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No proof of crew deportations “Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.” Shana Alexander (American journalist, 1925-2005)

“I have heard rumors, but as of yet, I have not had proof of any crew being taken away by immigration off docks, or any confirmation from a yacht that they’ve had issues,” said Sue Price, senior placement coordinator at Crew Unlimited. “In my almost nine years in crew placement, I have never had confirmation by crew of anyone being taken off the docks.”

The rumors seem to have started when the largest yachts began arriving in town for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in mid-to-late October.

By Dorie Cox Armed, uniformed officers on Ft. Lauderdale docks caused anxiety among some yacht crew last month. Worried they were at risk of arrest or deportation, some crew called training and marine facilities and contacted media publications in the past few weeks over vivid rumors of yacht crew being taken off the docks in handcuffs.

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TRITON SURVEY

Let’s dream a little. Think about your perfect job.

What kind of boat is it?

Sail, monohull – 7.1% Doesn’t matter – 11.2%

Multihull – 4.7%

Power, expedition-style – 32.5%

See RUMORS, page A6

Power, luxury yacht – 44.4%

– Story, C1

Yard period: Surviving the ups and down

HUNDREDS GATHER FOR TRITON EXPO

By Lucy Chabot Reed and Dorie Cox

More than 300 captains and crew attended the November Triton Expo to learn from and network with crew and companies that can help them with jobs and careers. For more photos, see pages A10-11. PHOTO/DORIE COX

Captains foster essential relationships Good, professional relationships in yachting can mean the difference between overheated guests and an air conditioning worker doing repairs on a Sunday.

These relationships are created and fostered with a spectrum of people, from other captains to From the Bridge contractors, said captains at this Dorie Cox month’s Triton From the Bridge luncheon. The group talked about who these contacts are and how captains nurture the connections.

“You need people in your phone

that will help you for anything that’s a 911, and there are a lot of 911s in this business,” a captain said.

As always, individual comments are not attributed to any one person in particular so as to encourage frank and open discussion. Attending captains are identified in a photograph on page A8.

Captains are in charge, but they don’t work alone. They enlist help to keep the boat afloat, connections to keep the owner happy, and people to call along the way. They find these alliances in a variety of ways.

When there is trouble in the engine room, a captain said it just makes sense to ask his engineer who to call because that’s his area of expertise.

“You definitely ask crew for recommendations” this captain said.

“Maybe they’re from the area or have worked there before.”

“Use someone who has worked on the boat before,” another captain said.

Another said he goes so far as to hire crew who have worked on the boat in the past.

“Use your local resources,” a third captain said. “Sometimes you need to ask the agent.”

All the captains agreed they trust each other’s knowledge and experience.

“Fellow captains are our best resource, absolutely,” a captain said.

See BRIDGE, page A4

Like so much in yachting, surviving a yard period is all about relationships, according to the panelists and captains in attendance at the Triton Forum held in Ft. Lauderdale on Nov. 10.

More than 40 captains gathered for a roundtable discussion about preparing for and surviving a yard period.

And it all starts with relationships.

“You make introductions, you make yourself known,” said Capt. Guy O’Connor, one of three panelists for the forum. O’Connor has worked on new builds and refits for some of the world’s largest builders, including Lurssen, Oceanfast and Heesen. He’s also run the 200-foot M/Y Phoenix.

“You figure out the facility, the geography, the cost,” he said. “And you figure out, can they do it? Do they have the people available or will they charge you so much money to get the people that it would have been better to go someplace else?”

But some believe there’s a step even before warming up those relationships.

“The first thing is the RFP, the request for proposal,” said Capt. Dave Hole, a former yacht captain who was a project manager at Merrill Stevens in Miami until last year. Now he is general

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Yacht crew masqueraded in their formal attire. Find out why on page C8.

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Awards, office space and my own latitude adjustment We start with kudos for Chef Victoria Allman of M/Y Cocoa Bean. Her book “Sea Fare,” which we wrote about in the June issue, has won the Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association, a first place for travel writing.

Congratulations Victoria.

Latitude The crew at Adjustment Nautic Crew Lucy Chabot Reed were proud as

new parents when they hosted an open house for the new offices of their placement agency during the week after the boat show. It was a small but fabulous group of captains, crew and industry folks.

Triton columnist Chief Stew Alene Keenan has been working with Linda and Darryl Leathart at Nautic Crew the past few months, giving them some added expertise in the stew department. (It’s OK to call Keenan our own, isn’t it? Nevermind that she’s got 20 years as a stew.)

Equally interesting is that Darryl, who has a career as yacht chef, just finished a relief stint on a 165-foot

The crew of Nautic Crew, from left, Chief Stew Alene Keenan, owner and Chef Darryl Leathart, owner and Chief Stew Linda Leathart, and database PHOTO/LUCY REED specialist Jennifer Escobar.

(50m) expedition yacht.

How’s that for keeping their feet wet? Find them at 777 S.E. 20th St., Suite 280, in Ft. Lauderdale.

As for me, I’ve had a latitude adjustment of my own.

The week after the boat show was a really tough one for me, both personally and professionally. In the midst of that gloom, I found a sun shower and it’s given me the biggest attitude shift I’ve had in a while.

See, I have a new hero. He’s a friend, actually, a man I’ve known for 15 years.

For reasons I never really understood, he’s always been incredibly kind and generous to David and me. We don’t have all that much in common but he always includes us in his events and counts us among his friends.

He recently started a non-profit here in South Florida and we visited him at his office last month. He proudly showed us around and explained the work it has already accomplished.

Suffice to say it’s thoughtful, healthful and totally done out of love.

I was so moved just listening to him dream out loud about upcoming

events. I left his office walking on air.

When I got back to my office, I was reminded of a confrontation I had had the day before and came crashing back to earth. People I thought respected me questioned my integrity to my face over something meaningless. I hadn’t slept well that night and realized I had stayed mad.

Then I visited with my new hero and he is so full of energy and love and hope and desire for goodness in the world.

This man has been living with HIV for 17 years and takes no medication. He is so incredibly generous with his money, his time and his counsel, that I was ashamed at myself for letting a petty perspective bother me.

I took a walk and within 5 minutes, I forgot about the confrontation and my own bruised ego. If my hero can be passionate and positive with his life on the line, I ought to be able to do it with a lot less at stake.

I always knew my friend was a great guy, but now he’s my hero. I want to be just like him when I grow up.

Have you made an adjustment in your latitude recently? Let us know. Send news of your promotion, change of yachts or career, or personal accomplishments to Editor Lucy Chabot Reed at lucy@the-triton.com.

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Key relationship?

‘Your accountant’ BRIDGE, from page A1 “They’re a vital relationship.”

“I exchange e-mails with the other captains and I’ll call or e-mail to checkin and see how they’re doing,” said a third. “We become friends and go for drinks and dinners.”

“I also ask staff of other yachts,” said another captain. “My mate and my chief stew are great at having those relationships. They can find so-and-so down the way.”

You also have to rely on the marina manager and the concierge service, a captain said.

“You have to know who’s clear to work, like longshoreman and insurance coverage,” he said.

The benefits of quality liaisons cover every aspect of yacht needs, and once these contacts are made, it requires effort to maintain them.

A resounding consensus agreed that paying for services in a timely manner is one way to ensure these bonds.

“Yeah, isn’t it nice when you take over a boat, you pull into a marina and they hand you last year’s bill from the last captain?” a captain said. “Sometimes things do fall through the cracks, but you have to pay your bills.”

“If they perform to your satisfaction

Attendees of The Triton’s December luncheon were, from left, Don MacLellan (freelance), Guy O’Connor (freelance), Patrick McLister (freelance), Mark Howard of M/Y Kingfisher, Charles DuGas-Standish of M/Y Natita, and Worth Brown of M/Y Sea Safari.

PHOTO/DORIE COX and you pay them, they’ll be there for you,” another captain said.

“The most important relationship is with your accountant,” said a third.

The captains get creative when forging relationships with companies that are beneficial to work with.

“I bought a cheap wine and put our labels on it, so instead of $20, we’d hand them a bottle with the boat’s name,” a captain said. “They really remember you, ‘that’s the guy with the wine’.”

“We buy pizza for the workers,” another captain said.

Another captain sends an e-mail to the boss of the contractor or the project manager when he gets good service.

“But the best thing is still to pay on time,” another captain said. “We pay in 60 days. If it’s over $15,000, it has to go to the accountant. I don’t sit on bills.”

“I try to use my credit card right away,” a third said. “You’re not leaving ‘til your paid.”

“You can’t leave; U.S. Marshals can sticker your boat,” another captain said.

“Remember the boat show last year, when that boat got shut down because it owed like $60,000 to the yard?”

“It’s the no cash, no splash concept,” a captain said.

“And you have to understand your accountant’s issue; he just keep getting bills and bills,” another captain said, of the need for constant communication with the money manager.

Cold, hard cash works to build relationships, too, but sometimes it can be misconstrued. The commonly called B&C – bonuses and considerations – can jokingly be called bribery and corruption for the money that changes hands between boats and contractors or marinas. But the reality is that in many situations, tipping is expected.

“Sometime you tip up front,” a captain said. “We tip a lot: the dockmaster, the line guy...”

“They remember you if you tip, and they definitely remember you if you don’t,” another said.

“In Cannes, there is no barter, no bribe,” a captain said. “They can’t take anything, but when we have leftovers from a charter, I’ll walk in and put it down and walk out.”

While the recipient of services is typically the one to reward, it does work both ways between the yacht and the business. And occasionally benefits

come back in unforeseen ways.

As an example, one of the captains said he left a boat and was later asked back to work. He returned because the job had been a positive experience.

“Everything worked sweet that year, the refit and all, everything was paid,” the captain said.

The captain expected the same on his second stint with the yacht, but that relationship changed quickly when bills sat unpaid.

“The vendor was the one that said, ‘things have changed’.” he said. “I used to be able to use the captain’s card and bills were paid. It was the vendor that asked ‘are you sure you want to be with the boat?’ The vendors warned me.”

“A lot of it is a two-way street,” another captain said. “They want our business.”

One of the captains said a painter has a barbecue each weekend for the yachts in the yard.

“And there are incentives, like happy hour at Rybovich,” a captain said of the shipyard near West Palm Beach.

There was a lot of reluctance from crew to go to a yard so far from Ft. Lauderdale, but it ended up being a good place for crew, he said. Another captain opts for Isle de Sol marina when the yacht is in St. Maarten.

“It’s that or lose crew,” he said.

One captain said it’s common for marinas to drop their rates to entice a yacht into staying longer.

“Not in the Med,” another captain said. “In the Med, they don’t have to listen to me asking for it to be cheaper; first there’s a huge demand and second it’s municipal, government anyway.”

The captains said their efforts at building and maintaining relationships pay off with a smooth running boat, happy crew and owners, and reliable vendors. Everyone wins when there are healthy relationships between a yacht and the goods and services required to maintain it.

“You absolutely share the good,” he said. “You reward good and tell the bad.”

Dorie Cox is associate editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com. If you make your living working as a yacht captain, e-mail dorie@the-triton.com for an invitation to our monthly Bridge luncheon.

A December 2010 NEWS: Immigration rumors

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‘We ... have had zero registered crew deported from the USA’ RUMORS, from page A1 “We arrived from Gibraltar and came straight into our slip,” said Capt. Neil Duffy of the 172-foot M/Y Quantum of Solace, which docked at Hall of Fame marina. “We went to customs, cleared right in with no deportations. We were done in 20 minutes.“ “We did not have anyone deported and had absolutely no trouble with customs,” Capt. Bill Zinser of the 186foot M/Y Cakewalk said. “They came down the dock the first day of the show and asked where we came from and if we filed a notice of arrival form, etc., and then said ‘thank you’ and walked away.”

Several captains working on boats in the show and industry professionals who talk to crew every day said they knew of no factual issues between U.S. government officers and crew.

“We hear rumors, but have had zero registered crew deported from the USA who have told us of direct issues for them,” said Rupert Connor, owner of the placement agency and management company Luxury Yacht Group in Ft. Lauderdale. “When questioned, people spreading rumors always have friend-ofa-friend stories … nothing that’s direct experience or even second-hand news.”

U.S. uniformed officers have been present on Ft. Lauderdale docks this fall, but as of press time, there were no confirmed arrests or deportations of yacht crew, said Corey Ranslem, chairman of the security and safety committee for the Marine Industries Association of South Florida.

Ranslem, CEO of Maritime Secure Waters Group, is working to confirm that the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have not mounted targeted customs checks in recent months, including during the boat show.

Ranslem serves as the liaison between governmental agencies and the MIASF. “It’s the same thing that happens every year,” he said of crew’s concerns.

“Officers are in uniforms, they have weapons and everyone sees them on the docks, but they’re part of the show.”

The Ft. Lauderdale boat show is considered a regulated facility as part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, because of the size and scope of the vessels, he said.

“Sometimes people see the officers and think they’re on a mission,” Ranslem said. “But at this point we have not been able to substantiate any arrests or deportations.”

Jack Garofano, assistant director of

field operations with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Miami, said officers were in attendance at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, just as they are every year.

“We were there to assist the public,” Garofano said. “We’ve been asked by management to attend.”

He said ICE, the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and CBP have worked together at boat shows for many years.

“We are warmly greeted and I think people are pleased we are there,” he said. “No, not think, I know they are glad we’re there. We get great questions and crew get answers from an officer, in person.”

“This is all blown out of proportion,” said Mike French, president of International Yacht Training in Ft. Lauderdale. “It’s no different in Ft. Lauderdale than it is in the Med. If you break rules, you’re in trouble wherever you are. You shouldn’t break the rules.”

French was referring to some crew concerns about the B1/B2 visa and the legality of walking the docks, looking for work on a yacht under that visa.

According to U.S. law, a person who enters the United States on a B1 visa, the business portion, and then loses that job must either petition to have the visa changed to B2, the tourist portion, or leave the United States. It is unlawful to switch jobs on that visa or to remain in the United States on a B1 without a job.

Part of the rumor mill included stories of a mass firing of dayworkers from many of the largest yachts in the show over this visa issue. While those dayworkers may have been let go, that action likely has little to do with visas.

“We had some dayworkers and then we didn’t need them any more,” Capt.

Zinser said, sounding annoyed at being part of the rumors. “We hired some more again after the show. We have guidelines and we followed them.”

As to how rumors could have begun, Capt. Duffy said about two days after his vessel arrived in Ft. Lauderdale, four uniformed officers boarded the yacht inspecting for foreign garbage.

Those officers likely were from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which publicized its intention to inspect arriving yachts for foreign garbage. To Duffy and possibly passersby, they were officers in uniforms with big boots.

“I asked why they came so late and they said they were so busy during the show,” he said. “But they were doing quite a few boats. They had a list to do.”

Although rumors grew to include yacht crew being taken away in handcuffs, Capt. Duffy said the only thing removed from his yacht were oranges they had onboard from Spain.

Dorie Cox is associate editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at dorie@the-triton.com.

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Yachts get S.C. tax bills Seven megayachts docked more than half the year in Charleston, S.C., have been sent property tax bills for their vessels, according to a story in The Post and Courier newspaper.

