*From the Bridge
Seven die of vaping-related illness
More than 20 countries have banned e-cigarettes and five more have put restrictions on their sale and use. Although they are still permitted in most of Europe and in the…
From the Bridge: Know-it-alls? Maybe, but captains ask when answers elude
From the Bridge: by Dorie Cox Individual comments are not attributed to encourage candid discussion; attending captains are identified in the accompanying photograph. What do yacht captains do when they…
From the Bridge: Duty calls; workload cuts into vacations
From the Bridge: by Dorie Cox Yacht captains are in control on board; they set and enforce the rules. So when regulations and contracts stipulate vacations, why don’t they take…
From the Bridge: Fun according to yacht captains
From the Bridge: by Dorie Cox From compliance and crashes to crew concerns, yacht captains often find themselves in serious conversations about yachting. For more than 15 years, The Triton’s…
From the Bridge: Cushy job on a frivolous toy? Yachting really is work
By Dorie Cox More than six years ago, a Bravo reality TV series debuted about yachts and the lives of the captains and crew at work on board. Some 85…
From the Bridge: Captains want, use estimates to vet, find vendors
From the Bridge: by Lucy Chabot Reed Planning for a shipyard visit and refit project often starts months in advance with a little piece of paper called an estimate, the…
From the Bridge: Lower salary often beats experience when hiring captains
With resume in hand, a discouraged yacht captain recently visited The Triton office in Fort Lauderdale. He said he could not find a job and asked if others said the…
From the Bridge: Captains navigate complex equation for crew wages
From the Bridge: by Dorie Cox Yacht captains are familiar with the rates for maintenance, repairs, dockage, insurance and other yacht bills. Budgets are a large part of what they…
From the Bridge: Do not mess with yacht crew meals
From the Bridge: by Dorie Cox Yacht crew pack in a boatload of duties each day, usually several tasks at the same time. But there are limits to multitasking when…
