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Think of Puerto Rico and what springs to mind? A sunny paradise of shimmering whitewashed Caribbean beaches backed by verdant countryside, delicious rum punches, the odd little fishing boat bobbing on the horizon perhaps?
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Regarding Shawn Engbrecht’s OnboardOnline post of 1st April last, entitled “The Future of Yacht Security”: There is a fine line to be drawn between promulgation of identifiable risks following a considered analysis of facts and ob...
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This article is written with the dual aim of educating and preparing Yacht Engineers, their Captains, Operators, Owners and Management Companies to best plan and comply with the increasing demand to reduce exhaust gas emissions cr...
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In my last column I talked about trends in exterior and interior yacht design, noting current interpretations by various builders of what a yacht should, or could, look like. This futuristic movement is now well defined with the v...
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Commercial shipping is finally getting the infrastructure upgrade that has been long overdue. With updates to major waterways – like the expansion of the Panama and Suez Canals – and a container fleet rapidly increasing in capacit...
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By most counts, 2014 was exactly the banner year that the superyacht industry wanted it to be. It may even have been the year we needed it to be, given the somber tone with which many spoke as the previous year drew to a close. Ov...
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East of the Apennine mountains on the Adriatic Coast is the city of Ancona. The central Italian seaport and its shipyards boast a long and colourful history and in recent years has grown in size and importance. With a population o...
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The British Marine Federation has been supporting the pleasure yachting and leisure boat industry in the United Kingdom since Edwardian times. If you’re looking for proof, just take a look at the association’s rather onerous origi...
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Christensen Yachts. Drop that name in any superyacht conversation and images of such beautiful 50m builds as Silver Lining, Remember When, Odessa, Primadonna, and Casino Royale comes to mind.
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Arctic research and development (R&D) is fundamental to the safe and economic development of the region. Companies are allocating funds to expand international knowledge about arctic conditions that will enable additional offshore...
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It is not our modus operandi to proclaim, “The sky is falling” in terms of Maritime Security…it’s a poor sales model akin to the boy who cried “Wolf”. But there are a few intellectual table scraps worth chewing over in the small w...
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As yacht clubs go, the Foster and Partners-designed Monaco Yacht Club, opened in 2014, has plenty going for it. For sure it’s difficult to find the doors to both the ladies’ and gents’ – small wall buttons in a seemingly door-less...
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It’s taken years for boat builders and designers to persuade potential owners that building greener boats is a good idea. But when a fall in the value of the ruble can wipe billions off the fortunes of some of the wealthiest yach...
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Welcome to February's update on what's happening throughout the marine industry here in the States. With the 74th Miami International Boat Show just around the corner, this month we preview some of the outstanding offerings you'll...
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Cheerful spirits at the Millennium Cup belie the current downturn in the NZ superyacht industry. Over the past 15 years the Millennium Cup has carved out its niche in the world of superyacht regattas, catering for those superyacht...
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As the expansion of the Panama Canal nears completion, Egypt's own expansion of the New Suez Canal will double its capacity by the end of August 2015. The timetable for the US$4 billion project, set by Egypt’s President Abdel Fatt...
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What does the word yachting mean to you? Do you think first of the highly polished, sexy superyachts moored in St Barts…or perhaps the competitive and dynamic classic sailing circuit which dominates spring and summer in the Wester...
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The American Boat Builders and Repairers Association (ABBRA) has distinguished itself as a resource for boatyards in the United States. No two boatyards are the same, and ABBRA's main focus is to act as a conduit, bringing members...
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In light of The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), Captain Rod Hatch takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane, reminding us all that yacht crew have never had it so good. But would he change the early days for the softer times...
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Which sport boasts the world’s longest-running international competitive event? Medieval jousting fell out of favour a while back, so it must be football (soccer)… right? Try again. Cricket, maybe? Nope. Perhaps surprisingly, the ...
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“Oh no!” I thought, as another large rectangular volume landed on my desk, “Not another yachtie coffee table book”. But on opening this latest publication, ‘The Legend of the Sea: The Spectacular Marine Photography of Gilles Marti...
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Canada’s first polar icebreaker, CCGS John G. Diefenbaker, is a key element of Canada’s Northern Strategy. The ship is to be built by Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards as part of the Canadian government’s National Shipbuilding Procureme...
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I don’t know if you are one of the 5m or so viewers who have been attracted to a Wall Street Journal video of Andrey Melnichenko’s superyacht on YouTube. If not, I’d recommend a nosey because it’s not often that a billionaire supe...
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It’s been a tumultuous year for the Panama Canal. This year marked the canal’s centennial and was supposed to be the year the expansion project was completed. However, the new locks did not open this year, as originally planned.
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In yachting everything starts with the dream – the vision of doing something extraordinary, of visiting exotic locations or witnessing the raw beauty of somewhere remote. But is reality ever quite up to the dream?
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The yachting industry is not always kind to its young and inexperienced. So, in 2009, a group of young people in Florida got together and founded Young Professionals in Yachting, an organization meant to change all that.
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Is the long-awaited explosion in yacht sales in China about to take place? There are good reasons to believe that it is, but did we underestimate cultural differences, attitudes towards conspicuous wealth and the viable pace of tr...
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What a difference a decade makes. Last month, two corporate giants unveiled their latest products: the long-anticipated Apple Watch (coming next year) and the innovative Amazon Fire smartphone linked to its ‘Prime’ content-streami...
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A female crew member was allegedly repeatedly attacked by a senior male crew member over a period of months. Bullying exists on yachts as it does in life, but this case is instructive, in that it paints a worst-case scenario of wh...
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With new developments opening in Barcelona, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey, Montenegro and Croatia, yacht owners can now look beyond the Cote d'Azur for the winter months. We explore some exciting new ports around the Med to see why they h...
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