Triton networking with Ward's Marine Electric

Triton networking with Ward's Marine Electric

About 300 captains, crew and industry professionals met for food, beverages and tours of Ward’s Marine Electric the first Wednesday in September.

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Careful using 'freelance' if you aren't

Careful using 'freelance' if you aren't

A resume with a series of short-term jobs could mean an earful about placement difficulty.

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An unspoken topic: death on board

An unspoken topic: death on board

Be it murder, suicide or accident, any death in yachting gets captains and crew thinking about how they are affected.

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A taste of the pure life

A taste of the pure life

Freelance stew Franki Black took some of her yachting wages and volunteered for six months teaching English in Costa Rica.

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HAZ what?

HAZ what?

To work in the Gulf, yacht crew need a new kind of training known as HAZWOPER.

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Triton Networking with Marina Bay

Triton Networking with Marina Bay

Who says there's no one in Ft. Lauderdale in summer? More than 300 yacht captains, crew and industry folks joined us at Marina Bay on the first Wednesday in August to wrap up our poker run and network by the pool.

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Recent News

August 31, 2010
Tropical storm activity at high levels in Atlantic Ocean

Weather conditions are being updated from the northern Caribbean, through Bahamas and up U.S. East coast due to high levels of activity. Visit the National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center at www.weather.gov for the most recent news and forecasts.

September 2, 2010
IYC sells three yachts

International Yacht Collection’s brokerage office has sold three yachts and added a new central listing.

September 2, 2010
Moore Stephens joins Captain's Hideout in Monaco

Moore Stephens Crew Benefits will sponsor the Captain’s Hideout 2010 during the Monaco Yacht Show.

August 30, 2010
'The industry should stop thinking that freelance crew are beach bums'

A few comments from survey respondents.

August 30, 2010
An unspoken topic: death on board

'The commercial industry has guidelines on what to do, but we have none.'

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August 30, 2010
Careful using 'freelance' if you aren't

Real freelance crew -- those who aren't looking for full-time work -- fill an important niche in yachting, captains said in this month's survey.

August 30, 2010
USCG closes USVI, Puerto Rican ports for Hurricane Earl

Port condition YANKEE in effect; ZULU expected later this morning.

August 28, 2010
Long-time captain succumbs to liver failure

Capt. Bill Listing died in April in the Royal Darwin Hospital (Northern Territory, Australia), Renal Care Unit, of liver failure. He was 56.

August 28, 2010
TowBoatUS in N.C. has new owner

Capt. Lee Sykes has recently purchased TowBoatUS Beaufort, N.C., from Capt. Rod Hoell.

Lucy's Journal

May 24, 2010
Out Island residents save this victim's life

Generous help from Bahamian residents saves another life.

Latest Columns

August 23, 2010
Training, practice make the stew

Apart from teaching technical skills, good training passes along the confidence to perform new skills in front of others.

August 23, 2010
Caught your attention? Billboards are opportunities

A trend in investment options is DPP or Direct Participation Programs. DPPs allow you to directly participate in the cash flow and tax benefits of the underlying investment. 

August 23, 2010
Stretch your workout with resistance bands

All you will need for this workout is a resistance band; you should feel fatigued for the last few repetitions.

August 23, 2010
Would you say 'no' to a week's worth of calories?

You can make healthful meal decisions while ordering off a menu. Here's how.

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August 17, 2010
Camera programs a good image, but you can perfect your shots

Camera's histogram gives loads of data to improve your next photograph.

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