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June 2015 Join The Triton and Advanced Mechanical for networking on June 3.
B11 Med yacht for Yank owner Fresh boat, crew and flag part of this season’s fun. A3
Crew remember captain Betts in yachting since 1970s on M/Y Cygnus, Netanya II. A5
Stew battles for her life Tick bite infection changes career and health for Lewis.
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Readers share thoughts Captains and industry use their “Write” to be heard. A14-15
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CREW IN THEIR ELEMENT GLOBAL GOOD WILL: The sevenmember crew of M/Y Dorothea, left, returned from a two-year tour of the Pacific just as the 11-member crew of M/Y Qing departed for their own threeyear circumnavigation in April. They both have humanitarian missions in mind, as well as adventure sailing. Read more about Dorothea‘s remarkable voyage and crew on page B1, and Qing’s plans on page A8. PHOTO AT LEFT PROVIDED, PHOTO BELOW/ LUCY REED
Has any form of selfexpression ever interfered with your ability to get a job? Yes Sort 5% of 5% Not really 15% No 75%
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Brokers to remain after IYC merger with Cape4 By Dorie Cox
Give-and-take of yachting a tad unbalanced Every summer, some newspaper from some little town around the Great Lakes or up the U.S. East Coast will publish a story about a large, lovely yacht docking at the local marina. It’s big news in some places, and the mayor comes out to say hello or the fire boat will set off its From the Bridge water hose as a wish Lucy Chabot Reed of welcome. I read those stories and wonder why Ft. Lauderdale never does that. We never actually do anything, as a community, to welcome yachts to town. And if anyone should be grateful to see them, it’s us. So I asked a group of captains gathered for our monthly From the
Bridge roundtable discussion about it. We worked up to that scene slowly by first discussing what they bring to a community, and what a community gives them in return. I eventually found out what makes them feel welcome when they come to town, any town, and it has nothing to do with fire hoses. “The biggest thing we bring in is money,” one captain said. “And jobs,” another said. “Not always,” said a third. “Sometimes, we come to a nice island, drop anchor, spend the night, drop off our garbage and leave. That’s the other side, but usually we bring a lot.” As always, individual comments are not attributed to any one person in particular so as to encourage frank and open discussion. The attending captains are identified in a photograph
on page A10. “In a small town, a boat with six, seven, eight crew will dock and spend $1,000 a week at the supermarket,” one captain said. “Then the crew go out to eat and drink, we buy fuel. I prefer to pay a few pennies more [per liter of fuel] and give the local guy business.” Just how much yachts give to a community depends on the nature of the visit, they agreed. In a place like Ft. Lauderdale, when the owner and guests are usually not aboard, there won’t be as much shopping or periphery items such as flowers. Dockage can range from a few thousand dollars a month at “a cheap dock up the river” or tens of thousands a month at a signature marina such as Bahia Mar. See BRIDGE, page A10
Ft. Lauderdale-based yacht brokerage firm International Yacht Collection has merged with Greecebased Cape4 Yachting. In mid-May, IYC brokers and agents sent a letter to clients describing the deal and anticipated changes. According to the letter, existing charter, sales and management contracts would “remain in full force and terms unaffected” and that “your core team will remain unchanged.” The letter also said that Cape4 services currently available in Europe, including shore support (yacht agency services), insurance, claims management and travel agency services, will soon be available in the United States. IYC and Cape4 brands will run independently during the summer season, and will be integrated as of September under a “new visual corporate identity,” according to the letter. According to several employees, the See MERGER, page A8