Career and Crew

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August 11, 2010

"There's not a lot of shoot 'em up, but [it has] lots of messages and it takes place in backdrops us yachties are familiar with," Chef Kathleen Beales said. "Each chapter is one of life's lessons."

August 6, 2010

First Mate Absalon Galapon Agustin Jr. of M/Y Rebecca died July 24 while taking an evening walk on the beach on Stocking Island in the Exumas. He was 41.

August 3, 2010

Chef Peter Ziegelmeier from M/Y Rena won the 2010 Best Charter Yacht Chef Competition at the Newport Spring Charter Show.

August 3, 2010

Former crew on M/Y Summerwind played a pivotal role in a newspaper profile of a Florida candidate for the U.S. Senate.

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July 28, 2010

Mate Kirstie Milne of New Zealand, Chef Wendy Weller of Florida, and Stew Megan Shorrocks of Australia proved to be a tight team, said Capt. Harold Moyer during a recent stop in Ft. Lauderdale. "When they came onboard, the job just got easier," he said. 

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July 21, 2010

The yachting community lost one of its best known stewards on 23 June. Paul Morrison passed away in Barcelona, Spain, due to heart failure.He was 38 years old.

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July 19, 2010

Sandra “The Slicing Slovakian” Toporova went head-to-head with Shannon “The Cooking Canuck” Bridgeman in a Clash of the Interior Titans.

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July 19, 2010

Chef Victoria Allman contributed a chapter that details a time she and her husband found a secluded island where they met a couple from Australia and prepared "an unforgettable meal."

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July 19, 2010

Trailing a fleeing fugitive, Capt. Ronald Billiot navigated a boat loaded with gun-wielding Bahamian police through the dark near Harbour Island on July 11 in pursuit of the elusive Barefoot Bandit.

July 12, 2010

The four course seats had more views than expected, but no one actually bid.

June 2, 2010

International Yacht Training in Ft. Lauderdale has opened its first eBay auctions, offering four seats in two courses this summer.

May 17, 2010

The job of orchestrating a grand prix-level racing campaign entails a lot more than simply sailing. “The biggest part of the job is logistics,” said Capt. Just ask Kris Matthews,

April 30, 2010

There are many rumors flying around out there about proposed changes that may affect 200-, 500- and 1,600-ton licenses. Here are some facts.

April 19, 2010

It makes good business sense – and is respectful professional etiquette – to stay in touch with your former bosses. Your efforts to stay connected withpast employers should pay dividends many times over when they provide you with favorable professional references. Don’t believe that former employers are not allowed to say anything, as many times they will expound on both bad and good qualities.

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March 26, 2010

Florida Yacht Brokers Association (FYBA) coordinated a marine industry photo shoot in mid-March to graphically illustrate their current campaign of “Boats = Jobs”. Over 130 crew, service, repair, sales and support marine industry employees assembled  at Lauderdale Marine Center’s East Yard in Ft. Lauderdale to be in the photo to show their support for the industry.

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March 22, 2010

According to a survey done by The Triton in 2007, 70 percent of women in yachting these days have finely tuned their stewardess talents toward the art of the perfect napkin fold, elegant flower arrangements, and laundry skills that still amaze me.

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March 15, 2010

After 15 years in megayacht galleys, Chef Bill Fahey is back to what he does best: making pizza. A week before Christmas, Fahey and his partner Charles opened Big Wheel Pizza on Andrews Avenue in Ft. Lauderdale. Before he got into yachting in 1995, he owned four pizzerias, the last one -- Mr. Mills New York Pizza -- was in Bristol, R.I., near Newport.

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January 25, 2010

How many crew members have been left feeling uncomfortable when their captain gives an order but they aren’t sure exactly what was meant by it?

You don’t want to appear naive or difficult, so you don’t ask.

Not asking is a huge mistake.

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December 28, 2009

Capt. Kostas Andreou stands on the helideck of M/Y Allure Shadow with his arms outstretched. Because each movement he makes is a signal to the helicopter pilot, he’s careful not to reach to his belt to switch between his aviation and marine radios. Instead, he’s got a switch wired on his finger.

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November 23, 2009
Do not make a captain hunt for information that should be easy to find on any résumé. A résumé needs to have categories and be clear, clean and crisp in each category – like you look in your résumé photo. Personal Information
October 1, 2009

Crew Unlimited, a crew placement agency based in Ft. Lauderdale, surveyed the stews in their database about all things having to do with the interior and performing stew functions. The following are the top 10 responses for some of the survey questions:

October 1, 2009

As I read the August Triton, as I do every month, I sat back and thought, don’t yacht crew get it? Don’t they know what state the yachting industry is really in? Even if the economy bounces back in the next 12 months, the lost wealth needs to be built up again before the large checks are flowing through our industry again. In other words, I think a lot of crew think of this as a temporary slow period when it is, in fact, an industry contraction.

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August 26, 2009
Yacht crew must be able to demonstrate resilience in the face of unpredictable obstacles. OK, you need to say this out loud to yourself: "I must be able to demonstrate resilience in the face of unpredictable obstacles.
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July 22, 2009
This is the second of two articles about preparing for and excelling in a job search. This article focuses on the interview; last month’s article focused on resumes.