His son took over the yacht, but didn’t have the same appetite as his father. He was happy to potter around the Mediterranean and much of the magic was lost. He was also a similar age to me, and the relationship didn’t click.

“Back in Mallorca, I had a fortuitous encounter with naval architect Andre Hoek - in Eroski supermarket of all places. He was working with

1931 lake racer Sperwer

The 1931 lake racer

renowned project manager Jens Cornelsen on a new J-Class and asked if I’d like to join the team - a dream come true. Having notched up 19 years with one Passe Partout or the other, I bade my farewells in summer 2014 and was with Holland Jachtbouw by October.

“Topaz launched in summer 2015, joining a fleet of highly competitive Js. Our first race was the St Barths Bucket and things started badly, we couldn’t beat anyone. But once we got our set up right, the victories started rolling in, including the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in 2018 and The Superyacht Cup in 2019. The owners get a real buzz from the ambience and team spirit and they do things properly - which I found highly commendable.

“I had witnessed the resurgence of the J-Class fleet. There were seven of us on the line at the showcase regatta in Bermuda during the 35th America’s Cup - the largest J fleet to ever assemble in the history of the class and I don’t think I’ll see that happen again. A true privilege. But deep down I was tiring of the classic circuit, and missed the planning, organisation and adventure of my early Passe Partout years.

“In January, I took a chance phone call from crew recruitment guru Erica Lay, she had the perfect job for me - 34-metre Nilaya from Baltic Yachts. At first glance I was overqualified, a step down, but she dangled the carrot, there was a 47-metre in build with a 10-metre beam

Working on a little side project

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1968 Dragon NED 364 Rogue

Dragon Rogue almost done

and 62.5-metre Panamax mast. Three days after leaving the J-Class, I was at Nilaya’s owner’s house for interview. Weeks later we were in Antigua.

“Now this owner loves sailing, he’s passionate to the end. She’s a superfast boat and we were victorious in The Superyacht Cup this summer.

I like where we’re going and I can’t wait to see how our journey unfolds, especially when the new yacht enters the water at the end of 2022 - the spec looks fantastic.

“When not working, I love hiking, SUP, and tinkering with my Land Rover Defender.

Meanwhile, Dad isn’t enjoying the greatest of health, not that you’d know it if you spent time

Dragon racing

Sailing the Dragon

in his effervescent company, so I head back to Holland to see him as often as possible. In my absence, he looks after my three clear-varnish boats: a restored 1931 lake racer, a 1968 racing Dragon, and a wooden launch that I use to go shopping from my waterfront home. In return, my brothers and I take good care of him - even renting him a workshop.

“As long as I am physically fit, I will keep going this is what I love. I have six crew and, probably thanks to John Bardon, like to captain in quite an old-school way. I have little patience for youngsters with intolerance and a social media addiction. I pick the good ones, the really fanatical sailors who are a joy to be around.

The first time I went to the Caribbean, I pulled

into English Harbour on Endeavour and went on to soak up the party atmosphere with an awesome bunch of people. I love watching the newbies get the same buzz from the Caribbean vibe.

“The yachting industry has become more serious, better education is available, and less accidents happen, but there is never a substitute for miles spent at sea. Do what you love, and love what you do - and do it properly.” ______________________________________ Sarah Forge hello@sarahforge.com

Dragon racing in Rogue

FEATURE: SIESTA ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

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SIESTA ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

I had a strong desire to do just one more trade wind ocean passage so I put the word out whenever I had the chance but nothing much happened, which is not surprising when you are in your mid seventies. I told everyone that I was happy to go as crew or to skipper a delivery (free of charge) as long as the boat was less than 60 feet. I had done over 25 years on the super yachts and for sure did not want to do another crossing eating gourmet food and watching movies.

in Durban and took off as crew on a 34 foot catamaran across from South Africa to Rio. Pretty soon after that people started to pay me to sail their boats all over the world, mostly doing deliveries which I found amazing and I had a ball. For the next 20 years I delivered and sailed all over the world in boats ranging from 28 feet up to 127 feet. In 1991 I started as captain of a super yacht called Timoneer (www.Timoneer.org) and worked for the same American family for 25 years until I retired in 2015. I had done 38 Atlantic crossings as well as the Pacific and Indian Oceans including most of the significant yacht races world- wide. I did the 1985 Whitbread Around the World Race on a maxi called “Drum”. But now in 2020 I wanted to go back to my roots!

Then out of the blue last year I was invited to sail on the 2020 Cape to Rio Race with 8 Brazilians on a 54 footer called “Saravah”, so of course I jumped at the opportunity. What a great boat and a good bunch of guys, we took 18 days, came third and had a blast! When we arrived in Rio I was feeling so good, energetic and “alive” plus I had lost 5 kgs so immediately decided that I had to do it again but at a slower pace and with the fishing lines out the back (which were not allowed on a race boat of course).

I must be mad, people told me - sail across the Atlantic on a small boat at your age! I must say I did think long and hard about it but casually started looking on the internet to see if there was something really affordable to buy. Back in the Seventies and Eighties when I was doing small boat deliveries my motto was “Almost any boat can be taken almost anywhere, but not by almost anybody” so I was not being too fussy about what to buy, after all it was going to be a downwind trade wind crossing that I was planning – a piece of cake!

I now need to tell you a bit of my history so that you understand the background. After a career in the merchant navy and then a shipping office in Durban, in January 1971 I sold everything

To cut a long story short we found “Siesta” on a cruising boat website for just 15,000 euros and it had all the gear we needed, having already crossed the Atlantic 5 times single handed.

For some time I had been worried about my health, my growing beer belly and an overly large daily intake of alcohol. It was either a case of booking into a spa for a month or go to sea, a no brainer!

The boat was lying in Portugal and after careful inspection I bought it, hauled her out in Faro and got ready to set off, only to be thwarted

by Covid. Time ticked by and entry to Portugal was restricted, hurricane season came and went and suddenly we were at the end of 2020 but still not allowed to travel. Finally, with the next hurricane season approaching, I bit the bullet and made some arrangements with two crew (Tim Steer and Killian Glynn) and flew in to Portugal with seaman’s paperwork. We launched in Faro on 9th April and the following day did a short shake down sail around the Algarve coast to Portimao, where we stored up and had our mandatory PCR tests.

The sail South to Tenerife was without too much hassle and the job list when we arrived was surprisingly short. The first half of the trip had been in very light wind so a lot of motoring, but the second half we had a good stiff following breeze, hitting 11.6 knots on one of the surfs down a steep wave. Average speed for the 600 mile trip was 4.9 knots and we put 30 hours on the engine whereas across the Atlantic from Tenerife we never used the engine.

Tim, as per prior agreement, left us in Tenerife and Louis Dalton Hall joined us in his place, Killian was there for the duration and was a great help.

We spent a relaxed two weeks in Tenerife, met some great locals who owned a farm

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so filled us up with lots of bananas which unfortunately all ripened at the same time!

Have a look at the daily reports for some more amusing stories about that. We finally set off with a great weather forecast on 1st May, motored out of the harbour and turned the engine off in a stiff Northerly breeze. The next time we turned the engine on was just outside of English Harbour, our final destination. The solar panels on Siesta are excellent so we had ample electrics for all our needs right the way across including navigation lights the whole way so we did not need to run the engine to charge batteries. Very impressive! once we left harbour. Our boat has no refrigeration, water makers or any of that other fancy stuff (really basic) so our electrical needs were limited to lighting and charging computers and phones – these days you can’t live without them and of course without the satellite phone we could not have sent the daily reports. There are no wind instruments, auto pilots, only the GPS that uses power. Cooking was done on two paraffin Primus stoves which turned out to be the bane of my life – see the daily reports for more about this.

My wife Anne, says that I am not really a sailor, just a fisherman that goes sailing so that he can catch fish. Not quite true but still….. I am a very keen fisherman and it was one of the reasons I took off on the catamaran to Rio back in 1971 when I was an avid spear fisherman and was inspired by the vision of going off to exotic places to spear huge fish. The owner of the Cat bet me that I would not catch anything, but I won the bet by bagging 13 fish between Cape Town and Rio some of which I speared when I jumped overboard when becalmed mid ocean!

One of the reasons that I really wanted to do another crossing is that during the Cape to Rio Race we had seen so few flying fish or for that matter anything else all the way across which I found strange and depressing so wanted to investigate further.

When Sue (my first wife) and I did a delivery back in the seventies and eighties we made a deal with the owners whereby we paid for the food which saved a huge amount of accounting and explaining and we could eat what we liked.

On a passage like the one I just did on Siesta we would budget for half of our meals being fish that I would catch and it was never a problem, often we would actually stop fishing as we had had enough so I was interested to see if things had changed. I believe they have.

Between Portugal and the Canaries I would have expected to catch one fish, usually it would be a Dorado (Mahi Mahi) but this is not a given so I was not upset when we caught nothing. However south of the Canaries on the first few days we always used to catch small dorado but this time nothing and no sign of any flying fish which is their staple diet. This continued right up until about the half way mark when we started to see smaller flying fish and started catching doradas, in fact we caught 11 before the Sargassum weed thwarted all fishing efforts. We ate 6 of the fish and released 5 but they were mostly small but we did lose two big hits on the lines so perhaps there were some larger ones around as well.

All very different from the “old days”.

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Another big change was the amount of Sargassum weed (https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Sargassum). We saw masses and masses of it about 10 days out of Antigua where we never used to see any or very little. Talking to other yachts and Antiguans everyone says the same thing about how bad it has become.

The windward beaches in Antigua are piled high with the stuff rotting away. There is a theory that the increase is due to it now being propagated in the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers in South America helped by the fertilisers being used in the new farms. Who knows but it is a big pain for us fishermen!

Note in this photo the plastic bottle where we compress all of our plastic waste, an amazing system that I first saw on the Cape to Rio.( ttps://www.ecobricks.org/) Richard Masters of Master Yachts in Mallorca came up with the idea to run a sweepstake for our elapsed time and thereby raise money for my charity Marine Inspirations (https:// marineinspirations.org/) and that turned out to be a great success. The prize was 200 Euros to the person closest to our elapsed time from Tenerefe to Antigua which in the end was just over 22 days, the average speed was about 5.3 knots. We had 56 entries and the winner donated the prize back to MI so in the end we raised just shy of 2.000 euros which included some substantial donations. A big thanks to all who participated but especially to Richard. As part of this we did a daily report which Anne forwarded on to about 150 people by email as well as posted on the website.

Thanks also to Penny Bell who helped Anne with the reports and to Terry, the website publisher also put up this link which is really fantastic. https://www.google.com/maps/d/ viewer?mid=1SrWr94NBXmR7Mr33OxR-n1 D2JXeu5P4z&ll=16.973421934377225%2C54.50269884160876&z=5 It shows our track across the Atlantic and if you click on any particular day the technical details will be on the left of the page. Scroll down on these details and you will see the daily report for that particular day.

The two best days in a boat owner’s life are the day he buys and the day he sells – I had the best of both worlds. Before taking off I was sharing a bottle or two of wine with a fellow super yacht captain who was very interested in the project. After showing him the details and photos he said he would buy it from me for the same price as I paid as soon as I arrived in Antigua and this has now all happened, what a great deal and Siesta now has a great new owner who will do her justice.

Looking back, the whole project was a great experience, I did what I wanted to do, I lost 6 kgs and we had no booze on the boat so I had to wait until Antigua to share some rum with my buddies who live there. I am smiling from ear to ear but this is definitely my Swan Song and I am now 100% retired from ocean crossings.

End of Story!! ______________________________________

By Phil Wade

FEATURE: MARINE CONSERVATION

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MARINE CONSERVATION Many years ago, I took part in a conference related to marine mammals in Bristol. One of the guest speakers was a producer at the ‘BBC Blue Planet’. At the time, the BBC Blue Planet series was not only innovative as a concept, but they also used technology from a new era and released a budget to film marine wildlife as never before.

At the end of the presentation time for questions on the new release was granted. A ten or eleven-year-old girl asked the speaker,

“how can we save the Ocean?” The answer started with the importance of recycling plastic … He suddenly stopped, looked at the young girl, and explained that he has a daughter of the same age who asked the exact same question, and will give her the same reply. “I am afraid we won’t be able to restore our Oceans to be as we filmed them, ever again. The only thing we can do from now on is to slow down the degradation process of the Oceans as much as possible”. Something in me was triggered that day, and I knew he was right.

By then, I had already worked for marine conservation for some years through the foundation firmm®, exposing threats marine mammals face by speaking at conferences, organising educational campaigns for schools, and giving many talks to passengers before boarding the whale-watch boats. Whales and dolphins are, by excellence, the animals to transmit the distress message on behalf of our Oceans. Talking about marine conservation through sea slugs, deep-sea orange roughy, or sharks is however more challenging when facing the general public. The reality is that all are so closely related when it comes to protecting the biodiversity and ecosystems of our Oceans that it doesn’t matter which species are discussed, as all are inter-connected.

The second point mentioned by the speaker which caught my attention, was when he explained that to slow down the global degradation of our Oceans, the support to local non-profit organisations in Asia (including India) is crucial. Perhaps South America and Africa are doing worse in taking responsibility towards our Oceans than Canada or Europe, but the biggest challenge is Asia. Not only is the population growing exponentially but so is their consumption, especially their seafood frenzy. Unfortunately, too few organisations are present in this area of the world and the lack of education and infrastructure to develop marine conservation does not allow public-

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or government- awareness. He added that the key to success in these countries is to make sure that international organisations, who decide to collaborate and invest in Asia, support these local conservation organisations from within. The initiatives genuinely need to become local projects, as too many international organisations failed to make this happen, leading to short-term projects or even just a ‘shot in the air’.

Our Oceans face a devasting future due to overfishing, global warming, toxic waste dumps, industrial run-offs, etc. In addition, the liquid state of our Oceans makes the containment of acidification or marine pollution even more difficult. Around a quarter of all carbon dioxide, which we release into the atmosphere, is absorbed by our Oceans which increases the acidity of the water. When the acid levels rise high enough, they cause the limestone (coral skeletons) and all exoskeletons of clams, mussels, lobsters, shrimps, nudibranch, and sea urchins to dissolve. Basically, most of our invertebrates and coral reefs will not be able to survive!

About 70% of the oxygen is produced by algae within our Oceans, also planet “Earth” consists of 71% of water and only 29% land. When you hear that the Amazon Forest are the lungs of our planet, it is a good comparison, but our Oceans are a much more significant part of these lungs than generally understood. Needless to mention what will happen to us humans if we lose our Oceans. Action is desperately needed before the negative impact, as a consequence of our modern lifestyle over the last decades, becomes an irreversible collapse of our Oceans.

It is not a matter of ‘if’ anymore but ’when’!

Marine sanctuaries offering shelter to specific ecosystems is one of the most valuable solutions available. Mrs Sylvia Earle understood the urgency and created ‘Hope Spots’ as part of the Mission Blue and the Sylvia Earle Alliance. The project consists of creating marine sanctuaries worldwide by people who are willing to make a change.

It allows many species to be protected before it is too late and opens a door for governments to get on board. In addition, marine sanctuaries create a spill-over effect of species outgrowing the sanctuary providing local fishing communities with enough stock, as long as the marine reserve’s boundaries are

respected. It is a suitable solution to balance the coexistence between humans and the Ocean. MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) put in place by the United Nations (IUCN) and PSSA (Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas) by the IMO, have unfortunately too often become profitable fishing grounds due to lack of law reinforcement and patrol possibilities.

The initiative of Mission Blue has grown consistently and has been of great assistance, to reach relatively satisfactory protection for the triangle of the pelagic for example (Galapagos-Cocos-Malpelo), thanks to the efforts of non-profits like ‘Fundación Malpelo’ and the collaboration of governments.

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On a smaller scale, coral restoration programs allow the lesser marine ecosystem to rebuild from the bottom up providing breeding grounds for smaller fish, attracting predators like parrotfish, and leaving top predators such as sharks to find a stable and safe feeding area.

For obvious reasons, sharks are the most misunderstood species on the planet, due to shark attacks on humans and unfortunate perception created through the film ‘Jaws’.

So, maybe we should convince Mr. Spielberg to make a movie on shark conservation one day. For context, there were fifty-seven shark attacks worldwide in 2020 of which ten were fatal, compared to an estimated one hundred and fifty deaths caused by coconuts falling from their tree. Sharks play an essential role as predators in the marine environment, and in the case of coral reefs, they are crucial to preserving a balanced ecosystem. What do

you think happens when barracudas have no predators on the reefs, for example?

Although it is an uphill battle, these matters are taken seriously by marine conservation organisations and with the collaboration of some governments. In 2021 Costa Rica and Fiji did list sharks as endangered species through CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species). These steps in the right direction allow reinforcement of regulations, patrolling of specific areas, and penalise those caught fishing sharks.

As many horror movies start with a scientist who is not taken seriously, the same situation is valid for marine conservation. Information based on scientific research whilst monitoring the health of our Oceans is crucial, just as is looking for solutions against cancer. Only when we understand the underwater world and its hidden mysteries can we find suitable solutions and move faster in the right direction. The technology is here, and it is a matter of budgets and weather conditions to use these technologies out at sea. Assisting for over a year now in the development of submersibles at SEAmagine, I am amazed by the technologies available to equip these subs with 2D & 3D imaging sonars, metal detectors, ultra-HD Cameras, robotic arms for sampling, and even underwater oil-spill recovery abilities.

Some individuals in the yachting world are dedicating extra money to develop ecofriendly operating ships such as ‘MY Savannah’, ‘SY Black Pearl’, ‘MY Bravo Eugenia’, or the private explorer ‘Yersin’. In addition, a select group of Yacht builders started to allow carbon

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foot-print analysis for the lifespan of a yacht, accounting building- and decommissioningprocess. These yacht owners and yards, taking on responsibility for what they do, are to be considered the ‘top of the yachting industry’, not those only out for their own pleasures.

The maritime industry also counts more and more successful businesspeople who invest in research, technology and participate directly in the urge to save our Oceans. A small group of philanthropists decided to act for themselves by creating their own NGO and research vessel.

These impressive vessels like, ‘OceanXplorer’, ‘Pressure Drop’, ‘Tara’ or the future ‘REV Ocean’ are some examples. This last one will not only be one of the largest yachts in the world with the most impressive technologies onboard, but the REV Ocean foundation also assigned former WWF secretary-general for Norway to be their CEO. How cool is that? These individuals are the true trendsetters, and it has led to a boom in the explorer yachts segment like never before. Also, owners of existing luxury yachts are more frequently looking for operators who can help them set up their specific charter expeditions allowing research and conservation to occur whist on charter.

It finally comes down to wanting to take responsibility as an individual, whether you are crew, scientist, or millionaire. So how can you participate and what habits will you have to leave behind to join in and protect what we all love most before it’s too late? Believe it or not, but governments have no choice but to follow the leaders, so choose well.

"With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea.

No matter where on Earth you live. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated by the sea."

- Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer

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CHRISTOPHER SCHOLEY GIVER OF GOOD HUMOUR AND TAKER OF STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS It was during the Palma International Boat show 2021 that I first met Christopher. I was walking along with Simon, my editor, when a rather enthusiastic chap, wearing super cool, but understated clothes bounded up to us and gave Simon a massive shake of the hand.

Once he left Simon explained that he was an awesome photographer, who he suspected had led a rather eventful and spectacular life, and would I mind getting in touch with him to do a feature. Well, he wasn’t wrong.

Normally the interviews take around an hour, however this time, three hours later, everyone realised they were meant to be somewhere else and doing something else. Otherwise, I don’t think it would have ended there. And don’t get me wrong, this wasn’t three hours of me stifling a yawn, this was three hours of an absolute rollercoaster of emotions, from belly laughs, to horror, to happy tears, returning finally to a quiet calm satisfaction. To a realigning of the head and heart here on the beautiful island of Mallorca. It is a story not for the faint hearted, but by God it’s a good one!

Born and raised in Hampstead, London, by an extremely loving and creative family; his sister is a trained concert pianist, his mother a wonderful painter and pianist, and his father, although a banker of 62 years who recently retired aged 85, played trumpet with Dusty Springfield. The creative gene was clearly strong with this clan. Christopher spent his formative years first at Sunningdale and then later for upper school at Wellington. It was here where he discovered his love for all things sporting including athletics, hockey and rugby. In fact, he has continued to play rugby throughout his life in the various places he has lived.

Leaving school, he had a short stint in the soon to be closed McVities Biscuits factory in the East End of Glasgow, working on the Hobnob and Shortbread production line. Apparently, he says he hasn’t touched one since. Moving from there after one biscuit too many he quickly fell into his father’s footsteps by going into the world of finance as a stockbroker, but it wasn’t for him. As Black Friday hit, he realised it was

more like playing the lottery than anything tangible and so he went and spoke to his chairman to inform him that he was quitting and despite the offer of other roles within the company, he knew that the future had a different path for him.

Indeed, it was a vastly different path that presented itself shortly afterwards when his father sat him down and asked if he’d ever considered Australia. Not one to turn down an adventure, he said that he would definitely consider it. To which his father replied good.

You start in a gold mine as soon as you arrive.

And so it was that Christopher found himself sleeping in an MDF box room with nothing but red back spiders for companionship, in a small town near Perth made up of 400 souls and one dog. Whilst he was not popular at first, the team he was working with soon realised that despite his sunburn making a lobster look anaemic, he wasn’t going anywhere. And as sunburn turned to chestnut brown, he earned the respect of those around him, staying for 6 months before taking a road trip across

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Australia in a Kingswood Holden which he had bought with the $2,000 winnings off a $50 dollar bet. He arrived in Sydney on 1st March 1989 in time to celebrate his 21st birthday.

From Sydney it was over to another mine, this time in the stunning and brutal landscape of Tasmania. Copper was the ore of choice and what Christopher describes makes me think of the Lonely Mountain in Lord of the Rings.

He said that you could taste the metal in the air and when the lights went out you literally could not see your hand in front of your face.

And despite being told that they only have one fatality a year and that had been last week so he should be okay, he did indeed have a small dice with death. A palette that had been covering an air duct had been blown off and if it had not been for his good friend Malc grabbing the back of his overalls he would have taken a step into the abyss. As Malc pointed out with a small nonchalant shrug, it’s not the fall that would have killed him, rather the slightly solid landing.

All the while Christopher continued to play rugby, getting to a higher and higher standard.

That, coupled with the manual labour meant that he was fitter than ever before, but he had also bulked up and his entire shape had changed. When he arrived in San Francisco via Hawaii six months later to catch up with his parents for the first time in two years, what appeared before them was not the smart, pale, lithe, stockbroking son they had waved goodbye to the previous year, but instead a long haired, sun tanned, man mountain. To say it came as a bit of a shock to his mum was an understatement.

Finding himself back in the UK and without a job once more, he took his first steps into the hospitality industry where he joined the team at the stunning Draycott Hotel, just off Sloane Square in London, under the tutelage of one of the original St Trinians, Sally Bullock.

A bohemian hotel with a relaxed atmosphere that played host to Hollywood greats of the time such as Richard Dreyfuss, it was the perfect training ground for Christopher to really begin to understand the hospitality industry. However, when Sally needed to move on a year later and asked him to take over as General Manager at the age of 22, a past experience came to mind that he has lived by since.

When in Oz four portacabins arrived on the site, looking as though they had been used as toilets for several decades without ever going near a bottle of bleach, and he was instructed to go about cleaning them. As he was about to pick up his rag and hold his breath, he noticed that the site manager had beaten him to it.

When enquiring with surprise as to what he was doing, the Chief Geologist explained that he will never ask a person to do a job he had not already done himself and as he had never had the dubious pleasure of cleaning out a portaloo, then he would take the first one and Christopher would do the rest. As he applied this mantra to himself and to the Draycott Hotel, he told Sally that though he had been shadowing her for many of the back house roles, he had actually not performed the full job and so he couldn’t take her up on the offer.

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And so it was that Christopher embarked on the next chapter in his colourful journey. This time working for the prestigious Savoy group and some of the most iconic hotels in the world. Alongside working across the various departments of the Savoy and Connaught where he cut his teeth in the kitchen, at dinner service and working in the upstairs bar, he was also doing one day a week at college learning about managing a hotel. Unfortunately, as is the case with most 23-year-olds with disposable income in London, the candle was very much being burnt at both ends, and finally with both working and clubbing seven days a week something had to give. And of course, it was college. After a few slapped wrists he was given his marching orders and returned to the Draycott where he finally gave in to becoming Front of House Manager.

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It was during this time that he was invited to go Go-karting at the circuit in Chelsea Harbour and for the umpteenth time his career path went off in a 90-degree direction. He ran the track for a year and a half and rubbed shoulders with celebrities and ordinary folk alike. Diana would bring William and Harry down and he would be at the track teaching them karting. At one point he realised he had George Harrison, Damon Hill and David Coulthard all speeding around in front of him. He says it was more fun than he had ever had.

It is also here that I discover, when his equally silver foxed partner in crime drops in on the interview, that he met our very own beloved Hamish Goddard at this very track when they worked side by side. Seeing the two sitting together and reminiscing about the friendship they have had over the years brings a smile to your face and a bit of a lump in your throat.

There are talks of moonies whilst Hamish was on phone calls, pranks that kept them amused and a friendship that has taken in the brilliant, the bad and the downright awful, but has endured the last 28 years and resulted in the arrival at the place that Christopher now calls home. It also turns out in the smallest of world scenarios, that Hamish’s Uncle is also Christopher’s Godfather. A fact that reconnected the old friends through this new friendship.

Karting was clearly in Christopher’s blood and at one point he was called to consult in Jakarta, a track that it turned out was unfeasible, but a time for him that he says was eye opening and also very grounding. Describing it as a city or immeasurable wealth and abject poverty without much in-between, it was the first time that he had really been exposed to and explored a city. Its dynamism was captivating and the very fact that there were so many, with so little, but were so happy, really stuck with him through life. He openly acknowledges that he has had a blessed upbringing and start in life where he wanted for nothing and the experience in Jakarta really made him appreciate that all the more.

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Enroute to setting up his karting agency, the unfortunately named CPA Leisure, which someone pointed out also stood for Child Protection Authority Leisure, he went for a holiday in Bali with his girlfriend of the time.

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later. He says with a rueful smile that he didn’t think island life was for him. Whilst CPA was extremely successful the market itself was changing and as stricter health and safety measurements came in the viability of indoor karting went out the proverbial window.

And so, once again, Christopher found himself with a career change in front of him. Whilst skiing in Utah with his girlfriend who was 12 years his senior, he received a call from a job that she had encouraged him to apply for. That of bartender at a pub. However, the job on offer was that of Bar Manager. Deciding this time to totally ignore the previous portacabin advice, he grabbed the bull by the horns and took the job. He says it was his calling. Not only did he have an incredible team around him, but they have also become lifelong friends. Despite not necessarily being qualified he was quickly promoted to Ops Manager, and they expanded to 5 pubs in under a year.

He well and truly had the bug by this point and decided that he wanted a pub of his own.

Having the collateral of his flat in Holland Park, despite several people warning him against the idea, he set out to find his love, the home from home, where everybody literally does know your name. But he didn’t want it to be in Fulham or Chelsea, he wanted an everyman’s pub. One evening when driving through south London, he got turned around and lost in Streatham he found himself outside of a massive black building, heaving with people in Balham. The Bedford. At this point I practically

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screech “I know the Bedford!!!!” Having spent many an evening there with friends. Well, the Bedford that we know and love today is the creation of Christopher, though it is here that the story takes on a bittersweet edge.

in Sainsbury’s car park watching, he said it was the most glorious thing. Gone was the angry Gothic black and in its place were the beautifully restored original red bricks. It was a sight so magical that he cried.

Having finally convinced the previous owner, a jovial old gentleman by the name of Paddy, to part with his pub, and that it was in good hands, he set about refurbishing the entire place which not only had a bar, but a ballroom, theatre and numerous other cavernous spaces that he was soon to bring to life. His vision was that everything should be live or alive if you will. He had a space for musicians to come and plug in and play. Anyone from the likes of Morcheeba, to the then unknown Ed Sheeran to local bands. The Bedford had the facilities and was the place to be and be seen.

During the 3 months refurb every single person pitched in. The locals understood that one night they may be in one bar and the next moved to another space. That the loo facilities may not be everything they hoped for as replumbing was occurring, but no-one minded, they just rolled their jeans up. The Bedford was being reborn in front of their very eyes and the pints never stopped pouring.

I can see that the next part of the story is difficult for Christopher to talk about and I’m glad that Hamish is with us at this point for moral support and guidance. Because it was around this time that Christopher was diagnosed with Bi-polar disorder. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a mental illness characterised by extreme mood swings. They can include extreme excitement episodes or extreme depressive feelings. At the time that he was diagnosed there wasn’t a great deal that was understood about the illness, however as we have moved on through time, it has been realised that it is far more common than individuals diagnosed with it were once led to believe. They certainly aren’t on their own and it can be treated with drugs and time and empathy. I can’t help but be extremely impressed at how brave Christopher is in discussing it with me for this interview, and how, by talking about his own experiences he will help pave the way for others to be open and able to accept help.

Christopher talks of a particularly emotional moment when he had the cleaners of Nelson’s Column come in to sort out the facade.

Knowing they were on a tight deadline he promised them all the food on the bar if they could get the facade done and the scaffolding down by the end of the day. As he stood

Sadly, at the time of the diagnosis, Christopher’s stress levels were at the highest.

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meant that he needed to find an investor. He was always adamant that he would protect the people who worked for him and the pub first, even if that ended up leaving him with nothing. A tragic self-fulfilling prophecy. For the investor he had trusted ended up turning on him and claiming that their partnership and significant shareholding had been a figment of his imagination. Christopher lost everything.

His business, investment, home, friends, car, two Newfoundland dogs and was made bankrupt. That a person can turn someone’s illness against them is beyond me, but that is exactly what happened.

After the incident Christopher spent three months living on the streets, surviving hand to mouth. As a poet friend, Phillip Wells said to him, “he had walked the world in London”. He says that one of the best things that happened is that his parents gave him space for a time, that he needed to work out his own head.

To somehow remain grounded. It was on the evening of Sep 11th, 2005, when he came across a priest walking down the street reading the bible at 2am. Curiosity got the better of him and he stopped the priest and asked where he was headed at that time in the morning with a bible. The priest explained that it was Ethiopian New Year, and he was headed to church to run the service, and would he care to join? He says that it was such an amazing experience that was deeply moving.

The moment forever stays with him as the following day his father called and said that it was time and could he help him. They found

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a one-bedroom studio flat near Balham which Christopher said was so important as he wanted everyone to see that he was still standing. However, despite the security of the flat he actually felt more trapped there than ever and on top of that he ballooned in weight from 88 to 120 kilos. He went back to see Sally, his old mentor from the Draycott days but what she said to him left him deflated and lost.

However, all was not lost, a moment was just around the corner that would change his life forever. His father called to say that a friend of his owned a superyacht and there was a position open for a bartender, in fact the first bartender’s position in yachting at the time.

So could he sort out his CV and send it to the captain. Cue a quick dash down to Hamish as he hadn’t written a CV in years, 36 packets of Walkers Cheese and Onion crisps and many tears later and they reached the hobbies section of the CV. All the normal things were put in: sport, culture, travel and then for good measure he added photography. A keen photographer as a child, he and his father had spent hours in their dark room at home processing image after image that he had taken. It was something that he had kept up as a hobby over the years and was going to prove an unexpected and monumental lifeline.

Christopher was invited to the boat SY Drumbeat for an interview by Captain Mark Stevens, affectionately known as Baywatch, for reasons that are instantly apparent when you meet him. Ever the self-deprecator, Christopher describes how he waddled up the

pasarel feeling more like a fender than himself and stepped aboard a yacht full of beautiful crew. It didn’t help his confidence; however, he was determined to present his best side.

After a ten-minute standing conversation Mark asked him when he could start. Slightly overwhelmed, he replied the next day, but that he would need to return to London to pick up his things. Mark said no problem and that he should stay the night on the boat to meet the crew properly.

The following morning he headed to the airport awaiting the call to say that actually the job had gone to the other candidate that they knew was in the running for it. Sure enough the call came and with a sinking heart Christopher answered the phone waiting for the inevitable polite let down. But it never arrived. Instead, he simply asked if he could have some maglites delivered to his home in London that he could bring back to the boat with him the following day. His heart soared. This was his chance. The programme was amazing, the crew seemed wonderful, even if one of them was an ex-Tornado-flying model, and it was an opportunity to right the injustices of the past.

As he returned to the boat Baywatch explained that the only thing left to do was to go for his medical. Full of panic over his weight as he was coming in at 120 kilos in those days, he trundled off to Club de Mar. The weight came up however proved no issue. But it was then that the question was asked about his mental health and rather than lie like many would, he explained that he had been diagnosed with

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Bi-polar disorder. He was then asked when his episode had been and he did the usual formula so many of us have employed with units of alcohol... how much do you drink, divided by a number and add one, and he said a date. The doctor proclaimed that this was the first instance of anyone admitting to such a disorder and that he didn’t know the protocol, so proceeded to consult his manual. With sadness he looked at Christopher and said that the last episode had to have been more than 5 years ago in order for him to sign off, so that meant he had to fail him.

He returned to the boat with no hope, no future and such overwhelming sadness in his soul that he didn’t know what else to do than head into the lazarette and attempt to fix a table. Mark immediately appeared and asked what had happened. He explained and Mark asked him where he was and he said mixing superglue with tears in the laz. Ever the optimistic problem solver Mark said not to worry but to stay in the laz until he said come out. An arduous and emotional two hours later and Mark stuck his head around the door and gave a thumbs up. It was another hour further on that Christopher discovered exactly what that thumbs up meant when he finally appeared. It was explained to him that normally Drumbeat would carry nine crew, however this time they were to set sail with eight crew and one guest. Who was also quite handy behind the bar.

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I can’t express the emotion I felt witnessing Christopher tell this part of the story. He found it hard to speak and he swallowed back years of thankfulness, love, pride and friendship to hold it together. As Mark was about to move off he said that he had seen in his hobbies that he was a keen photographer and here was the owner's camera. They needed shots to create a photo book for the boss and guests and did he think he could do the job? Well, 23,000 NM, 25 countries and many stunning remarkable Drumbeat photo books later, the answer was obviously yes.

