Whether in the galley of a luxury yacht or the kitchen of a five-star restaurant, it’s the chef whose creativity, talent and knowledge bring everything together, transforming a constellation of fine ingredients into stunning and delicious creations for the pleasure of the fortunate diner. Geoffrey Fisher meets this challenge every day. Born in Manchester, England, Read More...
Posted on November 2, 2011 by Jan Robinson
Is there a vibration or shudder aboard that you just can’t figure out? Frustrated with persisting noise that you just can’t get rid of? Is there a piece of running gear or equipment that is about to fail, and if so, do you know about it? The growing field of vibration analysis can tell you Read More...
Posted on November 2, 2011 by Glenn Hayes
I found myself in a terrifying nightmare once. It was a warm, sunny day, and palm trees swayed in the light breeze that drifted in off the glinting ocean. I was walking along a beach, but instead of sand under my feet, there was an endless pile of garbage and waste. Plastic bottles and containers
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Posted on November 1, 2011 by Doug Mitchell
“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” John Wooden Working on a yacht can be lonely. Special occasions — anniversaries, birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Boxing Day and Baba Marta — might be spent with other
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Posted on November 1, 2011 by Ted Sputh
In the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race, the Swedish flagged Ericsson 4 reeled off 596 miles in 24 hours, a monohull record. And only 18 days after the race’s start. They went on to virtually lap the field, securing the overall win after finishing third in Stockholm on Leg Nine. There was still one leg to go. Ericsson 4 would have a victory lap.
Their story, which I recently read in the prologue (by Sean McNeill) to Mark Chisnell’s High Stakes, High Seas: The Race Around the World, highlights the importance of leadership and teamwork to win at the highest levels of the sport.
Posted on November 1, 2011 by Andy Schell
Recently, I was invited to an old crewmember’s wedding in Chester on the southwest coast of Nova Scotia, about 60 miles west of Halifax. I’d been to Nova Scotia a couple of times before but had not ventured west of Kentville and the small villages at the top of the Bay of Fundy, which, I Read More...
Posted on November 1, 2011 by Warren East
Ready for a new kind of adventure? How about going in search of treasure buried on a deserted island, hidden on a peak above a tropical bay or secreted away in an underwater cave? There are thousands of sites like this just waiting to be discovered worldwide through a new sport called geocaching. So, grab Read More...
Posted on November 1, 2011 by Glenn Hayes
The number of megayachts worldwide has more than doubled in the last decade. Yet, there remains a global shortage of specifically-designed berths for yachts 100-feet and over. This critical lack of “parking space” became apparent this summer when a Saudi prince docked his 265-footer in the last available slip at Millionaire’s Quay in Cap d’Antibes Read More...
Posted on November 1, 2011 by Carol Bareuther
Running a yacht takes a lot of time. Time and money and daily attention. On top of regular maintenance, marina fees and crew salaries, there are various other factors to be considered such as equipment, insurance and the cost of keeping the vessel’s safety systems current to meet regulations. Most owners do not wish to
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Posted on November 1, 2011 by Louise Lay
Mark Del Giudice grew up in Rhode Island, just up the bay from Newport, and he discovered a love for sailing when he was a young boy. Eventually, his passion for blue water and beautiful boats would take him out of the state and around the world on some of the finest yachts ever built Read More...
Posted on November 1, 2011 by Jeannie Craig
