The Islander - November 2013

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Dear Islander,

Well, the Monaco Yacht Show has been and gone for another year, and boy, what a show! If the mood we experienced there is transferred through to business, then we are all in for a good time for the forthcoming year! Read the report in this issue to get a fuller picture.

It seemed that the summer weather carried on well into October this year, making for a perfect Oyster Regatta in

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Palma at the beginning of the month. More on the regatta within these pages, including some super photos from The Martinez Studio.

This month, many of us will be descending on Amsterdam for METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show), to check out what’s new for next season and catch up on all the industry chat. This is a fantastic trade show, one which I highly recommend, having visited for the past 20 odd years!

Reports suggest that all the yards are now in full swing for the winter refit season, many of them with waiting lists, which can’t be bad for the local economy. I just wish this could be complemented by more flights to the Island, bringing more visitors to experience what are still great sailing conditions.

This will be helped enormously by the matriculation tax exemption, which by the time you read this should have been made law! This will attract many more of the larger charter vessels to Spain and the Balearic Islands in particular. Their spending power will have a very positive effect on the whole economy, from shops, bars, restaurants, car rental, provisioning, property sales and rentals through to hotels and ,of course the entire nautical sector. Bring it on!

We have now completed our photo competition, which saw some fantastic shots being entered. Thank you to all those who took the trouble to enter.

12 of these great shots are being used in our 2014 The Islander calendar, which we are selling on a non-profit basis to raise funds which will be split between Asociacion Ondine, The Allen Graham Foundation and Joes Navigants.

I would urge you to buy one, they will make a great gift for Christmas, and you will be helping worthwhile causes.

Fair winds!

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The competition for The Islander 2014 calendar has been won by Mr Steve Worrall of Portals, Mallorca. His photo (featured as July‘s image in the calendar) is quite magnificent, and really depicts the “Beauty of the Mediterranean” which was the theme for the competition. It was taken just off the S.W. coast of Sardinia in August this year from a sailing yacht.

Steve wins a very special case of “Islander” Mallorcan Wine for his prize.

It was a very close run competition, with over 300 superb entries, and it is a shame that we can only use 12 of the images sent in. The standard and variation of subjects was

particularly interesting, and we shall post some of the other images on our website www.theis-lander.net in due course. Thank you to everyone who took the trouble to enter, it is really appreciated.

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PINMAR GOLF 2013

Team Islander were on hand at this year’s Pinmar Golf event to give each player (424 in total!!) a special bottle of “Islander Wine” each, to go with their “Goody Bags”. We had the wine especially labelled courtesy of Jose L Ferrer of Binissalem, Mallorca.

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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

on. Consumer appetite for all things tech has never been greater. Connectivity is making a real difference. The advance-ments in technology and connectivity are finally starting to match expectations, with superfast 4G networks deliver-ing speeds often greater than home broadband.

So the time might just be right for the connected accessory, and current consumer tech demand may make it sustainable.

As mentioned in my column recently, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Gear Smartwatch at the beginning of September. At the same time chip-manufacturer Qualcomm launched its Toq Smartwatch. Neither of these are standalone Smartphones in a watch form factor. Both connect using a Smartphone on the person.

What I think is really interesting is that companies like Thalmic Labs are creating exceedingly interesting devices that use electrical impulses and muscle movements to allow you to control the connected devices around you without having to touch them – be that your mobile, tablet, PC, or TV.

Clearly, the success or other-wise of the watch form factor will be cracking the killer code that makes it the must-have indispensable device, and the functionality will only come through connectivity.

As designs evolve, we should see the emergence of Smart-watches and other wearable technology with more standalone computing and in-built connectivity, as well as integration with a range of Smartphone and tablet devices.

As consumers, we also expectto be able to switch our digital life seamlessly between devices. That means wearable technology such as the Smart-watch or Smartglasses.

T-Mobile US boss scraps “crazy” data roamingJohn Legere the outspoken boss of T-Mobile US, is single handedly ruffling more feathers in the mobile industry by scrapping what he says are insanely high charges for international connectivity.

Speaking at a concert event in New York, he said the cost of staying connected across borders was “completely crazy”.

“Today’s phones are designed to work around the world, but we’re forced to pay insanely inflated international connectivity fees to actually use them,” he went on. “You can’t leave the country without coming home to bill shock.”

According to T-Mobile US figures, Americans take about 55 million trips abroad every year. But when they use their phones abroad the way they normally do at home, they typically get slammed with bills of $1,000 a day or more.

Starting from 31 October, T-Mobile US customers, including our own e3 T-Mobile customers, that are signed up to their base plan automatically get unlimited data and texting in more than 100 countries worldwide. Moreover, those with voice services will only pay a global flat rate of $0.20 per minute for voice calls when roaming in those same countries.

Creation of European telecoms without barriers – good or bad?EU digital commissioner Neelie Kroes said that her motivation in bringing down the barriers in the European telecoms market, by eliminating roaming, is to boost the European economy: one per cent GDP that could be gained from “a true telecoms single market”. She said at the FT-ETNO conference, “I want to stimulate new mobile innovations”.

There’s an argument, though, that the EU chief’s roaming proposals will slow down

“I want the entire internet on my wrist”This was what Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak told Wired magazine in a recent interview. Do you think Steve Wozniak was confused with “wearing his heart on his sleeve” by expressing his emotions so clearly, or did he just want a massive tattoo?

What Wozniak was referring to could be one of the next big wearable device form factors - the “Smartwatch”. However the jury seems to be out on whether this will be “the next big one”.

We’ve been there before. Bill Gates launched Microsoft’s Smart Personal Object Technology (SPOT) Smartwatch back in 2004. Arguably ahead of its time, SPOT lasted four years before being axed. Not to mention the countless other gadgets that promised great things, but ultimately ended up gathering dust in the bottom drawer.

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investment in the region’s mobile networks – the very thing Kroes wants to avoid.

What’s to stop a German buying a cheap SIM card in Lithuania then bringing it back to Germany to call, text or surf at the cheaper Lithuanian rate?

This poses a problem. The cost to deliver a minute of voice, a text message, or a megabyte of data can vary significantly from country to country. So, with the “roam like home” plan, the underlying cost structure – taxes, mobile termination rates, fixed and operating costs – can be “completely divorced” from end-user mobile prices.

It’s bad news for network operators that have had to buy licenses, deploy infrastructure and manage networks. They are likely to have higher costs than the likes of small Lithuanian mobile virtual network operator.

The whittling down of prices means margins in some markets will be squeezed and network investment threatened. Consumers will be happy, Kroes will be happy, but this is clearly not a good unified, innovative, developing and expanding telecoms market.

Facebook to charge $2.5 million a day for video ads!Did you know that Facebook revealed in August that it will sell 15-second-long television-style ads for as much as $2.5 million a day!

Facebook users will not see an ad more than three times in a given day and depending on how large the audience that the advertiser plans to reach, the ads will range from $1 million to $2.5 million a day.

Last October, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg told investors during an earnings call that advertising on the social networking giant is superior to that seen on TV. Whilst huge events like the Super Bowl can attract up to 108.4 million viewers (in 2013), Facebook has the attention of 1.15 billion users. “And it happens every day”, Sandberg said.

I wonder if they can get away with it? Apple attempted to charge $1 million for an ad but was forced to drop the price as a result of client outrage.

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From our own perspective, the show seemed very vibrant and almost everyone we spoke with seemed in an upbeat mood, with good order books for the coming season.

There seems to be a theme of “strategic alliances” being formed around the industry, in the services sector, not least here in Palma, in an attempt to secure business by being able to offer a “full” package service for refit and new projects, and claiming to offer a better service to the client. It will be interesting to see how this pans out, and the effect it has on the businesses who have decided to remain independent.

It was good to see so many faces from Palma either working on their own booths or walking the show, and we seemed to be well represented at the many after show parties

each evening!

Many of the visitors and exhibitors now move on to METS in Amsterdam later this month for the best show in the world as far as yacht equipmentis concerned. If you have never been, then you should go at least once to see the 1400 booths and experience the legendary hospitality!

See below a few quotes from some attendees of the Monaco Yacht Show.

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I have two ventures I can comment on:

The launch for Yacht Scuba Safety at the Show had a phenomenal response and showed us that there really is a need for our services that has not been provided previously. We have some incredible project opportunities on and literally over the horizon.

Invenia Technologies Medical Kit & Services Division launch was received as a welcome alternative option for these services. Choice is essential in this industry and now the industry has more than one option.

On a general note, I think the one word that defines this Show and is newly developing concept forming in the industry is, ‘Alliance’. I’ve never seen so many strategic alliances before with various companies joining together to provide a comprehensive total package solution for specific project needs. Very interesting to see with the objective of making life easier for the client.

Nick van Stael von Holstein

Dear Simon,

I was on the SY HETAIROS during the Monaco Boat Show and was really surprised about the amount of clients with sailing abilities that showed up.

We had approximately 20 viewings a day on HETAIROS, separately from suppliers or designers etc.

The market seems to be recuperating a bit now, so perhaps we can expect and look forward to more sales in the near future.

Marc HaendleYacht Broker

Dear Simon,

Like every year it is an impressive splash of wealth and technical summersaults. It is a show where we meet very few new clients and yet it is important to analyze where every client was met originally once we close a sale. In many cases the boat or the client were first met at the show or the boat in question seen at the show.

It is important to meet with colleagues and for instance our US colleagues see a slight change from survival to more comfortable and less hard fought deals. According to many US brokers there is a slight increase in numbers, but it’s still fragile.

Considering that EU is usually reacts with a 12 to 18 months delay I hope to see that upturn within that period. The first signs are there, but early days to come to any conclusions; the number of units we sell is too small to make any meaningful statistics.

Joost GovertsNorthrop & Johnson

Dear Simon,

We had a great Monaco Yacht Show, re-fit is very strong in both the Balearics and France. New build enquiries were strong at the larger boat end (+80m), and some of the design offices are clearly busy with new enquiries. Innovative new products and new styles backed up with a complete service package is vital to succeed

This year’s Monaco Yacht Show appeared to have a general mood of optimism in the air, especially when it came to the larger (50 mtr+) yacht market. The brokers are still being very cautious overall in their outlook, but happy to see some improvement in the market from the USA, giving some cause for optimism in our part of the world. Certainly the crammed harbour coupled with a bay full of yachts moored up to 2 miles away from the show’s centre made for a real spectacle.

There seems to be no shortage of funds amongst the world’s bigger boat buyers, which was highlighted by the confirmation of at least 15 new builds of 100 mtrs plus already in progress!

With the world’s largest Superyacht, the 180 mtr Azzam , about to be launched and handed over to her owner after extensive sea trials, rumours abound that there is already a

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in this complex market, I am pleased we got these points of strength across with our new display stand design.

Ian HowarthSales Director Oceanair

Dear Simon,

What a sensational show. Everyone was buzzing with anticipation on Wednesday morning as the doors opened to the show. Parties were everywhere from about 5 pm, my colleagues and I went from one to the next invitation; everyone was enjoying mixing networking and a few drinks on board and off. This was my fourth Monaco show since I launched Elite Bespoke Yacht Linen, and I realised how many more people I knew. This year I had more of a sense of purpose than the early days of the first show.

I was invited on to two beautiful motor yachts to quote for replacement guest linen which was an absolute bonus. I met many familiar faces in a more relaxed atmosphere.

We also sourced 2 new brands for the Bespoke Mat business supplying luxury marina wool and silk logo mats, and also found some new suppliers for deck towels and bed linen from France and Italy. Heirlooms, who are a regular supplier to Elite showed their latest designs in bed and table linen and embroidery. Alexandra Swindells

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Dear Simon,

Another year, another Monaco Yacht Show! This year was no different from the rest, this show continues to be a great success. We had an exhausting but excellent show where be signed some new contract, re-enforced some existing negotiations and gathered a host of new prospects. There was some concern that the show was quieter due to the increasing number of businesses hiring local establishments, outside the show, to host their activities and entertain their clients during the show – this is something the organisation will need to control.

Rupert SavageMD Rolling Stock

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Our team attending this year’s MYS were extremely busy with very high profile meetings connected with our key partners ‘Palladium Technologies’.

Our alliance with the NauticalAcademy in MB92 and the use of the Setai Yachts Lounge proved to be a fantastic networking platform. Many thanks to Mel, Angie and the team.

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With the racing all concluded it was time to unwind and relax at the closing gala dinner and prize giving at the quite fantastic Cap Rocat hotel 20 minutes East along the bay. An old fortress on the edge of the sea converted in the clever modern Mallorcan architectural vein of blending contemporary and ancient, it’s an extraordinaryvenue and a perfect setting to celebrate a week’s gathering that ended with a particularly exceptional day’s sailing.

The spirited prize giving in the splendid courtyard before the dinner party began involved so many in receiving awards for the conventional to perhaps less expected that it all reflected the exceptional all inclusive nature of the Oyster regattas and the welcoming family of Oyster owners and crew. For a quick view of Overall Class Winners see the table below.