Mark Stevens, Drumbeat and the crew of her, transformed Christopher’s life in so many ways.

Not least at that moment in time, by giving him a new opportunity, then by having a weight loss bet with Mark that they both achieved in quite some style, but so much more than that. Baywatch enabled and encouraged and championed him to have the life that he now has. From listening to his story over three hours it really feels that this is the most pivotal point in his life and career.

So, I asked what happened between then and now. Surely it can’t be any more exciting than part one, not least my discovering that he had once been Marie Claire Man of the Month in 1998? But that’s a story for another day.

It is however just as colourful. He had a stint as Head of Trade at The White Company, got mothered as Ops Manager as a prenatal club called CupCakes Mums, made bread sexy for a year as Sales and Marketing Director at Marcus Miller Bread and fell in love with and married the gatecrasher of his 40th birthday.

He found his calling again when he began to run The Tabernacle in Notting Hill, a Caribbean music and arts centre. He stayed for three and

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a half years and left it at the peak of where he thought he could take it. They now run the whole of the Notting Hill Festival. Just saying!

All the while Christopher continued to be a jobbing photographer on the side, heading out to various yacht shoots when Mark would give him a call. Documenting the new build of Aglaia, enrolling in a course at the London School of Photography and working alongside industry greats. All the while learning and earning the respect of both his clients and industry colleagues. In fact, he says that one of the greatest compliments he was paid was by the street photographer Colin Taylor who said that the thing he loved about Christopher’s photography was that it was inclusive not exclusive. It is part of what makes him. Part of what came from that time in Jakarta. From his time on the street and in the Bedford. An innate understanding that it is not about them and us.

It is about all of us being in this together.

As to where Christopher is now, well, I can confirm he is here in Mallorca. At this particular moment he has come from a tennis match, is about to shoot a boat and will then be back at the gym later. He says that after coming time and again over the last 17 years his partner in crime finally said the words that he needed

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to hear at that exact moment in time. Why not move here? And so, just as Brexit was about to deal her final blow, Christopher moved to this most wonderful of islands on the words of Hamish Goddard and declared himself resident.

Alongside his role as professional photographer, he is also working with the delightful Marc Kelly, an old great friend of his, at Palma Refit as Sales and Marketing Manager. They work incredibly well together, and the role allows Christopher both the freedom and stability that he needs as he acclimatises to island life, which can be wonderful yet challenging. He can’t say enough of how much he loves the yachting industry and working within it. The people are so welcoming and inclusive that you can be here for three weeks and be treated as though you have been here all your life.

It is testimony to absolutely everything that Christopher has achieved and been through so far (I personally am looking forward to part three) that what is in front of me is not a husk of a man, but one filled with joy and love. Love and respect for a wife who is now an ex-wife, but who he is still clearly so proud, when he talks about her business which you can read all about at LauraSanttini.com, and her two

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wonderful children who he cares deeply about and are flying high at university. A love for the people and places of his past who have brought him to this point. A forgiveness for those that have done him wrong, but an understanding that for better or worse he wouldn’t be here without them. Without those sliding door moments. He is without doubt an exceptional human being and a remarkable man. I will sign off with a quote that he sent to me from a book that he loves, as it resonates so much with him.

“You are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else's movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same if you did not exist. Every place you have ever been and everyone you have ever spoken to would be different without you. We are all connected, and we are all affected by the decisions and even the existence of those around us.”

• The Moon’s a Balloon David Niven ______________________________________ christopherscholey.com christopher@christopherscholey.com +44 (0)7879 818 600

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WHEN ABOVE & BEYOND IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH… THE BOATSTERS BLACK WAY In the competitive world of luxury yacht charters, impeccable service is the name of the game. The yachts? Well, they sell themselves. Superyachts offer a mind-boggling array of luxuries, each one aimed at attracting increasingly discerning clients. Exquisite indulgences, extraordinary extravagance. No convincing necessary.

Yet if deluxe yachts really do charter themselves, what makes some charter agencies more appealing? One might imagine that an ‘above and beyond’ approach to service is tantamount to success in the field. Not quite, according to Nick Gelevert, founder and CEO of Boatsters Black.

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Boasters Black is an enthralling anomaly in the industry, one that’s enjoyed an astronomical rise in just a few short years. The ace in their sleeve? A fully digital customer experience – from front door to yacht deck in just a few clicks. The team’s impressive array of collaborations all over the world, with a wealth of high-end companies, allow them to create jaw-dropping yacht charter experiences.

On a recent luxury charter in the Balearics, a prominent haute couture industry personality

made a rather unusual request over a sumptuous breakfast. Would Boatsters Black be able to organize a last-minute fashion show to present the latest collection to a select number of VIP friends that very evening?

Calling all hands on deck, the team sprang into action immediately. At 12pm, a second chartered luxury yacht arrived to accommodate

the client’s imminently arriving friends. By 4pm, models had been flown over from Paris and, by 6pm, the client’s 60m superyacht had been magically transformed. From fanciful décor and extra crew to a striking red carpet, gourmet catering and entertainment: the meticulous planning, down to the minutest details, resulted in a phenomenal event that exceeded the client’s wildest expectations. “It

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was one of the most intense and rewarding days to date” says Gelevert “and it really couldn’t have gone any better”.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown plenty of interesting curve balls their way too. Recently, in St Barths, a yacht reported a positive covid test result for two of their crew members.

The problem? That call came half an hour prior to boarding. Gelevert was thrilled with the outcome: “The lightning speed at which my team found a replacement yacht blew me away. Our clients were equally awe-struck”.

Such client-focused attention goes above and beyond pure logistics. Clients hop aboard their luxury yachts to find personalized gifts, their favorite culinary treats, and a selection of unique activities that have been personally selected for them. Because, as we all know too well, the smallest touches can have the biggest impact.

“Our primary goal is to create flawless and memorable yacht charter holidays for our valued clients…and we’ll always do everything we can to make that happen. No matter what!”

This unique, digitally focused approach has boded Boatsters well. Their way of connecting logistical dots all over the world, and creating seamless experiences, make ‘above and beyond’ seem almost trivial. The team’s combined experience and knowledge in all things charter-related make them an invaluable source of charter planning. From organizing a

Venice to Pula road-trip in eight Ferraris prior to a yacht charter (to help clients avoid Italy’s steep 22% charter tax and enjoy a breathtaking ride) to planning the most intricate details of a superyacht group charter for hundreds of guests, it seems these guys take thinking out of the box to brand new heights.

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every charter an invaluable success story.”

And isn’t that an inspiring motto to uphold? ______________________________________ Boatsters Black black@boatsters.com (+34) 87 118 00 20 Avinguda de Joan Miró, 327, Local 2. Palma

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YOUR PERSONAL GUIDE FOR LUXURY YACHT CHARTERS everything into detail and make sure that all of your requirements are covered.

What does the Charter Rate include and what is APA? The charter rate includes the crew, their wages, uniforms, insurance, equipment on board, linen and towels, the regular change and cleaning of these, consumables, and necessary cleaning products or materials, needed for the yachts maintenance. The VAT and expenses, also called APA, will be charged separately, depending on the country and type of yacht. The VAT gets charged in the country of embarkation and is always due, even if you book the charter as an EU company. This is a frequently asked question but unfortunately, cannot be avoided. The APA is calculated on the base charter rate and is usually around 30% of this. It is an Advanced Provisioning Allowance, which is given to the Captain several weeks before the start of your charter, so the crew can prepare according to your preferences.

How to choose my personal charter broker?

Once you have made the decision to charter a yacht, the most important part is, to find your ideal charter broker. As with everything in life, it is all about the personal relationships. You will find that your charter broker is one of the key players in making or breaking your yacht charter holidays.

It is important you find a charter broker you enjoy talking to and can communicate in a friendly and open way. The better your charter broker gets to know you, the more specific and detailed your holidays will be prepared.

Long standing relationships between charter brokers and their clients mean perfectly prepared stays on board and the crew knowing about your wishes, likes and dislikes, before you even come on board.

Your charter broker will take care of all the negotiations and preparations – including but not limited to the contracts, payments, restaurant reservations, transfers, on land excursions and so on.

At SNS Yacht Charter our highest priority is to take care of your yacht charter holidays – many years of experience allow us to prepare

An overview of the expenses of your yacht charter will be maintained by the Captain and you can ask him to see this at any given time.

If you prefer not to worry about this during your holidays, you can also ask your charter broker to take care of this for you. Some of the following expenses can be expected to be paid out of your APA, but not limited to Food and Beverages, Mooring costs incl. water and electricity, Agent handling fees (if applicable), Fuel, the hire of additional equipment for your stay on board at your personal request.

At the end of your yacht charter holiday, before disembarkation, you will be able to settle the accounts with your Captain. In the event of a shortfall, you will have to arrange the payment with him, agreeing on a bank transfer or other.

Again, should you prefer not to worry about this yourself, ask your dedicated yacht charter broker to do this for you.

When are payments due and what does the contract say?

When all of the details, such as dates, rates, ports of embarkation, and disembarkation have been discussed, it is time to sign the contract.

Don't be surprised about the length of the contract, it is an industry-standard contract ( MYBA ), prepared by maritime lawyers. The main details are to be found on pages 1 and 2.

The first payment, which is usually 50% of the Charter Rate, is due upon signature. The other 50%, the VAT, and the APA are due one month prior to embarkation. However, should the contract be signed less than 4 weeks before the commencement of the charter, the full payment is due when signing the contract.

Can I expect the crew to take care of my personal laundry?

It really depends on a few different factors, like how many items are you expecting to be cleaned, is it a delicate material, the size of the yacht etc. Especially the size of the yacht matters a lot, as many of the smaller yachts, for example, outsource the complete laundry.

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Is a berth included in the charter rate?

In some cases, the yachts home berth is included in the rate and as soon as you leave this, any other berths will be charged from the APA. Check with the broker before your booking - especially if you plan to charter in Ibiza, where berth fees can be very high. You will find that the yachts that are based in Ibiza are often offered with a berth included in the rate, and are therefore more expensive than a similar yacht in Mallorca.

Are the water toys included in the rate?

Most yachts carry a certain amount of water toys, some more some less, so check before your booking. If you are keen to have a sea bob or jet ski during your charter and the yacht doesn't include this in the rate, we can arrange this for you with no problems. Keep in mind though that the jet ski can only be arranged and booked if you have the required licenses and the yacht has the necessary space for storage. In the case of a sea bob, it is much easier and usually not a problem.

How does the crew prepare for my charter?

Once the contract has been completed and all details have been discussed, you will receive a Preference Sheet from your charter broker.

You should dedicate as much time to this as possible and fill it in with as many details you can think of. Remember that this is the crew's only tool to prepare the yacht, the meals, and so on. The more information they have the better. It is also very important that you let them know about any medical conditions or allergies.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you wish to have a chat about yacht charter holidays or the possibility of offering your yacht for charter, we look forward to hearing from you. ______________________________________ In any case, talk to your lovely crew on board, ask them if you need anything to be cleaned and if they can't do it for you onboard, they will certainly take care of outsourcing it for you.

How many guests can I bring onboard my charter yacht?

It is important that you clarify and ask this before booking any yachts, as they are all different. It all depends on their licenses, insurance, and so on. However, you might be surprised to hear, that most charter yachts, even the really big ones, are limited to 12 guests unless they have a special registration/exemption.

Is it customary to leave crew tips at the end of the charter?

In general, it is customary and this is also mentioned in the contract. The crew works really hard to make your holiday perfect, so if you are happy with their service, the food, the cleanliness, and so on, in Europe, it is normal to leave around 10 - 15% of the charter fee. Nevertheless, it is not obligatory and at

your total discretion. If you are unsure, don't hesitate to contact your dedicated charter broker and discuss the matter.

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FALL HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH MOTHER NATURE DURING A 7-DAY BAHAMAS YACHT CHARTER lies the world's third-largest barrier reef and beyond that the Tongue of the Ocean, a 3000m-deep semi-enclosed ocean trench.

Then, there are the mangroves, palm savannas and dense pine forests filled with snuffling wild boar. Deliciously exotic, the island’s unique flora and fauna range from wild orchids to rare birds and iguanas. Whether you opt to explore winding waterways or underwater caves, you’re bound to fall head over heels with mother nature here.

Day Two: Warderick Wells Cay Visiting Warderick Wells Cay comes with a warning: this virtually uninhabited slice of Bahamian paradise will forever change your definition of what crystalline water should look like. Here, you can enjoy walking barefoot on the whitest, softest sand, and floating on the bluest, most dazzling water. After you’ve ticked lounging on the world’s dreamiest beach box, you can explore the island’s stunning coastal trails. Our favourite is the hike which leads you to Boo Boo Hill as the views from the top will simply take your breath away.

Day Three: Staniel Cay Name your favourite beach / underwater scene - from Pirates of the Caribbean to Splash- and it was most likely shot in the Exumas. It figures.

The Exuma Cays’ (mostly) uninhabited island outposts are blessed with superlative beaches and surrounded by reefs positively teeming with health. You’ll only need to snorkel around Thunderball Grotto’s underwater cave system (yes, it starred in the Bond classic) or frolic with swimming pigs, to agree that Staniel Cay will probably be the highlight of your Bahamas yacht charter.

Day Four: Allen Cay No matter how frenetic the pace of your everyday life is, you’ll feel your stress simply melt into the blissfully languid way of living on a Bahamas Yacht Charter. Aside from soaking up the islands’ delicious laid-back vibe (to the sound of steel drums and with a rum punch in hand), you’ll spend your days diving, fishing, snorkelling, jet skiing or simply snoozing on one of Earth’s most unspoilt beaches. And if

that isn’t enough to entice you, then maybe the many bucket-list activities you can delve into, like swimming with pigs or hand-feeding nurse sharks, will do the trick.

Day One: Nassau to Andros Island Andros is the country’s largest, wildest and most uninhabited island. Off its eastern shore

Although it’s not easy to tear yourself away from the Exumas’ postcard beaches, a trip to Allen Cay is not to be missed. Here, another type of sun-worshippers claim the beach: endemic rock iguanas! These wild but friendly critters are well worth a visit, not to mention a few grapes! Bring skewered pieces of fruit and you’ll be quick to make some reptile friends.

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Make sure you flop down on one of its eight paradisiacal beaches as they have somehow managed to fly beneath the tourists’ radar.

Balance up your cast away-like beach experience with dinner at the famous Xuma’s Restaurant and Bar. Here you can swap punchinfused tales with fellow yachties, gorge on just-caught conch and marvel over one of the Exumas’ most spectacular sunsets.

Day Eight: Nassau Your Bahamas Yacht Charter ends in Nassau so make sure you enjoy the last dip in Highbourne Cay’s jewel-toned sea before the yacht lifts anchor. ______________________________________ As a boutique charter agency, we can offer a personalized service and mooth negotiation process. To put it in a nutshell, we're great at doing big things with less.

ski or trying your feet at paddleboarding.

Day Seven: Highbourne Cay

Captains keen to hear about our various management options or owners wanting to know more about the benefits of putting their yacht on the charter market are invited to get in touch via phone / email or to drop into our office in Son Armadams.

Day Five: Compass Cay

A buzzy yachting scene shines alongside jawdropping natural beauty in Highbourne Cay.

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There is so much to do in Compass Cay – you’ll be spoilt for choice. First, the water is teeming with fish which means you can cast a rod and impress your guests with a photo-worthy catch, and dinner. Then, there are Compass Bay’s famous nurse sharks. Tame as anything, they are happy for you to jump in the water with them -even pet their broad head! Buy some frozen fish at the marina so you can tell your people back home that you hand-fed a 3-metre shark.

Day Six: Shroud Cay Shroud Cay, the northernmost cay in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, is – hands down -one of the most escapism-worthy places on the planet. It’s loved for its deliciously remote beaches with the kind of aquamarine water that immediately washes away any worry you may have. It’s also a heaven for underwater enthusiasts. Getting up close and personal with anything from a school of real-life Dorys to a sea turtle is as easy as donning mask and goggles.

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THE DEFINITIVE LUXURY LIFESTYLE The opportunity for a safe and secluded holiday with family and friends has taken higher priority than ever and yachting offers the perfect chance to relax in total privacy. By far one of the best ways to experience luxury travel in blissful seclusion, yacht charter takes you away from the crowds in an environment you trust, to discover remote islands and secret hideaways that can only be accessed from the water. With a bespoke itinerary that considers the preferences of every guest, your captain and crew are on hand to orchestrate every detail, while your dedicated chef

creates sensational cuisine tailored to your individual requirements.

At Ocean Independence, our team of knowledgeable brokers work with passionate commitment to ensure your superyacht charter is uniquely designed and personalised specifically to you. We focus on every detail to create an unforgettable and incomparable experience of a lifetime. No matter what type of yacht charter getaway you are looking for, we can craft an exclusive experience just for you, where the unimaginable becomes reality.

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CAVALLO

CAROM

HARMONY I

A thrilling, high performance sailing yacht, CAVALLO is the perfect choice for sailing enthusiasts. Offering comfort combined with modern technology, her vast array of water toys offer plenty of fun in the sun. The crew are renowned for their warm welcome and guests can kick-back whilst enjoying exhilarating sailing with top-level service.

Whether you are looking for an active getaway with time on the water, or relaxing on deck watching the world go by, all options are open.

Exuding a contemporary and appealing vibe, CAROM is looking better than ever with her new deck fabrics and exterior soft furnishings.

Based in the beautiful Balearics, this 30m flybridge motor yacht accommodates up to 10 guests in 4 comfortable staterooms, offering plenty of entertainment with her wide range of toys. Captain Peter Lea leads an outstanding crew who are eager to spoil guests with their renowned service.

A popular charter yacht in the Balearics, HARMONY I features zero-speed stabilizers, so guests experience the best in comfort and safety. Her spacious flybridge is the social hub to soak up the sun, dip in the Jacuzzi or enjoy views from under the shade. Maintained in immaculate condition, her large decks, excellent water toys and outstanding crew all add to her superb charter reputation.

LOA: Builder: On board: Rates:

42.9m / 140'10" Baltic Yachts - 2003 10 guests / 6 crew from EUR 75,000 per week

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30.0m / 98'5" Sanlorenzo 1999 10 guests / 5 crew from EUR 46,000 per week

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32.2m / 105'6" Horizon 2002 9 guests / 5 crew from EUR 47,000 per week

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AZZURRA II – THE ULTIMATE IN STYLISH YACHT CHARTER

Iconic and striking, head turning AZZURRA II provides the opportunity for guests to enjoy a luxurious charter in ultimate style, seamlessly matched by impeccable service from her toplevel crew. She is a popular combination of performance and comfort; it is no wonder guests return year after year.

Constructed by Italian yard CRN to Gerard Gilgenast's design, with a combination of steel hull and aluminium superstructure, 47.52m displacement yacht AZZURRA II was delivered in 1988 named Nininka II. Her twin M.A.N. D2862 LE463 main engines, installed in 2013, afford a cruising speed of 14 knots, with a maximum of 16 knots, while her range is 6,000 miles at 12 knots. To ensure guests' comfort, she has also been fitted with an ultra-modern stabilization system to reduce roll motion, together with CMC Zero speed stabilizers.

She was built to comply to MCA and ABS standards. An innovator at the time, her design incorporates stunning floor-to-ceiling, end-toend windows, flooding the interior spaces with an abundance of natural light.

Maintained in meticulous condition by her owner, she is constantly mechanically and technically upgraded while all furnishings and fittings are regularly refreshed. Her 2016 refit included the addition of a spacious and informal alfresco dining/tapas bar for guests on the sun deck, together with a restyled and refreshed galley, while her more recent maintenance programme included new carpets, compressors, and the addition of two Yamaha Waverunners.

Her interior design was by Paola D. Smith which has been regularly augmented and upgraded, still conforming to the original vision of space and light. AZZURRA II's naturally airy surroundings have been decorated in tones of cream with neutral soft furnishings that serve to further enhance her spacious feel.

This contemporary atmosphere continues throughout her interior and exterior spaces, giving a very real sense of stylish sophistication.

The top deck is the ultimate sunbathing and entertainment zone, boasting a six-person

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Jacuzzi aft, bar with built-in gas grill, plus an outdoor theatre beneath a custom hardtop enhanced by party lighting and surroundsound speakers. On the upper deck the sky lounge features AZZURRA II's incomparable full-length windows, together with a bar and vast seating areas. A home theatre system and plentiful seating feature in the main salon on the main deck, which is both expansive and comfortable. The formal dining area forward of the salon provides an excellent spot for entertaining whilst enjoying culinary delights prepared by your dedicated chef. Both main and upper decks feature superb al fresco dining areas plus seating to enjoy leisurely meals taken under the stars.

Accommodation is for 12 guests in 5 cabins, with the upper deck master suite boasting no fewer than 21 windows plus a private forward sunpad area accessed by an innovative forward entrance. In addition the two doubles and two twins (with Pullman berths) on the lower deck are complete with en suite bathrooms and full entertainment systems.

With an outstanding array of water sports toys carried on board AZZURRA II, charter guests can fully relish the opportunity to enjoy fun and activity on the ocean. Whether you wish to enjoy a calm paddleboard experience or thrill-seeking fun on the wakeboard behind the tender, the deck crew will be delighted to oblige. Carrying twelve exceptional crew members who regularly receive outstanding praise for their service and warm welcome, Captain Malcolm Keliher proudly heads up the superb team. Between them the crew speak an incredible 16 languages, so once on board, there is no worry communication will be difficult.

Summer 2021 sees AZZURRA II available for charter in the Cote d'Azur together with the delightful locations of Corsica and Sardinia.

The opportunity for a sensational getaway on board this truly iconic charter yacht in style is surely hard to resist. ______________________________________ enquiries@ocyachts.com www.oceanindependence.com

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BONNIE LASS

Bonnie Lass Charters are a bespoke classic yacht charter company offering coastal tours and adventure charters from Port de Sóller on the northwest coast of Mallorca. The operation was created in 2014 by husband and wife team Roo and Pete Lucas who, after decades of working in the yachting industry, were looking for a new challenge and a place to call home for their young family.

Having fallen in love with the stunning Port de Sóller on a chance road trip, Pete and Roo started brainstorming a one-off business model to set themselves apart from other competition in the area, and to build something truly unique in Mallorca (and possibly the world!).

They found Bonnie Lass in 2014 outside the maritime museum in La Rochelle, France and decided that, despite the structural work needed, she would be the perfect platform as a day charter boat.

After a long January passage through the Bay of Biscay and the Gibraltar straits, Bonnie Lass began her new life in Port de Sóller (bets were placed amongst the marineros at Marina Tramontana if she would ever be fit for charter!) and she has now become an icon in the port. Bonnie Lass is a 17m Ringnetter, built in 1949 at the Weatherhead Yard in Cockenzie on the east coast of Scotland. She fished for herring in the North Sea and salmon off the east coast of Ireland, before being decommissioned from fishing in the 80’s and spending the next decades as a liveaboard and private vessel. A rare classic, she retains many of her original features (explore down below to see the original crew berths, or visit the wheelhouse for a walk back in time!).

After an extensive refit, replacing 30 metres of planking and 60 frames, as well as the safety work required for MCA coding and aesthetics for chartering, Bonnie Lass was ready to

welcome guests aboard in the summer of 2015. She now provides a gorgeously barefootchic and versatile platform for day charter, with many fun extras including paddleboards, a rope swing, crow’s nest, an onboard BBQ and a huge handcrafted centrepiece table for lunches aboard. With her stunning lines and a unique character, Bonnie Lass has captured the attention of directors from around the world and features in a wide variety of films and TV series, such as the Netflix No.1 White Lines, the upcoming Off The Rails (starring Judi Dench and the late Kelly Preston), IB3, Channel 4 and many advertisements including IcelandAir and Fisherman's Friend.

The Bonnie Lass Charters fleet has evolved with the demands that each year brings, and is currently running with Bonnie Lass and the sweet 10m Heather Grace. Heather Grace was built in Weymouth, UK in 1979 and (originally named Sidewinder) was used for day trips viewing the Navy fleet in Portland. Her previous owners renamed her Heather Grace, running day trips in the beautiful Isle of Skye, where Pete and Roo found her in 2018. This pretty little picnic cruiser has now been beautifully and imaginatively renovated and is the perfect day tripper for cruising the northwest coast of Mallorca. Each charter is customised and tailor made for the client, and Bonnie Lass Charters offer everything from large group team building events to an intimate sunset marriage proposal, family fun days out on the water with a freshly prepared BBQ lunch aboard, retreats, or an exclusive restaurant tour to the iconic Sa Foradada or the sumptuous Es Vergeret in Cala Tuent.

Pete and Roo are deeply committed to protecting the beauty of their surrounding natural environment. Since 2015, they have volunteered Bonnie Lass as a research vessel for Asociacion Ondine (now Save the

Med Foundation), clearing ghost nets and organising cleanups at remote calas only accessible by boat, deploying BRUVs to collect scientific data on pelagic marine life and doing turtle releases with Debora Morrison and her team at Palma Aquarium. (Visit https:// palmaaquarium.com/en/conservation/palmaaquarium-foundation/ for more information, or contact debora@palmaaquarium.com for donations to the rescue centre.) This summer the Save The Med Volunteer Expeditions will be held aboard Bonnie Lass, taking groups of young enthusiasts out on the Balearic waters to explore global marine issues such as plastic pollution and its causes; combining science, nature and teamwork aboard a classic vessel (contact jasmine@savethemed.org for more information). (Insider tip: look out for the Save the Med raffles; there is always a Bonnie Lass sunset charter up for grabs!)

When asked about the success of Bonnie Lass Charters, Roo and Pete say they could not be where they are today without the extraordinary support of the local community in the Sóller valley, the diverse and awesome people they’ve met along the way (including the wonderful Weatherhead family), and their charter guests - those who kept them afloat through Covid, and all those who keep coming back for more Bonnie Lass Charters adventures year after year! Whether you are based on the island full time, on vacation, or are looking for a great day out for your villa guests, contact Bonnie Lass Charters for a truly unique experience in a phenomenally beautiful pocket of the world. ______________________________________ www.bonnielasscharters.com info@bonnielasscharters.com (+34) 603 200 831 (+34) 654 234 897

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BALEARIC CHARTER

Ibiza Town

Cala de Sant Vicent, Ibiza

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Feel like a vacation to the Spanish Balearic Islands filled with tapas, siestas and excellent wine? Have you done Barcelona and Madrid and want something else? Why not book a charter on your own private yacht charter throughout the Balearic Islands and see Spain in a whole new light?

Day two will start with a sunrise anchored off Ibiza - the white sand beckons you so you take the tender into shore to explore Ibiza close up.

After lunch at a cafe, you head back down to the port to spend your afternoon playing in the Mediterranean Sea. Dinner is on board, but don't retire too early as no trip is complete without cruising the town and taking in some of the famous nightlife.

DAY 1 Spend the morning exploring Palma de Mallorca and then head for the marina. Your captain and crew will be waiting to take you on a tour of your very own private oasis for the next week. A stewardess will be on hand, keeping your cocktails topped up and help to answer any questions you might have! After

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DAY 3 enjoying the Port, you'll set sail for Ibiza - more than just a party island!

Cruise further north up the coast of Ibiza sipping coffee as you watch the world go by in the sunshine. Pull into quiet bays, playing

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with the water toys, jumping off the bow and splashing in the sea. Come back to the yacht for happy hour! Enjoy ice-cold sangrias on the bow as you watch the sunset.

Enjoy a dinner prepared alfresco on the aft deck after a long day at sea!

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Take the tender into the capital, Mahon in the morning to explore this little gem of the Med. After enjoying lunch in town, spend the afternoon taking the tender up and down deserted beaches for a little tour from your Captain.

Cruise up the coast of Mallorca and pull into Puerto Pollenca. Plenty of history and culture awaits on this part of the island - walk along Medieval streets and enjoy a coffee at one of the quaint cafes on offer.

DAY 5 After the buzz of Ibiza and Mallorca, Menorca will be a welcome oasis. Plenty of quiet bays, crystal clear waters and lazy afternoons await.

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night, swimming in the sea, catching up on your reading, and dining alfresco under candlelight on the aft deck.

DAY 8 Today you'll head back into port at Palma and say goodbye to your captain and crew.

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Want to learn more about chartering a yacht through Spain and the Balearic Islands? Reply to me today to book your getaway! ______________________________________

For your last full day onboard, a visit to Carbrera Archipelago is a must. These islands are protected, but your yacht will have special permission to moor here. Enjoy a tranquil last

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THAILAND’S TOP 10 ISLAND YACHTING DESTINATIONS James Bond film, “The Man with the Golden Gun”. Phang Nga Bay's distinctive feature is the sheer limestone karsts that jut vertically out of the emerald-green water, covering an area of 400 sq km, with around 100 islands.

4. Koh Phi Phi Two of the biggest islands, Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Leh - have spectacular cliffs, dive spots and lots of other uninhabited islands to explore. Phi Phi is a group of six islands, the two main islands are Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Leh. The smaller uninhabited Phi Phi Leh hosts stunningly beautiful bays and beaches including the world-famous Maya Bay, where “The Beach” (with Leonardo Di Caprio) was filmed.

5. Koh Lipe

Phangan Bay James Bond Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand in Southeast Asia is surrounded inland by Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and Cambodia with the other part lying on the Malay Peninsula and neighbouring Malaysia.

This area also divides Thailand into two important areas for visiting motor & sail yachts & superyachts — the eastern Gulf of Thailand and the western Andaman Sea. For future voyage planning, there’s really no better place to experience life on a yacht than the ‘Land of Smiles’ with its beautiful expanses of calm turquoise water, postcard-perfect islands and famed Thai hospitality and cuisine.

The length of the Thai coastline stretches approximately 3,200 km and is a paradise for yachties. Thailand’s top 10 island visits follow as suggested by longtime expert superyacht professionals and residents, Gordon Fernandes and Captain Charlie Dwyer, Asia Pacific Superyachts co-founders, along with Captain Scott Walker.

1. Phuket The ‘Superyacht Hub of Southeast Asia’ has four world class marinas northeast of the island with berths in a variety of sizes. Two marinas in Phuket offers deep water access to accommodate ships that are over 80 meters in length. Gordon Fernandes (APS) can arrange all services from arrival to delivery to

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custom itinerary to departure. Phuket is world recognised for its vibrant and cosmopolitan resort life, luxury spas and famed Thai cuisine, from street stalls to fine dining. The country's definitive yachting and luxury lifestyle events are held in Phuket with boat shows welcoming thousands of visitors and internationally recognized regattas that draw in participants from around the world.

2. Surin and Similan Islands The Similan and Surin Islands are among the world’s top dive destinations; a group of nine islands northwest of Phuket with beautiful coral reefs and numerous fish species. Stunning above and below the waves, the warm tropical waters around these islands are teeming with aquatic life. Marine life regularly spotted amongst the corals around the Similan Islands include moray eels, leopard sharks, sea turtles, snappers and barracudas. In the waters further north around the Surin Islands and Richelieu Rock, whale sharks are often seen amongst the angelfish and parrotfish.

3. Phang Nga Bay The World Heritage Site between Phuket and the western coast of mainland Thailand boasts of a 200-metre long cave tunnel from Koh Phanak to Khao Phing Kan and the island of the

Koh Lipe belongs to a group of 51 islands comprising the Butang Archipelago and belongs to the Adang-Rawi Archipelago, situated on the outskirts of the Tarutao National Marine Park.

Originally it was only inhabited by Sea Gypsies, the Chao Ley who gave the island its name. The island and its surroundings are quite famous for snorkelling and scuba diving and its coral reefs are easy to reach as they start just a few metres away from each of the four main island beaches.

6. Hua Hin Hua Hin is one of the top tourist destinations of Thailand with many attractions and activities plus it isn’t far from Bangkok. The city has many beautiful beaches, mountains, viewpoints, Temples, night markets, water parks, and fine dining. There’s some great inland activities such as golfing at some of Thailand’s most renowned courses. Just down the coast at Takiab Bay, visitors can take seaside horseback rides and visit a hilltop Buddhist temple with a spectacular view.

7. Koh Samui The country’s second largest island is popular for its white sand beaches and luxury five-star resorts & villas, gourmet dining, open-air markets and upscale health spas.

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arranged with Captain Charlie (APS) along with provisions, fuel and a custom itinerary.

From the inner jungle to the serene beauty of the south shore, to the lively yet relaxed atmosphere of Lamai Beach, the hustle and bustle of Chaweng Beach, the timeless feel of Bophut's Fisherman's Village and to the tropical beach paradise of Maenam, Samui is unique among Thailand's islands in maintaining a broad appeal for everyone.

8. Ang Thong National Marine Park, Koh Tao & Koh Phangan A great voyage is to journey down the east side of Samui past Koh Katen and up around the 5 islands to Ang Thong National Marine Park archipelago to anchor. Then up to Koh Tao, down to Koh Phangan and back to Samui.

The Marine Park with its 81 uninhabited islands has amazing hikes and kayaking (through caves). Then off to Koh Tao, a world famous top dive spot and then Koh Pha Ngan’s beautiful beaches, perfect for an SUP or kayak exploration of its scenic coastlines before the short hop back to Koh Samui.

9. Pattaya This vibrant coastal city is only 147km from Bangkok, the closest of Thailand's major beach resorts to the capital city. Ocean Marina Yacht Club stands is one of Asia’s largest marinas and offers full facilities. The Royal Varuna Yacht Club is Thailand’s premiere sailing club and the prestigious organizer of the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, located nearby between Pattaya and Jomtien.

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Diving in Andaman Sea

10. Koh Chang Known also as ‘Elephant Island’, Koh Chang is located around 300 kilometres east of Bangkok in Trat Province, in the Gulf of Thailand near the Cambodian border. Part of the Mu Ko Chang National Park, from jungle covered mountain peaks to sweeping bays, great waterfalls to flourishing coral reefs, Koh Chang has retained its remote and rugged character. With an area covering approximately 212 square kilometres, 70% is covered in rainforests, mountains and beaches.

NOTE: As of July 1st a plan named the ‘Phuket Sandbox’ will allow vaccinated international

visitors to roam the island without having to quarantine for 14 days. The plan allows for tourists fully inoculated with World Health Organization-approved vaccines to spend 14 days on Phuket without having to be confined to a hotel room. After two weeks and multiple Covid-19 tests, the tourists, who must be from countries considered at low or medium risk for the coronavirus, will be allowed to travel to the rest of Thailand. ______________________________________ www.asia-pacific-superyachts.com Photo Credit: Asia Pacific Superyachts Koh Tao ‘Whale Shark’ Photo Credit: Mann

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CRUISING THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS St John, as well as 50 smaller islands, cays and inlets.

