The Islander Magazine - February 2020

Colin Bryson Yacht & Captain Roaring Forties Rowing Challenge Oyster Regatta Winter Charter Yacht of the Month

Photo: YachtShot Palmer Johnson Yachts

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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Islander, As I write this piece in mid-January, it seems like that half the world is suffering either from uncontrolled bush fires or enormous floods, further evidence that our climate is changing. Our hearts go out to all those who are suffering right now, including an estimates 500,000 animals killed in the bush fires. Maybe Mr Trump should take further note rather than escalating the unease in the Middle east.

I’m very happy to say that our climate in Palma has been very kind to us over the past couple of months, and long may it continue!

It’s been great to see so many having their first swim of the year in the recent mild spell, even though they may have been a brief dip!

Last month saw the Dusseldorf Boat Show take place; the largest indoor boat show in the world. We will have a full report in next month’s issue.

Last month’s editorial gave mention about a new proposed tax by the APB on businesses working in Balearic Ports. This tax was to have been introduced by January 1st this year, but after a huge voice of complaint and an inability to organise it, this has now been postponed until July 1st. Our legal contributor, Carlos Espinosa, explains more fully in his column later in this issue.

Lots of racing has been going on during the winter months in Palma including the Dragon Fleet which is growing in numbers each winter. They recently held their Dragon Grand Prix and European Cup in the Bay of Palma, which was a huge success.

The Viper640 fleet have now started their winter series, and if last year is anything to go by, this will be a fabulous series to get involved with. One Sails Palma are the organisers in conjunction with RCNP, and if any of you fancy trying your hand at this super exciting fleet, contact Aitor Torres at One Sails on 605 39 17 09.

Finally, this time of the year traditionally sees an influx of new faces to Palma in search of a career in Yachting, which can be daunting to a young 18 /19-year-old, so let’s all try and give them a helping hand in making Palma their new home and yachting their new career.

Fair Winds!

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FEATURE: YACHT & CAPTAIN – COLIN BRYSON

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“I grew up on the outskirts of Liverpool and apparently had a relatively poor upbringing, although I didn’t know much about it. My mother and father did seem to be working all the time, but I had a happy secure childhood alongside my twin sister, who I still tease ruthlessly about being a swapped baby.

“Small cracks started to appear at school.

Despite being academically mediocre and finding it difficult to focus and pay attention, I kept wondering why so many people seemed to be satisfied with a humdrum life. I spent summers messing around with friends on the beaches at the top of the Wirral. As the tides came in and out, well beyond the horizon, I would gaze across this dramatic vista and believe that there had to be more to life. A decade or so later I discovered I was dyslexic, which certainly explained a few things.

“My main passions were flying and aircraft, and I got my fix by being an Air Cadet. I loved the science, the physics, but, despite progressing well in a sponsored private pilot’s licence, my abysmal school exam results put paid to my dream of becoming an RAF pilot. Gutted, and kicked out into Mrs Thatcher’s non-existent workforce, I was lucky to be invited to join a MOD civilian avionics apprenticeship due to my exemplary service with the Cadets.

“Learning about engineering and aircraft became my life. I seemed to do well. I completed my time, did advanced studies and was posted around the country. But mainly we were working underground in technical laboratories, doing very dull stuff, and my aviation dreams had ended up in a hole.

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“Most of my colleagues were the old boys of WW2, working out their final years to pension.

They kept telling me ‘get out of here!’, ‘get a life!’. So I resigned, put £250 in my pocket and set off to explore the world. Plan A was to cover the UK. I hitchhiked to Knutsford Services and my next thumb was with a truck driver en route to Brittany; Plan A quickly morphed into a rather more exciting and international Plan B. “In France, the truck driver got me a job loading and unloading lorries, but it was all too easy.

I needed an adventure. In retrospect, I was probably looking to see if there was indeed more to life. I politely quit and made my way south, ending up at the French National Sailing School. I’d sailed since the age of six. My best friend’s father was an enthusiastic sailor, who used to stick us in plastic macs and lifejackets and sail us up and down the Mersey with all of its treacherous tides. At that age, we didn’t know how much danger we might have been in, but to be fair we only got rescued a couple of times.

“With my general engineering and sailing background, the School took me on, then a request came up for an English-speaking instructor. I’d never actually taught before, but ended up spending the summer on the beach, teaching kids to sail, canoe, climb and holiday.

I had a blast.

“Once summer finished, I did the right thing

Colin in Bora Bora, French Polynesia

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and went back to work in Liverpool. It was a big mistake, another universe away from where I had been. With the ‘there must be something more to life’ mantra ringing, no, shouting in my ears, I left again for an outward bounds position in Spain. There followed another season as a windsurf instructor on a small Greek island. I was living the dream.

“During the winters, I’d return to Liverpool and try to settle back into normal life - but it just didn’t happen. My long-term relationship died because I wasn’t there, so I took the last available job in the world at the time in Yugoslavia.

“I applied for a flotilla engineer role. Before the interview, I read the book ‘101 Questions on Diesel Engines’ and promptly got the job. I knew that avionics stuff might come in handy one day. As the first 120 guests arrived, the flotilla captain disappeared and was never to be seen again. So my first job working on any yacht was as a captain in charge of 120 guests on a dozen Jaguar 27s. At the welcome dinner, one of the guests kindly asked me: ‘How long have you been doing this type of work?’. I answered: ‘Including today?’.

Colin married his best friend

“The following summer I became a Topdeck flotilla leader in Corfu. Basically, old London double-decker bus trips for mainly antipodean ladies who would arrive every four days, then I’d take them Greek island sailing. I did quite a few of these trips, it’s all a bit blurry, but I recall living off a diet of multivitamins, alcohol and a hell of a lot of fun.

“At the end of that summer I headed to South Africa with the new love of my life, wonderful South African lady. We toured southern Africa in a beat-up Beetle until we ran out of funds.

It was an incredible eye opener, especially for a city boy from the north of England. I still have problems trying to quantify some of the staggering things I have seen and done in my life. Out of cash, I needed a job. The sailing academy in Durban took me on as an RYA instructor.

“Two years later in January 1992, at the ripe old age of 29, leaving the ‘love of my life’ behind, I very naively delivered a Sovereign 54 racing yacht across the Southern Ocean from Durban to New Zealand. The owner apparently insured her for quite a bit more than she was worth. He was ill-prepared when it turned up a few months later, somewhat battered after its Southern Ocean trip.

“Now totally addicted to a life of adventure and challenge, I single-mindedly charged straight back to Europe for the start of the next spring season. Fueled by blind enthusiasm, hyperactivity and a total lack of direction, I moved on to my next job - a Mediterranean season working for a Maltese gentleman on a classic motor yacht, one of the Dunkirk little ships. He told us at the end of a wonderful summer that he had terminal cancer. It was the last trip. I wish he’d told us before, but his wife divulged that he wanted to be around young energetic happy people.

Delene and Colin in the French Alps at the source of the River Var

When Colin and Delene first met

The boat where Colin and Delene first met

With Delene in Mallorca

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School days for the twins

Teaching in Greece

Exemplary service with the Air Cadets

Sailing and teaching in Greece

“I then picked up a telephone call from one of my ex students in South Africa. He was about to sail round the world with his wife and three young children but had got cold feet just as they were about to leave. I refused the job as the captain but talked him into employing me as an unpaid babysitter. Theoretically, I came along for the ride as an insurance policy, but I unknowingly entered into something very different.

The owner became an accidental reluctant life coach, a mentor, and a surrogate father. Like a giant metaphorical Ritalin, I calmed down and started to see and feel more clearly. It might have been the steady balanced diet, but I had never been so happy and relaxed - from Cape Town to the Caribbean, Panama to the Galapagos, Fiji to New Zealand on a 47-foot sailing boat. It was hilarious, messing up along the way. On many occasions I would quote US

test pilot Chuck Yeager: ‘If you can walk away from it, it's a good landing’.

“I met my future wife in Whangarei, New Zealand, on the day Nelson Mandela and F W de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. To celebrate, we hoisted the old South African flag. Delene randomly spotted it, wandered over to say hello, and left a note asking if there was anything we needed.

Five weeks later, when the boat was out for servicing, I called her and, well, here we are 27 years later.

“Unfortunately, the family had to call the rest of the trip off and headed quicksmart back to South Africa. At the same time, we found out Delene’s ex doctor boyfriend had wangled a job in the local hospital where she was the speech therapist. She wanted out, so I invited her along for the trip home. We did sail away in the nick of time, with the ex waving from the quayside. The boat was safely delivered to South Africa and we emigrated back to New Zealand to take a real job with a charter company north of Auckland. Unfortunately, something wasn’t entirely right and we left just before the company folded.

“Delene ended up making a huge success of herself as a top speech language therapist in

A baby Whale Shark having his chin scratched in Cenderawasih Bay, Western Papua, Indonesia

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The so-called St Tropez Trollop

With all the local officials in Biak, Western Papua, Indonesia

Taking victory in Cape to Rio

Fun times in Mallorca

New Zealand’s only children’s hospital. I wasn’t doing so well, struggling to settle down to any normal 9 - 5 job, which included fitting a fire alarm system to one of the local brothels. Even as a qualified avionics technician, I managed to get turned down to repair lawn mowers.

“In 1997, an opportunity came to do a new build in Auckland, destined for the Asian market. As I was delivering her up to Hong Kong, the Asian Financial Crisis took hold. The new plan was to divert to Thailand and keep the boat out of the way until things settled down. It ended up being a long, long time apart from Delene. I used most of my salary on phone calls and, even though I was in paradise, it was hell. I quit.

“When I came back, Delene was working all hours, leaving at 7am and returning well after 7pm - it wasn’t working. My next attempt at finding stability was another new build in Auckland. The boat was supposed to be transported by ship to Cyprus but, in light of my experience, it was suggested that I sail her instead. This time, Delene came with. At the end of the 11,000-mile delivery, the owner was standing on the quayside with his bags, ready to move onboard. From then on, he just didn’t leave, he loved it. We did the Mediterranean followed by the Caribbean.

A Blacktip Shark having his teeth cleaned by a Wrasse fish 30 metres down in Fakarava South Pass, French Polynesia

“When I finally caught up with my learned colleagues back in the Mongoose Bar, Antigua, they were all talking about these new MCA qualifications. Like any good game of poker, you had a choice, you are either in, or out. I wanted to keep playing, I knew I had a good hand, so I was in.

“So I resigned and went to study with John Percival at Hoylake Sailing School. Totally

forgetting I was dyslexic and hyperactive, we spent our life savings and house deposit and gambled on me. Delene stayed in Antigua day working, while I studied. I did my final Class 4 oral two days before the closing date.

“It was great to study alongside other captains, sharing stories, and melding a lifetime of experiences into one recognised piece of paper. It was also an enormous relief to get

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Around the world babysitting on a 47 footer

the last exam done, and for Delene to know her gamble might have paid off.

“Armed with my new certificate and a fair amount of debt, we went to France and took on the re-build of a beautiful mahogany J Class copy, a Bruce King. We affectionately named her the ‘St Tropez trollop’ - extremely good looking, wildly expensive, but no use to man nor beast. Once finished, we did a short fill-in on a motoryacht, a 94 foot Ferretti. It was a strange realisation that guests only seemed to have fun when the boat was stopped. It was all about point B, whereas sailing is about the gap between A and B - I like that gap.

“Whilst onboard and seeking maritime tax advice, we were offered a mortgage. We found a stunning little converted art gallery close to St Tropez and snapped it up. Boom, we were homeowners. Ten days after we got the keys,

the boat was randomly sold and we were left unemployed. We needed to find a job and quick.

“It was now 2007, and we unhappily left France taking a car ferry to Mallorca to work on a 42 metre Jongert. We arrived at 5am, and with the last of the young people unloading out of the clubs on Palma’s Paseo Maritimo, it all looked fabulously relaxed. Sometimes we saw our home in France less than five days a year, but it was a real privilege to spend seven seasons sailing in and out of Mallorca and we certainly learnt to love the place.

“During this time, after 17 years together, Delene and I finally got married - mid refit of course. On budget and on time - refit and wedding. My biggest fear about getting married was that something might change.

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Six months later

Sea trials on a Huisman 40 metre custom in the Bay of Palma Mallorca

I remember having that perfect ‘oh yes!’ moment - everything was just fine.

“Next, we picked up a last-minute commission of a new-build Dykstra in Turkey, a copy of Windrose. I went straight off the plane to Bodrum and found a 47 metre schooner parked in a brand new shed. She was being constructed like an Airfix model, all parts built by separate contractors and then put together on site. At her launch, she was pulled across the beach on greased railway sleepers and slid into the sea - fantastic to watch if you’ve never seen it done. Rigged, commissioned, surveyed, and up and running, the boat was signed off to the new captain; I was once more on the job hunt.

“Our next interview was to re-commission a broken 42 metre Jongert that had been iced for a couple of years. Our meeting in the New York Yacht Club seemed more like a family get together than an interview. The banter started within minutes. I was handed a folded piece of paper on the way out with my salary offer. I went back to the hotel, checked the exchange rate, and our next wonderfully warm telephone conversation was all about us playing different sports - him ping-pong and me tennis. Needless to say, they responded with a reasonable asking salary and Delene and I joined our next quest.

“It was now time to fix the boat. We stripped the engine room of anything that was broken and, in order to do this, the saloon floor and ceiling had to come out. The owner looked down into this cavernous hole in total shock.

‘There is good news,’ I said, ‘I’ve only taken out the broken bits’. ‘But there’s nothing left?’ he said. ‘Exactly my point,’ I replied.

Three months later his engine room was back together again, sparkly white, and on its way to another Caribbean season.

Working on the USA Jongert

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“We spent two years plus happily sailing together, but the responsibility of his age bore heavily on my conscience - I resigned. I really appreciated our time and loved his fascinating conversations about everything that probably matters.

“When I left in 2015, I was invited to join a team of industry professionals in search of the perfect sailing yacht for a gentleman who wanted to travel the world with his family.

The search took us to a 40 metre Huisman in Mallorca. He asked us all to look around and make a list of what was wrong with the boat.

Five minutes later I was back in the cockpit for a cup of coffee. Surely, I shouldn’t have been that quick? I told him that you won’t find out what’s wrong with a boat by just looking at it, instead talk with the stewardesses, they know everything. I had my list.

“I was invited to lunch with the owner and he admitted he should have looked for a captain well before he started looking for the boat. I advised him that all Class 4 captains were perfectly well qualified and able to do the job, it comes down to whether you like and trust them. He asked the quickest way of finding that out. I suggested he take them to the pub or ask to see their cell phone as it contains all their life’s secrets. He asked to see mine, I retorted: ‘Yes, but yours first, transparency is a two-way thing’. A week later, we started our latest adventure.

“Royal Huisman wanted to do a year-long refit in their shipyard in the Netherlands. The owner only had a small window of time to do this trip due to children’s education and so on, so I suggested we do the refit in the water in Mallorca. I believe this was the first time the Dutch superyacht builder had worked outside their shipyard on such a large project. We did the projected work in three months.

In New Zealand on Colin's most recent boat

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The new build Dykstra in Turkey

Doing practical safety drills in Maho Bay, US Virgin Islands, on the Jongert

“We then travelled the world like I’d never travelled before, three years pretty much nonstop - they flew past. The boat essentially became a sailing dive boat and we cruised to remote islands chasing anything exciting.

We had two months in the Galapagos with marine experts and scientists onboard. The boss invited us to join him on most of the experiences. He pushed for us all to make the most of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we all wanted to be there.

“Back home in France, I bought a motorcycle and Delene and I toured Europe. It was so different to explore everything from land. We also finally got to know our neighbours and our community. We should have started looking for new work mid-September, but didn’t. The weather was so beautiful, that we ended up touring Tuscany and Barolo instead.

“In 2017, a moray eel bit my hand whilst filming bull shark feeding and three fingers were damaged. Towards the end of 2018, the day after we finished for the year, I was in the operating theatre. But there was something wrong. Apparently, I wasn’t fit for surgery and needed a rest. So, on 1 January 2019 I resigned. We were gutted, it had been the best job ever.

“I also had the chance to go back to those childhood sand dunes and take in that same view out to sea. I realised my hunch was right, there is so much more to life. And hyperactivity, dyslexia and, above all, eternal optimism, might not be so bad after all.” ______________________________________

By Sarah Forge hello@sarahforge.com

FEATURE: ROARING FORTIES

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the mental and physical strain both he and partner James Cracknell suffered in 2005.

Salt water abrasion of the hands, bum sores, mental fatigue, motion sickness, dehydration.

All that on top of the indignity of defecating in a bucket (everyone asks about toilet habits if you mention ocean rowing).

“A sore bum didn’t only reduce the quality of my rowing; it also had an effect on the set-up of the rowing position itself. It was impossible to be comfortable for much more than a few minutes.” — Ben Fogle, The Crossing Physical Training To prepare themselves physically, team Roaring40s can regularly be found at Crossfit Mallorca in Son Bugadelles under the watchful eye of their trainer Cathy Clarke. Building stamina and core strength are the two areas of focus, neither of which come without dedication and a fair amount of pain.

ROARING FORTIES What started as an email from one friend to another in January of last year: “Would you be up for rowing across the Atlantic with me?” very quickly turned into a campaign to take on the “Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge - The World’s Toughest Row” in December 2020. #TWAC2020 An ocean rowing race, #TWAC2020 (for those on social media) will set out in December from La Gomera in the Canaries, to the finish line 3,000 nautical miles west in Antigua. It will pit around 35 crews (from soloists to five member teams) against one another, but more importantly against the Atlantic and their own limits of endurance.

Founded in 1997 by Sir Chay Blyth, the race is organised nowadays by Atlantic Campaigns with Talisker Whisky being the primary sponsor, and this year sees its 15th edition.

Yacht Captain Dan Wise and Web Designer Ian Yates, two Mallorca-based British friends, aim to finish the race in under 50 days and win the pairs category.

Team Roaring40s They’ll both be in their forties by the time they reach the starting line, hence the team name “Roaring 40s” (though if they ever actually cross 40 degrees south they’ll need to check their route).

Their ocean rowing boat, built by Rannoch Adventure in Essex, is a self-righting fibreglass R25, and is currently located in STP Palma. At 7.3m in length and 1.7m across the beam, it will be their home for almost two months.

Cabins fore and aft house supplies, batteries, monitors, and equipment, and will give shelter in extreme conditions and during those rare opportunities for catching a nap.

The boat has two rowing positions which makes a team effort possible when conditions (and energy levels) allow for it, but most of the time will be spent rowing alone. On the whole they’ll work two-hour shifts (two hours on the oars, then two hours for sleeping, eating, boat maintenance, comms, and anything else). This system is the tried and tested approach for maximum ocean rowing efficiency; anything more than two hours rowing and the pace will drop, whilst catching the perfect 90 minute sleep cycle is actually an effective way to replenish energy. That’s the theory anyway.

The reality is that exhaustion is never far away during the Talisker Race. Anyone who’s read Ben Fogle’s “The Crossing” will recall

Rowers lose a lot of body mass during the Talisker Atlantic Challenge; stepping ashore at English Harbour as sun-baked, tousled, lighter versions of their former selves. Depleted fat reserves (unsurprisingly) account for much of the weight loss, but participants lose plenty of muscle too. Legs do most of the work when rowing in perfect conditions but big seas reduce their effectiveness in ocean rowing.

As such, the upper body will gain muscle, but legs (especially calf muscles) waste away after 50 days at sea. Past participants all talk of the aching as they build their legs up and learn to walk again after the race!

At around 100kg, Dan and Ian can expect to lose more than 12kg each, burning thousands of calories around the clock. Race requirements state that they carry 60kcal per kilo of bodyweight each day; so that’s 12,000kcal of food between them, well over half a million calories for the duration. Most of that nutrition comes in the form of freezedried meals; packs of dehydrated, energy-rich

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adventure food which nowadays sound like they’ve been plucked straight from Michelin star restaurants: “Porcini Mushroom Risotto”, “Posh Pork and Beans”, “Squash and Sweet Corn Casserole”, and “Sweet Potato and Peanut Biryani” should provide a varied diet at least.

“Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink” as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner tells, and with each meal needing around half a litre of fresh water to hydrate it, those words will be ringing in the team’s ears should the water maker break. Dan and Ian will be completely dependent on being able to process salt water, and many teams in the past have fallen foul of water maker problems, leading to withdrawal from the race. There will be sealed supplies of fresh water onboard, but using them will incur a time penalty.

Biggest Fears When asked what they most feared about the event itself, you’d be forgiven for expecting “capsizing”, or “heavy storms” to factor into their answer. In fact, “failure to reach the end through something like sea sickness, or faulty electrics” is their biggest worry. They don’t seem too bothered about what Mother nature throws at them.

The Campaign Team Roaring40s are working closely with Plastic Oceans UK, a charity which, through education and positive action, aims to prevent plastics reaching the oceans within a generation. Turning back the tide on what Sir David Attenborough describes as the “appalling damage we have made to the ocean” has never been more important. The

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team intend to use their efforts to bring even more exposure to one of the world’s most pressing environmental issues.

With Mallorca being such an important part

of the team’s lives, they’re also looking for a charity from the Balearics to work with.

Team Roaring40s began their campaign almost a year ago and have so far raised more than

half their target. The funds raised will provide all the equipment and supplies needed, requisite training, travel, logistics, and will ultimately allow them to donate what they hope will be £50,000 to their chosen charities.

It goes without saying that none of this would be possible without the support of their sponsors. Astin’s Construction, M&H, and Mt. Beautiful Winery from overseas, Master Yachts, Mar Engineering, Miller Marine, BM Composites, Sea Systems from here in the Balearics, plus countless individuals, have all given the campaign the sprint start it needed.

The search for more sponsors continues.

The remaining eleven months will see the campaign move up a gear; with the boat here in Mallorca genuine ocean rowing training can begin, and the team will be using those training sessions for promotional purposes to give their sponsors as much exposure as possible.

How Can You Help?

Dan and Ian are grateful for any support they receive. Follow them on social media (@ teamroaring40s on Instagram and Facebook) and share as much of their antics over the next year as possible!

See where the boat is at any given time and check out what the team is doing. They’ll be taking the boat out for training rows from various marinas in Mallorca throughout the year, so feel free to catch up with them and say hello. If you’re interested in sponsorship or would like to talk to them about having the boat on display at your own event you can reach them via team@roaring40s.co.uk

FEATURE: PALMA OYSTER REGATTA

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Kearney is also happy to admit that he has only ever competed in three regattas in total, all of them the Oyster Palma event. Yet throughout the week the high standard of their sailing was clear to see. By the end of the event they had tied for first place in Class 4 against a crew that included Dragon sailors that were more familiar with the cut and thrust of the racecourse. Indeed, the tie-break went all the way back to just one race during the week to separate them from the winners.

But why has an owner who spends his time cruising chosen the stress of racing once year?

‘I learn a huge amount when we're doing this. I learned so much about my boat and how to sail her and how to optimise the sailing and that's readily transferable to my cruising,’ Kearney says. ‘The other side is the way that Oyster organises the event. The regatta itself is 50 per cent racing and 50 per cent social, which is amazing. It's family friendly and makes this event a must-do for us.’

PALMA OYSTER REGATTA No wonder the Oyster Palma Regatta is so often oversubscribed. A great learning experience, a brilliant party, a stepping stone to far horizons, an essential networking event and a whole lot more…

many of their owners. Yet the Palma Regatta has not only been going for more than 20 years which proves its popularity, but with an entry limit of 30, the week-long event is frequently over-subscribed.

Among the boats lined up along the dock outside the Real Club Náutico de Palma, not one had been designed purely for racing. Yet as the 30-strong fleet turned the weather marks during the four days of racing to head downwind, the number and speed of spinnaker sets said it all when it came to judging just how competitively owners and crews were taking the Oyster Palma Regatta.

In contrast to other leading brands that hold either one-off regattas or a season of events, Oyster Yachts hosts just one annual regatta. Yet this is still sufficient to draw owners with no previous experience.

But while Palma may stand out in the Oyster world, there are other group activities that bring these yachts and their crews closer into line with regular racing circuits. This year’s Oyster event in Antigua followed the culmination of the 2017-19 Oyster World Rally, a fully supported Oyster rally around the world.

Taken in isolation these events don’t look like they have much in common with the performance world, yet collectively they form an important part of Oyster’s offering. Among the key messages that emerge, Oyster Yachts’ reputation for outstanding global support is way up the list and is a big part of the reason that many invest in their Oyster.

So too is the knowledge that prospective owners will be buying into the “Oyster family”, a community of likeminded people. If you’re going to take on the world, or even just part of the odd ocean, it’s comforting to know that you do so in good company. And herein lies one of the key reasons for Oyster’s persistence with its regattas.

Racing blue water cruising yachts around the cans isn’t an obvious fit for boats that have been designed to stretch their legs across thousands of miles. Nor is it a natural move for

‘This is our third year, our third season with this boat. I don’t come from a racing background at all and so would class myself as a real novice,’ says Mike Kearney, owner and skipper of the Oyster 56 Sionna. ‘I've got my brothers and their wives here on board, so we're not a professional crew. We have one local guy here helping us who knows the area, but otherwise it's a family boat and we race it as a family.’

But it’s not just the owners that gain from seeing what happens when they line up against other boats of a similar size. While it is not the primary reason for running the regatta, this event provides a means to assess and demonstrate the innovation and evolution of the next generation of Oyster Yachts. One such example this year was the new Oyster 565.

As the latest new launch and the first under the company’s new ownership, there has been plenty riding on the smallest model in the current fleet. Racing in Class 3, Oyster 565 Panthalassa was in a class that comprised entirely of 575s.

Racing under a handicap that was tougher than the 575s’ that made up the rest of the fleet, she beat all of them on the water on all but one occasion. If nothing else, three out of four line honour wins clearly demonstrated the improvement in straight line speed on a variety of points of sail over her predecessors.

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with high average daily runs which allow you to extend your cruising range.

Another example was the Oyster 675. Born out of the same new generation of designs, she too was quicker through the water than many of her older sisterships and even put some considerably bigger boats under pressure.

‘Events like these are a great way of confirming what we have been working towards in the design office during the planning and development of the new models,’ says designer Rob Humphreys. ‘It’s great to see theory played out in practice on the water, but it also makes it easier to discuss these attributes with owners and crews as they have often seen the differences for real.’

But Oyster’s leaders are also aware of how important it is to strike the right balance.

Too much emphasis on racing in a world dominated by blue water cruising could be counter productive.

