Storylines – luxury lifestyle on water

“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float. To roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live.” I lifted this quote by Hans Christian Andersen from the Storylines brochure as it best resonates with me when thinking about what the founders of this project are trying...

Caroline Navarro Art and Yachting

Towards the preparation of Caroline’s art exhibition in Palma de Mallorca next month,” Island Impressions” opening on the 7th October at the Saratoga Hotel, I found the perfect moment to recall Caroline’s life as artist and yachtie. Born in Guernsey in the Channel...

Christopher Scholey professional photographer

Christopher Scholey – Giver of good humour and taker of stunning photographs! It was during the Palma International Boat show 2021 that I first met Christopher. I was walking along with Simon, my editor, when a rather enthusiastic chap, wearing super cool, but...

Captains of Ships – Rom Loopik

Rom was brought up in Heeg, at the heart of the Netherlands’ Frisian lake district, and there was a certain inevitability about his falling in love with sailing.  Indeed, rumour has it, he was conceived under the jib of one of his father’s charter sailing yachts. Dad...

Marine Conservation

Many years ago, I took part in a conference related to marine mammals in Bristol. One of the guest speakers was a producer at the ‘BBC Blue Planet’. At the time, the BBC Blue Planet series was not only innovative as a concept, but they also used technology from a new...