On the Water: Entertainment

Season 5 of Lats & Atts TV Season 5 of Latitudes & Attitudes TV is now online and air. Latitudes & Attitudes Magazine has a TV show, now in its fifth season.  And of course, that’s the one that’s important to me as I’m the talking head and “... …Read More

Camper and Nicholsons International has just released the third edition of its Superyachting Index, the world's most comprehensive compilation of data about the new construction, brokerage sales, and yacht charter industries for boats larger than 80 fe... …Read More

As the angler speared on Monday in the White Marlin Open recovers, there have been few changes in the leaderboard in the past days. No surprise, there, with a 1,010 pound blue marlin and a 97.5 pound white marlin sitting in the lead(s), it’ll take a heck of a catch to bump them out of first [...] …Read More

A good number of yachting industry insiders have contacted me during the past two weeks, wondering aloud about the current status of the crewed charter market. Those who carefully watch sales statistics are seeing what appears to be an emerging trend: ... …Read More

An angler was speared by a billfish in the White Marlin Open, this Monday. Offshore fishing expert John Unkart, author of the how-to fishing book Offshore Pursuit  (www.getgup.com)  took a bill in his leg while 60 miles offshore, mating on the sport fishing vessel Playmate for the tournament. “We were in five foot seas,” John said, “and we needed to [...] …Read More

It may be just a coincidence, or it may be an indication that we have reached the "drop dead date" for yacht owners who have been holding out in futile hopes of booking their yachts at the full weekly charter rates this high season. Either way, managem... …Read More

Management company C U Yacht Charters tells me that it has signed the 68-foot Azimut motoryacht Allegria V into the charter fleet. The yacht is currently en route to Long Island, New York, where she will spend the rest of the summer offering charters f... …Read More

About five years ago, I was at a luncheon aboard a motoryacht where the conversation turned to charter yacht brochures. Digital brochures were beginning to become an option, and some people saw them as a threat to the charter industry. At my table were... …Read More

BRINGING ALCHEMY TO THE WIND “Because it wasn’t there.” Sir Edmund Hillary All photos by Kimball Livingston Oops, I guess that’s a slight misquote of Hillary. But how else to introduce Rick Cavallaro, who invented an unproblem and then solved it—to the consternation of many an internet flamer—and opened up new possibilities in wind energy extraction, all [...] …Read More

These past few weeks, I've been writing incessantly about newly announced deals and discounts for charter yachts in every last one of the world's major summer cruising regions. Today marks a new twist on yacht owners trying to buck the global recession... …Read More