‘It’s about our Oyster family and the Palma event marks a style of racing that has become less popular elsewhere,’ says Oyster Yachts owner and CEO Richard Hadida. ‘Across the 30 boats that take part in Palma there are around 350 people, all of whom stay on their boats during the event. This is not the case at many other regattas but we believe it is one of the aspects that helps to create the strong brand loyalty that we have, as well as creating a fantastic atmosphere aboard boats that are designed be lived on.’

Oyster’s chief commercial officer and former professional skipper, Paul Adamson agrees and takes the view a step further. ‘One of things you will notice at our regattas is that you can’t tell the owners from the crew, meaning we are all one happy family having a superb time on and off the water! We also love the “spirit” of the Oyster family and you see this in abundance at our events.

‘Our real sense of community starts right in the beginning of ownership when someone invests in their Oyster and creates their dream yacht with us. Naturally we form close bonds of genuine friendship during this time. And this is just the start.’

For some owners the route to long distance bluewater cruising is clear, yet to many of them the idea of a circumnavigation is fantasy, at least to start with.

The introduction to the Oyster family during the early stages of ownership soon develops into a network of contacts that helps to build confidence, which can lead to the centrepiece of Oyster’s group activities, the Oyster World Rally.

Simply based on the comments of those that completed the 2017-19 rally that finished in Antigua, many set out on the two-year trip with only modest expectations of being able to go the distance. But as the rally unfolded leg by leg, owners and crews grew into the voyage and developed more confidence with each stage.

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Little surprise then that the 2022- 23 Oyster World Rally has gained a strong reputation and now lies at the heart of the company’s cruising activities over the next two years.

In order to further help those looking to work their way towards what will be for many a lifetime goal, Oyster has announced a Western Mediterranean Rally for 2021.

Starting and finishing in Palma, this twomonth tour of the Mediterranean takes in Sicily, the Italian mainland, Sardinia, Corsica and the French mainland before returning to Palma. It’s a trip that is designed to not only tour the Mediterranean, but also to provide a shake-down ahead of the World Rally along with a snapshot of the level of support and entertainment that will be available.

The bottom line is that be it the rally or regatta format, the Oyster community is one that works on various levels. Here Mike Kearney is typical of many.

‘I get the adrenaline rush once a year. And once a year is more than more than adequate. For me it's the fun, the family and the learning. So once a year is fine for me.’ After that he’s back to cruising the world! ______________________________________

By Seahorse.co.uk

FEATURE: WINTER CHARTER YACHT OF THE MONTH – SAMARA

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SAMARA New to the charter market and available in the Bahamas, 24.2m (79'39") powercat SAMARA, and her professional crew, are proving a popular choice for stylish Caribbean charters.

Created specifically for adventurous owners, SAMARA is an expedition-ready catamaran, primed to make extended time on board plain sailing. Named after the winged sycamore seeds that spin like helicopter rotors, this is an apt choice to describe the agility and versatility she offers.

In 2016 SAMARA was built by power catamaran aficionados, Pachoud Yachts in New Zealand, to the design of naval architect Scott Jutson. The opportunity to merge excellent sea-keeping qualities and large deck areas appealed to the original owners' vision to ensure worldwide cruising became a straightforward possibility.

Offering a combination of practicality, stability and efficient hydrodynamics, her composite construction also delivers nimble sailing and easy maintenance. The final detail involved the engineering of a robust deck to accommodate a helipad for a regularly used helicopter.

Fuel and energy efficient, incorporating rigorous levels of equipment redundancy, the spacious interior and flexible design offered by this catamaran seamlessly matched her owners' vision. Highly efficient and quiet, 800hp MAN engines provide a cruising speed of between 10 to 18 knots and top speed of 22 knots. When underway, at 12 knots, she has a range of 2,500 nautical miles. Indeed all systems on board have been selected and modified for their efficiency. Operating a hydronic heating system with a glycol buffer tank collecting any waste heat created by the engines and generators and supplemented by a diesel boiler, this heat in turn is used for space and water heating which includes the foredeck Jacuzzi. Pachoud Yachts commented that to situate this level of advanced technology and extensive amenities found on board SAMARA, a monohull would in fact need to be 35m+ in length.

Bright interior design by Sylvia Bolton comes as a result of close collaboration with SAMARA's owners. Creating stylish and welcoming spaces throughout, the use of natural light from large windows and neutral tone soft furnishings deliver a truly comfortable and hospitable atmosphere in contemporary surroundings.

Her exceptional exterior space, some 4,000 sq ft of multiple deck areas, is also a great asset, creating another expansive zone for guests to enjoy time outdoors.

At 24m long and with a beam of 9.5m, SAMARA is by no means a small craft, successfully delivering an airy feel with a superb indooroutdoor flow, smoothly divided by sliding doors and electric windows. The heart of the yacht is the open plan saloon-galley, full beam at wing

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SAMARA deck level, heated by a gas fire and the large, well-equipped galley operates at good levels of energy-efficiency combined with a cleverly concealed large storage pantry. Highly popular with charter guests, the cosy snug zone is ideal for watching movies, with a privacy window viewing from transom to bow, that can be made opaque as required. The aft deck is huge with an outdoor galley, large dining and bar area plus comfortable seating. This is a natural spot for entertaining and socialising.

Located on the main deck and offering superb views, the luxurious open plan master suite provides direct access to the private foredeck, complete with Jacuzzi. To port is the en suite master bathroom with double basins and stall shower and starboard is a walk-in wardrobe with drawers and hanging closet - storage is ample throughout. The guest staterooms make full use of SAMARA's spacious hulls, and forward below deck in the port and starboard hulls guests have accommodation in two queen staterooms, each is en suite with ample storage in two closets. Aft in the starboard hull 2-3 more guests have accommodation in a double stateroom with pullman bunk, also with en suite facilities.

Guests can easily access toys from the hydraulic swim platform which transforms to a beach club. Fun on the water is always at hand with a vast array of toys including wave runners, sea bobs, paddle boards, floating island, tubes and more. Her 7.3m (25’) Gamefish towed tender is fully outfitted with fishing gear, while two certified Dive Masters in the crew are keen to take guests exploring. Another hotspot is the helideck/ sundeck, akin to stepping into a private garden in an exclusive villa with custom cabanas giving a luxurious beach resort feel.

Surpassing others in her class, the stylish environment and attention to detail throughout combined with superb service from her knowledgeable crew of four make SAMARA a highly popular charter yacht. Whether looking to relish the excellent Scuba diving, relaxation time on her expansive decks with family and friends or simply a chance to really discover the Bahamas in style, this yacht delivers on every level.

SAMARA'S charter rate is $60,000 per week high and low season during the summer and $60,000 low and $68,000 during the winter. ______________________________________ Ocean Independence Club de Mar, Avinguda de Gabriel Roca, Palma (+34) 971 404 412 www.oceanindependence.com

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Hiking Serra Tramuntana

INTERVIEW CAPTAIN CHRISTIAN ZUCK Which Island of the Balearic Islands is your favourite?

It’s tough to choose, I’ve only visited Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera with guests on so I have not yet to go there personally. But Mallorca is my favourite, it’s where I spent most of the time and where I know most of the people. I would love to go through the Balearics some day without fore leisure do, just to visit the islands and enjoy.

What are your hobbies here in the islands?

(Sport, culture, gastronomy)

Can Forteza Rey Building

I like going into the mountains on the weekends or visiting friends in their fincas. There is always plenty of activities you are able to do here, like going hiking through the Tramuntana during the weekend, swimming or going to a lookout to enjoy the landscapes in Mallorca.

Compared to other fairs the main thing that differentiates the Palma Boat show is the friendliest and Mallorquin cultures that make it stand out from the rest.

In relation to gastronomy, there is a big variety in Palma and there is always fascinating things happening in Palma with different chefs.

I’ll have to say my favourite Cala is Portals Nous, especially because it is where I go more often. I don’t think is the most beautiful one of all in Mallorca, but it’s the one that I like to go to swim and enjoy with my friends.

But my favourite activity to do in Palma is Boating, going out in a small boat to explore Calas and do a little of free diving.

Have you hear about the Palma Boat Show? What differentiates this fair from the other ones?

It’s definitely one of my favourites in the sense of the vibe and the atmospheres that is there, and that is very open to everyone. Every time I go there I see from the industry that I haven’t seeing in long time or people that I’m working with. I like that during the time that they do the boat show there is always beautiful weather and everybody that goes there is always having a great time.

Which is your favourite cala?

For you, which is the most emblematic building of Mallorca?

I’m sure everyone will say Cathedral or Castell de Bellver, but for me an amazing building is the Gaudi Building Can Forteza Rey. It’s a beautiful building right next to Plaza Mayor that caughts the attention of anyone who goes through there.

What kind of music reminds you of Mallorca?

There is so many different cultures here, but when I think about music in Palma it’s that you can have so many choices in a night. You have

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Brazilian, Argentinian, Spanish… and so many other kind of music in the island. I can choose just one kind of music because there are so many options in the island.

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

I think it’s going to go from strength to strength.

It’s definitely one of the favourite spots for crew, the people that are here are absolutely in love with Mallorca and they are happy to have the ability to spend time here. I think that both guest and crew will want to come back as long as the islands offers a safe, warm, friendly environment and with great contractors and marinas. And I believe that from where we are now it will only get better and better.

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

I would start by saying that I’ve been to many places in the Mediterranean but the Balearics is definitely my favourite. It doesn’t matter if you have guest on board or not, you can do what you need to do if you need to get all your work done or if you need to have decompression for your crew after a busy charter season Mallorca is a perfect place for this.

STP SHIPYARD UPDATE STP Shipyard, a founding member of the Balearic Yacht Destination is a premier open shipyard and one of the most important in Europe. In 2019 STP repaired a whopping 802 ships, 140 of which were repaired simultaneously. The largest boat repaired reached a vast 96 metres in size.

The unique open boathouse model which STP uses, helps to benefit other specialised nautical facilities on the island by increasing the number of vessels and professionals in the Port of Palma.

There were over 500 companies registered for work last year with more than 3000 professionals in total. Daily there are more than 1500 professionals who come to work in the boatyard for STP. This generates a counterseason effect between the nautical and tourism industry in Mallorca, helping to increase the amount of jobs during winter months.

STP lifted a total of 1906 yachts with their various travel lifts last year. They also own the only 1000 tonne travel lift in Europe which enabled them to lift 142 boats in 2019 with the largest MY reaching 630 tonnes and the largest SY an enormous 935 tonnes.

The longest mast developed by STP was 82 meters high and 26 tons in weight. The longest lift from STP in 2019 was 98 meters long and 300tns in weight.

These figures consolidate STP’s leadership in Europe as they continue to achieve consistent, high-quality work. We’re looking forward to seeing the industry continue to trust in STP and their new projects in 2020.

Playa Portals Nous my favourite

On the other hand, if you are bringing guests here for a trip you can do an amazing around Mallorca route with the Yacht.

What advantages do you think the Balearic Islands, related to the yachting industry, compared to other places?

For me Mallorca has safety, availability for resources to get things done, the warmth of the culture here and the international presence. Another important things here in the Balearics is that the crew feels safe and the owners love spending time here in the yachts and in the islands.

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CAPE2RIO2020 - CAPT PHIL WADE COMES OUT OF RETIREMENT!

Years of preparation, dreaming and hard work came to fruition for 13 of the participating Cape2Rio2020 teams, as they took to the blue and rather calm waters of Table Bay, hoisting their sails and embarking on Start One of this adventure of a lifetime, at 14h00 local time on Saturday 4th January 2020.

One of our local heroes, Capt Phil Wade is taking on this challenge to raise funds for Marine Inspirations the charity based in South Africa to provide funding for young South Africans, usually from very poor backgrounds in the townships, to embark on a career in the yachting Industry. He is sailing on a 54 ft yacht Saravah and is hoping to raise much needed funds for the charity. The yacht is from Brazil and Phil is the only non-Brazilian onboard. The best way to contribute is via their GoFundMe page: www.gofundme.com/f/phil-wade-doingthe-cape-to -rio This is the 16th edition of the premier ocean sailing event that has been held roughly every 3 years since 1971, with competitors aged between 15 and 75 years among those taking part this year.

An underlying theme among the 2020 competitors is their desire to give back as they go, with many adopting their own cause or fundraising project in a Sail4Good commitment to the ocean, the environment and their chosen sport.

countdown to the race. At 14h00 the time had come to set sail and they were off, with Mojie, San Salvador, Umoya, Argonaut and JM Busha 54 the first yachts around the inshore marker - before running down parallel to the promenade past the waterfront, across the bay to Milnerton Lighthouse, and then heading up the Cape west coast with destination: Rio.

but the long voyage and work has just begun, as has the course length of approximately 3600 nautical miles. For this fleet, the South Atlantic crossing is estimated to take about 3 weeks with arrival in Rio de Janeiro towards the end of the month.

At 13h50 the horn signalled the final

For these racing teams the wait might be over,

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NEW APPOINTMENTS AT e3

Deputy Managing Director. Mat has been with the Group for the last two years and was promoted last year as the Director responsible for Sales within the Group. Mat continues with his primary responsibility for Sales and takes on some extra challenges by working closely with the Managing Director, Roger Horner, to bring e3 to the next level by focusing on creating value and continuing to provide technology agnostic recommendations for our customers.

Sales Representative – France and Italy – Glenn Keys

Mat comes from a satellite communications background and worked with us as our Marlink account manager initially for our European operations and then for our operations in the USA. With his knowledge he has expanded our activities by creating our own satellite services network. Mathieu is fluent in English, Spanish and French.

Mathieu Cros

Group Deputy Managing Director – Mathieu Cros We are pleased to announce the formal appointment of Mathieu Cros as our new

Commenting on Mat’s appointment, Roger said, “Mat has brought his energy and passion to e3 over the last couple of years. We all knew him well before he joined us and it’s been a pleasure having him in the team. He has brought new expertise to the company and is brimming with new ideas for the ongoing development of the business. I am looking forward to working closely with him.”

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We are also pleased to announce that Glenn Keys joined us at the start of the year. He is working closely with Dermot Crotty and expanding our services along the French and Italian coasts, an area he is already very familiar with having been offering lighting solutions to the yachting industry over the past four years and where he has developed his ability to speak French.

Glenn has been sailing from an early age, having passed his RYA power boat 2 licence at 14 years of age to pilot the rescue boat on regatta days. He has competed on wind surfers, Mirrors, Lasers, Squibs and 505s. He has always enjoyed the yachting fraternity and its camaraderie.

Sales Director Americas – Joel Koves A warm welcome to Joel Koves who is to join our US team in Florida this month. Joel joins us as an experienced senior executive from the yachting and cruise industry. He will be working closely with David Horacek, our Director for the USA to develop our business in the USA.

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AENIB NEWSLETTER CASTING OFF Every year around this date, we always try to see what we have done during all the year.

This 2019 has been a year with ups and downs for our sector. Registrations have increased constantly, and the reputation of the Balearic Islands as a destiny of nautical tourism has increased. Our Boat Show is one of the ‘musts’ in the calendar, and it is also an excellent window display for our companies. And of course, our association continues increasing their members little by little, and it is the most representative one of the Balearic nautical industries with difference.

However, this year, our sector has been the target of the administrations, because they have used us to collect taxes. They have bled us with unacceptable taxes for many companies, and many customers will flee to friendlier environments. It has taken years to make this customers come regularly to the islands, which is absolutely nonsense. We believe that

the weight of leisure yachting in the APB’s Governing Body, must be in proportion to the incomes that we give. It is time, long past time.

In this 2019, we have also read in the news, that our waters are in such poor conditions.

Too much waste is discharged every day to the sea, and the emissaries are discharging sewage water in such emblematic places like Talamanca, for example. Meanwhile, Town Halls and Environment look to another side with the consent of the wrongly named ecologists.

The year that will start is full of challenges and work. To start, we have 6 months, in which, thanks to ANEN, we have the opportunity to knock down the APB’s mandatory conditions, that threaten to stop our companies’ competitiveness. We also wish to have more weight when organizing the Palma Boat Show.

We recognize the excellent work done by the Government these last years, because we have been able to revive this important event.

SPAIN SEES INCREASE IN BOAT REGISTRATIONS IN 2019 Small and medium-sized power sector remains engine room for growth, while charter sector sees rebound too Spain’s recreational boat market saw a 9.65% increase in boat registrations in 2019 (6,080) compared to 2018 (5,545). Of the total registrations, 4,518 were for vessels intended for private use, while the charter market recorded 1,562 registrations, 3.58% more than last year, reflecting a new rebound in this market that in 2018 experienced a fall of -6.5%, after historical growth of 60% since 2014.

The following data is taken from the ’Report of the pleasure boat market, January-December 2019’, edited by ANEN based on the analysis of the information provided by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy.

National Data For lengths, the best results were recorded in the segment between 8 and 12m with registrations growing 41.9%, followed by vessels up to 6m (+10.4%) and lengths between 12 and 16m also growing by 3.9%.

Boats registrations for boats between 6m-8m fell in 2019 by -1.3% and lengths greater than 16m also saw a drop (-8.7%).

The greatest demand of the Spanish nautical market continues to be for smaller vessels, up to 8 meters in length, which represent 87.7% of total registrations in 2019.

By markets, sailboat registrations are the fastest growing (+ 30.9%), followed by foldable inflatable boats (+ 4.3%), PWCs (+ 13.5%) and motorboats (+ 9.8%) that remained the most demanded boats in Spain in 2019 with a 43.2% market share.

The rental market returns to positive data, as had been anticipated in the reports of the pleasure craft market published by ANEN in 2019, and closes the year with a growth of boat registrations for charter of 3.58%.

The most demanded boats for rental use in 2019 were those of up to 8m in length that represent 84.3% of the nautical charter market.

PWCs represent 40% of the nautical charter market along with motorboats (33.8%) being the most demanded in Spain in 2019 for rental use.

Balearic Islands leads the Spanish nautical market in 2019 With the largest market share (18.85%) and with an increase in its enrollment of 20.16%, the Balearic Islands closes 2019 at the head of the Spanish nautical market. Andalusia is in second place with 19.2% of the recreational craft market and a growth of 20%, of its enrollment of 17.2%. Catalonia, in third place, represents 18.6% of the nautical market in 2019 and shows an increase in its enrollment of 8.45%.

In the rental market, the Balearic Islands is also positioned as the Autonomous Community with the largest market share (24.3%), followed

by Catalonia (23.4%) and the Valencian Community (17.8%).

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RED DRAGON CHARITY CAROLS Every year during our winter period we have worked on Helping Mallorca’s Homeless where we collect donations from members of the yachting community, various businesses, organisations and other inhabitants of the island. Our campaign is about helping the various homeless shelters on the island to keep thriving and making a difference to those that are less fortunate at Christmas time. Some of the organisations we donate to are SOS Mamas, Es Refugi Shelter and Associació Tardor.

Over the past few months we have received

countless amounts of donations of clothing and shoes, bed linen, hats and scarves, children’s clothing and toys, food items, toiletries, homewares and many other useful items that make a huge difference to the shelters around the island.

We also create handmade gift bags to distribute to the shelters with handwritten Christmas wishes that we hope will provide some warmth to those in need. We have 200 bags, provided

by Pinmar Supply, of both male and female items such as toiletries and accessories, tea and hot chocolate and biscuits and sweets.

This year, we have also been working with a wonderful non-profit organisation called Yachting Gives Back, who have a container in STP. We also hosted our Xmas Sing Along event at The Guinness house this year, it was an amazing turn out! We had mulled wine, mince pies and lots of singing and Christmas cheer!

We managed to raise an amazing €4125! We had very generous donations from Marine Results and The Rib Club.

MARIVENT YACHTS APPOINTS ANDRÉ NELLES AS MANAGING DIRECTOR The owner and CEO, Oliver Fröls will stay actively in the company and dedicate more time to strategic, financial and commercial improvements and expansions.

Marivent Yachts has appointed André Nelles as their new Managing Director for the Mallorca based Company at the start of the new year.

André Nelles has a vast background in the Yachting Industry with various roles such as running dealerships, working for Sealine Int. as International Sales Manager developing markets as well as working in direct retail sales. His appointment is a strategic move for Marivent Yachts to further develop and grow the companies expansion.

Marivent Yachts has offices throughout the Balearics, the Spanish Mainland and Germany with their main base being located in the prestigious Superyacht Marina Port Adriano / Mallorca. Being the worlds largest FJORD YACHTS dealer, Marivent is the official agent for Prestige Yachts, Austin Parker, Vanquish Yachts, Excess and Arcadia Yachts offering a unique „All in 1“ Sales & Service package. ______________________________________ Marivent Yachts (+34) 971 676 474 info@mariventyachts.com andre@mariventyachts.com www.mariventyachts.com

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e3 SYSTEMS NEWS What a start to 2020!

Rockets are being fired everywhere, not just in the Middle East! The extraordinary Elon Musk’s satellite delivery company, SpaceX, launched its Falcon 9 rocket deploying 60 new satellites for Musk’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, bringing the total now to 180. The Falcon 9 returned landed safely in one piece. The scale of Musk’s Starlink constellation is 2,000 satellites, to be launched at a rate of 60 satellites every two months!

Also, in January we had the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas showcasing all the latest new tech. I was amused to see that Samsung launched a TV that physically twists from landscape format to portrait by motor to match the orientation of your phone. I sometimes ask myself “do we really need that?” when amazing new technology is launched, but experience tells me that this one will really take off.

Our BIG DATA 4G services are working well both locally and globally!

We’ve been really pleased to see our new Big Data Caribbean plus Bahamas and Big Data Global 4G services being used all over the world during the festive season. They are single SIM systems that are very easy to use.

Apart from the Caribbean, including the US Virgin Islands and the Bahamas, we have had yachts using them in the UAE, Maldives, India, New Zealand and the USA.

We asked our clients what made these new services so successful, and they told us that they like the fact that the services are no hassle, flexible and they are not tied in. They also told us that they really appreciate the quality of our support, especially when combined with our very experienced tech and service support in and out of hours.

What’s new from the e3 stable this year?

We have just launched our first new product for 2020! This includes 800GB of 4G data a month for FREE with our Ku band Speedcast VSAT contracts! This is a no-brainer, as you get our full HYBRID service including both VSAT and 4G with full support for both technologies, equipment and service, at a single, competitive monthly VSAT fee.

What will this do for you?

1. Firstly, you will have almost 100% data connectivity in the selected areas.

2. Secondly, you will have pretty much unlimited data on VSAT and 4G. 3. The FREE 800GB can be used with any IPTV service 24/7 for the whole month. (@1GB/hour).

4. All at the cost of a very competitive VSAT contract.

5. With full technical and service support.

We now also offer a new, very low-cost entry VSAT service with the ability to upgrade and downgrade easily that can be expanded into a full HYBRID service with 4G, Iridium Certus, TVRO or IPTV. The new Iridium service Certus has really

taken off in 2019 and is now being installed as an alternative to Fleet Broadband as a backup satellite solution. It provides coverage at the Poles so is a good solution for the more adventurous yachts, and also has higher bandwidth options than the last generation Iridium solutions. Both Iridium Certus and Fleet Broadband 500 and 250 will become GMDSS compatible early this year.

We also have various new TVRO and IPTV solutions to offer.

A uniquely designed installation combining aesthetics and technology!

Last year we installed a unique communications installation on SY Xasteria. The remit was to keep the lines of the yacht untouched but with a high spec communications solution.

SY Xasteria has had the same owner since she came out of the Perini Navi shipyard for the first time in 1995. He was heavily involved throughout the design and construction stages and was therefore keen to keep the clean lines the yacht currently enjoys while also upgrading – something that was not really possible with the addition of twin VSAT antennas.

Both captain and owner have a keen interest in the latest technology. On a previous command, the captain had worked with us to install Kymeta panels and had a very positive experience in terms of service and connectivity. He therefore suggested the panels to the owner and after some research we made a design brief based on a satellite communications upgrade that would not impact the original design.

The installation took seven days and included a new onboard IT network, a Hybrid system with two Kymeta panels and 4G – all starting from scratch!

To meet the required aesthetics, both panels were sunk into wells and as such cannot be seen from the side. Each well is designed with maintenance access and drainage.

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Meet Lisa Davis, General Office Manager

Lisa and her partner Darren have 4 children between the ages of 17 and 28, of whom they are extremely proud. With one daughter recently married, and the other in the next few months, there are certainly a lot of exciting times and wonderful memories ahead for the Davis/Collingridge family. ______________________________________

Lisa, originally from Coventry, England, has been part of the e3 team since April 2000, joining Alan and myself 19 years ago at our office in Marivent, or the ‘Broom Cupboard’ as we fondly referred to it. Over the years, she has seen many changes in the Company and has observed first-hand e3’s growth and success within the industry.

“This has bought many challenges along the way, VAT treatment for the supply of goods and services has always been somewhat perplexing when dealing with vessels.

One of the biggest adaptations was the introduction of MOSS (Mini One Stop Shop) VAT on Telecommunication’s and Broadcasting Services. MOSS is the taxation of these services

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In her spare time Lisa loves nothing more than cooking and spending time with her family, she says “At the office I may speak in GL codes and be obsessed with Gross Profit reports and flow-charts, but don’t let anyone tell you that I still can’t be fun! In fact, that is that one of the many job titles which have been bestowed upon me at e3 - Director of Fun!”

over the summer, which they have successfully used for all data connectivity including TV streaming. Following the refit, the owner was very happy, commenting that we had managed to improve the yacht and add so much technology in the way that he couldn’t have expected.

Lisa says “As the Company has expanded, so has my role and its direction. I don’t wear quite so many hats nowadays with an expansive and knowledgeable team, but one of my roles as General Office Manager is to ensure that there are sound, clear procedures and guidelines in place, particularly for the administration side of the business”.

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within the Country where they are consumed.

I believe that our legal and standardised approach to implementing MOSS and all VAT Directives is a part of e3’s USP offered by few”.

“As I look back at my years with e3 I am always amazed at how quickly technology changes and indeed our need to acclimatise to it and provide our customers with what they expect from e3. Back in 2000, we probably made 20 credit card transactions a month, compared to approximately 785 a month in 2019. The creation of our customer portal my.e3s and our secure PCIDSS-compliant credit card payment gateway means that we can handle technology and business growth efficiently”.

Roger Horner - E3 Systems For further information on e3 VSAT or SUPER DATA: (+34) 971 404 208 info@e3s.com www.e3s.com

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WHAT PRIVATE DATA HAVE THEY COLLECTED? When Google first showed up, a start-up search engine built in a garage during student spare time, it had a motto... "Don't be evil", this was watered down to “do the right thing” when Alphabet became Google’s parent company, and what it is now is a good question!