Next venue? The 33rd edition, the Oyster Regatta Antigua, is timed to coincide and celebrate the return of the Oyster World Rally crews on 5th April 2014. Until then, good cruising.

With the summer temperatures continuing well into the beginning of October, the Oyster fleet of 26 boats representing 11 nations were treated to a mix of wind conditions, with fickle North Easterlies dominating most of the week until the final day when the breeze piped up to around 16- 18 knots giving the fleet some champagne sailing conditions.

A sizeable chunk of the varyingOyster models from recent years came to the line to contest the 9th Palma Oyster regatta, sizes ranging from 46 ft to 100 ft.

2013 marks the 40th anniversary of Oyster Yachts and this perfect blend of low key racing and evening social events makes for a wonderful week for both the owners and crew of these lovely yachts.

As usual, the RCNP, put on a faultless performance both on and off the water, their decision making and organisational skills are exemplary. We really do have one of the premier yacht clubs on the planet here in Palma, and it was fitting that they were

A chance meeting between the President of the International Sail Training Association and Pat Bullock of Majorca’s Joves Navegants, resulted in the local charity’s yacht, Galaxie, being entered in this year’s Mediterranean Tall Ships Race on its course from Spain through to France and Italy.

Thirty-nine grand vessels crossed the line at Barcelona, all racing for Toulon. Although 21-metre Galaxie was jostling for position alongside an impressive collection of square-rigged leviathans, she made a great start under the careful helmsmanship of Captain Joan Dicenta Aguirre.

Four adult crew, including Captain Terry Perkiss, plus five disadvantaged young people from local care centres, kept Galaxie surging past much of the fleet at almost eight knots, until the wind abruptly died. Becalmed throughout the night, they spent a frustrating 15 hours covering the final 10 miles of the 200 mile course, yet still managed to arrive third in their class.

However, this week, on the second leg from Toulon to La Spezia, Galaxie’s crew put everything they had into winning. Flying across the finish line in first place, and gainingher a first place overall in her class, her crew were justly jubilant with their result. This is an amazing achievement for an amateur crew in an renown international regatta, and would never have taken place without the support and sponsorship of The Superyacht Cup, Rotary Palma and Rothschilds.

For more than 20 years Joves Navegants has been teachingsome of the island’s most disadvantaged young people how to sail, navigate and appreciate the island’s rich marine ecosystem. In northern Europe the benefits of sail training for children with a wide range of social and physical problems is well known, and it was this philosophy that led English and Irish yachtsmen to set up the organisation here in the early 1990s.

Today Joves Navegants is a fully fledged Foundation, and helps dozens of young people every year. For the most enthusiastic teens, the charity enables them to take professional qualifications and join the island’s buoyant nautical industry once they complete their schooling.

Some time next week, when Galaxie makes it back to her home port of Palma’s Club de Mar, there will be a welcome party for her triumphant crew and local supporters, before the yacht begins her winter round of training sessions ready for the Ruta de la Sal regatta at Easter.

The charity has also joined forces with Asociación Ondine’s StingRay Project and will be making regular trips around the island throughout the winter to monitor stingray numbers and breeding grounds. understand the environment in which they operate.

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YUKON RIVER EXPEDITION

perceptions and expectations. Among the common expectations was animals- from mighty and fearsome bears, to small and equally fearsome mosquitos. We were warned to take special precautions due to the bears’ existence in the area, and even advised to carry a Shotgun. We defiantly did not carry shotguns, but we were well prepared with bear sprays and flare guns.

The only bear which came real close to us, was in our crewmember’s dream!! On the very first day of camping, I heard a loud scream, announcing that a bear was in camp, and as I looked out, I saw Paul standing outside his tent. He calmly said, “Oh look at the Northern light, it is so beautiful.” I went right back into my sleeping bag. I knew there was nothing to worry about. Later in the trip, we did encounter animals, Brown bear, Black bears, Moose, Wolfs, Porcupine, Beaver, Bold Eagles to name a few. But all in all we did not see as many animals as we expected. On the mosquito front, we were really lucky. As the winter had already started to set in, they were few and far between. Since we were travelling in the

last weather window, we had to face some really harsh conditions. There were many days when our tents and boats had frost on them in the morning. The day we had olive oil frozen, without thermometer, we knew we were hitting sub-zero temperatures! Day after day we drove, with strong winds and cold rain constantly hitting us hard. A couple of stopovers for ‘fire warming breaks’ were the norm. But we also had some really beautiful and warm days, especially in the early part of expedition.

We all gathered in Whitehorse, Canada, where our boats and engines were waiting for us at Titanium Storage. After setting the boats up and shopping done, we went upriver to Lake Marsh, which is considered the source of the Yukon River. Here we collected the ritualistic water, which was then poured into the Bearing Sea, at the end of the expedition. From Lake Marsh, we came downstream, crossing two dams, and

continued our journey.

Yukon, like all the rivers has different characteristics in different sections. In the upper parts, the water was so clear that we could see two to three meters down very clearly. Later on, sediments started increasing, and towards the end it really got quite dense. Early on, the river twisted and turned through the mountains, with strong currents, up to 8 to 10 km per hour. Later on, it spread out and sometimes we wondered if we were in a river or a lake. In the final sections the river was controlled by the tides of the sea.

The people living by the rivers are our major interest. And in spite of the fact, that the Yukon is a “First World” river; people here too live as they have lived for thousands of years. Dogs for transport and clothes and tents made out of skin may have changed, but not much else. People largely live on subsistence. Still a “hunting gathering” people. In Alaska, roads were virtually non-exist-ent. The people had to depend largely on boats for transport.

People we meet on rivers were a bit cold and distant on our arrival. But as soon as we interacted with them, they were warm and helpful. It is these loving memories we shall cherish always. My team consisted of people from different walks of life. And all brought different expertise to the expedition. Peter, who was 76 was our

Our own local explorer Andy Leeman, of Palma Yacht Centre and Marine Superstore has just completed an epic trip, which we previewed in The Islander in the June issue covering 3350 kms in inflatables covering the Yukon River. We have been lucky enough to have been allowed to publish his record of the trip.

I have just completed thirty days and 3350km on the famous Yukon River. It was yet another humbling experience for me. Some of you may have followed our pictorial journey and write-ups (www.ribexpedition.com). The mighty Yukon welcomed us with open arms, revealing its stories, history, people and its animals.

It was the Yukon River that supported the famous Klondike Gold rush, in the early part of the 20th century. And once the Gold rush was over, Yukon was forgotten. A common story of rivers, which I have seen across the world, was scripted once again on the Yukon. Rivers and its people are forgotten, all across the world.

The Yukon Expedition team consisted of people fromdifferent nationalities, and we came here with different

Andy Leeman (3rd right) and his team.

Overnight Camp on the Yukon.


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senior most member of the team. His years of organizational skills were great help for me. He was in so many ways my ‘Right hand man’. Also he was our chef. He not only provided us delicious food everyday, but also took care of nutrition, which we needed for the long, hard and cold trip. Paul was his able assistant on the cooking front. It always amused me how lovingly they discussed food everyday. John and Leo were our skippers of the second boat. Leo, who has been with me on several expeditions, is always a pleasure to have around. With him and John I had the confidence that I can almost take care of any engine or boat problems. Hubert and Heike were our excellent camp in charge team.

In the bear country, it is very important to pack up food properly at nights. And with them around, I never had to worry. Hubert our ‘silent worker’ also became our fire expert. The moment we reached our camp site he was the first to run and look for dry wood. Trust me in the rains, it is really hard to get dry wood, but he always had the fire going, to warm our cold bones. “Little Peter” as we loved to call him was my man. Always ready with a helping hand and with great outdoor skills. Apal my friend and partner was, as always camera ready. Ivor Heyer the big boss and Sponsor ofour ABI Inflatables was sadly with us just for a day, due to his broken knee, but he was present in spirit if not

physically. Our equipment like my pervious expeditions consisted of AB Inflatable 14’AL, which were specially imported from Colombia. The Outboard Yamaha 40hp two stoke engines worked well and did not give us any troubles.Every morning when we packed our boats, it made me wonder, how the hell all this equipment and seven crew will fit in these boats! We travelled on average at a speed of 30 to 38 km per hour, and travelled about 150 km per day, a total of 3350km in 31 days.On the river, we had some hard moments, while some were a real pleasure. It was sheer excitement when we first saw a majestic Moose, who stood his ground, and looked at us, with the same curiosity as we did to him. It was a spell-binding moment when we saw the ajestic Bold Eagle soaring the sky. But my real animal high was when I spotted a Wolf, and later a black bear crossing the river. We silently floated along with the animal. When we sat round the fire and admired the long arctic sunset, after a cold and rainy day, I often wondered, if Paradise could get any closer to this!!

After 5 weeks of driving Boats and sleeping in tents on this big river, it is great to be home again. I will never forget this wild and harsh climate, but the beauty of the wilderness will stay with me for the rest of my life. We met some of the best river folks and I would say again and again thanks to all our supporters and friends.

The Mighty Yukon River.

Dr. Ken: +34 639 949 [email protected]. Rosemary: +34 619 982 [email protected]

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10% discount (in red italics) on our ad-vanced courses when paid more than 2 weeks in advance.

All course fees include 21% IVA and course materials.

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medical care if you are unwell.

MCA Medical Courses: Cours-es reapproved by MCA in October 2011 and both doctors are MCA Approved Tutors.

MCA ENG1 Certification: Dr Ken is the MCA approved doctor.

At Club de Mar since 2007, Drs Ken & Rosemary Prudhoe provide a range of medical services to the yachting industry including:

Dr. Ken PrudhoeClub de Mar Medical Centre(+34) 639 949 [email protected]

DOCTOR AT SEA: COULD IT BE MY HEART?

The crux of the problem is differentiating between heart muscle pain from a temporary drop in blood supply (causingangina pain) and the much more serious condition of heart muscle pain caused by a permanent blockage to an artery supplying the heart (heart attack).

Both situations are caused by material furring up the arteries (atherosclerosis) and the rate of build-up of this material is accelerated by elevated blood cholesterol which in turn is dependent on a number of other factors such as unhealthy diet, smoking, lack of exercise, family history, diabetes. The increased resistance to blood flow automatically raises the pressure in the arterial circulation and hence hypertension is frequently detected alongside coronary heart disease.

In the early stages of impaired blood supply to the heart, the heart muscle does not receive sufficient oxygenated blood to keep it happy when more pump output is demanded as, for

example, with a burst of exercise. The muscle then starts to work anaerobically and accumulates lactic acid which in turn makes the muscle ache in much the same way that limb muscles ache with strenuous repetitive exercise. Heart muscle pain manifests itself normally by a constant heaviness across the chest and which can radiate down the left arm and up into the neck and jaw. Resting from exercise should ease this pain dramatically in just the same way that pain from aching calves eases when rested on a mountain walk or up a long flight of steps. The recovery from this cause of heart pain is usually expected to take from 30 seconds to 15 minutes and this feature is included in the formal definition of angina.

Angina is much less serious than heart attack but is a warning that a heart attack may be looming. It is treated effectively by medications such as nitrates which improve the patency of the arteries to the heart. Traditionally this medication is given under the tongue in an acute situation and the person may not appear all that unwell. The modern-dayspray of glyceryl trinitrate is sometimes used by doctors as a preliminary diagnostic test in the first few episodes of suspected angina. Once confirmed, there are long-acting nitrate tablets available which are taken regularly and improve the quality of life by preventing or reducing further episodes.

One of the biggest modern killer conditions is coronary heart disease. It accounts for 80,000 UK deaths each year and is responsible for the deaths of 1 in 5 men and 1 in 8 women.

It is caused by the furring up of the circulation to the heart and this produces heart muscle pain which manifests itself as the all-too-familiar central chest pain heralding potential collapse and death. This well-recognised pattern of events can lead to possible self-diagnosis on the one hand (or self-deception on the other hand when a lesser evil, such as indigestion, is preferred). We have a UK acquaintance who developed chest pain whilst mending a fence this summer. He self-diagnosed and called an emergency ambulance then sat down to wait for help – he had life-saving surgery later that day.

How do we decide the seriousness of an episode?

A heart attack is caused when a piece of furring material or plaque becomes loose in some way and actually blocks a particular artery. The heart muscle downstream is immediately short of oxygen and emits the pain associated with anaerobic heart muscle but there is no respite from rest because the underlying process is physically totally different from angina pain. The similarity with angina pain is inevitably very close but probably more severe and definitely lasts more than 15 minutes because the affected heart muscle is dying. The pain may continue for an hour or more and the effect on the heart pump weakens output causing a drop in blood pressure and all the features of shock such as sweatiness and pallor, rapid weak pulse, shallow breathing and a sense of impending doom which, all taken together, can make the person look very unwell.

About one in three (!) develop a chaotic heart rhythm of ventricular defibrillation (VF) which causes them to collapse and die unless cardiopulmonary resuscitation is started. CPR needs to be followed up by an electrical shock across the chest provided by a defibrillator to try to correct the VF. These gadgets are now much more affordableand are available on many boats. We have always included defibrillator training in our medical courses (see below) and the MCA have recently made this a mandatory requirement for all training providers.