The 156-foot Trinity M/Y Themis was the only yacht to get a tax bill last fall after a local resident complained in public meetings that yachts don’t pay local taxes. The yacht was sent a property tax bill this year for $277,765, the paper reported. Vessels registered out-of-state are taxable if they stay in state waters 90 days or 180 days in some areas, including Charleston.

Rybovich ends expansion plan

Rybovich will search for an alternative South Florida site for a refit yard after plans to build one on a portion of a public marina in Riviera Beach were shot down in local elections, the company announced in a statement.

On Nov. 2, residents voted to change the city charter, in effect shooting down the deal city council members made with Rybovich to lease the property for 25 years and develop it into a repair yard for the largest of megayachts.

“While the Rybovich Boat Co. was deeply disappointed by the results of the final vote, we respect the wishes of the majority,” the statement read. “We will be ceasing all efforts to create a yacht facility and working waterfront district at the Riviera Beach Marina.”

The company also said it will drop a lawsuit against city activists who spearheaded the petition drive.

Ady Gil not a victim

A marine organization investigating the collision between a boat in the Sea Shepherd Conservation Sociey fleet and a Japanese whaling ship in January has concluded that neither captain deliberately caused the accident.

Sea Shepherd accused the whaling ship Shonan Maru 2 of intentionally hitting the Ady Gil, the former Earthrace. The collision, which occurred in international waters about 165 nm north of Antarctica, resulted in 3.5m of the Ady Gil’s bow being sheared off.

The whaling ship claimed the Ady Gil intentionally entered its path.

Maritime New Zealand says there is no evidence that either side intentionally caused the collision. The Ady Gil is registered in New Zealand.

Capt. Peter Bethune of Ady Gil boarded the Shonan a month after the incident and presented its captain with a bill for damages, according to a story in Maritime Executive on Nov. 18. He was arrested and held in a Japanese jail for five months before being convicted and sentenced to two years in prison.

That sentence was suspended and he was deported to New Zealand.

Pirates strike in Costa Rica

Three people were tied up with duct

tape while pirates looted their 50-foot sailboat anchored in Quepos, Costa Rica, on Oct. 15.

According to a story in the cruising newspaper The Log in Southern California, at least six masked, armed pirates snuck aboard the Two Amigos at about 7:30 p.m. while the cruisers were below decks watching movies.

The pirates took all the boat’s electronics and cash, then escaped in the boat’s dinghy, the story reported.

“It appears the ladrones [thieves] were watching us for two days,” victim Bruce Stevens, an American told The Log. “They timed it for a high tide just after dark to strike, so they can re-enter the estuary. ... It appears they live on an island the police are afraid to enter.”

Estero Boca Vieja, the estuary on the north side of Quepos, has a small boat anchorage and docks for pangas and excursion boats, and miles of uncharted mangrove channels, The Log reported.

South of the estuary is the new Marina Pez Vela.

“We ... now light the deck up at night, as well as lock ourselves below – like rats – to buy time for a mayday and turn on the ship’s horn,” Stevens said.

Woman in shipyard drowns

A woman helping to convert a 303foot NOAA vessel into a luxury yacht in Seattle was found drowned in late October under a pier near the ship, according to stories in the Seattle Times and by the Associated Press.

Police suspected no foul play in the death of Lia Hawkins, 33, whom crew mates reported missing the day before.

Her car, car keys and purse were all onboard. It is believed she fell, struck her head and drowned.

News reports did not name the shipyard where the vessel was docked, just that it was near the Ballard Bridge.

America’s Cup can’t waive Jones Act

An attempt to include a waiver of the Jones Act as part of San Francisco’s bid to host the 34th America’s Cup was defeated in October by a coalition of maritime unions with the help of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several prolabor members of Congress.

If the measure had been approved, it would have allowed foreign-flagged transport ships, foreign passenger ships and foreign spectator vessels to operate in the Bay and along the West Coast of the United States. Organizers had included in their proposal a provision to exempt the race from the Jones Act. The exemption was removed before the proposal was passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Reported in a recent edition of Wheelhouse Weekly, a newsletter of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots. It has been reprinted with permission.

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undreds of crew attended The Triton’s fall expo on Nov. 10 at the Gallery One Doubletree in Ft. Lauderdale. Crew perused through more than 40 vendor tables learning about services available to the industry including insurance providers, training and educational facilities, crew agencies, provisioners, equipment, marinas and more.

TRITON EXPO

Yacht captains shared their expertise with attendees who brought their resumes for advice and opinions. Several seminars, led by veteran crew, helped crew with insurance concerns, addressed chef and cooking ideas, and provided insight and answers for stews. Raffle prizes included a fishing trip, underwater digital camera, solar backpack, gift baskets, and more.

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manager at Marina Mile Yachting Center in Ft. Lauderdale and was one of the panelists.

“The RFP lays out the intent, the time frame, the scope of work, the budget,” he said. “If it’s all written out, everyone’s not interpreting what you want to do.”

It’s that preparation stage that most captains agreed was the most vital part of any refit project.

“You have to get it written down and get that document on the table of what everyone expects,” a captain in attendance said. “You have to get everything so it’s apples to apples.”

Comments are being attributed to the panelists, but those in attendance

at the forum were granted anonymity to encourage frank and open discussion, similar to The Triton’s monthly captains lunches.

“You have to start with the owner and figure out how far into it he wants to go,” one captain said.

“What you have to do is prep the owner,” another agreed. “You have to warn him that there are three parts to a refit – quality, scope of work, and price – and he can only have two. If he wants the job faster, it’s more money. If he wants better work, then it will take more time.”

“You have to document everything,” another captain said. “Say you have to replace the air conditioner and you have 23 handlers. It’s invisible to the owner until you show him pictures of the condition of it. They look at that and go, ‘oh, I get it.’”

So how big of a part does the captain play? Do you do everything or do you delegate?

“If it’s a big job, I will delegate, but I try to do it myself,” one captain said. “I prefer to do it myself.”

“A big issue is the scheduling,” Hole said. “There are a thousand things happening concurrently, and a multitude of trades coming on. You’re probably the only one who can see that coming.”

“I start by asking for a wish list from my department heads,” another captain said. “What do you see needs to be done? Then I say I agree with this part and that.”

“The best yard periods are when the captain has gotten input ahead of time from his department heads and gotten a wish list so that by the time you get to the shipyard, you hit the ground running,” said Len Bilton, a chief engineer and independent surveyor and project manager, and the third panelist.

“A problem is the labor pool,” Hole said. “Shipyards don’t have perpetual labor just waiting around for you to make a decision.”

“I delegate to the crew,” another captain said. “I can’t be everywhere.

I want the engineer doing the engineering. It’s their eyes and their cameras taking pictures all day long.

That way, crew has input, they’re busy and they have an interest in the project.

We have meetings twice a day, in the morning and at the end of the day to go through their goals for today, for tomorrow, what’s moved up or down on the list. That way we’re ahead of the game from the night before.

“There are so many things that can happen every day,” this captain said. “You pull a panel and maybe the schematic doesn’t match, the carpenter cuts a wire, there’s mold. Surprise is the

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Timoneer brings school supplies to Easter Island NEWS BRIEFS, from page A8

Timoneer, YAG head to Easter Island The owner and crew of M/Y Timoneer were under way at press time with a delivery of school supplies for a school on Easter Island.

As volunteers with YachtAid Global, the 45m vessel provisioned the supplies in San Francisco before heading to Galapagos en route to Easter Island, the easternmost island in the South Pacific.

She was estimated to arrive Nov. 30.

(Follow its trip on www.timoneer.org.)

YachtAid Global is a non-profit organization founded by Capt. Mark Drewelow to give back to the coastal communities that megayachts visit.

While traveling there, he had the idea to bring provisions, school supplies, building supplies, medical supplies and whatever else the local people needed.

IYT offers MI ticket

International Yacht Training Fort Lauderdale has been approved to provide the Marshall Islands 350-ton master’s course. The course is available to captains who have completed the MCA’s OOW training modules and who have been confirmed as eligible by the Marshall Islands administration (IRI).

The course is five days and comprises several elements including Marshall

Islands Law, ISM, Mini ISM and COLREGS. “The course is aimed at the master’s management of the vessel and not just the operation” said Mike French, president of IYT Ft Lauderdale. “At the inception of the MI350, we had the opportunity to work closely with the Marshall Islands team to design the MI350 course. It is particularly relevant to yachting and provides candidates with a tangible training benefit in addition to a certificate.”

Candidates who complete the course and pass the exam receive a Marshall Islands 350-ton COC. The first course starts Dec. 6.

Crewfinders founder died

Capt. Jim Turner passed away on Oct. 23 after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 66.

Capt. Turner purchased Crewfinders International in 1982 with his second wife, Linda, who still runs the agency in Ft. Lauderdale.

Turner A lifelong yachtsman, he was an accomplished sportfish captain and ran tournament boats for Chris Craft, Bertram and

Hatteras. He helped commission and ran Hull No. 1 of the 58-foot Bertram Sportfish series, S/F Aquarius.

Capt. Turner also ran motoryachts and logged more than 250,000 nautical miles in his career.

He is survived by a son Richard A. Turner, daughter Christine A. Turner Sturgis, four grandchildren and a great granddaughter; his brother Tom and his sisters Kathy, Laura, Marsha, June and Donna; and his three ex-wives, Monica Leusky, Linda Turner and Nina Tuner.

Yacht chef dies of cancer

Yacht Chef Nancy Smyth died on Nov. 3 after a short battle with cancer.

She was 62.

A southern girl from North Carolina, Smyth was remembered by friends as quick to laugh and always upbeat.

“She was always a positive person,” Capt. Denise Fox said. “And she was a good chef. People didn’t give her credit because she was older, but she had owners she went back to again and again. That tells you something right there.”

Ms. Smyth was a legal secretary in New York City before packing everything to move to Newport, R.I., to become a yacht chef.

She was diagnosed with cancer this summer and passed away in the hospice unit at Broward General Medical Center.

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Triton Today keeps crew at FLIBS in the loop

Checking the Tide: Triton Today ’s daily surveys

Triton Publishing Group produced a daily newspaper during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Here are the highlights. For more on these stories, plus tons of photos, visit www.the-triton.com, hover over “News” and click on “Boat show.”

What are your responsibilities during the show?

Show not bigger, but many people say it was better “I have showed every major boat at least twice and one of mine I’ve shown 20 times,” said Noell Vawter, a broker with International Yacht Collection in Ft. Lauderdale, which is a division of Trinity Yachts. “There are real people this year. … This is the best show in five years.”

The sense was the same up and down the docks, up and down the range in footage.

“We have two written offers so far from old customers starting new projects,” said Mike Joyce, CEO of Hargrave Yachts.

Many brokers and builders attribute the change in spending behavior to change in Washington.

“I think people are comfortable now and they’re comfortable buying,” said Oscar Losada, vice president of sales for Ocean Alexander Yachts. “They’re comfortable that the Republicans will take the House.”

Postscript: During the election on Nov. 2, they did.

Are crew quarters on display during the show?

No – 17.4% Yes – 82.6%

In an accurate forecast of the then-upcoming U.S. election, some saw change coming to Washington, D.C. “[Customers are] comfortable that the Republicans will take the House.” The day after the show, they did.

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Low tides push yachts aground Several yachts had first-hand experience with the mucky bottom of the Intracoastal at the show, including M/Y Cheemaun, a 75-foot Northern Marine, which was hard aground twice a day.

The north end of the show is so famously shallow that yacht broker Curtis Stokes of Curtis Stokes and Associates sounded the slips before bringing in his offerings.

Capt. Dan Cohen of M/Y Watermark hired a diver to check the bottom. Although drawing 5.6 feet

Everything Set up/break down – 6.5% – 6.5% Have fun– 3.2% Stand watch – 6.5% Guest services – 9.7% Clean – 67.7%

with prop tunnels and keel, Capt.

Cohen said he was worried about damaging the starboard stabilizer fin.

“You can’t run a boat show and jeopardize vessels,” Cohen said.

“Yachting is an important revenue stream to the city, and they can’t ignore the industry.”

Because the ICW is a national waterway, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for its navigation and, in this case, its dredging.

Federal funding has been approved

Being seen

The team of Triton Today attended more than 20 events before, during and after FLIBS and captured them all on film.

See photo albums at www.thetriton.com, click on Gallery, and click on Boat Shows.

to dredge the area from the 17th Street bridge north to Sunrise Harbor Marina to 16 or 17 feet, but permits still must be obtained. If all goes well, dredging could begin after next year’s show.

NEWS BRIEFS Broker McConnell dies

Stews honored for talents

Pirate experience ‘changes you’

J.J. McConnell, a broker in South Florida for more than 25 years, died suddenly the Sunday of the show. He was in attendance at the show but left Friday afternoon because he wasn’t feeling well, according to acquaintances.

Mr. McConnell was a broker and partner with Gilman Yachts in Ft. Lauderdale and was immediate past president of the Marine Industries Association of South Florida.

Stews on 17 yachts competed in the third annual Perfect Setting Tabletop Challenge sponsored by YachtNext.

Best in show was M/Y Mi Sueño, decorated by Chief Stew Venora ‘V’ Scott and 2nd Stew Jennifer Joseph.

Winner in the interior, formal category of Dress to Impress was M/Y One More Toy, decorated by Chief Stew Tonya Witchel, 2nd Stew Claire Robertson and 3rd Stew Meaghan O’Neill.

Winner in the exterior, informal category of Going Green, an Eco Extravaganza was M/Y Mr. Terrible, decorated by Katy Carter.

Capt. Michael Schueler of M/Y Linda Lou, a 60m Lurssen, shared what he learned during a 45-day trip from West Palm Beach to Abu Dhabi and a run-in with Somali pirates.

“The first time through, it changes you,” said Schueler, a captain with 27 years in industry.

He chose a security team mostly for peace of mind.

“For me, in the end, this is my family on the boat,” he said of his crew. “You’ve got to take care of these people. …

“No one signed on to defend their boat against an AK-47.”

What’s your No. 1 way to keep in touch with family and friends?

E-mail – 15% Instant message/text – 20 %

Cell phones – 65%

Where do you wish the owner would take the boat?

Concepts – 13.3% Other places – 31.1%

Pacific – 55.6%

Where are you taking the yacht tomorrow?

Unsure – 3.2% Other – 9.7% South Florida yard – 41.9%

South Florida dock – 45.2%

A16 December 2010 TRITON FORUM: Survivng a yard period

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‘I’m his [the owner’s] eyes and ears. I’m making his decisions’ REFIT, from page A12 biggest gotcha.”

With all these projects to juggle, when does a captain decide to hire a project manager?

“You can have somebody handle the job when the captain wants to take that time see his family or the crew to go on holiday,” one captain said. “Of course, the costs go up.”

“But it’s money well spent,” another captain said. “It’s insurance to have professional representation.”

“This is where I earn my money,” said a third. “It is not the time for me to be taking two or three weeks off. Even if you have a second that you trust, it’s my job. I’m his [the owner’s] eyes and ears.

I’m making his decisions.

“Yes, the captain has a lot going on, but the yard period is why we’re here,” this captain continued. “You can’t discount the relationship a captain has with the owner’s personal toy.”

“When the yacht is in the yard, your phone will ring all day anyway, so you might as well be there,” another captain

said.

There was a bit of disagreement on how much work the captain and crew should do to prepare a yacht for a yard period.