Google along with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and many other corporations live of collecting your personal data for their financial benefit.

Now this may not be “evil” it does put a question on how your personal information and thus your personal life/habits/activities are being used to their advantage and maybe to your disadvantage (or maybe not!)

Well, Google may not be the one to worry about, but there are other companies out there that collect your information. They're called data brokers, and they have names like Spokeo, Whitepages.com, PeopleFinder, as well as plenty of others.

So, however you are inclined, I wanted to list some links and websites that you can check to see and/or remove some of your data.

A good place to start are these websites: https://myshadow.org/ https://www.deseat.me/ Google has several links to help you: myactivity.google.com takeout.google.com

If there is some information about you in search results by google, you can also ask them to remove it through legal channels: https://support.google.com/legal/ troubleshooter/1114905.

To remove outdated information from google, try: https://www.google.com/webmasters/ tools/removals Amazon has your content data in their activity centre: https://www.amazon.com/mycd Microsoft has its privacy portal here; https:// account.microsoft.com/privacy and Apple here https://privacy.apple.com/ Look at this page for facebook: https://www. facebook.com/help/1701730696756992 and this one for twitter: https://help.twitter.com/ en/managing-your-account/accessing-yourtwitter-data.

Whatsapp will create a report for you, if you open the WhatsApp app on your device and go to Settings. It is available in the threedotted menu button at the top right corner.

Once there, go to Account. Here, you will get a Request account info option. Now, tap on the Request report button. Once clicked, the screen should update to Request sent.

If you think your personal account has been compromised, check out: https://

haveibeenpwned.com/ which checks all the data breaches that have happened.

Note, if you want to remove yourself from any blogs or forums, you will need to talk to the administrator of that site. These mention about you are normally harder to find and work on, only generic web searches here will help you.

Ever wondered how many social media sites there are? https://socialmedialist.org/socialmedia-sites.html.

If you wish to pay an entity to do the work for you, have a look at https://joindeleteme.com/ I hope this was helpful, it is not complete, as there are many websites out there that collect data, but it gives an insight, so that you are aware!

This article was written by Tim Gorter, teletechnics.com.

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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER CONFIDENTLY (PART 1) It’s February and hiring for the Med season is starting to pick up.

Perhaps you know now why you shouldn’t have taken the job.

Below are the first 3 of 8 questions I have listed for this month and the March issue. I hope it proves helpful to all job seekers out there whether they are looking for positions on Pocket Superyachts or any other yacht!

Perhaps you made an honest mistake and the interviewer has a higher fault tolerance than your former employer.

What is your salary expectation?

When either the interviewer or the interviewee brings this topic up too early on in the conversation, it’s not a good sign.

The candidates have to understand what is expected of them first. They need to have an idea of the workload as well as the potential perks that come with the particular position.

And, the employer has to understand the potential value the candidate can offer. Even if both have a fixed figure in mind.

So your salary expectation should be fair, dependent on the work regime and in relation to market rates. Perhaps you’d like to learn more about the job before naming a figure.

Green crew shouldn’t care too much about the money. It has to be fair, but gaining the right experience and then proving their value (to renegotiate the money at a later stage) should be their first concern.

Why is your CV lacking longevity?

It could be a series of seasonal contracts.

In that case, you should really be able to present (at least) written references from all of these contracts. If something went wrong somewhere, then be honest about it and aim to own up to the responsibility you had in it.

Then add clearly what you learned from it.

In any case, you should make sure that the stories add up and don’t raise further suspicion.

What did you dislike about previous jobs? (Or any other question about negative situations in the past.)

When you are being interviewed, the aim is not to convince the interviewer and get the job. The aim is to convince the interviewer as well as yourself!

This question raises the opportunity to explain how you have been rubbed the wrong way in the past. Remember that, what works for you might not work for someone else and vice versa. Your new employer has yet to find out what doesn’t work for you. If the interviewer is an agent you can only hope that they take this info back to the employer. An example of an answer could be; “On yacht XYZ I felt I was being micromanaged by the owner. I thrive on the responsibility the job offers and in this setup I couldn’t find a sense of achievement.

There was little room to work proactively.” Or, a more personal answer could be: “On yacht XYZ the owner who was a heavy smoker kept throwing his cigarette buds over the side even after I asked him politely not to do that.” Or: “On yacht XYZ the owners were partying every day with loud music until the early hours, that’s just not for me.”

endure them if you are still "a good fit" for the job.

Next month we'll discuss 5 more questions. I aim to show you how, being asked a question, enables you to learn more about the job that is being offered. ______________________________________ Jens Oomes (+34) 674 83 83 68 jens@invisiblecrew.com www.invisiblecrew.com Skype: Jens Oomes www.facebook.com/invisiblecrewyachting

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CREW TRAINING The 2020 Mediterranean yachting season is not far away and many of you will be starting to think about job opportunities. I've put this article together for those of you that are new to the industry, looking for your first job. It can feel like a daunting task. You should prepare to give yourself the greatest chance of finding a suitable role, which will allow you to get a foot in the door and start building experience.

1. Courses and essential tickets The RYA Powerboat Level 2 teaches you basic boat handling of the tenders onboard.

This course lays the foundations and is a key element of working on yachts. Once these skills have been polished, you will be able to assist the operations of the yacht by carrying out runs ashore to transfer guests and crew.

You can discuss your training requirements with local RYA centres and be aware that it’s a two-day course. Back this up with a VHF marine radio licence so you have the skills, and licence, to handle day to day operational communications.

It's advised to secure your commercial endorsement of the powerboat certificate; chat with your local centre for advice.

The MCA STCW Basic Training is a 5 day modular course, which is required for everyone who works on yachts. The course comprises of, Fire Fighting and Fire Prevention, Elementary First Aid, Personal Safety and Social Responsibility, Proficiency in Security Awareness. A full list of training centres can be found here:bit.ly/ STCW-courses The ENG1 medical certificate is required to ensure crew are suitably fit and healthy to work at sea. You can find a list of approved doctor's here: bit.ly/ENG1-docs Explore the options of securing a seaman’s book. If you are the holder of a British passport, research the https://www.gov.uk/ site online for application for a British seaman’s card. Each country will have their own service.

2. Have enough funds behind you It can take time to find your first job and therefore, after investing in training courses, you will need to ensure that you have enough money to support yourself while job hunting. You should consider the cost of accommodation, travel, food and social expenses. There is nothing worse than seeing your bank balance dwindling, while not knowing when you will find work.

3. Choose a location The two most popular options are Palma de Mallorca in Spain and Antibes in South France.

It varies from season to season as to where people find the most success in job hunting.

Palma tends to have larger number of yachts but these tend to be smaller than those in Antibes. Generally people find the cost of living to be less in Palma.

4. Accommodation I would suggest making arrangements for the first couple of weeks before arriving and then taking it from there. You have the

choice of crew houses, hostels, hotels (which will be costly) and bed and breakfasts. Some crew hostels require you to have a seaman’s book which might take away that option.

Before booking, consider a location that most conveniently allows you to visit the marinas.

5. Crew barsIt is important to meet new people, socialise and network. There are a number of crew bars near the marinas where you will be able to make connections and get advice from people who work in the industry. I would however recommend that you try to avoid getting carried away! Not only will you be on a budget, but remember that you are trying to make a good impression. I have seen people being offered day work from captains, only to ruin this opportunity by drinking too much and doing foolish things in front of their potential new boss. Don’t make this mistake!

6. Facebook groups I highly recommend joining the most popular and largest groups on Facebook which have become the online hub of the yachting industry.

Start with Palma Yacht Crew and Antibes Yacht Crew. Read the pinned introduction posts, which provide useful information. A lot of crew jobs are posted in these groups, so watch them closely. If you decide to contribute to postings on Facebook, know that your profile may be looked at by potential employees, so ensure your comments are well-meaning and relevant.

7. Dock walking Aside from social media and crew bars, dock walking is a good way to get yourself out there.

It can be a tough process as many of the boats will already be crewed up, so prepare yourself for rejection, but don’t take it personally. Greet every new yacht with a fresh smile, even if you’ve been turned away by the last twenty, you never know if this is the yacht you’ll secure work on! Most crew will be friendly and do their best to help you. Remember to dress in crew clothes and arrive early. Look smart (a plain polo shirt and a pair of shorts will do the trick) and try to avoid flip flops if your feet aren’t nice and tidy; it’s a good idea to have a pair of dedicated boat shoes in your backpack, a printed CV or two in a neat folder, and a bottle of water keeping you hydrated as you walk the docks. (If you invest in a Cleanwave drinking water bottle you can access free water points

throughout Palma.) Don’t expect to bring your skateboard onboard should you get work for the day so consider how you’ll travel.

8. Day work You may not find a full time position straight away. Day work provides a means to gain experience on a part time, short term basis, which will help you make contacts and learn the ropes, while providing some income. Once you have a few of these to put on your CV, it will give you a lot more opportunities. Record every yacht you secure work on, the name of the yacht and your tasks for the day. You’ll be surprised at how quickly a good CV can be developed if you keep track.

9. Crew agents Generally crew agents are looking for people with specific skills, such as those with experience in the industry, engineers, chiefs etc. It is, however, well worth signing up and going for interviews, but don’t be disappointed if they are not able to find you a placement.

I hope that the information in this article gives you something to think about and helps you to get ready for your job hunt. Remember to be prepared, polite and ready to persevere. It can be tough to find that first job but there is a lot of work around there. I wish you all the best! ______________________________________ Nathan Skinner Facebook.com/NathanSailing Nathan@whyknotsailing.eu

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CREW WITH ATTITUDE

To bring about a lasting change in behaviour, the individual needs to actually want to change. And it’s hard to have that level of influence unless you get under their skin and understand what is driving this behaviour.

Are they feeling insecure? Or did they have different expectations of the situation they now find themselves in?

• Ask them to identify what they can do differently to improve

This is not a problem confined to Junior Crew.

Some Senior Crew can demonstrate less than aspirational behaviours. Complacency, a sense of entitlement, and issues at home or off the boat can all be possible reasons behind poor on board attitudes.”. Whatever the cause, if the behaviour is not addressed, the rot from that one bad apple will start to spread amongst the crew.

Basic conflict resolution can go a long way towards both understanding and solving the problem.

It’s much easier to teach a willing person a new skill than to change the behaviour of a negative individual. But, however difficult the process may be, addressing the issues can bring about positive results that will be felt throughout the crew, while ignoring the matter will only lead to more problems

Unfortunately, not everyone is comfortable tackling the issues of poor behaviour and bad attitudes, especially when it comes to senior crew. But one of the most important leadership requirements is fair and equal treatment of every crew member, regardless of rank. Failure to apply the same standards to everyone will more than likely see crew voting with their feet and heading for a boat where they do feel they’ll be treated fairly. Whether they are actively bullying, dragging their heels or just bringing the atmosphere in the crew mess down – how do you tackle it?

• Separate the behaviour from the person, and make it clear that you are addressing the challenging behaviour or attitude and nothing else

Many crew join a yacht with a great attitude; full of enthusiasm (which may sometimes need harnessing!), motivated and eager to learn. So why is it that we find some people on board whose attitudes have changed from a ‘will do’ to a ‘won’t do’ mindset?

You could try saying - “Change your attitude!”

But we all know that doesn’t work. What about “Change your attitude or you’re fired!”

That might work for a day or so, but lasting change needs to first get to the root cause of the problem.

• Deal with the issue early. Don’t let it become the new standard • Manage crew’s expectations from day 1 – weekends off are the norm or a treat?

• Show appreciation of what they do well or ways in which they help you. Highlight the positive aspects of your working relationship • Try to find out what the cause is, ask lots of open questions to get under their skin • Let them know you are listening by paraphrasing what they say • If the current situation is the problem, find out what is going to make it right and help them find solutions • Point out the negative effect their behaviour is having on themselves as well as others

• Be calm. Wait until you are in control of your emotions before initiating the conversation • Agree to discuss again in the near future to track progress

If you need support in dealing with crew issues, Impact Crew is here to help. We have a team of highly experienced coaches who can work with you over the phone or Skype and in confidence to expand your range of people management skills and deal with challenging behaviours.

The industry is awash with courses to help increase crew’s professional skills. When you find yourself in a leadership role, 80% of your time is about dealing with people, so give yourself a fighting chance and develop these skills too. ______________________________________ Impact Crew Karen Passman T. (+44) 1425 614 419 info@impactcrew.com www.impactcrew.com

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FEEDBACK IS A GIFT… Feedback. Do you know where the term comes from?

NASA. Feedback was how the team at mission control could see where their rocket was in relation to the planned trajectory. If you think about it, that’s still the purpose of feedback.

We plan a trajectory and then our manager and team give us feedback to help us to check that we are staying on track and not straying off course and into potential problems.

Taking that analogy further and relating it to yachting, in the best-case scenario the absence of feedback would mean we wasted time going in the wrong direction and missing deadlines.

In the worst-case scenario, a lack of feedback could send you head-first into a dangerous, perhaps even fatal, situation.

So, feedback really is a gift, and what do you do when someone gives you a gift? You thank them and you return the favour when it’s your turn to do so. Think of it as a mirror showing you how you appear to others, our view of ourselves is one sided, perspective is everything.

For that to work, feedback needs to be a 360-degree process. If you are the head of department I would encourage you not to see feedback from your team as that person disrespecting your stripes or your position, but as a welcome aid to developing your skills in managing lots of different personalities.

It should be part of the culture and completely normal, not a once a month formality or a surprise. Feedback should also be balanced, only giving feedback when people are off track is not helpful, we need to know when we are on track too.

Some tips for giving and receiving feedback: 1. Change the language.

My pet hate is the use of ‘negative feedback’.

There is no such thing. There is criticism, which is opinion based, and there is developmental feedback which has the intention of giving someone an insight into their performance or behaviour and allows them to develop. That’s a really positive thing – no negativity there!

Positive feedback can also be described as motivational. Again, there is a difference between praise, which is lovely but not particularly helpful, and motivational feedback which tells you exactly what you did, and why it was so great! That way you know what to

keep doing in order to keep delivering the good stuff!

Here’s a really simple framework for delivering feedback, be it motivational or developmental.

2. Ask for it.

It’s as easy as A, B, C, D..!

If your Captain or head of department is busy and preoccupied that is not a good time to ask, but if you can see an opportunity or can give them some notice – then why not!? Be specific about the feedback you need, is it about your grooming, guest service, technical skills or development in your role? The clearer you are about what you need from them the more useful the feedback will be.

A: Ask – “Is now a good time?” “Can I give you some feedback?”

3. Give it!

If you see someone doing something right, tell them. If you see someone doing something that doesn’t serve them, tell them. Deal with it as soon after you have observed it as it reasonable. The longer you leave it the harder it is to tackle and the less power it has. That counts whether you are giving developmental or motivational feedback.

4. Question the intention.

If you are ever unsure whether you should be delivering feedback simply ask yourself what your intention is. If it is for their benefit, their safety, their reputation or their development – do it. If it will help build their confidence, recognises their contribution or demonstrates your appreciation of them – do it.

If it is because you don’t do it that way, you don’t like it, you would rather it was done your way, just be aware that it is likely to be about your opinion or your own perspective and that you could be diminishing their right to their own ideas and values.

Compromise is key in these situations and a lighter touch conversation would be better.

No one should be forced to change who they are or their own values, pressure to do that might give you superficial conformity but there will also be underlying resentment. Feedback on behaviour that is difficult to change may often make the person self-conscious and anxious about their behaviour and affect their emotional well-being.

5. It’s not just what you say.

The acceptability of feedback often depends on how it is given, rather than what is said, tone of voice and body language are as important as the words used. We are all fluent in body language and that includes picking up on the micro-inequities that tell us what people are really thinking. Be mindful of your non-verbal communication too.

This is a good practice to get into because if now isn’t a good time you might as well be talking to the wall!

B: Behaviour – what did you see, observe or hear.. the more specific the better, avoid judgement – just state the facts “when you brought the tender in you were going faster than necessary given the current” or “when you checked on the guests I noticed that you stayed close to the door and didn’t ask them if they needed anything” C: Consequences – the most important bit.

This is the ‘so what!?’ of feedback. If there are no consequences, positive or otherwise, then it’s not feedback – it’s opinion.

So that might go like this “and that meant that the tender didn’t have enough time to stop when you reached the platform and it hit the back of the boat, which jolted the guests and could cause damage to both tender and boat, that would create extra work and be costly to repair” you’ll notice there is no blame or personal attack in this statement – it is fact based and detailed.

Or, “guests are not always aware of your presence or may expect to be asked rather than having to take the initiative when they want something. Then when they do not have their needs met they become impatient and frustrated making our jobs harder and potentially eroding our tip potential.”

D: Discuss – “what is your perspective on what happened?” or “how confident are you with that aspect of your role?” this gives the person an opportunity to reply and respond and can help you to understand where they might need extra training or support.

So remember… Feedback is a GIFT _____________________________________ Sara Ballinger www.crew-glue.com

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THE OCEAN CLEANUP COMPLETES MISSION ONE IN GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH Vancouver BC, Canada: The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organization developing advanced technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic, has brought the first batch of ocean plastic to shore following their first mission in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Boyan Slat, Founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, announced that this plastic trash will be transformed into sustainable products, that will be sold to help fund the continuation of the cleanup operations. To confirm the origin of these future plastic products, The Ocean Cleanup has worked with DNV GL, an international classification society, to verify plastic that is removed from the ocean.

The purpose of The Ocean Cleanup's first mission in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch was to confirm the concept of passive plastic collection by means of the natural forces of the ocean. After several ups and downs, in October 2019 The Ocean Cleanup announced that the system is capturing and collecting plastic debris, from massive ghost nets down to microplastics one millimeter in size.

As this will be the first time it will be attempted

to produce products fully made from plastic taken out of the ocean, the road ahead for the catch is likely going to be a challenging. If all goes well, the organization expects to launch this premier product made from material collected in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

in September 2020. Details of the product, pricing, and quantity are also set to be announced at this time. _____________________________________ theoceancleanup.com

GOSLING REPORTEDLY LEAVES ÂŁ50M FOR NEW UK ROYAL YACHT IN HIS WILL

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attraction berthed in the port of Leith just outside Edinburgh.

Experienced superyacht owner, Sir Donald Gosling, is understood to have left a sum of ÂŁ50m in his will to help pay for a new UK royal yacht.

Gosling, who reached the rank of Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy, had a life-long love of the sea and passion for yachting. After naval service during World War 11, he trained as a surveyor but soon after acquired his first yacht which was a three-metre boat with an inboard moto, based on the Thames.

As the former owner of the 75m (246ft) Leander G, businessman and a former senior Royal Navy officer, Sir Donald Gosling died in September aged 90. A thanksgiving service for his life was attended by a number of UK Royal family members including the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge, held at Westminster Abbey.

Gosling was the founder of National Car Park (NCP), a major multi-million pound business.

The Royal Yacht Britannia was decommissioned in 1997 and it is currently a tourist

Following success in his business life, in 1953 he moved up a notch and took on the 1935 built Elizabeth Gertrude that was originally constructed for Lord Rothschild. Seven years later he built his first custom vessel, the 22.9m Silver Goose. In 1972 this was followed by the 35m Brave Goose which was built on the Thames at Teddington by the Toughs shipyard.

This same yard built a second and larger

(41.7m) Brave Goose delivered in 1986 and also around this time he purchased the 48.8m Katalina which was based in the Caribbean.

Having two yachts proved too much so he sold both but subsequently, in 1988, bought the 49.35m Edenforth.

Two years later Gosling visited a German shipyard with broker, Peter Insull, and he saw a 2,000 tonne yacht in build which he acquired and customised to his own needs. This was launched as the Leander G in 1993 and she lasted until 2016 when she was sold.

Gosling worked with a number of naval charities including the White Ensign Association, and in 1992 he founded the Gosling Foundation. This organisation gives help to naval and military personnel as well as the police.

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and only 24 over 74m between 1970 and 1979, while there are now 50 yachts in the largest segment, with 170 yachts exceeding 75m.

Other growth segments in 2019 and highlighted in the report included: • • • •

120- to 149-foot segment: 134 units (+10%) 90- to 99-foot segment: 128 units (+9%) Expedition yachts: 58 units (+5.5%) Sailboats: 59 units (+15.7%)

The study noted the ’mid-size’ market, ranging from 150-250ft (46-76m), was “steady” logging an average of 140 projects annually since 2012 and enjoying a slight uptick last year to 147 projects.

GLOBAL ORDER BOOK DOWN 3% FOR SUPERYACHTS The 2020 Global Order Book, tracking superyachts over 24 metres ordered or under construction annually, dropped by -3% to 807 projects in 2019, down from 830 in the previous year’s tally.

every day and melt it down. REV’s propulsion system is also designed to reduce the vessel’s carbon footprint. If history repeats itself, the technologies in REV will ultimately trickle down to the broader boating industry.

The 2020 Global Order Book – compiled by Boats International and tracking superyacht projects over 24 metres ordered or under construction annually – dropped by -3% to 807 in 2019, down from 830 projects in the previous year’s tally. Total project length for last year was 32.3 kilometres, a slight decline of 1% compared to 2018 orders.

Some segments outperformed others and there is certainly no shortage of activity at the highest end of the spectrum where a record 21 vessels exceeding 100m (328ft) are under construction. Among them is the Research Expedition Vessel (REV), a 182-metre yacht being outfitted by Norwegian shipyard Vard for its billionaire countryman Kjell Inge Røkke.

When completed, REV will take pole position as the world’s largest yacht displacing the 180m Azzam, owned by UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The 182m Research Expedition Vessel (REV) has arrived in Norway where it is being outfitted at Vard. The hull and superstructure were built at Tulcea in Romania. The yacht is estimated to be 53% complete. When deployed the yacht will be able to scoop up around five tons of plastic

According to Boats International figures, there were just six vessels more than 100m in length,

Italy remains the top country for superyacht construction with 398 orders in 2019, and a total project length of 14,374m. AzimutBennetti, the Ferretti Group and Sanlorenzo are the top three producers in Italy and also worldwide.

In order numbers, the Netherlands ranks second with 72 projects, down slightly in 2019 (-7%); followed by Turkey with 65 projects, Germany with 19 and Norway with 3. However, in terms of gross tonnage and length overall, Germany and the Netherlands are the market leaders where German-yard Lürrsen has 7 out of current 9 projects over 100m.

Stewart Campbell, editor of Boats International, said: “The industry as a whole remains confident, but is eyeing 2020 with caution. He highlighted the positive growth in active shipyards and the top end of the sector where there” are still plenty of owners willing to commission massive superyacht projects.

The number of yachts over 75 metres in build now,” he added,” is double the number recorded in 2009 – the peak of the previous superyacht boom.”

Having originally left the construction hall at the Feadship yard in Aalsmeer in midDecember, this launch event was the first occasion that the nearly completed Arrow had been seen with her lighting added and exterior outfitting complete. A smart pavilion was especially erected on the quay next to the yacht for the presentation, which began with Feadship director Henk de Vries thanking the Owner for initiating a new trend.

NEW FEADSHIP ARROW MAKES HER BOW A large crowd of Feadship personnel and invited guests joined the Owner and his party on Friday 10 January for the christening and official naming ceremony of the newest member of the Feadship family. As darkness

fell, the profile of the 75-metre Arrow was dramatically illuminated to showcase her swooping lines, pioneering architectural shapes and razor-sharp bow.

“While all Feadships are pure custom projects, there have been quite a number built recently around the 90-metre mark, considerably longer than the 60-metre spectrum that was more common a decade or two ago. At 75 metres, Arrow is right in the middle of this range and a trailblazer for a new and ground-breaking line of super-luxurious boats in this length. She is also an exceptional personal family yacht, quite possibly the best we have ever completed.

Arrow is the perfect way for Feadship to launch into a new decade with a cutting-edge design that is very much the face of this period of the 21st century.”

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OYSTER FINANCIALS Financial accounts for the first year of operation of Oyster Yachts Group through 31 March 2019 reveal an impressive year of accomplishments to relaunch the 40-year old brand and all of its existing operations including yacht production, brokerage, charter, refit, and maintenance services.

Under the new ownership of sole shareholder Richard Hadida, Oyster Yachts Holdings has restarted all operations of the previous business which fell into Administration in February 2018. Acquired by Hadida on 20 March 2018 for £5.9 million (including £5.1 million in cash), the Group rehired more than 200 employees from scratch, negotiated completion of 14 yachts left unfinished when the company collapsed, brought hull and deck construction in-house with a new composite moulding facility and launched several new models in its first 12 months.

The first financial statements for the Group since acquisition, covers 12 months of business through 31 March in which all of the company’s operations were restarted, including Oyster Yachts Ltd. responsible for the design and production of new yachts.

According to the Strategic Report filed with the accounts, the timeline for achieving the Director’s three-year turnaround plan was ahead of what was anticipated when the business restarted.

The Group operates from three locations in the UK and has brokerage, refit and service operations in Newport, Rhode Island in America and Palma, Mallorca in Spain, across 11 subsidiaries which are 100% owned either directly or indirectly.

Group revenues for the first year totalled £24 million, while posting a loss of £8.7 million.

P/L metrics 2019 (£m) Turnover 24.85 Cost of sales -21.10 Operating profit/loss -8.69 Profit/Loss before taxes -8.68 Profit/Loss after taxes -8.67 Tthe Directors said the majority of the anticipated losses for the year were attributable

to the boatbuilding operation which generated revenues of £20 million, with operating losses of £7.3m before exceptional items of £1.6m for one-time start up costs.

Oyster Group turnover by business activity: Business activity 2019 (£m) % of turnover Yacht production 17.51 70.5% Yacht services & refit 4.24 17.1% Events 0.66 2.7% Brokerage services 1.80 7.2% Aftersales & other 0.63 2.5% Total 24.85 100% Part of the first-year costs covered a significant new investment to bring hull and deck construction in-house with the establishment of a ‘state of the art’ composite moulding facility qualifying for Lloyds Register certification by the global classification society. The Directors considered this an important strategic move to resurrect the 40 year heritage of the brand and regain customer confidence.

The financial problems that led to the collapse of the previous business are primarily attributed to the failure of the keel-hull joint in a previously sold yacht, leading to significant warranty claims by the owner, legal battles and unsuccessful insurance claims against the provider of hull and keel construction, which at the time was outsourced by Oyster.

