UPFRONT
OPINIONS, FACTS, STORIES AND WHAT’S NEW IN THE FASCINATING WORLD OF YACHTING
YACHTIE TYPES Millenial Dockwalker
Is there such a thing? The Millenial Dockwalker is after all, virtual. No longer do the greenhorns pound the docks tirelessly two or three times a day, CVs clutched in hand begging for an opportunity to earn a bit of cash, instead they sit in air conditioned cafes supping on almond milk chai lattes posting selfies on facebook. Apparently that’s way more how things are done now. Just ask the Captains. Who would completely disagree and rather hire someone who got off their backside and didn’t wait for the world to magically gift them a job... Just sayin. #getoffyourbutt
WATER WORLD
SODA STREAM Momentum is finally growing on how we need to stop buying single use plastic bottles for water and sodas. The Soda Stream is back with a modern twist with many more competitors following in its wake.
INTERIOR TRAINING Many Captains are now looking for specifically trained interior crew to offer owners and guests an enhanced level of service. Luckily, together with the PYA’s G.U.E.S.T programme, other companies are now offering the necessary courses.
THE WEATHER It’s been insanely madly hotter than usual through the entire summer with no chance to acclimatise which may account for some of the frayed tempers we’ve seen on yachting forums over the past couple of months.
BEACH CLEAN UPS There has been massive support for beach clean ups run by organisations such as #surfersagainstsewage. The public get out and clear up the debris on the beaches, have we seen this on the Med beaches yet and if not why not?
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MYTHICAL MONSTER
Satyrus Marinus A sea-going merman satyr. Part man, part goat, part fish. Contrary to popular belief, the sailors of Columbus’s day did not think they would sail right off the edge of the Earth. They were, however, apprehensive about what they would find in their travels. Once known as the Roman Sea Devil, this improbable creature is probably based on the monk seal. Once common in the Mediterranean, the species was decimated by human hunting. Fishermen considered the seals a smelly nuisance. So, apparently, did farmers with accounts of seals raiding orchards.
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and
healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides
Jules Verne
A LACK OF DOCKWALKERS Instead of dockwalking, new crew prefer to facebook and post selfies and wait for jobs to come to them. Did it work? Apparently not, a lot of them went home skint.
A WEIGHTY MATTER A controversial issue this one; weight gain amongst new crew has been discussed on various senior crew forums with the average size of green yachties increasing. Is health and fitness losing its importance with the millennial generation?
CHEF TURNOVER This Med season has been spectacularly high compared to other years. Many seemed to accept any role and they signed up for something they just weren’t fully ready for. Either way there’s been a very high number of replacements and chef positions available this summer.
THE SOUTH OF FRANCE The ports from Monaco to St Tropez weren’t so popular this year. The provisioners made loads of trips to Italy. Are charterers looking for new destinations that are better value?
THE BAROMETER
ONBOARD | AUTUMN 2017 | 9
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