Known as America’s paradise due to its celebrated white sand beaches and balmy turquoise waters, it’s a year round destination with no ‘low’ season and an average winter temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit.

Those factors aside, what exactly is it that makes YHG-St Thomas, operated by IGY, stand out from the crowd? A state of the art 45-berth superyacht marina, which can accommodate yachts of up to 600 feet, is just one aspect of its appeal.

"We are trying to break habits on traditional cruising grounds after Covid 19," explains Bert Fowles, IGY’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "It’s fair to say the traditional ways of cruising have been changed.

"The USVI offers US boats and the international community an idyllic cruising destination because of the infrastructure of our facility at Yacht Haven Grande, which is one of the largest, if not the largest, marina investment in the Caribbean.

"It was specifically and purposely built to cater for superyachts and it continues to advance the superyacht agenda for the entire region. The infrastructure alone allows it to admit vessels up to almost any size and it is unmatched anywhere else in the Caribbean."

With an on-site Covid 19 testing facility designed to give peace of mind to clients, guests and crew who are looking to enjoy a vacation while also being mindful of minimising risk, the marina offers a high level of security and safety measures.

Imagine a pristine paradise where your vacation choices range from checking out some of the world’s finest beaches to experiencing the best sport fishing and most incredible diving amongst wild and diverse marine ecosystems.

If you think this can only come at the expense of complicated travel schedules, time-consuming Covid 19 testing protocols and complex foreign customs and immigration rules, then think again.

The US Virgin Islands is fast becoming the destination of our times, with Yacht Haven Grande, St Thomas offering superyacht owners and charterers flexibility, ease and smooth service as well as the luxury of enjoying some of the globe’s most idyllic cruising grounds.

A territory of the USA since 1917, this exotic group of islands is situated in the Caribbean Sea, 1,100 miles from Miami, and comprises three main hubs: St Croix, St Thomas and

"We have a beautiful campus designed to pull all the levers which make a superyacht destination unique while also offering unparalleled security, and Covid testing is an important part of that," adds Bert.

In these pandemic times, with travel bans gradually beginning to ease, the ability to fly in and out of a US destination by private jet with none of the time-consuming customs and immigration paperwork which foreign travel inevitably involves, is another important consideration for US based charterers and owners.

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of entry for US citizens,’ adds Bert. ‘At a time when travel is still challenging with testing and virus controls, to be able to come and go more easily will be paramount.

"We’re seeing our customers really enjoy the fact that as a US destination, it allows safety protocols in alignment with US regulations.

"We are observing almost unprecedented numbers of reservations that reflect changing habits; superyachts and charter brokers are realising that this is an opportunity that is right in their backyard."

Finally, efficient provisioning, fuelling, itinerary planning and scheduling alongside creature comforts including an open air fitness centre, tennis and beach volleyball courts and a stunning resort style swimming pool seal Yacht Haven Grande as the obvious choice.

"This is a hub of charter activity," adds Bert.

"We have airfare and airdrop support which help to make this a dynamic destination for superyachts.

"It also allows for the business of commercial activity to really support guests in terms of provisioning, fuelling and waste disposal. It’s a true destination experience for the client which we are continuing to build on."

The inaugural Caribbean Charter Yacht Show, which will take place in St Thomas in December this year, will serve to increase awareness of the USVI as the ultimate choice for a discerning superyacht clientele.

"The USVI is becoming the starter hub of the Caribbean because of its central location and the new show will highlight all these benefits," says Bert. "Together with its infrastructure and ease of exit and entry, it remains unparalleled," says Bert.

With St Thomas a jumping off point for an endless choice of other paradise isles and cays, including spectacular Trunk Bay, the myriad inlets of Coral Bay, scenic Frances Bay anchorage, Lovango Cay and Congo Cay, it has never been easier to go off the radar and off the beaten track, dropping anchor at remote beauty spots that are more reminiscent of French Polynesia.

"You have so many advantages, from the buzz and nightlife of Miami through to the solitude of some of the world’s most remote places, and all with the ability to provision and fuel your yacht as well as fly in and out on your private jet," Bert says.

change a habit, you have to accept that people are used to doing the standard runs but this is an experiential destination which will continue to grow and grow in appeal."

The benefits of remote adventuring in an island setting with easy access to high end service and provisioning makes the region an unbeatable option.

"There are stunning cruising grounds for jet skis, there’s the world’s best sport fishing, the most amazing diving. Quite simply, it ticks all the boxes. Of course, when you’re trying to

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PHOENIX ONE – SILENT POWER FUELED BY S.A.I.L.

Zero emissions mode allows you to access the most pristine wilderness

Efficient Energy for your Yacht

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Transform your yacht with the latest technology combining onboard energy storage with hybrid propulsion and management systems. Utilised by commercial and highperformance vessels for years, this technology is now available to luxury yachts ranging from 40-80 metres with the Phoenix One S.A.I.L system. Complementing your yacht’s main engines, power is stored, managed and delivered efficiently.

Reduce your fuel consumption by up to 25% with a modular system of high voltage lithium batteries. Generator use is greatly decreased, extending the generators lifetime and reducing fuel and maintenance costs. The batteries are automatically and quickly charged during the day using the residual energy from your engines or generators (don’t lose any power!).

The system can then power the entire boat for up to 10-14 hours under full operation with guests and crew onboard, and no need for noisy generators.

Once installed, the lithium batteries should last at least 10 years with no problems. Thanks to the growing demand for electric cars and companies like Tesla, the production costs of lithium batteries have decreased, with a dramatic fall in the price of these batteries over the past decade.

Noise Reduction to Zero A luxury yacht should be able to offer peaceful solitude, free from jarring noise and vibrations.

“This is where the idea for the S.A.I.L system sprung from” says Phoenix One CEO, Lucas Nowak. “A yacht owner complained to us about the aggravating generator noise all day long next to his bed and asked what could be done. You can spend millions on your brandnew yacht, yet inside the guest cabins you can still hear the generators running.”

The S.A.I.L system allows ultimate comfort for guests and crew, with long periods of silent onboard power, and battery-powered trips.

The noise reduction is also perfect for entering and leaving marinas, manoeuvring in harbour areas, and anchoring. Run the generators to charge the batteries whenever convenient, then in the evening when guests are onboard switch to electric and enjoy the peace and serenity.

Clean, Green Energy With more and more emphasis on reducing our carbon footprint, alternative power sources are needed for boats – from gas and methane, to lithium energy. Stricter regulations regarding CO2 emissions, especially in Northern Europe,

Fast charging batteries for up to 14 hours under full operation

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mean energy storage is a necessity in order to access or sail many areas. Phoenix One is DNV/GL compliant and committed to more sustainable measures – clean, green energy with a multitude of environmental benefits: • No NOx, soot or CO2 emissions • No offensive odours • No noise pollution • Keep your yacht free of smoke • Keep the water clean around your yacht (no layer of exhaust waste) Control at your Fingertips With every system, you need to be in control.

Phoenix One will update your current Program Logic Control (PLC) infrastructure and seamlessly merge your yachts Integrated Power Supervisor (IPS). Data on energy consumption and performance is collated and stored on the cloud service so it can be accessed on a tablet by whoever requires it - from the owner and the captain to the engineer for monitoring or warranty reasons. Alerts can be instantly sent to your phone, including data images showing what has occurred. Phoenix One guarantees high cyber security, high performance and easy monitoring with their sophisticated S.A.I.L system.

“I really like being able to have full remote control from anywhere in the ship. Manoeuvres are faster, safer and easier with this type of control. No more running back and forth from the engine room while in the middle of a

The Nest Cloud-service allows you to monitor your yacht wherever you are

manoeuvre, and I have full control from a single screen. We can run air conditioning throughout the night on a single battery load with no generators needed. The reduction in generator working hours is amazing thanks to the battery pack, and fuel consumption has decreased dramatically since the system was installed.”

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with control at your fingertips using the S.A.I.L system. Contact Phoenix One today and ask them to tailor an optimised energy solution for you with a free site survey. ______________________________________ PHOENIX ONE Palma de Mallorca, Spain (+34) 679 64 89 52 info@phoenixone.co www.phoenixone.co

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SILENT-YACHTS OPENS NEW PORT ADRIANO OFFICE

Silent-Yachts now has an office at Port Adriano, Mallorca Austria’s Silent-Yachts has opened two new offices on both sides of the Atlantic.

A new European office is now open in Port Adriano, Mallorca, one of the leading yacht harbours in the Western Med. A Silent 55 and Silent 55 are currently docked in front of the office, ready to take clients to the sea for a test drive.

Later this summer the new Silent 60 with a kitewing will also arrive at Port Adriano.

In the US, the shipyard’s exclusive national distributor Edward Sacks has set up a branch

in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. The location is close to the site of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, with direct water access and a comfortable conference room for product demonstrations.

Meanwhile, Silent-Yachts says it recently delivered a new version of the Silent 55 solar electric catamaran to a client from Switzerland.

It is the seventh unit of the model built by the Austrian yard since 2018.

The new unit has a standard configuration, but the front exit version has an extra door in the main salon that allows direct access to a concealed open lounge in the bow with a panoramic view. The lower deck plan is therefore different.

Four guest cabins with private bathrooms are equally allocated between port and starboard sides of the boat, while the standard version features a full-width master suite in the front.

As for propulsion, the new catamaran reached 18kt during sea trials. It’s equipped with a pair of 250kW e-motors, a 100kW diesel generator and 210 kWh lithium batteries. Like other Silent-Yachts models, the Silent 55 can sail up to 100Nm per day relying solely on the solar electric power without vibration, noise or exhausts. ______________________________________ Silent-Yachts (+34) 684 411 355 sales@silent-yachts.com

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INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN ANGUS BIFFIN

What’s your most memorable experience in the Balearics?

Tell me a bit about yourself?

I’m from Sydney, Australia. I started sailing because my father was a merchant captain and Sydney Harbour pilot as well as an enthusiastic Ocean yachtsman. Our family had its own yacht, a Duncanson 35 built in South Australia. I started racing my own boats at age 6 in Middle Harbour, Sydney. Working on boats started after school, mostly on ferry’s but also on race yachts doing deliveries and that sort of thing. I moved overseas back in 2007, which was the first time I actually came to Palma too, in October 2007. I really based myself out of Palma when being in the Med. I mean I love going to all over the Mediterranean, but I couldn’t see myself living anywhere in Europe other than here.

What’s the most rewarding part of your job?

Seeing people having a good time in the water and living the experience. Not just your normal fine dining, your gourmet food, the hotel service that’s obviously amazing on these yachts, but also teaching people new skills. We bought an electric foil board and I love teaching people how to use that and how to kitesurf on charter as well, sailing, just basically teaching people who have absolutely no idea about boats and showing them everything we have to offer. We teach what being on the water is all about and I think that’s the most rewarding part of being in this industry. I think a lot of people think “Oh yachting it’s just champagne

We had a great sail to Cabrera last year, that was really memorable. The wind was horrendous though, it was 30 or 40 knots the whole time, but we had a great sail down there on my mate’s 60ft sailboat and spent a couple of days and nights exploring the island.

Which is your favourite beach in the Balearics?

I’m not a huge beach person, I prefer the rocks.

So, if I have to choose, Illetes in Mallorca which has both!

and caviar”, but in my opinion, its really people’s experience trying out water sports, swimming, and enjoying beautiful places. So, I think that’s what I find most rewarding.

Describe each of the Balearics Islands with one word: Mallorca – Mountains Menorca – Clear-waters Ibiza – Fancy Formentera – Chilled What are your hobbies here in the islands?

I like to ride Enduro motocross, swim in the sea, and also kitesurfing.

What is your opinion about the future of the yachting industry in the Balearics?

I think there is a lot of potential, we have one of the biggest refit facilities in the Mediterranean, especially for big sailboats. Also, the fact that it’s such a beautiful place to cruise, there are so many great little spots, as long as the weather is right. Everything is nearby so you don’t have to sail too many miles to get from one place to another. As I said before, I couldn’t imagine living in anywhere else in Europe, this is it really.

I was thinking, during Covid it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world if you just had all your charters here during the summer, because there’s just that much potential, with so much to see. You’ve got the west coast of Mallorca, which is more or less like the Amalfi coast, you’ve got the beautiful beaches all along the

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north and south coast and then on the east, there are so many incredible coves, rocks and caves. Menorca is almost like a little miniature version of Mallorca. If you want to go out and party you’ve got Ibiza and then Formentera is almost like a little bohemian village, so you’ve got a bit of everything really.

What’s your proudest moment being a captain?

One of the things I look back to and it’s pretty cool was we won a Millennium cup back in 2015 in New Zealand. There was a lot of good sailors there and that was pretty cool. We had

the best handy cap that you can imagine, but we won, so that was a great moment.

If you had to recommend the islands to another captain, what would you say?

I’d certainly recommend the food, the produce, the fact that you have all the refit facilities here. Any issues with the boat you can get it sorted almost straight away because of all the contractors we have here. The cruising ground is incredible, you can always find a sheltered anchorage. The people are obviously great too, they are unique, but a great bunch of people.

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I’ve met a lot of friends who are locals here.

The beauty in the landscape and the clarity of the water particularly in the shoulder seasons is like second to none. I was talking to a friend the other day and we agreed that the clarity of the water in the Balearics is close to being the best in the world, both of us have a lot of experience in that matter! The location of this island in the Med is another contributing factor to its appeal and a great international Airport here you can fly from anywhere in Europe in just a couple of hours.

INTERVIEW MIGUEL ÁNGEL ALBORS GALIANO (LAWYER, ECONOMIST, PARTNER OF ALBORS GALIANO PORTALES)

Describe your Company and its difference of value: Albors Galiano Portales is a lawyer’s office with thirty years of history recognized, among others by Chambers, Best Lawyers, Legal 500, etc. as the leading Spanish firm in yachting, shipping, transportation and insurance from a tax and legal perspective. We are based in Palma de Mallorca, Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, but our Palma office is fully specialized in the yachting industry. I think we can contribute to all our clients and the whole industry with our qualified and high value professional services.

What is your vision of the sector? Any reflection on the current situation Since October 2013, when we eliminated the maximum length of 15 meters for a yacht to be able be exempt in the Spanish matriculation tax, Spain fully entered the large yachts market.

We did it from ANEN, the Spanish National Yachting Association, of which I am tax and legal advisor. Since then, we have strongly improved the industry legal framework, but there’s still a long way to go to catch up with other EU countries such as France or Italy.

In relation to the current Covid health crisis, the sector is performing quite well and has not suffered as much as others in our economy.

Unlike the 2008 crisis, this one was not a financial crisis so the money was still there and we saw many transactions both in new builds and second hand boats. Shipyards are at full capacity, brokers and charter companies are working hard, marinas have high occupancy and, logically, lawyers are supporting all this activity. In short, although this season may not be as good as 2019, it will be a good season and we will fully recover in 2022. I’m very optimistic.

What would do you like about the work of Balearic Marine Cluster?

I think that BMC is a very relevant tool that has been created to deal and discuss the problems we have in the yachting industry in a more direct way with the relevant authorities. This will help us work together with the port, tax, customs and any other authorities involved, both in the Balearic Islands and also in Madrid when required, as long as there are issues of state competence that necessarily have to be dealt with directly in Madrid. It is much easier to perform these kinds of actions through the Cluster and the corresponding authorities, so I think that it’s a very useful instrument which brings the best players in the industry together in one team. I have no doubt about that.

From your point of view, what advantages do you get from being part of BMC? It’s a bit like the previous question, in the Cluster we act as an industry, not as individuals, we can cooperate, we share problems, we address those problems together before the proper authorities, both regional and state.

Depending on the specific topics to be dealt with we can address the proper authorities together in relation to tax, custom, port, commercial, administrative and any other issues, this is the main advantages that the Cluster can contribute. Being part of ANEN nearly 10 years, I know the advantages very well, therefore, I think that being member of the BMC is necessary and absolutely advisable.

Any other information you would like to share with us?

I think that in Spain we have an incredible advantage that no one else has, the geographical position, at the gateway to the Mediterranean, on the route of yachts coming from the Caribbean, and we must take advantage of that. We do not have the best fiscal and legal framework, and we must solve it because yachts, owners, charterers and people in general want to visit Spain.

I would just say, as an example, three relevant issues that we can improve and be much more competitive with our neighboring countries in the EU such as France, Italy, Malta, Greece or Croatia, a relatively new destination. First, we need to be able to import commercial yachts in the EU through Spain, as can be done in

France, Malta or Italy. Those countries do it on the basis of the same Union Customs Code (UCC), therefore, we must accomplish this goal, which would provide Spain with a substantial increase in economic activity from the yachting industry.

Secondly, we should remove the Spanish matriculation tax, which is a totally anachronistic and old-fashioned tax, also very deficient from a legal technical standpoint. We are the only country in all of Europe with this matriculation tax on yachts and this negative discrimination must end. We can propose a much more rational tax to replace it, with the same collection capacity (which does not exceed € 10Million in all of Spain) and is much less harmful for the industry.

And thirdly, we should try to analyze how we can apply the 10% tourist Spanish VAT tax rate on charter fees, as for example Croatia is doing based on the same VAT directive applicable in Spain. I do not see the difference between being hosted in a hotel or in a yacht sailing in Spanish waters. At the end of the day both are on holiday in Spain as tourists and tourism should be taxed at 10% and not at 21% as we are being taxed now.

This is a summary of some issues to be improved preferentially, although there are many other issues to be discussed. ______________________________________ balearicmarinecluster.com

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HEMINGWAY AND THE GUY FROM THE CANARIES Macho and quarrelsome, he was saved by the tales he created in the minds of those who read him. I came across "The Old Man and the Sea" when I was 13 years old, and throughout

reading it I developed an admiration for the fish, a dislike for sharks, a compassion for Santiago and a certain boredom at the long description of his thoughts while fishing.

That reading left its mark and led me, years later, to look for other of his works that took place at sea. "Islands in the Gulf," posthumously, is a story that takes me with almost telepathic meticulousness to the Caribbean I met in Bimini and the Bahamas in the late 70’s. I became interested in the person, the Ernest Hemigway who was born, lived three lives in one and shot himself with his shotgun of choice 19 days short of his 62nd birthday, when he realized that he could neither control nor run away from his ghosts anymore. With "To have and have not" I sin like a horny South-American because what comes back to my memory is Lauren Bacall in her 30s, the heroine of the movie based on the book, playing a tough girl with legs as long as from Cuba to Miami. The book is great.

Hemingway lived in Cuba from 1939 to 1960, and his visits to the fishing village of Cojímar and long talks with the local fisherman Gregorio Fuentes, originally from the Canary Island of Arrecife de Lanzarote and future patron of the "Pilar", were the basis for "The old man and the sea” and its main character, Santiago. This novel won him the Púlitzer Prize in 1953 and the Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1954.

Hemingway always liked challenges. He had to permanently prove how macho he was: he did it as a war correspondent, hunter in Africa or fishing marlins in the Gulf Stream off Cuba, the Bimini Islands or Key West, when he kept sharks away from his catches with a Thompson submachine gun that he always carried on board. More than the sea, he liked deep-sea fishing, fights in bars and shagging anything that moved. In 1934 he commissioned Wheeler Shipbuilding, Brooklyn Shipyards, New York, to build his "Pilar", a nearly 12m mahogany and oak motorboat. He paid her $ 7,495 that he requested in advance for the articles he would write, to Arnold Gringich, editor of Esquire magazine. "Pilar", nickname of Pauline, his second wife, had a Chrysler 75 HP engine with which it reached 16 knots, and a smaller Lycoming (both gasoline) each with its shaft and propeller. The Lycoming served to propel Pilar at a very low speed when she dragged the baits. Hemingway was a heavy spender, he liked partying and luxury. He did not go through

money difficulties because knowing that his novels always sold, the publishers advanced what he needed when he was short of funds.

"Pápa", a nickname that he gave himself and by which his followers know him to this day, vividly described scenes of fishing, seduction and bravery, but we nautical enthusiasts lack being able to read how the waves hit the bow and exploded In an uncontrollable spray, the clouds could almost be touched with the hand or how the roll knocked down the beer bottles from the cockpit table. Gregorio Fuentes was in charge of the Pilar until Pápa's death and he was the one who really knew about the sea.

He died of cancer at the age of 104 there, in Cojímar, stating that he longed for his fishing trips with Pápa every day. Who inspired Santiago could not enjoy the story: Gregorio never learned to read.

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VOLY ENHANCES DATA SECURITY WITH A ROBUST MANAGEMENT STANDARD Lead Assessor, Dan Pemberton comments: “Supporting Voly through the implementation of their ISO 27001 information security management system, has been a pleasure.

The team have demonstrated a high level of leadership and commitment, which is essential for underpinning the fundamentals of the management system. They have worked tirelessly to ensure all areas have been implemented, with no stone unturned.

The organisation should be proud of what they have achieved so far in their ISO journey, really buying in and adopting the spirit of the standard which is to protect and maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data and information.”

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Yachting and multi-asset industry’s leading accounting software provider Voly have announced that they have recently enhanced data security by achieving certification in the internationally recognised ISO 27001 Management Standard.

Information security and financial fraud are one of the biggest challenges fintech businesses face.

This indicates, that as a multi-asset fintech business, Voly is treating data security very seriously. For the past few months, Voly I.T & Development team have been working closely with the independent assessor ISO Quality Services Limited to enhance their systems and processes with the robust management standard.

Voly Founder and CEO Ian Flanagan said: “It’s vital that our clients have a user experience and a level of data security that’s unparalleled. I’m pleased to say we’ve done this and taken big steps to ensure the Voly Platform is protected from financial fraud. I am also delighted with the work our I.T and Development team have achieved. We won’t stop there; this is an ongoing process as we continue to deliver our multi-currency yacht and asset accounting platform to some of the largest asset management clients in the world.”

Voly Chief Technology Officer, Rob Shanks added: “I am extremely pleased with the company achieving ISO 27001 certification.

We know the Voly platform is extremely safe, with security and fraud prevention protocols as standard, including a fully encrypted platform with 2-factor authentication.

However, achieving ISO 27001 certification ensures that there are management systems, processes, checks and balances in place to protect information security. By opening our processes and systems to external auditors we are demonstrating our transparency and commitment to providing the safest and most secure multi-asset accounting and payment platform possible.” ______________________________________ angela@voly.co.uk

ISOQSL specialise in auditing organisations information security systems to ensure they’re operating to a level that is aligned with information security best practise. The certification demonstrates that Voly have implemented management controls to protect Information Security within its business. ISO 27001 is the only auditable international standard certification, it means an organisation have policies, procedures, processes and systems that manage information risks, such as cyber-attacks, hacks, data leaks or theft.

Achieving this is big news for Voly clients, it provides the added reassurance that their financial data is safe and secure while using the Voly platform.

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GREG BUTLER DAVIS - VMG REFIT AND REPAIR – A COVID SUCCESS STORY

Exciting times are ahead in the marine industry.

It would seem that despite a global pandemic the sector has once again weathered the storm.

With record numbers of boats being sold and built and many yards full to overflowing, it was no wonder that the old Vulcan Yard 25 minutes north, of Valencia in the Port of Sagunto, was snapped up. I sat down this week with Greg Butler-Davis, Director of Commercial Operations for Valentia Maritime Group Refit and Repair to talk through their plans, his background and his menagerie of animals.

The question on my lips was, exactly how does one go about acquiring a new yard during Covid 19 times? Greg cheerfully explains that it was actually quite straight forward. His business partner introduced him to the owner of the Ibaizabal Group at a trade show and they got chatting about how they would be interested in moving into the Superyacht sector, as they had been in the maritime industry for a century and a half, and they thought that the time was ripe. It was as though providence was shining upon them as Greg happened to know the owner of the Vulcan yard having visited in back in 2016 with Roger Horner when he had gone ashore and worked for e3 Systems.

With a great understanding the of facilities, the potential and the current limitations Greg sat down and put together a business plan. At that time, he had started a new role at Nautipaints but unfortunately Covid hit and as with many of us, he was furloughed. Again, it was as though the stars aligned and Greg stepped in to negotiate the deal between the yard and Ibaizabal Group, also including a proposal for the management of the yard and a four-phase plan over the coming years. There was clearly a great deal more to it, however, ultimately, both sides signed off on every point.

I asked Greg why he felt the process, which can often take many years had actually been relatively painless and his answer was Covid.

Obviously, it has been a terrible time and the losses both of life and economy have been tragic, however, as the title says, a positive story to come out of the nightmare is that of VMG Refit and Repair. Covid meant that there were fewer competitors in the arena, and it allowed them time to go back and forth to agree a deal that satisfied both sides. It was the perfect environment for negotiating. And Greg was the perfect person to do so being bilingual, in English and Spanish, and having a

history rich in the marine business sector. It all came together.

What does the future for the VMG shipyard look like? They have a 4-phase plan that started on Feb 8th, 2021. From February to September, Phase I, they are in a period of consolidation. Restarting the yard, organising the licences, certifications, insurance and all of the background paperwork that will allow the shipyard to function at the highest level of safety and assurance. After September, Phase II will kick in where they will look at attracting the smaller vessels with their 45 and 300 tonne travel lifts. This is a two-year long strategy and they have already hauled out 24 boats in the 25 metre Pocket Superyacht range.

From September 2023 they move into Phase III, which includes the installation of a much larger travel lift. They are looking in the range of an 800-850 tonne lift, though as Greg says, with so many delicate hulls these days it is all about finding the sweet spot, as many Captains are nervous about hauling out over a certain weight. From 2023 they are also looking at increasing the infrastructure and capacity allowing for 65 metre yachts to join the party.

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In order to enable this, they will be increasing the overall size to 73,000 square metres.

Somewhere in the region of 18 acres. This will allow for (approximately) 12 boats in the water, 2 in the shed and 35-40 boats on the hard in the region of 45m length. Phase III is projected to last for five years. Then in 2028 Phase IV kicks in and the sky, or rather the sea, is the limit.

business in Palma Nova in 1987. One of the girls he worked with had a brother who was crew and so he started hanging out with that crowd. And the rest, as they say, is history.

The yard is aiming to be a mixture of the models that are currently on the scene. So, part open, part closed. A hybrid is the best way of describing it. Should a captain or owner have their preferred contractors they are welcome to bring them in, however should they wish to have an on-site project manager and yard affirmed contractors this will also be an option.

It seems like a sensible plan, with a solution to please everyone.

With floppy blonde hair and a winning smile, it was only a matter of time until his dayworking turned into permanent work and he quickly began accruing thousands of sea miles crossing backwards and forwards across the World’s greatest oceans. In fact, he amassed so many miles that he was eligible to be what has been termed ‘grandfathered’, meaning he was one of the first who was eligible for his 3,000-tonne licence back in 1998. It wasn’t all easy and fun though as he had to work as a van driver back in the UK in order to fund his studies in Warsash. However, it all paid off as he landed his first job as Chief Officer and has pretty much never looked back.

So where does Greg fit into all of this? His goal is to make Phases I and II a reality allowing for Phase III and VI to progress. It’s an exciting project and one which lights him up with animation. A long-term sailor these days, whose first boat was the Irish Ferry and the second one in Club de Mar, he is used to being thrown in at the deep end. Arriving on the island as part of his Spanish degree year out he began working for a family friend’s property

I ask why he eventually made the decision to come ashore in 2016 and he told me that that there were a number of reasons. First of all, he felt that he had achieved the top of his game in terms of where he wanted his career to go.

He had sailed over a million miles, had been instrumental in the building of a sleek, sexy and beautiful Perini Navi, and he kept himself and as he says, most importantly, his crew, safe and retained a love of the ocean and sailboats.

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He was also aware that he wished to forge a career on land before his floppy blonde hair turned a shade of silver.

Whilst VMG is well under way to be ramping up to Phase II, Greg, with his wife Claire Steel of Sarah Shield ceramic applications, and their grown-up children, of whom he is clearly so glowingly proud, are still taking time to grow their brood and enjoy life. At the last count they have 3 horses, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 24 chickens, 9 ducks and a finca that they are currently renovating. It would seem that there is no rest for the wickedly lucky and we wish VMG Refit and Repair and the Butler-Davis family, and all who sail with her, the best of luck. ______________________________________

By Victoria Pearce www.vmgvalencia.com VALENTIA MARITIME GROUP Sc Puerto Sagunto Autoriz, 44 Prolongación Muelle Norte, s/n 46520, Valencia – Spain (+34) 962 669 497 (+34) 676 052 566 info@vmgrr.com

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ICE 70 TALASSA - IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE CRUISER

ICE YACHTS has recently launched its 70 feet flagship, a sleek sport cruising yacht in which the use of the highest technology combined to the yard’s decades of experience have brought to life a top-end performance cruiser.

Technology, performance, and versatility are the key words that describe the recently launched ICE 70 Talassa. Conceived by Italian studio Felci Yacht Design to provide superior comfort and top performance, the new ICE 70 has been designed using the most advanced modelling and CFD hull analysis software available today, bringing hull and structures efficiency, as well as space optimization, to the highest levels. Additionally, these avant-garde systems have allowed owner and shipyard to participate in many geometric and stylistic choices, thus offering the highest levels of customization.

Keeping performance and comfort in mind, the ICE 70 features a canoe-shape hull characterized by a reduced wet surface and high stability of form. The extensive use of carbon fibre for hull, deck, and structures also ensures fast, comfortable sailing as it delivers light weight, in fact the yacht’s displacement is just 25 tons, and superior rigidity, which also guarantees high safety standards, paramount aspect at ICE YACHTS. Featuring carbon mast with electric furling boom by Max Spar, the rigging as well has been designed for easy handling and top performance in all weather conditions.

The exterior deck design is characterized by clean lines and large, uncluttered spaces endowing the ICE 70 with a sleek, exclusive look. The single, large cockpit, which stems from a thorough ergonomic and functional study, guarantees maximum security, comfort, and ease of handling. The benches are wide, and the central table, which can accommodate 8 guests, is an authentic piece of architecture and technology. Made in carbon and teak, the base boasts two separate storage compartments, and three large electronic displays. The dodger and the bimini are also the work of extensive research.

Built with the help of the virtual room, which allows to verify every functional concept in advance, they are perfectly integrated and provide a truly protected environment that allows to comfortably live outside even when the weather is not particularly favourable.

As for manoeuvring, the numerous hydraulic and electric systems, and the rationally and cleverly arranged equipment, have all been designed to allow for short-handed sailing, being this one of the requests of the owner of Talassa, who loves cruising with his family but also enjoys sailing alone with his trusted captain. For instance, winches are set back and easily accessible, whilst the mainsail halyards run below deck back to the cockpit and can thus be operated directly from the wheel. To boost even further the sailing experience, the ICE 70 is equipped with a carbon bowsprit, designed in every detail, and carefully built, it can fit both gennaker and code zero. Additionally, it can be employed as a bow roller for the anchor. In line with the yard’s philosophy to provide a superior experience both under sail and at anchor, the ICE 70 features a lifting keel that goes from 2.8 to 4.5 metres, thus improving performance and stability under sail and allowing to anchor in the most beautiful secluded Mediterranean coves. To guarantee on board comfort the ICE 70 also features numerous storage areas, as the large garage aft that can house a 3.8m rigid tender as well as all sorts of sailing equipment.

As for the overall external aesthetics, ICE 70’s sleek, clean lines are further enhanced by the squared, flat, and slender deckhouse, whose large double-layer glass windows fill the interior with abundance of natural light.

Inside as well, to provide superior comfort, the greatest attention has been paid to the smallest details. In keeping with ICE YACHTS’ superior craftsmanship, the overall interior décor is characterized by the synergy between the yard’s excellent naval carpentry and a classic modern aesthetic, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere for owners and guests to enjoy their time on board. Upon entering the lower deck, the bright “raised” living room provides plenty of space to relax

and socialize in complete comfort. As far as the sleeping accommodations are concerned, the ICE 70 boasts a spacious owner suite in the bow - fitted with a studio and bathroom with a shower and sauna entirely covered in teak - and a guest cabin forward of the saloon, consisting of a double bed with large wardrobe and dedicated bathroom. On the other hand, the aft area is entirely devoted to the crew quarters, featuring the captain’s cabin with direct access to the kitchen area, thus guaranteeing complete privacy to owner and guests. In fact, this was one of the requirements of the owner of Talassa, who wished for a comfortable, spacious interior in which to enjoy his time on board with family and guests in complete privacy.

Launched on July 26th, the new model by ICE YACHTS, renowned for its passion for superior craftsmanship and cutting-edge technologies, is a clear example of this Italian yard’s constant strive to meet clients’ wants and needs. The ICE 70 Talassa will be on show at the 2021 Cannes Yachting Festival.

Technical data LOA 21.30m · LWL 19.80m · Beam 5.76m · Draft 2.80/4.50m ·Displacement 25,500kg · Ballast 8,100kg · Engine Yanmar 4LV 195hp · Gear KMH 50A-3 V drive · Water capacity 1,100l · Fuel capacity 1,200l · Materials: composite fiberglass/carbon hull · full carbon deck · full caron mast · full carbon furling boom · full carbon rigging · Main sail 148 sqm · Jib 111 sqm · Staysail 66.5 sqm · Code 0 238.6 sqm · Jennaker 377.6 sqm · Concept Felci Yacht Design · Shipyard ICE YACHTS ____________________________________ www.yachtconsultingbarcelona.com www.iceyachts.es Ice Yachts is a leading Italian shipyard that produces high-performance semi-custom cruiser-racer sailboats ranging from 52’ to 82’ whose aesthetics respond to the purest Made in Italy style.

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E3 SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY UPDATE The UEFA Euros are in full swing, and as I write this, the first of the semi-finals takes place today. Being English, I have to admit it was a thrill to watch England beat Germany in a major tournament last week, for the first time since I was 9 years old. That was such a long time ago, but I must admit I still have the scrapbook I made of all the press cuttings at the time to remind me of the match. In those days, Germany was West Germany, the internet was as fictional as Fireball XL5, and I think we may have watched the match on a black and white TV with a coat hanger as an antenna!!