“Sometimes I see boats come into the yard unprepared,” Hole said. “If you come into the yard straight from a charter, it’s going to take longer. It might be worth it to sit out for a day or two to clean ship. Create clear paths to the areas that the contractors will work on.

Take the time to lay blueplate, line the walls with cardboard. Remember, you’re

working with people who will never be as meticulous about the yacht as the yacht’s crew. And you don’t have to pay labor rates for someone to tape down the cabinets.”

“I refuse to put cover guards down,” replied a captain in attendance. “That way, if there’s damage, the fingers can point in only one direction. Like if someone drops the A/C on the cardboard, they’ll say it should have been wood.

“We observe and make sure it’s done the way we expect it to be done,” this captain said. “My crew and I are quality control.”

“So long as it’s written down,” Hole said. “Your interpretation of what the work is is different from what their interpretation is.”

“And you’ll never find someone who will take care of your boat the way you will,” Bilton said.

Beyond the owner, captain and yard, captains acknowledged that they always notify their insurance companies when the yacht enters a shipyard, but they don’t always run the yard contract by them.

“I have to call them every time I go into the yard,” a captain said. “They work out the workman’s comp or whatever.”

One captain noted that he has unlimited day worker coverage with Travellers, coverage that piqued the interest of several captains after the forum..

“All yachts should have this to avoid troubles and it makes your life so much easier,” he said.

Gary Carroll, an insurance agent who also freelances as crew, advised the assembled captains that they should be careful that the yard contract does not attempt to change the yacht’s insurance coverage, especially by giving it more liability with hold-harmless clauses.

“At some point, both parties have to take risks,” a captain said. “The work is between the yard and the yacht. Keep lawyers out, but keep the insurance company close.”

There was some conversation about price and how to negotiate the best rates. Several captains suggested terms of the refit, including contractor pricing, be negotiated at the beginning.

One captain noted that even at a full-service yard, if negotiated early, captains can bring in their favorite subcontractors and not pay the yard a commission or fee for the privilege.

Captains shared conversation and lunch at the Triton Forum, which was sponsored by Ward’s Marine Electric, Pacific-Bound Yachts, and the Big Game Club in Bimini. Another Triton Forum is being planned for spring.

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton. Dorie Cox is associate editor.

Comments on this article are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com.

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Don’t panic yet about Lloyd’s call on insurance A lot of people are alarmed after reading the Triton report that Lloyd’s of London, the world’s largest insurer, is considering excluding illness cover for U.S. citizens/crew [“Uninsured against illness? Lloyd’s of London may drop U.S. crew to shield itself from health care reform,” page A1, November 2010].

This is not something that has actually happened but is in a drafted proposal stage and has come in the wake of the United States’ health care reform. The unfortunate knee-jerk reaction has been, “Well, then we won’t hire U.S. crew.”

To U.S. crew already facing issues with insurance companies, this overreaction is yet another blow.

I don’t believe there is real cause for alarm. Lloyd’s is a market, not a single company, so if one or some syndicates are contemplating this, it doesn’t mean it will happen across the board.

There are good international carriers providing crew health insurance that are not underwritten by Lloyd’s, and many of the crew health plans will be exempt from this.

This is an unexpected twist on health care reform that is supposed to help U.S. citizens, not shoot them in the foot. It is not clear yet what sort of health plans health care reform will affect but the situation needs to be monitored by us all.

With this development and the soon-to-be implemented MLC, one has to wonder what regulation is doing to this fun industry?

Anita Warwick Seven Seas Health

You have a ‘write’ to be heard. Send us your thoughts on anything that bothers you.

Write to us at editorial@ the-triton.com

No matter how hard, we must prepare for death Well, it’s been six months since the death of our beloved Capt. Don Hopkin [“Megayacht captain dies in plane crash,” page A1, June 2010] and so much has changed.

I read your article about death onboard [“An unspoken topic: death on board,” page A1, September 2010] and it really got me thinking about how I would react in a situation like that. I feel I have come to grips with people coming and going on this planet, but in the end, it just depends on how one’s day is going as to how he or she will react.

But it also brings up the idea that we, as crew, need to be briefed on this, like all the other STCW information we need. I have been working on yachts as a professional crew member for 27 years and I’ve had so many experiences.

I feel strongly that something could go wrong at any moment.

Such a difficult situation, but you guys are right, we need to be prepared for the possibility. There have been far too many deaths recently in our industry.

Chef Sherry Ellis

Triton connects me with so many great things

I appreciate how The Triton connects me with so many incredible people, exposing me to skills, Editor Lucy Chabot Reed, lucy@the-triton.com

Publisher David Reed, david@the-triton.com Advertising Sales Becky Gunter, becky@the-triton.com Mike Price, mike@the-triton.com

News staff Dorie Cox, dorie@the-triton.com Lawrence Hollyfield Production Manager Patty Weinert, patty@the-triton.com The Triton Directory Mike Price, mike@the-triton.com

experience and personalities that I’d otherwise just do without. You really give this chef good “ingredients” in what you all do.

You folks seriously impact a lot of lives, and I appreciate the behind-thescenes endeavors that make successful events (like yesterday’s series of seminars at the Triton Expo) a reality.

I so appreciate those who pave the way for others that I just like to give accolades when I think to do it. I hope this upcoming season proves profitable and in every other way successful to all the “stars” of The Triton. Thanks for helping make it so for others in the industry.

Chef Mark Jones

Been to Pitcairn Islands?

Your help is needed

How many readers of The Triton have found themselves at tiny, remote Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific Ocean at some adventurous time in the past?

At the Pitcairn Islands Study Center we’re now preparing the second edition of Pitcairn-Port of Call, a maritime history of Pitcairn Island in which we’re listing every vessel that called there.

We’d like to hear from all who have captioned, crewed, or been passengers on Pitcairn-calling vessels.

Needed: Your name, the vessel’s Contributors Carol Bareuther, Franki Black, Capt. Ryan Butterwick, Mark A. Cline, Jake DesVergers, Alison Gardner, Beth Greenwald, Chef Mary Beth Lawton Johnson, Chief Stew Alene Keenan, Keith Murray, Steve Pica, Rossmare Intl., James Schot, Capt. Ned Stone

name, its details (rig, tonnage, etc), and your relationship to it.

Also needed: Date of the call, previous port before Pitcairn, and whither bound therefrom.

Send to: hford@puc.edu, or to Pitcairn Islands Study Center, 1 Angwin Ave., Angwin, CA 94508 USA. We anticipate publication of the book in mid-2011, and will notify all who wish of publication details.

Fair winds to all, Herbert Ford Director Pitcairn Islands Study Center Pitcairnstudycenter.org

Thanks for the alert about the job hunt scam

Thank you for writing your article on crew receiving fraudulent job offers from the SeaBourn Yacht Group [“Yacht job scams still alive on Internet,” page A4, November 2010]. I recently received e-mails from them notifying me of job positions available, followed up by a job offer that seemed way to good to be true.

Being very suspicious, I found your article after a quick Google search. Sure enough, my suspicions were confirmed.

Thanks again for writing it.

Chris Wallinger Vol. 7, No. 9

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Headache?

What do you take?

It matters.

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New options for yacht slips

That’s not what I saw

Triton spotted across oceans

New marinas in Bahamas, Taiwan

How to color correct photos

From Morocco to Bimini and FLIBS

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Greenhouse gas, ballast in IMO news

CRUISING GROUNDS: Grenada

Grenada’s most respected nature guide, Telfor Bedeau, is a 72-year-old nature ambassador with a lifetime of PHOTO/ALISON GARDNER stories to share.

Grenada: An island with personality

By Alison Gardner Much more in the past few years, members of the sailing and cruising communities have been growing in awareness of the south Caribbean islands of Grenada and the neighboring Grenadines.

Particularly for those with large yachts, the development of the Port Louis Marina on the edge of Grenada’s historic capital, St George’s, has been a destination game changer, heralded

by Camper & Nicholsons Marinas’ purchase of the facilities in 2007.

“There are presently 160 slips for yachts up to 300 feet,” said Danny Donelan, the marina’s sales and marketing coordinator. “At 12 degrees north, the Port Louis Marina lies below the hurricane belt, making Grenada a welcome haven for yachts year-round. In fact, we have more yachts here in the hurricane season than in the regular season.”

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Still charmingly reminiscent of the Caribbean of 50 years ago or more, Grenada (population 100,000) has an international airport with international connections to Miami, New York, London, Toronto, and Frankfurt.

There are no traffic jams, little crime and the airport is a 10-minute drive from the capital. While car rentals are certainly an option, more adventurous explorers have only a brief walk from the marina to the main bus route where visitors may go anywhere on the island for about $1US. Grenada is English-speaking, but it is a welcome challenge to try to follow the French-African-English patois often spoken between local people.

And there is plenty to see and do around Grenada, which is blessed with rivers, waterfalls, plenty of rainforests, historic forts and plantations, wreck diving and annual regattas – a bit of

Dating from 1785, Grenada’s oldest distillery still produces potent rum from sugarcane year round.

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everything, including some gorgeous, but uncluttered Caribbean beaches, some of which are reachable only after

See GRENADA, page B10

At its biannual gathering in early October in London, the 61st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) advanced its work on a number of important topics.

This included the adoption of Rules of the Road revisions to the International Jake DesVergers Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), the implementation of the ballast water and ship recycling conventions, and the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases from ships. While the agenda was quite packed, below is a summary of those topics that will affect yachts.

MARPOL Annex VI: Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping The MEPC proposed amendments to MARPOL Annex VI to make mandatory, for new ships (and yachts), the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP). Both of these proposed regulations have already been distributed for voluntary use by the industry. The circulated draft amendments will be considered by the committee’s next session in July.

The EEDI is a non-prescriptive, performance-based mechanism that leaves the choice of technologies to use in a specific yacht design to the industry.

As long as the required energy-efficiency level is attained, yacht designers and builders would be free to use the most cost-efficient solutions for the yacht to comply with the regulations.

The SEEMP establishes a mechanism for a yacht to improve the energy See RULES, page B13

B December 2010 ONBOARD EMERGENCIES: Sea Sick

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Which non-prescription pain reliever is right for what hurts?

One of your crew complains of a sore back and asks you for an aspirin. You open up your medical kit and inside you have four types of non-prescription pain relievers, Bayer Aspirin, Aleve, Advil and Tylenol.

Which one should you offer?

Which one works best on a sore back?

Is there a Sea Sick difference?

Keith Murray Is there any danger?

What is aspirin?

Aspirin was patented by Bayer on Feb. 27, 1900, and was first sold as a powder.

In 1915, the first aspirin tablets were made. Aspirin can be found under several names, such as Anacin, Bayer, Bufferin, Ecotrin or just plain aspirin.

Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, is a derivative of salicylic acid that is a mild, non-narcotic analgesic. It is effective to relieve headaches, as well as muscle and joint aches, reduce inflammation and reduce fever.

Aspirin works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins, a chemical in the body that helps the

blood to clot, and it sensitizes nerve What is ibuprofen? endings that allow us to feel pain.

Ibuprofen is a pain reliever known Other uses: Low does aspirin is often over-the-counter as Motrin or Advil. recommended by doctors to prevent Ibuprofen is chemically similar blood clots that may cause heart to regular aspirin and functions in a attacks and strokes. similar manner, however less of it is The dangers of aspirin: Aspirin is required. Typically 200 milligrams of tough on the upper ibuprofen equals 650 digestive tract. It mg of aspirin. can cause an upset One of the major Taking slightly stomach, heartburn, strengths of ibuprofen more Tylenol than indigestion and ulcers. is that it appears the recommended Aspirin should not less likely to irritate be taken by people the esophagus and dose for a few days who are allergic stomach lining than can be toxic. to aspirin, or by aspirin and naproxen. hemophiliacs because For individuals with it is an anticoagulant. ulcers or acid reflux Nor is it recommended for children disease, ibuprofen may be the best due to the increased risk of Reye’s product for pain from inflammation syndrome.

Ibuprofen can relieve pain from soft tissue injuries such as sprains What is naproxen? and strains, sunburns, and other Naproxen is a pain reliever known inflammation-based pain. over-the-counter as Aleve.

Aleve is often used for headaches, What is acetaminophen, also but it is especially effective as an known as paracetamol? anti-inflammatory agent and may be Acetaminophen is a pain reliever superior to aspirin and ibupropen at known over-the-counter as Anacin relieving inflammation.

Aspirin-Free and Tylenol.

Aleve also tends to last longer, often Acetaminophen lowers fevers and for 8-12 hours instead of 4-8 hours. helps to relieve headache pain, but it is Aleve can relieve pain from arthritis, not an anti-inflammatory and has little sprains and strains, sunburns, and effect on arthritis, sprains or strains. other inflammation-based pain.

Acetaminophen’s benefits include

being more gentle on the upper digestive tract than other over-thecounter pain relievers.

Because it has little negative effect on the stomach, it is the best choice for headache treatment for people with acid reflux disease, ulcers, and sensitive stomachs.

Acetaminophen is also safer than aspirin for people who take blood thinners, hemophiliacs and children.

Acetaminophen is good for fever and headache but not for inflammationbased pain.

Acetaminophen is often considered more dangerous than aspirin since it is easier to overdose on unintentionally.

Taking slightly more than the recommended dose for a few days can be toxic, causing kidney and liver failure and death.

You should never take more than the recommended dosage of acetaminophen per day.

Keith Murray, a former Florida firefighter EMT, is the owner of The CPR School which provides onboard CPR, AED first aid safety training for yacht captains and crew as well as AED sales and service. Contact The CPR School at +1-561-762-0500 or www.

TheCPRSchool.com. Comments on this column are welcome at editorial@thetriton.com.

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Auto-sensors for generators, props and screens Local number for sat phone users

Global Satellite USA announced a promotion for a free local number to replace the 14 digit satellite number for Fleetbroadband 150, 250 and 500 terminals until Jan. 31, 2011.

Customers can control their satellite budget with a fixed, per minute rate by paying for calls on a “local to local” basis and satellite phone calls will not be charged for international rates. For information contact +1 954-522-6260 or email sales@globalsatellite.us, www. globalsatellite.us.

Digital monitoring for generators

Northern Lights announced the redesigned of the M773LW3 generator set and a new WaveNet digital monitoring system for its line of marine-diesel generators. The new design has a 28percent reduction in overall volume.

The WaveNet monitoring system gives users a digital window into the operation and output of the generator, including output current, frequency, voltage usage and data logging of generator-related events. WaveNet is NMEA 2000-certified allowing output to any number of compatible displays and can be retrofitted into existing NLI applications. For more information, visit www.northern-lights.com

New marine monitor designs

Furuno announced new monitor designs, the MU150HD and MU190HD sleek flat panel marine monitors. Both have bright, high-efficiency, lower power consumption LED backlit color TFT LCD and an anti-reflective glass filter. With bright colors, contrast, wide viewing angles and dimming options, they work in sunlight or night time conditions.

The LCD is bonded to the glass lens surface for fog free operation in open fly-bridge installations. The monitors can display video images from security cameras, DVD players, computers or other peripheral devices in full screen or picture-in-picture. For more information contact +1 360-834-9300 or visit www.FurunoUSA.com.

