Capt: "Mayday, mayday, mayday. This is M/Y Atlantica calling Honolulu coast guard, over." [sound of static] Capt: "Mayday, mayday, mayday. This...
The MYBA?! This must be a "trade union" which to all intents and purposes exists solely to protect her very highly paid members within a...
CODOG, unless I'm mistaken, what you recommend is that any superyacht owner (but especially Paul Allen) should consider vacating his owner's suite...
That's probably because you've been able to make up for the "shortfall" since then. Would you still feel the same way if you were still...
Starting off with the hypothesis that I am the sole winner of the EuroMillions jackpot of Euros 38 million this coming Friday and I decide to...
cranky, may I be the first to congratulate you on your prescience: I think today, the majority of people who'd paid their share of taxes etc....
Superyacht owners face crew shortages according to the UK's Daily Telegraph. Employing crew aboard superyachts must represent one of the few...
Capt. Tom (and all ye others callin' yerselves mariners)... How convenient it must be to just "explain away" the foggy photos with the first...
I find this very sad. It's always distressing to hear about shipyards that shut down. If yachts have souls (many seafarers would admit that they...
IMHO, the "perfect yacht" would have to meet the following criteria: 1) It would cost less than 50% of what any major European or US builder...
New sign at a French marina recently: "DON'T FEED THE (GIANT) DUCK!!!" :)
That such a large plastique duck came out of a French shipyard no longer surprises me - especially when you consider that the latest Queen Mary II...
I visited TUEQ today. No photos though - the flashes might have resulted in a half-dozen Uzis being aimed at me (would security on TUEQ really use...
The first building that came into mind was the BURJ AL ARAB' Hotel in Dubai: A few weeks ago, a Cat. 4/5 cyclone passed just a few hundred...
I'm not sure that I see the relevance of the question about whether there is a 68m or 70m clearance under the bridge. Mirabella V was built...
shaft1279 wrote: Followed by: And finally: Here is my perspective on the issue FWIW: 1) Your post is light on detail: I'm left...
For once, we have a superyacht which leaked fuel accidently. Not in some 3rd world country. But here in Cannes, whilst the Cannes Film Festival...
Coincidentally, I saw Carl's Four-Legged FREAK cruising off Cannes today, whilst the Cannes Film Festival goes into full swing. At first, I...
I love the smell of (diesel) in the mornings... This Monday morning, I was driving into Cannes from the west along the coastal road. The smell...
Yes, the quintessence of yachting...[the purest form of...essential feature...embodiment...] In order to differentiate this thread from the...
