Crew-Life

In the kitchen with Capt. Lee

Capt. Lee Rosbach mugs for the camera with his collection of Triton coffee mugs, many of which he collected by attending captains lunches over the past 10 years.  They seem…

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Commercial job yields more pay, insurance

After 36 years in yachting, Capt. Charlie Kiss landed a job on a 106-foot Burger with no future, no benefits and making the same amount of money he’d made 20…

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Uninsured engineer fights cancer

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Update: Yacht Eng. Erick Deforest died Sept. 2, 2011 at Hospice By the Sea in Boca Raton after a six-month battle with lung cancer. Yacht Eng. Erick Deforest has cancer.…

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Blue Water Warriors offers resource for service members

It’s an odd scenario, this Kiwi captain and his American wife, using all their savings and monthly paychecks to build a boat for injured U.S. military troops. They haven’t served…

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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…

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From stews, captains, and bilge rats, women become engineers

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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“.  …

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Yacht chef offers Willy Wonka-like peek inside galley

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Stew cleans up with bikini clad crew

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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…

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