Poutine is far from routine at these 10 Canadian restaurants
Poutine, one of Canada’s most popular comfort foods, gets a tasty twist at these 10 restaurants.
Lydia Schrandt
Thursday, June 1st, 2017
Read Full Content Here
The post Poutine is far from routine at these 10 Canadian restaurants appeared first on YachtAweigh.
Top 10 Picks for Kicking It with the Kids in Key West
Key West is not Disney World. In fact, Duval Street’s gauntlet of bars is infamous as an adult playground. Fortunately, there are plenty of family-friendly activities far removed from the margarita-fueled revelry….
Claudia Miller
Wednesday, May 31st, 2017
Read Full Content Here
The post Top 10 Picks for Kicking It with the Kids in Key West appeared first on YachtAweigh.
May 30th – It was a cool cloudy day with moderate winds and chance of thunderstorms. We left our St Michaels anchorage and headed 41 miles north to Annapolis Maryland and grabbed a mooring ball in Spa Creek. Scott and Karen on “Last Call” travelled to Annapolis as well but we said our goodbyes to Mark and Karen on “Captains Choice” last night since they had other plans. The weather was crappy thus I decided to pay some bills and catch up on the blog while it was laundry day for “Last Call”. A Looper that we haven’t seen in some time “Sanctuary” has invited both us and “Last Call” to dinner tonight. We’ve heard that we’re not supposed to bring anything, however Maria is going to make some bread in the bread maker since she never likes to go empty handed.
| This is a scary piece of art in St Michaels! |
| High Tide … Before picture |
| Low Tide …. After picture |
| Another amazing wagon but the price! On special today for $2,000 |
| A classic Ford parked on a side street in St Michaels |
| A warm up drink while we listened to some LOUD music |
| Dinner by the fire |
| Not sure what this is, however it’s in the middle of no where on Chesapeake Bay |
| Our St Michaels anchorage in San Domingo Creek |
| Captain’s meeting |
| Admiral’s meeting |
| A light house on the way to Annapolis |
| Naval Training Academy in Annapolis |
| Hmmm 5 motors on a dingy … Overkill?! |
The post St Michaels Maryland to Annapolis Maryland – May 30, 2017 appeared first on YachtAweigh.
The 227-foot Damen Game Changer puts on a show in London
The post A Rare Sight appeared first on YachtAweigh.
lang: en_US
The Med season has arrived and superyachts are coming in hot from all oceans of the world. Provisions are packed, inventories stocked and the engine room made ready. So what can we do to ensure a safe and reliable Med season and who can we call for support and what services can we use to make this next summer period, as stress-free as possible? Let me give you the good oil.
Our arrival in Spain marks, yet again, a successful crossing of the Atlantic. Preparations are well underway for the upcoming season, which is shaping up to be a busy one. So what could go wrong?
Common issues you can expect to face during a season can include anything from mechanical breakdowns and parts logistics to crew changeover and even the odd spanner in the works thrown by Mother Nature. The weather in the Med can be just as unpredictable as the Atlantic itself.
But as crew, we are not alone when it comes to support for the vessel. Management companies, crew agencies, yacht agents and maintenance services make up a strong shore support network at many of the major ports.
Having these contact numbers ready is highly recommended, so understanding where you plan to
make port visits and which areas you will cruise all come into play during the planning stage for the season.
Management companies, including Northrop and Johnson and Hill Robinson provide excellent support including crew management and technical assistance to vessels in the Med at a moments notice. There are some great yacht agents out there, at the top of my list are Med Yacht Services who provide support for bunkering, technical assistance, provisioning and yacht clearance, amongst other things. These companies are particularly useful when trying to locate parts quickly when an understanding of local suppliers may be limited.
But what can we as engineers and ETO’s do internally to better manage the season? One of the obvious methods is to ensure the yacht has a vessel management software (VMS) and a planned maintenance system (PMS) implemented. Mechanical breakdowns only slow your season down and can impact on the guest’s experience and add additional pressure to a program. Planned maintenance will ensure your equipment is kept up to the highest standard and in good working order. Equipment, including tenders and jet skiis, are placed under considerably high pressure during a season. Components are pushed to their limits so taking shortcuts with maintenance will only hurt your operations and vessel reliability.