Emergency medical center at sea

MTN Satellite Communications has equipped a Burger Boat Company yacht with a communication suite that includes a first-ever onboard medical treatment facility with 24/7 video conferencing capability.

M/Y Sea Owl, 142-foot (43m), is the first private yacht to be fitted

with a high-tech medical facility supplied by Guardian 24/7, a company that has provided medical services for three previous presidents of the United States. Guardian’s room provides the capability to convert a standard passenger stateroom into a fully equipped and operational emergency medical center, including oxygen, defibrillator, trauma kits and a teleconferencing connection to reach qualified physicians ashore.

In addition to the Guardian videoconferencing, MTN’s satellite communications system supports shipto-shore telephone and Wi-Fi Internet access for the yacht’s owner and guests.

For details visit www.mtnsat.com.

Propeller adapts to conditions

PYI announced an addition to its Max-Prop automatic feathering propeller line, the Ecowind propeller which can adapt to changing situations by automatically varying its pitch under differing load conditions.

Maximum performance is maintained with higher top speeds in calm or rough conditions, lower fuel consumption, extended range under power, better acceleration and less engine noise at cruising speed. For details visit www. pyiinc.com.

System sensors monitor water

Whale Water Systems has introduced Intelligent Control (IC), electronic control circuitry that monitors the performance of the range of grey waste, fresh and bilge water pumps and switches the pumps on and off when required.

Whale IC pumps have built-in sensors that monitor waste levels and communicate with Whale grey waste products. The pump monitors back pressure, energy consumption and flow and turns off when no flow is required.

It can run dry without damage and eliminates the need for an accumulator tank. The small footprint strainer fits into tight bilge spaces. For more information visit www.whalepumps. com or call 1+802.367.1091.

light output, wider light spread and lower heat emission than halogen and draw less than .5 amp at 12V DC. Options include gimbal, fixed flushmount or surface-mount versions with chrome, gold or white bezels. The fixed flush-mount offers a 316 stainless steel weatherproof option for exterior use and all models can be retrofitted. For nighttime navigation, the lights can include a color shift, from warm to neutral or neutral to red, for helm and driving stations and they are dimmable. www.aqualuma.com.

Reliable service internationally

Phoenix International, a John Deere Company, introduced a new addition for tracking and monitoring assets anywhere in the world. The new Satellite Gateway incorporates the Iridium-based Quake Global Q9612 short-burst data (SBD) transceiver.

The transceiver combines the global coverage of the Iridium satellite network with the low latency of the SBD service.

Visit www.phoeintl.com and www. iridium.com for detail.

Electronics combine all navigation

L-3 SAM Electronics featured its latest Multipilot Platinum system at the 20th Monaco Yacht Show. The system combines radar, ECDIS, conning and automatic steering control functions into a single, compact workstation.

Capable of tracking up to 100 radar and 1,000 AIS targets, it integrates navigation, automation and control systems, featuring standardised consoles and operating networks. For more visit www.sam-electronics.de. and and www.L-3com.com/MPS.

Perko nav lights get ABS OK

New satellite expands coverage

KVH Industries and its partner ViaSat increased the mini-VSAT Broadband network’s capacity in the region by 100%. At the same time, the addition of a new satellite, NSS6, expanded the overall coverage area for the popular worldwide Kuband satellite network that supports maritime subscribers as well as ViaSat’s Yonder in-flight broadband network for business and commercial aircraft.

For details visit www.kvh.com

Aqualuma offers interior lights

Aqualuma announced a new range of LED interior lights which will outperform a 20W halogen bulb.

Aqualuma’s LED range provides higher

Miami-based Perko received ABS approval for its line of navigational lights for vessels over 20m.

“Perko is proud to have accomplished this compliance, which results in a Type Approval that will help us better meet our customers’ needs,” said VP of sales and marketing George Bellwoar in a company statement.

ABS Type Approval is a voluntary program that certifies companies around the world in compliance with industry specifications for design, manufacturing and consistency.

Perko has manufactured marine lights, hardware and other accessories for more than 100 years. For more information, visit www.perko.com.

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New marinas, big dry dock, dockmaster, booking web site New marina in Bahamas

Albany, a resort five miles from Nassau’s airport on the southwest end of New Providence in the Bahamas, has opened a 15-acre inland marina.

The 71-slip marina has Bellingham concrete floating docks and can accommodate vessels up to 240 feet.

Each slip has power, cable and Internet.

The marina also has 24-hour security, and a designated fuel dock with highspeed fuel dispensers.

Available to slip owners on the landside is a boutique hotel, an ErnieEls-designed golf course, a fitness center, spa, adult pool and bar, family water park, kids’ clubhouse and restaurants. Launch of the marina residences begins in early 2011.

Marina slips can be leased daily, monthly or annually.

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Westrec Marinas has completed a dredging project at Sunrise Harbor Marina in Ft. Lauderdale. The marina, on the Intracoastal Waterway just north of the Sunrise Boulevard Bridge, has an 8.5-foot minimum depth at mean low tide throughout inner slips and 10 feet at its exterior slips.

The facility also upgraded electrical pedestals to add 208- and 480-volt, three-phase power.

The private, 22-slip marina has 2,500 feet of concrete floating docks with side-to dockage for yachts of more than 200 feet.

The company said in a statement that it intends to hire about 100 new employees in the coming months as repair projects get under way. The dry dock was acquired from nearby BAE Systems San Diego, where it had been in service for several decades.

To celebrate the dry dock’s readiness, the company hosted a VIP event on Oct. 20. Featured speaker was U.S. Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA), who was instrumental in leading the federal-level approval process required to operate the floating facility.

“I really think we should rename this dry dock ‘Persistence,’ because that’s what it took to get her here,” said Rep. Filner, whose Congressional district includes National City, an industrial community south of San Diego.

“These days, as we all know, it’s all about jobs, jobs, jobs and I’m proud to welcome this tremendous economic asset to our region.”

New Web site to book slips

New dockmaster for FTL

Sunrise Harbor completes dredging

A new Web site, Portbooker.com offers an online option for captains to research, book and confirm marina reservations worldwide. Portbooker. com has detailed information on more than 8,500 marinas and yacht clubs in 123 countries and 600 regions throughout the world.

Users can check availability for multiple marinas in a destination and get a confirmation online.

Started in 2006, Portbooker.com also lets users submit reviews and share information and experiences with fellow users.

Portbooker is offering users who register online by Dec. 31 the chance to win a free one-week yacht charter.

Knight & Carver activates dry dock After several months of awaiting permits and refurbishing a 4,000ton dry dock, the lift facility named Diligence became operational in October at Knight & Carver’s repair facility on San Diego Bay. Acquisition of the 400-foot-long dry dock gives Knight & Carver one of the largest yacht-friendly vessel lift capacities on the West Coast.

Jon Luscomb has been hired as marine facilities supervisor for the city of Ft. Lauderdale and is second in charge of three municipal marinas, a mooring field, boat ramps and other public facilities. He started in midNovember.

“This will be a challenge, a lot goes on here,” Luscomb said. Previously, he was dockmaster at Town Docks in Palm Beach. “There is also a commercial component with this job that I didn’t have before.”

Luscomb has also worked at Old Port Cove in North Palm Beach and owned a marine carpentry business and a marine electronics business.

– Dorie Cox

Taiwan opens first yacht docks

The 213-foot (65m), Hong Kongregistered M/Y Ambrosia became the first luxury yacht to hook up at No. 14 and No. 15 docks in Kaohsiung Harbor in mid-October.

The two docks are reserved for large vessels only, government officials said.

Docks 1 through 21 are usable only by vessels under 55 feet, according to a story in The Liberty Times newspaper.

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Today’s fuel prices

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Prices for low-sulfur gasoil expressed in US$ per cubic meter (1,000 liters) as of Nov. 15.

Prices for low-sulfur gasoil expressed in US$ per cubic meter (1,000 liters) as of Nov. 15, 2009

Region Duty-free*/duty paid U.S. East Coast Ft. Lauderdale 680/725 Savannah, Ga. 625/NA Newport, R.I. 670/NA Caribbean St. Thomas, USVI 795/NA St. Maarten 870/NA Antigua 780/NA Valparaiso 910/NA North Atlantic Bermuda (Ireland Island) 800/NA Cape Verde 825/NA Azores 750/NA Canary Islands 690/860 Mediterranean Gibraltar 700/NA Barcelona, Spain 880/1,750 Palma de Mallorca, Spain NA/1,525 Antibes, France 860/1,730 San Remo, Italy 865/1,740 Naples, Italy 850/1,715 Venice, Italy 825/1,575 Corfu, Greece 785/1,880 Piraeus, Greece 730/1,650 Istanbul, Turkey 735/NA Malta 730/1,500 Tunis, Tunisia 685/NA Bizerte, Tunisia 690/NA Oceania Auckland, New Zealand 740/NA Sydney, Australia 755/NA Fiji 785/NA

Region Duty-free*/duty paid U.S. East Coast Ft. Lauderdale 591/631 Savannah, Ga. 568/NA Newport, R.I. 643/NA Caribbean St. Thomas, USVI 689/NA St. Maarten 868/NA Antigua 715/NA Valparaiso 823/NA North Atlantic Bermuda (Ireland Island) 716/NA Cape Verde 661/NA Azores 625/NA Canary Islands 623/985 Mediterranean Gibraltar 590/NA Barcelona, Spain 683/1,397 Palma de Mallorca, Spain NA/1,405 Antibes, France 650/1,570 San Remo, Italy 765/1,620 Naples, Italy 778/1,570 Venice, Italy 762/1,543 Corfu, Greece 718/1,555 Piraeus, Greece 688/1,491 Istanbul, Turkey 673/NA Malta 643/1390 Tunis, Tunisia 567/NA Bizerte, Tunisia 571/NA

*When available according to local customs.

Oceania Auckland, New Zealand 680/NA Sydney, Australia 672/NA Fiji 694/NA *When available according to local customs.

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Contract signed for 141m sailing yacht, several megas sell On Sept. 23, Dream Ship Victory signed a contract for the design and styling of S/Y Dream Symphony. At 465 feet (141m), she is expected to be the largest sailing yacht ever built.

With naval architects Dykstra & Partners and Ken Freivokh Design, the yacht will be of an all-wood construction.

The trio are building three all-wood yachts. Mikhail Vorontsov, at 65m, is being fitted out in Holland, and work is progressing on Princess Maria (55m) and Imagination (42m), according to a company statement.

Construction on the new yacht will start in 2011.

Merle Wood & Associates has sold the 200-foot Feadship M/Y Secret, the 174-foot M/Y Vinydrea built by Proteksan-Turquoise Yachts, and the 147-foot Feadship F45 Vantage M/Y Sirius.

The firm has also added the following to its central agency listings: the 161-foot Trinity M/Y Glaze, the 152-foot custom yacht M/Y Chanal Ma Vie, the 145-foot Benetti M/Y Lady Sheila, the 139-foot CMN M/Y Paramour, the 138-foot Benetti M/Y Trinity II, the 124-foot Broward M/Y Heritage III, the 121-foot Crescent M/Y Olga (in a joint with Sapphire Seas), and the 112-foot Leopard M/Y La Iguana.

Trinity Yachts has resumed construction of hull T-59, a 164-foot (50m) motoryacht that was halted 14 months ago. Delivery will now be 2012.

Trinity has eight yachts in construction with two partially built yachts available with a reduced delivery time.

Luxury Yacht Group in Ft. Lauderdale has added M/Y Paradigm, a 115-foot (35m) Benetti, below, to its central agency listings for sale for just under $8 million.

Broker Mike Payne with Camper & Nicholsons has sold the 45m M/Y Sunrise Y, built by the Sunrise yard in Antalya, Turkey, and the 85-foot (26m) M/Y Solaria Too built by Esterel.

The firm also sold the 138-foot (42m) Baglietto M/Y Oxygen, and broker Craig Erikson sold his central listing M/Y Lady J, a 110-foot (33m) Mangusta.

Camper and Nicholsons has added the 156-foot (47.5m) Feadship M/Y Princess Too to its listings for sale with broker Alex Lees Buckley, and the 132-foot (40m) M/Y Life’s Finest II with

broker Michael Rafferty.

Matt Emerson has been named president of Camper & Nicholsons USA. Prior to joining Camper & Nicholsons USA as head of the charter marketing division, Emerson oversaw the development of Surfside 3 Marina at Chelsea Piers in New York, and before that managed the daily operations of North Cove Yacht Harbor in New York.

The company also hired Daniel “DJ” Kiernan to take over the charter marketing division. Kiernan most

recently set up the charter division for Feadship.

Broker Jordan Waugh has joined the sales team in Monaco. Former crew, Waugh worked with senior broker Jean Marie Recamier in Antibes before stepping up to a broker’s position.

Molly Browne has joined the charter division in Europe as a a charter broker.

She has spent the last four years working in the charter department.

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This Benetti, scheduled for January 2013 delivery, will offer expanded views PHOTO FROM NORTHROP AND JOHNSON from guest and crew areas.

Benetti Vision is on the way; S/Y Clevelander to charter BOATS, from page B7 Northrop and Johnson broker Jonathan S. Chapman closed a deal with a North American client for a new 145-foot Benetti Vision (Hull No. 18).

Scheduled delivery is January 2013.

She will be the first Benetti to feature large rectangular hull port, which allow for expanded views from both the guest and crew areas, according to a news release by N&J.

Churchill Yacht Partners has added the S/Y Clevelander, an 82-foot Nautor Swan sloop, pictured above, to its charter fleet.

She will debut at the Antigua charter show this month and is available in the Caribbean this winter and the Eastern Mediterranean next summer.

Broker David Legrand of Fraser Yachts in Monaco has sold the 125foot (38m) M/Y Maisha, built by Cobra Yachting. Broker Tom Allen of Seattle has sold M/Y No Boundaries, an 86-foot (26m) Bracewell yacht; M/Y Northern Song, a 78-foot (24m) yacht built by Metalcraft; and M/Y Thinder,

a 70-foot (21m) Delta.

The brokerage has added several new central agency listings, including M/Y Aquarius, the 211-foot (64.5m) Amels, with broker Dennis Frederiksen of Monaco for €67 million; the 155foot (47m) Feadship M/Y X with broker Vassilis Fotilas of Monaco for €9.9 million; and M/Y Fighting Irish, the 145-foot (44m) Westship, with Jeff Partin in Ft. Lauderdale and Neal Esterly in San Diego for just under $13 million.

Also new to the listings is M/Y Sud, a 144-foot (44m) yacht built by Fratelli Rossi, with Richard Earp in Monaco for just under €4 million, and M/Y H2Ome, a 144-foot (44m) yacht built

by MMGI, shown below, with broker Jan Jaap Minnema in Monaco and Fotilas for €14.5 million.

New listings also include M/Y Ace of Diamonds, a 112-foot (34m) Hakvoort, with Stuart Larsen in Ft. Lauderdale for $6.25 million; the 105foot (32m) Sunseeker M/Y Scorpio with Esterly for just under $5 million; the 103-foot (31m) Broward M/Y Trilogy with brokers Michael Selter of San Diego and Josh Gulbranson of Ft. Lauderdale for $4.5 million; and M/Y Nirvana, a 101-foot (31m) yacht built

by Gulf Craft with Giulio Riggio in Spain for €5.5 million.

