UPFRONT
OPINIONS, FACTS, STORIES AND WHAT’S NEW IN THE FASCINATING WORLD OF YACHTING
YACHTIE TYPES BIG BURLY SECURITY GUARD
OMG he’s scary, have you seen the SIZE of him? Everything bulging under that suit, but not quite dressed for the Med sunshine. Sunglasses and serious face permanently on. He’s got that little ear piece he touches now and again and talking into his wrist… oh wow this is better than the movies… Here comes the principal, he’s opening the car door and ushering them up along the passarelle… directing the crew to pick up bags whilst he looks after his number one… OK boss is on board we can all stand down and relax a bit, hit the crew mess for a coffee with him and now would you look at that, he tells one story about the special forces he was inevitably in, the stews melt and all the deckhands have a massive man crush on him. What power.
OF THE 49 UNESCO RECOGNISED SITES RIMMING THE
MEDITERRANEAN SEA RISK BEING DAMAGED BY
THE RISING WATER LEVELS, SOIL EROSION, OR BOTH, WITH FEW OPTIONS FOR PROTECTION
NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY...
HAVING A GRIPE A sailing vessel gripes when, by poor design or imbalance of sail, it tends to end up with its bow into the wind when sailing close-hauled. The sails flap around, forward progress is halted and she is very hard to steer. On land, the term means to complain.
At night, when the
sky is full of stars and the sea is still you get the wonderful sensation that you
are floating in space Natalie Wood
MAGNIFICENT MARINER WILLIAM BAFFIN
William Baffin (c. 1584 – 1622) was an English navigator and explorer. He is primarily known for his attempt to discover a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1615, during the course of which he was the first European to discover Baffin Bay in present-day Canada. Next, in service to the East India Company, he made surveys of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. They sailed over 480 km further north than Baffin’s predecessor, John Davis. European explorers wouldn’t return to Smith Sound until Edward Augustus Inglefield’s 1852 expedition. In 1622, during his final voyage to the
Persian Gulf, he was killed in an Anglo-Persian attack on Qeshm. His determination of longitude at sea by observing the occultation of a star by the Moon in 1615 is said to have been the first of its kind on record.
ONBOARD | WINTER 2019 | 7
BITCOINS For sure if you’d bought bitcoins on day one, you’d certainly be moored next to your current boss rather than living below decks. But if you invested anytime near December 2017, you would have lost your shirt and trousers by now.
GDPR Just like Y2K, a huge amount of panic, misunderstanding and unnecessary money spent, and yes... our spam boxes are just as full as ever with dodgy irrelevant emails.
CHARCOAL ICE CREAM The problem here is the fact that no one really knows what charcoal is supposed to taste like, and more importantly, why they would want to put it in their mouths. This idea was without a doubt a spin-off of the old black is back idea, but it didn’t exactly take off to that extent did it?
SHEOFTHESEA Raising awareness, visibility, support and opportunity for women in maritime sectors. A platform to connect and champion women in the marine industry around the world.
SOLAR POWER Getting greener is always a hot topic! We’re all ears for making the industry more environmentally friendly so the Solarimpact solar powered yacht is an exciting project to see. With zero emissions, concepts like these are paving the way for a brighter future for yachting.
FAKE FOLLOWERS Instagram is apparently going to remove fake followers and paid for likes… that should shake up the wonderful world of social influencers we’re seeing all over our news feeds. Following suit from Facebook and Twitter, it’s all in an effort to restore trust.
FLAVOURED GIN Rhubarb, bubblegum, ginger, Bakewell tart…. The range of flavours now offered by the plethora of gin distillers is getting rather silly we think – just stick with your Dry London Gin and think about getting a decent tonic to accompany it.
B1B2 VISA DRAMAS For the past couple of years it’s been harder for yacht crew to get the hallowed B1B2 visa needed to work on a vessel in US waters and this shows no signs of abating. It seems London has the highest rate of refusals, so crew forums are buzzing with best embassies to visit across Europe.
THE BAROMETER
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