The restart of Oyster Yachts also included completion of 14 yachts in mid-construction at the time the previous business went into Administration, with negotiation of new terms with each owner to finish the yachts.

The unfinished contracts and yachts were not part of the purchase deal, but completing the projects was another strategic decision taken by the Directors to help restore the brand’s credibility. The first of the uncompleted 14 yachts was delivered in July 2018 and the final yacht is scheduled for handover to its owner in March 2020.

Looking forward, the Directors said with new orders generated thus far across all models which range from 56 to 123 feet, would mean all production sites would be at full capacity by mid-2020.

Reviewing other developments both past and future, the Report focused on the successful launch of the new Oyster 565 in May 2019, and

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the Oyster 1225 in April which is the largest yacht in the fleet.

“2020 will see the launch of the new Oyster 595 blue water sailing yacht; the design and development of the yacht has been a key focus of the business across 2019.” Additionally, the report said the full portfolio would be reevaluated for further opportunities, including the possible introduction of a sub-50 foot model in 2020.

Richard Hadida, who is a life-long sailor, Oyster yacht owner, and successful games entrepreneur stated that he could not “imagine a world without Oyster yachts and so am investing into all the activities of the business to ensure there is a sustainable long-term future for the Group and want to be part of that future.” He added that he “is committed to holding the shares for the long-term.”

“I look forward to the exciting developments across the next 12 months as we build on the success of the first year, continue to grow new yachts sales given the current momentum and order book covering 2020 production and grow the business.“ The company’s balance sheet was on solid footing at the end of its first year with new shares issued during the fiscal year at a value of £18.75 million, current liabilities of £7.5 million, current assets of £7.2 million, no long term debt, and a net cash balance of £3.5 million. _____________________________________

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PRINCESS YACHTS SEEKS MULTI-MILLION INVESTMENT FUNDING FROM SHAREHOLDERS TO MAINTAIN EXPANSION Plymouth-based Princess Yachts, is seeking a new multi-million investment cash injection “to maintain its mission of expansion”. The UK is owned by a private equity partnership in which global luxury brands conglomerate LVMH, is a major shareholder.

The level of investment Princess Yachts is seeking has not been disclosed. As Kiran Haslam, Chief Marketing Officer for Princess told IBI: “We do not usually talk about these matters but because the news has leakedout we have responded. We do not see anything exceptional here in that we are just seeking the funding to maintain our mission of expansion and keep up the new product launch programme which saw nine new craft launched last year.”

In a statement Princess Yachts executive chairman, Antony Sherriff said: “Princess has seen profitable growth through 2018, increasing its revenue by 75% over three years and hitting record profitability. In 2019 Princess launched nine new models to renew and expand our product line into new segments with innovative models such as the X95.”

“Together with our shareholders,” he added: “we have reconfirmed our strategy and have embarked on the development of a new generation of products and a realignment of our production systems and employment to meet the growing demand. To support this growth, the shareholders are planning on injecting funds into the Company. As this investment will influence our existing banking arrangements, we have been working in partnership with our banks to recast these agreements and expect to conclude within this month.”

Haslam confirmed that the new funding will go on both new product development and infrastructure investment such as possible new build sheds in the South Yard. “We have plenty of space to expand in Plymouth so that is not a problem.

In terms of arranging the new funding, it is understood that Princess is working with Alvarez & Marsal as advisers and also FTI Consulting. These are discussing the deal with Princess and L Catterton, the majority private equity owner of the company. LVMH and Groupe Arnault are both shareholders in the L Catterton business.

Sheriff indicated: “The company currently has an order book of £0.6bn at retail values.

Well over 90% of our expanded production for 2020 is covered with orders and 40% of 2021 production is already covered with orders.

Indeed, the £6.5 million X95 superyacht which we are launching now is already sold out through mid-2021, making it one of our most successful new products ever.”

In respect of the X95, Haslam explained to IBI that the first will be delivered to the Mediterranean shortly and that there are nine

others which have been ordered off plan. A mock-up of the interior of the X95 will be on show at Boot Dusseldorf 2020 next week.

There have also been strong sales of the Y85 and F78 models which were launched last year.

“Driven by the launch of nine new products in 2019, Princess has enjoyed strong retail sales over the last year which has driven an order book of £0.6bn, with almost all of our increased production covered by orders through to mid2021,” commented Sherriff. “We are excited that our shareholders continue to invest in our growth and are excited to enter this new decade with continued launches of innovative new products such as the X95 Super Flybridge which launches in the water later this month.” ______________________________________

By David Robinson IBI Plus

OYSTER NEWS Oyster Yachts has announced that the company's founder Richard Matthews has accepted an invitation to join its board. This is a testament to Matthews' faith in the future of the company he founded almost 50 years ago, and the direction in which it is heading under Richard Hadida's ownership.

A highly respected figure in the sailing community Richard founded Oyster in 1973; the company has since been owned by two private equity entities before being bought

by Hadida in 2018. He continues to be a keen yachtsman whose activities in 2019 included winning the East Coast Offshore Championship and participating in his 23rd Fastnet Race.

Oyster enters the new decade with a healthy order book and increasing worldwide demand for its yachts. As a result the company has vacancies at both its Wroxham and Southampton build yards to add to an

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SEA EAGLE II SPREADS HER WINGS An impressive and good start to the new year: Royal Huisman project 400 - SEA EAGLE II spreads her wings and has left the nest which was her home since she was created at the shipyard in Vollenhove, The Netherlands.

Royal Huisman’s largest yacht ever was commissioned by the Owner of SEA EAGLE (Royal Huisman, 2015, 43m / 142ft), who reaffirmed his confidence in the ability of the shipyard to build his ultimate dream-yacht, an 81m / 266ft truly breathtaking contemporary three-masted schooner. Together with Dykstra Naval Architects and designer Mark Whiteley, Royal Huisman made this grand aspiration into a striking reality, keeping their promise of “If you can dream it, we can build it”.

Project 400 is progressing on schedule; her carbon composite Rondal Panamax rig will be installed upon launch at Royal Huisman Amsterdam to ready her for sea trials and onboard crew training. With an imposing overall length and sturdy plumb bow - making her not only powerful but recognizable all over the world - SEA EAGLE II will be ranked among the top 10 of the world's largest sailing yachts.

Upon delivery to her Owner this spring, SEA EAGLE II will be the world’s largest aluminium sailing yacht.

SEA EAGLE II Royal Huisman project 400 Exterior styling: Dykstra Naval Architects & Mark Whiteley Design Naval Architecture: Dykstra Naval Architects Interior Design: Mark Whiteley Design Builder: Royal Huisman Year of delivery: 2020 Construction: Aluminium Length overall: 81m / 266ft Classification: Lloyd’s MCA (LY-3) Owners / guests accommodation: 11 Crew accommodation: 14 Masts & booms: Rondal Height of masts: Panamax

SUNSEEKER HIRES DIRECTOR OF SUPERYACHTS & DEALER NETWORK Francesco Frediani has joined Sunseeker International as director of superyachts & dealer network. Having worked in the leisure marine industry for 30 years, Frediani brings a wealth of experience to the UK yard.

Frediani’s most recent role was as commercial director at Overmarine Group where he was vice president of sales and marketing of Mangusta Yachts. Before that, he spent seven years at Riva Yachts where he had a pivotal role in achieving highly successful sales results, appointing dealers worldwide and opening new markets in the Middle East and Far East.

“Francesco joins Sunseeker at an exciting time and in his new role he will focus on growing and developing the global dealer network to support even higher standards of customer

care whilst expanding the new Superyacht Division to oversee multiple launches in short succession,” says the company in a statement.

Sunseeker says it has an ambitious new product development plan which will see the entire range doubling in size to 22 models during the next three years. Off the back of this plan, the company recently announced that it was creating a new Superyacht Division to allow owners more flexibility and a wider choice from 101ft-161ft.

Frediani will work in parallel with Sean Robertson, Sunseeker’s sales & marketing director. ”Having industry veterans Francesco and Sean working together in complementary roles is a remarkable prospect for our business,” says Sunseeker CEO Andrea Frabetti.

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All four new 26XP yachts have been built on the same platform and have identical layouts with large saloon on the main deck, spacious flybridge and all four guest cabins on the lower deck. The interior styling and materials are a bit different to fit their owners’ tastes.

The only major difference between the boats are types of hulls and propulsion. One unit has a semi-displacement hull and a pair of powerful MAN engines with 1200hp each. Three other yachts are equipped with displacement hulls and economical motors (twin MAN with 560hp-800hp each).

NUMARINE RECENTLY SOLD FOUR 26XPS AND A 32XP Turkish motoryacht producer Numarine has announced the sale of five more expedition superyachts from its XP Series. The company recently sold four units of the 26XP model (hulls #7, 8, 9 and 10) and one more unit of the 32XP (hull #4).

The fourth unit of the 32XP is described by Numarine as one of the company’s most impressive superyachts to date. It is the first ever boat by the shipyard with Hot Lab Design’s decoration package.

The Italian studio took an active part in transferring the owner’s ideas to the interior styling. In addition, the yacht will carry a Jacuzzi on the flybridge, which has never been implemented by Numarine before.

A pair of compact and cost-effective MAN engines with 800hp each powers the new 32XP, which is another new feature for the shipyard’s flagship. The layout is for six guest cabins, including a master suite on the upper deck.

“We are excited to confirm an array of sales,” says Omer Malaz, founder and chairman of Numarine. “These achievements indicate the relevance and popularity of the series. We are very pleased that five more international customers will be able to experience what high quality and impeccable Numarine style are.”

Headquartered in Istanbul, Numarine is a European builder of high-performance motoryachts from 19m-45m in length. With 35,000sq m of facilities, the company can build up to 50 vessels per year.

YPI CREW ACQUIRES EDMISTON RECRUITERS IN NEW ALLIANCE ship management business, with offices in 29 countries and 20,000 seafarers under contract.

Its proven strategy of developing international deals in the maritime field led to the acquisition of Edmiston’s recruitment division.

Laurence Lewis, President of YPI CREW, said: “I am delighted to welcome the Edmiston recruiters to YPI CREW. The team is talented, experienced and will be a great asset to the company allowing us to develop further.

Recruitment is not a commodity purchase and quality recruiters are increasingly essential in today’s sophisticated market. Clients pay for the soft skills recruiters bring to the table, which technology cannot do. With a team of 16 we are confident we can provide the best service to clients and candidates alike.”

Jamie Edmiston, CEO of Edmiston, said:

World-leading yacht crew recruitment agency YPI CREW has entered a strategic alliance with Edmiston, acquiring its recruitment division and taking on all on-going crew placement. As of 1st January 2020, Edmiston transferred its recruitment team of four to YPI CREW, taking the total YPI CREW team to sixteen.

The Edmiston name is associated with excellence and the world’s most prestigious yachts, and this transition will allow the

company to fully focus on its core business of yacht brokerage and operations. Meanwhile, with the addition of the Edmiston recruiters, YPI CREW will be able to build further on providing bespoke recruitment services to the global and growing yachting community.

This new alliance comes shortly after YPI CREW celebrated its first anniversary within commercial shipping giant the Schulte Group.

The Schulte Group is a ship owning and large

“YPI CREW are the World Leading Crew Recruitment division and I know they will nurture and grow the Edmiston crew division, ensuring the team and clients receive the level of service they require. I would personally like to thank all the team for their hard work and dedication over the years and I know they will be a great asset to YPI CREW in the years to come. This alliance will allow Edmiston to focus on our core business of yacht brokerage, charter and management.”

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Alice is a regatta manager on the superyacht circuit offering a first-class racing experience. A keen yachtswoman and self-confessed island-hopping addict, preferably by boat. Meet our Classic Yacht Columnist.

Are You Race Ready? The 2019 - 2020 International Regatta Calendar for both Classic Yachts & Superyacht Racing can be downloaded FREE at www. alicewiddows.com. Don’t miss a beat or a Bulletin and sign up today.

SPRING SAILING & CLASSIC YACHT RACING IN IRELAND ANTIGUA CLASSIC YACHT REGATTA 1 - 7 April 2020 Registration is open for The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, the premier classic sailing event of the Caribbean. You can take advantage of reduced entry fees prior to March 1st.

The regatta attracts a large number of classic yachts every year from all around the world.

In it’ s 33rd edition next year, the event enjoys a wonderful variety of competitors including traditional craft from the islands, vintage, classic and historic ketches, sloops, schooners and yawls making the bulk of the fleet, Tall Ships and more newly built Spirit of Tradition yachts and Dragon class.

New dates for 2020 and the addition of new courses off Rendezvous Bay to the north of the entrance to Falmouth Harbour bring promised changes from Carlo Falcone who took over the organisation last year.

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The registration of interest is shaping up to include the vintage and classic schooners Mary Rose and Columbia, spirit of tradition yachts Chloe-Giselle and Freya of Midgard, training vessels Ocean Star, Ruth and New Moon to name a few.

Two new silver sponsors to the regatta - Paul & Shark, the Italian clothing brand and Zaoli Sails, aerodynamic performance sails join a line-up of established names in yachting.

The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta Perpetual Dragon Trophy was delivered back to Antigua this month from the 2018 Champion Mike Toppa of Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club to the 2019 Champion and 2020 defending competitor Rocco Falcone of Antigua Yacht Club. Other world-class competitors for 2020 are Paul HojJensen of the Royal Yacht Squadron, a twotime gold medal and multiple world champion, and Andreas Zaoli of San Remo.

Dragon charters are still available as first come first served basis so don’t miss out, the sparkling waters and trade winds of Antigua are waiting. I know where I’d rather be!

THE BLUE PETER HEADS NORTH There is much anticipation for the events in Ireland in July to celebrate The Royal Cork Yacht Club 300 Year anniversary. Many of the classic fleet are heading north to explore the exceptional coastline and participate in a series of sailing events including the famous Glandore Classic Regatta.

The Blue Peter, a 23-metre 1930 Alfred Mylne design racing yacht will be in Ireland

race-ready and is looking for an enthusiastic group of guests to charter her for this exclusive opportunity.

Alice Widdows Regatta Management is organising the program to include yacht charter, travel and logistics, accommodation, social program and extra activities. Make it your own by tailor making the regatta experience. The event can be split into three distinct sections and The Blue Peter can take guests for each section or the whole series.

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THE BLUE PETER CORK300 CLASSIC YACHT ROGRAM

BY ALICE WIDDOWS REGATTA MANAGEMENT July 7th to 12th: The Gathering in Cork, this sailing event incorporates yachts of all shapes, sizes and ages converging on Cork. There will be a 3-day regatta, a Parade of Sail, an aircraft display, powerboat racing, naval vessels and socially it will be dynamite.

July 18th to 24th: The Glandore Classic Regatta. The main regatta. The event was postponed in 2019 in order to coincide with Cork300 in 2020.

This year’s event is set to be the largest yet as outstanding classic boats from around the world flock to the famous West Cork coast.

Price: £2,000 per head. 10 Guests. Price includes Registration, Berthing & Lunch. Travel & Accommodation not included.

July 19th: Parade of Sail and practice July 20th & 21st: Racing July 22nd: Lay day and Cruise in Company for lunch in Castletown July 23rd: Racing and regatta dinner July 24th: Racing and prize giving

July 13th to 18th: SW Ireland Cruise: A stunning cruise from Cork to Glandore via Kinsale.

Price: £15,000. Up to 4 Guests. Price includes berthing and fuel.

£20,000.00 (Up to 10 Guests) Price includes Registration, Berthing & Lunch.

Travel & Accommodation and extra activities not included.

Contact me: +44 (0) 1429 712 122 for more information on this amazing two-week program of spirited racing, coastal cruising, good times and Guinness!

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The NZ Millenium Cup - © Jeff Brown Breed Media

SUPERYACHT RACING ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 2020 The global superyacht racing calendar comes online once again at the end of January. With so much going on the superyacht fleet is scattered around the globe, many owners are aiming to be in Auckland for 2021. Keeping you regatta-ready for the season ahead, here is a review of what events and deadlines to follow in February:

The Millennium Cup New Zealand 29 January – 1 February 2020 www.millenniumcup.com A warm and welcoming event set in the world’s most beautiful natural playground. Expect a small friendly fleet and lots of dolphins.

Organised and supported by the local yachting industry to encourage cruising yachts to visit the pacific and New Zealand. Five yachts expected in 2020 including newcomers Adele and Kawil. Anticipation high for the event in 2021 around The 36th America’s Cup. "We have raced the Millennium Cup multiple times with Silvertip since its first edition in 2000 and won it twice. It is always a special event which deserves much more success. Racing in the Bay of Islands surrounded by a dolphin pod playing at the bow is always a treat. The organisation is flawless, the scenery second

Spinnakers at The Performance Class - © Borlenghi I YCCS

Spinnakers and Spray Fly in Sardinia at the LPSYR - © Borlenghi I YCCS

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to none and the racing quite competitive. Any superyacht cruising in the Pacific should make a point doing the Mill Cup." Owner, Silvertip.

RORC Caribbean 600 Antigua 24 February www.caribbean600.rorc.org The RORC Caribbean 600 has grown up to become a ‘must do’ offshore classic. The 600mile race around 11 Caribbean islands is on the bucket list of any serious offshore sailor.

Far from a Caribbean cruise, the sailing conditions can often provide thrilling racing for competitors. An increasingly popular event for the big boats. The Winning Superyacht in 2019 was Nikata so this year’s big boat entries have much to live up to.

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta Porto Cervo, Sardinia 2 - 6 June 2020 www.yccs.it Registration: www.alicewiddows.com/ loropiana Tel: + 44 (0) 1429 712 122

Sailors love racing on La Costa Esmeralda - © Borlenghi I YCCS

Registration is now open for The Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta with a saving of 30% on the registration fee until 28th February. This is an invitational superyacht regatta for yachts of 30 metres and above set in the exclusive setting of Porto Cervo, Sardinia built by HRH The Aga Khan. Superyacht owners and their guests enjoy the glamorous social programme hosted by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and fine Italian hospitality. Owners and their guests love this event for the elegant atmosphere and fabulous racing conditions where rocks and islands act as natural marks. With an unrivalled social program, superyacht owners make memories and like-minded friends for a week of camaraderie on La Costa Esmeralda.

In 2020 there will be four scheduled race days with no official lay day and the introduction of a 90-99’ Class. Longstanding luxury sponsor Loro Piana returns as title sponsor with continued grace and glamour. Owners anticipate the personalized gifts from the brand.

“We have a great fleet. These boats are really tough to get around the course. To coordinate superyachts doing tacks and gybes around reefs and rocks with so many sails ……so to be racing a 50-metre yacht is a real challenge and we are having so much fun doing it. It’s absolutely fantastic to be here. We are in one of the most beautiful islands of the world, one of the most beautiful harbours and one of the most beautiful Yacht Clubs. There is nowhere better to be!”

– Chris Dixon MBE America’s Cup Sailor sailing on Silencio 50-metre Perini Navi.

23 Yachts participated in 2019. Registrations of Interest for 2020 include: Silencio, Hetairos, Saudade, Missy, Bequia, Huckelberry along with a strong turnout of Southern Wind Yachts and a number of Wally Yachts. _____________________________________

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The Cruising Division Powered Up in Sardinia - © Borlenghi I YCCS

MY REGATTA CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS 2020

EVENT

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RORC Caribbean 600

Antigua

24 February

caribbean600.rorc.org

Superyacht Challenge

Antigua

1 - 15 March

superyachtchallengeantigua.com

St Barths Bucket Regatta

FWI

19 - 22 March

bucketregatta.com

Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta

Antigua

1 - 7 April

antiguaclassics.com

Les Voiles des Saint Barth

St Barths

12 - 18 April

lesvoilesdestbarthrichardmille.com

Palma Vela

Palma

6 - 10 May

palmavela.com

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta

Porto Cervo

2 - 6 June

yccs.it

The Superyacht Cup

Palma

17 - 20 June

thesuperyachtcup.com

Newport Bermuda Race

19 June

bermudarace.com

The Candy Store Cup

23-25th July

www.candystorecup.com

Perini Navi Cup

Porto Cervo

26 - 29 August

yccs.it

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

Porto Cervo

30 August – 5 September

yccs.it

end September (Dates TBC)

lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr

Les Voiles de St Tropez

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JIMMY SPITHILL IS MAKING MOVES AT AMERICA'S CUP CHALLENGER LUNA ROSSA

JImmy Spithill

Spithill joined the Italian syndicate from Oracle Team USA where he won the 2010 and 2013 Cups before losing the Auld Mug to Emirates Team New Zealand in Bermuda in 2017.

as a helmsman but they would be foolish to ignore the steering claims of the vastly experienced Spithill, one of the best sailors in the foiling game.

Originally listed as a tactician with Luna Rossa, the Australian has been spotted on the wheel of their new 75-foot foiling monohull as they step up testing and training at their base in Cagliari, Sardinia.

Spithill's role at the helm was revealed in video

by SardiniaSailing.it as Luna Rossa continued testing in some heavy seas just before their Christmas break.

Luna Rossa have long-serving Fancesco Bruni

take on the Kiwis in March 2021 in Auckland, want the upper-wind limit set at 20 knots.

As revealed by Stuff, Team New Zealand have labelled that "ridiculous" for Auckland conditions and they want a 24 knot limit.

The first of three America's Cup world series regattas will be sailed in Sardinia in April.

Luna Rossa, as Challenger of Record and head of the small fleet trying to sort out a winner to

BATTLE LINES FORMING FOR 2020 RORC CARIBBEAN 600 The 12th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's RORC Caribbean 600 will start on Monday 24th February 2020 from Antigua. Already the early entries are nudging towards an eclectic mix of 50 boats, with competition expected to be as red hot as ever. Previous overall and class winners are already committed to the thrilling 600-mile race around 11 Caribbean islands.

Last year's overall winner, American Volvo 70 Wizard will have a stellar crew led by David and Peter Askew. Wizard will be attempting to retain the RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy, a feat never achieved in the 11 previous editions of the race. Winning IRC Zero will be Wizard's first goal and to do so, they will need to beat 2013 overall winner, Ron O'Hanley's American Cookson 50 Privateer, which was runner-up to Wizard last year. IRC Zero will also include Joe Mele's American Cookson 50 Triple Lindy.

A trio of canting keel round the world racing yachts; VO65 Childhood 1, VO70 I Love Poland and Volvo 70 Telefonica Black will also compete in the class.

Entered for the RORC Caribbean 600, but still awaiting class clarification, is one of the most famous round the world racing yachts, Farr 58 Maiden, which made history in 1989 as the first all-female crew to sail around the world in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, coming second overall. The largest yacht entered to date is the Swan 95 Lot99 sailed by Jeroen Van Dooren.

Entries in IRC One include the 2018 class winner Philippe Frantz with his NMD 43 Albator. Giles Redpath's British Lombard 46 Pata Negra is also entered and was third in class last year, and second in 2018. Bernie Evan Wong's RP37 Taz, class winner in 2017, will be proudly flying the Antiguan flag. Bernie has skippered a yacht in all previous 11 editions. Kevin McLaughlin's American Xp55 Rye will see the father and son team return. Their best result was third in class

with Spice in 2018. Adrian Lee was the overall winner in the first RORC Caribbean 600 in 2009 and this year will be racing his Swan 60 Lee Overlay Partners. _____________________________________ The closing date for entries to the 2020 RORC Caribbean 600 is 10th February 2020, so there's still time to sign up! https://rorc.sailgate.com/

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DRAGON GRAND PRIX SPAIN & EUROPEAN CUP

Hugo Stenbeck's Sophie Racing, helmed

by Bernardo Freitas and crewed by Martin Westerdahl and Lars Linger, has won the Dragon Grand Prix European Cup Finals after a day of intense competition on the Bay of Palma.

The opening day's four qualifying fleet races saw ten teams move forward into the final day of competition. Overnight leader Evgenii Braslavets of Italy received a bye into the Final and second placed Nicola Friesen of Germany a bye into the Semifinal, so at 13:30 the remaining eight teams came to the line to contest the Quarterfinal and decide which five boats would join Friesen in the Semi.

The Race Committee shortened both the start line and leg length and with around six knots from 020 degrees the race was underway.

While Freitas cruised to the line for victory Samokhin did all he could to pass Braslavets and the two boats virtually match raced into the finish, but Braslavets hung on for the silver medal by inches from Samokhin with Friesen fourth.

This first year of the new Dragon Grand Prix Cup Series has been a resounding success and already the programme for the 2020 Series has

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Dragon Grand Prix European Cup Finals Results: 1. SUI311 - Sophie Racing Hugo Stenbeck/Bernardo Freitas 2. ITA77 - Bunker Prince - Evegenii Braslavets 3. RUS76 - Rocknrolla - Dmitry Samokhin 4. GER1207 - Khaleesi - Nicola Friesen ______________________________________ Image by Nico Martinez - Martinez Studio

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Four teams lined up for one last showdown to decide the winner of the Dragon Grand Prix European Cup Finals; Italy's Evgenii Braslavets sailing Bunker Prince with Sergey Pugachev and Sergey Timorkhov; Russia's Dmitry Samokhin sailing Rocknrolla with Kasper Harsberg and

Andrey Kirilyuk; Germany's Nicola Friesen, sailing Khaleesi with Vincent Hoesch and Aleksey Bushuev; and the Swiss Sophie Racing team of Hugo Stenbeck, being helmed for this event by Bernardo Freitas after Stenbeck had been called away unexpectedly. Freitas and regular crew Martin Westerdahl were joined in the boat by Lars Linger who normally coaches the team.

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2019 Mallorca Championships 2nd place: Hugh Wilson (left) and Michael Clough

FLYING FIFTEEN MALLORCA As we approach the start of a new season, it seems appropriate to look back at how the fleet got started. And who better to write this than one of the founders, Hugh Wilson, who has lived in Brazil the last 19 years. Hugh returned to Mallorca in summer 2019 with his family, to visit friends and enjoy some wonderful flying fifteen sailing, including the Balearic Championship, where he sailed with his son Christopher, alongside his daughter Annie who sailed with the current fleet Captain Michael Beecken.

The history of the Spanish flying fifteen fleet, Puerto Pollensa, Mallorca In 1988 I came to work for the lovable pirate Brian Livingston Builder at Livingston’s Yacht Brokers, delighted to be dealing with boats and over the moon about living in Puerto Pollensa in sunny Mallorca.

Even though the newly constructed RCNPP ‘Real Club Nautica Puerto Pollensa’ promised plenty of moorings, hard standing and launching facilities, there was very little evidence of dinghy or for that matter any sailboat racing.

