Blog entries tagged captain

New Caribbean CrewShow Event to Take Place on St. Maarten in January

Leah E. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:28:04 +0100

November 11, 2009

Yacht Club Isle de Sol in St. Maarten

Following this year’s successful events in Antibes and Palma de Mallorca, CrewShow – the only trade exhibition focused exclusively on professional yacht crew – announces its first Caribbean event: CrewShow- St Maarten. The new show is scheduled for Saturday, January 9, 2010, at Yacht Club at Isle de Sol, an Island GloRead More...

Memories that last a lifetime: How I became hooked on fishing

Leah E. — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:54:22 +0100

My father, Ray Kelly, died when I was 9 years old. I was living in Washington Heights in New York City with my mother, Alice Kelly. She knew it would be good for me to get out of the city and spend time with my Uncle, Richard Brennan. I spent the month of August of 1963 living at his home in North Massapequa, NY which is on Long Island.
Uncle Richard had a 16' old wooden cuddy cabin boat which he kept docked in Tiana Bay in Hampton Bays on Long Island. Uncle Richard was an avid fisRead More...

Solo Circumnavigation Sailers: For the love or recognition?

Leah E. — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:50:30 +0100

October 16, 2009

Joshua Slocum was the first person to complete a solo circumnavigation in 1898.

The list includes about 260 individuals, who come from all over; Britain, US, Poland, Germany, France, Australia, South Africa and the list goes on. There are women and men, seniors and teens, and it started in 1894 when Joshua Slocum became the first person to sail around the entire world alone inRead More...

Killer Seaweed Affects your Pocketbook

Leah E. — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Nicknamed “Killer Algae,” due to the large amount of toxic chemicals this plant releases, Caulerpa Taxifolia is a species of seaweed invading the Mediterranean Sea... and your wallet. What was once only found in places such as Hawaii and the Indian Ocean, has rapidly spread throughout the Mediterranean. Yachts, boats, fishing nets and anchors arRead More...

Thailand's Yacht Boom

Leah E. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0100

For a region that did not have a yachting industry 20 years ago, you could call Thailand’s growing popularity as a premiere destination a booming success. For years, yachts were looked down upon as toys of the rich, or idle play things for people to throw money at, so, regulations were imposed. Certainly, there was no hope for growth when taxes on imported yachts exceeded 200 percent. Other government regulations were imposed, from making it difficult for a non-ThaRead More...

Yacht Spotting in Symi, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

Leah E. — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0100

This article is taken from a local Symi newspaper. Visit their site at http://www.symigreece.com/news/

by WILL SAWYER

Among the many visitors that Symi gets each year are
some of the most beautiful yachts in the World. With several
arriving each week during the peak tourist months and with
Symi providing the perfect backdrop for them, much chatter
and many envious glances result, as well as the constant whirr
of camera shutters.

Leah E. — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Pirates, pirates and more pirates; there is a new pirate story in the headlines every day now, so, for those who want a chuckle and don’t mind a bit of crude humor, watch last night’s South Park episode. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone send the boys to Somalia in hopes of leaving their “meaningless lives behind” to become pirates. Cartman promises the boys treasure, waterfalls and jewels, all the “booty and plunder a pirate could want.&rRead More...

10 Tips for being an Outstanding Steward/Stewardess

Leah E. — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

By Miracle Saez

A steward is likely to have more one on one dealing with the guests and owner than any other crew member on board. In order for that relationship to be successful here are a few commonsense approaches and some nifty little tricks

Do your homework. Know your guests. Before they arrive on board. Know that Peter wont eat read meat, Sally loves gladioli, Marion likes Belgian chocolate, ArnoldRead More...

Celestial Navigation

Leah E. — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

For many centuries, people used stars, the sun and moon as their guide to time, seasons and navigation at sea. In these times of modern navigation systems, using the stars and sun for nautical traveling or celestial navigation has grown to be regarded as a romantic and impractical method of travel.

However, learning celestial navigaRead More...

Pirate Attacks Steadily Rising

Administrator — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Pirate attacks have been on a steady rise for years now according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), but 2008 saw an unprecedented jump in the number of attacks reported, and the Gulf of Arden off the coast of Africa takes the spotlight.

The pirates approached the Biscaglia in this high-powered skiff

This crucial shipping route sees about 20,000 oil tankers, freighters and merchant vessels Read More...

The Crucial Crew

Administrator — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

When navigating from one destination to the next, consistency between the crew and the captain is essential. Yes, a good captain must be able to safely maneuver the boat; however, the crew can make or break the voyage. The key to a successful process is as simple as working together; performing as a single entity, a cohesive group all with the same goal in mind. Just as the crew relies on the captain to take charge, a good captain knows to depend on his crew. The difference between a well-strRead More...