UPFRONT
OPINIONS, FACTS, STORIES AND WHAT’S NEW IN THE FASCINATING WORLD OF YACHTING
YACHTIE TYPES HARBOUR MASTER
He’s been doing this job 50 years, man and boy. He never takes his sunglasses off and due to working in the Med year round, he’s a constant burnt orange colour. Does he smile? Only if he’s receiving a brown envelope under the desk, then he might smirk
a teeny bit as he manages to find a spare berth to squeeze that extra yacht in, or helps you to get that contractor onboard. You
know the one - his cousin. No wonder he drives a Mercedes and looks like a mob boss.
LIVEABOARD OWNERS were super hot this season! Why are they choosing to stay onboard all season long? Because they can! Owners are opting to minimise risk of exposure to the corona virus by simply staying put, not flying in and out, and not even going ashore much. Lucky crew!
MASKS are hot right now. Like, literally, super sticky hot but with most countries in the Med insisting on their usage masks are becoming the latest fashion item. The uniform companies have taken advantage of this, most producing bespoke personalised masks for day and night uniforms to help us keep on looking awesome.
SPECIES OF SHARK IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. THIS INCLUDES RAYS, SKATES, GUITARFISH AND MANTAS.
THE GREATEST RISK TO THEIR HABITAT IS THE ABUNDANCE OF MICROPLASTICS.
NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY... KNOCK SEVEN BELLS
This idiom has its source in the system of bell- ringing that ships use to indicate how much of a four-hour shift has passed. The ship’s bell is struck once for every 30 minute period. Therefore, after eight bells have struck, a sailor’s shift is over.
Sailing teaches alertness and
courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.
George Matthew Adams
NAUTICAL HEROES SIR RICHARD BICKERTON
Admiral Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton, 2nd Baronet, KCB, (11 October 1759 – 9 February 1832). first served aboard HMS Medway in June 1774, in the Mediterranean. His first command came in March 1779 when he was given HM Sloop Swallow as a reward for his part in an engagement with a much larger opponent. Bickerton later joined Rodney’s squadron in the West Indies where he took part in the capture of Sint Eustatius. He took command of HMS Invincible and fought in her at the Battle of Fort Royal on 29 April 1781. He remained in the Mediterranean second in command to Lord Nelson.
CONSPIRACY THEORIES are galore and running rampant through the rabbit holes of the internet this year, old ones are resurfacing, and new ones are being developed daily. And don’t worry, if someone you know is into the conspiracies, they’ll tell you. Oh they’ll tell you. And they’ll also call you a sheep for good measure, as they tweet something about micro chips being implanted via vaccines to track them from their smart phone which already tells people exactly where they are at all times anyway...
GOING OUT OUT is so not cool at the moment. Staying in in is the new out out. Getting dressed up in your finest garments to hit up the local supermarket is the new normal. Loving all the Instagram pics of designerwear behind the trolley. Getting your loaf sliced in Louboutins, choosing your fish in Fendi, grabbing bags of veggies with Vuitton on your arm, well it’s just all so 2020 really.
UNWANTED PHYSICAL CONTACT is so out right now. Social distancing gives us a great excuse to not be hugged/touched/kissed by everyone just to be polite. It no longer takes 15 minutes to bissou everyone in the room, when just a quick, wave is all we are allowed. However, I’m sure a lot of women are enjoying this unexpected perk of Covid.
CHARTER BOATS are so not hot right now, with many suffering very quiet seasons, crew are being laid off or suffering salary cuts to keep their jobs on board. The legalities of chartering in Covid are frankly a nightmare to navigate too so at least the brokers and management companies are being kept busy. We have our fingers crossed for a better Caribbean season and roll on 2021.
THE BAROMETER
ONBOARD | AUTUMN 2020 | 9
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