THE ART OF RUNNING MARINAS

Our recently redeveloped Pantalan Mediterraneo offers special berthing deals

November to May included (7 months): 20m: € 16,000 25m: € 23,00022m: € 17,000 28m: € 27,000

- Prices include lighthouse tax, harbour tax and VAT- 5.000 liters water free per berth per month- Electricity kW 0,27 including VAT, 0,22 ex VAT

The redevelopment of our marinas in Palma deMallorca are due for completion in late October 2013. Offering berths for Superyachts up to 120m,our investment allows us to now offer our highlevels of service to an even wider clientele.

Pantalan del Mediterráneo:61 moorings from 20m to 120mat the boulevard in Palma’s harbourE-mail: [email protected]: +34 609 815 800www.pantalanmediterraneo.com


ANCASTA UPDATE

area that saw them secure the successful commissioning and build for the brand new, stunning Fairlie 53. Searching for the ultimate vessel in which he could sail shorthanded around the world a gentleman approached the Palma office and told of his desire to pursue his dream in a classic world cruising yacht. After considering up to three different European boat yards, our Spanish client set his heart upon Fairlie’s outstanding craftsmanship and with the boat now near completion; David and the team are looking forward to bidding their client a fond farewell as he sets forward on his world travels.

The recent upturn in enquiries has also brought to their attention, to a resurgence in the desire of both power and sail boat enthusiasts to switch allegiance to the ever popular multihulls. Ancasta’s close association with the Lagoon brand is no secret, and it has been the team’s pleasure to introduce the luxury catamarans to an ever increasing audience.

With business thriving and the mood most definitely on the upbeat, no doubt we will be seeing a lot more of these floating homes cruising the Balearics in the near future!

Ancasta’s Palma office is an extremely well established brokerage in Mallorca, and while Ancasta have maintained a presence on the Island for over 20 years now, the Palma team not only provide Ancasta’s international clientelle with an invaluable base in the Med, but locally, they are relied upon by both marine professionals and their customers to share their respected experience and invaluable advice.

Now very familiar faces within the Island’s marine network, David Routledge, Ancasta’s Office Manager, who works alongside Christine Vageler and Hanne Niederbracht told us…

“We are very pleasantly surprised at the noticeable increase in enquiries we have been receiving in recent months, and the market is definitely showing a very positive turn for the better. In fact, I’d go as far to say, that we are actively looking for new listings in order to keep up with the demand!”

While offering a full brokerageservice, the Palma team are an Ancasta Yachts Specialistoffice. Ancasta Yachts was established over five years ago to meet the needs of clients seeking to acquire or market yachts over 50 feet. It is the team’s specific expertise in this

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The following email was received from Pat Bullock of Network Consultants, who are experts in Marine Legal and tax administration.

“I would like to take the opportunity of offering everyone a clear and hopefully concise update on the situation here in Spain regarding the Matriculation Tax on Charter Yachts:

The Tax Bill, which includesthe amendment of the Matriculation Tax on Charter Yachts, has now been passed on all levels of Spanish Govern-ment; by Congress and Senate.It is just now awaiting the final formality of being published in the Government State Bulletin which should have happened within the last few days, and it will become law the day after publication.

The amendment is simply removing the 15 metre limit for charter yachts to be able to apply for exemption from the tax, which will enable all correctly registered charter yachts to apply for the exemption.

The requirements for exemption have to be met; mainly that the owning company or the contracted agent is registered with the Spanish Tax Office and no private or personal use is allowed.

It is essential that the Corporate and Tax set-up is done correctly and efficiently to comply with Spanish Tax Law, avoid any risk and also to be most cost and tax effective for the owning company.

I am in meetings with the Tax Specialiists at the law firm, Garrigues, here in Palma and they are preparing formal advice as to the best way of setting up this process.

Also, apart from complying with the Fiscal Laws, it is necessaryto comply with Spanish

Maritime Law, which requires Charter Licences to be issued by the Maritime Authorities.

Below, I have written a brief resumè of the requirements for the Charter Licence. The main item to be noted is that, according to Spanish Maritime Law, yachts used for commercial purposes must have an EU Flag.

I am of course delighted with the now positive result of the lobbying which so many people have been involved with and invested so much time in. After so many years of difficulties, we can now open up the whole of the Spanish coast to charter clients who want to enjoycruising in Spanish waters.

A Brief Resumè:

In the Balearic Islands, two different Charter Permits are required:

- The Balearic Government Department of Transport Authorisation to Charter (Annual)- The Spanish Maritime Authorities Charter Permit (Renewable when Major Certificates Expire or Quarterly when full time crew on board.)

Compliance with two separate pieces of legislation is required:

- Fiscal Legislation requiring:* Obtaining a Spanish Tax I.D. number; * Registration with the Spanish Tax Authorities; * Exemption from Matriculation Tax Certificate; * on-going quarterly VAT/Tax returns.

- Maritime Legislation requiring:* That the vessel has EU Flag; * Registered for Commercial Use, * The relevant “Commercial Seaworthiness Certificate” issued by the Flag State.* Compulsory Third Party Insurance and Passenger Liability Insurance

MATRICULATION TAX….. THE FINAL WORD !!!!!

Pat BullockNetwork Consultants

Spinning the Fairlie 53.

I am not sure if there are any laws with regards to being drunk in charge of a SUP, if there are, Guardia Civil, please look away now. It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve combined the grape with the board (Cala Comtessa near Illetes has a very convenient beach bar from where you can keep vigil of your SUP while you sup) but the last week of September played host to a rather memorable addled paddle.

Once again setting off from Son Caliu’s ‘Suping Mallorca’ (although this time on a slightly less lazy 10ft 6in BIC Ace-Tec) the sun was shining and the skies were blue. Instead of heading left to glamour of Puerto Portals, the three of us decided to head out to sea and go right directly across to the Torrenova end of Son Matias beach. An uneventful near-two kilometres later the Chi Lounge chillout bar was firmly in sight and a sense of mischief surfaced.

Now, money isn’t something we generally take on a SUP (no one has yet invented the bikini with pockets) and this day was no different. We were euroless, but thirsty and frolicsome, and confident that a string or two could be pulled.

One of our trio is responsible for updating the Chi Lounge website (www.chiloungemallor-ca.com), another (me) has been pals with the owner for a few years, whilst the third shares

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a love of classic cars with the same. We decided to present this compelling evidence for a bar tab to the duty manager, who was minding his own business getting the place ready for a one o’clock opening. He caved.

The initial request was for three glasses of cava, but he (rightly) said, “If you’re not going to pay me for three glasses of cava, you may as well not pay me for a bottle,” and promptly delivered a chilled Prosecco (a rose by any other name) to the beach. Cork popped, we dived in.

This is where the problems started. The rental period for a SUP from Son Caliu is one hour, at this stage we’re probably on minute 35 and still have a two kilometre return leg to complete – this necessitated speed drinking, Olympic standard. The second issue was the weather; the photo below clearly shows a massive black cloud already presenting itself in the top right hand corner. Torrential rain was moments away. Time to drink up and hop on.

If you’ve ever drank a third of a bottle of Prosecco in ten minutes, before lunch, you’ll recognise the conversation that followed as we paddled back out to sea. M: “Sarah, do you feel a bit drunk?” Me: “Totally, this is going to take forever, oh my god it’s hammering down” (heavens had opened) M: “Do you think this is a bit dangerous, being in the middle of a roughening sea, a

month as a sponsor, plus of course photos of the boards

• Advertising space within each issue of The Islander - 3,000 copies go to Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca, Costa del Sol, Barcelona area, Antibes and Malta. The magazine is also available online at www.theislander.net

• To wang on about the SUPs/your business on Facebook and in Tweets (social media is a forte)

If your business wants a year’s fame in return for two SUPs – drop me an email ASAP.

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y kilometre from shore, inebriated on a SUP?” Me: “Yes, let’s try and concentrate, how do you work this bloody thing?” etc etc.

All’s well that ends well. We made it back to shore alternating feelings of fear with hilarity, Suping Mallorca bought our “we sheltered from the rain for a bit” reason for late return of the boards and we even went straight back to Chi Lounge (on foot) to settle our debt. Never a dull day in Mallorca eh?

Desperately Seeking Column Sponsor

The timing could be better, it’s rather like regaling your father with tales of drag racing and then asking to borrow his car keys, but I am looking for a sponsor for this column.

As winter approaches (cue quivering bottom lip) many beach-based SUP centres will be packing up their wares and putting their feet up ‘til the start of season 2014. I therefore need a nauti business to either give me or lend me (for a year) two inflatable 10’6”/10’8” SUPs.

In return I can promise: • A mention in every single one of my full page columns each

our oceans our futureSTAY FIT FOR SAILING

Katie Handyside Personal Trainer(+34) 636 322 959www.katiehandyside.com

Top Foods For PeakPerformance – What Every Galley Should Stock.

1. Eggs, with the yolk.Ever wondered why the old school body builder diet con-sisted of gallons of raw eggs?They are incredibly nutrient dense. Not only are they easy to blend, cook and scramble with other foods but are high in fat-soluble vitamins, cho-line, folate, selenium, lecithin, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids. Get your eggs from a free range, organic source and don’t skip the yolk. 2. Sea vegetables.Seaweed, nori, kelp, dulse, algae, spirulina, chlorella and other ocean flora are incred-ibly high in minerals, iodine, magnesium, manganese, iron, and trace minerals Use nori wraps as an alternative to bread or grain-based wraps.

3. Organ meats.I love liver and eat organic liver at least once a week. It is a brilliant source of fat-soluble vitamins and contains nearly every nutrient on the face of the planet. After a hard day’s sailing or training session, fry it up with butyric-acid rich butter ,quercetin-packed red onions, organic bacon and some mushrooms- yum! Serve with a huge bowl of greens.

4. Bone broth.Not only does the marrow contained in this broth make for stronger and harder bones but the collagen strengthens your skin and joints and the

Lesson 1: Combat Negativity

Have you ever over-reacted to the smallest thing... woke up grumpy on a gorgeous sunny day... been anxious about an interview... fearful about an upcoming confrontation... irritated by a co-worker..?

If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, then congratulations, you’re human. But if you think your feelings are something that happen to you, rather than something you have the power to control, then I’m here to show you differently.

Every month I’m going to teach you a simple yet incredibly powerful Mental Self Defence technique, which will help you live a happier, deeper, more positive life. Not when you’ve hit the jackpot on the Euro Millions, or sat on a shrink’s couch for 28 years, but right now.

At the end of each article, I’ll direct you to an online video, where I’ll expand on the month’s lesson and demonstrate the featured technique face-to-face.

So here’s lesson 1.

Emotions aren’t static. They don’t sit in the pit of your stomach motionless, or weigh heavy and inactive on your mind. They rotate. If they didn’t, they’d disappear.

And that’s an incredibly useful thing to know. Because when we learn how to ‘tune-in’ to the way our emotions are rotating, no matter how minimally, we can control them.

When we feel good, we can rotate the feeling faster and faster to make it more positive. And when we feel negative, we can rotate the emotion faster and faster in the opposite direction to make it weaker.

Go ahead and try it now:

1. Think of something which makes you feel a negative emotion.

2. Notice which direction the emotion spins in your body: is it forwards, backwards, clockwise or anti-clockwise? (Close your eyes to tune-in if it helps)

3. When you get a sense of the direction, visualise red arrows pointing in the direction it spins.

4. Imagine taking the feeling outside of your body, turning it around, changing the arrows from red to blue and bringing it back into your body as you spin the feeling in this opposite direction.

6. Keep spinning the feeling faster and faster in your body as you notice the negative feeling disappearing.

7. Now, think of something which makes you feel really comfortable and notice which direction this feeling moves in.

8. Spin this comfortable feeling faster and faster and as it intensifies think of a future event that you’d like to feel positive about. By doing this, your mind will connect the positive feeling with the event.

To learn more and see this technique demonstrated, please visit www.theislander.net

extra amino acids are a valu-able source of protein. Eat as it is, make into soup or as a base for stew, curry or poach-ing liquid. 5. Shellfish.Oysters and mussels are ex-tremely nutrient dense, and just a few medium-sized oys-ters can supply over 1000% of your daily vitamin B12 needs, along with a huge dose of vitamin A, Vitamin E, copper, selenium, zinc and essential fatty acids. Mussels are a close second, and are rich in the entire B-vitamin complex, along with selenium, zinc, protein, magnesium, and manganese. Mussels here are readily available and cheap too.

6. Any dark colored fruit or vegetableThis is perhaps a horse that has been kicked to death in nutrition advice columns, but the polyphenols and bioac-tive compounds found in the colorful compounds of fruits and vegetables such as blueberries, raspber-ries, blackberries, purple grapes, pomegranates and currants, vegetables such as purple cabbage, kale, organic tomatoes and dark orange carrots, and starches such as sweet potatoes and yams (my favorite) should be filling up every athletes or sailors refrigerator.

