Yachting Culture
Yachting Culture
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The Girls In The Grey
Yachting Culture #25/1060. SUPERYACHT ENGINEERS – PART II The Girls in the Grey: Not your stew. Not your fantasy. Just your last line of defence. By Chef Tom Voigt Some guests mistake them for a junior stew… “Oh how sweet, she’s helping clean the engine room!” No darling. She is…
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Crew Focus: Killer Instincts
With Courtesy of Erica Lay & The Mallorca Bulletin. #25/1061. Erica Lay owner of EL CREW International Yacht Crew Agency http://www.elcrewco.com/ erica@elcrewco.com Killer Instincts: Why Are Orcas Targeting Yachts? By Erica Lay It sounds like something out of a nature docudrama: orcas, sleek and intelligent apex predators, seemingly developing a…
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The Superyacht Engineer
Yachting Culture #25/1059. Superyacht Engineer – ain´t ghost in the bilge, but god of the boat by Chef Tom Voigt Some guests on a luxury yacht will always say to the chef:“Ah, here she/he is – the most important person on the boat.” Oh, right. The guests on a superyacht…
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Always On, Always Behind
With Courtesy of Erica Lay /1058. Erica Lay owner of EL CREW International Yacht Crew Agency http://www.elcrewco.com/ erica@elcrewco.com Always On, Always Behind: The Social Media Pressure Cooker for Superyacht Crew There was a time when being a good crew member meant showing up, staying switched on, and keeping your uniform…
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A Burnt Out Memoir
Yachting Culture #25/1062. “So Let Me Get This Straight…” A Burnt-End Memoir in Real Time by Yours Truly Chef Raffie So let me get this straight… I just landed in Nice—a land known for rosé, regrets, and rejected provisioning invoices—when my WhatsApp lit up like a fryer fire: “No money.”…
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Season‘s End
Yachting Culture #25/1057. Season’s End: A Message from the Galley By Chef Raffie I’m Tired. I’m Exhausted. I’m Still Here. To every crew member, chef, stew, deckhand, and soul barely holding on— Right now, I’m standing somewhere between faith and fatigue. My body aches. My heart is heavy. My future…
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Sustainability on Superyachts
With Courtesy of Erica Lay & The Mallorca Bulletin. #25/1056. Erica Lay owner of EL CREW International Yacht Crew Agency http://www.elcrewco.com/ erica@elcrewco.com Sustainability on Superyachts: Implementing Green Practices The yachting industry, long synonymous with luxury and indulgence, is increasingly embracing sustainability as a core value. As environmental awareness rises, yacht…
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CREW FOCUS: Galley Gossip
With Courtesy of Erica Lay & The Mallorca Bulletin. #25/1047. Erica Lay owner of EL CREW International Yacht Crew Agency http://www.elcrewco.com/ erica@elcrewco.com Galley Gossip: The Secrets Yacht Chefs Won’t Tell You By Erica Lay Step into the galley of a superyacht and you’ll find a culinary world far removed from…
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Things Yacht Crew Wish Guests Knew
With Courtesy of Erica Lay & The Mallorca Bulletin. #25/1043. Erica Lay owner of EL CREW International Yacht Crew Agency http://www.elcrewco.com/ erica@elcrewco.com Things Yacht Crew Wish Guests Knew By Erica Lay We love our guests. We really do. Without them, we’d just be a bunch of uniformed adults floating around…