looking out at the marina over the swimming pool, and arrange delicious finger food from Restaurante Taronja Negre upstairs. All money raised at the BBWP goes to Marine Inspirations which is an initiative started by Anthony Just and myself to introduce the Super Yacht Industry to disadvantaged youngsters with aspirations of going to sea. Anthony and I are both South Africans so the majority of the youngsters come to us from Southern Africa although we have also done some work with kids in the Caribbean. We want to show these young people what can be achieved by hard work and dedication and show them another side of marine employment. Those of you who have met any of these future mariners here in Mallorca will definitely confirm their enthusiasm, good manners and a thirst for knowledge. To date we have had over 30 kids that we have mentored over the years thanks to funds raised and the amazing generosity of the marine industry. This will be our 4th event at Club de Mar and each year it gets better and better. The BBWP is a great opportunity to have fun and to meet people involved in the Super Yacht Industries as well.
This is primarily a party for my friends, most of whom are yacht crew and there is bound to be a large collection of Super Yacht Captains attending. For those of you who do not know I was a co founder of the Super Yacht Captains website, along with Colin Squire, which now has over 1,500 captains registered. Quite amazing and it is very successful. The BBWP will be announced on the website and a debrief report will be put up there afterwards Previous parties have been covered by both Ultima Hora and the Daily Bulletin as well as various other media organisations. If you are involved in the industry here in Palma, be it as a yacht crew or business, this is a great party to put in your diary. On the other hand if you just like a good party and superb wine then this is even a better excuse! For more information please visit our website – www. MarineInspirations.org or our Face Book Page. You can also email me on Phil@MarineInspirations. org for more information. We are actively looking for more sponsors as well as items for the raffle and auction, so if you would like to participate then please do not hesitate to send me an email.
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