7. Fermented foods. Fermentation of a food in-creases nutrient bioavailabil-ity and digestibility, and ren-ders many digestive-irritating foods (such as dairy or soy) extremely digestible and nu-trient dense. Cultures around the world have fermented a number of different products.

Matt Follows - Hypnotherapist & NLP Mind Coach(+34) 663 416 310www.mattjfollows.com

MENTAL SELF DEFENCE

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SPECIALTY DIVER TRAINING

necessary equipment appropriate to specific recovery tasks- Safety is the key focus and objective in performing these tasks.

Almost every yacht these days have watersport toys. One common ‘toy’ is a surface or underwater propulsion vehicle. A well-known brand is called a seabob. When employed for underwater use using scuba gear, there are a series of procedures for their safe use. Misuse can have some serious consequences. The Diver Propulsion Vehicle Specialty trains you how to use this equipment with a high degree of safety and considers maintenance and upkeep of the equipment.

Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty – As part of most yacht’s medical kit, oxygen is a standard piece of equipment. It’s an essential medication and treatment for scuba injuries as well as having many uses for other injuries and illnesses. As a medication its use should be strictly controlled and preferably administered under the direction of a doctor.

There is always scope to broaden your diving knowledge and expertise. Apart from regular dive course training, there are numerous specialty courses designed to hone and fine tune specific skills, some of which have particular relevance to working on yachts. There are many Specialty courses to choose from and normally entail between 3 and 5 specific training sessions depending on the Specialty, the best part of which is that almost all these sessions are practical in nature and involve getting your gear on and getting wet.

Some training relates to regularyacht maintenance tasks utilising Scuba gear, others to operating equipment. Below is a rundown of some of these key courses.

An essential Specialty and something every member of the Deck Crew who use scuba gear for maintenance tasks should have is the Search & Recovery Specialty. This course focuses on how to organise an underwater search for an object and how to recover it. If its a large object, safety protocols and appropriate equipment to organise retrieval are reviewed. In our course we provide an added dimension to cover tasks such as:- Removal of fishing nets or other hazardous objects from props- Fouled anchor or anchor chain safety protocols- Hull cleaning and inspection safety considerations- Review and assessment of

Anytime diving activities are conducted whether for leisure or maintenance purposes, a suitable oxygen kit should be readily at hand and ready for use. Basic administration procedures are covered in this course that include maintenance and up keep of the bottles and contents.

Equipment specialty – Apart from having equipment professionally inspected and maintained annually, there are some essential tasks that can be performed to ensure the equipment is maintained in tiptop shape. Basic repair tasks and stock of essential tools are reviewed in this course.

Additional Specialty Courses are extensive and broad ranging, to name but a few: Underwater naturalist, Underwater photography and video, Enriched air NITROX, Fish ID, Night Diver, Wreck Diver, Cavern & Cave Diver.

At Ondine, we always add another element to all our courses with a focus on marine conservation and awareness of interaction with marine life.

...TO A BOAT NEAR YOU

There still appears to be a little confusion regarding the mandatory installation requirements of the Bridge Navigation Watch Alert System (BNWAS).

Who must fit it, why and when.

To clear this up Maritime Systems are, in association with AMI Marine Ltd., hosting a seminar / BNWAS presentation starting at 16.30 hours Wednesday afternoon the 13th of November 2013. The seminar will be addressed by Chris Boyle of AMI who, can best be described as a walking encyclopaedia of IMO, MCA and SOLAS resolutions and requirements. Chris will cover all aspects of who must install this equipment and when plus of course the legal aspects. We will also learn from Chris what other IMO required equipment maybe coming towards us in the future. On display will be a fully functioning BNWAS, together with other related safety equipment such as voyage data recorder, VHF bridge voice recorder and the AMI Marine ‘Deckwatch’

The venue is the function room of Bar Havana on the corner of C/San Magin and C/Argentina, Santa Catalina. For those coming by car, Santa Catalina is a blue line parking area so remember to put a parking ticket onto your vehicle.

BNWAS IS COMING ...

Following up from last months article letting you all know about the ways local businesses and individuals can assist with Asociacion Ondine´s marine research & conservation projects, I thought some details about our future projects would be appropriate for you all to understand why we require your help.

Before I get into the project description I would like to let you all know that we have two new businesses involved since our last article. As well as some new individual members who you can see on our website.

Our latest gold member is Complete Marine Freight and our latest silver member is El Crew Co. Both local nautical businesses that have jumped on board to not only financially support Asociacion Ondine but also to actively promote and assist in the growth of our organization. Thank you very much to Tom Sell, Erica Lay and your teams.

So, what have we been up to in regards to moving forward with Asociacion Ondine?

Our goal is to create a community of people and businesses that all share the same vision in relation to understanding, protecting and improving our local sea. Understanding marine environments is really the key

to successfully creating marine conservation actions and the Mediterranean is very much under-studied. Hence we have developed a concept where you, boat users, can assist in the collection of information that is so crucial to the protection and improvement of these fragile environments.

Two smart phone apps and websites – one based on Marine debris and the other based on Marine life.

Our marine life application will allow you to not only identify species of whales, sharks, rays, birds and other marine species that you may come across in your travels but also allows you to upload photos or videos of these species with very important information attached, such as GPS coordinates, weather conditions , date and time as well as extra notes on anything you think would be relevant to understanding these species.

Asociacion Ondine will collect all this information for our own use in future projects but also share this information with other scientific institutions around the Mediterranean that already have studies on particular species underway. Hence building and creating a clearer picture of what is happening in the med and increasing the size of our community of science and conservation groups that we collaborate with.

Our Marine debris application is a similar concept but based on the dirty subject of rubbish, learning about hot spots of garbage in the Med, particularly in the Balearic Sea as well as trying to find out the sources of these rubbish piles. Cleaning a beach is a bandaid solution, finding the source of the rubbish and stopping it there is the real solution for this problem, it is the million dollar question and an international

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problem that is still yet to be solved.

Of course we will get involved in the clean ups but our long term goal is to find the root of the problem and deal with it there.

One of the possibilities to finance these applications and websites is through corporate sponsorship, which would give a huge amount of exposure to the company that commits to assist. Great marketing for a marine based company really.

The Balearic Islands have 7 marine reserves, which we will be promoting through our Marine Reserve Public Awareness campaign.

This campaign is definitely long term as we also aim to be an intermediate body between local and visiting yachts and the local government, assisting in the translations of existing material into English and various other languages so as yachts can access current information regarding marine reserves as well as Posidonia in a format and language they understand.

Our campaign will include new websites, involving local businesses who are in close proximity to marine reserves to assist in public awareness, public presentations as well as increasing the signage around the Balearics to make it easier

for people to find the information they need.

My personal goal is to one day assist in the creation of one all encompassing marine reserve around the entire Balearic Islands that is designed to work with industries such as the fishing industry, yachting industry, tourist industry and coastal based businesses. One in which creates opportunity for growth and generation of income through a sustainable plan and an intelligent execution of this plan. There are so many benefits to protecting what we have here in the Balearics and yes of course it means making money. Without the generation of income no industry, or business would be successful, that’s pretty obvious.

Anyway, back to now!

We have the Mallorca Stingray Survey Phase Two in preparation; this is to increase our knowledge on what we have learnt from the hugely successful Mallorca Stingray Survey. We will be tagging the common stingray as well as conducting a more intensive study during the months with high aggregation numbers. We aim to gain a clearer understanding of the movement patterns & reproduction behaviors of this species, from this we can then increase our conservation

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efforts we will have begun from the data collected in the first phase of this project.

Satellite tagging of Basking Sharks and Roughtail Stingrays. This would be a pioneering project, as sharks have never been satellite tagged in the Mediterranean. Hence it would receive a great deal of media attention from around the world as well as locally, making this project quite beneficial to corporate sponsors.

It is common knowledge within the local scientific community that we have visiting Basking Sharks here in Balearic Waters in the early month of winter, where they come from and where they go is unknown. We would like to assist with the understanding of migration patterns of this huge and mysterious fish. Do the Basking sharks migrate from UK waters?, do we have permanent Mediterranean populations? What is the importance of the Balearic Islands in regards to their appearance here in winter? There are so many questions to be answered. We aim to work with other scientific groups in Europe that have existing Basking Shark Tagging projects already underway.

The common Stingrays larger cousin is the Roughtail stingray, growing to a massive 2.5m in

width I must say these are awesome creatures to come face to face with, I was lucky enough to see two on a night dive a few years ago here in the Bay of Palma.

Again, like the basking shark, not a great deal is known about these large majestic creatures and by embarking on a satellite tagging program we aim to understand migrations of these rays. Again, we cannot make conservation actions until we have more information, hence the importance of research is obvious.

So that’s a small taste of whats in store for Asociacion Ondine and our members, we are still conducting stingray survey days and will be until next March. If you are on facebook and want to keep up with our daily and weekly progress then please like us and follow our page.

All these projects require funding and materials so once again we reach out to local businesses 6 yachts that have the ability to assist financially as well as local yachts that can assist with our wish list. Asociacion Ondine is for all of us here in the Balearics and it will take all of us to make the changes that are so desperately required to understand, protect and improve our local sea!

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Phil D. CoffersThe Islander Economics Correspondent

No easy fix for energy prices crisis

Concern is growing in theUK about the seemingly unstoppable rise in energy prices. With many people feeling the pinch financially, the prices of domestic heating and electricity is becoming a greater proportion of household expenditure. There is a real worry that many of society’s most vulnerable will slip into fuel poverty this winter, and be faced with stark choices between fuel, food or rent. It is against this backdrop that the Labour leader made a foolish and ill thought out grab for the headlines in his speech to his party conference last month. In a nutshell he accused the ‘big six’ energy companies of colluding on price and forming a cartel, and

promising that he would cap energy prices for two years if he were returned as Prime Minis-ter at the next elections.

Newspaper leaders, editorials and industry experts roundly condemned the policy and billions were temporar-ily wiped of the values of the companies. A week later, the first two of the big six SSE and British Gas introduced inflation busting price hikes, with the others expected to follow.The British energy market is dominated by its dependency on imported gas. Successive governments have been reluc-tant to explore nuclear power, and research into renewables has been slow, inconclusive and expensive, meanwhile the na-tion’s coal fired power stations have been steadily decommis-sioned without replacements. Gas, like all fossil fuels is a finite commodity, there is plenty of it left, but with the industrialisation of India, the Far East and South America and others, the demand is going through the roof, and the demand is expected to accelerate. Day one economics tells you that if you have a limited supply and an increasing demand, prices will rise. You can tinker with a market through nationalisation, price caps all you like, but that is a fact you cannot escape from. The reality is that Britain has a very low retail price compared to many of her EU neighbours, and the energy companies operate on a profit margin suspected to be around 5%, hardly abusive. At the same time they are legislated to reinvest some of that into infrastructure projects

to modernise supply and distribution, and plan for the future in terms of building the next generation of power stations. Meanwhile the government is taking a 15% slice of the bill, soon to rise to 20% as ‘green’ taxes to fund research and invest-ment into renewable power. If Milliband’s policy comes to fruition, then it is likely that the energy companies would hike prices immediately before the policy kicks in, or just after, or worse, just decide that they are not making the required profit, and get out of the business, resulting in reduced consumer choice, and less chance of the invest-ment in the future the coun-try desperately needs.

If Britain retains her dependence on natural gas imports then rising prices are something that we are just going to have to learn to live with and factor into our economy, painful though that is likely to be. There are alternatives of course, we could learn to love nuclear power, and start building capacity yesterday. We could learn to love the green taxes and hopefully enjoy a sustainable, but almost certainly more expensive future, or embrace fracking as a short term solution to the perennial problem of relying on something that will definitely run out at some point. One thing is certain that however you shuffle the ideas, you are still left with tough choices and higher prices it is surely better to face them head on, rather than ignore them and hope they go away.

WW GOLF CLASSIC

Interest in the WW Golf Classic on 15th November in association with PORT ADRIANO is growing fast! We will play the challenging private course of “Santa Ponsa II” (limited entries) This golf course does not normally open its doors to non-members, however have agreed for this special occasion. The format will be Individual Stableford to simplify logistics: 10am shot-gun start. (A light lunch will be provided during play) After the game, Port Adriano will host a prize giving party (canapés/drinks) at restaurant “La Terraza de Port Adriano”, which should not to be missed due to its upper pool deck location. To top off a great day, “PRO-RIGGING” have organised a popular “Live Band” to rock the night away. Contact Geoff or Clive to confirm entries. Pre-payment will be required by 7th November: 70€. (Members of Santa Ponsa & Bendinat have reduced rates)[email protected] Mob: 609 832 [email protected] Mob. 619 252 398 NB: All participants need to be familiar with golf etiquette and respect the pristine course.We would like Santa Ponsa to invite us all back in order to make the WW Golf Classic an annual event. Don’t delay, make contact today!

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BARCELONA NEWS

Barcelona Boat Show 2013

This year’s edition of the show from 25th to 29th September was blessed with beautiful sunshine unlike last year’s show which was a wash out with torrential rain storms.