By the time you read this, we will know who won the Euros and who won Wimbledon. I know a lot of our owners and guests have been enjoying all this live sport on their yachts wherever they have been cruising during the last few weeks.

The Tokyo Olympics are coming up next. Are you ready? A small tip! Make sure your TV boxes are activated well before the Opening Ceremony starts!

From black and white TVs to Silicon Wafer Microelectronics Since 1966, there have been significant advances in technology, to say the least. And none of these would have been possible without the extraordinary development of the miniaturisation of microelectronics.

Microelectronics is silicon wafer technology which has resulted in one generation after another of higher power processors, and increasingly smaller memory chips. During the 1970s and 1980s, our PCs became redundant every six months as new higher power processors with larger memory were introduced. I started a software house in 1982, and everything we developed had to be redeveloped continuously in order to take advantage of the latest processing power and memory. From there on, processors were built into every device and designers ran riot with product ideas.

two years ago, man remarkably landed on the moon using what now looks like ancient technology, and today several countries are still reaching for the moon. We’re able to land and re-use rockets, and life on Mars is becoming a realistic possibility.

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Digital Twin?

A buzz acronym in today’s basket of new technology is AI (Artificial Intelligence) which is not quite as scary as it sounds. AI is simply billions of lines of software code written by man, containing every rule and every instruction developed by all the human experts over the years. When run using today’s supercomputer processors, AI can make decisions, and do super complex jobs incorporating every rule at the same time and can do so much faster than any man could. However, the Intelligence itself is created by man, not the machine, hence the use of the word “Artificial”. Getting machines to think and be creative, now that could get really scary.

Machine Learning is when a computer learns every characteristic of a healthy, fully functioning machine. This could be an electric motor for example, or a propellor. One of the characteristics would be the recording of the vibrations at different speeds. Once the computer has stored every characteristic of a healthy electric motor or propellor this is then called its Digital Twin. This requires the storage of billions of test results in massive, memory vaults.

Once these three components are put together, the AI software can compare the actual characteristics of the electric motor or the propellor when running and continuously compare it to their Digital Twins and pick up any anomaly, and as such predict and warn of a failure before it happens.

Will Elon Musk’s Starlink be the next best satcom solution for yachts?

Some very interesting new technology has been developed by Elon Musk’s Space X and Starlink teams.

Three decades later, our man-made technology has expanded and penetrated every corner of our lives for good and for bad. It is certainly partly responsible for aggravating but also for helping to combat climate change. It has enabled the faster production of new vaccines.

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Starlink is well ahead in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite deployment race, basically because Elon Musk also owns the space launch company Space X, so he can deploy batches of new satellites when he wants to. There are now 1,500 Starlink satellites operational of the planned 30,000, and connectivity is now available over major parts of Europe after the initial beta service in the USA and Canada.

These beta testers have used land-based terminals accessing a cheap, ultra-fast, low latency communications service.

I have a couple of yacht captain friends who have put their name and deposit down for a land based Starlink beta terminal here in Mallorca. They have asked me when they will be able to benefit from this cheap and ultrafast service on board their yacht. So, here is an update.

A Starlink maritime service will not be available for a few years There are some major reasons why it will take some time: 1. Starlink satellites need to connect to a ground station to connect to the internet and many of these have been installed on land.

However, there are none at sea. This means the service can only currently be used on or close to land.

2. In order to work at sea, Starlink satellites will need to relay their signal to another satellite until it reaches one that has a direct link with a ground station. This will be achieved by setting up laser links between satellites, but these laser links are estimated to cost multiples of the actual deployed satellites.

3. The current Starlink 1 satellites have not been equipped with these laser links and we will have to wait for the full deployment of Starlink 2 satellites in about 5 years.

4. All communication connections are more expensive at sea and in remotely populated regions due to less demand. Therefore, the price paid at sea is bound to be much higher than that paid ashore.

5. The current land-based beta antenna is being offered at US$500 when the actual cost is around US$2,500. This is a fixed antenna that tracks the orbiting satellites, but it cannot be used on a mobile platform that also pitches, yaws, rolls and is prone to saltwater corrosion.

A maritime mobile terminal will cost a lot more.

6. All LEO constellations must switch off when they cross the area of the GEO satellites around the equator. This means that the antenna will have to track multiple satellites simultaneously to keep the connection so a very sophisticated maritime antenna will be required, or potentially more than one antenna will be required.

7. Starlink will only be able to offer LEO service.

A yacht may be better served with a HYBRID service combining LEO, MEO and GEO. Elon Musk has a reputation for doing things that nobody has done before. He has stated that his only focus with Starlink is not to go bankrupt! At the end of the day the Starlink maritime service and antenna will cost considerably more than the current subsidised beta land version. Watch this space, as I will keep you informed as we get to know more.

Meet Maru Burguete - e3 Systems USA, Office Administration Assistant I am originally from Mexico City, but I have

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Administrator for e3 Systems USA, this was a great opportunity for me.

November 4th, 2019 was my first day at e3 Systems and from the first moment I knew this was a different company. I felt so welcomed and I love the workplace environment. Working at e3 Systems USA has been a great opportunity and I feel so blessed every single day.

In e3 Systems you can work as a team, and I can say this has been the success of the company during these 25 years! All the departments work together with a purpose in mind to fulfil the needs of every vessel with excellent service and attitude.

Maru Burguete

been living in Florida since 2001. My husband’s company brought us to live here. We only came for 3 years, and we decided this was the place we wanted to raise our family. Now we are a family of four with two teenagers at home. We are now U.S. citizens and even though in 2017 we went back to live in Mexico for one year, we decided to return to this multicultural paradise. After coming back, I started looking for a job. I have a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, so when my friend Alicia offered me a position as Assistant

As an Assistant Administrator I try to help to fulfil the mission of e3 Systems and I enjoy the opportunity to interact and assist all the captains and crew members. At the same time, I appreciate all the suppliers who help us to complete our goals. I started helping with TV services and now I am getting involved with Airtime services, this has given me the opportunity to be more in contact with my colleagues in Spain and I love it.

Outside working hours, I love spending time with my family, and if you do not see us at a soccer game where my sons are playing, then we must be at a dinner with friends. I love to travel and although I am not a professional photographer, I try to capture special places and moments. I love to read and study new subjects. My favourite sport is Pilates, and

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I run twice a week. I love community work and some weekends I help my home church by translating the service from English to Spanish.

It is very hard for me to stay still, because I always love to learn new things, but at the same time I’m happy to spend an afternoon at the beach enjoying the beautiful Florida weather.

After all we have been through during the last year, more than ever I just do my best to make each day count! ______________________________________ Roger Horner E3 Systems e3 VSAT or SUPER DATA: (+34) 971 404 208 info@e3s.com www.e3s.com

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READY, SET, GO!

The season is upon us, we are heading out to all corners of the Mediterranean on a mission to please our customers.

Is your AV and IT gear ready?

Either you have given the system a good overhaul over the winter months, possibly installed new gear, or you were happy with it and are running another season with the same setup. In both cases there are some core items that you want to keep an eye on, like keeping the engine well-greased to ensure you don’t have any unforeseen seizures (both technically or emotionally!!)

So, on your checklist, have you: • Ensured that all filters and ventilation paths are clean and cleared (have a look at that grill on your Computer, or the front of the UPS case) • Checked that the UPS batteries have not expired and are actually charging (just like your navigation batteries and communications batteries!)

• Cables are properly plugged in to the devices and secured so small movements don’t cause issues. Is the cable clean and tied properly (avoid those cable spider nests!)

• Have you done a visual inspection on the antennas? Looked inside the satellite dome

that its clean, no visible corrosion. All the whip antennas dotted around the canopy, are they in good condition, no loose screws, or cracks on them.

(It’s worth checking antenna cables at the base, if you see any green corrosion on them the cable is damaged somewhere.. chafe or bad joint!

• Do you have documentation to hand, drawings and help files. Are they updated and in such a way that you understand what is shown / written?

• Have you checked your IT network that all the Wifi Aps are up and functioning, that the server is connected?

• Are all your remote-control devices working, iPads charged and responding, latest software updates loaded! Cordless phones connected and can you call from and/or to them?

• Are all your software licences up to date (Kerio, Peplink just a few to keep an eye on) • Do you know where to go to find out where to watch that sports program the guest wants to see!

• Have you got your SIM cards in order? Are you getting a good deal? The prices have come crashing down and the limitation boundaries

are getting broken. Are you getting such a good deal?!?

And finally, have you got the phone numbers of those who can help you out, be it the integrator that installed it all, the IT company that gives you connectivity service or a helping hand that is simply smart and good at helping you out on a pinch? (mine is +34652260777) Every vessel has their own special setup, and every vessel will require more attention to detail in one area over another. So, this list is a basis to work from, but it’s well worth making a checklist that works for you. Something that you can go through at intervals, just to ensure you don’t get caught off guard when the crunch moment comes! ______________________________________

By Tim Gorter, Virtual AVIT ETO www.teletechnics.com I provide a Virtual AV/IT ETO support and am looking out to helping you in any technical requirements, to make sure you get the best out of the AV & IT system onboard. I want to make sure you understand how it works, and that it works as advertised. Call for an AV & IT health check, more on teletechnics.com

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MEET THE CREW: BRIDGET SHEAR – CAPTAIN

Tell me a little bit about yourself?

I have always worked and played on the water.

I grew up in San Diego, where I started sailing at age 8. Both my grandfather and my father built and raced one design dinghies called Snipes, and my mom was the yacht club Commodore.

I competed through my teens, and then moved on to coaching and running programs. For the past 5 years I have been based on Mallorca and traveling for work.

What did you do before yachting?

When I was 25, I moved to Hawaii and started working in the sailing tourism industry on large catamarans. After a couple of years, I sat for my US 100 tonn ticket, and started running whale watching tours. Maui is gorgeous, but the opportunities are limited. Staring driving tourists back in forth in the face for the next 40 years I decided to make a change. In 2010 I relocated to the US Virgin Islands and continued working in a similar industry, but with an eye on private yachting. I built up my miles on the cheap (read for free) and then landed my first Atlantic crossing. We left St. Maarten, stopping in the Azores and ending up in Palma. This was the first time I had been to Mallorca and set the hook for basing myself

here later in life. As I came into the industry a bit sideways, I then took mate positions on sailing yachts until landing my first drive in 2015.

How did your yachting career first begin?

It’s hard to pinpoint when my yachting career began. Do I count standing on the bow of a catamaran talking about whales for two hours?

Shuttling tourists from St John to Foxy’s? My first big delivery was on a Shipman 72 in 2011.

We sailed from Turkey to Croatia, taking the obligatory Corinth canal photos on the way. I remember stepping on board and thinking she was HUGE. Now I see a 72 in Palma and she’s one of the daintier yachts around.

What has been your favourite boat you’ve worked on and why?

Every boat has its pros and cons. I have a soft spot for my first drive, a Gunboat 66. It was such a huge learning curve not only as a Captain but because it was such a technical divergence from my previous sailing background. It’s also an incredibly helpful crew community, always willing to lend advice. I cried when she sold.

What are the best and worst parts about working on-board?

I love the ever-changing problem solving.

It can be frustrating, but I also think it’s what attracts most of us to these roles. The constant challenge is a great way to implement creative thinking, and I couldn’t imagine now working in a more monotonous environment.

Ironically, this constant change also keeps us from living any sort of regular life. What am I doing next February? I don’t know where I’ll be next week!

How do you keep sane on charter/trips?

Having a sense of humour is so important.

Sometimes it’s laugh, cry, or rage. Best to try and laugh. I think a lot of us roll our eyes a bit when we hear how to de-stress on board.

When your choice is sleep or meditation I know what I’m choosing. It IS important to try and carve out a few minutes for yourself each day, for example try multitasking and write in your journal when you are on the loo.

What are your best strategies for spoiling charter guests?

One of the most important things I’ve learned

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is that one guest’s spoiling is another guest’s irritant. You have to know the level of service expected. As a sailing captain, most of my guests just want to kick back and enjoy their boat. They are usually pretty down to earth and like getting involved and feeling like part of the team. I had been told to relax so many times before I realized if I was relaxed, so were they.

What’s the coolest thing you have done for guests?

I think this is where the interior shines. Throw an amazing cocktail theme party? Remember it forever. Change a black water pump in the middle of the night at sea? Why was it broken in the first place!

What is your favourite yachting destination?

I absolutely adored the Marquesas and Society Islands. The scenery is just so stunning, and the people so genuine. The Marquesas can be a difficult place to anchor, so they get less traffic. We went for a hike and were invited to lunch by a local family. They prepared a huge spread and welcomed us into their home. You hear these stories from cruisers, but nobody has fed me in Antibes.

If you owned a superyacht, what would you do differently?

I am in fact a yacht owner. As a proud member of the RPRCYC, I race a DF65 in both inshore

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and offshore events. And I indeed spend on average 15% of the purchase price per year in maintenance, maybe more when you add in beverages.

island that we don’t get to see often.

What career achievement are you most proud of?

I could try, but she wouldn’t listen.

I’m proud of it all, it takes a lot of hard work to get where we are. Passing my OOW was definitely an academic milestone. There are many of us on deck that don’t fit the typical mould, and more every year. If you are determined enough you can carve out your place in this industry, and I’ve tried to be an example and mentor to those coming up.

Tell us about your funniest / embarrassing moment on board.

I don’t do embarrassing things. Kidding, but it’s all about the recovery! Once we lost our folding bikes overboard due to underestimating the power of the Bora in Montenegro. After dredging with the dinghy anchor for half an hour I gave in and made a fairly ego-checking call to the divers.

What’s your favourite adventure in Mallorca?

I’ve been really into kiting this year, but the wind on Mallorca isn’t ideal. One of my favorite things I’ve done is the GR221 trail from Valdemossa to Pollenca. I took a running backpack and stayed in the refugios along the way. It was an amazing way to hike parts of the

If you could give your 20-year old self one piece of advice, what would it be?

What’s your plans for the future?

This year I have taken a break from yachting.

I feel like due to the nature of our work our identities are very wrapped up in what we do. When we meet others in the industry, we exchange the “yachtie handshake.” Hi, I’m Bridget. I run boats, sailing yachts, small ones.

When I left my position last fall, I was left asking myself who am I if I’m not running a boat? Am I still “Bridget, Captain, small sailing yachts?”

Palma was in lockdown again and I decided to go find out. I travelled to Mexico and California to focus on kiting and see family. When I returned, I packed my tent and gear and have been chasing the wind in Europe ever since. As I am writing this I am in Fuerteventura, with an aim to hit France on my way home to Palma.

When I get back, it will be time to refocus on my career with a fresh new perspective and renewed energy. ______________________________________ Interview by Melanie Winters (+34) 646 897 378 melwmarketing@gmail.com

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THE POWER OF HABITS Habits are present in every one of us, they are a necessary part of life, and we all have them.

Some are good, some are not!

There have been many books written on this subject all of which are great guides and very insightful. Using that research, I have picked out some key themes and take aways that you might find helpful.

How Habits Form The human brain is spectacular, at any given moment about 10 or 11 million single pieces of information hit our brain but only about 50 of them are understood and we can only remember about 7 of them short term. So, we have all this information that we have to filter.

If we couldn’t filter – we wouldn’t survive, our brain would be overwhelmed.

Those filters that enable us to very quickly assess a situation and make a judgement can also lead us to making the wrong decisions and jumping too quickly to judgements.

Experiments in neuroscience show us that our brain filters information based on programming and that those programmes are formed as neural pathways and they have a purpose – which is to enable us to make decisions really quickly, to ‘think fast’ and get on with our days and our lives.

What does that mean to us in terms of habit?

Habits are things we do automatically without consciously thinking about them, like tapping your feet, chewing your nails, brushing your teeth. We form them for good reason, but we don’t always form good habits.

The good news is that those neural pathways that we have formed can be re-routed. AND we can re-route them even more effectively when we use some of the same cues and rewards but just change the behaviour that will deliver that reward at the end of that path.

It’s easier to change a habit than to form a brand new one.

Perhaps as you are reading this you are thinking of habits that you have changed in your life?

While you’re thinking about it, I’ll share an example from my own life. I used to play games on my iPad at bedtime in order to relax. After reading ‘The Miracle Morning’ by Hal Elrod, I decided to make a change and now I read a book for half an hour before I sleep. Sometimes it’s a novel, sometimes something non-fiction, but I always learn something from anything I read, and I sleep better too.

Essentially habits form like this: Cue – Craving – Response - Reward Cue – this is something that triggers a behaviour, for example, when we get into the car our auto response might be to buckle our seatbelts, when we start our shift, we might reach first for the coffee pot. We associate that cue with that response – being in the car is the

cue and buckling up is the habit.

Contextual cues might be triggered by the environment, a state or even the time of day, for example; Environment – cinema, car, office, parents house, kitchen State – hunger, stress, happiness, tiredness, excitement Time – wake up, 6pm, Friday night, Sunday morning, bedtime Those cues lead to a craving for something and then to a response, like reaching for our phone, opening a bottle of wine, snacking on crisps!

Reward – (which is what we are thinking about when we have a craving) like popcorn at the movies, seeing your friends faces on Instagram, a glass of wine at 6pm, a carb laden dinner on a Friday night.

So, a habit is an action that we do automatically in response to a contextual cue and we have them in order to help our busy brains to manage the huge amount of information they are fielding every minute of every day.

Habit Swapping We don’t unlearn habit cycles easily so it’s preferable to try and adjust them rather than trying to form new ones whilst still having those old ones in the background vying for position.

The part of the habit cycle that is most within our control is the response, so how can you swap out responses which are not helpful to you for something that isn’t harmful?

Here’s an example from my own life. A habit swap that has really stuck for me is this, the cue was the end of the working day, the craving

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was a ‘treat’ and the response was crisps and a G&T. Now, I have the same cue and craving but have changed the response and instead of crisps have air popped popcorn with a twist of sea salt, the reward – a ‘treat’ of a salty snack and a thirst-quenching drink, is the same, only the response has changed.

Top Tips!

Here are some top tips for making some healthy habits swaps.

1. Changing your environment can change the contextual cues and is a great opportunity to change your habits! e.g. move to a place where there is no Starbucks, start making your own coffee! Changing jobs? Great opportunity to establish a new healthy morning routine.

2. Reduce the friction to make the behaviour easier to repeat – e.g. a gym 3 miles away versus a gym 10 miles away. A jar of popcorn kernels in the cupboard versus a packet of crisps in the shop 5 miles away!

3. The smallest habits can have the biggest effect. Imagine a flight taking off from LA to NY – going up, up, up and then to cruising altitude.

But the pilot decides to shift things just a foot and a half, what do you think happens when you get to your end point? He only moved it two feet, but you have gone a long way off your trajectory. This theory of small steps can work for you or against you – tiny change, tiny habit.

Like putting away a small amount of money

each week – after one year you may not have much but keep it going and you would have a nice nest egg. Persistence & consistency are important, the tiniest of changes can have a dramatic impact – be patient and keep doing it.

4. Have hard to miss cues and a plan of action.

Your phone goes off, what do you do? Pick up your phone immediately! FOMO! So, what hard to miss cues are you setting up in your life? Change your surroundings or environment to encourage a healthier habit – want to learn guitar? Put it in the middle of the room. Want to eat better? Fill your kitchen with yummy healthy foods. When and where will you carry out the habit? Meditation space? Yoga mat in a dedicated place? Gym clothes and bag ready by the door? Get great goals!

5. Humans are motivated by the anticipation of reward so use that to create great habits.

Dopamine drives us to take action. Even thinking about the action releases dopamine.

6. Temptation Bundling – take a behaviour that you know is important and link it to something that gives you a dopamine hit. How can you use this? What if you only allowed yourself to listen to your audio book when you are on the exercise bike? Only allowed chips with salad and fish?

7. The 2-minute rule. A great way to make any activity manageable is to commit to 2 minutes of doing something. That might mean you read two pages of an inspiring or educational

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book, do 2 minutes on the exercise bike, or on the yoga mat. Perhaps you tell yourself you will walk for 2 minutes or do 2 minutes of sit ups or meditation. Rarely do we only do the 2 minutes... it almost always becomes a much longer session.

So how do you train yourself to change your response to your cravings? When you repeat something often enough it becomes habit because it moves to you have woven new neural networks and pathways into your brain – and remember that replacing bad for good is easier than making it a new habit!

So, repeat, repeat and repeat again and begore you know it you will have a whole raft of new healthier habits to help you to achieve your goals and live your best life. ____________________________________ Sara Ballinger Managing Partner Crew-Glue sara@crew-glue.com www.crew-glue.com

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BENETTI DELIVERS M/Y “TRIUMPH”, A 65-METER FULL CUSTOM YACHT The Sun Deck sits atop the yacht on the sixth deck, not always present on yachts of this size.

The high-perch features an elegant jacuzzi, comfortable seating and a table for ten that can be used even while navigating, thanks to ample wind sheltering.

The sky lounge on the Upper Deck blends seemlessly with the welcoming aft outdoor spaces, outfitted with custom furniture. The owner’s apartment, set over a sprawling 130 square meter area, takes full advantage of the deck’s spaciousness and stunning views.

Benetti is proud to announce the delivery of M/Y “Triumph”, a 65.40 meters full custom yacht with sleek and clean lines spanning her six decks. The steel displacement hull and the superstructure, made with aluminum, are painted in a classic white. The external lines were penned by Giorgio M. Cassetta, complementing the naval architecture by Benetti. Green & Mingarelli Design contributed to the interiors, adding to the work done inhouse by Benetti.

The yacht, which accommodates twelve people in six double cabins, offers a host of luxurious amenities, including a touch and go helipad located on the bow, sauna, fully equipped gym, massage room, jacuzzi and 70 square metres of beach club with a drop-down platform.

Manuele Thiella, CEO of Royal Yacht International, International luxury yacht advisor company with headquarter offices based in Monte Carlo and London, represented the owner.

Benetti has just delivered the 65.40 meters full custom M/Y “Triumph” to her owner.

The aggressive streamlined exteriors were designed by Giorgio M. Cassetta notably using large curved windows to balance the yacht’s impressive presence. Green & Mingarelli Design arranged the elegant interiors and many furnishing details, closely following the direction of the Benetti Interior Style Department. All the artwork onboard is created by renowned British photographer David Yarrow.

The aft cockpit on the Main Deck is an outdoor spot, sheltered yet in contact with the environment, perfect for conversation and relaxation at any time of day. Amidships, the large and bright living area, consisting of a dining and relaxation space, is complete with every comfort. Also on the Main Deck, the VIP stateroom dedicates an opulent suite to the owner’s guests.

The beach area of the Lower Deck proposes an area of about 70 square meters with immediate access to the sea. The sleeping area amidships includes four double cabins for an additional eight guests. Also on this deck, but in a separate area to guarantee guest privacy, is the modern galley, and at the bow there are the accommodations for crew members.

The engine room hosts a pair of MTU 12V 4000 M53 engines for a maximum speed of 16.5 knots and a cruising speed of 15 knots. The range at 12 knots is 4,700 miles.

NEW BERING YACHT SALE AND NEW MONACO OFFICE

Bogdan Gusarev - Bering Monaco

Bering Yachts has signed a new contract for a one-off, 23-metre explorer yacht with a European client who has plans to cruise the world.

“The client was looking for a tough, goanywhere explorer yacht with oceanic range, which is what Bering does best,” says yard founder and president, Alexei Mikhailov.

“But he also wants to be able to run the boat silently for extended periods on battery power

alone, so the B76 will be equipped with a powerful battery bank that can be recharged by alternators and solar panels.”

To deal with growing enquiries from Europe Bering has also opened a new office in Monaco. The operation will be headed up by Bogdan Gusarev.

“The explorer market is booming and Bering’s rugged, steel-hulled platforms are gaining

traction in Europe,” says Gusarev. “European clients are particularly demanding as they are usually experienced and technically knowledgeable yachtsmen who expect high quality. We fully expect to see more European clients building with us in the near future.”

In 2021 Bering opened three offices around the world, including Bering Moscow, Bering Fort Lauderdale and Bering Monaco.

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FALCON TENDERS REVEALS SUPERYACHT DESIGN COLLABORATIONS

Uros Pavasovic - Falcon

Falcon Tenders specialises in building fullycustom superyacht tenders for the discerning yacht owner. The Southampton-based boatbuilder draws on co-founder Mark Pascoe’s 20+ years’ industry experience producing bespoke tenders for some of the most iconic superyachts ever launched.

Now, at the dawn of a new era in customisable yacht tenders, Pascoe and his skilled team of experienced craftsmen reveal a raft of collaborations with some of the biggest names in superyacht design to bring innovation, sustainability and beauty to the fore.

Uros Pavasovic - Falcon

From inception, the brand has collaborated with international stylists. The pool of talent includes legendary and multi-award-winning designer Tim Heywood, visionary creatives Uros Pavasovic and David Weiss of Designova, and naval architect Patrick Banfield. The aim is to produce a range of designs exclusive to Falcon Tenders that deliver on all fronts.

At 10.5m, Falcon Tenders’ first limousine model penned by British studio Michael Leach Design is the ideal accompaniment to superyachts of all sizes. Pitched at the upper end of the large tender market, the Falcon Tenders limousine presents the perfect design for guests looking to comfortably transit from yacht to shore, particularly for 100m+ yachts that anchor further out at sea. Reclaimed teak adorns the exterior deck areas complemented by premium Scottish leather upholstery for a refined interior finish. A matching open tender is also in the pipeline.

“Some owners want absolute luxury with Bentley-inspired interiors and others are all about speed,” says Mark Smith, Director at Michael Leach Design, best known for designing 96m M/Y PALLADIUM, 93m M/Y LADY S and 110m Feadship M/Y ANNA – one of the largest yachts on the charter market.

“But whether large or small, primarily the parameters of boat design remain the same, which are comfort, beauty and performance.”

“Having worked on 100m+ yachts, we understand the functionality and diversity that is required for their matching tenders,” he adds. “Interestingly, the Falcon Tenders limousine and open tender are the first boats that we have worked on without the confines of an owner’s brief. Having personally known Mark Pascoe since the 1980s and with the boatbuilding expertise that he and his team bring to the table, we at MLD are very excited

Michael Leach Design - Open Tender Falcon

Michael Leach Design - Limousine Falcon

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Patrick Banfield - Falcon

to be partnering with Falcon Tenders on their debut models.”

Blending in-house technical expertise with creative vision, Falcon Tenders’ fully-custom yacht tenders are hand-built to order in limited numbers. Speaking on the Falcon Tenders setup, Mark Pascoe commented: “We have a small, dedicated team at Falcon Tenders, rather than a large factory that is mass-producing.

One of our biggest assets is the fact we have people with real passion, all of whom have worked in the tender business for 10 years or more. We have the skillset and appetite to do something pretty special, and partnering with the likes of Michael Leach Design, Tim Heywood and all the other designers who have

collaborations in the offing is really exciting.”

Falcon Tenders’ limousine model and matching open tender design will make their international debuts at the 2021 Monaco Yacht Show.

Working with owners, captains, designers and shipyards, Falcon Tenders has the resources and industry know-how to finetune designs to meet specific owner requirements and welcomes all opportunities to bring any tender project to life. ____________________________________ falcon-tenders.com

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LÜRSSEN LAUNCHES PROJECT JAG Name: Loa: Beam: Builder: Exterior Designer: Interior Designer:

JAG 122 m / 400’ 17.80 m / 58’4’’ Lürssen Yachts Nuvolari-Lenard Reymond Langton

Lürssen is proud to announce the successful launch and unveiling of project JAG. She was launched on 22 June 2021 in the traditional fashion: down the slipway! She is built for a very experienced repeat client, who upgraded from his former 96-metre Lürssen yacht.

JAG’s build was supervised by Moran Yacht & Ship, who have a long-standing relationship with the client. For them, as well as for the long-time captain Kyle Fultz, it is the third Lürssen yacht for the same owner, whom they have supported with their vast combined experience.

Exterior designer Nuvolari-Lenard has given JAG very harmonious proportions, and with a length of 122 metres (including bow sprit) and a beam of 17.80 metres she boasts extraordinary volumes, accommodating all of the owner’s requirements whilst still maintaining sleek and elegant lines. Her interior, designed by Reymond Langton, is a beautiful, bespoke homage to the owner’s lifestyle when on board his yacht. ____________________________________ Lürssen Yachts yachts@lurssen.com www.lurssen.com Photos © Klaus Jordan

WORLD’S LARGEST EXPEDITION YACHT WITH ICE CLASS NAMED The world’s largest expedition yacht with ice class has been named Crystal Endeavour.

The naming ceremony for the luxury expedition yacht, built at MV Werften in Germany, took place in Stralsund on 26 June 2021.

At 20,200 GT, 164 metres long and 23 metres wide, Crystal Endeavor is said to be the fastest, highest-performance and most spacious expedition mega yacht in its sector, with a passenger space ratio of more than 100 and staff to guest ratio of one-to-one.

Her Polar Class PC6 classification enables her to navigate Arctic and Antarctic regions, and she offers a total of 100 suites of between 28 and 105m² with 24-hour butler service for a maximum of 200 passengers.

Six gourmet restaurants and a casino, a glasscovered, two-storey solarium, a spa and a fitness centre, as well as various lounges and shops are provided on board. For expeditions by air and by water, Crystal Endeavour carries two helicopters, 18 Zodiacs, 14 kayaks, and a six-guest submersible.

Jack Anderson, president and CEO of Crystal Cruises, described the Crystal Endeavor as an

Image by Riviera Maritime Meda

“unparalleled and bold new expedition yacht made in Germany. She is precision engineered to launch a new standard in global travel.”

highest standards. Crystal Endeavor is a unique vessel that will represent the art of German shipbuilding throughout the world.”

CEO of MV Werften, Peter Fetten, comments: “We have shown that under the most adverse conditions we in Stralsund can build ships of the greatest complexity that meet the

Crystal Endeavor is the ninth ship in the fleet of Crystal Cruises. Her maiden voyage is scheduled to commence in Reykjavík, her home port, on 17 July 2021.

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2021 MONACO YACHT SHOW: THE SHOW GOES ON IN THE YACHTING INDUSTRY With 3 months to go before the opening of the 2021 edition, the Monaco Yacht Show is fine-tuning its brand-new format dedicated to superyacht end users. The show will be set in a safe environment, with the participation of major players from across the industry.

The organisers of the MYS have presently confirmed that 300 exhibitors will be participating. They have also announced that nearly 60 superyachts will be exhibited, including 40 brand-new launches by some of the most famous shipyards - not to mention regulars here at the MYS - including: Benetti, Feadship, Lürssen, Oceanco, etc. (full list at the end of the press release).

As announced last February, the show will be focusing on offering superyacht’s end clientele a positively upmarket visiting experience.

The new Dockside Area, a part of the exhibition dedicated to companies directly linked with the construction or management of superyachts and tenders, will therefore be exclusively open to end customers (in possession of a "Discover", "Advise" and "Sapphire Experience" badges) on Wednesday 22 September, before being opened up to all visitors starting Thursday.

The Dockside Area fits in perfectly with the way Monaco’s Port Hercule is divided up for the show: for several years now, each area of the exhibition has featured its own theme in order to better meet the visitors' expectations.

A More Varied Exhibition This year, visitors will be treated to two new exhibitions: The first is dedicated to sailing boats, held on Quai l'Hirondelle where several crafts will be moored opposite the stands representing their respective shipyards, designers and specialist equipment manufacturers.

In addition to the show’s historic Designer Gallery, the MYS will feature a Yacht Design & Innovation Hub: a new space for the presentation of yacht design projects where visitors can also interact with designers.

These two areas perfectly complement the luxury tender and water toys exhibitions at

Tender & Toys (Quai Antoine Ier), in addition to luxury cars at the Car Deck (Quai Antoine Ier), luxury products (Parvis Piscine tent), nautical equipment manufacturers and the latest tech releases (Darse Sud and Quai Albert Ier).

Rest assured: the 2021 Monaco Yacht Show will be "Covid-safe"!

An anti-Covid sanitary protocol will be respected throughout the entire show, from the first day of preparations to the dismantling of the last stand and, of course, during the 4 days of the show.

General Manager of the exhibition Gaëlle Tallarida stated: "We are following the evolution of the pandemic very closely, as well as the sanitary constraints applied in each of our visitors' home countries. As organisers of the exhibition, our responsibility is to ensure safe and healthy conditions for each visitor, exhibitor, service provider and member of staff. The MYS will therefore be following the health measures instated by the principality’s government, as well as the "AllSecure" health security programme, which is mandatory for all Informa Group events."

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Sanitary Measures at the MYS The pandemic has nevertheless brought about societal upheaval and direct changes to the way we live - not to mention consume. For the yacht sales and charter markets, 2020 turned out to be a fabulous year, reflecting a hedonistic drive among society’s wealthiest tiers. Today more than ever, people want to enjoy life and get back to basics: true human relationships.

This is especially true in a world as demanding and exhilarating as superyachting. Establish a real trusting and loyal relationship with the expert in charge of your yacht project and be sure to meet them in person.

In the end, yachting is all about emotions and senses: you need to see the yacht, touch the noble materials from which it has been crafted, picture all the great times you could share on board, feel safe and at home with your family and more. Yachting is a positively human adventure in which the virtual world is intrinsically limited… An adventure that lies just past the gates of the Monaco Yacht Show.

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PARASOL FOR SUPERYACHTS

Reckmann Yacht Equipment GmbH is expanding its portfolio to include parasols of the highest quality. The Deutsche Yachten member again occupies a market niche.

For providing shade for large aft decks, sun sail systems with individual supports are usually used. These systems are often supplemented with additional parasols, for practical or design reasons. However, most parasols are "off the shelf" systems designed for land, which do not harmonize with the quality of the systems made especially for big yachts.

Reckmann Yacht Equipment from Rellingen took this as an opportunity to launch its own parasol line after numerous observations and several inquiries. The ParaSOL models are the perfect complement to Reckmann's SunFLIP sun sails. "It was time to launch a yacht-standard parasol," says Marcus Schuldt, Reckmann's managing partner. "This allows us to offer owners a uniform image on their decks and, above all, guarantee extremely long product durability."

The portfolio of the family-owned company, which is more than 125 years old, includes parasols in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, with center or side support, made of carbon or seawater-resistant aluminum. The coverings of the ParaSOLs are made of PVC or acrylic

fabrics from the current fabric collections.

