Yachting Like It Is

There are few who would say that the yachting industry is like any other.  It is unique in so many ways which for some allows certain tolerances that are not acceptable anywhere else.  For others, this,often grey area, that many in yachting enjoy, is frustrating as the industry does appear to be at times, a [...]

I have read with interest the views about anonymous posting and I see the dilemma.  On the one hand the forums are great for promoting open debate and the mask of anonymity quite likely encourages the shy or fearful.  However it also encourages the shysters and apparently champions the cause of the poor speller and [...]

We have  seen, of late, a number of “Green” yachts.  Perhaps the most notable is the recently launched Huisman sailing yacht  “Ethereal”.  Built for an owner who has much experience in the environmental sector, Ethereal juxtaposes technological innovation with common sense strategies in order to reduce its impact on the environment.  Several other companies are [...]

I, as I’m sure many others do, spend much time these days trying to calculate what crew are going to do.  Either with their time or their money or both.  These days crew are my customers you see.

Despite research, it is proving very difficult to find any answers because very few people have seen anything [...]

I am actively involved in the training of yacht crew, for the very simple reason that I know a bit about the yacht training business. I received my yachtmaster instructors ticket more than twenty years ago and for years battled with the elements up and down the Solent and the English channel in the sort [...]