I asked Brian, as he was one of the club committee members, if there was any chance of dinghy racing attached to the club, to which he replied, ‘well just organize it’.

So having spoken with Pepper Constable (ff2666) Puerto Pollensa’s first flying fifteen fleet captain, John Leaf (ff2877), Mark Manning

helped us all immensely by labelling every item of each boat and sail bags with their respective sail numbers, hence avoiding embarrassing squabbles when the boats would finally arrive in Puerto.

(ff1650), Mike Brown (ff????) and myself (ff2597) ascertaining how much each were prepared to spend on their boats, we decided to purchase classic flying fifteens; those with a 3000 or lower sail number. In January 1991 I went to London boat show for work and bought our fifteens on the telephone, offering to pay the asking price so long as the owners were prepared to trail their boats to Swanage in Dorset, where my good friend Chris Haw had offered to house the boats in his garden until such time we could build the wooden cradles required and remove keels etc to be able to pack up to 6 boats in a 40 ft container. Finally, Ian Royse bought his boat (ff 2500 – still sailing, and now owned by opera tenor Jose Montero) and arranged to join the others in Swanage thus completing the full load.

Nick Crutchfield built the wooden supports for the hulls and removed the keels and Chris laid on a barrel of beer for the Swanage lifeboat crew to help load the boats, keels and trailers etc all into the container. My dear Mother

So, the wonderful day eventually arrived when we became acquainted with our boats and thanked the previous owners for their integrity and wholeheartedness, if only with our thoughts. We had a fleet of 6 sailable fifteens in Pollensa bay and very happy bunnies we were.

I was later informed that sometime in the late 50s or early 60s Uffa Fox had tried to import 2 flying fifteens into Mallorca – they both were confiscated by Customs and never seen again!

We wet sailed our boats, moored next to the military base, being ferried out to them by Mark Manning from ‘Picnic Boats’, who said he would keep an eye on them as he was down there every day with his day boat rental business.

All went swimmingly along, we would race twice a week, Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon. Rabbit (gate) starts avoided the need for any committee boat or personnel for starting and we chose mooring buoys or even moored boats as our marks. The important thing was that we were out sailing and racing in our own little way, sometimes doing up to 4 short races in an afternoon. The 3rd placed finisher was automatically the next rabbit. I seem to remember beating towards the windward mark (a moored boat), on a number of occasions only to find that it had

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upped anchor and was off before we could get to it. But it was just so much fun to be sailing in warm waters with balmy breezes.

At about this time, I finished working for Livingston’s and set up on my own as ‘Wilson Yachts maintenance, sales and service” renting a small office in the high street in Puerto, with my wife, Helena and 6 month old daughter Annie supporting me.

One bright mid-morning the lovely Felipe Bellini (at that time President of the World Boardsailing Association, Juror and committee member of the Spanish National Sailing Federation and ex RCNPP president) walked into my office and asked, ‘Hugh, what is happening with the flying fifteens?’ To which I answered that I had written to the Club Nautico asking if there was anything that they could do for our fleet, and that their reply was that they were not interested in flying fifteens as they were not an Olympic class. So Felipe asked if I could let him have copies of the letter that I had written to the club and their reply, which I gave him. He read them, snorted, and said ‘How dare they! leave these with me, I’m off to Madrid for a committee meeting in two weeks’ time and Real Club Nautico Puerto Pollensa will be hearing from the Spanish National Sailing Federation!’

A little while later we were invited by the Club to let them know what we needed, and after initially launching our boats from the ramp beside the travel lift and storing the boats next to the Marina worker’s office, we were then later offered our own hard standing area over on the other side of the marina entrance where the fuel quay is, with our own crane, water for wash downs and electricity for any repair work that we needed to do. They apologised that we would have to drive around from the fuel quay to the shower rooms within the club as they could not see anyway of building showers for us where we were!

Eternally grateful, thank you Felipe.

Interest in flying fifteens grew, Michael Clough appeared one day and said he was moving from the UK to live in Palma, so I glibly told him to forget the idea if he didn’t bring a flying fifteen when he came. A couple of months later and there was another fifteen. Then another container arrived with six more and the class just got stronger.

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We became more organised and joined flying fifteen International, sending our yearly fixtures and regatta results to be included in the magazine. We elected officers for basic functions and there followed a bright and very happy time. My brother Andrew also arrived towing a fifteen, Rebecca (ff2950 – reborn in 2019 in ownership of Carlos Bolado).

Soon after came our first team racing event, with the ‘Pollensa Olive Trophy’ sponsored

by Derek and Chrissie Walker, as the prize for the winning team, racing against the Royal Motor Yacht Club in Poole, principally due to our friendship with David Kenyon, keen flying fifteener from there. Their team arrived, were guests in our homes and we had a week of great sailing, while wives and sweethearts were able to go to the beach or wander around the beautiful streets of old Pollensa town. At the final farewell dinner their team Captain threw down the gauntlet and challenged us to visit them in Poole the next year, so they could have their revenge! We visited them, had a marvellous time and were entertained royally, but they never got their revenge.

The team racing event escalated and the next event in Puerto Pollensa was with 5 clubs participating: Poole, Northern Ireland, Chew Valley Sailing Club, Derwent Water and Puerto Pollensa. The racing was furious and the logistics also. Round robin, every team against every other, each changing boats after the first race so that each team would sail both yellow flag boats and blue flag boats. The thought of protest meetings after the day’s racing was just not on, as we were expecting to do more than a dozen races each day, and there was no chance of being able to remember on which leg of which race that a particular incident had occurred! So ‘on the water’ judging was instigated with three team members from each of the teams that weren’t racing, driving three rubber ducks doing the job. The rubber ducks also aided the changing of boats and teams.

It was a magic week, Felipe Bellini was committee boat officer and Judge, everyone had great fun and Puerto Pollensa finally prevailed against Northern Ireland in the final.

Puerto Pollensa’s ‘Dream Team’ had done it again.

There followed another team racing event, which reportedly wasn’t quite as smooth as the previous ones had been, it was not so popular with those that lent their boats for the event, as

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some visiting crews didn’t treat the boats with the due care they deserved, resulting in quite serious damage to one boat in particular.

Soon after this the fleet members opened the previous limitation on sail numbers, allowing people to purchase new boats if they so wished. There naturally followed a period of discontent as those that had bought cheaper old classics, were now precluded from winning races, against much faster newer hull shapes, resulting in vastly reduced fleets for normal weekend racing. At one moment there was even some doubt if the fleet would survive.

In 2004 the RCNPP hosted the first ever European Championship with great success, then in 2007 the Worlds. Very popular with the visiting crews who enjoyed the warm water sailing and found the hot sandy beaches a great option for other family members whilst the racing was on, this turned Puerto Pollensa into a favoured venue for future events. RCNPP’s second Europeans came in 2014.

Each year the fleet competes at ‘Palma Vela’, a meeting held in the early part of the season, the boats being trailed down to Palma for the event.

Regular racing continues right through the year and many regattas are sailed with the cruiser division of the club, making fun and friendly prize giving events with cocktails and eats at the RCNPP. Of the original 6 owners whose boats arrived in that first container, only 1 still has a boat and actively competes: John Leaf at a mere 78 years old. Well done John!

It was a really great pleasure to be able to present John with the Hugh Wilson Trophy this summer.

I don’t think that anyone expected the fleet to grow in the way that it has, we just wanted to be able to go sailing and have some fun!

While writing this we have heard of two boats changing hands in the last weeks, two more sailors to our group, long live Flying Fifteen Pollensa. ______________________________________ Written by Hugh Wilson http://flyingfifteen.mallorcaservice.de Visit us on Facebook @f15spain.

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DELIVERY DISASTERS AFTER SYDNEY HOBART Christian Charalambous took off his jacket to head back under and get the raft. “The boat was trying to kill everybody as it was banging around and we were holding onto it,” said Buchanan, who was skippering the delivery.

One crew member was knocked out by the boat.

The crew put out a mayday call and activated its emergency beacon, as well as using a personal location beacon, once they were in the raft.

“I understand from the police that a helicopter spotted us. We were lucky as there were loads of emergency rescue people around because of the fires,” Buchanan said, who reported the crew was otherwise without lasting physical injuries.

Yachts returning from the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race faced smoky conditions as they made their way past Victoria in the wake of the New Year’s Eve fires.

While the 628nm Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was relatively mild in 2019, the northerly delivery along Australia’s east coast has been anything but as three boats issued distress calls in just 30 minutes on January 5.

At 3:10am, the 30-foot Jarkan-designed Gun Runner called for help when it was dismasted.

Five minutes later, the crew of the Murray 42 Secret Men’s Business issued a call to report two injuries on board.

But it was at 2:35am when Mark Griffith’s Ker 40 Showtime (above) announced their keel had fallen off and the seven crew on board had taken to a liferaft, to be picked up by emergency services three hours later at 5:30am after their

keel sunk off the coast of Bermagui, about half way between Sydney and Melbourne.

The crew faced 48 knot winds as they traveled up the east coast, having earlier sailed across Bass Strait in “post-apocalyptic” conditions caused by the bushfires. The strong winds broke off Showtime’s keel, resulting in the boat fully inverting.

According to Rob Buchanan, who had navigated the boat in the race, their survival was in part due to one crew member “doing one of the bravest things I’ve ever seen”. After the crew dived out from under the sinking boat, their life jackets prevented them from going back under to retrieve a life raft.

“When we got halfway through the Bass Strait, we hit the smoke cloud. It seemed like a postapocalyptic ’80s Mad Max movie. It was dark at 5pm,” Buchanan said, who thought Showtime was still floating near where it capsized, 17 miles off the coast.

“It’s undamaged other than the keel, I reckon. We think it’s currently upside down somewhere near where it went down,” said Buchanan, with the boat’s insurer now likely try to salvage it soon. _____________________________________ Source: Australian Financial Review, The Australian

AMERICA'S CUP TEAMS BEGIN BASE CONSTRUCTION Progress continues to be on or slightly ahead of time and under budget for the America's Cup base construction in downtown Auckland.

At least two teams have begun construction of their bases in the lead up to the 2021 America's Cup. On November 30, 2019, the largest new structure in the project, the Hobson Wharf extension, was handed over to Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, the team of the Challenger of Record.

Some work has now begun on foundations for the teams base. The berthing area for the teams chase boats, and AC75's appears to be complete.

On Wynyard Wharf the demolition of the silos is largely complete. The concrete platforms for INEOS Team UK and NYYC American Magic are complete and have been handed over. INEOS Team UK has started base construction.

The base allocated to Stars + Stripes Team USA is due for completion later in 2020.

The remaining base area on Wynyard Wharf not required for the 2021 America's Cup will be utilised in a public, Cup-related facility.

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COMANCHE POWERS TO CLEAR LINE HONOURS VICTORY

Comanche’s line honours win in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this morning may not have fully erased the disappointment of her third place last year for co-owner and skipper Jim Cooney.

But the super maxi’s win over InfoTrack, Wild Oats XI, SHK Scallywag 100 and Black Jack – the four other super maxis this year – is helping Cooney to let go of some of the angst from 2018. At that time, Comanche finished behind the Oatley family’s Wild Oats XI (which claimed its record ninth victory) and was pipped for second by Peter Harburg’s Black Jack.

“I don't think it will ever erase the memory completely,” said Cooney after Comanche signed off on the 628-nautical-mile Cruising Yacht Club of Australia race in a time of 1 day 18 hours 30 minutes and 24 seconds – outside her 2017 record of 1 day 9hrs 15mins 24secs.

“Last year was very frustrating; having led all the way down the coast until we got to Tasman Island. You'll always remember that disappointment, but it’s faded a little bit after today.”

Built in 2014, Comanche first took line honours

in 2015 under previous owners Jim and Kristy Clark, by beating Syd Fischer’s Ragamuffin 100.

Under ownership of Cooney and wife Samantha Grant, the 100-footer’s line honours victory in 2017 came after Wild Oats XI was penalised over a port and starboard incident New South Wales yacht Ichi Ban has become both the overall and handicap winner of the 75th Sydney to Hobart race. ______________________________________ rolexsydneyhobart.com

ROLEX CAPRI SAILING WEEK 2020, A RECORD YEAR! At the time of going online, registrations to the forthcoming Rolex Capri Sailing Week already total 135 yachts: 110 to the ORC European Championship and over 20 to the Maxi Yacht Capri Trophy. And there are still five months to the start.

"The event is going to be a major success, with the largest fleet ever gathered for a continental ORC Championship. The maximum of 70 entries stated in the NoR, as imposed by the limitation of mooring spaces available in Capri, will be shortly released - says Maurizio Pavesi, Vicepresident of Circolo Remo e Vela Italia - as we intend to welcome all entrants. Yachts over the limit will be hosted in the nearby Sorrento Marina, almost as close as the port of Capri to the racing course. We are working hard to properly accommodate all owners and crews wishing to join such a remarkable event". ____________________________________ www.rolexcaprisailingweek.com

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IGY GROWS EUROPEAN MARINAS NETWORK WITH SPANISH DEAL Island Global Yachting (IGY) has expanded its Mediterranean marinas network with the addition of the Puerto de Malaga marina in southern Spain, its third facility on top of the ones it already operates in France and Italy.

In this latest deal, IGY is partnering with Ocean Capital Partners to redevelop the existing marina and infrastructure to serve the world’s largest superyachts, as well as other vessels seeking to enjoy Málaga’s convenient location for dining, shopping, festivals, museums and historical charm. IGY will be both an equity holder as well as the management and brand partner to the marina, which IGY expects to begin operating in the spring of 2020.

“IGY is excited to work with Ocean Capital Partners, the Port Authority of Málaga and local stakeholders to support the local economy through this exciting venture,” says IGY in a statement. ”Málaga’s strategic location east of Gibraltar offers the global superyacht fleet the perfect destination for private use or charter vessels.

“Well-located to support vessels in the western Mediterranean, and an ideal winter haven with year-round berthing, it is also a convenient IGY destination for vessels to prepare for trans-Atlantic crossings. Málaga airport offers international flights and is a short 20 minutes to Puerto de Málaga – a convenience for owners, guests and crew.”

Tom Mukamal, CEO of IGY Marinas, says: “With the 2019 launch of IGY’s purpose-built superyacht marina in Sète in the south of France and the continued success of Porto Cervo Marina in Sardinia, the IGY network continues to showcase the company’s strength as the world’s leading international marina management company.”

“Over 500 IGY clients cruised near Málaga last year,” comments Steve English, IGY’s EVP of Corporate Development. “It is a tremendous destination that we are thrilled to welcome into IGY’s network, which continues to expand to new and exciting locations in Europe.”

Managing partner of Ocean Capital Partners, José Luis Almazán, says: “Málaga, with this new marina, will become a premium point of

reference in the Mediterranean, at the same level of marinas located in New York, Miami, and the Caribbean.”

The marina within Puerto de Málaga accommodates a range of vessels and is just steps from the heart of the city and its many attractions. On completion, IGY Málaga Marina will accommodate vessels of 100m (328ft)plus, offering services and crew amenities that include 24-hour security at ISPS standards, fuelling, grey and blackwater pump-out, full vessel concierge, recycling, hazardous waste disposal and wireless internet.

Guests can also expect to have access to dockside parking, as well as additional security measures such as upgraded lighting and CCTV. Captain and crew facilities will include a fitness centre, showers and changing facilities, and wi-fi equipped business centre. The adjacent beach offers a host of recreational opportunities within walking distance of the marina.

“As IGY Marinas continues to expand, our

unrivalled reputation is becoming more wellknown throughout the Mediterranean,” explains Simon Bryan, European Director of Operations. “We look forward to delivering industry-leading operational and service standards that our clients expect at an IGY marina.”

IGY says it is proud to participate as an investor in IGY Málaga Marina alongside Ocean Capital Partners, an international company specialised in management and investment in maritime and port assets, and Domingo de Torres, a Málagan business leader committed to the region’s ongoing economic development, and recipient of the 2019 Málaga Gold Award for Industrial Development. ______________________________________

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ROLL UP FOR ANTIGUA SAILING WEEK The 53rd edition of Antigua Sailing Week is just over four months away with the early entry fee (up to 30% discount) expiring on January 3rd, 2020. Entries are approaching 50 boats for the Caribbean's most famous sailing regatta, and the event looks set to be a cracker not to be missed. The Class of 2020 is already shaping up to be a heady mix of sailors and boats of all shapes and sizes from North America, Europe, and the Caribbean.

The largest entry to date is Peter Harrison's British Farr 115 Sojana, which will be defending the Lord Nelson Trophy won for a second time last year. The smallest yacht currently entered in the CSA Division is the Beneteau First Class 10 Pepsi Max, entered by Sophie Langlois Squarcioni from Guadeloupe. A bevvy of round the world race boats is expected to be competing, the first entry of that ilk is Volvo 70 Green Dragon, sailed by Steve Travis from CYC Seattle. The first multihull entry is Stephen Cucchiaro's American Gunboat 60 Flow.

Carbon fibre flyers have been a regular sight and Antigua Sailing Week, and new to the regatta will be Christian Zugel's American FAST40+ Tschuss. Jules Mitchell's NSA Spirit has won class for the last two years and to score a hatrick will need to take victory against Joshua Daniels National Sailing Academy team and Ashley Rhodes' Whiplash in a newly created Sportsboat Class. Proven winners in the CSA Classes abound in the early entries including;

Ross Applebey's British Oyster 48 Scarlet Oyster, Bernie Evan Wong's Antiguan RP37 Taz, Pamala Baldwin's Antiguan J/122 Liquid, and Chris Body's British J/122 El Ocaso, which will be sailed by Tony Mack's Team McFly. Early entries in the Dream Yacht Charter Bareboat Division include over a dozen entries from German and Swiss teams organised

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three former class winners; Gerd Eiermann, Alexander Pfeiffer, and Thomas Sparrer. Also competing in the Bareboat Division will be the the winners of The Road to 2020, the invitational challenge winners are Phil Walters - August Sky (USA), Stevie Beckett – Cobra (GBR) and Max Rieger – Mothership (GER). ______________________________________ www.sailingweek.com

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€30M+ UPGRADE PLANNED FOR GIBRALTAR MARINA BAY MARINA Total remodelling of marina from traditional Mediterranean style A major €30m-plus investment is being undertaken at Gibraltar’s Marina Bay marina which will include new Marinetek pontoon berths and a new Marina Club. The project will result in an increased number of berths, 144 high-end rental apartments and other new infrastructure and facilities.

Work is already under way with Marina Bay marina director, William Bowman describing it to IBI as ‘the demolition phase’ with a lot of preparation work underway. “We have brought in our own construction equipment which is busy cutting up the concrete of the olds berths and getting ready for install the new floating pontoons,“ he commented.

The upgrade project, which is being funded through the new Marina Club rental apartments which will have roof top spas and green areas, should be totally completed by early 2021. Marinetek will install the new floating pontoons replacing the previous traditional Mediterranean style concrete berths for sterntoo mooring.

The number of berths will be increased from 252 to nearly 300 including a good number for craft in the 15-18m (49-59ft) range as well as 12 superyacht berths for yachts up to 100m (328ft). The latter have been planned

by Gosport-based Marina Projects and to go with them there will be new power and water connections; data links and pump out

facilities. The new berth configuration should be completed later this year.

Apart from the style-refresh of marina, Bowman also told IBI that there will be a facility upgrade – its position as a marina where many people live on their boats to cope with the cost of living in Gibraltar, will change somewhat.

The new mix will still include berths for local boatowners but also have an enhanced approach to visitor berths.

The new superyacht berths, apart from having better infrastructure, will also be served by new services such as concierge. Bowman

emphasises: “We will continue to offer good value but have improved facilities and still the duty-free fuel. Our aim is to try and make yachts stay longer and use the easy access to Gibraltar and also the fact that it is a convenient location for visiting other places in the region.”

He points to this especially applying to superyacht crew who will have access to the Marina Club facilities for accommodation, sport facilities and F&B outlets. It is anticipated that a number of new jobs will be created. ______________________________________

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FEMINISM & YACHTING Today it is not unusual to see women skippering ocean going yachts. Think of people like Dee Caffari, Ellen MacArthur and many others. It wasn’t always so and girls on boats, even to some extent today, are associated with the roles of galley slave or “hostie”. You need to wind the clock back to the mid 1980s to understand that yachting and in particular ocean racing was the exclusive preserve of alpha males until Tracy Edwards burst onto the scene.

The story of Tracy Edwards is told in the documentary “Maiden”. Maiden was the name of the yacht that Edwards acquired, fitted out and entered into the 1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race with an all girl crew. The story is told with candour, reflection and humour. Newspaper hacks at the time

called Maiden a “tin full of tarts”. They did not expect, and said as much in print, that Maiden would make it past the Needles never mind to cross the Atlantic and make it to Punta del Este in Uruguay on the first leg of this gruelling race.

It was a massive shock to the male yachting fraternity at time to discover that an all girl crew managed to come in second overall in the race in their class AND first in the toughest leg of the race between Cape Town and Auckland.

Edwards took Maiden the furthest south into the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean descending into the Screaming Sixties where they experienced gusts of more than 90 knots and waves of up to 20 metres in height.

When they eventually sailed up the Solent on the final leg just hours behind the overall winner they were greeted with a welcome the like of which had never been seen before. The

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transit the Strait of Gibraltar every year, with nearly 240m GT of vessel calls in 2018 alone.

Global maritime agency, logistics and services business, GAC Group, has opened a branch in Gibraltar where visiting superyachts will feature among its local customer base.

Sergio de la Torre, GAC Gibraltar’s manager, says: “This new office is the latest stage of GAC’s expansion plan to add value to our global services for both existing and new customers.

I am proud to represent the GAC Group in this historic and key shipping hub and look forward to working with customers calling here.”

This latest branch in the GAC global network, is part of the group’s ongoing European growth strategy.

This latest branch in the GAC global network, is part of the group’s ongoing European growth strategy. GAC Gibraltar offers a full range of ship agency, husbandry and freight services, as well as ship-to-ship transfers and bunkering through GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd, to a variety of owners, operators and marine sectors.

Strategically-located at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea, Gibraltar’s port acts as a primary supply point for passing ships including many superyachts which call in to take on fuel and other supplies. According to the Gibraltar Port Authority, approximately 60,000 vessels

“Coming hot on the heels of the opening of GAC Ireland and a four new GAC UK offices, GAC Gibraltar ticks all the global, regional and local boxes for our expansion strategy,” says Ivo Verheyen, Group Vice President, Europe.

“It’s another critical step forward towards the goal set out in our five-year plan, Delta21, to achieve global leadership in shipping services and expand our logistics capabilities.

“GAC Gibraltar is perfectly placed to deliver the integrated shipping and logistics services GAC is known for to ships entering or leaving the Mediterranean,” he added.

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girls had shown what they were made of steel.

One of the particularly moving aspects of this documentary are the interesting juxtaposition of old footage and current interview material of the crew and especially of the journalists as they do a “mea culpa” and recognise how unfair their coverage had been at the time.

I strongly recommend you see the documentary. Maiden is not about token feminism. Edwards never framed her challenge in that way. She just wanted to be a pathfinder for the hundreds of female ocean racers who have followed her. When you sit down to view it at the cinema or on Netflix or Apple TV be sure to have your partner, wife, daughters and granddaughters with you. It’s an inspirational movie for girls AND boys! Ah yes and don’t forget to have some tissues handy.

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STEW OF THE MONTH: GIVERNY ELLIOTT - CHIEF STEW M/Y AWOL furniture companies while having a boss who is so confident in my abilities, has grown me both personally and professionally.

I absolutely love my crew, boss and position as Chief Stewardess. I’ve worked for the same boss, with my Captain and partner for 8 years now and am personally invested in ‘The Vision’.

It would be a tough day to say goodbye to it all, when time comes to start a family outside the ‘yachting bubble’.

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

What did you do before yachting, and how did your yachting career first begin?

Before yachting, I lived in Cape Town and worked at a Steak House and Wine Bar in the Waterfront. They offer the biggest wineby-the-glass selection in the world so I really got to know the local wineries. Working here enabled me to pay for my studies in Interior Design. This is where I truly glow! I’m fortunate to be in a position that integrates it into my yachting career as Chief Stewardess.

Working on motor yachts was a really foreign concept but after hearing stories from a friend who had completed an Atlantic Crossing from Cape Town to Brazil, I was intrigued to pursue this. Getting paid to work and travel?

Sign me up! My original interest was to do water-sports and work with children onboard however opportunities lead me to discover various roles from Stew-Deck, to Cook and then ultimately following my true drive with Interior Design by completing 3 interior refits.

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I have been very fortunate to work with 2 lovely Captains over my 9 years in yachting.

My first experience was on a 65ft Princess with a fantastic Captain, Sebastien who taught me lines, fenders, wash downs and French. He actually introduced me to my, now Captain and partner of 8 years. We managed a busy Charter yacht together and I was challenged to adapt my roles as Stew-Deck-Cook. I absolutely loved having this versatile role and we make a great team which makes the job so much more enjoyable. This was the first boat that the boss let me “run-free-on” regarding an interior refit .

We are now managing a 122ft San Lorenzo which has been the most challenging and rewarding of all. I love having 8 crew and travelling further distances.

Overall, each yacht I’ve worked on has taught me new skills and pushed me outside my comfort zone just enough to grow and improve so I have fond memories of each summer, winter and voyage.

What are the best and worst parts about working onboard?

I think most yachties would agree that the hardest part about yachting is being away from friends and family for such long periods of time. Missing weddings, birthdays and other celebrations is hard to do. Although it doesn’t always justify the hard times, yachting has allowed me to earn enough money to invest in properties, fly my family around the world, travel to incredible destinations and also meet some inspiring and interesting people (guests and crew).

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It can be tough living in such close quarters with many different personalities or it can be interesting to live with different personalities…

You learn a lot about yourself onboard. I suppose in the end, it’s about your approach…

Is the glass half empty or half full? Happiness is a state of mind.

How do you keep sane on charter?

I don’t.

Haha, jokes (not) aside, humour really keeps us all somewhat sane. I am also fortunate to have a strong 2nd Stew which allows me to manage our hours well. I have full confidence in her being in control while I am resting after a late nightshift. Overall, we have a strong Teamwork mentality onboard. Each charter puts different pressures on different departments so when our interior department is getting hit hard, it’s great to know we have the support of the other crew members. At the same time, us girls love to get out on deck for a wash down to see some sunlight and enjoy some banter with the boys.

What are your best strategies for spoiling charter guests?