The umbrellas are designed, engineered and manufactured at Reckmann's northern German site in Rellingen, in the immediate vicinity of Hamburg.

For some time now, Reckmann has been focusing on the business with so-called shading systems; this was triggered in 2015 by the acquisition of Sailtec Custom Projects, a specialist for such solutions for large motor yachts. Marcus Schuldt: "This is a very exciting market that continues to grow. People like to sit outside on the decks, but not in the blazing sun. This is where we come in with our custom solutions and create the right solution for every yacht."

Claus-Ehlert Meyer, Managing Director of the German Boat and Shipbuilders Association and thus also of the working group Deutsche Yachten, comments on the Reckmann development as follows: "Whenever it comes to innovations in the large yacht segment, German companies, and thus often our member companies, are in play very often. Reckmann Yacht Equipment, a longstanding member of Deutsche Yachten, has proven that they are at the top of their game worldwide when it comes to innovation and German engineering."

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LÜRSSEN UNVEILS PROJECT ENZO them their wide spectrum of experience and consolidated knowledge.

The target for Enzo was to create a healthy and family-focused life on board, with numerous offerings for sports and activities including the extra-large gym on the skylounge deck and the spacious wellness area on the lower deck. She was also designed to travel to her destinations in the utmost comfort: “Enzo’s design language is all about connecting her six decks - both the naval and tech elements with the living space - into one whole,” says Dan Lenard. “Her three decks integrated into the high bow guarantee sea-keeping in true ocean conditions, while also allowing her an innovative full-beam owner suite duplex.”

Name: Length over all: Beam overall: Builder: Exterior Designer: Interior Designer:

Enzo 115 m / 377’6’’ 18,21 m / 59’7’’ Lürssen Yachts Nuvolari-Lenard Nuvolari-Lenard

On 18th June 2021 Lürssen unveiled and successfully launched project Enzo, a striking and bespoke 115-metre superyacht, built for a repeat client who previously owned an

86-metre Lürssen. The owner was extremely impressed with the build process of his first yacht and wanted to replicate the experience, right down to the same build and design team, convinced that no one else could meet his particular demands.

Once again, therefore, Nuvolari–Lenard was responsible for the exterior and interior design and Moran Yacht & Ship managed and supervised the project, all bringing with

As with all Lürssens, the yacht is equipped with state-of-the art technology and engineering systems. A heat recovery system in the generators heats the water for the pool, leading to reduced electrical power and emissions, while Dynamic Positioning enables electronic anchoring in sensitive and remote areas, protecting the seabed and allowing for safe mooring regardless of water depth. ____________________________________ Lürssen Yachts yachts@lurssen.com www.lurssen.com Photos © Klaus Jordan

VALENCIA AMONG THE VENUES CANDIDATE TO HOST THE 37TH AMERICA'S CUP early 2021, documentation was presented to position Valencia as a possible venue for the next event in the chance Auckland was not confirmed. The New Zealand Government and Emirates Team New Zealand (winner of the 36th America's Cup) had a 90 days negotiation period to agree on this confirmation. The group agreed it was inappropriate to raise this initiative with local, regional, and central authorities before the termination of these negotiations. These negotiations have expired today.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Spain is looking to stimulate the economic recovery by promoting its brand, Marca España, to reactivate the critical sectors as tourism (teams and families alone injected €100+ million in the economy during the 2007 edition).

Furthermore, hosting the oldest trophy in sports for the third time will help accelerate this recovery, bring a top event to Spain, and make Valencia the European America's Cup hub.

Valencia's successful history in hosting the America's Cup (2007 and 2010, with the 2007 event arguably one of the most successful America's Cup ever), its existing, ready-foruse, tailored infrastructures made positioning Valencia's as potential host for the next event obvious.

The process of obtaining the exclusive rights to candidate Valencia as host for the next America's Cup has been carried out

by Francesco de Leo and Niccolo Porzio di Camporotondo (Kaufman & Partners/H2O Riders Science & Management) and Carlos de Beltran (Real Club Nautico de Valencia). In

Nevertheless, while the working group recognizes this opportunity, it understands the dynamics of the current financial realities. For this reason, the objective is to initially secure private funding, able to underwrite the costs of the event, and then aligning the project with the Next Generation Recovery Funds.

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52STEEL: THE UNDISPUTED PROTAGONIST OF THE SEAS of remarkable success, highly acclaimed on an international level, reasserting Sanlorenzo’s place as one of the most important Italian players in the metal yacht industry.

Among the revolutionary features of 52Steel, which have led to many important prizes and honors, there is the entire stern area: the swimming pool with its transparent bottom, on the main deck, allows light to pass into the space below, a large floodable garage that converts into a beach area that can be expanded thanks to folding terraces, creating a dreamlike effect.

Elegant and majestic, 52Steel also stands out for its large glass surfaces that bring natural light to the interiors, while at the same time reinforcing the connection with the sea, opening the yacht to the world outside. The relationship with the natural surroundings and the way in which each owner experiences it, are decisive factors for Sanlorenzo yachts.

The refined outdoor areas of this sixth unit are combined with interiors in a modern, sophisticated style, designed by the architect Tiziana Vercellesi who, by request of the owner, has played with a combination of very different materials: fine wood varieties in contrasting tones, nabuk and leathers to clad ceilings and walls, marble and onyx with precious grain, and Venini chandeliers designed specifically for this vessel. A new model, which like all Sanlorenzo yachts has been made to measure to reflect the desires, personality and lifestyle of the boat’s inhabitants.

A hotbed of constant innovation, Sanlorenzo Superyacht moves forward at an intense pace and launch a new unit: the sixth 52Steel, metal model with a length of 52 meters and five decks, under 500GT. Constructed at the La Spezia shipyard, the

production site of over 50,000 sqm where oversized models are shaped in metal, the 52Steel offers large indoor and outdoor spaces, with design solutions normally found on models of much bigger size, together with farsighted technical innovations that have brought inspiration to the entire sector. A superyacht

“Designing the interiors of a yacht is always a challenge, not just in terms of time, but also in the process of grasping and enhancing the expectations of the client. The customers come from all over the world and they bring the typical styles and cultures of their places of origin.

In the preliminary meetings with the owners, my job is to try to understand their tastes, the context in which they live, their aspirations.

Then, together, we create a pathway in which they can directly participate, offering their own interpretations of the evolution of the project, at times. This enables them to express their desires through my ‘pencil,’ as it were. So yes, this yacht too is unique, because it reflects the vision of the owner. It is a challenge, but it is also the most beautiful journey.”

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NEW SWAN 125

Nautor’s Swan is officially presenting the ClubSwan Yachts flagship, one of the most eagerly awaited yachts of all time: the ClubSwan 125.

The ClubSwan racing yacht range is wellestablished and represents some of the finest performance One-Design racing available. The ClubSwan 125 now sets the highest possible benchmark for Nautor and is finally at sea ready to take part in the most iconic events in the sailing calendar with her debut being the Fastnet.

“At Nautor’s Swan we are very proud of having completed the construction of the ClubSwan 125. This is going to be a milestone in the history of yachting. We are grateful to the owner for having entrusted Nautor to build this boat, sharing with us the same values we have of innovation, technology, quality and reliability.”

Leonardo Ferragamo, Nautor Group President says. “The project has been amazing and the opportunity to work together with the greatest

boat builders, designers and technicians around the globe, was awe-inspiring”.

“The brief was at first for a very fast super yacht for inshore racing, but, as we were developing the project, it changed. We all realized, the owner at first, this yacht was meant to be a record-breaking machine.” commented Enrico Chieffi, Nautor Group Vice President and CS125 Project Leader, speaking from the deck of the boat right after the sea trials. “And so here we are, the brief has changed, and the boat has been developed to be successful in offshore racing and intending to beat all the monohull records around the world”.

The ClubSwan 125 is designed with a deep attention to detail, engineered under DNVGL classification, built by the best boat builders of the industry, and out-fitted with the very best equipment from the most experienced suppliers.

To achieve her extremely light displacement,

the ClubSwan125 is designed with a deep draught canting keel reducing weight and increasing righting moment at the same time, while the hull, deck, and structural parts were all made from state-of-the art carbon fibre prepreg with Nomex and Corecell cores.

To create horizontal and vertical forces at the same time, a unique rotating C-foil, with an asymmetrical profile, has been developed.

This foil provides vertical lift, reducing the boat’s displacement and bringing her into a “skimming” attitude. Equipped with twin rudders, the leeward one is always aligned with water flow and therefore optimizing helmsman control in all conditions, including sailing at very high speeds.

“Sailing on ClubSwan 125 makes me feel very proud of what we’ve been able to design and build.” says Juan Kouyoumdjian, Naval Architect. “Being part of this project, which is meant to write a new page in sailing history is something very rewarding. I’ve been able to work with the most brilliant professionals and we learnt a lot from each other.”

To marry performance and top-class sailing experience in an extreme project like ClubSwan125 is an inspiring challenge that forced the team to think outside the box collecting experience from the past and pushing frontiers.

“The ClubSwan 125 has really been an exciting project here in Finland and for sure it now leaves a void in our lives because we had not one day without excitement dealing with, what we like to call, this beast” Giovanni Pomati, Nautor Group CEO, states. “This yacht represents a collection of extraordinary competences coming from all over the world concentrated here at own shipyard at Nautor. For a yacht of such technology and performance to have been entirely built here in our facility, the BTC (Boatbuilding Technology Centre), makes us very proud, and allowed us to push our limits to the extreme to create something great.”

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OFFICE2OCEAN - CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE ACCESS YACHTING

“The thing is, where do you even start?”

It’s a warm Caribbean evening. The sun is setting, as the song goes, like molasses in the sky, and as the skipper of this 85ft Oyster yacht I’ve fallen into conversation with one of our charter guests as he sits near the helm enjoying a beer.

Charlie is late 50s, in the process of selling his business. Like many people who dream of “getting out on the water” he’s leafed through brokerage listings, and the back pages of Yachting World. He’s looked at sleek, elegant Swans, Oysters, Southern Winds (and gone

starry-eyed over a J-Class or two, but then we all do that), and felt the urge to go look at some - but he’s also noticed that a lot of these pre-owned boats are young. Really very young.

Clearly, a lot of people are buying and then realising they should have learned something about boats before, not after they wrote the cheque. This isn’t surprising: buying a yacht is often the fulfilment of a lifelong ambition, an emotionally charged dive into a complex and glamorous world deliberately designed to dazzle and satisfy. It’s too easy to let your emotions get the better of you. Charlie is recognising that without a proper plan, there are some great mistakes to be made here, and he’s right. In ten years of working in the yachting industry I’ve seen plenty – everything from spending too much on that flashy set of sails you’ll never actually need, to committing on the purchase of a large yacht and getting almost to the point of handover before realising you’re going to need crew to run it.

“Do you know what you actually want out of yachting?” is my next question. Charlie pauses. Like many people, he hasn’t thought much beyond “I want one of those” – not because he’s lazy or naïve, but because he simply doesn’t know how to move the thought process forward – what questions to ask, who to talk to, where – as per his first question – you actually start.

After a number of conversations like this I came to realise that working out how you go forward from there is simply not something the industry provides for. The standard route is approaching one of the three Bs (a builder, boatyard or broker), and while most of these are good guys, with the best will in the world they come with a measure of bias. You’re going to end up being sold a boat, rather than methodically buying one – and if you’ve worked out your

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requirements by starting with a glass of beer and a sunset, and working back from there, you may well be heading for disappointment.

Interestingly, people fall into two broad categories from this point.

The first ones - heading for membership of the “2V2” club (two visits to the broker, two years apart, one to buy the boat and one to sell it) – just dive in and buy what they think they need. Some will be lucky and get it right, but many will end up with the wrong fit. They might sell up, or hang on to the boat with the nagging feeling they could have got a better fit with better research; or they’ll just plough on, never knowing how much more they could have got from yachting (or even how much less it could be costing them) if they’d bought the right boat. I’m not sure what’s worse.

The second surprisingly common group – I have a feeling Charlie is heading into this category never go forward with their dreams because they simply don’t know where to start, which in turn creates the feeling that yachting is too complex for them. “Oh, it’s a minefield unless you know the right people, which I don’t.” If someone could walk them through the process of clarifying their goals, and explain how to make the right decisions – effectively say to them, “You absolutely can do this and here’s how” – they’d jump right in.

In both cases, the industry is missing a trick.

And that’s the backdrop to my starting Office2Ocean – a new service aimed precisely at this gap and offering a better way for people to access yachting.

O2O sits upstream of the traditional first points of contact, such as brokers, shipyards or charter agencies. If you want to get out on the water, our goal is to be a source of as much or as little advice as you need, based on years of experience at the sharp end of yachting.

We’ve done the cocktail sunsets, and the wakeboarding, and we’ve been elbow-deep in an oily broken generator at 2am. We’ve seen boats being built, bought, broken, raced, repaired and, yes, loved. It doesn’t matter whether, like Charlie, you really have only got as far as the beer and the sunset – or whether you’re partway through having a boat built but wonder whether you actually need that genset upgrade or carbon sail wardrobe.

Ask away.

We want to keep O2O impartial – not associated with any shipyard or brokers, keeping your needs and interests front and center. This is an interesting line to walk, because of course we know a lot of these businesses and have great contacts in many of them. Being able to introduce clients to the right people and help them have the right conversations is a key part of what we do.

It’s surprising how many buyers feel they have their noses pressed against the glass of the yachting world, slightly apprehensive of what’s on the other side. Setting up friendly conversations with people who work in the industry is a massive help in understanding how it works. Want to understand how the right crew can completely transform the experience of owning a boat and how best to find and keep them? We’ll sort out a relaxed lunch with working crew from a suitable boat, so you can hear about life on their side of things.

And if you decide that actually yachting isn’t right for you, that’s not a problem. We’ll have done our job simply by helping you realise this. People who buy into sailing without really understanding it don’t benefit anyone, and poorly thought-out purchases can lead to inadequate budgets, unhappy crew, and a regretful owner.

But today the sailing dream does seem more

appealing than ever, with people keen to travel after long periods of isolation, and the pandemic shaking up the rigid 9-5 office schedule – witness the sharp boost in activity that the yachting industry has seen over the COVID period, with many brokerage houses reporting an increase in sales. Perhaps it’s given people the “Now or Never” push they need to make the leap. COVID has also demonstrated that you don’t need to be tied to a desk to work; and if you don’t need to be tied to a desk, why be tied to a dock? With modern satellite networks, you can work from anywhere.

We’d be remiss if we didn’t suggest checking our website where you can also sign up to follow the sailing diaries of “Choices”, our fictional 76ft yacht as she makes her way through a busy charter season. In true O2O style we’re giving you the real picture and interleaving diaries from each of the people involved - the owner, his wife, the skipper, and the crew.

You might even find you have some questions of your own to talk through. I like to think Charlie would approve. ____________________________________ James Thomas-Green www.office2ocean.com (+44) 7540 334 388

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WILLIAMS JET TENDERS’ EVOJET SET TO MAKE ITS MARK AT MONACO 22 – 25 SEPTEMBER 2021 Williams Jet Tenders, the world’s leading jet tender specialist, is showcasing its most advanced and luxurious model to-date at the 2021 Monaco Yacht Show, the Evojet 70.

Specifically created for parent yachts in excess of 40m and capable of carrying 13 guests, the first model in the Evojet range has fast become one of Williams’ most popular models and is a must-see at the show.

Every detail has been considered for this semi-custom tender, which sees Williams offer the unique proposition of delivering semi-customisable tenders with shorter lead times and no comprise on quality. The striking tender has multiple boarding options and an innovative foldout walk-through transom to ensure smooth transition from parent yacht or dock. The tender also features concealed LED lighting and controllable illumination for effortless boarding.

Powered by a 250hp Yanmar 4LV diesel engine and utilising Williams’ renowned jet pump, the Evojet 70 promises much more than the traditional superyacht tender and its proven Deep-V hull gives remarkable comfort and access to those remote coves and hard-toreach areas thanks to its 200-litre fuel tank.

One of the most admired features on the new Evojet 70 is the optional folding carbon fibre T-Top, which ensures ample shade for the driver and passengers whilst having the ability to fold flat for easy garage fitment. As an option, the T-Top can also support fore and aft Bimini canopies.

Commenting on the Evojet 70, Mathew Hornsby, Sales Director at Williams Jet Tenders, said: “We are really excited about this year’s event and getting back to seeing our superyacht customers. We’ve had such a fantastic response to the Evojet 70 since her launch and have enjoyed some strong sales. We are looking forward to introducing her to visitors at this year’s event, as well as showcasing the rest of our range and our plans for the future.” ____________________________________

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SUPERYACHT SUMMER SAILING

Swan Sardinia Challenge: Hatari, G-Spot, Nadir and Ulika take victories in Porto Cervo and Les Voiles de Saint-Tropeza birthday not to be missed!

After being back in my happy place on the docks of Porto Cervo, Sardinia last month for the success of the 14th Loro Piana Suepryacht Regatta, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and Porto Cervo brought us yet another week of stunning sailing to end the month with the Swan Sardinia Challenge, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with Nautor’s Swan and ClubSwan Racing.

This year in Porto Cervo there were 12 different nations and a total of 34 yachts racing in four different One Design Classes: Swan 45, ClubSwan 42, ClubSwan 50 and ClubSwan 36.

Many passionate yachtsmen joined the Swan Sardinia Challenge this year and it was great to see that women also held a strong presence too, both as owners and as crew.

Kicking off the first- edition regatta on the 22nd of June, competitors first warmed up with a Practice Race, the Skipper’s Briefing and the traditional Welcome Cocktail in typical YCCS style. The first official day of racing began on

the 23rd, with teams aboard the racing fleet of 34 yachts representing 12 nations waiting at the docks before a day of nail-biting racing ensued and red-hulled Earlybird (50 Class), Fever (45 Class) and Koyré (42 Class) took the lead in their respective divisions.

Sardinia lived up to its stunning sailing reputation as the second and third day brought perfect conditions, the kind that has given Porto Cervo its international claim to fame: sparkling sea, perfect breeze, stunning natural scenery where the teams could vent their passion for sailing and test their skills in

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tricky beats, close crossings and adrenalinefueled runs.

The final day of racing, June 26th, proved not as idyllic as the forecast for light and shifty conditions was true and the Race Committee couldn’t get a race started. This however didn’t seem to dampen the atmosphere and high spirits of the sailors who were happy to be back sailing in Sardinia and doing what they love most. ClubSwan 50 Hatari’s owner Marcus Brennecke stated “We would have liked to have raced today, but objectively speaking there just weren’t the right conditions. We had some great conditions in previous days here in Porto Cervo, and we’re happy to both have won and to have had a great time.”

Overall, the results were a close call with G-Spot (36 Class) Nadir (42 Class) Ulika (45 Class) and Hatari (50 Class) claiming the overall victories at the regatta. During the prize ceremony in Piazza Azzurra, YCCS Commodore Michael Illbruck commented: “We are very delighted to have organised this first edition of the Swan Sardinia Challenge with Nautor’s Swan. This has been a wonderful first edition and I want to thank all the owners and their crews for having come to Porto Cervo. I also thank the Race Committee and all of our YCCS staff for their hard work.”

Just like the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta last month, Sardinia and The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda have once again welcomed the superyacht sailing community back with enormous warmth and Sardinia hospitality.

This Mediterranean superyacht racing season has been a strong signal to the international yachting community that it is time to return to the sea and superyacht life and it is truly thrilling to see the impact these regattas have had on sailors and yacht owners that are so keen to return to racing after such a long absence.

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Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez From Saturday, 25 September to Saturday, 9 October, a festive atmosphere will be afloat both on the dock and in the Gulf of SaintTropez as Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez returns, not only for two weeks of celebration for the most beautiful classic and modern boats, but also to celebrate 40 years of Nioulargue and with it 40 years of seafaring history.

September 29th 1981 saw the birth of the Club 55 Cup, which became the Nioulargue, already bearer of the DNA for Les Voiles: a classic boat and a modern boat. In the wake of this epic challenge, the most beautiful boats in the world, ultra-modern or a century old, have continued to meet in the waters of the Gulf to hoist the sails of the Voiles de Saint-Tropez at the end of the Tropezian season.

The incomparable and inimitable Nioulargue would continue to exist for fifteen years, mixing world famous sailors with teams of all levels, world champions, offshore sailors, Olympic medallists, America’s Cup winners with royalty and celebrities who remained incognito and at ease. Once this nautical jousting was concluded, the nights were eternalised by boules competitions, anchoiades and other festivities oftentimes spontaneously improvised on the dock, in the Place des Lices and thereabouts.

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September to Saturday 2 October, more than 200 classic sailing boats, no matter their length and some exceeding 40 meters, will join modern boats of up to 18m28. Then from Sunday 3 until Saturday 9 October, Saint-Tropez port will be exclusively reserved for a fleet of around 50 modern giants for the second part: Les Voiles Maxi Yachts.

Carrying on tradition, the philosophy of Les Voiles has always been the most beautiful regattas in the best possible atmosphere.

“Everyone must have fun on the water” explains Georges Korhel, the Principal Race Officer of Les Voiles, “To simplify the categories, we are going to race together the traditional yachts which usually race in the same groups, and which have comparable speeds. Our idea is not to transform Les Voiles into a championship final, which would risk compromising the pleasure and safety of the competitors! We want safe and fair racing.”

With the Mediterranean superyacht racing season off to an exciting start, this year’s Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez ensures a birthday not to be missed with 2021 proving a milestone in the history of this extraordinary event. Make sure to add Saturday the 25 September to Saturday, 9 October to your sailing calendar! ____________________________________

By Alice Widdows www.alicewiddows.com Swan images © YCCS I Studio Borlenghi

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FLYING FIFTEEN MALLORCA A fine lunch was enjoyed by all – some more than others!

The wind was already dropping as the final race started and coming to the end of the first lap, our race officer Michael Beecken suggested we go back to port after going through the gate/finish line as the beer was getting warm. Spanish Fly was leading at this stage, but unfortunately not all the fleet received the message, and so continued to sail. The wind dropped further, and one by one they retired, leaving only fuego fatuo to finish and be awarded the win. Spanish Fly was given second, and Dragonfly third.

This gave fuego the overall win, so John Walker is again the custodian of the wonderful Hugh Wilson Trophy.

1 GBR 3577 Fuego Fatuo John Walker / Pancho Gadala-Maria 8 2 ESP 3817 Dragonfly Michael Clough / Michael Beecken 10 3 ESP 3728 Wight Flyer Stephen Parry / Philip Parry 11 22 June – Hugh Wilson Trophy – Pollença This annual event is part regatta, part rally. We sail a couple of coastal races – normally out to Isla Formentor and back, then go ashore for lunch. Afterwards, a shorter race back to base – normally interesting as crews will be full of good cheer!

This year our plan was to start the first race in front of Sail &Surf, and then sail around Isla Formentor leaving the island to port, with a finish line in the narrow channel – the western wall extension of the tower. Next a rabbit start in or outside the bay of Formentor, finishing in front of Sail & Surf – the start line. Then lunch followed a couple of hours later by the final

race; start as for first race, up to round any of the yellow mooring buoys east of Avanzada, each boat picking their preferred buoy. Back to the start line as a gate, then again around the yellow buoys before finishing on the start line.

Dragonfly was being sailed by the “Michaels”, Mr Clough at the back and owner Michael Beecken crewing. They were narrowly beaten

by Fiscardo in the first race, with Martini taking third place – interestingly, for all 3 boats this was their best position of the day.

The race to lunch saw fuego fatuo get there first, with Wight Flyer close one their heels – no doubt the prospect of fine fare urging them on. Fiscardo completed the leading trio.

The fuego series, with its interesting “wiggly” courses is up next – three Saturdays in July, after this issue print deadline. We’ll report all the news in the September issue!

If you’re interested in a trial sail, just follow the link: http://tiny.cc/TrialaFlying15, we’d love to see you! Or come see us, we’re at: /// categorically.allergies.abdomens – really! ____________________________________

By Stephen Babbage Our 2021 calendar is posted on our website http://flyingfifteen.mallorcaservice.de Visit us on Facebook @f15spain

INTERLODGE TEAM LINED UP TO REJOIN THE 52 SUPER SERIES After an absence of four years, one of the circuit's most popular and committed couples - Austin and Gwen Fragomen - plan to return to the 52 SUPER SERIES this season with their Interlodge team and their fifth TP52 since they started grand prix racing in 2007.

The New York Yacht Club members, whose programme is based out of Newport RI seized the opportunity to re-join the 52 SUPER SERIES when they purchased the well proven, successful 2018 boat Azzurra, which is in fact the defending series-winning boat, the victors of the 2019 52 SUPER SERIES. The team is looking forward to the opening event of the 2021 season, the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week & TP52 20th Anniversary Invitational in Mallorca. They plan to arrive early, the new Interlodge 7 already being on the island ready for an extended training programme leading into the regatta.

Matthews says the Interlodge 7 team will be

made up of a lot of the guys who have been racing on the Interlodge in the USA, plus a few proven 52 SUPER SERIES guys: "Jono Swain is joining us, Andy Escourt, Rod Dawson has been with us for eight years, Dave

Armitage. We have a few pieces to put in place too. We have a lot of familiar faces who have sailed with us on at least one boat." ____________________________________ www.52superseries.com

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17 TP52’S HEADING FOR PORTALS the unique atmosphere of Puerto Portals, a venue which has hosted and supported the Mediterranean TP52 fleet since the inaugural year of the MedCup in 2005.

“This will be a very special event, and we are pleased to be welcoming so many friends back to race with the class, or indeed those coming to enjoy a taste of the 52 SUPER SERIES for the first time. Puerto Portals has a proud, colourful history with the class, and we are delighted to be hosting this one-off showcase event; thanks to Puerto Portals for their support and enthusiasm. It will be really special to see 17 boats lined up there,” enthuses Agustín Zulueta, CEO of the 52 SUPER SERIES. Class Manager Rob Weiland is looking forward to the regatta:

The biggest ever fleet of TP52s will meet on the Bay of Palma in August (24th to 28th) in Mallorca, Spain, to celebrate 20 years of the enduring international box-rule class at the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week & TP52 20th Anniversary Invitational.

The five-day event will welcome back nine circuit-regular teams after an extended hiatus to open the truncated, short, intense 2021 season. They will be joined by an additional eight TP52 20th Anniversary Invitational entries, which between them span almost the entire history of design generations that have been active in the Mediterranean.

From the original Aifos, which was one of the “founder members” of the TP52 Mediterranean fleet, through to Karl Kwok’s successful Beau Geste designed as the Brazilian-flagged Onda for the 2018 circuit, the fleet, which will race under IRC handicap, will be a fascinating reminder of the evolution and the popularity of the class in Europe.

TP52 20th Anniversary Invitational Fleet (Team, Owner, Nation, Designer): • AIFOS 500 – Ricardo Alvarez-Maldonado Parames (ESP, Farr 2005) • AIR IS BLUE – Roberto Monti (ITA, Judel Vrolijk, built in 2008 as Audi Q8) • AROBAS – Gérard Logel (FRA, Botín, built in 2009 as CAM from ETNZ mould) • BEAU GESTE – Karl Kwok (CHN, Botin Partners, built in 2018 as Onda) • BLUE CARBON – Toni Guiu (ESP, Botin Carkeek, built in 2005 as Balearia) • MACCHIA MEDITERRANEA – Giampero Russo (ITA, Reichel Pugh, built in 2008 as Artemis) • XIO – Marco Serafini (ITA, Botín Partners, built in 2011 as Quantum Racing) • ZERO EMISSION – Samuli Leisti (FIN, Reichel Pugh, built in 2008 as USA-17 / Oracle) The invitational fleet will feature many top international crews as well as semiprofessionals and amateurs who are keen to not just benchmark themselves against the top 52 SUPER SERIES teams but to also enjoy

“What a way to return to TP52 racing! We were sorry this could not happen last year when it was the actual 20th anniversary, but here we are with an exciting regatta that should be an enjoyable reminder of all that is great about TP52 racing. I hope it will inspire some teams to join us the during rest of this season or next year.”

52 SUPER SERIES Fleet (Team, Owner, Nation): • Alegre – Andy Soriano (GBR) • Bronenosec – Vladimir Liubomirov (RUS) • Gladiator – Tony Langley (GBR) • Interlodge — Austin & Gwen Fragomen (USA) • Phoenix – Hasso Plattner (RSA) • Platoon – Harm Müller-Spreer (GER) • Provezza – Ergin Imre (TUR) • Quantum Racing – Doug DeVos (USA) • Sled – Takashi Okura (USA) Racing will run from Tuesday 24th to Saturday 28th August. The Invitational and 52 SUPER SERIES fleets will race on the same courses with different start times, but there will be racing for the combined fleet on Monday for the Official Practice Race and on Friday for separate trophies.

Viewers around the globe will be able to follow the racing LIVE on 52 SUPER SERIES TV, with all the action streamed LIVE from the Bay of Palma racecourse over the final 3 days of racing.

That week, the 52 SUPER SERIES will incorporate again the popular Super Sustainability Day, sponsored by 11th Hour Racing. The event has proved fun and informative at previous regattas and will encompass light-hearted, inter-team competition including stand up paddleboard (SUP) racing, environmental quizzes and discussion on key sustainability issues and initiatives.

“Sustainability has become part of the 52 SUPER SERIES DNA, and we take it very seriously, but we like to mix it up with fun activities to build engagement among the fleet,” said Christoph Kröger, the 52 SUPER SERIES Sustainability Manager. “In addition to all the great initiatives detailed in our 2021 Sustainability Policy, we will be working with our friends at Yachting Gives Back again to ensure the event’s surplus food is quickly and efficiently passed on to people in need in Palma.”

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RAVENGER WINS SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA

A final day of sublime sailing conditions brought the Superyacht Cup Palma's landmark 25th anniversary regatta to a close on Saturday with a first time entrant stealing the headlines.

While broad smiles were in evidence across the entire fleet, the biggest perhaps were on the faces of the crews of the two class winners, Nilaya and Ravenger, with the latter taking the overall 2021 Superyacht Cup title at the Real Club Náutico de Palma prize-giving.

Making her SYC debut, the 43m Ravenger took a clean sweep of victories in Class B despite

no racing pedigree and the crew having very limited training time together.

result of the regatta to claim a podium place in the last race.

The long and sleek Nilaya also took three wins on her way to the top of Class A, only missing out on the overall prize as she was racing in a slightly smaller class.

And the final day was also memorable for Shamanna when the 35m Frers designed Nautor Swan won the special 'Spirit of the Event' award from North Sails at the prizegiving in memory of North Sails founder Lowell North. Baiurdo VI was also a winner, having produced the best race start at the event.

Emphasising the closeness of the racing, Missy and Shamanna finished SYC tied on points, the former taking second place on the countback system, while the Swan 80 Umiko, the smallest yacht at Superyacht Cup Palma, had her best

Superyacht Cup Palma 2022 will be held from June 22-25.

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STRANGE GOINGS ON IN THE ALBORAN SEA

Cala del Morron, Cabo de Gata

On the 2nd July Citadel left the Bay of Gibraltar bound for the Balearics. Pandemic restrictions were being lifted and we were desperate for a sailing break in one of the loveliest cruising areas in the Mediterranean. We were blessed with a departure in a fresh westerly that gave us a fast time towards Cabo de Gata, the point at which the Spanish coast starts to turn north. After a full 36 hours of goose winged downwind sailing we dropped anchor at Cala del Morron on the east side of Cabo de Gata.

Lodged in the Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata its width and arc of white sand beach makes it an ideal overnight midway resting point for anyone contemplating the 3 day passage between GIbraltar and the Balearics.

The next day early in the morning we set off for the second half of the passage. We laid a course direct between Cabo de Gata and Cabo de Palos. This made the best of the continuing, if now more fickle, westerly and this passage passed close to Cartagena in case we decided that another 36 hours at sea was too much.

We didn’t stop, so late on the night of the 4th July we were carefully tiptoeing our way past Cabo de Palos keeping a watchful eye on the heavy commercial traffic on our starboard side in the Traffic Separation Zone. There is a rule on Citadel: Little boats like us always stay clear of the big boats!

Citadel at anchor at Cala Boix, Ibiza.

As dawn broke we had the first puzzling incident. Having just passed a buoy which we assumed marked a fishing pot a 45 foot power yacht emerged at high speed, passed us at very close quarters and then reduced speed in the vicinity of the buoy. What was he up to? I have some ideas. At this point we were halfway between the peninsula and the islands. We were alone. Discretion was the better part of valour.

Later that morning I spotted a rowing boat (patera) off the starboard bow. It seemed to be drifting. It’s relatively new 40HP Suzuki engine was stopped. We approached it in case the crew were in distress. The boat was empty except for a couple of lifejackets, and five black fuel jerrycans. The name painted on the side was “Fatima Zahra” with registration number TNG2753. It looked like a typical people smuggling boat but it was a long way from the shortest distance between Africa and Europe.

Maybe someone reading this article can shed light on what happened to the occupants of the “Fatima Zahra”.

The last incident was the most disturbing.

About 40 miles south of Formentera a very large RHIB, with three 350HP engines on the back, appeared at high speed and made a beeline for Citadel. These type of craft are

now banned in Spain. They are the preferred craft of the narco gangs that operate in the Straits although this one was south of islands.

I suspect the islands are a lucrative market for these gangs. The RHIB came up close to Citadel and mimicked a request for water. Or maybe they wanted a gin and tonic? Who knows. We decided that men in illegal boats who can reach shore and water in less than 30 minutes did not merit any generosity. We refused their request and they tore off at high speed south towards the Algerian coast.

What lessons did we draw from these incidents.

Firstly keep a good lookout. If we had hit the drifting boat at night we could have sustained serious damage. Secondly don’t help people engaged in illegal activities, unless their safety is immediately at risk. One does not want to be accused of aiding drug traffickers. ______________________________________ Who am I? Check out my Boatshed page: http://gibraltar.boatshed.com/contact.php International Boat & Yacht Brokers www.boatshedgibraltar.com

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ACQUERA YACHTING PARTNERS WITH UNITED ISLAND & YACHT Acquera Yachting announced today that it has entered a strategic partnership with US and Bahamas based yacht agency United Island & Yacht. The partnership is expected to accelerate growth for both entities, and will center on creating tangible benefits for yachts looking for full yacht agency services both in the Mediterranean as well as in Florida and the Bahamas.