It seems that most exhibitors plus the organisers were pretty pleased with how the show panned out, in terms of visitor numbers, quality and the levels of business reported to have been secured. It was a definite improvement upon last year’s disastrous show.

The show director Jordi Freixas said that the show’s improvement could be partially put down to the government’s imminent exemption of matriculation tax on charter yachts above 15 mtrs meaning that Spain is expecting an influx of larger boats in 2014. He also commented that the new layout was more customer friendly, and the extra space created by the Superyacht

Quay in Port Vell undoubtedly helped. Port Vell is nearing completion and should be ready by spring 2014, as reported in The Islander last month.

In total, there were 650 boats on display both in and out of water, ranging from small dinghies to the 33mtr Mangusta, the largest boat at the show.

The organisers also tried to include features designed to be more interactive, which has been a criticism over the years. They included a SUP festival with 60 boards taking part, a floodlit boat parade and a radio controlled sailboat regatta amongst others.

In summary, there was an air of optimism around this year’s show in stark contrast to last year’s event, and the organisers seem to have listened to previous year’s critics. Let’s hope next year that the dates don’t clash with Monaco!

The Nautical Academy and Marina Barcelona 92 Announce Strategic Collaboration

The Nautical Academy is delighted to announce the opening of its new Superyacht crew training facility in Barcelona, in collaboration with Marina Barcelona 92 (MB’92) This pioneering initiative will be the industries first training facility of its kind, the academy will drive to increase the level of education and service provided onboard the yachts and also meet the demands needed for crew, officers and captains who are trained to the highest professional standards.

The Nautical Academy’s exciting collaboration with MB’92 makes Barcelona the leading location for Superyacht repair, refit and crew training in the world.

Pepe García-Aubert, Managing Director of MB’92 comments: “We are delighted with The Nautical Academy and highly value their professionalism. This collaboration will enable us to provide our clients with yet another valuable service while the yachts are in our facilities or in Barcelona”.

The academy will offer exclusive access to leading

training providers; Warsash Maritime Academy [Warsash Superyacht Academy], Interior Yacht Services, Med-Aire and Blanchard International. Through this prestigious collaboration, crew are now able to complete courses across all departments including; Deck, Engineering, Interior, Galley and Safety. The quality of our training is guaranteed through world-recognized programs, accredited by the MCA, RYA, PYA and PADI.

Joey Meen, Honorary Secretary of the Professional Yachting Association (PYA), recently said “No expense has been spared on both facilities and materials, now there is a training facilitator for yacht crew in Barcelona, I am certain that The Nautical Academy will be a huge success and add value to the training requirements for the future education of the growing numbers of yacht crew”

Peter Vogel, The Nautical Academy Director said “The academy is focused on providing support to captains & crew enhancing the service provided to their owners and charter guests, MB’92 is providing us with a perfect platform to operate our unique training facility here in Barcelona.”

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GIBRALTAR NEWS

with eBay to have the funds paid directly into a bank account. Let me use his own, very suspicious, words in a follow up email: “I am affiliated at eBay and I have a purchase protection account. I am registered with their secure trader department and they will handle the trade. I already pre-arranged the whole process with them. You’ll also receive important guidelines instructions from them (please go through them exactly).”

He also said in his boat description up that the vessel was registered on the MCA Part 1 register and that it would be easy to change the registration. This is not true without clear proof of ownership going back at least five years.

With the vendor confirming that the boat had not been on eBay for three weeks and with other email evidence made available to us by the bidder we quickly advised both “successful” bidders to withhold any payment and to report the whole episode to the eBay fraud team. It was a near miss for a potential purchaser who had already flown out to Gibraltar intending to meet the fake vendor and complete the transaction.

There are some very important lessons for purchasers and vendors in this episode. Saving yourself a small brokerage fee (always paid by the vendor) is a small price to pay for a safe transaction. Here are the reasons why this is highly unlikely to happen in a

Avoid The eBay Yacht Selling Scam

It all started with a phone call from a gentleman who told me that he had just succeeded in an eBay auction for a yacht with a bid of just over £35,000. He had noticed, the morning after his euphoric night that the same yacht was for sale with Boatshed Gibraltar at £110,000. He was beginning to think that maybe there was something amiss. I thought it interesting that when he wanted to reassure himself that he was not being defrauded he turned to the broker! My first inclination was to let him sink as he was now trying to get a brokerage service but had earlier opted for an auction process that dispensed with the broker. However I reconsidered.

A phone call to the vendor quickly caused the alarm bells to ring. The vendor had indeed

tried to auction the yacht via eBay in parallel with listing it with Boatshed Gibraltar. However the winner de-listed himself and there was no option but to withdraw. It is clear that following this genuine listing a fraudster re-listed the boat fraudulently on the eBay system three weeks later setting up another auction for the boat and making use of the previous description and photos from the first (genuine) auction. It is not difficult to do! This time the bids reached £35,000 and the fraudster was about to pounce on an unsuspecting bidder. It is even probable that the 2 top bids were targeted in the scam for false payments. We were contacted in this regard by both the winning bidder of the auction and the second to top bidder, both asking about the boat’s authenticity.

There were some clues that this was not a straight transaction for example an assertion from the fraudster, in an email, that he had a special arrangement

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correctly brokered transaction:

1. Boatshed Gibraltar takes copies of the passports of the vendor AND purchaser to ensure that the parties to any deal are properly identified. This is not true with eBay where vendors and purchasers hide behind convenient but anonymous user ids.

2. The vendor has to provide evidence of title to the vessel BEFORE it is listed for sale. This does not happened with eBay.

3. The photos of the yachts on the Boatshed system are “watermarked” so that they cannot be scrapped off the system and used to set up a false sale on eBay or anywhere else.

4. The broker uses a client account to hold funds during the transaction process. The vessel is not released to the purchaser until the client account has 100% cleared funds AND the vendor does not get the proceeds of the sale until he has signed over title of the vessel in a properly witnessed Bill of Sale.

Finally a broker put his expertise and experience at the service of both parties to assure a safe transaction.

If you want to take short cuts, the risk is yours. As the saying goes “Penny wise, Pound foolish”

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MENORCA NEWS

The main tourist season is drawing to a close in Menorca, with many restaurants and hotels already closed. However, now is one of the best times of the year for sailing, and our season at Menorca Cruising School will continue into early November. This week we are looking forward to the arrival of our new Chief Instructor, Ben Bowen, who will be running our late season courses. Ben replaces Richard Howell, who now has too many commit-ments with his own sailing business to be based in Menorca full time.

We currently have two yachts on Mile Building cruises from Menorca to Valencia, full of crew keen to log as many miles as possible in the 8 days. En route they visit Mallorca, Cabrera, Ibiza and Formentera, which is a lovely way to achieve this goal. We will be running these cruises to either the

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Balearics or to Sardinia each May and October and so send us an email if you are interested in taking part.

We have enjoyed a great season on our charter yachts this year. This started with a visit from the London Corinthian sailing club. Over the last few years our yachts have been chartered by several sailing clubs in the UK. Last year we were privileged to have a visit from the Royal Yacht Squadron. This kept John busy devising ways of getting the Commodore’s Broad Pennant and other pennants to the top of our masts.

In June, we hosted the Vendée Menorca, a round-the-island regatta organized jointly by Mike and Nicky Crompton, owners of a lovely X Yacht based in our Marina, and Menorca Cruising. A mixture of privately owned yachts and our charter yachts enjoyed a competitive week of sailing and socialising; and the crew skippered by our very own Cruising Instructor Heidi Frith won the event in both categories! We will be holding the Vendée Menorca again from 7-14th June next year and so book early if you would like to charter one of our yachts for the event, with or without skipper. Heidi is already rebooked but we have some great skippers with lots of local knowledge still available. Next year the event will reach new heights of socialising as it will incorporate Mike´s Big Birthday

celebrations.

In past years, Heidi has worked for us in the summer and lived on her own boat in the Caribbean in the winter. However, this year she will be spending her winter on the ski slopes of the French Alps. We have made sure she is keepinga week free for us to visit in February and we carefully store some of her belongings to make sure she comes back in May. This year she has excelled in starting up our new Menorca Cruising Business page on Facebook. Each week she has posted great pictures and videos of her students and in only 6 months we have reached over 1100 likes, a great testimony to her popularity with her students from around the world. The winner of our Facebook competition, Kitty, flew all the way from Grenada via Texas and London to take up her free place on a 5 day sailing

A typical course with Heidi Frith

Kitty Kole King, our competition winner from Grenada with John Davies, Principal of Menorca Cruising School

John Davies, Principal of Menorca Cruising, with his crew setting sail for Valencia.

course with Heidi and she had a fantastic time.

At the end of each charter season we have to say goodbye to some of our boats and welcome new ones. This year we are particularly sad to see the departure of our very popular and much loved Jeanneau 45DS, Mack the Duke, which has been sold to a new private owner. However, we will soon announce our new charter fleet for 2014, with some exciting new additions for next season.

In mid-November, John and I are looking forward to a well-deserved break, touring round the South of France and Italy on our newly purchased BMW 1200 motorbike. It will then be time to start preparing all our boats for next year. Our RYA sailing courses and charters will resume again in March 2014.

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Digging deeper, I’ve realised now that it’s always a good idea to ask either a yachtie or an ex-yachtie what they did before they started working on boats. Interestingly, Ruth’s career began very differently, in the office of a Criminal Defence Solicitor’s office where she was one of the youngest defence lawyers in the UK. After qualifying as a Solicitor in 2005 Ruth decided to take a year out, and that’s where her sailing career began ‘’I decided that I needed a break from Law, it was a pretty serious job!’’ so she followed her love of the ocean and began volunteering on a 44ft Swan sailing yacht along the Amalfi Coast of Italy. ‘’I got the gig after a friend suggested that I should read the classifieds of a sailing magazine, and that’s where I first saw an advert for ‘Crew Seekers’ which connects volunteer crew with owners of sailing yachts’’.

With a coy smile Ruth advises caution when tapping crew seekers into google, as a slip of a key can you lead you to ‘Screw Seekers’, which she says is ‘’a very different website!’’. Though seriously she says, ‘’Crew seekers is a great way for newbie crew to get a foot in the door to the super yacht industry’’. It was here on the Amalfi coast that she first spotted a super yacht on anchor, and with some sailing experience under her belt she soon found her first super yacht job working as a Cook / Stewardess and stayed onboard for a year whilst based in the Med.

Richard Branson wisely advises that you should always make the effort to speak to the person that you’re sitting next to on a flight. Whilst flying back from the Monaco Yacht Show I had the pleasure to sit next to Ruth Laver, the Director of Super Yacht Luxury, a new service supplying yachts with Guest toiletries, linens and accessories.

Our flight from Marseille back to Palma was just enough time to hear Ruth’s fascinating story. Growing up in land locked Newcastle Under Lyme, Ruth had no connection to the sea, apart from the ferry trips to Ireland that she took as a young girl to visit her Mother’s Irish family in Dublin. Describing the ferry trips and the sea as ‘‘mesmerising and innately peaceful’’ it’s clear to sense Ruth’s love of the ocean.

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Itchy to see more of the world she headed to Canada for a ski season in beautiful Whistler, and then got the call of a lifetime when a Captain called to offer her a position on the 43m Perini Navi “Enterprise’’ to sail from Italy to South Africa. Consequently she fell in love with the wine region of South Africa. Keen to gain some wine knowledge she decided to base herself at Boekenhoutskloof winery, famous for its ‘Chocolate Block’ Syrah blend, where she worked in the Tasting Room, gaining valuable service skills and wine knowledge.

Keen to continue following her dreams Ruth then travelled to India where she immersed herself in her love of Yoga, training as a Yoga teacher and gaining skills in Ayurvedic massage. This experience propelled Ruth’s career from Cook / Stewardess up to the coveted Chief Stewardess position that she’d had her eye on for a while. Excelling in this role, and pushed to her creative limits organising themed party evenings for Charter Guests, it’s here where she got her business idea to supply luxury toiletries to super yachts, ‘’because it was really difficult to source luxury toiletries with a refillable option, and when you’re chartering it’s much better to refill shampoo bottles than to bin all the half empty bottles’’. Searching for turndown pillow treats to trump the clichéd pillow chocolate also proved to be difficult for Ruth, so ‘’where there’s a challenge, there’s an opportunity’’ she says.

At this point in the conversationRuth digs into her bag and sprays the air around me with a deliciously refreshing aromatic fragrance, as she says ‘this is the Temple Spa Quietude face mist, it’s used onboard Emirates airlines in the first class cabins and onboard the Orient Express railway’. She then hands me a sleek mini black jar, ‘’It’s called ‘Repose’, you should rub into your pulse point so to aid relaxation on the flight’’. It turns out that Ruth is now the

exclusive distributor of this brand to super yachts. I’m feeling pretty pampered at this point as we start our descent into Palma.

