Crew-Life
Everyday fruits can fuel your A game
Move over sports drinks, supplements and special powders designed to boost performance during activities such as bicycle riding. There are a couple of ordinary foods that research shows can boost…
From stews, captains, and bilge rats, women become engineers
Yacht crew get their starts in a variety of ways. Several of the female engineers talked about their beginnings in the yachting industry. Read “Engineers without a Y chromosome“. …
Yacht chef offers Willy Wonka-like peek inside galley
When Neal Salisbury was young he wanted to be an explorer and travel the oceans. He imagined his journeys on Christopher Columbus-type ships. Now at 46, he does sail the…
The facts on eating fish
Is it or isn’t it? That is, is fresh fish a super nutritious food worthy of becoming a pescatarian? Or, isn’t it, due to the threat of contaminants such as…
Former purser spins dark comedies
Duncan Whitehead, a former purser on M/Y Boadicea and M/Y Princess Mariana, is not always what he seems. And neither are the characters in his recent novels. During business…
Stew cleans up with bikini clad crew
By Dorie Cox Stew Stephanie Wahnish said she incorporates the beauty of yachting two ways with her Ft. Lauderdale-based cleaning business, Bikini Boat Wash. She uses attractive blue bikini-clad women…
Skip juice “drink” in favor of 100 percent juice in moderation for most benefits
The number of juice and juice-like beverages are multiplying on shelves as fast as the little furry tribbles that took over the U.S.S. Enterprise. This proliferation of fruit- and vegetable-based…
High-fiber beans carry loads of benefits for heart, blood, weight
Dried beans have been a part of mankind’s diet since 7,000 B.C. Today they are an ingredient in just about every cuisine. Think Latin beans and rice, Asian black bean…
Fiery facts about chili peppers
The desire for hot, hot, hot cuisine has transcended chili-heads and is now a national and international obsession. So how healthy is it to indulge in something that produces a…
Executive started as deck/stew and worked way up to captain
By Isabella Klar Before she began working on boats, Wendy Umla worked for a big corporation where women can go as high as they desire. She was an executive, traveling…
