Skippers boat checks and being prepared to go to sea

It’s hard to believe that another year has flown by, and what a strange year it’s been. It was encouraging to see the industry’s resilience against difficult circumstances; I truly hope that 2021 will start to return us to some sort of normality. In this edition, the...

Ship & Shore – Oscar Berkenbosch

How long did you work in yachting? Can you tell me about your yachting career – highlights, low points? I worked in interior design for many years and then in 2000, I decided to change my career path completely. I trained and became a qualified PADI diving instructor...

From the Bilge

Winter is coming, a phrase usually associated with a popular TV show and said in angst has become a jovial saying in my Engine Room and many across the globe too I suspect. The moment you get to the end of the summer and the realisation that the idea of an easy winter...

Invisible Crew’s mission

For over 10 years now it has been Invisible Crew’s mission “to streamline and professionalise crew operations on luxury yachts between 50ft and 100ft.” In this size bracket, owners are often new to having crew and for some captains it is their first...