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Insurance crisis Hull puncture challenges crew Vol.7, No.7
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Boats shows imperative but challenging for captains, crew There is a boat show going on now, somewhere in the world. Big boats or small, in port or in a parking lot, we asked yacht captains what they have to say about the ubiquitous boat show. “Boat shows, they’re an evil necessity,” a captain said at this month’s From the Bridge Triton From the Dorie Cox Bridge lunch. “You have to go,” another captain said. “You have to keep up with products, what’s going on, networking.” Although shows are not mandatory, the captains at the discussion nodded in agreement that boat shows are a part of their job. There are broker and charter shows, vendor booths and seminars, inwater displays and convention centers, but conversation centered on which shows they attend, the benefits and what troubles them. 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 12. The relationship between captains
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A16 What your menu says about you But, can you pull off that fancy feast? B10
October 2010
THE POWER OF ST. TROPEZ
The crew of M/Y Lady Joy hook up to shore power shortly after docking in St. Tropez. With guests aboard, we PHOTO/LUCY REED didn’t want to interrupt to ask for names. More photos from the world of yachting, A18-19.
TRITON SURVEY 80%
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2007 2010 Continuing education offered
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2007 2010 Health insurance offered
A look at how employee benefits in the yachting industry today compare with the benefits offered three years ago in two main categories: continuing education offered and health insurance offered. – Story, C1
Yacht captain arrested in NY over possession of firearm By Dorie Cox Capt. Paul Giusti was arrested on Aug. 27 for possession of a firearm aboard his employer’s yacht. “We had cleared customs, I had everything in order, had my TWIC card, license, every paper,” Capt. Giusti said of his experience aboard the 95-foot Christensen. With the owner and guests aboard, he was cruising around the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor when the U.S. Coast Guard stopped the vessel for a routine safety check.
When they asked about firearms, Giusti told them it was in a lock box and unloaded. Later, when the yacht entered New Jersey to allow the guests to disembark, New York police transported Giusti back to the city where he was charged with criminal possession of a firearm. “I was in compliance, nothing was illegal under federal laws,” Giusti said. A New York City police department spokesman confirmed Giusti’s arrest and said the police report indicated the yacht carried an unloaded semi-automatic handgun. And a
spokesperson for U.S. Coast Guard sector New York described the event as a routine safety check. Neither report states what prompted Giusti’s arrest. Although the New York City report lists Manhattan as the arresting address, the spokesperson could not confirm the actual location of the incident and said the address listed in the report does not necessarily reflect the location of the incident. Giusti said he plans to fight the charge because he had all paperwork required by U.S. Customs and in fact, had cleared customs four days earlier
and was on a U.S. cruising permit. Giusti had plans to meet with the N.Y. District Attorney’s office in late September as The Triton was going to press, but he wanted other yacht captains to know what happened to him so they might avoid potential problems with firearms aboard their yachts. He is scheduled to appear in court in late October. Dorie Cox is a staff reporter and associate editor with The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at dorie@the-triton.com.