To its central agency charter listings, Fraser has added S/Y Phocea, the 246-foot (75m) sailing yacht built

by Arsenal, available in the Caribbean; S/Y Marie, the 180-foot (55m) Vitters, available in the Caribbean this winter; and S/Y Philanderer, the 131-foot (40m) yacht built by Concorde, available in the Balearics.

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Grenada’s capital, St George’s, is a picturesque stroll both day and night.

PHOTO/JOSHUA YETMAN

None of the country’s hotels are taller than palm trees GRENADA, from page B1 a brisk hike.

First stop for any visitor should be the Grenada Board of Tourism, on St George’s harbor, where staff offer information about the capital, the main island of Grenada, and travel to the country’s smaller sister islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique by daily high-speed catamaran ferry.

For the environmentally conscious traveler, Grenada offers hiking trails, beaches, rainforests, waterfalls and sustainable activities.

Development in Grenada has been deliberately unobtrusive, with none of the country’s hotels (all family-owned to this point) exceeding the height of the palm trees. This allows for unobstructed views at every turn.

One-ninth of the land is dedicated to wildlife sanctuaries and rainforest parks.

I got a good dose of Grenadian rainforest during a challenging hike to the Seven Sisters Waterfall with Telfor Bedeau, a 72-year-old nature ambassador who has spent a lifetime hiking, sailing, and rowing around his islands.

Physically fit doesn’t even begin to describe this soft-spoken man with a great sense of humor. Along the way, we talked plants, birds and animals, and how to realistically steward them on these fragile islands.

Only with considerable prompting did Telfor share some of his extraordinary feats, such as rowing nonstop around Grenada in a 10-foot rowboat, the last time when he was nearly 60.

Or the way he celebrated his 70th birthday by climbing to the top of Mount St. Catherine, the island’s highest volcanic peak at 2,757 feet (890 meters), for the 165th time ... and breaking his own time record

Nutmeg is Grenada’s black gold, making it the planet’s secondlargest producer after Indonesia.

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doing so. He guides small groups and individuals who share his passion for nature, and he’s best contacted through the Grenada Board of Tourism, which regards him as a national treasure.

The country is proud of its nickname, The Spice of the Caribbean, and there is no exaggeration about that claim. With its own micro-weather and volcanic soil peculiarities, Grenada has near-perfect growing conditions for nutmeg, allspice, mace, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric and bay leaves.

After Indonesia, Grenada is the world’s second largest producer of nutmeg and mace (which grows brilliant red on the outside of the nutmeg).

With a countryside abundantly sprouting both cultivated and wild fruit and vegetables, the visibly robust

See GRENADA, page B11

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With an historic English fort on one side and an historic French fort on the PHOTO/ALISON GARDNER other, Port Louis Marina is in a well-protected harbor.

Fish, naturally, is a large part of the average Grenadian diet GRENADA, from page B10 health of Grenadians, of all ages, says a lot about the quality of diet accessible to all.

While international cuisine is certainly available, there is a real emphasis on using local produce and showcasing local dishes.

The national dish, with the rather unappetizing name of Oil Down, features salted meat, salted fish, coconut milk, breadfruit and a variety of herbs and spices. How could you go wrong?

Indeed, fish is a large and healthy part of the average Grenadian diet.

Where better to sample a traditional “Fish Friday” celebration than wandering the antique streets of Grenada’s fishing capital, Gouyave?

As dusk sets in, dressed-up locals from across the island browse dozens of stalls for creatively cooked, superfresh seafood delivered in newspaper or on paper plates. Visitors are always welcome at this authentic weekly event.

Agri-tourism, richly laced with history, is one of Grenada’s most attractive features.

Best sampled by rental car, visitors can spend days exploring authentic countryside attractions that offer educational tours and free tastings, product gift shops and local-menu restaurants.

Not to be missed are the Dougaldston Spice Boucan, the Gouyave Nutmeg Processing Station, the Laura Herb & Spice Garden, Belmont Estate’s cocoa/chocolate operations, and the River Antoine Rum Distillery, in business since 1785.

In August, Port Louis Marina is a great place to berth during the annual carnival. The road around the marina is the main carnival street where all the bands pass in costume, with guests welcome to enjoy the festivities from the comfort of their yachts or join the street-happy throngs in carnival spirit.

British Columbia-based Alison Gardner is a travel journalist and editor of Travel with a Challenge web magazine, a resource for mature travelers featuring ecological, educational, cultural, and volunteer vacations worldwide.

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Options to correct the color of photos in different lighting Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts.

I’ve received some follow-up questions relating to recent articles on underwater photography, specifically how to handle color correcting with software.

“How best should that be done? Is the idea to make it look like it isn’t even underwater, or do you save that blueheavy hue?”

Photo Exposé Let’s explore why James Schot we even have the color-shift problem that requires correcting.

What is the color of light? It depends. Are we talking daylight, bluesky light, cloudy-day light, candlelight, tungsten light, or fluorescent light?

All light has a degree given as Kelvin.

Candles are rated at 1900K, a 60W household bulb at 2800K, a tungsten light 3400K, a sunny clear sky at 6000K. Your pocket camera flash is rated at 5800K. The latter two are the most natural compared with our human vision, while the first three samples given are warm, leaning heavy to the red spectrum of light. Anyone having photographed a bathroom with tungsten light will find the results having a warm yellow tone.

Photography underwater will tend to shift more heavily to the blue end of the spectrum. Why? Water blocks the red spectrum of light from entering, so photographs can look excessively blue.

Cameras have a limited capability to deal with these color shifts when compared with our vision that will adjust to some extent; or at least the color shift will not be as glaring to our eyes as it can be seen in a photograph.

How can we prepare our photographs to simulate what we naturally see with our eyes?

We can control the light; manually set the white balance in our camera; use the auto white balance setting, or make a color correction adjustment using computer software.

The first option, for controlling the light, can be difficult. There’s no changing the sun, but midday sunlight is well balanced for color so that’s never a problem, and most light is what it is.

There are exceptions. For instance, fluorescent light can be balanced for a warmer Kelvin rating or it can be obtained to give nearly a full spectrum color rendering index output to simulate daylight. By the way, full spectrum fluorescent is a wonderful, soft shadow source of lighting.

Another way to control the light, even in situations where other types of light are in use, is to add in your electronic flash, with light output close

to daylight. The flash output on our pocket cameras lacks serious power, nevertheless it may balance existing light to some degree.

The second option, manually setting the camera white balance, is a way of adjusting color output, matching the existing light used to more closely match normal daylight. In other words, that tungsten-lighted bathroom where the white walls would normally photograph as yellow will come out as they should look … white.

To make this adjustment, set your camera’s menu to make this white balance adjustment. Place a white piece of paper under the lighting you will be using. Point your camera at the paper making sure it fills the frame, and press the white balance setting. Now, your camera should be properly set for photographs under the type of lighting you are using (tungsten, candlelight, etc.). This option will not be handy for underwater photography. If you change the lighting, you have to reset the white balance adjustment.

If you use the third option, the camera will automatically white balance. Often, lighting can be from light sources such as daylight and tungsten lighting mix, and an auto setting may do a better job of figuring out that conflict. I find that bathrooms using tungsten lighting still come out looking yellow with auto white balance, nevertheless, it is a good option in general and I use it all the time.

If I need to make adjustments in the white balance of my photographs, I rely on software, which in my case, is in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, but there are many programs that can make the adjustment. For instance, the free program Picasa can make them easily.

Should the color correction of a photo taken underwater be made to look like it wasn’t taken underwater or should you keep the that blue-heavy hue?

Unless I was looking to create something surreal, I always make my corrections as realistic as possible, which would be how I remembered seeing it. Using auto white balance, the overall hue could be too cold and blue, so I would add some warmth.

How can you make that determination? Possibly the underwater shot you’ve taken has sand (or some other color identifier). If the sand has a blue hue, correct it to look as you know it should, a light tan color.

While you’re doing that I’ll take my leave to go ashore.

James Schot has been a professional photographer for more than 35 years and has a studio/gallery in Ft. Lauderdale. Send questions to james@ bestschot.com.

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Animal carcass disposal addressed RULES, from page B1 efficiency of its operations. As a reminder, yachts are considered cargo ships for regulatory purposes.

MARPOL Annex V: revised text approved The MEPC approved, with a view to adoption at its next session, amendments to revise and update MARPOL Annex V (Garbage). This amendment was developed following a comprehensive review of the Annex. The main revisions include: a) the updating of definitions; b) the inclusion of a new requirement specifying that the discharge of garbage into the sea is prohibited, except as expressly provided otherwise.

The discharges permitted in certain circumstances will include food wastes, cargo residues, and water used for washing deck and external surfaces containing cleaning agents or additives which are not harmful to the marine environment; c) expansion of the requirements for placards and garbage management plans to fixed and floating platforms engaged in exploration and exploitation of the sea-bed; and d) the proposed addition of discharge requirements covering animal carcasses.

Yachts certified to carry 15 or more people (guests plus crew) are required to implement a waste management plan and garbage record book.

Ballast water management systems approved The MEPC granted final approval to six ballast water management systems that make use of active substances and basic approval to three such systems.

This is an important step to help with the construction of new, large yachts.

When the IMO published the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments in 2004, many of the requirements stipulated in this regulation could not be met. The technology simply did not exist and had not yet been invented.

With these new approvals, there are now sufficient methods to achieve compliance. Ratification of the convention is expected in 2011, with an in force date 12 months later.

Recycling of ships The MEPC continued its work on developing guidelines to assist ship recycling facilities to commence voluntary improvements for the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. This regulation was adopted in May 2009.

Yachts to be sent for recycling will be required to carry an inventory of hazardous materials, specific to each yacht. An appendix provides a list of hazardous materials. These identified materials are prohibited and/or restricted from installation or use in shipyards, repair yards, and yachts

of parties to the convention. Yachts must have an initial survey by an approved expert to verify the inventory of hazardous materials. Additional surveys during the ship’s life, and a final survey prior to recycling, must also be completed.

MARPOL Annex IV: special area proposal approved The MEPC approved draft amendments to amend MARPOL Annex IV (Sewage). The revision is to include the establishment of “special areas” for the prevention of such pollution and to designate the Baltic Sea as a special area under this annex. The amendments will be considered for adoption at the next session. Currently, “zero discharge zones” such as California and the Great Lakes, are identified and enforced by the local port state.

MARPOL Annex VI: revised IAPP form supplement adopted The MEPC adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex VI (Air) related to the Form of Supplement to the International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) Certificate. The revised form is intended to clearly and precisely document the extent of a yacht’s compliance with regulations 4 and 14 regarding sulphur oxide (SOx) values, or the possibility of using equivalent arrangements, outside or inside an Emission Control Area (ECA). All yachts of 400 gross tonnage and greater must be surveyed and certificated to this standard.

MARPOL Annex VI: Emission Control Area proposal postponed to next session Due to time constraints, the MEPC was unable to fully consider a proposal to designate certain waters adjacent to coasts of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as an ECA for the control of emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOX), sulphur oxide (SOX), and particulate matter. Currently, there are two designated ECAs under MARPOL Annex VI: the Baltic Sea area and the North Sea area. A new third area, the North American ECA, was adopted in March, with expected entry into force in August 2011. Yachts operating in designated ECAs are required to comply with more stringent fuel sulfur and engine NOx limits.

Capt. Jake DesVergers is chief surveyor for International Yacht Bureau (IYB), an organization that provides inspection services to private and commercial yachts on behalf of several flag administrations, including the Marshall Islands. A deck officer graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, he previously sailed as master on merchant ships, acted as designated person for a shipping company, and served as regional manager for an international classification society.

Contact him at +1-954-596-2728 or www. yachtbureau.org. Comments are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com.

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EVENT OF MONTH Dec. 6-11 49th annual Antigua Charter Yacht Show, Antigua

The signature charter show for large yachts of the Caribbean season.

More than 115 yachts were registered as of press time. Held in Falmouth and English harbors with shuttle service between the marinas. www.antiguayachtshow.com

Dec. 8 Tribute to Rodney Nicholson, founder of the Nicholson Charter Yacht

Show, precursor of the Antigua show. He died Nov. 7. The tribute is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at The Admirals Inn, Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour.

Whale Wars set for Dec. 3-4 Dec. 1 The Triton’s monthly networking event (the first Wednesday of every month from 6-8 p.m.) with Designer Lighting Solutions, 1635 South Miami Road Unit 8, Ft. Lauderdale. Join us for casual networking. www.the-triton.com

Dec. 1-3 International WorkBoat Show, New Orleans. 900 exhibitors targeting the people and businesses who work on the coastal, inland and offshore waters. www.workboatshow.com

Dec. 2 The Triton Bridge luncheon,

Ft. Lauderdale, noon. Our monthly captains’ roundtable to discuss the issues and trends of the industry. For people who earn their livings as yacht captains. RSVP to Associate editor Dorie Cox at dorie@the-triton.com or 954-525-0029. Space is limited.

Dec. 2-5 St. Petersburg Power &

Sailboat Show, St. Petersburg, Fla. The U.S. Gulf Coast’s largest boat show. www.showmanagement.com

Dec. 3-4 Florida Dive Show, Palm

Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach. Sea Shepherd crew (aka Whale Wars) will be at the show.

Discounts available from local dive stores. www.floridadiveshow.com

MAKING PLANS Feb. 17-21 The Yacht and Brokerage Show, Miami Beach

Not to be confused with the Miami International Boat Show, this is the in-water, megayacht part of Miami’s boat shows, showcasing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of yachts along a onemile stretch of the Indian Creek Waterway. Free. www.showmanagement.com For product displays and exhibitors, catch a free shuttle bus over to the Miami Beach Convention Center for the 70th annual Miami International Boat Show. Strictly Sail 2011 will be at Miamarina at Bayside, featuring more than 200 exhibitors. www.MiamiBoatShow.com “first” for Jamaica. +1 305-296-0604 or email sailaway@schoonerwolf.com.

Dec. 14-17 Electrical Certification

course, St. Petersburg, Fla. Call +1 410990-4460 or visit www.abycinc.org for more classes.

Dec. 5 SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch

Dec. 14-17 ABYC Marine Systems

Dec. 6-10 Intermediate Marina

Jan. 15-16 2nd annual Indian

(first Sunday of every month) at Riverwalk from 11 to 2, Ft. Lauderdale.

Free. www.fortlauderdale.gov.

Management course by the International Marina Institute, Ft. Lauderdale. www.marinaassociation. org, +1 401–247–0314.

Dec. 7-9 ABYC Standards Certification course, Jacksonville, Fla. Call +1 410990-4460 or visit www.abycinc.org for more classes.

Dec. 7-9 ABYC Standards Certification course, Costa Mesa, Calf. www.abycinc. org

Dec. 9 Conch Republic Navy Flotilla

Sail Along to Port Antonio, Jamaica.

Led by Admiral Finbar’s 74-foot schooner Wolf, departs from Key West, Fla. Goal is to attract 50 yachts to this

Certification course, Mystic Seaport.

Call +1 410-990-4460 with questions or visit www.abycinc.org for more classes.

River Nautical Flea Market and Seafood Festival, Vero Beach. www. flnauticalfleamarket.com

Jan. 18-20 Basic Marine Electrical

course, Miramar. Fla. Call +1 410-9904460 or visit www.abycinc.org.

