Earlier this year I left the safety of a well paid job, got onboard a boat and set sails towards the horizon commencing a magical journey with an unknown final destination. A few months into my travels I unexpectedly received an opportunity to accompany a beautiful...
Few would dispute the fact that looks matter in the superyacht industry. It seems to follow that if you spend millions on an aesthetically-stunning boat, you seek the right team to complement it. If crew are being hired on the basis of beauty, a healthy-looking...
Dear Islander, With the madness of Monaco now well behind us, our attentions turn to Amsterdam later this month and METS. Just as mad but in a different way! Overall the general feeling of Monaco was moderately encouraging, with some brokers reporting brisk business...
Do you organize events? Corporate, team building, promotional and public events can all assist in the reduction of single use plastic and have a positive impact on our marine environment as well as a very positive corporate image! Asociacion Ondine is here to...
A trip to the Azores 1000nM away from Gibraltar has been on my bucket list for the last three years. Every yachtsman who has ever been there tells me of the natural beauty of the islands and the friendliness of the islanders,so on the 1st Aug Citadel with a crew of...
In an ideal world I show up at a press junket armed with a fistful of knowledge and an intelligent line of questioning. But with less than 24 hours between Maserati’s ‘come and meet Giovanni Soldini and sail our new Multi70 trimaran’ invitation landing in my inbox and...