One of my favourite things that we do is try to personalise their experience.

Pre-charter, I send them all a Welcome Note which entices them before they’re even onboard. “…Using fresh, Mediterranean ingredients we create cocktails and dishes to excite your senses. From family style picnics on isolated beaches to 3 course dinners overlooking the sunset and sea, you’ll leave with culinary memories to last a lifetime. Relax in one of our 5 cabins or absorb the beauty that surrounds you on the sun-beds while floating in a calm bay. With silky Egyptain-cotton sheets and luxurious fluffy towels to cuddle up to after a day in the sun and sea.”

We have presented clients with a 17year old Champagne to celebrate the sale of his company after having it for 17 years (which was the reason for the family trip).

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couple by ‘re-creating’ their wedding meal, menu and (deconstructed) wedding cake. We played their wedding playlist over dinner and decorated the table to their colour theme (Pink and White) and scattered polaroid prints from their wedding day. I did a lot of research and preparation into this one.

With consent, we take photos on with Go-Pros, a drone, a polaroid camera and phones and create a movie for them that we present on the last night, in our Bridge Salon. We do a ‘Special Setting’ dinner with the table decorated with tokens from their journey with us.

The final spoil of every charter is an AWOL gift bag which contains a re-usable AWOL water bottle (stainless steel), an A WAY OF LIFE kikoi (turkish towel) and their movie on a USB. When they absolutely love a dish, our Chef is kind enough to let me print out a recipe or two for them.

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

Well, all the spoils listed above are my favourite to coordinate and execute especially when we throw in a dress-up theme or table theme.

The most sentimental-cool thing we did was purchase a Magnum of Red Wine for the boss from 1965 to celebrate his 52nd birthday. He enjoyed the whole bottle with is mom and dad throughout that trip. How special is that?

What is your signature cocktail?

Cotoner, 21bj Santa Catalina, Palma

Out of pure commitment to my job, I investigate various cocktails throughout my holiday! It is, after all, my duty as a Stewardess.

Each year we try to change things up onboard.

My personal favourite (that is always win for Gin drinkers) is Hendricks, Cucumber, Mint, Fever-tree tonic and Rose pepper flakes. It’s so refreshing and could probably be adapted to a vodka or rum mix quite easily. Never use Schweppes tonic!

Roasted flat-peach and thyme Bellini’s are really good too! They are elegant to serve in Champagne glasses and can be easily made into a non-alcoholic Bellini with just a splash of sparkling water. (See photo) What is your favourite yachting destination?

France is absolutely stunning for its scenery, food and medieval architecture. The suppliers are great there too so it’s never a struggle to pull out all the stops for clients.

In terms of pure beauty and a bit more of the Wildside, I just adore Croatia. It’s still quite undiscovered in the yachting industry which is why we love it. Clear and clean waters with really interesting navigation. We will see more this summer and I’m really excited to explore more!

I would love to do a circumnavigation with our crew and boss. It would be incredible to see the world like that.

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

If I owned a yacht, I would sell it and charter instead! These are expensive toys!

If I was in that position, I would love to do more for research and off the beaten track exploringlike having the NatGeo team onboard to discover places like Galapagos and Raja Ampat.

Something like M/Y REV or M/Y Ulysses would be amazing!

What is your on-board pet hate?

Noisy bodily functions…

What career achievement are you most proud of?

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fated timing of a door-close by his wife on her exit during his wash down!

What’s your favourite adventure in Mallorca?

I have enjoyed both times visiting Mallorca, but my favourite would be the time when it was for holiday rather than work. My partners dad had a Fairline 52ft in Alcudia and we were invited as guests to join them for a long weekend. What a treat to be a guest onboard a yacht in Spain!

We enjoyed the generously poured G&T’s, we did the Train from Sóller to Palma and met up with some yachtie friends for a night on the town in Palma.

A particular favourite stop of mine is Rialto Living in Palma. It’s a Stew heaven! They have a coffee shop inside the store, with decor and fashion. I love the style of shops and decor stores in Palma.

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

Crew Photo (From left, 2nd Stew Michaela, Chief Stew Giverny, Chase Boat Captain David, Chef James)

learnt a lot about myself as a manager and so much about my abilities in design and functional decor. Successfully executing each refit has given me the confidence in myself to pursue this as a career once I move on from yachting. This growth has been my best personal achievement.

In 2018, AWOL won 1st Place in 3 Competitions for the MYBA Boat Show in Barcelona (Meet and Greet, Chef’s Competition and TableScaping). We were the first yacht in the history of the MYBA boat shows to win 1st place for all three competitions in our category. I was glowing with pride all season!

Best housekeeping tip/hack?

White vinegar as a replacement to fabric softener to get towels and linens super soft.

Also, keep everything organised in your cupboards, storage and caddy. In that way you don’t overstock on unnecessary products.

The ultimate housekeeping hack is GO ECO! Your machines, materials and the environment will love you for it! Eco-products these days are excellent and are easier to find than before!

Drone photo of M/Y AWOL

EYS in Antibes is my go-to for all products.

Tell us about your funniest embarrassing moment on board.

Well, it’s funny to look back on now but in the moment it was definitely a test of professionalism in an embarrassing moment!

Our large, elderly, male guest was in the Master Cabin, which leads off from the Main Deck lobby. I was heading up to the Bridge Deck when I locked eyes with a naked man stepping out of the shower- a Deer in headlights scenario!!!

I just ran upstairs as if it didn’t happen but it so (very) clearly just happened! We had such clear eye-contact that I remember the colour of his eyes! It seemed as though he had slipped in the panic so I was obligated to have another look for his safety. I gave it a deep breathe and peeked my head around after enough time for him to cover or hide himself. Luckily the bathroom door was closed by this time.

Why he didn’t close at least one of the THREE doors between us before disrobing himself, I will never know… I can only imagine the ill-

Take every experience as an opportunity to learn something new! Sometimes you’re stuck doing things you would rather not do, but your approach makes the difference to the outcome.

“When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where the power is.”

What’s your plan for the future?

I want to continue doing the things I love because you are naturally good at those!

Design and creativity really inspires me. I plan to import goods from Arts & Crafts talent in South Africa and sell them in Europe, to Villas, Yachts, Shops etc. I would love to do design expos around the world, sourcing more beautiful products and suppliers. In this way, I would also keep my connection to the yachting industry by assisting other Stew’s and Owners in sourcing unique pieces from around the world. If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough ___________________________________ Interview By: Melanie Winters (+34) 646 897 378 melwmarketing@gmail.com

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FILLET OF SALT COD IN A BLACK OLIVE CRUST WITH CHORIZO & WHITE BEANS Ingredients: serves 6) 6 x 150g fillets of salt cod (de-salted) 12 thin slices of chorizo

Black olive crust: 200g black olives (stoned) 2 garlic cloves (peeled and chopped) 25g sun-dried tomatoes 50ml olive oil 30g breadcrumbs ground black pepper

To make the crust: Place all the ingredients in a liquidizer and blend to a puree.

Place a spoonful of black olive puree on the top of the salt cod fillets. Using a palette knife, smooth over to form a thin layer of crust. Reserve in the fridge until needed.

BACALAO Salted cod is a very popular ingredient all over the Mediterranean region, especially on the tables of Portugal, Italy and Spain. Bacalhau, Baccalà or Bacalao… whatever you prefer to call it, it is a true delight to enjoy all year long. It might look pretty unappetising at first sight, in fact it does look a bit like a dried-up leather shoe, but its softens once rehydrated and tastes delicious when cooked. I have to admit that It took me a little time to succumb to its charms and the first few times I actually cooked with dried-salted cod it was a disaster!

The fact is I actually had no idea how to deal with it at all and it wasn’t until I arrived in Spain and somebody taught me how to cook a delicious Basque classic called Bacalao al pilpil, that I slowly began to truly understand it’s popularity. The Basque people will proudly tell you that they accidently invented bacalao (salted cod) when a group of Basque fishermen sailed from the Bay of Biscay in search of whales and came across a ‘field’ of cod off the coast of Norway. Legend has it that they landed so much fish that their boats were overflowing.

They were so far away from home that the only option was to fillet the cod and conserve it in salt, using the same technique for the conservation of whale meat.

To prepare any dish with salted cod, you simply have to follow properly the procedure to remove the salt, as it obviously needs to be re-hydrated and de-salted before use. So if you go to the market and buy yourself a large fillet of salted cod, the first thing you should do is cut the salted cod into portion-sized pieces.

Then soak the pieces of in a bowl of cold water.

Cover the bowl with cling-film and store into the fridge. Replace the water into the bowl every 8 hours and after 24 hours, cut a little piece of salted cod and boil it for a minute, then taste to check if it is still too salty. If the salted cod is still too salty, extend the soak a little although it’s important that a slight salty flavour is retained.

These days I like to make my own salted cod and it couldn’t be easier. Take a nice, thick fillet of fresh cod and cover it with a mixture of equal quantities of sea salt and sugar. Then cover it with cling film and refrigerate for 24 hours. Once the cod has firmed up, rinse well in cold water and pat dry with a clean kitchen cloth. Your salted cod is now ready to cook!

White bean stew: 200g dried white beans 1 medium onion (finely chopped) 2 crushed garlic cloves 2 plum tomatoes, skinned & chopped 50ml olive oil

1tsp saffron 400ml fish stock 2tbsp chopped parsley 2 bay leaves Sprig of fresh thyme Seasoning

Place the white beans, chopped tomatoes, garlic cloves, bay leaves, saffron and fresh thyme in a large saucepan and cover them with fish stock. Bring slowly to the boil, cover with a lid and cook slowly for 30-40 minutes. Add a little more water if necessary. Remove the beans from the heat and stir in the olive oil and chopped parsley. Season to taste.

To serve: Place the salt cod fillets under a hot grill and cook for 6-8 minutes until just cooked. Place a couple of large spoonfuls of the white beans in the centre of 6 of warm soup bowls. Place the cod fillets on top and garnish with chorizo slices and fresh herbs. Serve immediately.

BACALAO AL PIL-PIL Ingredients: serves 6) 800g Salt-cod fillets (de-salted) 450ml olive oil

4 garlic cloves (peeled and sliced) ½ green chilli, chopped 100g flour

Leave the skin on for this recipe as the gelatine helps to emulsify and flavour the sauce.

Place the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed frying pan or earthenware casserole and fry the sliced garlic and green chilli gently until golden brown. Remove the garlic and chilli. Flour the salt-cod fillets and place them skin side up in the frying pan and cook gently for 4-6 minutes. Turn the fillets over. Remove from the heat, and pour the warm oil into a bowl.

Move the frying pan in circular motions, back and forth adding the olive oil slowly to emulsify the sauce until thick and translucent. Season to taste. Sprinkle with garlic and chopped green chilli and serve immediately.

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STEWARDESS’ PICK OF THE MONTH FROM RIALTO LIVING - OUR FAVOURITE LIFESTYLE STORE IN PALMA -

This pick-of-the-month is dedicated to a duo that join us for almost every meal: salt and pepper. The importance of salt for our health, the only rock we eat, is crystal clear: it evens out mineral deficiencies and helps regulate fluid balance, nerve transmission and muscle function.

But there is a full story behind salt’s ascent to its all-important position on the table. As agriculture developed, salt became a tradeable product (even for gold), played a vital part in many cultures’ religious rituals, started revolutions and has even been the cause of bitter warfare.

The other go-to spice of life, pepper, also started its career as a commodity in the spice trade. However, it was a while before pepper achieved its star status as it was mainly used to hide the flavour of rotting meat on long sea voyages. It's said that Louis XIV was the first to 'discover' this gastronomic match made in heaven. The French King insisted on his meals being seasoned with a sprinkling of salt and pepper and other gourmands quickly followed suit, resulting in this gastronomic yin and yang becoming cornerstones of modern cooking.

As spices of great cultural and culinary value, surely they deserve to be stored in grinders worth your salt? Rialto Living sell a whole range of high-quality grinders that will look great on any superyacht's dinner table. Our favourites include the various mills made by iconic French brand Peugeot, the cute animal shakers by Quail Ceramics and Stelton’s stylish sets.

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 eye-catching 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. __________________________________________________________ Photography: Sofia Winghamre Rialto Living C. Sant Feliu 3, Palma (+34) 971 71 33 31 www.rialtoliving.com

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IN THE GALLEY WITH LINDSAY WILSON all the best recipes from the best home cooks in the area… best cake recipes ever!

What 3 kitchen gadgets could you not live without?

Stick blender, Japanese mandolin and a really good fish slice! But you can keep the garlic crusher! I don’t know what that thing does to garlic but what goes in and what comes out are completely different animals What piece of equipment should every yacht have in the galley?

A Hobart dishwasher!

What has been the most popular (or requested dish) on a yacht by a guest so far?

Name: Lindsay Wilson Years’ Experience as a chef: 25 years Nationality: Australian What are you doing/where are you working?

Head chef MY Samurai Who is your food hero (dead or alive) and why?

Jacques Reymond. He was the best chef I ever worked for! Taught me more than I can remember. It was a hard kitchen to work in but very rewarding and I remember the lessons, techniques and recipes like it was yesterday…

What three ingredients could you not live without?

Lemons, garlic and pomegranate molasses What are your three favorite cookbooks and why?

Hunter Gatherer Cook. I love the simplicity of this book using the abundance of wild British ingredients that the whole world seems to have forgotten exist.

Charcuteria the Soul of Spain. The next part of my charcuterie journey is salami, specifically chorizo. This book is an amazing bible of all things Spanish and piggy!

My mum’s Red Cross cook book from Berrigan NSW. Mum put this book together for a charity fund raiser and spent quite some time getting

On this current charter it is Wagyu beef and Tuna, every day for canapes in as many different ways as I can think of…

If you were a guest on a yacht, who would you want to cook for you and why?

Yotam Ottolenghi. I love his food, it’s fresh, tasty and interesting - perfect for long lunches with plenty of rosé What music do you listen to in the galley (if at all)?

I don’t have playlists, just a very eclectic library on apple music, everything from rock, house, chill, soul, some old school rap, all sorts. I just put it on random and see what happens. Keeps it interesting, Apple does get the mood wrong sometimes which is never good!!

Best galley tip/hack?

When I peel tomatoes, I like to dry the skin out then grind it up in the spice grinder. Mixed with salt, chili and saffron it makes a great seasoning for fish. Or sprinkle it on tuiles or dressings for salads - anything that could use a little tomato kick…

What is the most difficult location you have ever had to provision in?

Palermo in Sicily. Picture this! My first ever yacht owners trip started in Palermo on a brand new 30m yacht in 2001. I had to provision from the local market and push it all back to the yacht in a shopping trolley. So off I go in my shiny new uniform, bum bag full of cash looking as green and naïve as can be into the wilds of the local Palermo street market. The fishmonger, let’s

call him Mario, saw me coming a mile off and came out to say hello. Mario offered to shake my hand which of course I did out of courtesy, but he didn’t let go of my hand, he just pointed at the fish with the razor-sharp filleting knife that was in his other hand and asked me what I wanted. I tried to say I would come back later for the fish, but that was not how this was going to work…. So, I ordered 1 kg of calamari, Mario repeated the order to his guys, 3kg of calamari, I tried to explain I only wanted one kilo, Mario said it was fine and we moved on to the next item, me; one kilo of sword fish, Mario: three kilos of sword fish. Once I had

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When you are interviewing a chef to work for you, how do you know if they are any good?

Get them to cook a meal, then throw in a few curve balls… being a chef on a yacht means knowing how to deal with curve balls, not just cooking from a planned menu. If the person you are interviewing cannot handle a bit of randomness then move on and find someone that can…

What one thing should all chefs do to help the environment?

Cut back on single use plastic where they can and source their meat from farms that practice Regenerative Agriculture and fish that are responsibly caught.

What one thing can chefs do to limit food wastage?

spent enough (in Mario’s opinion) he let go of my hand, thanked me profusely and looked a little put out that I waited for my change… On returning to the yacht the captain was furious that I bought so much fish…. I told him he was more than welcome to return it himself if he was not happy…

What is the hardest part of your job?

The relentlessness…. 40 to 50 days into the charter season without a day off and you really start to feel it!

What do you see as being the biggest challenge for chefs in the industry moving forward?

Provisioning is getting tricky, there are so many yachts now, all wanting provisions at the same in the same places…. Last med season I had a few orders rejected by some of my long time provisioners as they just didn’t have time to fill the orders….

What would you say to people who stereotype chefs as being prima donnas with big egos?

Walk a mile in someone’s shoes before you cast judgment …

What is your attitude toward crew with dietary requirements?

Crew with serious/real dietary requirements is not a problem, I’m more than happy to accommodate them. But those that just want to go with this month’s trend can move on….

What is the weirdest most bizarre thing you have ever been asked to cook?

Pig’s ears…. Luckily there was a few in the freezer from the previous French chef. I cooked them up and the Guests loved them, I ended up getting rewarded with a gold watch at the end of that trip…

Name something you have cooked for guests that you are most proud of?

Pigs ears!

This is really hard to do on yachts with all the demands of the guests. Being vigilant with stores can help a lot and trying not to not over order also helps….

If you weren’t a chef, what would you want to be?

I grew up on a farm in Australia and have always wanted to get back to the land (no pun intended). I also love to make charcuterie which I make when I’m home, and if I could I would make it from my own animals. So, I guess I would want to be a farmer and charcutier, but I imagine it would only be a matter of time before a farm gate restaurant appeared.

CREW FOOD MENU Choose Daily from: • 3 Freshly Prepared Meals including accompaniments • 2 Healthy Salads • 2 Sandwich & Wrap Options Meal Deals: • Sandwich Lunch + Fresh Meal Dinner €19.50 • Salad Lunch + Fresh Meal Dinner €22.50 • Weekly & Monthly Orders win Crew Treats Delicioso Lazy Gourmet Frozen Meals: • Large 8 Portion Lazy Gourmet Meals delivered in reusable Pyrex €55 - €60 • Plus 16 individual dishes and range of accompaniments Here are just a few of our new dishes for you to try this winter: Fresh Dishes delivered with all the accompaniments €13.50: • Pork Fillet Medallions with a Dijon Mustard & Mushroom Sauce, Creamy Mashed Potatoes & Buttered Carrots • Smoked Salmon, Broccoli, Pea & Pasta Bake topped with Breadcrumbs & Gruyere Cheese • Tandoori Marinated Chicken Curry, Basmati Rice & Naan Bread Salads served with Bread Roll & Butter €13.50: • Chicken Salad with Broccoli, Beetroot, Walnuts, Lambs Lettuce + Pesto Dressing • Rainbow Slaw Salad (Red/White Cabbage, Carrot, Kale, Pumpkin Seeds), Caesar Dressing made with 0% Natural Yoghurt • Quinoa, Spinach, Chickpea, Olive, Feta, Peppers, Olive Oil & Balsamic (V) Sandwiches & Wraps Meal Deal incl. fruit and drink €8.50 • Pulled Pork in BBQ Sauce with Crispy Slaw • Cajun Chicken & Cheddar Cheese with Spicy Tomato Relish • Brie with Salad & Cranberry Sauce

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Actions • Maintain HELP posture • Get as much of the body out of the water if possible, using available flotsam • Believe you will be rescued ≥ 60m mins Event Post-immersion • Low blood volume & dehydration • Low pulse & blood pressure • Hypothermia • Muscle weakness • Phycological Stress Actions

• Adopt HELP (Heat Escape Lessening Procedure) position. Cross and Bend legs as close to chest as possible and warp arms around yourself

• Rescue in horizontal position • ABC Assessment • Give O2 • Give IV fluids if blood pressure very low • Remove wet clothing and treat hypothermia • Treat injuries/illness • If conscious warm drinks

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• Asses ABCDE immediately & Asses any current illness • Do not waste time attempting to get water out the lungs • Stomach may have entered the stomach which will likely result in vomiting. If vomiting, turn patient over on to side and clear mouth of vomit ensuring airway is open and clear • Treat Hypothermia and keep patient dry and warm as possible • Continue resuscitating until patient temperature is more than 32 °C and is breathing.

IMMERSION AND DROWNING Cold water immersion from falling overboard in water under 25 °C is a major risk. Numerous physiological responses occur and the ability to cope with him will have a big influence on survival. Additionally, an injury may have occurred in the fall complicating matters.

A heart attack may have occurred which may have caused the fall. Immersion can subsequently lead to drowning.

Below we summarise Events (indicating bodily response & symptoms) and Actions to take to deal with an immersed victim and first aid response.

Short Term response • Manual dexterity impaired • Loss of muscle strength and co-ordination • Body feels numb • Cramps – inability to swim

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• Inflate life jacket & deploy spray hood, fasten clothing • Activate EPIRB • Turn against wind & waves • Do not attempt to swim too far

Event Initial response: Cold Shock • Rapid Pulse • Increased blood pressure • Uncontrolled Breathing • Possible inhalation of water Actions • Don’t panic • Escape from entrapment • Manually inflate life jacket & deploy spray hood • Don’t attempt to swim • Hold onto anything that is floating

≥ 30m mins Event Long term exposure • Hypothermia – onset will be swift in particular in cold water and may be fatal if rescue is delayed • Dehydration • Low pulse & blood pressure • Death if not rescued

Continue until medical help arrives or until point of exhaustion until you cannot continue Once revived, get to a medical advice and get to a medical facility immediately. Water in the lungs can result in acute lung injury effecting breathing, causing shortness of breath/fast breathing, coughing, a rapid pulse and possible collapse, leading to secondary drowning and pneumonia. ______________________________________ MSOS Nick Stael von Holstein nick@msos.org.uk

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It’s February and the scent of almond blossoms (and love!) is in the air.

It’s such a beautiful time of year, and there’s plenty to see and do – here’s what’s nourishing us this month.

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over Puig Major, Cuber reservoir, the Cornadors and the mountains of Alaro to the south.

If you’ve been hiking on the regular these last few months and feeling good about your fitness, then perhaps you’re up for the Spartan Race on March 7-8. On this 5km course featuring 20 obstacles expect the unexpected. You will be led through woods and bushes, ditches, and climbing obstacles as well as uneven ground – enjoy yourself but be prepared!

Find out more at spartanrace.es.

MOVE The dry, crisp weather makes for great hikes, and we’re not short of options here. The Three Thousand is so-called because it entails hiking the three minor summits over one thousand meters on the southern side of Cuber reservoir.

Taking around 4 to 5 hours, during this medium difficulty hike you can enjoy panoramic views RESTORE Now that we’re back in thick of work and being productive, it’s important to remember to take some me time before the overwhelm of the season sets in.

Sven Carlson and Susan Gash are highly intuitive and skilled transformational healers who have a range of powerful modalities they call upon to bring you back to equilibrium physically and mentally. If you feel like you may be in need of some pre-season ‘adjusting’ before things get crazy, Sven could be just who you need as an Advanced Practitioner of the Rolf Method of Structural Integration.

Structural Integration is a process of re-education of the body through movement and gentle manipulation. It systematically releases patterns of stress and impaired function.

Learning how to breathe effectively for everyday living is also part of the work with Sven. Integrating Conscious Connected Breathing along with neuromuscular education provides you with simple and mindful practices to maintain a healthy and resilient state of being.

Through the use of these modalities and Sven’s innate understanding of energy you will be giving your body a tune up of a lifetime.

Find out more about healing duo Susan and Sven’s transformational bodywork & healing at www.susanandsven.com.

Some good training under your belt is key for events like the Spartan Race. You still have time to get yourself ready, and we believe the best way is to enlist the professionals. We know all the best personal trainers on the island and can highly recommend reaching out to one of them if you want maximum results. Nourish loves: Ali von Moltke - Fit+Fast Santa Catalina, www.fitnfast.eu Katie Handyside - Katie Handyside Personal Training and Nutrition, www.katiehandyside.com Johanna Janik - Johanna Janik Personal Training, www.johannajanik.com Evelyn Sztojanov - Simplifyt, www.simplifyt.es

PRE-SEASON DETOX Now that we’re back to our normal routines and there aren’t so many social engagements to tempt us, it’s a great time of year to detox and get the body running optimally. But how do you detox? Trying to detox safely and effectively on your own isn’t easy, which is why we always go to detox specialist Raaul Cohen. Raaul has offered our Nourish Community special discounts ranging from 15% to 25% on any of the treatments at his Dynamic Detox clinic during the winter season until 28th February 2020. This includes colonics, full detox programs, and Lorisan blood tests. This is the perfect time of year to clean out your system and prepare for summer!

Contact Raaul at raaul@cleanbreaks. net and quote ‘Nourish’ to find out more. Dynamic Detox, Iberostar Grand Portals Nous, Calle Falconer 19, Portals Nous, www.cleanbreaks.net.

BE MY VALENTINE If you want to wow that special person in your life on Valentine’s Day treat them to an evening of gastronomic delights at Fera. Close to Jaime III in Palma’s city centre, Fera is located on the ground floor of the Circulo Mallorquin, the island’s oldest and most distinguished social club. Executive Chef, Simon Petutschnig’s culinary concept is ‘Borderless Mediterranean’ cuisine, and the divine textures and flavours are sure to impress. Choose from the refined tasting menus, including a 5-course vegetarian offering.

Fera Restaurant & Bar, Carrer de la Concepció, 4, Palma, +34 971 595 301.

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ARE YOU GETTING YOUR DAILY FLAVONOIDS? The beginning of the year is a time for making a extra effort with your health and well-being, but with so many ideas, opinions and fads, its knowing where to begin, easily the best starting point (and as I say to all my clients) “think colour & eat a rainbow”.

Which colourful foods are the most beneficial?

Those rich in flavonoids - phytochemicals are chemicals in plants that aren't nutrients, in that they aren't essential to life, but they can interact with our physiology. One of the largest groups are flavonoids, they are secondary metabolites that give rich colour pigments in foods like deep dark purples and red.

Antioxidant Flavonoids have a reputation for being effective antioxidants, particularly those of the flavanol and the flavan-3-ol varieties, there are certain types of cells in the body that they seem to have an affinity for, protecting against free radical damage, like red blood cells.

Anti-inflammatory properties Flavonoids deliver an anti-inflammatory activity, by blocking the activity of the enzymes cyclo-oxygenase and lipoxygenase which are involved in the manufacture of series 2 prostaglandins that initiate and exacerbate inflammation.

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Protecting the nervous system Flavonoids can offer a protective role to the health of the nervous system, they can reduce oxidative damage, help with nerve regeneration, and that high flavonoid diets can help slow cognitive decline.

