UPFRONT
NAUTICAL NIGHTMARES
The Charter guest comes in many forms, here are five of our favourites to watch out for
who fancies him (or her) self as ‘The Captain’, the nautical cap is usually a bit of a giveaway when the guests are boarding. Get them to take the helm when you’re on autopilot and they’ll think they’re steering the yacht! Duh!
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board who wants to go into unchartered territory. He’s usually the one dive bombing from the top deck and the most likely to be airlifted home in a neck brace.
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Charter Nightmares, the overindulged child. They might be two or twenty two but they’re always the same. They only eat burgers and sulk about absolutely everything. The only solution is to make sure they’re always near Mummy (no matter how old they are) and let her deal with it. Definitely not your problem!
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maintenance wife on board. You know the one, high heeled shoes (on the teak!), enormous hat, white trousers which are just a bit too tight and far too much plastic surgery. She’s going to complain a lot so just get the corks popping and keep on topping up her glass. Whatever the complaints, they always love Champagne!
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likes to feel no one can tell she’s not the wife. Always refer to her as “Mrs” as it feeds her fantasy of one day being married to the wrinkly, old Sugar Daddy AND.. always look the other way especially when they’re getting frisky in the Jacuzzi! Ugh.
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THE OTHER WOMAN The other woman is easily spotted and
THE WIFE There always seems to be a high
THE SPOILED CHILD This is probably the worst of the
MY FAVOURITE DESTINATION Girolata, Corsica
SAM THOMPSON, Director, JMS Yacht Crew
I have been lucky enough to travel and work all around the Mediterranean for many years but there are a few places which truly stick in the mind. Places such as the Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre and Barcelona to name a few. But one place which has a special place in my mind is on the North West Coast of Corsica. There is a little bay
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called Girolata which has a tiny protected beach with a few rustic restaurants but for me the best part of the day is the morning sunrise. A memory of wakeboarding on mirror water as the sun came up hitting the red rocks of the bay still sticks in my mind over 20 years later. For me, the best sunrise in the Med!
39°15′00″N 14°23′40″E MARSILI VOLCANO
Europe’s largest underwater volcano located in the Tyrrhenian Sea about 175 kilometres south of Naples. The seamount is about 3,000m (9,800 feet) tall; its peak and crater are about 450 m below the sea surface. Volcanologists announced in 2010 that Marsili could erupt at any time! The start of the volcano activity could date back as recently as 200,000 years ago.
THE ADVENTURER There’s often a thrill seeker on
THE ‘CAPTAIN’ There’s always one guest onboard
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