Jan. 26-28 The International Marina & Boatyard Conference (IMBC), Ft. Lauderdale. www.marinaassociation. org

Jan. 27-30 New Orleans Boat &

Sportshow. NewOrleansBoatShow.com

Jan. 25-28 Marine Corrosion Certification, Tampa, Fla. www.abycinc.org

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www.the-triton.com SPOTTED: Ft. Lauderdale, Morocco, Bimini

Triton Spotters

While we were absorbed with the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in late October, Capt. Ryan Butterwick of M/Y Carpe Diem explored Morocco. We forget how big this world really is.

Capt. John Dial of Allied Marine stopped us on the docks at FLIBS to tell us how much he likes The Triton.

We had to take his photo.

PHOTO/LUCY REED

Here’s fly fishing artist Vaughn Cochran catching up on the news at the Bimini Big Game Club. Vaughn has joined Guy Harvey and Neal Watson to bring his Black Fly fishing experience to Bimini.

PHOTO/CAPT. NED STONE

Where have you taken your Triton recently?

Send photos to editorial@the-triton.com.

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November networking

December networking

Winning movies

Powerful women

With the YES boys.

At Designer Lighting Solutions

At the Fort YachtieDa Film Festival

Meet monthly in San Diego

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TRITON SURVEY: What’s your dream job?

How a chef can survive in this industry, which allows for few mistakes

Most of this month’s survey respondents dream of working on power yachts in familiar as well as new PHOTO/LUCY REED destinations, such as Imperia on the Italian Riviera.

Perfect boats, owners, crew, salary, vacation

By Lucy Chabot Reed In this era of keeping our heads down and being grateful to just have a job, we thought it might be interesting to let yachties dream a little. Boy, were we right.

We asked yacht captains and crew to describe their dream job. Not the dream boat, though the physical characteristics of the boat played into their dream, but that actual job itself.

We’re sure this survey could have taken several forms, but in our limited space, we tried to focus on the obvious parts of the ultimate dream job.

If we had to summarize the results, we’d say that most of the 169 respondents in this month’s survey dream of working on power yachts (more than 75 percent of them) between 80-140 feet (more than 50 percent) that cater mostly to the owner and his guests (about 60 percent) more than half the year to

familiar as well as new destinations (about 70 percent).

Only a few of our questions had any run-away favorite responses. A majority of our respondents dreamed of working for an experienced yacht owner and having a casual and friendly relationship with him/her.

Most also longed for an itinerary that was open for exploration and a crew that was a good mix of personalities.

Sort of does sound like a dream job, doesn’t it?

We started with the yacht itself and asked: Think about your dream job.

What kind of boat is it?

We thought a lot of yachties dreamed of exploring the world on large sailing yachts, arguably the most glamorous yachts afloat. We were wrong.

Most of our respondents wanted power: 44.4 percent luxury yachts, 32.5 percent expedition style.

“OK, it’s a new 85m expedition

boat, built largely to my design, carrying a custom 48-foot open sportfish, a 40-foot dive boat, and a number of other specialty tenders with an owner who is determined to fish, dive, and surf every decent spot on the planet,” said a captain in his late 40s. “Oh, and it has a massive beach-club stern, something like M/Y Big Fish, and a kitchenette right off the wheelhouse. I can keep going all day if you like.”

Of the 55 captains and crew who dream of working on an expeditionstyle vessel, most have been in the industry more than 10 years and were most likely in their 40s.

“Expedition style for sure,” said a captain in the industry more than 20 years. “Owners and guests who enjoy off-the-beaten-path places also tend to be more interested in nature and they tend to care for the environment

See SURVEY, page C10

If you want to be a yacht chef, after reading the title you might say, no way, if one mistake could cost you the job.

The yachting industry is built on perfection. From the design of the superstructure to the perfectly ironed napkins, perfection floats, imperfection sinks.

I recently gave a presentation at Culinary Waves the Triton Expo on Secrets of a Mary Beth Lawton Johnson Yacht Chef and the resumes we use, so we must begin there.

Who invented the plain white format we yacht crew use as a resume layout? It is boring and leaves a lot to be desired. It makes us all look alike on paper.

So, the First Secret: Create a niche for yourself. What separates you from the pack as a yacht chef? Can you create some truly remarkable desserts?

Or is your best feature fusion cuisine?

Do you bake the best bread on the high seas or make the best salads? Are you the best crew cook out there or do you pair wine and food better than a five-star sommelier? Are you more of a media chef (like me) or are you a repeatedly asked-for charter chef? Find your niche. Put it on paper.

Even though I disagree on the boring resume format, that similar look does portray the general theme that we all work, function, look and act as a team.

If you aren’t a team player, a captain will likely spell it out for you: What makes you think you are so special if

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he Triton’s networking event on the first Wednesday in November was sponsored by Yacht Entertainment Systems. About 20 companies gathered inside the shed at Broward Shipyard in Dania Beach after a day of rain. The festival atmosphere included music, fun foods, a big screen hanging off the Travelift, a dunk tank with a mermaid and a raffle for an autographed acoustic guitar.

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NETWORKING THIS MONTH: Designer Lighting Solutions

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New showroom site of lights, networking action Dec. 1 David Seitz, founder of Designer Lighting Solutions and DBG Marine, is sponsoring the next Triton networking event on Dec. 1 at the companies’ new retail showroom in Ft. Lauderdale.

DLS features a complete line of lighting fixtures and accessories and offers design and machining for custom lights.

After years in the product development and manufacturing side of things, DLS recently opened a retail showroom at 1635 Miami Road, Suite 8, just off 17th Street behind the Grateful Palate.

Triton networking events are held the first Wednesday of every month from 6-8 p.m.; only the location changes. All Triton readers are welcome to join us for casual networking, cold beverages and good food.

Until then, learn a little more about DLS from Seitz, a former yacht engineer with more than a decade of experience in the marine industry.

Q. Tell us about Designer Lighting Solutions.

Myself and a small team here have been involved in the marine industry in Ft. Lauderdale for about 15 years.

It all started with DBG Marine, the audio-visual arm of our operation, and branched into lighting from there.

After doing numerous installations that always included replacing poor-quality light fixtures that were corroded, we found that there were not many reasonably priced, high-quality light fixtures out there meeting the needs of the yachting industry.

Even though these are multimilliondollar yachts, everyone had the same standard light fixtures. So we found a niche by creating a line of highquality, machined fixtures with design elements in mind and haven’t looked back since.

The name DLS is about five years old.

Q. What do you do and what do you sell?

We have a complete line of interior and exterior lights for all applications such as courtesy lights, underwater lights, reading lights and more.

We also specialize in custom lighting. We work directly with designers and architects to create layout plans and custom machine all types of lighting.

Q. Do you do installation as well as sell product?

Yes. There are some strong benefits to having the company that designed and machined the product also install

it. We truly understand the technology that is out there today and often act as consultants for our customers who are not as sure of the options available.

They might not know how to make it happen but they know the result they want. We get them there.

right in the heart of Ft. Lauderdale’s marine industry. Sales were somewhat down earlier this year but we had so many requests from customers that we were sure opening the retail location was the right thing to do. It has proven to be a hugely positive move.

Q. Tell us more about your custom work.

Designers, builders and architects like to work with us because we can customize a complete lighting plan for any application. We do it all, from the design to the machining to the install.

Everything we do is local, including the LED boards and the machining.

Q. It seems that buyers are buying and the owners who can afford to have begun using their yachts again. Does that translate into refit projects for your company, or are we not quite at that stage of the recovery yet?

Yachts are definitely refitting. We are currently supplying three refits, and there was great feedback from the [Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show].

Q. Do you also have off-the-shelf lights available?

Yes. We have a full marine product line, including everything from underwater lights to interior/exterior lights and much more. We even carry bilge lights.

We also offer all the most popular lighting accessories from the top manufacturers.

Q. The site of our networking event is your new showroom. Isn’t it a tough time to expand a business with the economy the way it is?

Our showroom is in a great location

Q. Do you have any new products or services we should know about?

We always have new products coming out. One of our most popular new products is the Xtreme beam X3 underwater light. It has been completely redesigned and is a huge hit. It is still machined out of 316L stainless steel and is now using a 14,000 Kelvin metal halide lamp.

Learn more about Seitz and Designer Lighting Solutions online at www.dlsled.com.

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Level of service on a yacht may be the highest level of all Webster’s dictionary defines service as “to answer the needs of, and provide assistance that benefits, others.”

There are many levels of service performed in our economy every day, from the person who waits on you at Starbucks in the morning to the person who cleans that Starbucks at Stew Cues night to the person Alene Keenan you speak with in customer service.

Within each of these levels are various standards, and we each have our own set of values and expectations.

Unfortunately, many of the services that we take for granted have been

outsourced, leading many of us to feel extent. It’s up to stews to ensure that that our call is not that important to the departments interact seamlessly anyone anymore. and that our own work is invisible and But think about this: The highest appears effortless. level of service is service within a In a nutshell, stews are the glue that private living environment. The level of holds the whole program together. service performed To be entrusted on a yacht may be with a person’s A life in service is the highest level private life, of all. This kind of belongings, the highest possible service cannot be family, guests, calling. Service is not outsourced; the and personal submission; it is a finely affairs requires a responsibility is all tuned set of skills. on us. significant amount Your function of trust. Without as a yacht stew is a doubt, it is an to provide service to the owners and honor as well as a responsibility. guests while onboard. It is also your Yacht stews help create order, job to coordinate the many aspects dignity, and a sense of peace. That is of the job, including those that entail a powerful and valuable contribution. taking care of the crew to a certain We set the tone for others with our ability to remain unruffled in stressful situations. We must appear cool and collected, even when things are melting down around us.

Our superior communication skills can help crew who are at odds with each other to talk things out. Our insight can defuse a potentially risky situation.

A life in service is the highest possible calling. Service is not submission; it is a finely tuned set of skills. To succeed, we must identify expectations, and be positive. Along with the desire to anticipate guests’ expectations, we need the authority to carry out their wishes.

Well, exactly what sort of skills does one need to succeed on a yacht? If you’re just starting out, it can be hard.

Most boats are looking for someone who already has some experience. But you can’t get experience without a job.

So to get that first job, identify the abilities you already have that will build up your yachting potential. You must be able to sell a future employer on your talents so someone will give you that first chance, or move you up the ladder to the next stage of your career.

Look over your employment history and identify the abilities that can be transferred to a yachting career. Do you have restaurant or hotel experience?

Be aware that yacht stews must know about housekeeping and laundry as well as service. Bartending abilities comes in handy, as well as knowledge of wine. You will need to learn about flower arranging. Some boats are more formal than others; most will expect that you know what silver service is all about. You are also expected to know how to take care of all of the beautiful and expensive items you deal with every day, including china, crystal and other service items, along with valuable pieces of art.

But one of the most important skills you need is the ability to get along with others, because stews truly are the glue that holds the whole program together.

It is up to us to manage crew dynamics, to be the liaison between the chef and guests, and to keep the captain and deck crew informed about events occurring onboard.

The work yacht stews do in a private service environment adds value and enriches the lives of the owners and their guests. By agreeing to serve, you agree to follow someone else’s agenda, and to do so with an open heart. As Ghandi said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service to others.”

I discovered an old British poster from World War II that said “Keep Calm and Carry On.” I love that saying.

That’s really what it’s all about. Every day is a new day, and even if we are scheduled and micromanaged to the last second, we never know for certain just what situation may come up.

We have to be able to respond rather than react, and to grow along the way.

Sometimes the best we can do is simply keep calm and carry on.

Alene Keenan has been a megayacht stewardess for 19 years. She teaches a 10-day intensive silver service course at Maritime Professional Training in Ft. Lauderdale. She also offers onboard training through her company, Stewardess Solutions (www. stewardesssolutions.com). Comments on this column are welcome at editorial@ the-triton.com.

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NUTRITION: Take It In

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A healthy present for the holidays: bright red cranberries Bright red cranberries are a signature fruit of the Christmas season. Some folks enjoy them made into cranberry sauce and served as an accompaniment to the holiday bird.

They can be strung and hung on the Christmas tree, or even floated in the punch bowl where they add some joyful color.

But how much do you know about Take It In Carol Bareuther the cranberry and all the health benefits these bright berries present?

Cranberries grow on short evergreen shrubs in bogs. They are commercially cultivated in Canada and in the northern United States where Wisconsin and Massachusetts, respectively, are the two largest producers.

Cranberries also grow wild in northern European countries such as Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Fresh cranberries are a real treat.

One big reason is that they are only available for a short time. Harvest starts in September and most of the fresh crop is sold by New Year’s Day. The perishability and short season availability of fresh cranberries is why only 5 percent of the cultivated crop is sold fresh and 95 percent is processed into other foods such as juice, dried fruit and sauce.

You don’t want to sit down to eat a big bowl of fresh cranberries, as you might with strawberries, blueberries or raspberries. That’s because cranberries are so low in natural sugars and rich in compounds that create a sour and bitter taste that they pack a powerful pucker punch.

Just as sugar is added to lemons to make lemonade, some type of sweetener must be added to cranberries to make them palatable.

This, of course, increases calories.

One cup of fresh cranberries provides 51 calories and 4 grams of sugars. In comparison, this same amount of cranberry juice cocktail serves up 137 calories and 30 grams of sugars, while dried cranberries provide 414 calories and 88.2 grams of sugars.

Cranberry sauce contains 418 calories and 105 grams of sugars.

Calories and sugars aside, the basic cranberry is a real nutritional gem. In fact, it’s been dubbed a “super fruit.”

One cup of fresh cranberries provides a sixth of the day’s daily recommended intake of both vitamin C and dietary fiber.

Researchers have identified a number of substances beyond vitamins and minerals that make cranberries so healthful. These include phytonutrients, or nutrientlike plant substances that give

cranberries their color and flavor. These include anthocyanins, flavonols and proanthocyanidins.

These substances have been linked through scientific study to a number of health benefits such as the prevention of infections as well as the prevention of heart disease, cancer, stomach ulcers and even improved dental health.

One of the biggest health controversies of the last decade has been whether cranberries can successfully treat and/or prevent urinary tract infections.

Initial studies suggested that drinking lots of cranberry juice could acidify the urine and thus stop or cure these infections.

Researchers then discovered that the proanthocyanidins in cranberries prevented bacteria from sticking to the lining of the urinary tract where they could potentially multiply and create

an infection, and that this was how this berry really exerted its help.

Today, the bottom line is that cranberries and cranberry products such as juice (two 8-ounce cups a day) and even dried cranberries (1/3 cup daily), can best prevent, and not treat, urinary tract infections.

Scientific research gathered by the Cranberry Institute in Massachusetts indicates that cranberries are indeed a good food to eat regularly. For example, the flavonoids in this fruit can prevent heart disease by lessening the likelihood of atherosclerotic plaque formation that narrows the arteries and can lead to a heart attack.

Cranberries’ anti-cancer capabilities lie in the berries’ ability to prevent breast cancer cells from turning into tumors.

A substance in cranberry juice has been shown to stop the action of H.

pylori, the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers.

In addition, research on a mouthwash containing cranberry extract showed a reduction in Streptococcus mutins, the bacteria that causes cavities.

What is the best way to reap the cranberry’s bounty of health benefits?

