We catch up from Phuket with Zara Tremlett and Marieke Derks, Superyacht Services Guide, authors, editors, industry friends, and wonderful reporters for SuperYacht Radio at events around the world. We find out how life has been in Thailand, their perspective of the next stage in Asia, discussing how the Asian market could develop, how the industry is managing and the plans ahead for events as they connect with those from the Australia,  Asia, the Middle East and Indian Ocean.

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Captain Guy Fraser, SY Fidelis joins us from Cairns this week, to  share with us his experience and adventures in Pacific waters over the  past 2 months!

Join us for an hour with Captain Avnish Dhall, CEO Ptw-Shipyard with guests to update us on the situation of our industry around the world.

Joining him:

- Emma Cassar, Marketing, Grand Harbour Marina, Malta

- Upali Gooneratne, Director of Vin Ocean Shipping, Sri Lanka

- Aashim Mongia, MD, West Coast Marine & Yacht Service, Mumbai, India

- Gordon Fernandes, GM, Asia Pacific Superyachts, Phuket, Thailand

- Captain Steve Corbett, MD, JLS Yachts LLC, Dubai, UAE

- Tamara Christen, Founder, Christen's Chambers, Seychelles

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WellnessGypsy by Gillian Kennedy brings us some sage advice for yacht life balance each day on the Crew  Mess, for nutritional, health and immunity tips, and today how an inflammatory response  to certain foods can change our health and energy.

Lance Sheppard joins us from New Zealand to update us about the how the deescalation is rapidly  progressing there, positive views for the Pacific area for the latter half of this year, and what a difference working with Ecostore can make to the sustainability of a superyacht.

With a background in both yachting and enviromental focused projects,Lance talks about developing the marine side of Ecostore. With their own #carbonZero certified factory and renewable sugar plastic packaging, as well as utilisation of ocean plastics, their biodegradable plant and mineral-based effective cleaning  solutions are well designed for yacht life, compatible with greywater systems and marine life and tested for over 20 years for their effectiveness.

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Miguel Angel Serra, Partner at Albors Galiano Portales, lawyer  specialized in the superyacht industry for over 20 years, joins us this  week to help clarify the “Plan for the transition to a new normal”  (PTNN) here in Spain and what the government's announcement means for  the yachting industry, and a greater understanding of the term "Force Majeur¨and how it is applicable only in some parts of the world.

A bad day at sea is better then a good day in the office", a  sentiment shared by our guest, Darren Griffiths, Founder of BOAT CORPORATION,  who shares his story from the Royal Marines, through I.T. to the  unparalleled experience of sailing with a great crew, and discusses his  perspective for marketing in the marine industry, and the platform he has developed for marine B2B and marine sales.

Stefan van der Harst, Junior Naval Architect at C-Job Naval Architects discusses with us  his  11 months of in-depth research, in which he proposes disconnecting  the engineering of the lower part of the vessel and the upper part of  the vessel through ‘Dynamic Platform’. This allows owners to still fully  customize their vessel, while reducing engineering time.

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Joining us for VE day, a man of great experience,Andrew Holme,MD of Insignia Crew.

With 13 years experience in the Royal Marines,  deployed on multiple  global exercises as well as having numerous specialist courses,  he  joins us to share his experience and perspective of this memorable day. From the British traditions, to discussing and admiring how the victory was hard and steadfastly won, 75 years ago, as World War II in Europe ended. 

 “An Hour with Colin Squire” , with a large group of captains and yachting professionals was to discuss mental health issues among yacht crew and also raise (which was achieved) enough money to create a yacht-specific portal for ISWAN (International Seafarers Welfare Assistance Network) to provide online access to free mental health information and support, www.yachtcrewhelp.org.

 Some of the discussions and guests included:

: Caitlin Vaughan of ISWAN. “We exist to promote the welfare of seafarers worldwide,”……”crew didn’t know where to go when they needed support. So what can we do first? Provide access to support.” 

Capt. Mike Mclean of S/Y Andromeda :“How you do it is by making it an everyday topic,” he said, quoting Rumi: “Yesterday, I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise so I am changing myself.” “We create that in how we communicate with each other, how we interact with each other, and how we resolve conflict.”

Yachting is trying to implement the same sort of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) that the corporate world has offered its employees for decades.

Tony Nicholson of MedAire.: “It’s unusual now for corporations not to have an EAP, particularly if they have employees traveling overseas. It leads to a happier workforce, less absenteeism, and more productivity.”

With Capt. Rafael Cervantes Mataix,  and also as a second host was Capt. O’Shannassy. 

“This investment in the start is to help crew understand the environment is valuable,” he said. “Substance abuse is not the cause; it’s the result, hence the need for access to support. It’s an investment in crew.”

The portal, “Yacht Crew Help” will offer 24/7 live support in multiple languages through various modes including computer and phone to help yacht crew navigating the stresses and pressures of yachting, to help families of crew dealing with issues, to help captains deal with emergencies or handle mental health issues, and provide wellness tools for all crew.

International Seafarers' Welfare & Assistance Network