A good overall yacht management software such as Sealogical and Neptune can be utilised by most departments of the vessel. They provide a little bit of everything. These software platforms are also great for management companies. TotalSuperyacht is an ISM software, and is great for managing all aspects of safety systems onboard. However, if you are looking for a comprehensive digital platform for the engineering department, Seahub is a very powerful maintenance management system with defect reporting and project management to support planned and unplanned maintenance.
Inventory control is made easy and allows multiple access points simultaneously. Meaning a Chief Engineer can view a list of completed tasks for the week remotely from a laptop or a Jn Engineer can adjust inventory levels on an iPad from a storage area.
No matter which VMS, ISM or PMS software you implement, they all provide an excellent support platform for the crew, especially to the engine room. Collaboration between departments will increase operational efficiency and safety for the entire vessel, which in turn means happy guests and happy crew.
(0)
The post It’s a new season. Get your ducks in a row. Getting there is only half the battle appeared first on SuperYacht Technology.
The post It’s a new season. Get your ducks in a row. Getting there is only half the battle appeared first on YachtAweigh.
Since we are meeting our friends in the Dry Tortugas later this week, we decided to use the Memorial Day holiday to our advantage and head south to anchor out in the Keys prior to that. Our first stop along the way was to anchor at Cape Roman near Marco Island. We didn’t get to Cape Romano until late in the evening and it was an extremely low tide so were unable to get into the little anchorage. We tried anchoring on the Gulf of Mexico right off the famous dome homes but the current was going one way and the wind the other making what would have been an unpleasant night. We decided to cruise about another hour south and tuck in behind a shoal which gave us much better protection for the evening.
Corey helps fuel up Blue Turtle
Grilling dinner off the coast of Naples
Reading up on the Dry Tortugas
The famous dome homes of Cape Romano
The dome homes slowly getting swallowed by the sea
Relaxing up front and enjoying the evening
We were treated to a gorgeous sunset
The sky after the sun had set
The next morning we were off early to head to the Content Keys. The Content Keys is a very popular spot for mini lobstering season and we’d been there several times for just that. This time around, Randy and Corey wanted to try a spear fishing spot that they got from a friend. They were only able to spear 1 hogfish but it was certainly tasty. We stayed two nights at the Content Keys before heading to Jewfish Basin near Key West.
Our crew en route to the Content Keys
Sophie is happy to be on vacay!
Corey gets in some reading time and a nice breeze
Always my favorite view
Blue Turtle anchored at the Content Keys
The boys return from spear fishing
This little guy came by to check us out
He says “see ya later!”
Beautiful sunset at the Content Keys
The post Headed south: Marco Island to the Content Keys appeared first on Blue Turtle Trawler.
The post Headed south: Marco Island to the Content Keys appeared first on YachtAweigh.
| Proud to fly the Gold burgee!! |
| We are one happy Gold Looper family!!! |
| I can see the harbor!! But even better we can hear our family and friends!! |
| What a sight to see! |
| Pulling into our slip…It’s Uncle Kevin and Billy! |
| Our Great Loop travels were amazing, we are so proud to have completed this trip! |
| Popping corks! |
| Crocket and his girlfriend, Mazy |
| My niece Hannah |
| Joanne, Richie, JD and Andrea (Gianna is in her stroller) |
| My nephew Luke, could not keep him out of the water! |
| There were some dares and I believe some are in clothes |
| And in shoes… |
| Hannah, me and Sam |
| Martin and Ben |
| Some grilling and chilling |
| Me and Annie, aka Pee! |
| Ben, me, Hannah, Cathy (Ben’s mom), Pee and Ethan (missing Luke, he was swimming) |
| Cousin Jenny and Hannah |
| Pee, Billy, Kelli and Jan |
| Ben and Charlie |
| Our spectacular view, I will never tire of this gorgeous sky |
| Setting off lanterns for Uncle Jim |
The post Jammin Jane Crosses Her Wake!!! appeared first on YachtAweigh.