She smiles confidently and continues the story. After her time in India Ruth based herself in New Zealand, spending summers in the Southern Hemisphere and then summer seasons in the Med, but the long haul flights eventually burnt her out, ‘’7 years in the industry was enough! It was time for me to leave, but jumping into the abyss wasn’t easy’’. So after using a Life Coach to ease the transition from life onboard to land based she turned her business dreams into a reality and established ‘Super Yacht Luxury’. Passionate about the need to reduce plastic waste onboard, she is now a strong advocate of refillable toiletries. Ruth’s pretty serious these days too about ‘shampoo sniffing’, offering the largest available range of luxury toiletries to yachts and villas, and she’s developed a unique bespoke brand which can be labelled with a yacht logo too. Offering massage courses and private yoga lessons Ruth has been busy settling into island life, and now lives in central Palma.

Branson’s right, it really is worth making the effort to chat – after this conversation our 50 minute budget flight felt like a first class flight around the world in 50 minutes!

Ruth’s bespoke toiletries and extensive range of luxury toiletries are available worldwide, and she offers free ‘shampoo sniffing’ appointments across the island, Barcelona and in France.

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As the Med season draws to a close it’s a good time to reflect on your performance over the summer, and to take a moment to congratulate yourself at what you’ve survived and achieved. Hopefully you can also reflect on a healthy bank balance too!

Whilst the temptation may be to head for a blow out in Zara, especially when you convince yourself that you worked hard over the summer and you deserve it right?

Sometimes though it pays to manage your money wisely, particularly during these lucrative years of your Stewardess career. Yachting Financial Solutions is now open in Palma, and can help you to invest your salary and charter tips, open off shore accounts and they have special accounts just for yacht crew. Check them out!

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‘’Not all those who wander are lost’’ J.R.R Tolkein

I challenge you to go and get lost in the old town of Palma this month. Wander aimlessly, and spend a few hours savoring this special autumn season. In our busy lifestyles it’s so rare to take time to just be. Take your camera and take time to capture the beautiful doorways, narrow streets and tranquil courtyards.

Start at the Cathedral and wander upto Calle Morey, just off Santa Eulalia where you’ll discover the wonderful old fashioned and intriguing English Book Shop ‘Fine Books’ where books are ‘bought and sold’. It’s on 4 levels, and it’s a real treasure trove. I like going in just to open a dusty book and smell the pages!

Tapas Tuesdays is also a great way to discover the hidden streets of the old town, with selected bars offering tapas and pinxos sold with a glass of wine or a beer for just €2. Favoured by the locals, with a route of bars all within easy walking dis-tance this is a fun taste adven-ture. From 7pm until midnight.

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Get Your Yoga on

A fellow sea sister recommendeda great yoga studio to me, which gave me another opportunity to wander the old town. Tucked away at the back of the small Corte Ingles the Zunray Yoga Studio is nestled in a peaceful alleyway which is full of industrious and quirky business collectives, architects and artisans. Founded by the couple Roeland Raymakers and Francesca Zuniga, and named from a fusion of their surnames: Zun & Ray. The studio is blissful and has a great timetable, with

classes taught in English. Their motto is to ‘’create spaces where people come together, communicate, have an experience, be healthy and enjoy life’’. This is more than a yoga studio, it’s a beautifully nurtured homegrown community.

And if wandering the old town ignites your passion for walkingthen apparently autumn is a great time to take some time out for reflection along the famous Spanish pilgrimage, the Camino De Santiago, it’s where the founders of Zunray met!

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To launch the News for Stews page, The Islander has teamed up with Home & Yacht Finest Bed Linen to get a 10% discount on their luxury Italian woven

Egyptian cotton bed linens & Rituals luxury toiletries for yachts. To receive your voucher visit www.finestbedlinen.com, register, and we will send you the voucher by email.

November in the Med can mean one of two things when planning the uniform for the next few months.

We are either wrapping up warm for a period of very welcome and festive downtime, yards and all that comes with it.

Or we are about to go chasing the Sun again to the Caribbean beaches, Thai adventures, Singapore Slings etc. etc..

So what do we need?

When it comes to the Sun less is more! (Or so the guys here keep saying.) If you’re heading to the beach between Charters then you may want to talk to us about the new collections of swim wear from Banana Moon and Slam. Nothing wrong with when it’s Hot, looking it!

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just water. Johannes went on to develop the fibre range.

Historically ENJO has been a household method of cleaning, with its strongest foothold in Australia. And now with the birth of ENJO Yachting, the fibre range has specifically designed products to combat all the difficult cleaning in each area, from the galley, bathrooms, interior, to all floor surfaces including deck.

As an example our Interior range is completely safe to use on all kinds of delicate surfaces, from marble, gold plate and wood to glass, mirror andstainless using a special soft fibre and just water!

With the world becoming more aware of the need to look after our seas and our health the market is open to opportunities that reduce the need for using products that create excess pollution in the oceans, or can penetrate our bodies in a potentially harmful way with harsh chemicals. ENJO also has the added benefits of saving time, money and storage when comparing the ENJO cleaning method to that of traditional methods of cleaning on board.

ENJO Yachting now has a permanent base in Mallorca and with the growth of popularity is excited about working with distributors for the products globally.ENJO Yachting is also in St. Maarten and Antigua.

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ENJO is a revolutionary method of cleaning which removes oil, dirt, grease, dust and even bacteria, with a whole range of uniquely designed and manufactured fibres; and just water.

Hanne and Rob Donald, the founders of ENJO Yachting, are delighted to introduce this ground-breaking cleaning process to the yachting industry all over the world.

ENJO was born of an Austrian man, Friederich Engl, who came across an oil spill in Lake Constance in Austria twenty-five years ago. Friederich was watching the attempt to clean up the spill when he had a Eureka moment: he would design a fibre that could separate oil from water. Some years later his son, Johannes, discovered how the fibres created by Friederich not only cleaned oil, but also dirt, grease, dust and even all bacteria; cleaning mechanically rather than chemically, using

We last year the good old Beanie was a hit in the Med as the colder weather moved in. Embroidered with your Logo it still looks great and a warm head is a happy head.


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Galley Goddess Tips!

Well, girlfriends, dirty can be good, in a sort of filthy, smutty way, but when you think about ovens, and, girls, we all have them, and it is a challenge to keep our powerhouses clean. A necessary evil me thinks. Ever bought that toxic can of cleaner? The one that when you spray it all over you cannot even breathe? And, that is not just your deodorant - take it from me, and you will thank me - okay, here we go - put your oven on to 200C and leave it on for 20 mins or so, then shut it off and leave the door shut. Fill a shallow glass dish with ammonia and place on the top shelf. On the lower shelf place a pan filled with two cups of boiling water. Close the oven door and leave these dishes overnight or for at least two hours. Will stink a lot. Remove the dishes and make a paste of ammonia with baking soda and white vinegar. Spread over the surfaces and leave for about 15 mins. Just wipe away. Or, hahaha, inhale fumes and go on line - Amazon and download 50 shades of Grease.

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Girl Gone International

Last month I met with this great group of gorgeous women at Vintage in Santa Catalina for delicious kiwi martinis. These free events are held internationally for young women. You are a Girl Gone International if you have moved here from abroad or have

recently returned to Mallorca after living abroad/travelling. Yacht stews are definitely welcome. Each month the GGI meet in a different bar for lively conversation, networking and to make new friends. With over 10,000 members globally this is a great way to meet new people when you arrive at a new port. Monthly local events, local community and meet-ups.

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watermelon & oyster. Every cook should own a copy of Niki Segnit’s brilliant book, it will revolutionise your cookingand you will impress your guests like never before.

There are many important stages in creating a successful dish, most importantly the raw materials. If you buy inferior ingredients, chances are you will only ever be able to make a second-rate dish, so choose the best and freshest you can find and always follow the seasons.

These days, the way I construct a dish has changed. I tend to choose an ingredient that I find interesting and play with flavour combinations, not knowing where it will take me. So instead of starting with the main ingredient like sea bass or beef fillet, I start with something like a cardamom pod or a tonka bean and work around that, hoping that it will lead me somewhere and usually it does...eventually.

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Last year I bought a book called “The Flavour Thesaurus” by Niki Segnit. At first I flicked through it and shoved it back into my book shelve. Several months later I picked it up again and I soon began to realise that this book is an absolute gem. It may well be the first book to examine what goes with what, pair by pair. The book follows the form of Roget’s Thesaurus. The back section lists alphabetically 99 popular ingredients, and suggests classic and less well-known flavour matches for each. It covers classic pairings such as pork & apple, lamb & apricot, and cucumber & dill; contemporary favourites like chocolate & chilli, lobster & vanilla, and goat’s cheese & beetroot; and inter-esting but unlikely-sounding couples including black pudding & chocolate, lemon & beef and

Over the years I have almost learned to taste things in my head. If you use your imagination, you will find yourself doing the same. When I look at a green cardamom pod I might think…Cardamom-Mango…. Cardamom-Mango-Chocolate.

With those three basic flavours I can start to put together a dish. Logically, if a dish is inherently sweet, it will need flavours from the other end of the spectrum, bitterness or acidity to really bring the dish to life and add an interesting contrast. Besides flavour, I also look for texture in different forms and then you can start to think about the presentation. Here is a very simplified version of a classic dish of mine….the original dish was sea bass with parsley, anchovy and liquorice, the flavours might seem quite complex, but the end result is amazing. Try it and you’ll see what I mean.

Star Anise Spiced Sea Bass with a parsley-anchovy broth

Ingredients (serves 6)- 6 fillets of sea bass (150g each)- 4 Star anise, lightly toasted and ground

For the Parsley-Anchovy Broth- 500ml fish stock- 2 large potatoes (peeled and diced)- 3 salted anchovies (washed in cold water)- A large bunch of parsley (stalks removed)- Juice of half a lemon

Cook the potatoes gently in the fish stock 10 minutes. Add the anchovies, Parsley and lemon juice. Cook for a further 10 minutes and blend to a puree. Pass through a fine sieve and season with white pepper.

To serve:Make small incisions in the skin of the sea bass and sprinkle with ground star anise & a little sea salt. Pan-fry the sea bass fillets, skin side down, until golden brown and crisp. Turn over and place in a moderate oven (180ºc) to finish cooking (1-2 min.). Sit the sea bass fillets in the middle of 6 soup bowls and serve with the parsley-anchovy broth.

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Morning November! Hmmmmm - Pinmar over, what fun - did anyone see me dancing on the table? Hope so! I was the one falling off the stage in a NOT very elegant manner. Lets just not obsess on that, but, just can´t help myself...........Thinking about these things................. Obsess : Definition : Oxford Concise English dictionary : passive = to preoccupy, to haunt; to fill mind of (a person) continually. Hmm, interesting, I find this simple, yet control-ling, even a consuming word - very significant in my chaotic, but wonderful life, and most of us chefs have a passion for food, whether it be preparing it, presenting it, consuming it, thinking of it or shopping for it. Me, I tend to take it a little more to the edge and focus on stalking - and can happily admit that if certain foods were a person or persons, then there would definitely be a restraining order taken out against me. Port de Soller prawns would be busy making a denuncia, foreign embassies would be sending out warnings to all blue cheese due to be exported to Mallorca and, drum roll... my new fave fetish, the humble remoulacha would be searching the internet for a new identity. But, dear friends, I love Beet, she´s so beautiful,such a modest vegetable, celibate, chaste almost. You rarely see Beetroot out there on the supermarket shelf trotting out her attributes, not like the pink, swollen papaya or the defiant, vibrant cherry (slut that she is). Beetroot is the often left out, flower on the wall, no one wants to dance with her kind of vege. But I have some very interesting news here guys, Beetroot is the new Lois Lane,

no, no, no, Beetroot is Anastasia Steele. Combine Beetroot with something aged and salty. Christian Gorgonzola? I can just image his cravat, his mouldering blue eyes, his intimidating stance, his cheesy arrogance - ¨whatever type of rod you insert must be sterilized or at least dipped in vodka¨ But what about the red room of pain? I think this is where our friend, our lovely friend, Beetroot really gets the short end of the stick......seduce her in risotto, cover her in chocolate, but she will always be the one that stains every good friendship, every good coupling - much to her own distain. And in the red room of pain, well, no one will ever notice her there. I love Beet, she is very cool, very sexy and only a certain amount of people can or will appreciate her. Roasted Beet Salad with Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette - 6 beetroot, 1 tablespoon olive oil, raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette (Supermarket Cidon), baby lettuce, 1 cup walnuts, toasted, freshly ground black pepper, 170g gorgonzola, crum-bled. Preheat oven to 200C, rub beets with olive oil, wrap in foil, roast for 50 mins or soft in the center. Please don´t take the easy way out and buy them already cooked, there is really no substitute for fresh beetroot. Cool beetroots, the skin will slip off easily, cut them into strips. Really easy peasy. Assemble the salad in a large salad bowl by tossing greens, beets and walnuts with half the dressing. Please, do me a huge favour and don´t toss to early, everything gets so soggy if you do. And we all know, soggy is never good. Arrange the gorgonzola cheese on top and drizzle the rest of the dressing on top. Yum.

