Antiguan based sailing charter and maritime training company, Ondeck, has announced a focused commitment to the wider yachting community to run additional courses for Captains and their crew. Ondeck is currently the leading provider of RYA/MCA courses in Antigua and over the next few months hopes to gain valuable input from Superyacht Captains and crew regarding
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Posted on November 22, 2011 by Elizabeth Brookes
Substantial refit projects for the mighty 93m schooner EOS and the 40m motor yacht Be Mine underline the strong credentials Royal Huisman’s specialist refit capability, huisfit, is bringing to its first appearance at METS. A year ago Royal Huisman took the decision to broaden the scope of its already comprehensive refit capability. huisfit offers access Read More...
Posted on November 11, 2011 by Jurjen van 't Verlaat
Island Global Yachting (IGY Marinas) announced their Captain and Crew PARTY SCHEDULE! Mark your calendars now as these are don’t miss events! IGY Crew Activity Schedule St. Maarten – The Yacht Club at Isle de Sol November 11 – December 18: Spotlight St. Maarten January 13th: Crew New Year’s Celebration HH Event January 20th:
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Posted on November 11, 2011 by Sarah Bensimon
ADI is assembling since 1956 designers, companies, researchers, teachers, critics, journalists around the design subjects: consumption, recycle, education. It’s protagonist of Industrial Design development, as a cultural and economical fact. Its purpose is to promote and help to make effective – with non profit purpose – the most appropriate conditions to design goods and services, Read More...
Posted on November 9, 2011 by Mario Gornati
International Yacht Training Florida (IYT), jumps ahead of the curve as always the industry leader, they introduced the first ever ECDIS training for yachties. As of January 1 2012 begins the process for certifying operators using the ECDIS equipment and will be mandatory for vessels equipped with the EDCIS system under IMO regulations. The LY2
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Posted on November 6, 2011 by Adrian Gordyn
(DYT) completed its most complex lift-on/lift-off procedure to date using the 532-foot (162.3 meters) transport vessel Combi Dock 1 owned by Combi Lift, which left Genoa, Italy on October 7 and arrived safely in Phuket, Thailand on October 28 with seven yachts aboard, including five motor yachts over 100-feet (30.5-meters) in length and a 95-foot
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Posted on November 5, 2011 by Barby MacGowan
Heesen Yachts is proud to announce the sale of another motor yacht whose naval architecture is based on the FAST DISPLACEMENT HULL FORM (FDHF) by Van Oossanen and Associates. YN 16750 is a 50 metre, below 500GT, all-aluminium explorer yacht. With her striking lines and vertical stem, she will be fully custom-built for delivery in Read More...
Posted on November 4, 2011 by Sara Gioanola
Dear Anita, My boyfriend and I finally secured the Holy Grail: a team position for a junior couple. Now, I know beggars can’t be choosers, and we love finally being able to work together, but it turns out all is not as it seemed and we’re not sure what to do about it. Everything started
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Posted on November 2, 2011 by Anita Valium
Lunching as usual on the Riviera on a bright but chilly autumnal day, we ordered a round of dirty martinis. A rather sexy young man brought them out to us, leaving us all plastered with big grins, unable to say “merci beaucoup” enough times and staring lewdly at the poor lamb. As he walked (OK, Read More...
Posted on November 2, 2011 by Anita Valium
Jesse Barnes truly loves his job. He’s a 26-year-old mate who has been in the industry for seven years, and he doesn’t have a negative thing to say, even if not all of his experiences have been positive. He’s got some fun tales, and some not-so-fun tales. In general, this interview should make all you Read More...
Posted on November 2, 2011 by Andrea Bailey