Support cardiovascular health Flavonoids benefit the cardiovascular health; they can lower blood pressure. Flavonoids get taken up by the endothelial cells, (the endothelium is the active skin that lines the inside of our blood vessels) causing a rapid metabolic distress that stimulates the production and release of Nitric Oxide. This leaves the endothelial cells and enters the smooth muscle that makes up the vessel walls. Nitric Oxide causes these muscle fibres to relax, as they relax the vessel gets bigger, as it gets bigger, the pressure within it drops.

This effect is transient but a regular intake of flavonoid rich foods can have a major impact on this. Flavonoids also protect blood lipids triglycerides and cholesterol from damage. This type of oxidative damage can cause damage to the endothelium which creates the cascade that leads to heart disease. Some flavonoids such as quercetin can have an anticoagulant activity, that can reduce excessive clotting of the blood.

Flavonoids have also been shown to exhibit anti-diabetic and anti-cancer activities Flavonoid rich foods • Berries • Red Onions • Red Peppers • Hot peppers • Red Wine • Green and black Tea • Dark Chocolate • Kale • Broccoli • Asparagus • Apples • Citrus fruit • Parsley, thyme • Legumes Keep your diet varied, seasonal and colourful, on a daily basis.

For further information and nutritional consultancies contact Suzanne Garaty. ______________________________________ Suzanne Garaty Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist dipCNM mBANT www.vitalnutrition.eu info@vitalnutrition.eu (+34) 647 397 501

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THE POWER OF PLANT BASED LIVING FOOD FOR A HEALTHY PLANET AND ILLNESS FREE BODY I like to start my trainings and workshops with the following words...Illness cannot survive in an oxygenated body! How do we do this?

Simple... Exercise, rebirthing breath work, consuming raw plant based living foods and weight lifting.

Upon finalizing my chef training 2 decades ago i realized that for me, along with my therapy trainings I had the perfect tools for achieving the above and the knowledge to help others to do the same.

When you adopt a whole food, plant-based lifestyle you increase the odds that you will: • Lower risk of prostate, breast & other cancers • Prevent, even reverse, heart disease • Prevent & treat diabetes • Lose weight & have an abundance of energy • Live longer • ...and much more If you are one of the people with chronic health problems, (as I was) you certainly didn’t get yourself into poor health overnight. It can take a good long while to untangle yourself from the habits and patterns you’ve had your whole life. However, as you find foods you like, restaurants that can cater for you, and you find new habits in shopping and cooking, this will just be an amazing new lifestyle for you.

Living Plant Based Foods & Lifestyle sustains life and is readily available in most parts of the world today. Yet major challenges lie ahead.

Not only is the global population expected

to increase by around two billion people by 2050, but climate change could well reduce the land available for food production, so to diversify our diets sustainably will mean consuming more plant-based foods and less meat, generally understood as plant-based vegan diet.

If we are going to consume billions of nutritious plant-based meals, then today’s food system needs to change radically, growing plants is significantly more efficient than meat production. Just 18% of all the calories we consume and 37% of all protein comes from meat and dairy, respectively, yet between them they occupy 83% of global farmland.

The most urgent issue is the diversification of food supply. Globally, we rely on a tiny range of foods at present. It’s incredible to think that, while there are more than 20,000 known edible plants on our planet, three-quarters of our diets come from just 12 plant and five animal species.

Plant-based foods – such as pulses, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices – can provide all the nutrients we need to live active, healthy lives you just need to know how and not fall in to the trap of highly processed vegan food fashion.

Supporting your local organic farmers markets and local health food stores is key for success in making your transition easy.

Join me and my team of dedicated people in

Mallorca in making your experience of organic plant-based foods in something to remember and recommend. We embrace the Hippocrates oath, “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine thy food” Beverley Pugh. Organic Food FarmAcy Restaurant By Beverley. Plaza Bisbe Berenguer de Palau 2 (Plaza Patines, Palma, Mallorca). ______________________________________ Beverley Pugh Detox Expert. Hippocrates Health Educator & Ambassador.Raw Food Chef Founder of Vegan & Raw Organic Food FarmAcy by Beverley

TENNIS ELBOW (LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS) Tennis elbow is a form of tendonitis and you don´t have to go anywhere a tennis court to get it! Tendons are largely made of collagen which has a very high tensile strength. They connect muscles or muscle groups to their boney attachment and do not have a great blood supply which is why once you have it – it is difficult to get rid of. The muscle groups involved in Tennis Elbow are those that bring about grip with some extension to the wrist and attach to the outer knobbly bit of your elbow. TE is brought on by repetitive gripping activities or carrying a heavy load.

tendon from repeated stress is the first thing to consider. There are many TE supports on the market from expensive rigid supports attaching at the elbow and wrist to a more humble neoprene and velcro band. Our patients often find these cumbersome and awkward at work as they can catch on clothing. An alternative is to use cohesive bandaging. This form of bandage sticks to itself and not the skin and can be loosened and tightened easily as required during your day. 3 turns around the widest part of the forearm is sufficient and you should find that the pain is diminished when you grip.

The symptoms of Tennis Elbow include pain and tenderness of the bony prominence on the outside of your elbow and difficulty locking it in full extension. The pain may radiate up or down the arm and there may also be some swelling or redness of the skin.

Ice at any opportunity during the day for a good 15 minutes each time until the area is red. It is important that the whole elbow is cooled not just the knobbly epicondyle.

Simple activities will bring on pain and a weakened grip such as opening a door, trying to pour your glass of wine or reaching something out of the fridge. So what can you do about it?

Complete rest would be ideal but unfortunately most of us can´t do this so protecting the

Anti-inflammatory gels and creams may also help and can be purchased at the pharmacy without prescription.

If there is no improvement then a physiotherapy assessment would be advantageous. The physiotherapist will use techniques such as frictions, passive stretching, interferential diathermy and ultra-sound to encourage healing and repair.

If the problem is being particularly stubborn then oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatories may be prescribed. In some cases, particularly if your elbow is a repeat offender, your physio may refer you to an Orthopaedic surgeon for infiltration of steroids or hyaluronic acid into the area. This injection quickly reduces pain and combined with physiotherapy produces good results however the infiltration on its own may not necessarily be a definitive cure. ______________________________________ Tracey Evans The Physiotherapy Centre tracey@mallorcaphysio.com (+34) 609 353 805

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FITNESS CHALLENGE FOR 2020... WHOSE IN? Galatzo Trial From ZERO running to a 42km Galatzo trial March 15th. www,galatzotrial.com Hiking 52 Peaks Weekly Sunday hikes and sometimes weekdays. Follow us on Social Media.

Other Upcoming Challenges Endurance Sea Swim Kayak the Island And more...

Note: Happy to raise money for local charities WHATS ON MALLORCA

WHATS BEEN COOKING?

Join the katie Handyside weekly Fitness Excursions where we have set the challenge of climbing 52 Peaks this year. We have already done Sa Rateta (1113m), Na Franquesa (1067m), LÓfre (1093m), Puig Teix (1064m) and Puig Gros (938m).

Great places I have tried recently to grab

How many peaks can you join us for?

This group was predominantly started for my Personal Training clients to put our training sessions into practicle use and I decided to make it more social so I have extended the invitation to anyone who wants to combine seeing the real Mallorca with socialising and fitness .

We have rave reviews so far - everyone has loved it. We presently go on sundays but follow us on:

a healthy bite - Simple and Smart Cafe in San Magin, Palma which I have used for years because I train people in the park opposite. They do amazing salads and provided you have just done a workout you could grab a juice here too. They also have wraps.

Another of my favourite stop in places for a quick healthy bite is Avocado in Cala Mayor. They do salads, healthy wraps, bio, ecological, gluten free, etc etc .

Both do takeaways but probably better if you order prior to stopping in unless you do not mind waiting a while.

IG: katiehandysidetraining Web: www.katiehandyside.com FB: www.facebook.com/KatieHandyside PersonalTrainingandNutrition/ Contact me and I can add you to the what’s app group and give you information for upcoming activities.

KATIE HANDYSIDE PERSONAL TRAINING & NUTRITION I am a fully qualified Personal / Group Training instructor and Sports Nutritionalist as well as a Health and Fitness Journalist based in Palma since 2006.

I had a training studio in STP for over 5 years where I worked with numerous yacht crew but today, I have refined my services to Mobile Training.

I have worked with racing sail teams in Porto Cervo, aboard Superyachts for the owners. I have done Personalised Training, Group Training and Nutritional Plans for literally 1000´s of yacht crew along with organising outdoors excursions.

I have completed every triathlon and bike sportif on the island over the last 10+ years and now focus on weight training, mountain runs and hikes. I have competed in everything from obstacle course racing, bike sportifs and triathlon to jungle trekking, sea swims and canoeing.

My work is my passion. Do you want to feel great about yourself? My mission is to support you in achieving a healthier lifestyle, having more energy and a body you feel great in. Check out my other articles on Instagram and FB where I refer to Nutritional and Exercise protocols to keep you young, energised and kicking butt! Please give me a like and share and help me to make time to give you new information regularly.

Find out your genetic response to nutrition & exercise - Organise a personal training & nutrition session - Book your individual exercise assessment & nutritional overhaul - Reserve a group training - Find out about an outdoor excursion

We also plan to do canyoning, canning, an endurance sea swim, a kayak and a race across Mallorca…all kinds of fun activities to keep you active and living life here to the max.

YOUR NO EXCUSE WORKOUT Your body weight workout for time: • Squats - 50 reps • Diamond / close grip - tricep push ups - 25 reps • Pistol Squats - 50 (in total alternating leg each time) what’s your time?

(+34) 636 322 959 info@katiehandyside.com www.katiehandyside.com BREAKING NEWS: Galatzo marathon trial run March 15th - just started training for it so I will be looking for sponsorship - otherwise get involved yourself!

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Port Authority of the Balearic Islands decided on the 18th of December 2019 to postponed the entering in force of the Activity Tax till the 1st of July 2020.

The main argument of the detractors of this Activity Tax is that there is no provision of a service by the administration, in strict terms, beyond the fact that the work is carried out in a port or shipyard of public Port authority.

And this together with the fact that the concessionaires already pay the annual “canon” or fee to the Administration for the use of public domain.

ACTIVITY TAX IN PORT AUTHORITY MARINAS

The Port and marine legislation establishes in article 183 of the Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2011 the obligation for business and entrepreneurials to pay the so-called activity tax, “tasa de actividad or TA” for the occupation and use of public Port Authority installations and shipyards for the development of economic activity such as repair and maintenance of vessels. This tax has as taxable fact for the exercise of commercial, industrial and service activities in the public port domain, the taxable persons being the holder of the activity or concession.

On June 28th of 2019 the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (“Autoridad Portuaria de Balears”) approved the specifications of the activity tax for repair and maintenance of vessels in the marinas and

ports belonging to the Balearic Port Authority, that is the marinas of Palma, Alcudia, Mahón, Ibiza and La Savina. This resolution was published in ten Spanish national gazette or BOE on the 18th November and included the Special Conditions of the Commercial Service established the taxes ranges between 1.50% - in shipyards - and 2,50% - in marinas with principal activity mooring and berth rentals - calculated on different aspects and factors like area of occupation of the marina, tonnage moved, vehicles and mostly on the turnover.

Theoretically this new taxation should have been entered in force on the 1st of January 2020; however, since companies and affected entrepreneurial published complaints and even launched claims against this tax due to the lack of transparency, the Board of Directors of the

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This deferral is just a way to delay and defer in the future this problem as there are hundreds of small companies and self-employed entrepreneurial that will be seriously affected by this taxation that even includes the possibility of being requested to pay and advance on deposit (10.000€ on yearly basis or 1.000€ monthly).

Our politicians and beaurocrats should realize that even if this activity tax is foreseen in the Law this extremely severe application will damage even more the sector. So, let us hope that the pressure made by companies, associations, lobbies and eventually the claims might stop this disastrous measure or at last template and modify to hurt the industry as minimum as possible. ______________________________________ Carlos Espinosa Solicitor and Tax Adviser (+34) 627 41 32 01 carlos.espinosa@iurisnautic.com

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Scott Morrison, a climate change sceptic and defender of the country's coal industry. Around the world Hollowood stars, sports stars and all the rest pledging money and support for action to change. It felt to many like climate change’s 9-11. The defining event that makes you feel that something has changed forever.

That change, arguably one of the most important days so far in the climate change movement, came a few weeks later.

A MONTH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, PERHAPS. The idea of this column was to share a thought or two every month, vaguely pegged to business, economics or politics, and more often how the three things are inextricably linked. It wasn’t supposed to be a monthly spin on climate change, but of late it seems to be difficult to separate business from climate change and the action to halt or reverse it, and that has to be a good thing.

It was business, after all, that turbo charged the economy that inadvertently is damaging our planet. The profits you can make from digging up and burning fossil fuels, the production of bigger and bigger cars, the insatiable appetite of our species for the acquisition of shiny things and the increased demand for power when we want to plug them in, all were motivated by someone, somewhere reckoning they could make a decent living out of stimulating the demand, then fulfilling it.

It is also business that will be the key driver if we are to get ourselves out of this mess.

New Years Day on 2020 showed us an awful glimpse of the future. The population of planet Earth normally welcomes in the new year with images of Sydney Harbour’s iconic landmarks ringed by fireworks as we wait for the clock to strike 12 in whatever part of the world we are. This year the fireworks were there again, but against the backdrop of protest, and a fiery display of another, more menacing kind. 4,000 people saw in the new year on the beach in the Victorian coastal resort of Mallacoota. The

town on fire and the roads cutoff. Emergency services advised that if they sounded their sirens, it was no longer safe to be on the beach and they should seek a last refuge in the sea. It mercifully didn’t come to that, not quite, but the media was flooded with images of huddled masses and their animals, on the beaches wearing breathing masks under darkened midday skies, lit only by a post apocalyptic red glow from the bushfires advancing on the town.

It’s difficult to appreciate the scale of these fires, 26 million acres burned so far, about 10 times bigger than the 2018 fires in California, twice the area burned in the Amazon last year, estimates of 800 million animals killed and a high chance that some species on the margins will have been pushed into extinction when the smoke clears, and the fire season hasn’t really even got started yet. Some say that this is the new normal, many more say it’s going to get much worse. Australia is about 1.4 degrees warmer than pre industrial norms, and in the unlikely event that the world hits all of its carbon reduction targets we will still be expecting a 3 degree warming by the end of this century.

Hot dry places like large parts of Australia, Africa and possibly even southern Europe will effectively become uninhabitable in economic terms. You might be willing to rebuild your home, replant your crops or restock your herds every 20 years, but every 2 or 3? You would just pack up and move somewhere else, if you have the choice. The Australian public took to the streets to protest against Prime Minister

Larry Fink is the boss of Blackrock. If you have never heard of him or his company I can virtually guarantee you that if you have an insurance policy, a pension, a mortgage or a few quid tucked away for a rainy day, that Blackrock is looking after a bit of it for you. They are the world’s largest asset manager. They manage an eye watering $7 trillion of assets. They advise some of their clients what to invest in, you can buy into their investment funds and they vote on their shares at corporate AGM’s, shaping the policy and direction of these companies.

Previously their prime motivation was to increase the value of their client’s investments, with little or no regard to what the companies invested in were up to, as long as it was legal.

In January Fink announced a major shift in Blackrock’s policy, putting sustainability at the heart of it’s strategy. Fink spoke of a ‘fundamental reshaping of global finance sooner than most anticipate’, and you can bet that if the world’s biggest asset manager moves in this direction, there will be a stampede to follow them.

Many still criticise Blackrock saying this does not go far enough, and sure, they have a while to go before you can even think of calling their climate change record squeaky clean, but make no mistake, this is a massive shift in direction.

In practical terms, thanks to this, investment capital is going to favour new solutions, green technologies and renewable resources, turbo charging the speed of innovation. It will gradually disinvest from the old, polluting technologies forcing them to reform, it will vote in a sustainable way on its shareholdings steering corporate policy in a more sustainable direction.

If humans do ultimately reverse climate change by reshaping the global economy then January 2020 may well be the month that we look back on as the time the world said ‘enough’. Let's hope so. ______________________________________ Phil D. Coffers The Islander Economics Correspondent

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THE YACHTING COMMUNITY CAN BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF MARINE REGENERATION

Just before the end of 2019 around 60 members of the Yachting Community got together with Brad Robertson from Save The Med Foundation to share ideas about ways in which the yachting sector can contribute to the regeneration of marine ecosystems. Spending countless hours at sea, what better community is there than this one, to help scientists gather invaluable information that is usually out of reach for them?

Save The Med works to help the Mediterranean Sea recover its rich biodiversity. Needless to say, this immense task cannot be done by the team alone. In Mallorca, school communities, town halls, local businesses and an increasing amount of yachts are already on board and working to reduce plastic waste generation and pollution. However, marine regeneration is much more than that, and during the gathering all participants brainstormed and filled in a survey on how they’d like to contribute.

Reporting observations of wildlife at sea, recovery of lost fishing gear and turtle rescues, organisation of coastal clean up actions with crew and/or guests and the gathering of information about waste management systems in ports and marinas were some examples of how yacht captains, crew and guests could get involved and help us make a difference.

Other examples included financial support through Corporate Partnerships and Individual Memberships but also in kind support to the Foundation such as donation of boat equipment, provision of berths for Save The Med research vessels and support with boat maintenance and repair.

The latter was a challenge taken on by among others Jeremy Hill who volunteered to coordinate the repair of Save The Med’s 7,5m RIB ‘RV Ondine’ together with a group of amazing people, all experienced in different aspects of boat maintenance, repair and refitting. The works performed ranged from servicing and trimming the engines, repositioning the fuel lines, improving safety aspects, creating more space onboard, checking the electrical work, ensuring a properly working bilge pump system and more.

The RIB allows the STM-team to conduct research expeditions with a high degree of autonomy and flexibility. It has enabled most of the work done by the organisation for the creation of coastal Marine Protected Areas in the Balearics, recurrent coastal and underwater clean up actions, research dives and multimedia expeditions, and is crucial for expeditions planned throughout the 2020 season. It is thanks to the knowledge, skills and expertise of each of the individuals who contributed, and the material support from supporting companies, that we can now eagerly look forward to begin a safe and successful expedition season!

The Yachting community is in a perfect position to help organisations like ours preserve the very environment they depend upon, and the sector has much to offer. Whether you’re an owner, captain or day worker on a boat, or manage a yachting related company, there’s always something you can do and we encourage everyone to have a think about how you could and would like to join the movement for a positive change, whether it’s with Save The Med Foundation, or any other environmental organisations that operate in the areas that you are based.

Can you donate an annual amount or a percentage of profits to help ensure the continuity of the projects being done? Can you donate materials that you no longer need (lines, fenders, buoys, shackles, a motor, boat batteries, dive gear, you name it!)? Space for repair work? Do you or does your company have skills that can be of help? Can you help raise awareness by involving your crew and/or guests in educational activities? Can you report your wildlife sightings at sea? Can you provide information about waste management systems in the ports and marinas that you visit? Do you have ideas of your own? We’d love to hear about them! Contact brad@savethemed.org to discuss your ideas and involvement!

Seeing the yachting community getting together like this is about much more than just "getting a boat fixed.” It’s about taking a stance and demonstrating that when we join forces and come together, great things can

happen, and that this is only the start! With this small example of a ‘collaboration for the sea’, we hope to set the stage for future, larger collaborations where we all work together for what unites us; our love for the ocean and all its beings!

We wish to thank everyone who joined our event in December and want to share a special thank you to STP, Astilleros de Mallorca, Absolute Boat Care and MacGlide Baleares and all the individuals who donated their space, staff, time, energy, materials, skills and knowledge in order to bring our RIB back to life and get it ready for the adventures that await! ______________________________________ Stay up to date by following: @savethemed Check the new blog: www.savethemed.org Mari Gutic - mari@savethemed.org

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TIME TO GET BACK ON IT Before Christmas, I was invited to join Team INEOS at their training camp in Alcudia…. It was a real privilege to be included and what an insight it was…. It gave me the kick I need to start 2020 in the right way. Time to get some structured training in, starting off with some base training... Longer endurance rides with the odd climbs here and there…. Towards the end of February, then it is time to do some shorter rides, power based intervals.

I looked back on an article I wrote 3 years ago and it is all still very relevant…. Enjoy!

What is Base Training?

Base training is the training you need to complete to create the foundation for your cycling for the coming year - the bigger the foundation the harder you will be able to train later on in the year. Put simply it will improve your stamina, fitness and form for the year ahead. As you get into the year, the intensity of your training will increase and with some solid base training behind you, your body will be in a better position to cope and not get too tired. It teaches your body to utilise oxygen as efficiently as possible and ultimately improve your power. In your more gruelling events and longer rides, you will finish stronger and recover quickly. Compared to interval training, base training is a very social way to train and often carried out in groups - rides are typically long and at a low to medium intensity.

What are training zones?

Training zones refer to the intensity at which we are riding at. Riding at different intensities brings about different physical changes. By

having specific training zones, you can control and measure how hard you are riding. You are therefore able to target specific improvements in your form. Different models have different numbers of training zones – but the basis of the zones is “Threshold”. There are two different thresholds: aerobic and anaerobic threshold.

Aerobic threshold is the maximum intensity at which you can ride without blood lactate levels increasing.

Anaerobic threshold is what people commonly refer to as their “threshold”. This is your functional threshold power (FTP) for those of you using a power meter or the maximum heart rate, for those using a heart rate monitor.

In both cases - at this point the amount of lactate in the blood is elevated but still under control. Ride any harder and the amount of lactic acid will increase exponentially, you will be riding in the red and the effort will become unsustainable.

Using these two thresholds gives us a basic structure of three zones: • zone one (below aerobic threshold) • zone two (between aerobic and anaerobic threshold) • zone three (above anaerobic threshold).

There are various models that use different numbers of zones - generally between 5 & 7 zones, all based on the aerobic and anaerobic thresholds. The increased number of zones assists in creating a more detailed and focused training plan. It also enables you to target more precisely what type of fitness you are gunning for - are you increasing power or stamina or maybe aiming to lose weight?

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I have been working with Andy Coggan’s seven zones. This is used in Training Peaks, an internet based platform that riders and coaches use to monitor/analyse performance.

Whichever model you decide to use, the most important thing is that you understand what each zone does and try to stick to the zones when out training. When time on the bike is precious, it will allow you to maximise the time on your bike.

How do you calculate your zones?

To calculate your individual training zones you need to know one of the following things: • your functional threshold power (FTP) • your heart rate at anaerobic threshold • your maximum heart rate.

Before any of the tests you should warm up for 45 minutes, with the intensity slowly increasing every 10 minutes.

Your maximum heart rate.

Pick a section of road (minimum of ten minutes long – ideally a hill) and start off at an intensity you think you can sustain until the end. Every minute accelerate and ride a little bit harder until you are right at your limit, then try and sprint for as long as you can. Record your maximum heart rate.

Your functional threshold power or your heart rate at anaerobic threshold You need a section of road twenty minutes long. Set off at a pace you feel you can just sustain for 20 minutes and aim to hold this intensity for 17-18 mins, at which point go full gas till the end. You need to record your average power and/or average heart rate for the entire 20 minutes. To calculate your FTP

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multiply the average power by 0.95 and for threshold heart rate you multiply your average heart rate by 0.95.

It’s important when using power or heart rate that you test yourself regularly to ensure that your training zones are up to date. If you only test yourself at the start of the year, then your zones will be out later on in the summer and your training won’t be as effective. Try and test yourself every six weeks or whenever riding a certain power feels easier than normal.

What are the purposes behind each zone?

Each zone has a specific purpose and your body will have a specific physiological reaction to training in a particular zone.

Zone 1 – Active Recovery <55% FTP / <68% threshold HR / 50-60% max HR “EASY SPINNING” - Training at this low intensity means you can continue to be active without becoming fatigued. Perfect for when you need to recover form a hard session or in between intervals.

Zone 2 – Endurance 55-75% FTP / 68-83% threshold HR / 60-70% MHR “ALL DAY” Pace - Zone two is effectively your base training. Riding in zone two teaches your body to burn fat as a source of fuel. The very top of zone two is your aerobic threshold. Therefore in zone two your blood lactate shouldn’t be elevated. Sessions in zone two are typically longer rides - approximately 4-5 hours. The rides can be frequent and recovery is generally speedy.

Zone 3 – Tempo 76-90% FTP / 84-94% threshold HR / 70-80% MHR “SPIRITED” Group Ride - This

zone works on your ability to hold a consistent high pace, it has the benefits of zone 2 but is more tiring. In zone three you are riding quickly but not too hard, stimulating your body to increase the amount of glycogen it can store.

You should be breathing deeper than zone two, where conversation on the bike is somewhat halted. It is easy to ride a mix of zone 2 & zone 3 on long group rides where the pace is constantly pushed. Rides are typically 4-5 hour. Consecutive days riding in zone three is possible with the correct dietary carbohydrate intake, post ride rest and stretching.

Zone 4 – Lactate Threshold 91-105% FTP / 95-105% threshold HR / 80-90% MHR - PE LIGHT Just below/above a “TT effort” - Zone four works on your anaerobic threshold. The zone therefore starts just below or above your anaerobic threshold. Training in this zone allows you to raise your anaerobic threshold. Conversation when riding in zone four is difficult and the ride is mentally taxing.

Typically performed as multiple “repeats” or “intervals” of between 10-30 min in duration with recovery in between.

Consecutive days training in zone four is generally only performed when sufficiently rested prior to the training block.

Zone 5 – VO2 Max 106-120% FTP / >106% threshold HR / 90-100% MHR This is the high intensity efforts you can hold for 3-8 minute intervals and is intended to increase your VO2max.

Training in zone five is full on, you need to be focused and in the zone (there’s no time for talking). In the shorter efforts your heart rate may not even have time to reach your max rate (training to HR can be limiting in this zone).

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blast a short sharp climb. Consecutive days training in zone five are not really desirable.

Zone 6 – Anaerobic Capacity Power only 121-150% FTP Short 30 secs 3 mins high intensity intervals with rests in between. Heart Rate is not a useful guide in zone six. Certainly no patter here! Consecutive days in zone 6 not usually attempted.

Zone 7 – Neuromuscular Power Power only 150%+ FTP Very short and very high intensity sessions - Training in this zone works on your sprint power. This zone also causes the most muscle size increase, therefore if you want bigger, more powerful legs then zone seven is for you.

So… by understanding what your short, medium and long term goals are for the year, you can start to plan in your weekly training.