The new partnership leverages the respective strengths of Acquera Yachting and United Island & Yachts, with both companies sharing the same work and service ethos.

The partnership is an important step in the execution of Acquera Yachting’s growth strategy, and supports the company’s accelerated business momentum. Over the last three years, 18 offices have been opened across 8 countries; France, Monaco, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece and Turkey. United Island & Yacht have offices in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida including Rybovich Superyacht Marina and offices in Harbour Island and Nassau, Bahamas .

“This exciting partnership is a powerful combination of businesses, and is an important first step in accessing the American and the Bahamas market, and ultimately brings us one step closer to our goal of extending our commercial offer. Both companies are already well established within the market, and the agreement will offer a clear path towards a more attractive client journey. I have known

Joe Dargavage for many years, and I have a deep respect for what he and his partner Laura Garcia-Bartenfelder do. We’re excited to join forces with them in order to expand our network of clients and reach.” said Stefano Tositti, CEO of Acquera Yachting.

“In our five years of tremendous growth in the Florida and Bahamas region we felt that it was a natural transition to expand our reach to the Mediterranean market. In doing so we knew that we would have to pair up with the absolute best, we have found all that we have been looking for in Acquera Yachting. We now know that the yachts we work with will receive the same impeccable level of service in both parts of the world” says United Island & Yacht partner Laura Garcia-Bartenfelder.

Acquera Yachting was launched in 2018 and makes extraordinary yachting experiences possible. As an innovative new leader in

global yachting, they are elevating the role of the yacht agent through immaculate service, time-honoured expertise, unmatched local knowledge and fast-growing worldwide reach.

United Island & Yacht cover yachts visiting Florida, with their sister company United Shipping looking after yachts in Nassau, the Bahamas. The full service yacht agency takes care of all yacht and shore based needs. Their team of experts and strategic partners, provide an unparalleled roster of services to Yacht Captains, Crew and Managers. They offer vessels seamless transition to and from their region, and ensure every need is handled prior to, and during their stay. What differentiates their service is personal attention and true 24/7 service. ______________________________________ Acquera Yachting media enquiries: Anella Alcott anella.alcott@acquera.com

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COVID SCREENING & TRACKING FOR PHUKET YACHT VISITORS The Marine Department launched measures in Phuket on Sunday June 27 to screen travellers arriving and departing by water transport in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Foreign-flagged yachts planning to visit Thailand will learn from the below move which came after the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)'s proposal to reopen Phuket on July 1 and three islands in Surat Thani – Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao – on July 15.

The measures reported by Asia Pacific Superyachts in Phuket and Koh Samui (agents that can handle arrangements) are as follows: • Three piers -- Ao Chalong, Rassada and Ao Po -- will be checkpoints for screening travellers' arrivals and departures via water transport.

• Foreign travellers can leave Phuket by yacht at five yacht piers -- Yacht Haven Marina, Ao Po Grand Marina, Phuket, Royal Phuket Marina and Marina Ao Chalong -- but they must inform the officials at least six hours before departure.

• Foreign travellers must comply with Covid-19 preventive measures, use tracking application on smartphone and vessel (if any) and contact officials before arrival and departure.

• Thai nationals and foreign expats (except children aged below six years) who wish to enter Phuket must have received two jabs of Covid-19 vaccines or an AstraZeneca jab at least 15 days before travel, or must have recovered from Covid-19 at least 90 days

before travel, or test negative not more than seven days before departure. Also, they must use a tracking application.

• Transport operators and their officials must disinfect vessels regularly, provide handsanitising gels on the vessel, wear a face mask, arrange seats in line with social distancing principles and limit the number of passengers.

If using air-conditioned vessels, they must improve the air ventilation system as well.

• Pier operators must disinfect piers regularly, provide hand-sanitising gels, wear a face mask, and arrange seats in line with social distancing principles and screen officials and passengers' symptoms.

Also, they must report information related to passengers' arrivals and departures to related government agencies every day. To ensure safety and gain confidence among travellers, officials have been instructed to perform duties stricter than usual, said Deputy Transport Minister Athirat Rattanaset.

Foreign travelers must comply with COVID-19 prevention measures, use a tracking application on their smartphones and vessels (if any) and contact officials before arrival and departure. ______________________________________ www.asia-pacific-superyachts.com

RX FRANCE WINS CANNES YACHTING FESTIVAL COURT BATTLE A Paris Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that RX France (previously Reed Expositions France) continues to manage the Cannes Yachting Festival until 2041.

The court decision comes after five years of legal proceedings initiated by the French Boating Industry Federation (FIN). In 2016, FIN challenged a contractual agreement between it and RX France, which granted RX France the management rights to the Cannes Yachting Festival until 2041.

This challenge had previously been dismissed by the Competition Authority on 9 August 2017, and FIN was also dismissed by the Administrative Court on 30 June 2020 in its case against the Nice-Côte d’Azur CCI (Chamber of Commerce and Industry). ‘’This is a victory for common sense and good business practices,” says Michel Filzi, chief executive of RX France. “We entered into the contract in good faith and under our watch the Cannes Yachting Festival has become Europe’s largest in-water boating event.

“We are particularly grateful for the support we have received from our clients, the host city of Cannes and the Chamber of Commerce of Nice-Côte d’Azur.”

Sylvie Ernoult, director of the Cannes Yachting Festival, comments: “I’m incredibly proud of the way that the Cannes Yachting Festival has evolved. We have worked closely with the French and international yachting community and in 2019 we were rewarded with 82% of professional participants saying they were completely or very satisfied with the show. ‘’Despite the context, we have been working

non-stop to ensure that this year’s September edition in Cannes is a success including developing the Port Canto exhibition zone.

Our ambition is to maintain the high level of satisfaction from our exhibitors and visitors.’’

The next physical edition of the Cannes Yachting Festival is scheduled to take place September 7-12, 2021.

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PHUKET REOPENED JULY 1 WITH KOH SAMUI REOPENING JULY 15 Phuket, Thailand…July 7, 2021--The launch of the “Phuket Sandbox” programme that began July 1st signaled the beginning of Thailand’s tourism revitalisation. Following Phuket’s reopening will be the “Samui Plus” Model with registration for entering Thailand under the slated reopening scheme planned to open this week and start July 15th.

Phuket The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced Phuket’s highly anticipated reopening to tourism is now officially in effect.

The Phuket Sandbox programme launched July 1st welcomes fully vaccinated international visitors. Passengers that arrive on flights at the airport do not need to quarantine. Among the multiple airlines to fly directly to Phuket are Thai Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates, Etihad, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and El Al. Phuket’s longstanding popularity among vessels around the world makes it the ideal destination as Thailand restarts its tourism industry, followed by the Gulf of Thailand on Thailand’s eastern side reopening to tourists July 15 for islands Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao – under the Samui Plus Model.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has had a big effect on the Thai economy and the tourism industry, especially in Phuket, a destination dependent on foreign tourists and the Superyacht Hub of Asia”, said Tanyuta Singhmanee (Jojo), Managing Director of Asia Pacific Superyachts Phuket, also representing the Thai Yachting Business Association (TYBA), “We have not found any yacht tourists infected so far and we expect that there will be about 100 yachts, bringing 300-500 tourists to Thailand in 2021”.

Much has been done safety-wise in the leadup to the Phuket Sandbox launch and will also be in effect on Koh Samui. Of particular note is the Amazing Thailand Safety and Health

Administration or SHA certification scheme which is certified by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

There are currently well over 1300 hotels, restaurants, activities, attractions, shops, and other venues and businesses across Phuket that are SHA certified, meaning they have the required safety and hygiene measures to control COVID-19. More businesses are also becoming SHA Plus certified, meaning that at least 70% of their employees are fully vaccinated.

The 'Phuket Sandbox' initiative allows free movement on the island for fully vaccinated tourists, with no quarantine required, although masks are required in most public places. For the visitors who plans a two-week holiday in Phuket two more Covid tests are needed during their stay, on Day 6 and Day 12. The sandbox model of Phuket is to draw tourists from countries/regions with a low risk of the Covid virus.

Koh Samui International passengers will be able to fly to Koh Samui via Bangkok from July 15. Tourists traveling from abroad who plan to stay in Samui under the Samui Plus scheme will be able to transit at Suvarnabhumi Airport to Bangkok Airways, providing three daily special flights to Samui for Samui Sealed Route passengers from the 15th of July onward. Discussions are also underway with Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways to fly directly to Samui.

The “Samui Plus” scheme needs to be approved by a Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration sub-committee before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can begin the registration process for the Certificates of Entry, or COEs, according to the National News Bureau of Thailand. The scheme is up for approval this week.

Under the “Samui Plus” model, vaccinated tourists are required to remain on Koh Samui for the first 7 days of their stay. Tourists will be tested for Covid-19 on their first day on the island. They must stay at their hotel or resort for the first 3 days. They can travel on a “sealed route” for the rest of the week, most likely with a tour guide to specified destinations and on planned excursions.

After a week on Koh Samui, and a negative Covid-19 test, tourists can travel freely to the neighbouring islands of Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Tao. After 14 days, and a negative Covid-19 test, tourists can travel throughout Thailand.

Asia Pacific Superyachts has been facilitating boat visits during the pandemic and can arrange for all needs and documents to be handled for arrival into through date of departure in Thailand. APS can arrange for Covidapproved marina berth in Phuket, anchorage support in Samui, all superyacht services & needs, provisioning and custom itinerary for island cruising. ______________________________________ www.asia-pacific-superyachts.com

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LANGKAWI ISLAND LURING YACHTS TO MYSTIC MALAYSIA Langkawi is the largest island in an archipelago of 100 islands in the Andaman Sea, growing in popularity as a South East

Asia island destination. Most of the islands are uninhabited, with only Tuba island and Langkawi island inhabited.

The interior of the island is lushly green everywhere and the coast is surrounded by a turquoise sea. The origin name of the island according to local interpretation means, ‘the island of the reddish-brown eagle’. It is even possible to see a landmark sculpture of an eagle as the symbol of Langkawi at Dataran Helang (Eagle Square) in Kuah.

Malaysia was once the centre of the spice trade with everyone coming to Malacca to pick up spices. A country of sailors and traders, it is one of the greatest countries of seafarers in the world. As sailors of yore could see, once in the waters of Langkawi and moving slowly along the north-west headland and across the water are the green islands of Turatao and Koh Adang in Satun, across the border in the south of Thailand just a few kilometres away.

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Located off the mainland coast of Malaysia, the number of visiting superyachts and foreign flagged yachts is expected to continue to grow post-Covid as word spreads of the island’s many land attractions, ship repair, duty-free supplies, and its central location and nearby island cruising. Over the last few years this Andaman Sea area has become an established sailing and superyacht destination with events like the pre-Covid annual Langkawi Regatta, sure to restart at the end of the pandemic, attracting boats from all over the world.

The island currently has four marinas, leading with the highly recommended Royal Langkawi Yacht Club marina along with several bases providing great facilities for yachts around the islands. The RLYC marina is located on a large sweeping bay in Kuah with over 200 berths and full sailing facilities. From here you can explore Langkawi’s caves, hidden islands, beaches and hundreds of the millions of years-old Kilim Karst Geoforest Park.

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The marina’s close proximity to the town centre provides excellent access to duty-free shops and other business-class facilities. The RLYC marina’s berths can fit mega-yachts up to 60 meters (197 feet) long, and has a low tide depth of 3 meters (almost 10 feet). Pontoons have direct electricity, fuel and water supply, and offer a wireless internet service too.

Asia Pacific Superyachts co-founder, Captain Scott Walker, knows the area well and has been working with superyachts and yachts between Langkawi and Singapore for three decades.

He believes Kuah Bay is developing into Asia’s most perfect natural harbour and that

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Langkawi could become the ‘Monaco of the Far East’, noting, “International visitors come to cruise the islands and beaches, trek through wildlife-filled rainforests and take advantage of excellent Duty Free shopping while berthed at the marina, where their vessel will receive excellent service and fresh provisions.”

• Darulaman Sanctuary at Gunung Raya is situated in a forest reserve. 2 kilometres into the jungle is a walking trail where a guide will share his knowledge & passion for nature

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• Pulau Dangli is a small rocky island, part of the Langkawi territory and a snorkelling haven Also inviting is a visit to a golden strip of beach filled with bars, restaurants and outfitters

10 Langkawi Natural Attractions • Kilim Karst Geoforest Park - Going beyond Langkawi’s spectacular landscapes, breathtaking beaches, captivating mangrove forests and jungle vistas awaits a more fascinating journey still… this is a journey back in time. Geological time. Not hundreds, thousands, or millions, but hundreds of millions of years.

The 550 million-year-old Kilim Karst Geoforest Park spans almost 100 square kilometres and is noteworthy for mangrove swamps, pristine beaches, and vertical karstic hills jutting out towards the Andaman Sea. Visiting Southeast Asia’s first UNESCO Global Geopark is to experience one of the world’s rarest natural wonders.

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Set along the northeast tip of Langkawi Island, the park is accessible within a five-minute drive from Tanjung Rhu Beach. There’s a good variety of wildlife found, ranging from otters and monitor lizards to macaques and tree crabs hiding amongst the thick mangroves.

During the migratory seasons (September to March), you can spot birdlife of varying species, including kingfishers, white-bellied fish eagles and kite eagles and when visiting the UNESCOlisted park maze of waterways, you might spot a monitor lizard, viper or the clouded leopard.

Langkawi’s other 9 natural wonders • Pulau Payar Marine Park • Gunung Raya, the highest peak in Langkawi • Mount Mat Cincang, the most famous peak with a height of 850 meters • Gua Landak, known as Porcupine Cave due to many years ago being inhabited by porcupines • Mardi Agro Technology Park (Lubuk Semilang), which functions as a centre for technology transfer and information dissemination concerning the agro-industry.

Set in a beautiful natural environment, if you love ecotourism this is for you • Island of Dayang Bunting, the second largest island in Langkawi. The name translates to ‘Pregnant Maiden Island’ • Laman Padi Rice Garden and Museum, a popular ecotourism site at Cenang Beach teaching traditional agricultural techniques

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Malay - water buffalo & calf and egret at river

offering outdoor pursuits such as horse riding and mountain-bike tours - Pantai Cenang.

Cenang Beach has a reputation as Langkawi’s most developed (and hedonistic) strip of sand but it has practical benefits: boatyards where you can stop for repairs.

An evening dining ashore reflects Malaysia’s diverse cultures and cuisines. Visitors can enjoy a combination of gastronomic cuisine when feasting on Malay Kuth, Nasi Lemak, sushi, spring rolls, spicy fish curry, roti jala, and a variety of noodle soups along with a distinguished wine menu.

Cruising Luxury yachts are assured of safe berthing and full services at the Royal Langkawi Marina & Yacht Club while ashore, reports Captain Scott Walker, heading up Asia Pacific Superyachts Malaysia based on Langkawi Island. An established superyacht attraction, the marina is equipped with 200 berths for yachts up to 60 metres. “Unlike Europe marinas in Asia are more about safe berthing for your vessel as opposed to being a destination in its own right”, explains Walker, reflecting the rising

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affluence of Asia and the fact there now more marinas for superyachts.”

“There are now world-class marinas and accommodation in nearly every South East Asia sailing region”, adding: “There’s Phuket, providing hundreds of berths for everything from superyachts to small cruisers. To the south Malaysia’s Langkawi Island is a popular winter destination with the Royal Langkawi Marina as are the chain of facilities that run down the Malacca Straits to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and heading east into the vast Gulf of Thailand”.

Only 98 NM from Phuket, the island offers a wealth of cruising, with natural protection from the elements year round. Dotted around the islands are many pristine beaches, river systems, caves and hill tops waiting to be explored. In addition, 5 star hotels & dining, internationally renowned Golf Courses, pristine rain forest, abundant wild life, a town center with all the modern facilities of a small city, and an International Airport can all be found on Langkawi.

Fuel supplies and provisions are all available at

duty free prices and incoming shipments incur only a small Customs clearance fee, saving the ship considerable import duties as charged in other regions.

Within a day’s cruise of Langkawi are the Islands of Penang, Pangkor Laut, Butang Group, Phuket or the Similans (depending on you cruising speed), making Langkawi a perfect logistical center for the Asian season. The best time for cruising Langkawi is the Easterly Monsoon season, stretching from October through April, when the conditions provide a gentle 10-15 kt North Easterly breeze, providing calm seas and blue skies.

As the end of the pandemic is nearing and with Caribbean and Med marinas filling up quickly, South East Asia will prove to be a breath of fresh air to Owners and Captains alike. Whether sail or motor, mono or multi hull, Langkawi is a fantastic island cruising destination. ______________________________________

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THE ULTIMATE CURE MARINATED SEA BASS with ROASTED PEPPER and PRESERVED LEMON SALAD I absolutely adore the combination of roasted peppers and preserved lemons with capers and argan oil. There’s something very special about argan oil.

It comes from the nuts of the argan tree (argania spinosa), which grows only in the south-western part of Morocco. It’s unusual in cooking, but can be drizzled over food before serving or stirred into soups, couscous and tagines, adding a unique, nutty flavour.

During the long, hot summer months, I love to marinate and cure beautifully fresh fish as I believe it make’s the perfect cold appetiser for any occasion on a sunny afternoon in the Mediterranean, and, when it’s served with a chilled crisp, dry white wine or a glass of fizzy, pink champagne and maybe a spoonful of caviar…it’s very difficult to beat!

The art of curing fish is an ancient technique, born of necessity and found the world over.

I guess the most famous cured fish recipe is probably the Scandinavian Gravlax. The origins can be traced all the way back to 14th-century.

In those days the filleted salmon was placed in a hole in the earth, covered with birch bark and laid in a bath of water, the fish’s own blood and various spices and herbs. The result was a rather strong-smelling product that would be closer to today’s infamous stinky surströmming (fermented herring) than the gravlax that is eaten nowadays. Over time, gravlax-making techniques evolved, and the introduction of salt and dill, among other things, lead to the development of the dish we know today. The process of curing fish is so simple and requires no special equipment; it’s just as easily done at home as it is in a restaurant.

The science behind curing fish is also a simple one. You basically combine salt and sugar to gently draw out the moisture while transforming the texture to preserve the fish over a period of time depending on the thickness. Although fatty salmon works perfectly well, the possibilities are endless from halibut, monkfish, and sea bass to mackerel, sardines and scorpion fish. You can also add lots of different flavourings to liven things up a little. Citrus flavours work well so you could add lemon, orange or lime zest to the curing mixture. Spices such as fennel seeds, coriander or anise can also be crushed and added to the rub along with spirits like gin, vodka and grappa. Beetroot juice also adds a wonderful earthy sweetness and vibrant pink colour to the finished dish. Though almost any fish can be cured, make sure the fish is fresh and of the best quality. Keep the fish refrigerated at all times, even after it is cured. Home curing is a fun and delicious way to enjoy fresh fish everyday. This month’s recipe is from my cookery book-Modern Mediterranean: sundrenched recipes from Mallorca & beyond.

Serves 4 1 x 400g/14oz fillet sea bass, skinned and deboned 20g/3⁄4oz/4 tsp sea salt 20g/3⁄4oz/5 tsp granulated sugar grated zest of 1⁄2 lemon 4 peppercorns, crushed few basil or mint leaves, to garnish olive oil, for drizzling For the Roasted Pepper and Preserved Lemon Salad: 2 red peppers 2 yellow peppers 2 tbsp culinary argan oil 1 tbsp chopped Preserved Lemons 2 tbsp capers 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro) 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds sea salt & freshly ground black pepper Place the sea bass in a shallow nonreactive dish. In a small bowl, mix together the salt, sugar, lemon zest and crushed peppercorns, then sprinkle the mixture over the sea bass, pressing down lightly. Cover with cling lm (plastic wrap) and marinate in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

Meanwhile, make the salad. Preheat the oven to 200°c/400°F/gas mark 6 or heat the grill to hot. Place the peppers on a baking sheet and roast in the oven or grill until the skin starts to blacken and blister, about 15–20 minutes.

Transfer the peppers to a bowl and cover with cling lm (plastic wrap).

When cool enough to handle, peel the skin o the peppers, remove the seeds and cut them into thick strips. Place the peppers in a large bowl, add the remaining salad ingredients and mix to combine. Season to taste, and then chill until required.

When ready to serve, rinse the marinade from the sea bass under cold running water, dry well and cut into thin slices. Divide the salad among 4 serving plates and cover with slices of marinated sea bass. Garnish with a few basil or mint leaves, drizzle with olive oil and serve.

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STEWARDESS’ PICK OF THE MONTH FROM RIALTO LIVING - OUR FAVOURITE LIFESTYLE STORE IN PALMA -

From cosmopolitan Palma to pretty Pollenca, Mallorcan straw baskets, or ‘cestas’ in Spanish, are everywhere on the island. You can spot them on the shoulders of octogenarians browsing market stalls, on the arms of busy professionals on the way to their next meeting, and beside cocktail-sipping fashionistas. The bona fide island it-bag, available with short or long leather handles, has been used and loved by old, young, male and female Mallorcans since time immemorial. Let us talk you through the cesta’s many uses, just in case you have yet to jump on the basket’s irresistible bandwagon.

For guest trips to the beach

For busy stewardesses on-the-job

If a standard handbag is just not going to cut it

Us super stews are busy gals on the go. From trips to uniform suppliers and shopping sessions that involve clearing out entire shelves in the supermarket, we regularly take our shopping trips to another level.

Although size hugely matters when it comes to shopping bags, that doesn’t mean you have to compromise on style. Rialto Living’s collection of treasures include the strongest, supersize basket bags, perfect to accompany busy stewardesses ashore.

If we’re talking bags large enough to hold everything from clothes to an extra phone charger, it is a job cut out for the basket bag.

Cestas carry all of our must-haves without that bursting-at-the-seams bloat our other bags experience when we try cramming the entirety of our busy lives into them. Simply put: the cesta gets us. It sympathizes with the fact that little bags are lovely but can barely fit your cell phone, let alone your water bottle, hoodie and iPad.

Beach bags are an essential part of a superyacht’s set-up and the first thing we do when prepping for a trip to the beach is pack a number of those handy hold-alls. Beach bags need to have plenty of room for sun cream, towels, snacks, drinks, and all sorts of other bits and bobs. But while we need space and practicality, we also want a bag that is stylish enough for guest use. We can assure you that Rialto Living’s varied selection of eye-catching straw bags ticks all the boxes.

Other summery bags we love at Rialto Living are ‘the Jacksons’ jute bags. These summery hold-alls range from navy blues to hot pinks -colours to enliven any trip to the beach, gym, or shops. Bags are playfully adorned by words in many languages like: ‘Ciao’ or ‘Soleil,’ and the loose weave of the completely sustainable jute makes the bags light, flexible, and highly durable.

Rialto Living, conveniently located on Calle Sant Feliu 3, is just a stone’s throw away from Palma’s STP and sells a wide selection of eyecatching super yacht must-haves. Have a snoop around and see for yourself. And if you make a purchase don’t forget to flash your STP (or other) entry card so you can relax in their leafy, oasis-like café and sip on a complimentary ‘cafe con leche’ before you head back to the boat. ______________________________________ Rialto Living Hours: 11 am and 7pm Monday – Saturday C. Sant Feliu 3, Palma (+34) 971 71 33 31 www.rialtoliving.com Photography: Pär Olsson / Rialto Living

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ROCK MUSSELS - BEDDED ON THAI PUREE

Simon brings together the heat and passion of the Mediterranean with the soul of Asia.

Simon Petutschnig

Before joining Fera as Executive Chef and partner the Carinthian from the village of Eberstein in Austria has worked with several star chefs. Among others, he worked for "Paco Pérez" in the Miramar restaurant (**), as well as in the "Alkimia" with Jordi Vilà (*).

It doesn't always have to be white wine that gives seafood a special kick Ingredients (for 4 people): 1 kg rock mussels Olive oil 1 stalk of lemongrass 100 ml of white wine For the carrot celery puree: 6 carrots 1 spring onion 1 stick of celery Olive oil 1 tbsp curry paste (red or yellow) 0.5 l coconut milk 2 lime leaves 1 stalk of lemongrass Fresh ginger Salt, pepper 1 organic lime

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For the garnish: 8 peeled almonds Coriander cress Preparation: For the puree: Wash the vegetables. Peel the carrots and onions, cut them and the celery into small pieces. Soften the onion in olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, adding the carrots and celery. Continue to sauté without browning, add the curry paste and roast. Now top up with coconut milk and add lime leaves. Beat lemongrass, add as a whole. If the stem does not fit in the pot, cut it in half. Wash the ginger and cut into 2-3 pieces (thumb-size) without peeling and add it to the mix. Add some salt and pepper. Simmer until the vegetables are soft. Drain off the liquid, but keep it on hold. Remove the lime leaves, the ginger and the lemongrass. Pour the liquid back on to the vegetables. As a precaution, retain some liquid. If the puree is then too thick,

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you can always gradually add some more liquid. The other way round would not work because a puree that is too thin would lose its charm. Mix everything smoothly.

Add a dash of freshly squeezed lime juice and season again with salt and pepper. Put the mussels in a clean sink and brush them under running cold water, checking that all the shellfish are okay. Now carefully cut away the beards with a table knife. Place a pot with lid on the stove. Once the pot is really hot, add a dash of olive oil. Add the fresh lemongrass and then the mussels. Stir briefly, add the white wine and cover the pot immediately. Steam for 2-4 min. You will notice the shells will open thanks to the steam. Drain off the liquid and retain it. Remove the mussel meat and add to the liquid. Get rid of the mussels that have not opened immediately. Arrange mussels on the slightly warm puree.

For the garnish: Add some lime zest to taste, cut almonds into small pieces. Garnish with coriander cress.

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Berselius is another favorite. It shows a modern way of showcasing Nordic cuisine. Room for Dessert by Will Goldfarb is another favorite book. He has a unique way of creating new flavor combinations and textures in desserts.

What three kitchen gadgets could you not live without?

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Silicone Spatula as it can be used for so many different things. A proper Kitchen Aid for pastry making, also a highly sensitive digital thermometer for pastry work.

What piece of equipment should every yacht have in the galley?

Kitchen Aid, Thermomix, and a vacuum sealer machine.

What would you say are some of the most overrated ingredients?

Refined Sugar. We are using way too much refined sugar in general in cooking. You can always find other substitutes to compensate the sugar such as agave and honey.

What would you say are some of the most underrated ingredients?

Fish sauce, a great supplement for salt and gives dressings and sauces a deeper flavour.

What has been the most popular (or requested dish) on a yacht by a guest so far?

Fresh seafood platters & well executed salads.

Name: Robin Sjostrom

Who is your food hero (dead or alive) and why?

Years’ Experience as a chef:

The first TV chef I remember was the British chef Keith Floyd. Anthony Bourdain was also a great inspiration of mine in the early days.

I started cooking in my cousin’s restaurant at the age of 14. After culinary school in Gothenburg, I worked in several high-end restaurants in Sweden and London. I have been working on yachts since 2008.

What 3 ingredients could you not live without?

Salt, ginger and chili.

Nationality: Swedish

What are your 3 favorite cookbooks and why?

What are you doing / where are you working right now?

Oh, that’s a hard question. I have about 250 cookbooks in my collection. The whole set of the El Bulli books were a good inspiration, showing the new way of developing and creating food. Ferran Adria is one of the biggest master chefs in modern times. ASKA, by Fredrik

I am a rotational Head Chef on a 78m expedition yacht.

If you were a guest on a yacht, who would you want to cook for you and why?

I was adopted from India in 1986 and my passion for Indian food has developed over the years. One chef who has inspired me over the years, as I have been practicing my Indian cooking skills both traditional and modern, is Chef Gaggan Anand. He specialises in contemporary Indian cuisine, and the way he mixes flavours and textures is absolute genius.

A meal made by him would be an honour to enjoy.

What music do you listen to in the galley (if at all)?

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Keeps me on my toes :-) Best galley tip/hack?

Be well prepared for every guest trip. Always have a few back up plans for last minute change of menus.

What is the most difficult location you have ever had to provision in? And what bit of advice can you give to figure out where to go?

Antarctica is the hardest place I have had to provision in. You have to plan very well and have good communication with your provisioning agent.

What is the hardest part of your job?

The logistics of provisioning in remote areas can be very tricky sometimes, but as long as you have your produce on board you can plan menus according to that.

What do you see as being the biggest challenge for chefs in the industry moving forward?

I have seen many chefs coming from good restaurants and into yachting and they need to adjust to the yacht life, i.e. daily galley routines, menu planning and all the necessary safety concerns of working on a yacht. It is easier for some than for others to be a good crew member and be able to live and work together.

What would you say to people who stereotype chefs as being prima donnas with big egos?

You can’t be a prima donna or have a big ego, at end of the day we are all working on the same boat. If you need any help from other departments, you need to be able to have a good dialogue and we all help each other out.

What is your attitude toward crew with dietary requirements?

In generally it’s no problem. Nowadays there are many crew with different types of allergies which we always have to take very seriously. If the crew member is vegetarian they are never a problem. If the crew member chooses to be vegan there should always be vegan protein provided and good grainy salads for them to choose between.

What is the weirdest most bizarre thing you have ever been asked to cook?

So far I haven’t been asked for any weird food items but I’m sure it will happen at some point.

Name something you have cooked for guests that you are most proud of?

All my chocolate work for guests as I do all chocolate pralines on board. It’s so easy to buy chocolate for guests but it’s extra fun to present a chocolate tray and the guests know they are made on board.

When you are interviewing a chef to work for you, how do you know if they are any good?

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What one thing should all chefs do to help the environment?

Use more local food provisioners who can provide you with foods from the area if possible. Try to use less plastic on board. Try to separate all galley garbage as well as possible.

What one thing can chefs do to limit food wastage?

Try to have zero food waste as best as they can. Recreate leftovers or send out leftovers for breakfast.

If you weren’t a chef, what would you want to be?

Music has always been a big part of my life, as a 7 year old I started to play cello and after many years of playing I switched over to playing guitar. I would say I would be a musician.

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ECO YACHT SLOT – KEEPING IT LOCAL With the dehydrated leaves Katja and Kate have created a range of Teas and Powder mixes which have the amazing benefit of reducing inflammation, lowering blood pressure and strengthening the immune system from the Oleuropein phenol found in the leaf.

An amazing option to serve as an Iced Tea in the afternoon or combine with Gin for a ‘healthy’ cocktail.

Sol de Ibiza – Reef Safe Sun Screen over 20 years. In her remote finca she develops a huge range of bespoke scents and products for clients from basic toiletries to home scents and massage oils. With an amazing beautiful nourishing range from Roll On’s to Make up remover Trudi can produce a full range of items for your yacht. We have developed an amazing Yacht specific brand with Gaia Naturals which is being released next season so keep an eye out for this.

The 2021 Med Season is finally underway and most yachts here in Mallorca are full of guests, enjoying the summer and cruising our beautiful waters. With guests onboard most crews are extremely busying with daily tasks and running of the boat so there is little time now to think of the ‘sustainability’ side of life onboard. However, while cruising and arriving in different destinations there is a great opportunity to encourage guests to sample and shop as locally as possible. This benefits the local economy and the small businesses that need the support, creates amazing and memorable guest experiences and also is great for the environment as KM0 produce and products have a much more positive impact on the world.

This ethos can be applied everywhere you cruise – check with agents or locals for the finest items from the area you are in. As we are here in Mallorca we have rounded up some local companies and products that we love – all from businesses and people that live and work on our special Islands.

Dos Alquemistas – Olive Leaf Tea, Lattes and Powders

Clean Wave – Reusable Water Bottles

Born out of one mans love of swimming in the clear waters of Ibiza and a desire to keep the ocean free from chemicals and plastics – Sol de Ibiza ticks every box if you are looking for a Sun Cream brand that is good for you and the planet.

Free from harmful chemicals this zinc based sun cream comes in beautiful plastic free packaging and is available in Tins of SPF 30 and 50 and a sport stick packaged in cardboard.

Organic, Vegan, Cruelty Free, Reef Safe and Zero Waste. Easy to apply and rub in and suitable for Adults and Children this a great product to have available onboard for guests and crew alike.

Jabon de Mallorca – Soap and Body Products

Created in the Valley of Valldemossa, Dos Alquemistas have turned the ‘waste’ product from the iconic Mallorcan Olive trees in a delicious and nurturing range of drinks. After harvesting, the leaves and branches are usually piled up and burnt. By collecting , harvesting and dehydrating the leaves to create their range of products they create a circular economy and reduce waste and CO2 Emissions.

This French/Mallorquin couple have spent many years developing this beautiful brand which is made in the Soller Valley. Using virgin Olive and Almond oil throughout their range and sourcing 100% natural elements from the island their products are scented with lavender, olive, lemon and orange. One of our favourite products of theirs is their beautiful Organic Almond Body Oil so light and hydrating – perfect for a guest giveaway to remind them of their time in the Balearics.

Gaia Naturals – Full Range of Natural Toiletries Trudi has been producing beautiful natural handmade products here on the Island for

Need to replace your crew water bottles ? then why not consider supporting a local brand who directly help minimize plastic pollution in the Balearic Islands? Cleanwave install water filtrations machines throughout the Island to enable everyone to fill up their reusable bottles whenever needed. Clean Wave have a great range of bottle both insulated and single wall and we absolutely LOVE the new 1.9 L Insulate Wide Mouth perfect for taking for long trips in the Tender or taking enough cold water ashore for guest Beach visits.

If you would like to know more about anything mentioned in our article or would like some help sourcing the right products, please get in touch.

Hannah ______________________________________ Hannah hannah@viveco.co (+34) 634 326 981 www.viveco.co Hannah is an ex-stewardess who now runs Viveco an Eco Yacht and Home supply shop in Mallorca.

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TOURNIQUETS: TO USE OR NOT USE, THAT IS THE QUESTION In today’s world there is a quick fix for any problem. Ocean survival and extreme condition medicine are no exception. We have a product for everything including the worst ocean faring situations. When it comes to trauma there are many ideas and solutions available to the average boater. In this article I will attempt to convince you that a small, easy to store piece of emergency equipment is worth spending the money on, and I hope you never have to use it. Also known as or referred to as TQ, a tourniquet is an important tool for any size vessel or medical kit. A very low monetary investment provides significant peace of mind and potentially saves a life.

