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Archive for October, 2009
It’s Time to Book a Caribbean Regatta
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Booking a charter yacht to race a regatta can be a great way to go to combine racing with a winter getaway, but it's important to make your reservations well ahead.
Fiji Two Ways: Part II
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009In August, CharterWave sponsors Michael Sawyer of Infinity Yacht Charters and Missy Johnston of Northrop and Johnson Worldwide Yacht Charters spent a week cruising the Mamanuca and Yasawa island chains in Fiji. They were both guests of management company 37 South aboard the 86-foot powercatamaran Bel’Mare, and it was the first charter in Fiji for both brokers. Below is Part Two of my two-day interview series with both brokers about their experience. Interestingly, while they were on the same boat in the same place with the same crew, they each took away different perspectives about the most important lessons learned for future charter clients. Today’s interview is with Sawyer. (Click here to read Part I with Johnston.) The location photographs are from a previous charter that I did in Fiji several years ago with crew who are now aboard Bel'Mare; the interior yacht photo is from a tour I took of Bel'Mare at the 2007 charter show in Genoa, Italy; and the exterior photo of motoryacht VvS1 is courtesy of 37 South.You traveled to Fiji from Vancouver, Canada. How long ...
Fiji Two Ways: Part I
Monday, October 5th, 2009In August, CharterWave sponsors Michael Sawyer of Infinity Yacht Charters and Missy Johnston of Northrop and Johnson Worldwide Yacht Charters spent a week cruising the Mamanuca and Yasawa island chains in Fiji. Both brokers were guests of management company 37 South aboard the 86-foot powercatamaran Bel’Mare, and it was both brokers' first charter in Fiji. Below is Part One of my two-day interview series with Johnston and Sawyer about their experiences. Interestingly, while they were on the same boat in the same place with the same crew, they each took away different perspectives about the most important lessons learned for future charter clients. Today’s interview is with Johnston; tomorrow’s will be with Sawyer. (Click here to read Part II with Sawyer.) The photographs are from a previous charter that I did in the same Fijian islands several years ago with crew members who are now aboard Bel'Mare, as well as a tour that I took of Bel'Mare at the 2007 charter show in Genoa, Italy. You traveled to Fiji from Newport, Rhode Island. How long did your ...