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COME FLY WITH US!

each day – one often in the same race! Adrian and Tim were consistently at the top, being beaten only in the third race by the Harris brothers (Flying High) and dropping to fourth in the final race. Dave Barber’s solid performance and perseverance earned him first in the final race, with fuego fatuo sailing well and gaining third.

Final points showed that risk taking didn’t pay, and solid performance won out.

Series results:

1 3753 Koonjog(Adrain Tattersall & Tim Smart)2 3827 Fine Fettle (David Barber & Sue Foreman/Hannah Barber)3 3377 fuego fatuo (John Walker & Stephen Babbage)

Many of you know Ken Dumpleton – a stalwart of the class in Ireland, he’s won more championships than many of us

Campeonato de Baleares

Eleven boats turned up to contest the Balearic Championships. UK Flying Fifteen ace Adrian Tattersall joined us, racing Koonjog – normally sailed by Ken Dump-leton & Alan Green, and which had won the Trofeo Australia just a few weeks previously. Pollensa bay treated us to everything it could offer, from calms to gusts of 25+ knots. Class limit is twenty knots, so it looked like racing might be abandoned on Sunday when this hit, but Diego kept his nerve, and after a short delay, we got off to a great start in a stiff breeze.

Five races were sailed, and every one was close all the way round. Pollensa bay seemed to know it was being tested for next year’s Europeans, and delivered different conditions

have sailed. Unfortunately, he couldn’t join us for the Balearics, but no keeping him down – he’ll be sharing some of his “ff” stories with us in the coming months.

Ken’s bit

I first started sailing in 1992 (at the age of 42) and my first boat was a flying fifteen. Little did I realise at that time, what fun, excitement and pleasure lay ahead. flying fifteen sailing has taken me all over the World and introduced me to new friends in a wide range of places. Along the way I have experienced some hilarious and exciting moments, brief episodes that are a cause for great amusement even to this day. Not all of them happened to me but here is a taster of some:

“The day the bananas broke free”

As a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the F15 Class the World Championships were held in Cowes...the home of Uffa Fox (who designed the boat). To my recollection it was the largest single gathering of flying fifteen´s ever. Twelve boats travelled from Ireland (my homeland) with the intention of joining in the fun, which we certainly did!!!

One or two of our number were featuring regularly at the top of the fleet, while the rest of us popped up (or propped up) the middle and lower orders. One particular boat became involved in an incident which we still speak of many years later, much to the embarrassment of the

individual concerned (no need to “name names”, but Alan Dooley will do for now!).

The event itself was held in sunny warm and light conditions, the tide of course playing a huge role in decision making. On the day “the bananas broke free” we were treated to a lovely 10/12 knot breeze which brought everybody to life with nice waves and planing conditions on the reaches… that’s where the problem for Alan started…!

The huge fleet got away cleanly from the only start of the day and headed to the windward mark on an Olympic style course. The usual suspects rounded in the lead bunch, difficult to see from where I was, with the remainder closely – very closely – bunched behind. The boats proceeded off down the first starboard reach heading for the gybe mark. Every inch counts at this stage so there was quite a lot of luffing, shouting and general excitement as we approached the gybe mark. I had a very good view of this as I was in the rearguard having been over the line at the start and sailing like a complete wally!!!

Now as you all know there are certain niceties and rules to be observed at each of the marks, with certain boats taking precedence in rounding them, so positioning and sharp boat handling are essential.

Unfortunately Alan got only one of these disciplines spot on. Having obtained an inside track in the approach to the


gybe mark he was looking really well placed to round ahead of a large group of boats which were stacked up at the mark. I should say at this stage that Alan was fastidious about his diet and carried a wide variety of nuts, drinks and fruit on board. These consumables nestled ordinarily in a net under the aft deck of the boat.

Back to the gybe, all seemed to be going well in the churning maelstrom at the mark… twinning line on, jib sheet set, pole back … helm up and around she goes … simple. Oh oh… some over-ripe bananas had managed to break free from the captive net and were now underfoot… Alan´s feet. The gybe was perfectly executed… pole on the new side, crew trimming like blazes – minus his helm who was now attempting to dodge the oncoming fleet whilst perfecting his breast-stroke at the same time.

Now sailing a flying fifteen on a 3 sail reach in planing conditions can be great fun… however having somebody to steer is essential. The inevitable happened… bang!!! the boat luffed sharply to the left and collided with a startled Australian helm and crew who up ‘til then had been congratulating themselves as they were sailing over their Irish competitors. With Alan reattached to his boat, both competitors retired to the bar for the rest of the day.

For both of them their event was over for at least another day. Later that night the Ozzie and Alan polished off a bottle of Jamieson while at the same time commencing what became a lifelong bond of friendship.

Alan is still sailing flying fifteen´s in Dun Laoghaire and for the record he called his next boat … BANOFFI.

More to come in future issues…

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WHY ARE PROFESSIONAL SKIPPERS NOT ALLOWED TO WORK WITHOUT BORDERS IN EUROPE?

companies, crew agencies, sea and diving schools. This shows that the problem the projectaddresses has a very wide impact on the industry. The feedback has been very positive and constructive, with UK and Spanish authorities recognising the need for more cooperation”.

The legacy of this project and the conference will be to stimulate cooperation between authorities, generate pressuregroup activity and create greater worker mobility and opportunities for professional maritime personnel and vocational workers in many other sectors.

Phil Edwards from Dovaston Crew an international recruitment company provided the following statement for the conference. “The TRECVET

The TRECVET conference attempted to answer this question.

The EU-funded TRECVET project concluded with a successful end of project conference held in Palma de Mallorca on the 20 September 2013. The aim of the project and conference was to initiate European wide dialogue about recognition of professional skipper qualifications between Member States.

Mike John, TRECVET project coordinator, reports “The conference was a great success and we were overwhelmed with the attendance of 75 people including many professional skippers, National Authorities, nautical associations, charter

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project has been welcomed by many yachting professionals and we at Dovaston are one of the well recognised names that endorse the proposals. I can clearly see many benefits particularly for centres in the Mediterranean, where many nationalities of crew are employed”.Member of the European Parliament, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut took the time during a heavy work schedule in Mallorca to visit the conference and personally offer encouragement and support to the project team.

The TRECVET project has developed a method and a software tool that make professional skipper qualifications objectively comparable and has analysed as a test case three qualifications from the UK, Spain and Germany. The aim is to give detailed and objective information about the qualifications in order to compare them, to identify their

commonalities and differences and to start a dialogue about how to improve the current situation. The Comparison Tool can be found at https://trecvet.eu/comparison-tool.html.

Based on the success of the conference, the coordinators intend to continue a dialogue with all attendees and maintain the momentum generated by the project. They also invite other authorities and interested parties with similar problems to contact them to formulate solutions based on the experience and tools developed in the TRECVET project.

It is also planned to organise a follow-up conference in a years time to assess the advances made in the industry and to evaluate what further needs to be done to push this initiative forward.

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RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH

This month’s recommendation is a great little eaterie right in the heart of Santa Catalina. It’s a very small place but bursting with a cosmopolitan atmosphere. The owner, Luigi, always has his 1960’s red & white Lambretta scooter parked outside, so you can’t miss it!

The food here is what you could describe as Mediterranean / Fusion, but with an Italian spine to the menu. I’ve seen the term eclectic used to describe it too, which is a fair description. It is certainly a menu which could offer you many nights out with-out getting tired of the same old tastes.

I can honestly say that I tasted the best pasta dish I have ever had in my not inconsiderable years, at Bunker’s around a month ago, and so, just to see if this was a fluke, we returned this weekend. I ordered the same again, and am delighted to report that it was just as delicious.

“Paparadella with Wild Boar, Mushrooms and a Pedro Ximenez Sauce.” It was divine!

The menu has plenty of choice and would be equally suitable for vegetarians too. There are around ten starters to choose from, and around fifteen mains. The choice is varied and all our

party have enjoyed every dish on both visits. The starter por-tions are pretty generous, so a sharing policy is well advised, so as not to spoil your main dish. Pricewise, I think it offers great value for money; the most expensive main course was around 20 euros.

As a pre cursor to the starters, a generous serving of home-made bread, with olive oil made by Luigi’s father and salt is given to each table which kicks everything off nicely.

The wine list too has an eclectic mix, and is well priced. A red Mallorcan Obec, was our choice at 20 euros. I can thoroughly recommend it, and we tried more than one bottle!

There is a good choice of desserts on offer, and again every dish which we tried was met with universal approval.

The meal is served at a nice pace, with no feeling of being rushed, a pet hate of mine, and the big surprise is that all this food is produced in one of the smallest commercial kitchens you could imagine, where all the customers can see and hear all the action! No good for Gordon Ramsey!

Luigi and his team have a great restaurant on their hands, where the quality of food and service is second to none. I can’t wait for our next visit!

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If you fancy entertaining at home without all the hassle, give us a call to discuss a personalized dinner party menu. We look forward to serving you some yummy food very soon.

We still have lots of your favourite dishes but have included some delicious new ones too.

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BOOK REVIEWS

covered in the usual cruising guides. It also includes 100 short stories, all very well written and entertaining.

With great ideas on voyage preparation, piracy, pets, communications, health, boat handling, electrical systems, maintenance, fun and games and much more which will enhance your cruising life.

It is a book which cuts through many of the myths of living on board, and shows that when you have the right boat, those dreams are attainable. They say that the hardest part about going cruising is making the decision to stop writing lists, untie your mooring lines and go! Probably very true!

It is written in a way which makes it very easy to read it in chunks and absorb the information given. The advice is very practical and very well illustrated. It doesn’t just cover all the pleasantries of cruising, it includes warts and all.

A thoroughly good read, and a must if you are considering hitting the Big Blue.

“Cruisers AA” (accumulated acumen!!)

This is a new and fascinating insight on how to go cruising, particularly long distance cruising,. It contains over 1800 tips and words of advice by a couple who have done the long term cruising thing right around the planet and more besides!

It is meant as a guide to all the things which you need to take into account when setting off on your dream adventure, including many items not

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marine trash in an effort to assist Asociacion Ondine, a marine conservation project here in Mallorca.

The book is a cracking read. It is very entertaining with plenty of humour and describes how these two boys, along with their families have grown up with each other, their lives completely intertwined since they were more or less born. It shows how friends can be such a support to each other in times of personal tragedy, and become like one big family. The upbringing both boys had, shines through like a beacon and reads like a “Swallows and Amazons or an Enid Blyton Famous Five” type of idyllic childhood.

The trip was accomplished in 9 days, no mean feat and the book describes the trip in detail but with a humorous edge.

A lovely book and would make a super Christmas gift!

Price is around 8.95 for paper-back or 6.10 for Kindle version and is available from all Amazon sites and Universal Bookshop in Portals.

Two boys in a Boat, plus 563 very nice people”

I was delighted to be asked to include this review in The Islander, as it was a story with which I was familiar from earlier in summer.

Basically for the few of you who may not know of the event, two young lads decided to sail around the island of Mallorca in a Snipe dinghy, partly to raise money for charity and partly as an adventure where they could study the marine life and

Anchoring with Fellow cruisers in the Pacific Islands. Nick and Seb with their Snipe Dinghy.

AENIB UPDATE

It is our intention to gather as much information as possible and to prepare as clear and objective an assessment as we can what the current situationmeans to local businesses and to seek cooperation and dialogue in order to find a satisfactory solution to all parties involved. We are planning to start the round of meetings at the Port Authority, where the recent changes in the direction hopefully mean a better flow of communicationtowards the sector in the future.

By now we all have heard the momentous news regarding the matriculation tax – the Congress has finally abolished this tax on all charter yachts. We, along with the rest of the nautical sector are relieved and delighted at this decision. We are satisfied, not only because this serious obstacle is now history, but also because this process has shown that by cooperation across the borders, perseverance, hard work, and determination even the impos-sible can become possible!

We are fully aware that this

From the agenda of the EU Group:

The members the AENIB´s EU Group, representing the local nautical businesses, regrouped recently after the summer season to take stock on the current situation – which boxes on the “to do” list are ticked and what is still pending, what lies ahead and how to tackle it?

Last spring in an open meeting we discussed a problem that many local businesses sufferfrom, let´s call it “the false occupancy syndrome”. Many local entrepreneurs spend a lot of time and money in trying to secure a refit contract for work to be executed here on the island, only to see all their efforts run into sand when the clients are unable to book space at the local yards because spaces are taken up for moorings or winter storage. Dismal situation for the local companies, to say the least, which undoubtedly reflects negatively on the employment prospects for the sector and further on the whole economy.

decision is not the end all and be all for the nautical sector.This is a step in the right direction though, and gives us strength and inspiration to carry on with a whole load of other issues that inevitably follow in the wake of the law change – rules about charter licenses, safety regulations, fiscal responsibilities, different requirements on nautical quali-fications etc. There is still a lot to do, to clarify, to simplify and to inform.

In fact, in the anticipation of things to come, the nautical sector has already taken steps to tackle some of the above mentioned issues. The different rules in different EU countries regarding the professional captain´s qualifications have caused confusion andfrustration to yacht captains and nautical businesses for a long time, especially in the charter environment. TRECVET is an EU financed project aimed at making the professional qualifications comparable between Spain, Germany and UK. Recently the highest authorities in nautical qualifications in each of the three countries gathered in Palma to address this complicated matter. AENIB took also part, and will continue to work on this issue together with the other national and international parties involved.