Before we discuss the good or bad of this procedure, we should understand a bit of history. Originally used in France for surgery purposes and referred to as a tourner (meaning “to turn” in French), the early medical device was used to curtail bleeding while cutting into a limb. Throughout multiple wars, the use of tourniquets became common practice and, eventually, controversial. The initial application of a non-commercial tourniquet would stop the exsanguination. Unfortunately, the comforting feeling of stopping someone’s bleeding was later overcome by the haunting realization of an infection that would accompany long exposure without proper medical intervention.

As medicine has advanced, the tourniquet has made a full circle revival as the primary tool and practice for reducing loss of blood during traumatic events.

A commercial tourniquet should be available for use anywhere extreme conditions exist.

This article will not endorse one commercial tourniquet, but instead encourage the exploration of available products and research on this subject.

The use of a tourniquet may be rare. Keep it within reach and be sure the crew always knows where it is located because it works best when applied early. When used properly it can increase the rates of survival. Indication for application of a TQ is called for if a person has an extreme life threating arterial limb hemorrhage or unstable hemorrhage of a limb amputation.

Basic principles of TQ application: a. As distal on the extremity as possible.

Example of a commercially available tourniquet with pressure dressing | Photo credit John Heiser.

b. At least 5cm above the injury. c. Best results occur if applied with direct skin contact. d. Must completely obstruct arterial blood flow.

What do we do if tourniquet is applied with pressure and the hemorrhaging will not stop?

1) Attempt to reposition and re-tighten the TQ. 2) A second TQ can be applied.

3) If a second person is available a decent pressure dressing should also be applied.

As important as the TQ itself, is preventing further infection. Every effort should be made to prevent infection. A proper dressing is essential. (See related article titled Dress for Survival, by John Heiser) If absolutely needed, we can open the dressing to assess effectiveness of the TQ and the clotting process.

Time is always a question. How long until we lose any tissue that is below the TQ? Can there be nerve damage if left on too long? Different research will debate this. Let’s stick with the idea that using a TQ is choosing life over limb. In survival medicine mode, when we do not know when or if help is coming, the main objective is to stop the bleeding. Once we are successful at stopping the bleeding, the wound

can be reassessed, and the dressing may be refined if necessary.

Life happens fast, especially in remote locations. We do not know when we might need to use this procedure. As I mentioned earlier, I hope never. It is much better to be prepared for worse case scenarios, whether those outings are on a nearly deserted island, sandbar or at a busy marina. If we do not stop the bleeding rapidly, all the oxygen carrying cells will leak out until the body can no longer compensate. I always like to describe it as pipes/pump/fluid. It’s a good visual, if we crack a pipe and lose all the fluid, the pump will fail.

That is why we need to work fast and stop the leak.

Use of a tourniquet was once controversial.

After much research, tourniquets have been approved for saving lives when indicated and minimizing reversable side effects. ______________________________________

By John Heiser Instructor, Medical Support Offshore, Ltd www.msos.org.uk John Heiser has worked in emergency medicine 3 decades. He can be contacted for individual, group or classroom trainings, including on-board instruction. John@msos.org.uk

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NOURISH’S WELLBEING ROUND-UP www.nourishtheguide.com FB ‘Nourish the Community’ Use #nourishmallorca to be featured on our Instagram feed @nourishtheguide This month we’re putting the spotlight on Evelyn Sztojanov, a Transformational Life Coach, Personal Trainer, and founder of boutique fitness studio SIMPLIFYT. She helps people transform their health, working with both their body and mind to create a heartcentred, connected life. We love getting a glimpse into the daily lives of our local wellbeing practitioners here on the island with a few quickfire questions about their daily habits and rituals. If you would like to see more ‘Health & Happiness’ interviews pop over to nourishtheguide.com.

Shop: Calame Palma, a’distraction, Folklorius and Nu Market, Plaza Patines organic market and Pere Garau for food shopping Dine: Mama Carmen, my absolute favourite.

Best coffee and vegan pastry. And Nama Deia for mindblowing Asian fusion dishes.

Stay: At home, on my beautiful roof terrace and urban garden WITH EVELYN, FEEL aLIVE! IN JUST 9 WEEKS

MY HEALTH & HAPPINESS HABITS: EVELYN SZTOJANOV – TRANSFORMATIONAL LIFE COACH & PT What did you have for breakfast today?

Organic rye bread from Thomas Bakeshop and warm water with a turmeric-black pepperhoney-lemon combo. I have that one every morning. It’s my morning wake-up ritual.

What does your morning routine look like?

I spend a few minutes practising active breathing before getting up, activating the diaphragm, as well as a quick body activation routine with light stretches. Then I do the mandatory belly caressing for my dog and cat, all before getting up. Then it’s on to my morning facial routine with local organic products from Sublime Oils, then a quick walk with my dog and breakfast before the first online class of the day.

What is your number one health habit?

Maintaining a strong and healthy mind and heart, healthy boundaries and staying tuned into my body’s intuitive hearing. That always alerts me to what I need on a physical level at any given moment, whether that’s more rest, training or love.

What is your guilty pleasure?

Watching a series. I mostly read and watch the occasional movie, but now and then I enjoy switching off with a glass of red and a series.

What’s one book or podcast you’d recommend everyone read/listen to?

Unlocking Us with Brene Brown.

The past year has been very tough and confronting for most of us, forcing us to reflect, at times pivot, and look forward to what we want for our future selves. The journey ahead can often feel daunting, and it can help to have some professional and unbiased assistance to bring clarity, focus and motivation. Based on 15-years of research, Evelyn has developed the amazing aLIVE! Programme. This personal coaching programme is designed to help you tune into your essence and create a blueprint for an inspired life. Evelyn guides participants through 9-weeks of simple steps alongside a deep dive into YOU taking you on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

Evelyn has recently made the aLIVE! programme available in small groups (complemented by individual sessions) at a reduced rate, and we even have an additional special Nourish discount for you! Small group price – 360€ each (was 399€). Individual price - 540€ (was 599€). Get in touch to ensure your spot in the next programme intake.

De-stress: Monastery of Miramar. It’s magical.

Quote ‘Nourish’ to receive this discount. Find out more about the programme by emailing hola@simplifyt.es. _____________________________________

Move: My own studio, SIMPLIFYT or otherwise La Raixa for long walks among the almond trees

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YOGA TO COMBAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE My name is Debbie Lash, I am a LA trained yoga teacher and health coach. I’m passionate about helping people take control of their health and happiness in order to live their best life.

underlying causes. It pacifies the sympathetic nervous system and slows down the heart, while teaching the muscles and mind to relax deeply.

Our heart is an amazing machine. It rarely misses a beat, which is impressive considering it delivers, on average, around 2 billion beats by the time we are 70. This core action keeps us alive by pumping blood around our 100,000mile long network of veins.

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The chances are that at least one person you know has high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension, and that they are probably taking medication to keep it under control. And nowadays it’s quite clear that there is no age limit for having heart difficulties, highlighted by the rise in under 30’s falling prey to cardiac problems.

So what is hypertension, or high blood pressure? It is a chronic disease that occurs when the pressure exerted on the walls of arteries is persistently elevated, which increases the risk of having a stroke, a heart attack or getting kidney disease. Symptoms to watch out for are fatigue, nosebleeds, ringing in the ears, dizziness, bursts of anger and headaches, but these are not generally experienced until blood pressure is dangerously high. It is often referred to as the silent killer’as many people have no symptoms at all.

Obviously some postures have more benefits than others for lowering blood pressure. Just adopt the ones you enjoy the most. We are looking at incorporating a gentle practice, think Yin or Restorative Yoga.

I often start my classes and privates with breath work seated but you can also do this lying down if it feels better in your body. I find its helpful to sit on a block or bolster to enable you to find a comfortable position. Pranayama fast tracks you from being in the thinking mind and drops you into the feeling mind, where you begin the process of linking your thoughts to your breath.

It also works as a form of meditation that will instantly help lower elevated blood pressure.

SUPPORTED HERO POSE / VIRASANA Other Benefits: • Stretches the thigh muscles (quadriceps) • Helps maintain knee and ankle flexibility • Relieves menopausal symptoms • Improves digestion and relieves gases

SUPPORTED HEAD TO KNEE POSE / JANU SIRSANANA Other Benefits: • Calms nervous system • Stretches lower back, spine, hamstring, neck and shoulders • Reduces menstrual cycle pain & sciatic pain • Stimulates kidneys and opens hip

SUPPORTED RECLINING HERO POSE / SUPTA VIRASANA Other Benefits: • Hip opener, stretches front body, thighs, chest, lungs, chest, feet, abdominal muscles, genital nerves and sex organs • Stimulates digestion, respiratory system • Reduces stress, anxiety and sciatica pain

So what causes it? Elevated blood pressure can arise from one of these three main factors: A) bad diet B) sedentary behavior i.e. lack of exercise, and C) a high-stress lifestyle. Put all three together and you should have a check up right now!

So what can you do about it? Consulting your doctor and seeking medical advice is where you start but there are also many other lifestyle changes you can implement. They are obvious and simple: 1. Make better food choices by loading up on fruits, vegetables, lean protein, and whole grains. Avoid red meat, salt (sodium), and foods and drinks that contain added sugars.

2. Stop Smoking. Aside from providing numerous other health benefits, quitting smoking can help your blood pressure return to normal.

3. Drink less alcohol. Alcohol can raise your blood pressure, even if you’re healthy.

4. Lose weight. If you are overweight your heart has to work so much harder.

5. Move your body. As little as 30-60 minutes exercise every day will make a huge difference.

6. Introduce breath work (Pranayama) to your daily routine. Studies have proven that conscious breathing quickly lowers blood pressure. Anywhere between 5 -15 mins per day will help.

7. And of course, try Yoga! Yoga reduces stressinduced hypertension, while addressing its

SUPPORTED INVERTED LAKE POSE / VIPARITA KARANI

Forward folds where the head is supported, which can be on a block, a blanket, a bolster or even a chair, have a cooling & calming effect on the whole body. They also help to quiet the mind as your focus turns inward.

SUPPORTED DOWNWARD DOG / ADHO MUKHA SHVANASANA Other Benefits: • Releases trapped stress in neck & shoulders • Relieves anxiety and stress • Lengthens hamstrings and strengthens spine, wrists, shoulders, legs & feet

Other Benefits: (this pose can also be done at the wall to give you more support if you need it) • Relieve edema (fluid pooling) or congestion in the legs • Stimulates and balances the adrenal glands and kidneys • Passively opens the chest, stretches the cardiac muscle, and helps venous blood return to the heart • Reverses the effect of gravity on entire body • Calms the nervous system

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CORPSE POSE / SHAVASANA Other Benefits: • Encourages the relaxation response, which is characterized by quieter, deeper breathing and increased cellar oxygen consumption • Can relieve migraine headaches • Allows you to fully let go Remember yoga is a practice that can be started anytime and anywhere, and at any stage of your life. You don’t need to be flexible, you just need to be willing and have patience, and the yoga will take care of the rest.

If this article resonates with you and you are now considering an online yoga sequence to help lower elevated blood pressure then check out my YouTube channel ‘Debbie Lash Yoga’.

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And once there you will also find a library of other classes to peruse.

Other ways to contact me: Website – DebbieLash.com Instagram – DebbieLashYoga Facebook – Debbie Lash Yoga Otherwise you’ll find me teaching at Earth Yoga in Santa Catalina and Portals, please join me and let’s flow together. Check their website for my schedule and book online to reserve your spot!

Photography by Emma Tabone Namaste

LUMBAGO Lumbago describes a low back pain which may vary from a constant dull ache to shooting pains in the lower right or left lumbar quadrants. It can manifest as an acute pain with a sudden onset, or present over a period of several months as a nagging chronic pain which has failed to improve either by itself or with medication. Symptoms of lumbago also include stiffness in the lower back when getting out of bed or standing from sitting for a while, pain on prolonged standing such as in a queue. There will be a loss of flexibility and the patient will be guarding against any sudden movement. Pain or tingling can often radiate into the buttock region. Occasionally muscle spasms can be so strong that your posture deviates to one side or forwards so that you are unable to stand up straight.

The most common cause of lumbago is from a repetitive strain or a single overloading (such as a bad lift) of the soft tissues and musculature of the lumbar spine. The pain from the injury causes muscle spasm and muscle spasm itself is painful and so a slow downward spiral begins to take effect ultimately resulting in the postural deviation.

Self Help for Lumbago Try to keep moving as much as possible.

Prolonged periods of inactivity such as an extended drive or long dinner party will only tighten the back further.

A heat pack will help the muscles to relax.

All lifting should of course be avoided until the painful spasms subside.

Gentle stretching will also help to reduce the muscle spasms.

Most cases of lumbago will resolve themselves in a few days however if the muscle spasms persist then it is time to seek help.

Your GP will be able to prescribe non steroidal antinflammatories and a muscle relaxant.

Occasionally an X Ray may be ordered but is not always necessary to diagnose lumbago.

Physiotherapy The first aim of physiotherapy treatment is to ease the muscle spasm and reduce the pain.

Heat packs, massage and passive stretching techniques can be used and electrotherapy treatments such as ultra-sound and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TeNS) may be used to reduce pain.

A lumbar support belt can give immediate relief as it helps take some of the strain off the muscles and will also help protect from further muscle spasm.

Once the pain is under control (which may take more than one appointment) The physio will then be able to check if there has been any loss of range of movement in the spine. It is quite common for a recovering painful back to be left with some limitation of flexibility, especially if a lumbar support belt has been used. A treatment of vertebral mobilisation and lumbar quadrant techniques (such as Maitland’s Method) will help to regain any lost flexibility).

Lumbago does not usually present with lower leg pain and so if you have any symptoms in the legs such as numbness, tingling or referred pain, then it is best to see your physiotherapist as soon as possible for a full back assessment. _____________________________________ Tracey Evans The Physiotherapy Centre tracey@mallorcaphysio.com (+34) 609 353 805 (+34) 971 405 769

TRACEY EVANS - MCSP SRP COFIB T. 971 405 769 M. 609 353 805 tracey@mallorcaphysio.com C/ Joan de Saridakis, 1 (opposite Marivent Palace)

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FITNESS TIPS AND TECHNIQUES WITH BT23 FITNESS

Welcome back to another session from BT23 Fitness, in this months is-sue we will be doing an upper body session, the majority of the session will be bodyweight exercises, some equipment will be necessary, so if you have it then great, if not i will offer solutions around the exercise.

This months topic: CONSISTENCY Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally it comes from what you do constantly. You can’t expect to diet for a week and see life changing results, the same goes with training.

Bent Over Rows (Back): Start by bending the knees and hinging the hips backwards, bring the chest as parallel to the ground as possible, this is our starting position. from here keep the shoulders back and arms straight along the legs, keep the elbows tight to your side as you bring back the arms into your hips, hold at the top and squeeze the back before lowering back down into the starting position. If you are using a resistance band for this exercise only lower the band down to the point where the tension comes out of the band before raising it back up again.

Find a diet system you enjoy and a type of training you enjoy and stay consistent, something sustainable and realistic so that it’s maintaina-ble, once you have found this you will see results.

Dips: Using a bench, sofa or any flat surface, set the hands shoulder width apart on the edge. keep your back close to the edge of the bench and slowly lower yourself down by bending the arms behind you making sure not to shrug the shoulders.hold at the bottom before driving yourself back up to the top. keeping the legs straight makes the exercise more difficult if you need some assistance bend the legs and use the legs a little to help push yourself back up.

*Key note, if you feel you can progress the exercises then just hold the exercise for a few seconds when the muscle is under tension and slow-ly work through the movement back to the point of rest.

So in summery: - 5 exercises - 3 sets of 10 reps - 30 secs to 1 min rest between sets - no longer than 2 mins between exercises Equipment needed: 2 dumbbells (whatever weight you have or feel is adequate) Alternative Equipment: large resistance band, 2 water bottles ______________________________________ For more info on BT23 Fitness Scan the QR code and follow on Instagram or go to: https://bt23fitness.wordpress.com

Jack Knife: Laying on your back keep the legs straight out and hands straight behind the head, from this position lift the legs and arms to meet in the middle above the hips squeezing the core at the top. as you lower back down try and keep the heels and shoulders just off the ground before raising up into the next rep.

Wide grip press up (Chest): Setting the hands up a little wider than shoul-der width apart in a plank position start to lower yourself down leading with the chest and keeping the core activated, hold at the bottom before pushing through the palms on the way up. alternative set up would be to start from a kneeling position as shown in the picture on the right.

Forward Raises: Standing straight keep the core engaged. holding the weights in front of the legs keep the arms straight and lift them straight in front of the chest, hold before lowering back down in front of the leg, if you are using a resistance band for this exercise only lower the band down to the point where the tension comes out of the band before raising it back up again.

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SUPERYACHT COMMUNITY SEES 40% INCREASE IN NEED FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT MedAire, the leading medical assistance, safety and security organisation has revealed a 40% increase in use of its MedLink service between 2019 and 2020. The service, dedicated entirely to the superyacht community, provides crew and guests with direct access to medical professionals in an emergency situation as well as for general medical advice.

MedLink provides services to over 50% of the world’s superyachts.

A total of 15 of 18 MedLink case categories showed substantial increases, demonstrating the importance of telemedical services to the yachting industry.

Infectious/ communicable disease, including Covid-19, unsurprisingly, showed the largest increase of over five times (504%) more cases compared to the previous year.

Mental health was the second most increased category, which saw a 131% rise in cases. Calls related predominantly to depression, anxiety and stress.

This was followed by neurological (headaches, dizziness and migraines) issues and then obstetrical/ gynaecological.

MedAire also saw a change in the way in which cases were resolved by clients: In 2020, an increased number of cases, 76%, were managed onboard, compared with 64% in 2019. Brent Palmer, Director of Education at MedAire says that “the increase shows how seriously crew members worldwide have taken COVID-19 protocols: not risking a potential exposure onboard by going shoreside for a check up”.

The only three categories that decreased in case numbers were oncological, gastrointestinal and non-communicable respiratory, the latter of which saw a 30% decrease, marked by a reduction in upper respiratory infections – which includes illnesses like the common cold, bronchitis and laryngitis. “As many of these types of infections are spread through handto-mouth contact, it shows that the Covid-19 precautions taken by many vessels, like mask wearing and regular hand washing, had a positive impact upon physical health onboard”.

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MedAire Director of Account Management Emma Deal says that, “as captains and owners continue to see the importance of having strong medical support in place for their crew and guests, they have increasingly turned to MedAire for guidance. Clients are aware of the risks and are seeking advice from trusted advisors to support them in mitigation strategies to protect crew and guests, whether that is providing guidance for onboard protocols, or consulting on how to choose the right COVID-19 testing solution for their vessel”.

Many MedAire clients are now much more prepared to deal with COVID-19 outbreaks or even a future pandemic, and many of the lessons already learnt will remain important to crews in the years to come. For example, implementing a PCR testing solution onboard can be very costly, but many of the machines used for this are adaptable and can also be used to test for various other diseases.

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Dr Michael Braida, MedAire Regional Medical Director, Europe says that “the COVID-19 pandemic today requires a careful predisembarkation review of regions, countries, and ports. A number of popular yachting destinations rely heavily on tourism, and countries that previously had adequate healthcare systems in place, may no longer.

For these reasons disembarkation for medical care is still, in many parts of the world, difficult to impossible, so the utilisation of health care professionals at MedAire, twinned with the right equipment and medication onboard allow for the safest voyage possible. As with any medical issue, early notification to a healthcare professional remains essential”. ______________________________________ Luc Hill Senior Marketing Executive MedAire +44 (0)7587 627 811 luc.hill@medaire.com

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RISK V'S REWARD

The UK government last month proclaimed July 19th as ‘Freedom Day’, when many restrictions put in place to restrict Covid infections were ended. Mandatory mask wearing and social distancing ended, and bars, festivals, restaurants, churches, gyms and everything else were allowed to open their doors with zero restrictions. The trickle of tourists to Spain turned into a flood, particularly in the Balearics as one of the few permitted destinations for UK travellers to get a sunshine and sea holiday.

Many other countries are following similar opening up programmes. All this at a time when the cases of new variants were rising quickly amid fears of another wave. The factors involved in the decision making are complex, and are not, cannot, and must not be driven by science alone. It’s a balancing act between risk and reward that we make unconsciously on a daily basis in the rest of our lives, and we need to be honest about the brutal numbers game afoot in the decision to lock down, or open up.

no deaths, but life would be painfully slow and unproductive, but if we drove everywhere at 200kph we would get a lot more done, but at an unacceptably high risk. We make these decisions all the time, crossing the road, taking a flight, eating shellfish, base jumping, horse riding, you name it.

Every day around 3,700 people die in road traffic accidents, all of them have a tragedy behind them, but we tacitly accept that this is a more or less acceptable number, when balanced against our need to get to work, drop the kids off at school, transport broccoli to the supermarket etc. It would be great if that figure was zero, but it's never going to be as long as we have cars, but move the decimal point a few places to the right, let’s say to 3.7 million people a day, and we might have an entirely different appetite for risk and ban cars altogether. It’s the same with speed limits. If we all drove at 10kmh there would be almost

For an unvaccinated under 50 year old, Covid presents a 200 micromort threat, for the over 70’s it's 1.5 times more hazardous than a trip up Everest.

Science types have a way of quantifying this sort of thing. A unit of ‘micromort’ is a one in a million chance of dying. So traveling 9.7km on a motorbike, 370km by car, or 1600km by plane all equal 1 micromort. Hang gliding clocks up 8, giving birth 120, summiting Mount Everest 37,932 micromorts and so on. It’s a way of putting some sort of value on risk, and measuring our appetite to live with it. We all have our own values of course. We may not be aware of where our own appetite sits in terms of micromorts, but most of us will happily use a car, but probably not go base jumping, but a few of us will.

It seems to be generally agreed that aiming for zero Covid, ie. waiting until it is eradicated, is not an option, so we are going to have to figure out how to live with this thing in our midst for the foreseeable future.

We are going to have to acknowledge that as we open up for the sake of the economy, for people’s businesses, for the future of

the younger generation, for the sake of the mental health of the majority of us there will be casualties, people will die, in exactly the same way as we unconsciously balance the number of road deaths with the need to get about. These decisions will have to be made, and are already being made. Whether the right decisions are being taken at the right time we may only know with the benefit of hindsight, and perhaps even then will not be clear. The inevitable excess victims of opening up, and be in no doubt there will be many, will all have names, and grieving loved ones behind them to point the finger of blame at our decision makers through a media happy to tell one side of a story at a time. The victims will be easy to identify, but the success stories of opening up will be considerably harder to isolate and report. Our political leaders and decision makers have an impossible task with this decision, they have made many mistakes in the last 18 months, and will make more, but we need to understand the risk v’s reward choices that we all unconsciously take constantly, and understand that this one will be taken fully conscious. I don’t envy them that job at all. ______________________________________ Phil D. Coffers The Islander Economics Correspondent

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COLLISIONS AT SEA: LEGAL ASPECTS (PART 1) Collision is a maritime accident that occurs as a result of a collision or improper manoeuvre involving ships, vessels or naval craft, resulting in damage to any of them or to persons or things. The ruling of collision at sea is rather new compared to other maritime institutes and started in the late XIX century. This is due basically because to the fact that accidents when the ships were governed by sails were very occasional and the problem started with the much more faster navigation of steampowered ships.

Our Spanish Law 14/2014 of 24 July 2014 on Maritime Navigation defines for the first time collision in its art. 339.2 redundantly as a collision involving ships, vessels or naval craft, resulting in damage to any of them or to persons or things). It extends this concept to damage caused by a ship, vessel or naval artifact to another without contact as a result of an improper manoeuvre in navigation. Prior to this law, the Spanish Code of Commerce of 1885 only contained a provision reduced to declaring that the damage produced by this incident, being accidental or unavoidable, was considered as simple damage, (in Spanish “avería simple”) and being the fault of some of the captains or masters, the liability would fall on the one of them who had caused the damage. The regime of collision in our Law is based mainly in the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules on Collision, Brussels 1910 , in addition to the other conventions on this matter to which Spain is a State party, which are: International Convention on Certain Rules concerning Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision, 1952, the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 and finally Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC), 1976.

The dispositions of the Law 14/2014 are applicable to any civil, criminal or administrative proceedings in which claims for damages arising from collision are made and a patrimonial liability is demanded as subsidiary to criminal or disciplinary liability with the exception for parties bound by a charter, passage or work contract, whose claims are governed by their specific rules.

As main principle, liability is established for proven fault, the exclusion of unforeseeable circumstances and the graduation of the faults actually produced - which will never cover the contractual relations between the parties to a contract of employment, passage or charter - when these faults are of a shared nature.

For a better protection of third parties, the law declares the joint and several liability of both shipowners.

Another of the main issues is also the limitation of liability which regime applies irrespective of whether liability is claimed in civil, social or criminal judicial proceedings or in administrative proceedings which the Law adapts to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims. The right may be invoked before the competent Spanish judicial or administrative bodies, regardless of the nationality or domicile of the creditors or debtors, or the flag of the ship. Shipowners may opt for other more specific limitations (carrier, transport...). The regulations provide for the right of shipowners (charterers, managers, operators, etc.) and salvors to limit their liability for a variety of maritime claims related to the operation of a ship (e.g. in respect of loss of life or personal injury and loss or damage to property, including damage occurred during salvage operations) to an amount calculated on the basis of the tonnage of the ship. The limitation of liability is considered virtually unbreakable since its is expressly said that only "a person liable shall not be entitled to limit his liability if it is proved that the loss resulted from his personal act or omission, committed with the intent to cause such loss, or recklessly and with knowledge that such loss would probably result".

At European level the EU Directive 2009/20 which was adopted in 2009 as a part of the Third Maritime safety Package constitutes a complementary measure to the national Law and international Convention . It provides that

all ships flying EU flags and all ship entering to EU ports have to possess insurance for the amount of up to the LLMC 1996.

Depending on the final cause of the accident or collision , the liabilities of ones or the others will the Master and its owner and/or shipowner of the vessel will arise however it is important to remark that regarding the jurisdiction to deal the applications of globally limit liability and the whole litigation and judicial procedure might be extremely complicated as normally different jurisdictions are involved. Then in respect of a collision between two vessels claims might be launched at court of the shipowners’ place of business but it is quite often that these claims enter in conflict with other ones of civil liability enacted by the shipowners normally at the flag jurisdiction or the insurers trying to mitigate the impact of the indemnities by means of the so called “forum shopping”.

These legal and technical aspects are mainly thought for cargo and merchant shipping and so in the next article we will focus on more practical topics about collision at sea affecting pleasure crafts and yachting such as personal liabilities, insurance, claims, litigation, etc. ______________________________________ Carlos Espinos Solicitor and Tax Adviser (+34) 627 413 201 carlos.espinosa@iurisnautic.com

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THEY ARE PUSHING THEIR BODIES TO THE LIMIT TO HELP PROTECT THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA!

As we write this, 10 individuals are working hard to train their bodies to endure challenging long distance swims in the name of marine regeneration. By the time you read this, we encourage you to get online and check our how it is going for each of their 3 initiatives and, if you

are able to, consider supporting their causes!

360 Snorkel Challenge to Raise Awareness of Plastic Pollution and Support Local Charities One incredible duo, Peter Langan and Timothy

Galgey, have set out to snorkel 550km of Majorcan coastline during the month of July to raise awareness of plastic pollution and support local charities Yachting Gives Back and Save The Med Foundation. They post regular video updates on their Facebook page “Mallorca 360 Snorkel Challenge” sharing their daily experiences and providing updates.

Donations to support their initiative can be made via https://gofund.me/589e2080.

22 KM Uninterrupted Group Swim for Marine Protected Areas Meanwhile, seven swimmers and friends are preparing to become the first people in history to swim around the island of Cabrera, a 22km uninterrupted group swim which is expected to take 8h in total. Their aim is to raise awareness about the importance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for restoring biodiversity and raise 20.000€ for Save The Med’s project to create a network of science based MPAs around the Balearic Islands.

Being one of the main tourist destinations in Europe, the Balearic Islands attracts millions of visitors each year, swelling an already growing local population. Despite being home to some of the most abundant marine environments in the Mediterranean Sea, the impact that expanding demographics and human related activities such as overfishing, overconsumption and pollution have on the marine environment is severe and has put fragile marine species and ecosystems in danger of decay.

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are crucial for the restoration of depleted fish stocks and the regeneration of marine habitats and biological diversity. They provide protection for fragile species allowing them to grow, reproduce and recover from overfishing as well as other stress factors such as warming oceans. They are in fact some of the most efficient natural carbon sinks, absorbing significantly more CO2 from the atmosphere than forests, and function as buffers for climate change. The increased abundance of fish in MPAs may provide a spillover effect to nearby areas that benefits local fisheries and if that was not enough, protected areas provide livelihood for those who directly and indirectly depend on nature tourism, offer valuable opportunities for scientific and educational purposes and provide recreational spaces, enhancing our health and wellbeing.

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Save The Med’s scientific expeditions apply cutting edge science that provides information and tools to support MPA management bodies in the efficient design, management and surveillance of MPAs. Learn more about how we do it at savethemed.org - Our projects.

In times where the planet is facing irreversible threats properly designed and managed Marine Protected Areas are the best tool we have to regenerate marine habitats and biological diversity and these swimmers are determined to contribute their part! Find out more and support them via ihelp.org. Search for the challenge “Nadando por Cabrera Swimming for Cabrera” 16 KM Solo Swim for Shark Conservation And last but definitely not least, in August, solo swimmer Caroline Livesey will undertake a 16km open water swim, crossing from the island of Cabrera back to Mallorca to raise funds for the new shark conservation project called “Little sharks - Stellaris Acion.”

This collaborative project is a joint effort between the Balearic Government, Save The Med Foundation, Marilles Foundation, Palma Aquarium Foundation, Petites Illes del Mediterrani, Mallorca Preservation Fund, Centre de visitants del Parque Nacional de Cabrera and local fishermen which focuses on the nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris), a small shark species which is protected in the marine reserves of the Balearic Islands.

This long term project, with a minimum duration of three years, aims to help the Balearic nursehound population to recover through the breeding of nursehound sharks in a controlled, artificial environment and the subsequent release of the offspring in different areas of the Balearic Sea, in combination with an environmental education programme to educate about the threats to and ecological importance of sharks in the Balearic sea and

to involve the Balearic fishing sector in the the conservation of the species.

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BIKEPACKING’S SURGE IN INTEREST

Bikepacking is growing in popularity, as are organised events that combine elements of racing and riding self-sufficient over long distances. Here is a small introduction to what it is all about. Simply put, bikepacking is the synthesis of all-terrain cycling and selfsupported backpacking. It evokes the freedom of multi-day backcountry hiking and travel off the beaten path, but with the range and thrill of riding a nimble bicycle. It’s about venturing further into places less traveled, both near and far, via singletrack trails, gravel, and forgotten dirt roads, carrying the essential gear, and not much more. A common misconception is that bikepacking requires a small fortune to fully appreciate: the perfect bike, custom bags, and all the latest ultralight camping gear.

While investing in quality gear is never a bad idea, it’s certainly not a necessity to get you up and running.

Bikepacking Races Sportives are great for that one-day hit, but if you're seeking more of a bike adventure then a self-supported bike race or event may just be what you're looking for. Essentially a selfsupported bike race or bikepacking event is exactly as it sounds. You race as an individual to a designated finish without support. You carry your own kit. This can be anything from

tools to clothing to camping gear. If you suffer a mechanical or a puncture it's up to you to fix it. There's no help from anyone. Typically selfsupported races are multi-stage events that see participants ride over large distances and over more than just one day. Most events will have a designated finish and an established route.

Checkpoints are built into these routes. Some events just have a start point and an end point and how you get to that end point is entirely up to you, as long as it's on a bike!

The racers….. Generally speaking, there are three types of ultra racers. First, are the super intense, spandex clad, no sleep types, who will ultimately win or DNF trying. Secondly, there’s the speed tourers who travel with a couple more luxury items (read: sleeping bag and an extra chamois) but still aim to complete the route as fast as possible while getting a bit of sleep each night. And lastly, those with one goal: just to finish the route, and maybe even enjoy themselves while doing so.

Self supported bike packing races vary from as little as 150km for some off-road events to 29,000km for the World Bike Challenge.

On average, races are between 1000km and 5000km for road events and between 700km and 2500km for off road events. The length of the race is important but there is a lot more to

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a bike packing race than just the distance. The terrain, route planning, navigation, availability of food and water, weather and cultural environment all play a part in what it takes to complete a given event successfully.

The length of a race is a good rule of thumb, particularly when combined with the amount of climbing and whether the event is on or off road. Riding on the road is generally at a higher average speed so this needs to be taken into account when thinking about how long a race will take. In all events, there is a wide range of finishing times and there is no stigma to taking longer to finish.

Since races are unsupported and generally have the focus on a personal challenge, it isn’t necessary to finish within a given time. In many cases there is a finishers party and any manned checkpoints are closed after a certain time, forming the goals for many riders and setting a limit for whether times are officially recorded.

Training Strength training is an important aspect of training. Riding your bike will make your legs strong, but strength training and stretching will keep you healthy. One of the more important and ignored areas is the core. A strong core Our container inside STP is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 0930-1030 to receive donations of food, toiletries, bedding, toys, cleaning materials etc.

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will enable you to stay comfortable on your bike longer, most notably keeping back pain at bay. A good base period plan will incorporate strength training 2-3 times weekly. Focusing on abs, back, shoulders, chest, and arms.

Stretching and yoga are a great way to keep overuse injuries at bay. Endurance is good, but persistence is better. Even if you’re in the best cycling shape of your life, if you’re lacking the mental strength, there’s no hope of finishing.

There have been plenty of XC pros that try their hand at ultra events, while in undoubtedly exceptional shape, many times even they don’t have what it takes to finish. So, train in bikepacking conditions. Get out in the rain, ride at night, ride when you’re tired and stressed, because that’s exactly how it’ll be during your event.

Events to Look at At the time of writing the Italy Divide (https:// www.italydivide.it) was in full flow. This event is mainly off-road on gravel roads, while it also has some technical trails that will see you explore some of the most wild and remote parts of Italy. Whilst many ride on gravel bikes, taking part on a mountain bike is strongly recommended. The 1,250km route takes in Pompei, Naples, Reggia di Caserta, Rome, Siena, Florence, Bologna, Mantova and Verona…. The event can be done in six days.