My two favorite ways are to make a fresh cranberry relish where fresh oranges are used for sweetening and to throw a handful of fresh cranberries into a blended smoothie with other fruit.

This way, you get good taste and good health without all that sugar, all in one package.

Carol Bareuther is a registered dietitian and a regular contributor to The Triton.

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Mistakes in the galley can generate new dishes WAVES, from page C1

someone else’s time and money. If you are not serious about the work, you you think you can be different? After just make it harder for those of us who having had this said to me numerous make our career in yachting to take you times over the years, I finally realized seriously. a team gets it done faster than a single Secret Four: Stop setting precedents person ever could. you can’t live up to. I have done this so So use the layout, but find and many times over the course of 20 years. promote your niche.

I worked hard trying to outdo myself Secret Two: All yacht crew make day in and day out, just to live up to the mistakes, especially the chef. Accept expectations I set for the owners. It was them and learn from them. impossible.

Early in my career, I made biscuits And it hurts the next chef. It truly for my boss. Instead of freezing them, will be difficult for the next chef I accidentally left them in the walk-in on my yacht to offer the same level when I went in there to get something of food, simply because I made the else. When I realized my mistake, it extraordinary the norm. Everyone I was too late. The owner was sitting worked for came to expect just a little at the dining salon table, waiting on bit more each time. his breakfast. I had no choice. His One example is making three breakfast had to be desserts in a day, cooked a certain or creating fancy way, perfectly cakes at every Also, don’t jump from every time. I birthday. If you do yacht to yacht. Stay at popped those it more than for a least one year on any brown-looking special occasion, biscuits in the you have just set boat you join to keep it oven and within a precedent. If on your resume.

If you a few minutes, he you do it and find can’t stay on a yacht had whole wheat it is harder to biscuits. See what I for more than a year as accomplish than mean? you thought, too a chef, then please go On another bad. You have just waste someone else’s yacht, while set a precedent. making a sauce for time and money. If you Save those secretthe tuna, instead weapons show are not serious about of grabbing the stoppers for when the work, you just make right ingredient, I they are truly it harder for those of us grabbed the milk needed. bottle. The owner’s Secret Five: To who make our career wife and guests be a successful in yachting to take you loved it, saying it yacht chef in seriously. was the best sauce an industry they had ever where success had. Sometimes is measured by our mistakes as a chef are actually our tenure and how well you do your job, lifesavers. you must be able to produce what Learn early that you will make you represent when you are hired. mistakes and that it is OK. That is how Otherwise, you are a walking deception, recipes are created, changed or evolved both in person and on paper. into our own.

Don’t hand out fancy food photos Secret Three: You need to be in this with your resume if you can’t produce industry if you love what you do and them. And never lie. It’s too easy in this are passionate about it. Yacht chefs are age of computers for the boss to find people pleasers by nature. Don’t do it out the truth. for the money or the prestige. Don’t Just learn from my mistakes even do it for the travel, because you made over 20 years so you can have a might not get to see much of the places prosperous career in yachting. I have so you go. many more secrets up my sleeve to help I turned down a job on a yacht of you be a better yacht chef, but I will one of the richest men in the world save them for 2011. because I would be just a number on Happy holidays, and a safe New Year. his yacht. I am not in it for the prestige of being a yacht chef to so-and-so. Who Mary Beth Lawton Johnson is a certified gives a flip?

Also, don’t jump from yacht to yacht. executive pastry chef and Chef de Cuisine and has worked on yachts for Stay at least one year on any boat you 20 years. (www.themegayachtchef.com) join to keep it on your resume. If you Comments on this column are welcome can’t stay on a yacht for more than a at editorial@the-triton.com. year as a chef, then please go waste

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Wait to put the Cream Cheese Cinnamon Icing and chopped nuts on until PHOTO/MARY BETH LAWTON JOHNSON you’re reay to serve.

Malibu Rum Sour Cream Pound Cake

By Mary Beth Lawton Johnson You can substitute any rum for use in this cake and put as much of it to soak on top as you want. A little goes a long way with sweets.

1 cup butter 3 cups sugar 6 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/3 cup Malibu rum 3 cups cake flour Couple large pinches baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a Bundt pan, shake off excess flour.

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Add in the eggs, sour cream, vanilla and rum.

Combine the flour, baking soda and salt.

Fold the dry ingredients into the sour cream batter, mixing well.

Pour batter into Bundt pan, level off.

Bake for 60 to 90 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. If the cake is turning brown before it is

done, reduce temperature to 350º and cook longer. Cover if necessary.

For the Rum Butter Glaze, Cream Cheese Cinnamon Icing and Nut Crumble 2 8 oz. sticks butter 1 8 oz package cream cheese 2 oz. granulated sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 ounce Malibu rum 1 oz. turbinado sugar 1 16 oz. package glazed walnuts or pecans, chopped Cream 1 stick of butter with the cream cheese and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the cinnamon and stir well.

Once the cake comes out of the oven, melt the remaining stick of butter with the rum and turbinado sugar.

Whisk to dissolve. Pour over cake and let it soak in.

Top with Cream Cheese Cinnamon Icing and chopped nuts upon serving.

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Yachtie lifestyle in lights

The yachting lifestyle came to life on the big screen at the third annual Fort Yachtie-Da Film Festival on Nov. 13 in Ft. Lauderdale. First-place winners in the five categories were: Comedy: “Happy Working Stews” by Mish Marchio Action: “Yacht Next” by Dan McGrath Yachtie Lifestyle: “Northwest Passage” by Robert Husbands Sponsor Infomercial: ”Magnum Force” by Jocelyn Posseron Documentary: “Northwest Passage” by Robert Husbands Best Picture Overall: “Mermaid” by Gui Garcia Capt. Garcia and Capt. Ryan Sputh, whose film won second place in comedy, donated their cash prizes to the evening’s charity, Kids in Distress.

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SUPPORT STAFF NEWS: Seawomanship

Powerful women in San Diego network, support each other

By Franki Black

into Seawomanship and as a result members are carefully selected.

Members are expected to have at least five years of experience in the marine industry, along with sound boating skills.

“Members must be reliable and have a steady temperament,” Pack said.

“We have no time for drama queens.

A core quality among members is a serving heart and a willingness to show kindness toward others.”

Seawomanship, a women’s club for yachting professionals in San Diego, is turning heads.

Dawny Pack, founder and president of Seawomanship, started the club in 2009 after noticing an increase of powerful and successful women in the yachting industry.

“Seawomanship was the perfect way to unite dynamic women who view yachting not only as a job, but as a lifestyle,” Pack said. “I hand-picked 38 remarkable women back in November and since then we have grown from strength to strength.”

Club members meet once a month at various locations around San Diego and host speakers focused on career and personal growth, including professional speaking coach Sheryl Roush. Over the summer, they invited a The core of Seawomanship: Back row, from left, Kat, Noelle and Resource Chairwoman Shelley few select men to attend.

Hanson. Front row VP Joni Geis, President Dawny “Male Colleague Night was intended to give the Pack, and Social Chairwoman Robin Smith. men in our industry a PHOTO FROM DAWNY PACK bird’s-eye view on what Seawomanship is all about,” Pack said. “We were proud to Vice President Joni Geis, a boat loan demonstrate how Seawomanship is specialist, said it is an honor to be a breaking the mold and making positive part of such a strong group of women. changes throughout the industry.”

“These are the women who hold The group has partnered with nonthe industry together,” she said. “We profits and has plans for several events want to inspire others to reach their to help organizations in Southern own dreams by providing a platform of California. possibility.”

“Our gatherings serve not only as Franki Black is a freelance stew and a networking platform for yachting writer. Comments on this story are professionals, but also as a base for welcome at editorial@the-triton.com. supporting the yachting community by keeping key members informed about important maritime events,” said member Robin Smith, a crewing consultant.

Smith describes the club as an organized group of individual women who all excel in their respective maritime areas of expertise. Members work for businesses that include Bay Yachts, Altair Yacht Group, Sun Harbor Marina and Fraser Yachts.

The group celebrated one year together last month with Seawomanship branded T-shirts, discussions about global membership expansion and plans for a party at the 2011 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.

Seawomanship is the brainchild of Pack, who grew up around commercial fishing in Alaska. Her background has taught her the value of teamwork and that every good leader needs to follow from time to time. These are core principles that she incorporates

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What kind of program does it have?

Mostly charter – 4.1% Doesn’t matter – 10.1% Private and charter– 26.6%

Exclusively private – 29.6%

Private and owners guests – 29.6%

What does the itinerary look like?

Wherever the wind takes us – 8.4% Doesn’t matter – 9.0%

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What is the personality of the boat?

Doesn’t matter – 6.0%

Business – 3.6%

Formal – 8.3%

Scheduled a year Roughly scheduled out – 21.6% but left open for exploration – 61.7%

Casual – 46.2%

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Doesn’t matter – 28.4%

Family – 34.5%

‘Wouldn’t it be nice to work for an owner who appreciated the very special p SURVEY, from page C1 and research of our oceans. Now those are the kind of people I would thoroughly enjoy working very hard for.”

Just 7.1 percent dreamed of working on a sailing yacht, and only 4.7 percent wanted a mulithull vessel.

More than 10 percent of respondents acknowledged that the type of boat didn’t matter.

What size is this dream job boat?

Turns out, bigger is not better. The bulk of respondents wanted boats around the 100-foot range, with the largest single group (21.3 percent) opting for yachts 80100 feet.

The next largest group (17.2 percent) wanted yachts 100-120 feet; then 120140 feet (14.2 percent. The percentages continued to decline until 200-250 feet, which 5.9 percent of respondents chose.

And 7.1 percent wanted vessels larger than 250 feet. About 6 percent said size doesn’t matter.

Beyond the physical characteristics of the boat, dream jobs involve how the boat is used, so we asked What kind of program does it have?

Most of our respondents wanted to work on a yacht that the owner personally enjoyed. Nearly 30 percent dream of these exclusively private programs. An equal amount wouldn’t mind catering to the owner’s guests as well.

“Wouldn’t it be nice to work for an owner who appreciated the very special position they’re in by possessing one of these yachts?” said a captain in his late 30s. “To actually use it to explore and see what the world has to offer, rather than sit at the dock or do the usual circuit? Beats going to the Amazon to be told ‘I can get much more authentic Brazilian in Miami’ while spending more time watching TV than appreciating the scenery.”

Just 4.1 percent dream of working on a yacht that is predominantly charter.

About 10 percent said the program doesn’t matter.

Perhaps even more ripe for dreaming is just where this vessel goes, and how often, so we asked Where does this program take you?

The largest group of respondents (27.5 percent) dreamed of yachts that travel most of the time with a mix of regular yachting destinations and new yachting

destinations.

“Adventure cruising/sailing, fishing and diving, stopping wherever there is a place, anchor and check it out,” said a captain dreaming of running a multihull.

“From Prince William Sound to Pacific Northwest to Chile then Tahiti to New Zealand and then Fiji to Japan and back to the Pacific Northwest by way of Kodiak and Southeast Alaska. Three to five years for the trip, fishing and diving experiences of a lifetime.”

The next two groups were equal in size – 21.6 percent – and wanted seemingly opposite things. One wants to travel most of the time to places other yachts rarely visit. The other wants to travel only half the year and come back to a home port the rest of the time.

About 16 percent preferred a yacht that traveled only a little, staying mostly local, and just 6.6 percent longed for the reliable seasonal schedule of familiar ports.

“The perfect job would have an itinerary outside the beaten path of Caribbean and Med,” said a deckhand in his early 30s.

Another 6.6 percent said the destinations don’t matter.

We sort of guessed yacht crew would dream of jobs that took them to their favorite places as well as new places, so we also wanted to know how they preferred to get there. Was it all about exploring or were these trips planned out far ahead?

What does the itinerary look like?

This was the first question where we had an easily identifiable majority. More than 60 percent of respondents dreamed of a roughly scheduled itinerary that left room for exploration.

“A great boss that will give you the freedom to create a great experience for him and his family,” said a captain in his late 40s.

About a fifth preferred the itinerary scheduled out a year ahead of time.

“The dream has to include itinerary and especially crossing plans based on weather and sea conditions, with other concerns secondary,” said a captain over 60. “Also, it must include adequate yard time (based on a joint decision of the captain and owner) for repairs, maintenance and refit.”

Just 8.4 percent wanted no plan at all, to explore wherever the wind took them.

About 9 percent said it didn’t matter.

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What’s your relationship with the owner?

Doesn’t matter – 8.4%

How much money do you make?

Doesn’t matter – 10.7% Industry standard Double industry plus 25 percent standard – 14.8% – 31.4% Industry standard plus 10 percent Industry standard – 19.5% plus 10 percent – 23.7%

Casual and friendly – 74.7%

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How many weeks off do you have a year?

2 – 5.9%

Formal/ professional – 16.9% Experienced yacht owner – 64.5%

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8 – 16.6% 6 – 30.8%

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results when we asked about the people yacht crew worked with, both the owner and each other. In both questions about the owner, respondents were of one mind.

What’s the owner like?

Nearly two-thirds of respondents dreamed of working for an experienced yacht owner, and most of the remainder said it didn’t matter.

“I have my dream job,” said a captain.

“Until I was hired, I had never worked for a better boss (I am older than 50 and have worked for lots of people). They are a real family that made it on their own.

They have family values, love to play, work hard, honest, fair, show respect, will help out when things get real busy and the kids are not spoiled brats, in fact they are a pleasure to be around. I get treated well, paid well and in return I work hard, I’m 100 percent honest and I am respectful of my position. I love my job.”

Just 7 percent wanted to work for an owner who was new to yachting.

Of those 12 captains and crew who preferred new owners, half have been in the industry less than 10 years and half are

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Owners, and managers who have a realistic idea of the downtime required for repair and maintenance. Managers who do not try to micro-manage or behave like the captain/chief stew from land, dictating every aspect of the running of the yacht. l l l

The perfect job would be to have my wife as crew and our infant child and nanny travel with us around the world. l l l

It may be time to reiterate the five criteria of a good yacht job: owner, boat, money, crew, itinerary. I read this in The Triton a few years ago and it made perfect sense. The only thing was that the emphasis for the No. 1 criteria was not placed squarely where it needed to be: on the owner. If you are employed by a “good yacht owner” then by its very definition everything else will flow from that. The boat will be good because a good yacht owner knows a quality, wellbuilt, seaworthy vessel and what it takes to maintain it properly.

The money will be good because a good yacht owner understands that fair compensation and treatment of his/her crew will lead to longevity and loyalty, two important factors in the safe and smooth operation of his/her yacht.

The crew will be good because a good yacht owner, by virtue of the previous two points, will attract top quality crew.

The itinerary will be good because of the fact that it won’t matter because you have a good job. l l l

I like it when the guests onboard are adventuresome. Too many times the guests’ trip revolves around what their next meal consists of. That’s pretty boring, sad actually. I know they are excited to have a private chef on board but there is so much more to do than eat. Let’s go spear your dinner and surprise the chef today. Also, it’s nice when the captain realizes that crew need time off to recharge so they can give 100 percent when guests are onboard. l l l

Very few working weekends when not in service/on charter. No evening

watches. l l l

For me, it is all about the food and having fun. In one sense, I would love to be on a yacht that is based in Europe all year round based on food, but I also love the variety and adventure of traveling around the world, as long as I can get good produce.