The charter working group of AENIB will tackle some of the issues related to charter licenses and other possible questions cropping up in

charter operations after the new law comes in force. We will keep our associates informed through direct e-mails, via our blog at www.aenb.es and newsletters, but emphasize the importance of seeking professional advice before starting any charter activities.

The Palma Boat Show is permanently on our agenda, as AENIB is an active member of the Organizing Committee. The parallel event, The Palma Superyacht Brokerage and Charter Show, organized by theBalearic Yacht Broker´s Association (BYBA) is also well under way. We were informed that 60 moorings for superyachts over 24 m are secured for the event, which promises for a spectacular addition to the growing Palma Boat Show.

The EU Group will continue with regular meeting throughout the winter, and as always you are welcome to contact us through [email protected] if you have any questions or suggestions.

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TAX AND LEGAL MATTERS

consumer. In some marinas this done through Public Deed as the berths are recorded as registrar real estate in Property Registry; in others, by acquiringshares or becoming social member of the marina or Club; or, in case of public ports by administrative admission. But always and in all cases the right of use was limited in the time.

Before 1988 the administrative normal procedure was to renovate more or less automatically all the administrative cessions when they expired. However, The Coast Law of 1988 limited all of them - no matter the period for which they were granted – in 30 years after the approval of the Law; that meant, that all existing rights should have finalized in 2018.

To avoid the uncertainty now the new Law foresees the possibility of an extension of maximum of 75 years (and not 30 as before) of the existing administrative cessions granted before June 2013. However the Law expressively declares the extension subject to the fulfillment of environmental requirements.

The new Law also admits openly the free transmission of the rights derived from the administrative cessions which in past had some restrictions.

In principle the Law has a liberal philosophy and aims to protect the acquired rights and interests of individuals and companies that were holders of any kind of use in ports, marinas, and other properties in the coast and seashores. However in the case of ports and marinas due to the diversity of situations it is always a good idea to get specific legal and tax advice before investing.

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Last June entered in force the Law for the protection and sustainable use of the coast and for the modification of the former Coastal Law from 1988 (“Ley 2/2013, de 29 de mayo, de protección y uso sostenible del litoral y de modificación de la Ley 22/1988, de 28 de julio de Costas”) , known as “Ley de costas “ or Coast Law.

With this new legal disposition disappears the old limit of 30 years established in 1988 and the doubts of holders of legal titles on of berths, moorings, bars and restaurants in the seashore that feared the end of the legal situation.

We have to remember that according to Spanish Law berths and moorings - surface of water as such and all the installations of ports and marinas - as they belong to the shore and costal delimitation are public domain, that is, they have exclusive public ownership. However, the administration grants temporary limited and exclusive right of use of them through legal titles called “concesiones administrativas” (administrativecessions or assignments) against an annual payment called “canón”. In the case of the marinas or ports the legal titles are granted on behalf the companies that develop the management or administration of them. The marina on its side grants the exclusive right of use for every single berth – through different instruments depend-ing on the marina, port, public or private– to the final end

PINMAR GOLF EVENT, AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW!

The former is someone who holds an officially sanctioned handicap of a single digit or even better a plus handicap the holy grail of amateur golf achievement. His or her fellow golfers look on in awe as the person in question strides with confidence to the first tee with-draws from his trundler a brand new Titleist ProV golf ball, the same as used by the very best Professionals who earn squil-lions every year. This person commands a respectful hush as they proceed to work through their pre shot routine, visual-izing the small white object traveling in a perfect trajectory and landing softly on exactly the tuft of grass they have selected as their target a mere 250 meters away. The swing is balanced and poetry in motion. The club connects with the ball and sends it on its voyage mak-ing a sound the next group of golfers seldom hear but dream of regularly.

The latter group, equally fa-natical, though for reasons that have thwarted many a dedi-cated weekend golfer, alas are doomed. Doomed because they need to work for a living, some started playing this curse of a game late in life, some need to pick up the kids and trundle off to football practice all the while musing at how much Tiger Woods pays in alimony and if

Bloody Golfers, If only there was a law against them!

You know those people who dress in the craziest colors that don’t match. Stripes with plaid, bright fluorescent pants with equally loud big buckled belts, shiny multicolored shoes that would be at home in the wardrobe of any circus clown. The only thing missing would be the red nose, but wait the day is not over yet and with the right amount of beverage and the correct vintage the red nose may well arrive just before the taxi ride home to the hotel.

The now famous Pinmar Golf team charity tournament ar-rives again on the shores of Mallorca and with it every type of golfer.

Some are golfinatics who have spent thousands on lessons and fashion which they counter balance with the hours spent in the 19th recounting every lost ball every dropped shot, every almost made putt and for these afflicted the game is no longer a game it is a lifestyle that con-sumes the leisure hours like….., well like sailing or boating. We live it, we breathe it we love it. Of these golfers there are two distinct groups.

Players and golfers. Top Fashion on show at The Pinmar!


only they could have started when they were three years old. Golf for these people and I include myself in the mix here is a cruel double edged sword. For sure as the sun shines bright on Mallorca in June, this group will enjoy at least once in the round the almost perfect shot. The surprise attack from the golf gods! For no explain-able reason, the golf ball flies in the general direction in which it was meant to, terminating on short grass rather than in sand

or water. The back stiffens and the stride lengthens. Playing partners commend the strike and make aspersions of your real handicap. For this briefest of moments, this nano second in your golfing career, all is well in your world.

There is another group of golf-ers who’s prowess with the little white ball readers may be more familiar. These are the people that will make up a large proportion of golfers at

the Pinmar this and every other year. The boaties, industry personnel, friends of friends, skippers and crew. More than likely in the spirit of charity and fun the attire will reflect more the over the top look. After all we are here to have fun, rather than to win.

Hopefully the noses are befit-ting of the day had, and the sleep in the taxi home is a comfortable one.

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OPENING OF NAUTOR’S SWAN

Nautor’s Swan is delighted to announce the opening of an office in Palma de Mallorca(Spain), one of the world’s leading yachting destinations. Nautor’s Swan – Mallorca International is an initiative led by Thomas Bohrer and Jan Oplӓnder of Nautor’s Swan Germany – Austria. This new office creates a base for the company in the prestigious harbour of Port Adriano, as well as fellow European Swan agents, including Nautor’s Swan Benelux led by Gideon Messink. “This is a great initiative on the part of long-standing team member, Thomas Bohrer. Nautor’s Swan – Mallorca International is the ideal location to showcase the Swan-Line and promote the company’s

full range of performance cruising yachts, as well as offer comprehensive services to the many Swanowners who frequent Palma,” said Luca Lucheschi, Commercial Director, Nautor’s Swan. To celebrate the opening of Nautor’s Swan - Mallorca International, an exclusive Swan showcase happened in the Port Adriano harbour from 11-13 October which included the Swan 53, Swan 60, Swan 66, Swan 80 and Swan 90, in both saloon and flush deck versions.The event was reported as being a huge success and the company is very excited about its new location.

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In October, they again went through the process of re-validating their Lloyds certificate. Over the years the number of boats with certification has dramatically increased, with the majority of their client’s having one type of quality certification or another. Their Lloyds approval enables them to work with all of these boats as the Lloyds standard is accepted by all.

Over the last couple of months they have been taking a look at the issue of third party liability insurance. To be able to carry out repairs in any of the boat yards around Mallorca it is obligatory that each company has a minimum third party insurance of around 600.000 euros. While this would possibly cover costs, (in the unlikely event that damage

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Maybe it was the David and Goliath theme.

Maybe it was the National team versus the All Star Team.

Maybe it was humbly playing the game with grace and dignity.

Whatever the reason, the country of New Zealand loves their America’s Cup team.

Despite the loss by Emirates Team New Zealand at the 34th Match to Oracle Team USA, Auckland City gave them a phenomenal welcome home on October 4. Over 11,000 amazing fans lined the wharves of downtown Auckland and filled Shed 10 and the cloud on Queens Wharf.

And with the team eager to sort out its prospects for the

35th America’s Cup, Economic Development Minister Stephen Joyce gave them comforting news. “This country and this government stands ready to be part of the next America’s Cup challenge.”

A huge crowd erupted in rapturous applause at the announcement of continued government support. Their recent campaign, put in excess of NZ$120 million ($99.50 million USD), was partially funded by a central government injection of NZ$36 million.

The team was surprised by the turnout and strength of their support at the ceremony.

“It’s like nothing I have ever experienced in my life,” said team skipper Dean Barker. “I am very proud to be a Kiwi.”

“We knew there’d be a lot of people here, but no one could have ever explained to me the way people would be towards

the team,” said the team’s man-aging director Grant Dalton. “It’s like love; it’s remarkable. It’s im-possible to even understand how it happened. I mean, we lost the America’s Cup. We didn’t win the America’s Cup. But something has happened within this coun-try that I hope over the weeks to follow that I hope to understand and put my finger on because in Shed 10 the people were amaz-ing; the air was phenomenal.”

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The Boat Jumble was very well attended, and there seemed to be no shortage of money be-ing spent amongst the various stalls. All proceeds, believed to be over 1000 euros are to be split between “Sailaid” and the local fishermans association.

Due to the success of the event, Joe is hoping to make it a two day event next spring, and is looking for a venue in the south of the island to hold an addi-tional event.

The very first edition of this event took place at Puerto Pol-lensa on Saturday 12th October. Thanks to the hard work of Joe Fitini and his team, the event was a great success and was attended by a wide spectrum of the boating public from all over the island.

As well as around 50 used boats on display, both in and out of the water, and all for sale, there were a large range of stalls selling equipment ranging from pieces of home-made coca through to Stand Up Paddle-boards, boat engines, all kinds of chandlery, sails, clothing and much much more.

Also in attendance were rep-resentatives from worthwhile organisations such as Asocia-cion Ondine and Sail Aid. The two boys who sailed around

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spectacle of flying boatshurtling around a confined racecourse often within just a few feet of each other. I gasped and held my head with the best of them when the boats converged at breathtaking speeds downwind, almost capsized or buried their hulls up to the mast when they crashed off their foils at speed. I loved every bit of it - who couldn’t, it was by far the most thrilling America’s Cup sailing we have ever seen.

Let’s not forget though that we are talking here about the 34th America’s Cup final itself and not the lacklustre almost farcical goings on during the Louis Vuitton Challenger Series. Remember all that? At its lowest point the LV series featured a single boat racing around the course alone to collect a meaningless point; the best we saw was mismatched races which were generally over in terms of competition after the first 30 seconds.

Thankfully, the America’s Cup itself delivered much closer action and even at times some incredible close quarters match racing. The problem is, close as it often was, the final series could easily have turned out to be exactly as one sided a victory as the challenger series produced. Would we have all

Oracle Team USA’s remarkableturnaround victory over Emirates Team New Zealand in the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco, has been lauded by sailing and non-sailing fans alike as potentially the greatest comeback ever in professional sport.

Whether it was or was not is likely to be the subject of many long nights of conjecture in sailing club bars around the world, interlaced with the debate about how the American team managed to so dramatically transform their performance over the final series. Suffice it to say it would take more space than allowed in this column to delve properly into those topics.

What worries me though is that the spectacular nature of the American team’s victory might well have dangerously disguised some fundamental flaws in the radical format of this latest edition of the America’s Cup.

Don’t get me wrong, I was among the many sailing fans to be captivated by the amazing

been so electrified if the Kiwis had scored the one more point they needed and won by nine points to one? Probably not.

Sounding slightly bemused to have won, Oracle Team USA CEO Russell Coutts told me shortly after the finals race that he had previously mentally conceded the Cup to the New Zealanders early in the series.

“I thought it was all done,” Coutts told me. “All I was hoping for was that we could take a few more races off them to make it a more respectable loss.”

Well they did better than that and now the future of the America’s Cup lies once again with Larry Ellison’s syndicate. So what might we expect next time? What will change and what will remain the same?

With regards to the venue for the next edition, (likely to take place in 2017, as 2016 would put it up against the Olympics) a return to to San Francisco would be popular with many but is not guaranteed. The people and

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press of San Francisco were not always kind to their local billionaire and it could be Ellison will be able to put it out to the highest bidder. Also, while the San Francisco Bay is an almost perfect natural amphitheatre and has reliable thermal breezes, from a racing point of view it can be extremely one-sided, especially in a strong flood tide - not ideal for place changing.

In terms of boats, anything but another wing-sail foiling catamaran Cup is pretty much unthinkable, but the challenge of attracting many more Cup challengers next time around might lead to smaller designs with some standardised elements like hulls or even wings. I would also expect to see the introduction of dynamic control of the foils and rudder wings to make foiling easier and safer for the sailors.

Whatever they are planning, my biggest personal hope is that announcements are made quickly to try to maintain some of the significant media momen-tum created by the 34th Cup.

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