Melanie’s cabinet: Easy to follow the lead of this young crew
Follow the leader; be a team player; learn every day – and all of those types of things, right? Right. In my nearly 40-year journey as a chef and hospitality …
Write To Be Heard
Collaboration in yachting has grown in more ways than LOA
Earlier this year, Capt. AJ Anderson was elected president of the International Superyacht Society. As a seafarer for 40 years and an industry leader in …
Busting myths on MLC, crew vacations, days off
By Emma Batchelder The Maritime Labor Convention was written in 2006, but made a big impact when it entered into force on Aug. 20, 2013, one year after …
Score with the universal language of soccer during the World Cup
By John Jarvie Boating is a universal language. Anywhere in the world, we have the capacity to communicate, bond and relate through experiences that only …
Yachting doesn’t need to hold crew with ‘golden handcuffs’
By Conor Salmon One of my favorite quotes is: “Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.” Henry Ford is credited with …
Different world onboard yacht for San Francisco bar pilot
By Capt. Paul Lobo My first and only pilot job on a yacht was in the summer of 2007. I thought I’d never pilot one because I was retiring that year. So the …
Write to Be Heard: French law on social security offers another option
By Vincent Huens de Brouwer Regarding the recent implementation by the French government of the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC 2016 – Regulation 4.5 – …
Write to Be Heard: Troubling rape verdict raises awareness
By Alene Keenan I would like to comment regarding last month’s article about the rape lawsuit on M/Y Endless Summer. I think that most people have great …
Hot trip on the Hudson highlights perils of procrastination
By Capt. Bruce Gregory I’ve made 40-plus offshore passages from 50 miles to 1,500 miles in boats from 8-foot dinghies to 80-foot tugs; have witnessed …
Successful trips keep yachts visiting Cuba
By Michael T. Moore and Maria Romeu The 2016-17 Caribbean yachting season was the first time since 1958 that U.S. yachters could visit Cuba, and they did so in …