This will ensure you don't over train & you maximise your time on the road. It is not about time on the bike, it is about how you use your time on the bike. Having a real purpose to your ride is an incredible feeling and worth pursuing - you really feel like you are getting somewhere. If you are new to training zones, getting yourself a coach for a few months is well worth it - feel free to email dan@marshmallows.com and I can point you in the right direction. There are plenty of local coaches on the island.

Good luck ____________________________________ Dan Marsh - Owner & Founder www.marsh-mallows.com dan@marsh-mallows.com (+34) 616 529 111

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THE BOATHOUSE - OODLES OF LOVE, FUN AND THE RETURN OF THE SEAFOOD PLATTER

February is back! The most inauspicious of months is often dark and dreary, though for many it heralds the end of dry January and takes us one glorious step closer to moaning about the heat as summer gets tantalisingly close. At the Boathouse February is always a cause for celebration as we tuck the majority of winter behind us and look forward to the longer days and even longer nights. There may be a few more months before that dream becomes a reality but we believe in dreams and are ever optimistic. We fill the terrace daily with those sun-seekers looking to lap up the rays in our little sun trap by the water and that in itself is a cause for cheer.

So to celebrate this diddy little month, the month of love and leaping, well every four years, we are bringing back our all-time favourite - the Seafood Platter. Yes, you heard right, back by popular demand is our beautiful, tasty and plentiful sharing platter. So whether you are looking to impress that guy or girl of your dreams on Valentine’s night or the crew just fancy treating themselves before all the hard work and season begins, whether for lunch or dinner, then get yourselves down here to enjoy succulent mussels, juicy prawns, delicious calamari and all the trappings of our beautiful Mediterranean ocean. Speaking of which we want to say a great big thank you to all of our customers as with your help we are supporting the ocean clean up by Save the Med with our Save Our Seas contribution of 10 cents on every bill. A literal drop in the ocean for you guys which goes so very far to ensure a future that is close to each and every heart that walks through our doors.

On top of the Seafood Platter, we will be channelling our Britishness with our delightful afternoon teas where you can come and enjoy a tea or coffee, along with a pastry or homemade dessert of your choice, whilst dreaming of cricket, Pimms and rolling hills, all whilst taking in the beautiful masts, spectacular Cathedral and azure waters that surround the place we call home.

Not to be outdone by our weekly changing

menu, and our brand new a la carte menu, that sees workers sneaking out of their offices to enjoy the glorious food, sunshine, and views, the weekends really ramp up at the Boathouse, where we spark up the barbecue every Saturday and Sunday for you all to feast on our delicious meats, fish, and increased vegetarian and vegan options. On Sundays prepare to be serenaded by our talented musicians whose only desire is to get your feet tapping and your vocal chords exercised and with Easter just around the corner don’t forget to reserve for our annual Easter Sunday brunch which is always an absolute stormer of a day.

If February is the shortest month it is also the month most full of love, whether it be with that special one or with your wonderful friends. In fact, in Mallorca Valentine’s is not necessarily about the love of a significant other, it is, in fact, a celebration of all forms of love, be they friends, family, or your crew. If you love them, let them know over lunch or dinner. And ladies, this is that month, every four years, where a

tradition stretching back as far as St. Patrick, of next month’s fame, with Saint Bridget, back in the 5th century, dictated that ladies can get down on one knee and ask that all-important question, will you...? Of course, in this modern age it may seem a little outdated, but here at the Boathouse we love any excuse for a little romance, so embrace the love and pop that question and why not bring it full circle and allow us to help you celebrate your special day in the venue where it all kicked off.

So if you if you needed a reason to love the Boathouse any more than you already do, pop down and share the love over breakfast, lunch, dinner or just drinks in the sunshine, in this glorious month of romance.

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook for any special events that may pop up.

Stay Anchored.

Debs ______________________________________ The Boathouse Bar & Grill (+34) 971 734 114 Avinguda de Gabriel Roca, Palma info@theboathouse.es www.theboathouse.es

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7103 PETIT CELLER, MALLORCA IN A BOTTLE

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How often do you think you’ve come across a product that is truly authentic in its entirety?

best on the island. They have also created a very unusual Blanc de Noir made with (of course) Mantonegro. The latter wine is mineral and fresh, with more body and structure. It is an absolute delight!!

If you take a moment to consider this, it sounds so simple but it can actually be much harder to achieve. It is very possible that your Italian leather shoes were made in Thailand, or your American flag logo sweatshirt was made in China, or your Swedish brand furniture may have originated from Brazil.

With regard to the red wines, they have created a fresh easy drinking ‘Joven’ or un-oaked wine as well as a more serious ‘Bota’ that spends a length of time in oak barrels. In addition, they have introduced the ‘40 Braces’. This is a wine that is only created when the vintage is excellent, using grapes from the oldest vines they look after.

In the world of wine finding something that is undeniably authentic is also a rarity. When you do eventually find it, you treasure it and you hope that the winemaker and vineyard workers stay true to themselves indefinitely.

But, what is an authentic wine? What exactly does this mean?

Particular wine growing conditions as well as indigenous grape varieties here in Mallorca means that winemakers on the island have the opportunity to create unusual and original wines. However, this does not necessarily mean that they are all authentic. Many Mallorcan wineries study other countries for wine making inspiration. The styles and winemaking techniques from France, mainland Spain or the New World are often adopted and developed here. Some of these techniques are successful whilst others lose their identity.

For me, a wine is authentic when it is created by people who are passionate about their heritage and love what they do. These winemakers have a deep understanding and respect for the local grape varieties as well as the wine making traditions. The wine itself is made with passion and uses indigenous grapes.

Sebastià Ordines and Pep Cànaves have created a project in Santa Maria del Camí called 7103 Petit Celler and I believe their project has all the ingredients needed to become a reference point on the island. This particular winery really stands out in its delivery of authentic

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wines despite the fact it is a young project created by young wine makers.

Since its conception in 2011, Sebastià and Pep decided to focus on creating wines that exclusively use local grapes (mainly Mantonegro and Prensal), from the family vineyards and from other singular plots around the town of Santa Maria. They also inherited some very valuable old Mantonegro vines from Sebastià's grandfather Maciá. Maciá looked after these vines for most of his life and he saw how the grapes were developing and improving year on year. He refused to give into the strong pull of the trends that were recommending he should get rid of the local varieties and plant foreign vines instead. Fortunately this risky decision is now paying off as there is now an increasing trend in the world of wine to steer towards more unusual local varietals.

Sebastià and Pep look after 25 ‘Cuarteradas’, a local measurement for land that is 7103 m2 (hence the name of the winery). 80% of this land is planted with the local Mantonegro varietal.

At the moment they produce a white wine made with Prensal, which I think is one of the

The future looks bright for these two young entrepreneurs. In the coming months they will also be releasing an Orange wine made with Giro Ros grapes, a sparkling Callet and two different Vermouths.

Very soon they will be introducing visits to their winery too. During the vineyard visit clients will be given a fantastic opportunity to view the valuable old vines whilst being driven around in one of the vintage cars belonging to 7103. These vintage cars have now become an inclusive part of the 7103 Petit Celler brand as images of them take pride of place on some of their wine labels.

We will certainly be looking out for the new and exciting products coming out of this small but beautiful winery that is full of stories, traditions and originality. ______________________________________ Wine Industry Mallorca Ivan Gonzalez Gainza (+34) 657 88 32 48 Lara Corfield (+34) 638 60 19 43

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A perfect mix of Thai and Fresh Mediterranean dishes

Plaça de la Navegació, 18 (Opp. Santa Catalina Market) Palma Reservations: 971 91 66 99

Menu of the day every day Tapas Salads Breakfast

Where the Yacht Crew Meets With a 70 year tradition this emblematic restaurant in the fishing port of Palma “La Lonja” Can Eduardo offers you their speciality on fresh fish, rice dishes, & Shellfish, with spectacular views of the Cathedral

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ADVERTISE FOR FREE FOR SALE FOR SALE: British registered MCA coded sports fishing boat.

2x Volvo 370hp diesel inboards 1400hrs. Kohler 5.5 KVA Gen. 6 berths in 3 cabins. Large flybridge and aft deck. Air-conditioning and heating. Complete Raymarine electronics package. Autopilot.

Electric heads. Bow thruster.

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€. Contact 654 234 897. (01) FOR SALE: Westwind 35 for sale.

Seven Berth, Good Sails, Yanmar Deisel Engine, Wheel Steering, Roller Reefing. The yacht comes with it's own mooring in the beautiful bay of Puerto Pollenca. €15,500. Tel: 602 436 166.(01)

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 FOR SALE: Boat trailer. 6m boat or similar. Spanish papers 750 euros. Paul Port Andratx, 607 597 098. (07) FOR SALE: Land Rover Defender 90 2.4 Tdi 1997 dark green with towbar, 7 seats, in excellent condition 225,000 km.

Price includes full roof rack and set of off-road tyres € 10,995 - Call or WhatsApp 618 366 499 for more info. (05) FOR SALE: RIB. 6.5m. New tubes 2015. 90hp Johnston 2 stroke Fully serviced. Bimini. Trailer. price E8000. 634 342444. (04) FOR SALE: Beneteau first 211 sailboat, 2003 very good condition 15,000 euros. Ideal first boat or for cruising the islands. Contact paul 607 597 098 Port Andratx. (04)

FOR SALE: Exclusive Parking Sa Vinya, Bendinat. Reduced by 33.34%. The new owner will accompany many fine cars in the garage. Priced to sell, bargain for quick exchange, €15,000. Owner now left the island. Tel. (+34) 673 406 107 or (+44) 7739 487237.(12)

FOR SALE: Exclusive Parking Sa Vinya, Bendinat. Reduced by 33.34%. The new owner will accompany many fine cars in the garage. Priced to sell, bargain for quick exchange, €15,000. Owner now left the island. Tel. (+34) 673 406 107 or (+44) 7739 487237 (03)

FOR SALE: Large Wooden shipping boxes, used but good condition, 118cm x 55cm x 56cm treated timber boxes for worldwide shipping or storage.

30€ each. Tel. 971 719 816”.

Palma. (12)

FOR SALE: Storage. 3.7mL x 2.7mH x 1.7mH. Safe and clean.

Light and electricity. Bendiate Sa Vinya. Leaving the Island €12k Make me an offer. (+44) 773 948 7237 / (+34) 673 406 107. (03)

FOR SALE: RYA sailing school for sale, Port Andratx, Mallorca, established over 25 years, 10,000 euros or 60,000 euros with school sailboat. Contact Paul on 607 597 098. (10) FOR SALE: De blasi folding bike, white, fair condition. 100 euros.

Paul 607 597 098. (06)

FOR SALE: Peugeot 207cc HDI - Diesel Cabriolet 2007 - only 130,000 kms new tyres and cam belt. Very Good Condition, Immaculate well loved! €5490 ONO - Tracy +34 681 175 818.

FOR SALE: 2,3 m carbon fiber yacht gangway. 700€ o.n.o. (new 1.500€). 609 672 344.

DELPHIA 33.3 FOR SALE (OUR EDITOR’S OWN YACHT)

Contact: simon@theislander.net Tel: + 34 607 911 898

This fine example of the superbly built Delphia 33.3 is from 2011 but had very little use in the past 5 years. 6 berths with a good-sized heads/ shower, large saloon with very good headroom and a super cockpit, ideal for those evenings at anchor.

Brand new 4-man dinghy and new Mercury outboard engine. Comes with loads of extra kit and a mooring in Puerto Portals until late July 2019. Must be seen to appreciate.

Reduced to 67,500 €

FOR SALE: A fully restored town house over four levels. Many original features have been kept. New roof and terrace, laundry room and storage. Top floor has a studio of 21m2 and terrace of 25.6m2. Views from the terrace are to the port and to the mountains. First floor has two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms 50.4m2. Ground floor comprises Ikea kitchen and open plan living of 38.5 m2.

With double door to street. Cellar with laundry and bathroom and double door to street 24.00 m2.

Total area 160m2. Parking for motor bikes in the cellar.

Street parking for cars. 100% legal with all papers. Asking price Euro 490,000. Option of additional apartment. Contact johnfbardon@yahoo.com. (07)

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)

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: 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 that will really do this premium position and views the justice it deserves, 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)

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FOR SALE: Huge garage & house for sale. Great road access, loads of storage. The garage is approx 20m x 11.4m, with a height of 6m to the eaves and doors 4m high x 4.9m wide at both ends of the garage. 15 min from Palma & airport. The house is 366m sq, in a plot of 2,200m sq. 4 bedrooms, 2 en suite bathrooms plus additional bathroom and day heads, 2 large receptions, additional tower room / office, kitchen & utility room. Also a very large basement. Fiber optic broadband, air conditioning, central heating, wood burner, pellet burner, recent double glazed windows & doors. All bathrooms and kitchen recently refitted. Other buildings for further storage. Huge terraces plus roof terrace with magnificent mountain views. Situated within walking distance of Algaida for all services, banks, supermarkets, cafes & restaurants. €549,000. call Richard 670 970 188. (09)

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: This is a great opportunity for someone willing to do some TLC. 15m GRP Taiwan Ketch in reasonable good condition with lots of equipment.

Open to reasonable offers. Costa del Sol. More info 616 969 496.(11)

FFOR SALE: Carbon Passarelle, length 5 meters, width 60cm. very stable. Stock item for sale at greatly reduced price. Email: info@bmcomposites.com

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: Rio 850 day cruiser 2003 lovely boat moored in Santa Ponsa. 2 x volvo Pentax engines, new battery and battery charger, new leather upholstery, new inlet manifold. Well looked after, we’ve had plenty of holiday and lots of fun on the boat, but ill health forces a reluctant sale.

Reduced to €14,000. Contact Michael (+44) 7976286469 or Jacqueline (+44) 7533247574. (05)

JOB VACANCY: Delicioso are currently recruiting for a full time office manager. We are looking for a person with managerial experience who is highly organized. They must have a can-do attitude with the ability to work under pressure in the busy summer months when out of office hours are sometimes required. You must demonstrate proactiveness to manage the day to day orders, financial responsibilities and general office manager duties. The job involves processing orders, dealing with suppliers, communicating with customers, managing stock, controlling staff rotas, product pricing, managing finance spreadsheets for all invoices, payments, credit control, bank reconciliation. Job Requirements: Full clean European Driving Licence, Spanish Residency & Social Security number; English and Spanish fluency with German an advantage; Good knowledge of high-end food, ingredients and wines an advantage; Based at Delicioso´s Offices - Poligono Son Bugadelles, Santa Ponsa, Mallorca; Full time 40 hour per week contract; Good salary, based on experience. Applications will only by considered by email to info@deli-delicioso.com sending your CV and cover note. (01) JOB VACANCY: Yacht Broker – Mallorca East ; Experienced Broker required for long established Yacht Brokerage in their Office on the East Coast of Mallorca. You will be offering New and Pre-owned boats to new and existing clients as well as obtaining new listings. English, German and Spanish a must another language advantageous, employment offered on autonomo/freelance basis, a generous retainer plus uncapped commission is offered. Start Feb 2020. Please send your CV to hr@segel.biz. (12) JOB VACANCY: Yacht Broker – Mallorca West; Experienced Broker required for long established Yacht Brokerage in their Office on the West Coast of Mallorca. You will be offering New and Pre-owned boats to new and existing clients as well as obtaining new listings. English, German and Spanish a must plus another language advantageous, employment offered on autonomo/freelance basis, a generous retainer plus uncapped commission is offered. Start Feb 2020. Please send your CV to hr@segel.biz. (12)

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JOB VACANCY: Secretary – Part Time, for long established Yacht Brokerage in their Palma Branch Office. Start February 2020, mornings only 0900 – 1300hrs, Mon–Fri. Suit freelancer/ autonomo. English, German and Spanish speaker, general secretarial duties assisting the brokers , as well as responsible for social media news/updates.

Knowledge of Yachting Industry a plus. Please send your CV to hr@segel.biz. (12) 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) JOB VACANCY: Berthon Spain are currently recruiting for a Guardiennage Assistant. The ideal candidate must be able to meet the following requirements: Be fiscally resident in Spain; Be over the age of 25 with an EU or Spanish driving licence; Be fluent in English (Spanish is a huge plus); Experienced in washdowns including knowledge of all the relevant products; Confident in basic knots; Comfortable with deck work - docking, lines and fenders etc; Experienced and competent in putting people up and down rigs.; Be able to supervise others and manage a small team; Must have a very fine eye for detail; Be able to drive tenders, other boat handling experience would be a plus; Basic technical knowledge of systems etc; Must have a flexible attitude and be willing to lend a hand in all aspects of the business. 22 days paid holiday per year plus state holidays. Full time contract after initial trial period. Very competitive salary. We would ideally like for someone to start ASAP. This is a shore-based position in Palma and therefore would suit any candidate already based on the island, who is a looking for a long-term career.

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ADVERTISE FOR FREE andrew.fairbrass@berthonspain. com. Please read the advert carefully, take your time to respond, put in the reference the job you are applying for and ensure your covering letter and CV are relevant to the job. (11) JOB VACANCY: 5 Star Yachts are seeking the right person for a role in our business. Smart, efficient, friendly communicator with a love of the sea & yachting.

To begin it will be part time progressing to full time. Good level of English / written German & Spanish. Top level of PC skills, internet administration, office administration ultimately developing into sales. Selfemployed status preferred.

Salary to be agreed. Office in Cala Nova marina. Email CV to info@5staryachts.com (10) JOB VACANCY: Sunseeker Yachts Spain are expanding their team and are looking for a Marine engineer or systems technician with 2-5 years experience. You will have worked with a range of onboard systems and have knowledge of different products.

This is a great opportunity to progress your skills on a range of vessels from 15m – 50m. You will gain exposure to all engineering systems and also work on electronics, carpentry projects and general warranty works.

No formal qualifications are necessary but the successful candidate will have a strong problem solving approach. They will be focussed on providing solutions and able to work in challenging environments.

Attention to detail and the ability to report on their findings is essential. German and Spanish language are extremely desirable.

We offer permanent contracts with an excellent package.

Competitive salaries, company vehicle, telephone and benefits.

Sunseeker London Group is a stable and exciting organisation to work for. Good references are essential. If you are interested, please apply in confidence to jody@sunseeker-mallorca.es (10) JOB VACANCY: Versilia Supply Service is looking for a SALES PERSON, English language required along with Spanish and computer literacy, a clean driving licence and good communication skills with clients, salary to be agreed upon according to experience. Please send CV to info@vssespana.es. (08)

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 JOB VACANCY: Sunseeker Yachts Spain is looking for an experienced Marine carpenter to work in its warranty division.

The successful candidate will have minimum 5 years experience in production boat building environment as a joiner/ carpenter. Intimate knowledge of production boat manufacturing process and materials is required.

The successful candidate will have experience in providing solutions to complex problems.

The ability to work alone and overcome problems in a challenging environment. Projects are diverse and will range from 15m boats to 50m yachts. We offer permanent contracts with an excellent package.

Competitive salaries, company vehicle, telephone and benefits.

Sunseeker London Group is a stable and exciting organisation to work for. If you are interested, please apply in confidence to jody@sunseeker-mallorca.es (10) JOB VACANCY: Cover Up Solutions, a scaffolding and yacht covering systems company, based in STP - Palma de Mallorca, are offering a full time sales position. We are looking for a motivated individual with good communication skills and knowledge of the yachting industry is preferable. Excellent level of english and good level of spoken Spanish are essential, to join a fun, dynamic and friendly team. If interested please send your CV with photograph in English or Spanish to: info@ coverupsolutions.com. (08) 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)

JOB VACANCY: Versilia Supply Service is looking for a Secretary/ office administrator, English language required along with Spanish and computer literacy, a clean driving licence and good communication skills with clients, salary to be agreed upon according to experience. Please send CV to info@vssespana.es (03) 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) JOB VACANCY: Dynamic sales rep with salt water in the veins. If you are driven within sales and motivated by outbound sales, passionate about sailing and thrive on delivering results, you are just the person we are looking for. About you: You don´t need to be a World Champion in sailing, but you do need to be a champ in professional customer relations and acknowledge the importance of staying alert to customer needs, making sure the whole process from initial contact to delivery is smooth and efficient. Strong English skills is a prerequisite, and Spanish an extra plus. In terms of IT, you must be experienced with the Microsoft Office package and experience with Axapta would be a plus. In general, you need to be able to quickly adapt to new IT systems and platforms. About us: The loft in Mallorca is a subsidiary to the Danish Headquarters of

Elvstrøm Sails. You will be an important link between the customer, design and production in Denmark. Conditions: You will be working at the loft in Mallorca but should expect some travel days in connection with boat shows and customer visits.

We offer a salary package that corresponds to qualifications and responsibility. Application: Please send your application along with your C.V. to Jesper Bank at jeb@elvstromsails.com

by November 15th.If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jesper Bank directly at +34 652 434 420.

FOR RENT FOR RENT: Prime location on Paseo Maritimo behind The Boathouse. € 1,300 per Month for a single unit of 27 sq. meters, includes existing furniture and 1 complimentary parking space.

Excludes Utility Costs, which will be invoiced on a quarterly basis. deb@theboathouse.es (+34) 699 569 934 (06) 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.

FOR RENT: Berth For Rent - 9x3 mars. Santa Ponsa, Mallorca 7500 euros. Tel: +34 626 566 731.

MISCELLANEOUS 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. michael@ffast.org.

(+34) 659 887 455 info@cancersupportmallorca.com www.cancersupportmallorca.com

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Princess 82 ‘LA VIE’ 2016 Price reduced to: 2,699,000 EUR VAT Not Paid Mallorca, Spain

Est. 1987

SL: 78 - 86 - 96 - 102 - 118

SX: 76 - 88

SD: 96 - 112 - 126

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

SY: 44Alloy - 500Exp - 52Steel - 64Steel

www.sanlorenzospain.com

CENTRAL AGENCY Built in 2016 and first launched in 2017, 'LA VIE' is a high-specification example of the Princess 82 model. Owned by an experienced and discerning yacht owner, she is cared for year round by a full time professional crew. Powered by twin MTU 10V M94 1624hp engines, she has been extensively customised and features every conceivable extra on board. Luxurious accommodation for up to 8 guests is divided into 4 double cabins with additional crew accommodation for up to 4 crew members. Charter coded with charter license. YDSA certified. Fully serviced and anti-fouled in March 2019 with a further engine service completed in October 2019. Viewing highly recommended.

Holland Jachtbouw 1998/2010 990,000 EUR VAT Paid

Simon J. Turner Broker simon.j.turner@northropandjohnson.com Edificio Dux - Calle Porto Pi 4, 1ª Palma De Mallorca, 07015 T. +34 971 707 900 F. +34 971 707 775 +34 639 701 234 www.northropandjohnson.com

There is no other sailing yacht like WHIRLWIND — she is an extraordinary sailing yacht designed by Andre Hoek and built by Holland Jachtbouw.

Launched in 1998, WHIRLWIND’s impressive features and design got her nominated for the 1998 International Superyacht Design Award. Rigged as a cutter sailing yacht, WHIRLWIND sails remarkably with her fairly tall mast and 410 square meters (4,413 square feet) of sail area. WHIRLWIND accommodates 8 guests in three well-appointed staterooms as well as 4 crew in 2 cabins.

Rivendell Oyster 82 2009 1,995,000 GBP VAT Not Paid Palma de Mallorca

Carrer de Jeroni Pou 17 07006 Palma de Mallorca addy.daly@berthonspain.com +34 627 809 607

Built for planet circuits, RIVENDELL is a yacht for true yachtsmen and women. Professionally skipper maintained with no expense spared throughout this ownership, she is in fantastic condition and chomping at the bit for her next adventure. Easily handled by two, she boasts hydraulic furling on the headsails and electric winches throughout. Down below she comes with warm cherry woodwork and splendid, light maple floors. This yacht will take you anywhere, ideal for owner drivers or with captain and crew. Lying in Palma de Mallorca, she is a must see.

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Fairline Targa 38 2008 139,500 Euro VAT Paid Lying: Mallorca This Fairline Targa 38 from first owner has only been used privately and with very little use for overnight stays. Always professionally maintained and with low engine hours. Equipped with two 300hp Volvo Penta D4 diesel engines, bow thruster, props & trim tabs from 2016, generator, complete navigation equipment, heating, dinghy with outboard, new canopy, etc. The interior with white leather upholstery, high gloss American Cherry joinery is in immaculate condition. She has an ample master cabin fore, a twin guest cabin aft and a head compartment with shower. This sports cruiser is a proven winner for Mediterranean use.

Trader 47 190,000 GBP VAT Paid

Trader 47 Sundeck for sale: The 2005 build spacious trawler yacht has a beautifully crafted interior woodwork and is in very nice condition throughout.

She sleeps 6 crew in 3 cabins and offers ample space in every respect. The twin 450hp Caterpillar diesel engines show low hours. All systems are regularly serviced and maintained. Currently based in Mallorca, “Star Rocker” will be equally perfect as a holiday home in the sun, for long range cruising or livaboard.

Benetti Sail Division 82 2004 1.750,000 EUR VAT Paid Benetti Sail Division 82, 2004. Raised pilot house displacement Motor Yacht, steel hull, aluminium superstructure. Twin MAN 440hp diesel engines, bow thruster, 2 generators, air conditioning, watermaker, stabilisers. Sleeps 8 guests all en-suite and 3 crew in 2 cabins, with good facilities. Refitted 2018/19 to include new galley, many updates, and the interior woodwork painted white, giving a fresh and light interior. Lying Spanish west coast.

Priced at €1.750,000 Tax paid.

Delphia 33.3 2011 Reduced to 59,950 EUR

It is nice to step aboard a boat where everything is in the right place, looks maintained, and looks in order. This is one such boat. Rather lightly used, and with a great spec, this boat could take you around the Baleares, and very much further. Slab - reefed main, cabin heating, nearly new outboard (one hour ONLY, run on it!), and a nice tender. These and many more features add up to a splendid package. The boat comes with berthing until the end of July, in a very desirable Palma Bay marina. And there is a possibility of extending this, should you so wish...

Beneteau 57 350,000 EUR

T: (+34) 971 402 911 M: (+34) 634 342 444

pgalle@devalk.nl www.devalk.nl

De Valk Palma Port Cala Nova, Avda. Joan Miró, 327 07015 Palma de Mallorca

A well-kept example of this popular marque. One owner from new and used only in the Mediterranean. She is maintained professionally and antifouled annually. Interior shows very little use. A good buy for long range cruisers, or equally a family.