The entry list is limited to 250 participants.

Carso Trail (https://www.carsotrail.it).

Promoted as more of a bikepacking adventure rather than an out and out race, this unsupported expedition takes place on the border between Italy and Slovenia, with the Gulf of Trieste a stunning backdrop. The route starts in Italy before making its way into Slovenia to the high point of Mount Nanos in Slovenia before it winds it way back into Italy.

The route is over 320km in total of which 75% is off-road tracks. Total climbing for the event is 6000m. Fastest riders can do it under just 24-hours, with organisers saying most complete it in three days.

The Distance (https://thedistance.cc) which takes place in Yorkshire in England, markets itself as ‘self-supported with benefits’. That said you’ll need to pack a sleeping bag and some shelter in the form of a tent for this twoday challenge. All riders must get to a series of checkpoints throughout a day's riding. You won’t know the routes until you get to the checkpoint and you won’t know your ultimate destination until you get there. Depending on how quick you get there, you'll then be given three route options to the next checkpoint or final camp. These routes are of differing lengths. Faster riders will be given the route that's the longest to the next finish point, while slower riders who've probably been a bit more sociable while riding will do a shorter route.

Entries are limited to 150 people The BikingMan (https://bikingman.com) ultracycling races are unassisted (without external assistance) and are endurance challenges designed for athletes that are ready to cycle unassisted in all kinds of terrain and weather conditions. The 2021 season will feature 4 stages in France alongside with Portugal, Brazil and Oman it will be a total of

7 sprint races on the program. 2021 will allows riders to rediscover the French territory and takes in the heart of regions of rare natural beauty. The wild Basque Country, the volcanoes of the AURA region, the treasures of the SouthEast and the captivating landscapes of Corsica.

Plus a fifth mystery route that will crown this crazy series. Extraordinary adventures in the heart of the spectacular Brazilian biodiversity, Arabian Nights in Oman and on the secret roads of Portugal will complete this 2021 season. To be ranked in the 2021 BikingMan Series, you will need to be “finisher” on a minimum of 2 (two) BikingMan races. Steve Branagh of RSB RIGGING SOLUTIONS is the latest of my buddies to have got hooked and successfully completed the BikingMan Corsica in June… ______________________________________ Dan Marsh Ses Rotes - Cycling, Wine & Horses www.sesrotes.com dan@sesrotes.com

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SWEET TREATS

Donna Vegans´s team: Hugo, Jaime, Santiago, Aleandro, Jason and Donna

Donna Vegana: creating a community around healthy, organic, vegan food I have been hearing great things about Donna Vegana´s food from vegans and meat eaters alike for a while now. I have tried selection of their sandwiches, wraps, sushi and desserts at friends´ houses and at birthday parties.

I loved both the taste and the presentation of the food, so I could not wait to go to the actual place and meet the people behind this popular café.

In terms of other home-made refreshments, they offer a selection of ginger shots (for example, with lemon and chilli or with blue spirulina) and super lattes (pink - with beetroot, blue - with spirulina, and golden - with turmeric and cinnamon). For kids, they make their own hot chocolate, blending raw cocoa with soya vanilla “milk”. Their coffee is excellent too and it is provided by Candelas, the 2018 winner of the best commercial coffee in Spain. And each of these drinks is as pleasing for the eye as it is for the palate!

Donna Vegana is situated near Port Adriano, on a cute little square away from the main roads, making it perfect for families with children. Sandra and I were welcomed by the owners, Donna and Alejandro, with a couple of large glasses of refreshingly tasty homemade lemonade. Alejandro told me that he mixes lemon juice with lemon zest and grated ginger, lets it macerate for a while, and then adds water. I will definitely try making this at home this summer!

Donna is originally Persian, but grew up in Denmark, while Alejandro is from Tenerife.

They both worked in hospitality - Alejandro in fine dining and Donna in street food. Over time they came up with the concept that combines those two somewhat distinct backgrounds and decided to open their own place in Mallorca in 2019. Everything at Donna Vegana is not only vegan, but organic and gluten free. The only refined sugar they use is the one that sweetens their coffee.

Donna tells me that they have never advertised anywhere; all their customers come through the “word of mouth”. And they come from all over the island, from Andratx to Alcudia and anywhere in between. The place has over time evolved into a kind of a community. They know many of their customers by name, they listen to their background stories and they treat everyone like family. Interestingly, kids are often the ones dragging their parents to Donna Vegana, even asking to have birthday parties here rather than at some fast food chains. So, Dona, Alejandro and their team are clearly doing something right and making a positive change in their neighbourhood.

Before corona they used to do yoga and breakfast and they are hoping to start that again soon. Despite the challenges of this past year and a half, their business has grown steadily. The couple started alone and now they are a team of six, plus they are looking for another chef. So, if you are reading this, looking for work, and are intrigued – do reach

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out. They are also expanding upwards, opening a restaurant for dinner, probably at some point next year. Meanwhile, their terrace has grown from just a few tables to filling up a large part of the square.

I ask about their best sellers, and they tell me that it´s impossible to single out any particular dish. When they look at their statistics “it´s almost as if the dishes are competing with each other for attention”, all are loved equally and ordered in similar quantities. Alejandro thinks that the reason for this is the fact that they take a very long time in developing each dish, sometimes even a few years. Then they offer it as a “dish of the day”, listen to the customers´ feedback and monitor the sales, and only when they are sure that the dish will be a success, it makes its way onto the menu.

I was, as usual, particularly interested in the sweets and Alejandro brought out two of his signature cakes to try. They both had a similar base of hazelnuts, raw cacao, ginger, turmeric,

a little bit of cinnamon and a coconut mouse.

One was finished with nuts, giving it a crunchy texture and a smoky taste. The other had a bit of orange juice and orange zest in the base and was decorated with orange zest and cut up segments of the fruit, making it smell and taste super fresh.

This last cake could put any fine dining restaurant´s desert to shame in terms of both the taste and the presentation, yet it was vegan, organic, gluten free, without any refined sugar – so, all around good for you!

Wherever I go when doing research for these columns I find one or two sweet things I really like and I often go back for them, but this chocolate orange cake has probably been the best desert I have tried on this island so far!

Thank you, Donna and Alejandro, for your incredibly warm hospitality and for teaching me that chocolate cake can be healthy too! I will definitely be back!

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Till next month…

Yours sweetly, Mia ______________________________________ Text: Mia Naprta mia.naprta@gmail.com IG: @mianaprta Photos: Sandra Puric sandra.puric@gmx.de IG: @sandra_puric_photography Donna Vegana C/ de Chopin, 5, Local 2 07180 Santa Ponsa www.donnavegana.com (+34) 871 177 065 IG: @donnaveganacafe Open: 9-17h daily Eat in or take-away

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CAVA OR CORPINNAT? on quantity and a cheap product; they have conquered most of the supermarket shelves around the globe. We all know about those golden labels, and the black or frosted bottles... mentioning no names of course.

Some of the producers in the Cava D.O., especially those focusing on the production of good quality sparkling wines, weren't very happy with the reputation that Cava was associated with. But, at various D.O. Cava gatherings, their word was so small that they were never listened to. And so, the situation remained like this for many years. Gradually, some of the larger producers began to realise it was necessary to increase the level of quality, in order to improve the reputation of Spanish sparkling wines. Yet still, nothing actually happened. Finally, in 2017, a group of wineries that included iconic sparkling wine makers, such as Gramona and Llopart, began to break away from the Cava D.O. to create their own set of rules and standards. This is when Corpinnat was born.

Gramona winery (above) | Gramona III Lustros Corpinnat (below)

Not so long ago we wrote an article about the different sparkling wines you can find around the world these days. Things are moving ‘at the rate of knots’ in the world of sparkling wines, and within Spain there has been ‘a rising swell’…especially in the Cava region. Many things have changed in an incredibly short time so the consumer can be forgiven for being somewhat confused by the whole situation. I thought it would be worth talking about here, to clarify a few things, so that you can make sense of it all.

First, let me remind you that the Cava D.O. (Denominación de Origen) is a multigeographical appellation.

Therefore, a sparkling wine created in places like The Basque Country, Valencia, Rioja, Extremadura, and of course Catalonia, can all be called Cava. This means approximately 370 wineries belonging to the Cava D.O.!

The Cava D.O. has been ruled and represented by some of the biggest economical monsters of the Spanish wine industry, and by focusing

The rules of the game at Corpinnat are clear.

Quality above all else, and only 100% organic grapes are allowed in the production process.

All of the grapes must be picked by hand, must come from the producer’s own crops, and all of the processing and winemaking must occur in the producer’s own winery, much like in a French Château. As well as all of the above, the minimum aging time for any sparkling wine has been increased, and is sometimes doubled (from a minimum of 9 months to 18 months for just the basic wines).

By taking a step back and looking at what makes a great wine (as well as respecting their land and their traditions), the game players at Corpinnat have been very clever in their approach and, in my humble opinion, done the right thing. They did gamble on a number of things, one of them not being able to use the term ‘Cava’ anymore, but they have betted on the future of what they believe to be a great winemaking region, and on leaving a great legacy for the next generation.

In an effort to raise quality levels, the Cava D.O. has also come up with a new set of rules, in relation to the creation of higher quality Cava. The denomination of Classic Penedes

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in Spain don't recognise these wines as it is quite a new trend and their rules don't change quickly enough, but slowly and surely, the production of bubbles is gradually becoming accepted in many regions. This means you can now enjoy a lovely, crisp sparkling Albariño, Verdejo or Garnacha, or even a local Prensal, or Callet here in Mallorca.

The rest of Spain has also seen an increase in the production of sparkling wine, aided by the popularity of Ancestral or Pet-Net. Most D.O.s

There are now so many more options for popping those corks and sipping a fresh sparkling wine this summer.

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recognises similar standards to those of Corpinnat, for instance, organic, longer aging times and only using grapes from the Penedes region. Personally, I think this is too little, too late. The international reputation of Cava is still relatively untouched and the Corpinnat group have now been well accepted in most countries.

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ILLETES BOULEVARD - A HOME FROM HOME JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CITY

I love discovering new places and new people and it is one of the joys of the job that I am lucky enough to have. So, it gave me the greatest of pleasure, due to some unforeseen circumstances of my own, to be able to meet and chat to the boys, as they are fondly known by the locals, not once, but three times in the last few weeks. Robson and Matias are an absolute delight, and I could have sat and whiled away the day for many hours. In fact, the first time we went was for our team lunch and we did just that. Sit back, stretch, relax and let the fun begin.

As for everyone, covid has not made life easy, however their incredible work ethic, enthusiasm and determination have meant that Robson and Matias have weathered the storm and come out stronger and in an even more positive frame of mind than they went into this pandemic nearly a year and a half ago.

In fact, I don’t think I have seen them without a smile on their faces and a kind word to say in all of the hours I have had the pleasure to be in their company. They are quick to laugh and are clearly a team that will let no mere global crisis spoil theirs, and certainly not their customers, fun.

I’m intrigued by the two of them and on my second visit, I get the opportunity to sit down

with them in one of their quieter moments.

So how did all of this come about? Mattias, originally from Argentina, but who grew up in Italy and Germany, is an absolute selfconfessed gastronome. He’s worked in some of the coolest and most famous bars in London, Ibiza and our very own Mallorca. He’s almost bashful as he admits that he is indeed an incredibly good bartender. I can’t help but feel that he is dialling back the fact that he is indeed an absolutely excellent bartender. Balancing the perfect mixture of a listening ear with a well-timed response, and a perfectly balanced cocktail to keep you returning time and again.

Matias met Robson six years ago whilst working for the Red Bull brand across the islands and, I think it is fair to say, partying hard. Their meeting was literally love at first sight 12 years ago, and they have been inseparable ever since. Married 6 years ago in the beautiful Hotel Portals Hills, they say they didn’t actually have a huge amount of time to organise everything and so were utterly blessed to have their friends arrive from far and wide around the world to share in their absolute joy.

It’s a clear testimony to the personality and friendships that these two build that it was not the slightest effort for everyone to join them.

Robson has a definite twinkle in his eye when he hints that maybe it’s time to renew their vows

as an excuse to throw another fabulous bash.

The restaurant itself, opened six years ago, is a real reflection of their personalities. Its terrace is large and welcoming with views over to the sea. The tables are colourful and reflect the hues of the Mediterranean cuisine that they specialise in. I just love the aquamarine of the glassware; I am literally mesmerised by the colours.

The glorious tapas menu, the speciality of the restaurant, is displayed on a colourful mural that has you salivating in anticipation of what is to come. As I’m sat there chatting a steak makes its way out of the kitchen to the table next to us and I can barely restrain myself. For not only is their summer specialism tapas, it’s actually tapas with an Argentinian twist, thanks in part to the boys’ heritage, but more importantly, thanks to Euvony Borros, Robson’s aunt and allround amazing chef. Joining her in the kitchen is Mily, who is not only an exceptional chef as well, but was also the much-lauded winner of MasterChef Peru. To say that they are viewed and loved by the boys as the dream team is an understatement. Add in Maiko, the lovely waiter who has returned to the restaurant post covid and the family circle is complete.

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where the story gets really exciting. First up is the tapas sharing starter so that myself and my wonderful photographer and partner in crime, Anouska, can have a sample of many of the options on offer. The calamari is delightfully crispy on the outside and just melts in your mouth, as the zing of the lemon comes through and just lifts the entire dish. The chicken wings, always a personal favourite, fall off the bone with perfect flavours and delicious skin. The marbled tortilla is like nothing I have eaten before, and Robson is clearly proud as he explains that it is homemade fresh every day and is a firm favourite of the locals. The Russian salad doesn’t stand a chance against Anouska who literally inhales both delightful spoonfuls that are apparently both deliciously creamy and crunchy at the same time. Although I’m a fine one to talk, as the prawns in garlic and the crispy prawns wrapped in bread strands barely hit the sides. Both are absolutely delightful and when I have to (so far removed from being a chore) return for my third chat, Matias offered to make some more for me. I nearly bit his arm off.

Next up is the meat. And oh, what meat it is. I opt for the Picanha, the Brazilian grilled steak which is so utterly full of flavour after each and every mouthful that I actually struggle to share it with Anouska. And I am not the only one that felt that way, when we went for the team lunch everyone who had originally talked about sharing mouthfuls of their dishes with the others around the table suddenly became very territorial. I cannot wait to return and get involved with the lamb chops, one of my alltime favourite dishes.

By this stage neither Anouska nor I can move, however I am all too aware of what is to come.

Now, those of you that know me or have read my reviews before, will know that dessert is not my forte. I would generally always opt for more starters than dessert. Not this time!!

Three words were all that was needed - Dulce de Leche - throw in pancakes for good measure and I am all yours for life. They are so sweet, creamy, caramelly, heaven in condensed milk form that I pretty much lick the plate clean.

There really are no words. You simply have to try them. Perhaps for once I will take the advice of dessert lovers the world over and start from the end of the menu to ensure I have room for this most fabulous of dishes.

Illetes Boulevard is a pleasure from start to finish. Every time. The boys are so welcoming that I feel as though I have known them for years. The food is delicious, the views lovely, the ambiance the perfect measure of relaxed alongside a full dose of fun, and at night the Bossa nova tunes fill the air with the flavours and sounds of Latin America. Matias and Robson have hit on a perfect formula, and I highly recommend you head down to the Boulevard and prepare to be impressed. ______________________________________ Illetas Boulevard Paseo de Illetas 6, 07181 Calvia 971 701 574

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1 yr old zodiac and 6hp Suzuki outboard. 2.5m x 2.5m sundeck forward, all cockpit sundeck and awning new 2019. Ready to go!

99,000€. Tel 654 234 897. (01.20)

FOR SALE: Modern apartment in the harbour of Puerto de Andratx. This modern apartment (97m2 with a 10m2 terrace) enjoys a very central location within walking distance to the sailing club and the heart of Puerto de Andratx in the south-west of Mallorca. The well-maintained development is one of the very few that has this advantage. The apartment is in immaculate condition and has a modern interior. Comprising of 2 large bedrooms, each with en suite bathrooms. The property is almost fully furnished and features air conditioning and a parking space in front of the building. From the balcony you can enjoy sunshine from the early morning hours and lovely views of the community pool and the well-kept garden. £475,000. (08)

FOR SALE: Large Wooden shipping boxes, used but good condition, 118cm x 55cm x 56cm treated timber boxes for world wide shipping or storage. 30€ ea.

Tel. 971 719 816. Palma. (12.19) FOR SALE: RYA sailing school for sale, Port Andratx, Mallorca, established over 25 years, 10,000 euros or 55,000 euros with school sailboat. Contact Paul on 607 597 098. (10.19)

FOR SALE: Beautiful 100sqm apartment 5 mins from Santa Catalina in Son Espanyolet.

2 bed in great condition, high ceilings, open plan, lots of natural light. €379,000. Contact Lloyd +44 7584 993 081. (10)

FOR SALE: Carbon Swim Ladder, surplus stock made as demo model, unused in perfect condition. Length 1781mm x Width 455mm. For sale at greatly reduced price €13,000. For more photos or information email: info@bmcomposites.com. (11.20)

FOR SALE: Range Rover P38 Overfinch. 1999. 4.6HSE. RHD. Burgandy/Tan leather interior.

85,000 miles from new. Full documentation including original invoice. Been in storage since 2004. Regularly started. In storage in Son Bogadelles. On UK plates Exceptional condition.

10,000 eu. Tel. 656 949 243. (07)

FOR SALE: Catamaran Hobie Cat 21 Wings for sale, original US model year 1995. Trampolin mesh. Main sail and fore sail with furler. 5.000 €. Contact: Enrique 659 979 202 or eaa.correo@gmail.com. (06.21) FOR SALE: Beautiful 100sqm apartment 5 mins from Santa Catalina in Son Espanyolet.

2 bed in great condition, high ceilings, open plan, lots of natural light. €379,000. Contact Lloyd +44 7584 993 081. (10)

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FOR SALE: Rio day boat. 2002, 3 litre mercruiser inboard.

Serviced, antifouled and ready to go. Comes with Bimini, cover, shower, swim ladder, water ski bar. Sound system, small cuddly at front. British registration.

Lying Port Andratx .

4000 euros. Contact Michael 07905190978. (08.20)

FOR SALE: Jaguar XK8, Feb 2000, 78,000km with history. Dark Green/Cream leather. Fabulous condition, unmarked BBS split-rim wheels with nearly new Pirelli P Zero tyres. Supplied with a full year ITV, Spanish Matriculated LHD. €14.500 contact via WhatsApp in first instance 690 716 456. (11)

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FOR SALE: Peace & Tranquillity.

Nestled high on the side of “Punt de ses Bruixes” (witches Point) & offering views that can never be obstructed, over the town of Llucmayor to the island of “Cabrera”. This rustic property boasts 14,000 m2 of prime Mallorcan real estate. This property features a solid threebedroom home that has been the subject of some major improvements and expense in recent years. Connecting electricity, and a 150m. tarmac private drive. Simple but yet charming this property has been enjoyed by its current owners, as a family home for over three generations. And could remain as is for those who want a holiday home or yearn for peace and tranquillity. However, for those wanting something special, the home could be extended refurbished or potentially knocked down to pave the way for a magnificent residence.

The perfect retreat for a buyer seeking privacy and solitude, but only 3kms from Llucmayor, 15 minutes to the airport of Palma & 25 minutes to the capital Palma.

An astute buyer will recognise a truly unrivalled offering & a rare opportunity. If interested P.O.A. please contact damian@theislander.net (09)

FOR SALE: Vindo 50 ketch (10.5m) 1978 swedish blue water sailing yacht, mahogany topsides, grp hull. A Beautiful example of this stunning yacht, Fully and professionally restored during our ownership of her. We have many photos of the works. Currently lying in puerto portals. Reduced for a quick sale 44,500 euros (tax paid). For more information or queries please contact Dave on 660 680 621 or 636 259 908. (04.20)

FOR SALE: Good strong dinghy dolly measures 1 meter long and 1.1 wide overall. Located in Santa Catalina. 90 €. 693 821 526. (07.21)

ASSISTANT PERSONAL / CONCIERGE: My name is Isabela Ortega, I have lived in the Balearic Islands for fourteen years, two of them in Palma de Mallorca and the last twelve in Ibiza. I worked twelve years in the private yacht industry around the world, until I settled in Ibiza becoming a personal assistant, concierge and event organizer.

That is why I introduce myself and inform you that I am here to help you with what you need in your stay on the island, whatever type of service you need I will make it real. Isabela1315@hotmail.com WhatsApp +34 609131518 (01.21) GO SAILING: Would you like to join in with the Flying Fifteen fleet in Mallorca. Exhilarating dinghy sailing in the safety of a keel boat. Join our racing fleets in Pollensa & Palma. Buy a boat, come and crew or borrow our club boat to give it a try!

All ages 18 - 80. flyingfifteenspain@gmail.com.

FOR RENT: Beautiful village house in the charming Alaró.

At the feet of the tramuntana trails, this quiet house serves as a haven of peace. With two double bedrooms and a terrace facing countryside landscape, this house warms its living room with a fireplace. Two bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, and a dining room. Short or middle term rental for a nice stay.

Pakberasategui@gmail.com 670 326 036. (01.21)

FOR RENT: This beautiful house, settled in the heart of charming son Españolet (by santa catalina).

Will be your haven of peace during your stay in Palma, only 5 min walking distance to the center. A unique master bedroom and Two more, double and single bedrooms will serve as a perfect base for your stay in Palma. A big terrace to feel relaxed in a quiet neighborhood, a living room with a fireplace and a complete kitchen to make you feel entirely at home. Weekly or monthly rental. Pakberasategui@ gmail.com. 670 326 036. (01.21)

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If you have anything for sale or wanted - boat bits, household, etc. Strictly no trade ads (except jobs), or property ads (except private rentals) please! By email to: simon@theislander.net

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FOR RENT: 3 bedroom 2 bathroom charming village house for rent in Puigpunyent, unfurnished but complete with Miele Washing Machine, Miele Dishwasher. Courtyard, Terrace & Patio. Price 1500 / m + electricity & WiFi. tel .no. 629 377 290. (03.21)

JOB VACANCY: MTSea SL are looking for an English Speaking, qualified Refrigeration Engineer MTSea are a marine air conditioning and refrigeration company based in Palma, working on yachts in Mallorca.

We are looking for a qualified refrigeration engineer (qualifications must be acceptable in the EU) to add to our team. Experience of working on yachts is desirable but not necessary. A good work ethic, high standards and the ability to work independently and as part of a team are all essential.

This is a permanent position so must be able to work and reside legally in Spain. Pay is relevant to experience. CallTania to discuss this position 679 51 81 31. (01.21)

FOR RENT: For rent industrial property, polígono son bugadellas, 170 m2 ground floor 120 m2 first floor all legalized, good connection to palma ports 380 v electricity, ideal for nautical workshop. 1500 € a month contact bertsim59@gmail.com 659 678 089. (12.20) FOR RENT: Charming family finca, 15 minutes drive from Palma and marinas, but nestled in the mountains, totally private, 4,000sqm fenced in, parking for 2/3 cars. This unique property is a tranquil oasis just outside busy Palma with swimming pool, wood burning pizza oven, terraces, outside kitchen with bar/bbq/ fridge. Ideal for parties and entertaining. 2 double bedrooms, 2 single bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large modern kitchen, open plan living and dining room, air con, WIFI, apple tv, terracotta and cherry wood floors. Guesthouse about 100 metres from main house is ideal for visitors or family that come to stay. Sleeps 4, separate bathroom, small living room and kitchen. Own terrace with tables and chairs. Long term let only. Give us a call if you are interested. (+34) 616 482 800 or feefee@spain.cc for more information or photos. (07.20) FOR RENT: On-suite bedroom in a shared, modern and fullyfurnished flat in Andratx town, just 20 minutes drive from Palma. € 400 per month, excluding water, electricity and internet bills. For more info please contact Sam on (+34) 633 824 209. (04.20) FOR RENT: On-suite bedroom in a shared, modern and fullyfurnished flat in Andratx town, just 20 minutes drive from Palma. €400 per month, excluding water, electricity and internet bills. For more info please contact Sam on (+34) 633 824 209. (03.20) FOR RENT: Mooring For Rent 8x2,6m in the Club de Mar in Palma including parking and pool use for 8.500€ / 1 Year. Alexander Paul - Mobil: (+49) 17610333771.

JOB VACANCY: Fire Detection And Alarm Specialist (M/W).

Do you have a degree in electromechanics? Do you have experience detecting faults and/ or maintaining fire detection and protection equipment in nautical environments? Are you a team-player with office automation user capabilities?

One of the most recognized fire protection companies in Mallorca selects personnel to support its detection and alarm department.

Your duties will be: Detection of faults and alarms in fire detection equipment; Maintenance of fire detection equipment; Installation of fire detection and alarm systems; Support for workshop manager and detection area; Problem solving. We offer direct hiring, full time, breaks according to Law and salary according to experience. It is required: A degree in Electromechanics or equivalent; Analytical capacity for problem solving; Team working attitude; Handle tools skills; Driving licence B; Previous experience in a similar position will be assessed; If you are interested in this position, send CV to: busquedadepersonalpci@ gmail.com. (11.20) AVAILABLE: Lady house / pet sitter, n/s, available over the autumn / winter period in Mallorca. Reliable, kind, trustworthy and long term resident, own transport.

Please email me at: medlyn.com@gmail.com. (11.20)

JOB VACANCY: Repair and maintenance of marine diesel engines, gearboxes and shaftings in the pleasure craft area.

We are a young company and want to expand our team, and we are looking for a mechanic for marine engines who has professional education as car mechanic or equivalent. We presuppose experience in engines, a good knowledge of English. Experience in the marine sector and knowledge of Spanish is an advantage but not a requirement. We offer you an all year employment. Please email your application with curriculum vitae and a photograph to: info@me-palma.de. (07.20)

POSITION WANTED: Looking for Part-Time Personal Assistant or Administrative work. Vast experience working at Board level in several different industries.

Also ran own business for 10 years. Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Other skills include diary management, face-to-face client contact, bookkeeping, marketing campaigns, ad designing and promotions. Have experience of working remotely. Fast learner!

So if you need some help without the commitment of a Full-Time salary - I’m your woman! Lisa Thompson on (+34) 689 542 690 or email me at lisathompson100@ hotmail.com. (12.19)

JOB VACANCY: Mallorca based marine welding and fabricating company working within the superyacht industry has an opening for an experienced Marine Engineer. The job would ideally suit a Marine Engineer in the yachting industry that wants to become land based but other work back-grounds will also be considered.

Involves project managing from discussing the job on board with the client, designing plans, making estimates and liaising with staff in the manufacture process to making sure that the project is finished to the highest standard and as quickly as possible. Experience and a good practical understanding of boat construction, engineering and the processes relating to metal fabrication in the marine sector. Ability to multi-task. Able to demonstrate an ability to visualize ideas from verbal or written instruction. Complete fabrication drawings to assist production. Strong shop floor management and leadership skills will be required. A good level of English and Spanish. A knowledge of AutoCAD would also be useful. We aren’t interested in qualifications but on your ability to get the job done!

Links Marine Services SL - Sara Manley (+34) 971 229 717, info@linksmarine.es. (04.20)

JOB VACANCY: Seippel & Seippel, International Insurance Brokers, based in Mallorca are offering a full time administrative and sales positions. We are looking for an efficient and professional individual with good PC skills.

Minimum languages required are Good English / Some German with a good level of spoken Spanish - or Good German / Some English with a good level of spoken Spanish. At Seippel & Seippel you will benefit from great working hours, a pleasant working atmosphere in an international high qualified team as well as remuneration following qualifications. If interested please send your CV with photograph in English or Spanish to jasmine@seippel.com. (04.19) JOB VACANCY: Marivent Yachts, a leading company in the Yachting Sector is selecting After Sales Staff. The Job involves the Inspection, Preparation and Set Up of new Yachts for Handover to the Owners. The Maintenance, Repair and Management of these vessels as well as their delivery between ports is also a fundamental part of the job.

Medium level English and High level German are compulsory.

CV to alex@mariventyachts.com Tel: (+34) 607 140 849. (03.19)

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1991 GE-TA Corp.

25.8m Atlantic ´SAM HAY' 465,000 EUR VAT Paid - Located near Tarragona, Spain

C/Benito J. Feijóo, Local 7, Puerto Portals Calvia, 07181 Mallorca, Spain Tel. +34 971 676 845 | +34 609 609 520 info@med-yachts.com | www.med-yachts.com

Est. 1987

SL: 78 - 86 - 96 - 102 - 118

SX: 76 - 88

SD: 96 - 112 - 126

SY: 44Alloy - 500Exp - 52Steel - 64Steel

www.sanlorenzospain.com

This recently refitted 25.8m GE-TA Corporation Atlantic steel motor yacht was built in 1991 to a Nick Myers design and is powered by twin Caterpillar 300hp engines. ‘SAM HAY’ is a true gentleman's yacht with classic "little ship" lines whilst featuring all the conveniences and amenities of a more modern yacht. She was built to the highest standards and boasts sizeable exterior relaxation areas and a luxurious 4 cabin layout plus additional crew accommodation. 'SAM HAY' represents a unique opportunity to purchase an extremely seaworthy vessel with transatlantic range, low fuel consumption and a high level of equipment. Key features include her Vosper stabilisation system, bow thruster, watermaker, air conditioning system, modern navigation equipment, tender crane and an upgraded A/V system. Registered length 25m.

RIBQUEST VELOCITY 12M 2019 215,000 GBP TAX Paid What can you say…? This twin stepped hull come with 6 gas strut support seats, full Nav suite and 3 x 250hp Honda outboards. Simply Stunning. This 2019 bespoke built RibQuest V12, was built as a chase boat for the UK 2020 AMERICAS CUP TEAM. Due to the race being cancelled, the boat is now for sale at a greatly reduced price. Yes she has 300 hours on the engines, but has full engine warranty until 2023. Her original cost was in excess of £260k GBP ex tax, and we have her for sale with an asking price of £215k GBP TAX PAID. She has a full commercial build and is MCA coded, meaning her new owners options are vast. A fast day boat, super yacht tender, or commercial work base she is capable of all those options and more. Fitted with a 700 litre fuel tank, 6 x Ullman Shock Seats, Stainless Bimini, 7kw jet thruster joystick docking system, Navico package, VHF, 3 screens, sonar, telematics and so many other options, if your looking for something a little, different, then look no further.

Golden Line GS850 2017 79,950.00 EUR Lying N Mallorca

• Boat REF# · 257531 • Length · 8.50m

• Year · 2017 • Construction · GRP

Beneteau Oceanis 523 2005 175,000 EUR VAT Paid Lying Mallorca

• Underwater profile · Planing • Engine · 1 x gasoline 300hp, Mercury Verado (2017)

+34 971 67 63 92 mallorca@sunbirdyachts.eu www.sunbirdyachts.eu Puerto Portals, Local 10 - Mallorca Beneteau Brokerage Specialists

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Simon Crutchley: +34 656 949 244

Beneteau Oceanis 523, 2005, features teak decks, blue hull, Yanmar 100hp main engine, bow thruster, generator, in-mast furling. Sleeps up to 8 in 3 cabins + salon, all cabins en-suite. Only 2 owners from new, spacious family boat. Lying Mallorca. Priced at €175,000 euros tax paid.

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Contest 48 CS 2000 279,000 EUR VAT Paid Barcelona This Contest 48CS with teak decks. A perfect example of a well maintained and well re-equipped center cockpit cruising yacht. She has a hydraulic inmast furling system, hydraulic furling genoa, storm sail and gennaker from 2018 and electric winches. Furthermore, a 135hp Perkins diesel engine, bow thruster, generator, inverter, full navigation, bimini, sprayhood from 2018, anchor winch from 2018, dinghy with outboard from 2019, hydraulic gangway, life raft from 2019, air conditioning, Webasto heating and a washing machine. Ready for a new owner. Go to www.whitesyachts.com for more info.

MOODY 54 2001 345,000 EUR VAT Paid

The Moody 54, designed by Bill Dixon, was in its day the flagship of the Moody Yacht range. She is a powerful and elegant blue water cruiser, easily handled from her centre-cockpit. Inside, luxury and lacquered wood abound, and there is a tremendous feeling of light and space. The owners cabin aft is full beam, and she offers two other generously proportioned double cabins. Dilemma II has had over 100000 euros spent on her in 2020-21. She was updated for a journey across the Atlantic which she never took due to change of circumstance with the owner.

Ferretti Yachts Custom Line 97 2008 3.149.500 EUR VAT Paid

Arrival Yachts S.L. T. +34 638 90 40 40 info@arrivalyachts.com www.arrivalyachts.com C/ Benito J. Feijoo 2, local 8, 07181, Puerto Portals, Mallorca, Spain

High volume 5 cabin motor yacht, built to MCA with 3 crew cabins, hard top, large hull windows and Mitsubishi Anti Roll Gyro stabilisers. An extensive technical refit in 2016-18 including; service of ARGs, new Simrad navigation equipment, new galley equipment and conversion to LED lighting throughout. Then in 2020/21 her refit includes an avant guard transformation of the interior decor, with new sound system, televisions and stunning full-colour lighting package - all controlled by the latest Crestron system. 'Think BIG' is presented in excellent condition and in RINA Class.

Jeanneau 64 2016 in water 930,000 EUR VAT Paid Palma de Mallorca

(+34) 971 402 911

palma@devalk.nl www.devalk.nl

De Valk Palma Port Cala Nova, Avda. Joan Miró, 327 07015 Palma de Mallorca

The most complete Jeanneau 64 in the market in excellent condition. This Jeanneau 64 is like new with so many extras that they do not fit into our specifications. She is ready for a new owner on beautiful Mallorca. Taking over the berth is negotiable.

Jonathan Syrett is a yachting and brokerage consultant who can accompany you on the ownership journey - and beyond. You can rely on his expertise, integrity and dedication to help you make the right decisions when buying, using and enjoying or selling a yacht. Please call, email or visit his website to find out how.

T. (+34) 971 40 44 66 yachting@hamilton-marine.com

M. (+34) 609 43 33 33 www.hamilton-marine.com