Crew that get along on a professional and personal level is so important. An owner that I can communicate with about food and come to a balance of giving them exactly what they want and also expanding their palates is paradise for me. Having an experienced yacht owner who understands fatigue is also key for crew morale. l l l

I reckon I’m one of the very lucky few. I’ve actually had the “dream job,” a 120-foot private vessel that traveled regularly. The owner treated all crew like an extension of his own family. Great pay and fun crew. I would still be on it, too, if it wasn’t for the global financial crisis. Anyway, the great jobs are out

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‘No stuffy, better-than-God type owners ... please’ SURVEY, from page C11 in their 50s. Not sure what to make of that.

“The yacht owner needs to be an understanding sort, whether new or old to yachting,” said a captain in his late 30s. “Clear understanding between the yacht owner and captain is most important. Having the same relationship between captain and crew is next.

Running of the vessel and service to guests falls comfortably into place from here on. The perfect job would include honest, happy, hard-working crew and caring (genuine) yacht owner/boss.

The yacht would be in good shape and maintained.”

“No stuffy, better-than-God type owners or passengers, please,” said a captain in yachting more than 15 years.

“I enjoy serving reasonable expectations but some can go so far overboard that it becomes a real chore. I expect to be treated like a professional, not a slave.”

We also were curious to know how they dreamed of relating to the owner, so we asked What’s your relationship with the owner?

Three-quarters preferred a casual and friendly relationship. About 17 percent wanted a formal, professional relationship.

“The best is a friendly-yetprofessional relationship,” said a captain in his early 30s. “You know, doing some day-to-day shore excursions and a glass of wine with dinner, and never more.”

About 8 percent said it didn’t matter.

“The most important feature of the ideal job is a great working relationship and mutual respect with the owner(s),” said a captain in his late 50s. “Without that, the rest doesn’t really matter.”

What is the personality of the boat?

It comes as no surprise then that nearly half of all respondents preferred a casual atmosphere onboard, with about 35 percent more liking the family atmosphere.

Just 8.3 percent wanted a formal environment and 3.6 percent chose a business personality.

“It’s semi-formal for me,” said a

captain in his late 40s. “Some level of formality such as proper service, not necessarily high-end silver service, turn downs, boundaries and respect.”

Six percent said it did not matter.

The other category of people that received strong results was when we asked about the crew. What’s the crew like?

More than 60 percent dreamed of a good mix of everything, age, nationality, gender.

“A fun and happy crew who are adventurous and who can be chosen by the captain, not by the managers who do not have to work with them daily,” a chief stew in the industry 6-10 years.

“Also, a crew who have interests other than getting drunk every night. It’s a big, amazing world out there. Wouldn’t it be great to work for and with people who were interested in exploring it and perhaps spreading a bit of economic gain to areas that could use some help?”

Almost 30 percent, however, wanted the opposite: a crew made up of similar personalities and nationalities.

About 2 percent preferred all one gender, nationality or age range, and 6.6 percent said it doesn’t matter How many crew onboard, including you?

Not many respondents wanted to work alone (2.4 percent) but the largest group preferred a small crew of 2-4 people (37.3 percent).

“Working with a spouse or significant other would be nice,” said a captain in his 50s.

“My wife and kids (21 months and 4 years) have to come along, because right now they are in New York and I’m in Florida and the Bahamas,” said a captain with more than 30 years in yachting. “Honestly, I’m looking for a land-based job without travel but you didn’t have that listed as an option.”

This preference for a smallish crew makes sense, considering about 38 percent of respondents dreamed of working on smallish yachts.

Percentages declined the larger the crew became, with more than a quarter wanting a crew of 5-8 and less than 5 percent wanting a crew larger than 25.

While we’re dreaming, we asked captains and crew In this dream job, how much money do you make?

The largest group (just less than a third) dreamed of earning industry standard plus 25 percent.

About a quarter of respondents would be happy with industry standard plus 10 percent.

A fifth dreamed of making industry standard.

Just 15 percent wanted double industry standard. Of the 25 captains and crew in this category, the largest portion have been in the industry more than 30 years.

Ten percent said salary didn’t matter in their dream job.

In listing dream-job criteria, one captain said, “Travel to interesting places without regard to being where other yachts are. A capable and seaworthy boat (surprisingly rare in this business). Rotation. To have a life and a steady job, too. An owner who enjoys life and is open to new adventure. Money is at the bottom of the list as long as it’s respectable. Also surprising in this business is that the most desirable jobs tend to pay well, too.”

So if money isn’t really the issue, is it time-off? How many weeks off do you have a year?

Not really. Most respondents would be happy with four or six weeks vacation a year.

About 40 percent indicated timeoff in months, presumably referring to a rotation (if the comments that respondents added at the end of the survey are any indication).

“Rotation! Rotation! Rotation!” said a captain in yachting more than 20 years. “I am surprised this option was not included in your survey, as most experienced senior officers are looking for a balance of work and family in the latter parts of our careers.”

And junior officers in the early parts of their careers, too.

“Full-salary rotation for engineering and deck officers, 5 on/1 off rotations for junior crew,” said a deckhand in his late 20s. “Salary should be industry average plus 10-20 percent, increasing occasionally.”

Just 6 percent dreamed of two weeks off a year.

Where do you live?

Half preferred to live aboard, but about 30 percent want to live ashore.

About 20 percent said it didn’t matter.

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton. Lawrence Hollyfield is an associate editor. Comments on this survey are welcome at lucy@the-triton. com. We conduct our monthly surveys online. All captains and crew members are welcome to participate. If you haven’t been invited to take our surveys and would like to be, register for our e-mails online at www.the-triton.com.

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‘Cozy gig’ trumps megayacht REACTION, from page C11

Where do you live?

there, but they are few and far between.

Good luck all.

Doesn’t matter – 19.2%

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The dream job is one that you know what you are doing, understand what is expected of you, where you are going, are well compensated financially and that the stress of the unknown is limited. All life has stress, but when the guests and crew are stressed because they don’t know what is happening, it is terrible for anyone on a deep-down, gut level.

On land – 29.3%

Onboard – 51.5%

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I have the perfect job. Small boat, experienced owner, zero expenses, good wages, loads of interesting clients, great dock neighbors, good tips, happy crew. I’d love to command a beautiful megayacht but I’d be crazy to give up this cozy gig.

What’s the crew like?

Doesn’t matter – 6.6% Similar personalities, nationalities – 29.3%

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To become an experienced team player with a unique talent to provide the owner and captain. To live aboard and call her my home. Some down time to enjoy our surroundings and appreciate the water and inhabitants.

Meet new people and grow as a welcome member of the boating world, my new world. l l l

All my responses are exactly what I have with my current command.

The owners are only concerned with safety and service. Micro-managing the captain and crew and meddling with the boat is non-existent. The owners allow the boat to be run just like their businesses, and they keep a casual atmosphere at all times.

The dream jobs are out there, and all one has to do is match themselves up with one, which I will admit is the hard part. But it’s not impossible. l l l

The perfect job would be one where the yacht follows the Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated.

I don’t expect to be treated like royalty; just give me a little respect. I’ve always been a dedicated, hard-working crew member. In return I’ve gotten sarcasm, insults, and been treated like a throwaway thing, even though a commitment was what they got from me. l l l

65- to 75-foot motor yacht with family use half the time and charters 1-2 weeks a month. The boat would be kept in the Caribbean in winter, north in summer near the owner’s home. Would like to live aboard in the Caribbean, off boat in summer.

Would like to have a few toys (jet skis, tender for fishing and scuba/snuba for guests), a budget to operate and upkeep the vessel with a generous leeway for repairs and maintenance.

The crew should be at least a fulltime mate and part-time interior stew.

Owner is very much a let-the-captain-

One gender, nationality or age range – 2.4%

A good mix of everything – 61.7%

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run-the-show sort of owner; just tell me where to show up. As captain, responsibilities include all financial reporting and record keeping, including payroll. l l l

The dream job would also include full medical insurance (including dental) and a round-trip ticket home once every 12 months. Also time for training and upgrades. Plus onboard living expenses to be paid, i.e., food and basic toiletries. l l l

I already have my dream job. I often look at my boss and say, “I can’t believe you pay me to do this.” l l l

My reality job is pretty cool anyway.

Upside is we work 3 months on/1 month off, with all flights paid to anywhere we want to go, provided it doesn’t cost more than our flight home. When there are no guests onboard we work from 0800 to 1600 on weekdays, except Fridays when we knock off at 1200, and we have weekends free. We seldom have guests.

Downside is we don’t travel much and we get minimal tips. We do watch duties until midnight instead of 2200 like most other boats and we don’t get a day off in the week if we’ve done a watch duty on the weekend. l l l

I know my “dream job” is out there, but in the meantime I have switched to driving a commercial vessel. It pays the bills, and mommy is home at the end of the day when the little guys come home from school.

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C14 December 2010 FITNESS: Keep It Up

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Make time for 30 minutes of exercise most days for health Exercise, in addition to a healthy diet, can help to control high blood pressure. A minimum of 30 minutes a day, 5-6 days a week, of moderate intensity exercise is needed for overall health benefits.

Below is an exercise routine that will take a minimum of 30 minutes.

If you are currently taking a blood pressure Keep It Up medication, it is Beth Greenwald necessary to speak with your doctor before beginning an exercise program. Medications have different effects on heart rate and your doctor can recommend a safe exercise intensity level.

In addition, maintain normal breathing throughout your exercises.

Do not overgrip the weights or resistance bands as this can cause an increase in blood pressure. If you are just beginning an exercise program, progress slowly. The exercises shown below can also be done seated, which is a safe option for beginners.

Begin with a five-minute warm up, which helps to slowly increase your breathing, heart rate and body temperature, preparing your body for the workout. Marching in place, with some slow arm movements, is a great way to warm up the body.

Your cardiovascular exercises for this workout can include any of the following: walking or jogging in place, low impact aerobic movements or a stationary cycle, if one is available.

These should be done in 90-second intervals in between each of the strength exercises shown below.

Cool down and include some stretching exercises at the end of your workout.

Listed below are the strength exercises. Each exercise should be performed for 8-15 repetitions and 1-3 sets.

Band chest press.

Use a tree or another stable support to anchor your band around and stand with feet staggered, facing away from the support with a handle in each hand.

Lift your arms and elbows up to shoulder height, palms facing the ground. Press both arms forward until arms are almost straight, return to starting position and repeat.

Band rows Use a tree or another stable support to anchor your band around and stand with feet hip-width apart, facing the support with a handle in each hand.

Begin with a small amount of tension on the band while your arms are extended in front of you, palms facing inward.

Pull on the band, allowing elbows to

bend at sides, squeezing the shoulder blades. Return to starting position and repeat.

L-raises

Stand with feet hip-width apart, knees slightly bent, arms at your side.

Holding a dumbbell in each hand, simultaneously raise your right arm in front of you, thumb traveling toward the ceiling and your left arm out to the side, palm facing down.

When both arms reach shoulder height, lower to starting and repeat.

Angled dumbbell bicep curl Stand with feet hip-width apart, knees slightly bent. Hold a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing slightly out to the right and left sides.

Bending at the elbow, lift each of the dumbbells upward toward your shoulders, maintaining a neutral wrist position. Lower down to the starting position and repeat.

Band triceps push back Use a stable support to anchor your band around and stand with feet staggered, facing the support with a handle in each hand. Bend elbows at sides and turn your palms toward the ground. Push both hands down and back and return to starting position and repeat.

Squat Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, arms at sides. Slowly bend your knees, and lower your butt, as if you are sitting in a chair, while you raise your arms in front of you.

Keep your weight on your heels and ensure that your knees are not crossing over the front of your toes. When you reach your full range of motion, contract your glutes to raise yourself up to your starting position and repeat.

Beth Greenwald received her master’s degree in exercise physiology from Florida Atlantic University and is a certified personal trainer. She conducts both private and small group training sessions in the Fort Lauderdale area.

Contact her at +1 716-908-9836 or bethgreenwald@hotmail.com.

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PERSONAL FINANCE: Yachting Capital

Best way to buy into real estate is to know your exit strategy Another boat show has come and could cost you even more down the gone. It was definitely better than road. shows from the past several years. In For those who are not already tied my practice, I entertain more financial up in the South Florida real estate questions at market and want to get in, a word of these events caution: Be honest and ask yourself from current some questions. Is this property a clients more so property you will live in or is it an than new clients. investment? Are you buying because The reason this the prices are low? Why are you looking occurs is that to own real estate, to say you own many have made a property or are you looking for a this time of year return?

The best way to buy into real estate Yachting Capital the time to sit down and review or any other investment is to know Mark A. Cline their plan, to your exit strategy. In other words, how make sure they are on track and make and when will you get out? Having said any adjustments needed. The key point that, put yourself in the shoes of a new is whatever annual timing works for home owner a few years from now. Are you, just do it. people flocking It’s the same to South Florida reason you go to due to lots of jobs There are six the doctor for your or some other options when you annual checkup. reason? Can most If you can catch people qualify have an upside-down problems or for loans because property: Suck it up, issues early, they have good they can often credit and steady Rent it out, Short sell be corrected by income for the it, Renegotiate the doing something last few years? If preventative. Don’t we don’t have that mortgage, Walk away, wait to go to the then there will not or Declare bankruptcy. doctor when you’re be a demand for having chest pains properties to drive and then find out prices up. you have high blood pressure and high There may be some exceptions but cholesterol. it will take a while for South Florida’s Some of the most common queries real estate prices to get anywhere near I have been getting lately involve real the peak we had a couple of years ago. estate. One client pointed out that he If anything, I do see a rise in rents as bought his house several years ago so many people are losing their homes and put all this available money on it. but still need a place to live. Some Today, of course, the value is down so even say we may have another wave of that money is gone. The salt in that foreclosures. If that happens and you wound is that this client is also upside- buy property now, you may see a drop down on his mortgage. in value. So make sure your numbers My position on real estate, especially work if you buy property. regarding your primary resident, is to Next month, I will go into some treat it just like any other investment. options of investing in real estate.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

There are real estate investment Anything can happen -- and it did. The trusts (REITs) and Delaware Statute tradition of concentrating on paying off Trusts (DSTs). These are diversified in the house mortgage is not the smartest other areas of the country where real financial move, in my opinion. Putting estate is already on an upward swing. your money into investments that will You can get involved in these for as give you both growth and income is little as $1,000 and not have to chase better than putting it all into one piece tenants for rent or arrange to fix their of real estate. Your stage in life will toilets while you are on charter in the determine how much growth or income Caribbean. you should pursue.

Information in this column is not There are six options when you have intended to be specific advice for an upside-down property: Suck it up, anyone. You should use the information Rent it out, Short sell it, Renegotiate to help you work with a professional the mortgage, Walk away, or Declare regarding your specific financial goals. bankruptcy.

I have heard a lot of stories from Capt. Mark A. Cline is a chartered all these options with good and bad senior financial planner and mortgage endings, so do yourself a favor and do broker. He is a partner in Capital your research. Talk to people who have Marine Alliance in Ft. Lauderdale. gone through the process and have the Comments on this column are welcome results you seek. If you deal with the at +1-954-764-2929 or through www. wrong person, it will haunt you and capitalmarinealliance.net.

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