Latest updates for this year’s Metstrade in Amsterdam with Kitty McGowan, President of The U.S. Superyacht Association and her guest, Niels Klarenbeek, Director of Metstrade, finding out more about this event in November, the changes in place, the hybrid events planned after the success of METSTRADE Connect and alot of optimism for this Autumn in Amsterdam!

Update USSA with Kitty McGowan, President and her guest, James James from Yacht Chandlers finding out about this well known industry company, the huge developments in with chandlers requests and requirements, and the usual stories and good humour that comes with the Update USSA show!

Catch up with Mark Elliott, Co-founder of Voyager IP, and Barry Egan, I.T. Systems Manager as they explain how the need for high performance and signal strength even in the worst of conditions has driven demand for single beam satellite solutions, why their choice was for KA over KU, how they provide technical support, and their plans for the future.

Find out about this course aimed at #captains and #seafarers to study in the area of #yacht management, with innovative online learning approaches to acquire the skills and experiences required to thrive in their job role or change position in the industry, also taking into account their previous experience and accreditations.

In yachting life, social media plays an important role to connect us to friends and family, find employment and link us to the yachting community. However, as multiple studies demonstrate a strong link between heavy social media use and an increased risk for depression, anxiety, loneliness & self-harm, where is the line between harm and help?

Resources referred to in podcast:

- https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_alter_why_our_screens_make_us_less_happy?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread

- https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFiDozsCVmT/?igshid=1d76jhcb8d99u

- Book- Johann Hari - Lost Connections

- The Social Dilemma- Netflix

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Join us with Jenny Matthews, Co- Founder, She of the sea to discuss their 2021 Annual Report, for the first time collecting data and statistics regarding diversity and inclusion in Yachting, both onshore and onboard, her insights of what they discovered, the gaps and the myths, the latest developments of their new program for mentoring and connecting with the industry, LegaSea, and her optimism for the progress already achieved since they began .

Join us with Laurence Lewis, Director of YPI CREW, as we discuss the effects Covid-19 has had on yacht recruiting, which yachting positions experienced the biggest drops and which saw more recruitments, and the overall changes. Since their launch in 2016 of www.yachtsalaries.com, it has allowed peer-to-peer salary comparison and a monitoring the industry yacht crew salaries movements, as well as permanent and rotational comparisons for each position. What was the affect on yacht crew salaries? And what optimism can be held for the coming year?

Join us as we catch up with our correspondent from the Southern Hemisphere, Captain Jimmy Blee !

Join us with Sean Judkins, as he prepares for Mallorca Odyssey, circumnavigating Mallorca, 17th -18th April 2021, with 10 Stages of running, cycling and kayaking to raise funds for Cancer Support Group, Mallorca

Pippa was walking the plank the other day waiting for Dave, late as usual, and she bumped into the guys from Intellian on the eve of their LEO and One Web deal.