UPFRONT
OPINIONS, FACTS, STORIES AND WHAT’S NEW IN THE FASCINATING WORLD OF YACHTING
SALARIES Salaries are going up, finally! After
YACHTIE TYPES CHARTER BROKER
Do you own red chinos? Do you have a double (or triple) barrelled surname? Do you enjoy wearing cashmere jumpers tied over your shoulders? Do you have an aversion to socks? Do
you enjoy talking very loud on your mobile in public places? Can you
pretend to know celebrities in order to name drop more effectively? Would you sell your granny for a tenner? Did you go to an expensive private school and do you have a little black book of those with serious cash?
Answer YES to any of these and becoming a charter broker could be the right career for you. Drop in to the office for your application form. Leave ethics and morals at the door.
sitting stagnant for over ten years, salaries are on the rise. The ball is no longer in the owner’s court, it’s now firmly in the crew’s. We’ve seen many yachts start to trial rotational roles for senior crew, and recognising the importance of time out and time off the yacht. If they want to keep their crew they’d better keep them happy!
ANNA WINTOUR So the Anna Wintour “tell all”
biography has been released. Anna had nothing to do with this book, and refused to even be interviewed for it. Which does just cement the fact that she really has been Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada all along, hasn’t she? Fashion fact – Wintour wore Prada to the film’s premier.
YACHT SHOWS Yacht shows are back up to full
THE PERCENTAGE OF FISH SPECIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THAT ARE COMMERCIALLY OVER FISHED
NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY...
NAIL ONE’S COLOURS TO THE MAST From the naval military practice of displaying one’s colours (signal flags or insignia) from the mast of a ship during battle to show loyalty. To surrender, one would strike one’s colours, i.e. take down one’s flag. If a ship nailed its colours to the mast, it would fight to the death and not surrender.
“We are all apprentices in a
craft where no one ever becomes a master.”
Ernest Hemingway
power! Well, so far… even though covid numbers are up (shhhh) the seriousness appears to be reduced… so for many it’s now fully business as usual. Masks off, and let’s get back to schmoozing and boozing. Sorry, networking and forming meaningful business connections. Ahem.
TRIALS It’s been all about high profile court
cases recently, what with Johnny vs Amber (which team were you on?) and then the Wagatha Christie trial (if you don’t know what this is you’ll have to ask someone from the UK). Gossiptastic all round, plenty of chucking people under buses and so much so, there are talks of turning the latter case into an actual film. I kid you not.
YACHT FIRES There’s just been too many over NAUTICAL HEROES SEBASTIAN STEUDTNER
Sebastian Steudtner surfed one of the biggest, fastest, and most challenging waves in history. His epic ride at Praia do Norte pushed the limits of big wave surfing. Guinness World Records, revealed that Steudtner’s wave measured 26.21m high.
the past year. Maybe it’s because everyone has the camera phone on permanently and it’s just on FB and Insta within seconds? Are we to believe that these could have been caused by faulty lithium-ion batteries from the variety of new toys on board? Just be careful out there guys and don’t leave them on charge overnight.
THE BAROMETER
BAD, BAD, BAD Bad payers, bad owners and bad boats… they’ve been forced to shape up or ship out this season. With a real lack of experienced crew available, those low balling (not offering full contracts/any contracts) have been forced to pull their socks up and do things properly. Especially with the advent of facebook groups being set up to name and shame.
ONBOARD | SUMMER 2022 | 9
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