With travel being very uncertain at this time, especially with certain countries, Lee joins us weekly to keep us up to date on any issues that may arise as things begin opening up. This week there is a special Highlight on South African Crew who currently have only about 24 hours to register for possibly flights in or out of the country! If you are South African, and looking to join a boat, or looking to get home, https://www.flysaa.com/za/en/repatriation.action is the link you need to head to NOW! Lee gives us the current "Safe" list for travel into the EU, and as well let's us know the various papers that you will need if you are heading to your vessel! Well worth a watch for all crew!

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Isolated in a super yacht galley on anchor for an 8 week charter in the Caribbean

Knife Block Hatred

If you have a knife block and you love it, then I apologize for all of the reasons I present in this video as to why they're very strange and gross. I realize that I'm in the minority on these views and I'd say most people have a knife block in their home. I'm not sure why. I haven't been in one restaurant kitchen or yacht galley with a knife block. If the professionals think a knife block is dumb why does the general public seem to NEED them with the very essence of their being? The only thing worse than a knife block is throwing your knives into a drawer as if their sharpness was completely irrelevant. A knife really only does one thing, it cuts. In order for it to cut it needs to be sharp. It's like having a toilet with no water in it. You can still use it but you're not using the toilet as it was designed. Love your edges.

Remember the bra burning of the 60's? I know its summer but lets light those knife blocks on fire and feel the warmth of their deaths on our faces. Smile and know you did the right thing. You did the smart thing. You raged against the machine. Do it for your knives.

Hasegawa cutting boards are amazing. I didn't have one on this job but I've used them before. They are by far the lightest, cleanest most cleverly designed cutting that I have ever used in my 27 years of cooking professionally. Having your cutting board up off of the counter helps if your over 5 foot as it gets the cutting board to the proper height for cutting. Counter top heights haven't changed in a couple of hundred years, while humans in general have gotten taller. That is separate rant.

This a link to a video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X5GI3cCoqo&t=28s

I know my cutting board is dirty in this video. I just had to look at it for the absurd amount of hours it took me to edit this video. It annoyed me too. However, cut me some slack. We filmed this in the middle of a work day in the middle of an eight week charter.

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Wanting to know what the future looks like when it comes to investments? Tom gives us some insight in regards to what investments seem to be in demand, how markets may appear in the coming months and how Environmental, Social and Governance Investing is growing ever popular and even becoming mainstream! That is good news for the world as a whole.

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Karine speaks with a Correctional Officer in the Australian Prison system on the Us V Them Culture, The Resistance to change and Men & Mental Health. 

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Want to know why salaries in the yachting industry haven’t change in over a decade? Then tune in to this weeks episode of UNCENSORED, where Captain/Master Pablo Salas discusses salaries with Marien. And to keep it real he also dives into the topic of work/sexual harassment/abuse onboard.

The truth is that this industry is a tricky one, many loop holes and barely any regulations. It is your responsibility as a crew member/seafarer to educate yourself. 
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There is a better, slower, calmer way to get the water out of your leeks and to gently brown them. That is not the way shown in this video. This is the fast and dirty way to do it when there are a lot of other things left to do on your prep list. Keep a close eye on your leeks especially when the water has just evaporated and they're starting to brown quickly. Your wine or even some water will save them from getting too dark then lower the heat.

This video took forever to make. I have more hours into this edit than my last four combined. I am entirely sick of looking at that dumb pot with the dumb leeks in it listening to my dumb voice say the same dumb shit over and over again. This video is dead to me. I look forward to never watching it or listening to it ever again.

On a positive note I've learned so much more about editing with premier pro. I try out new techniques and dive deeper into old ones. It's much better than using my phone but its complicated and limitless in terms of what you can do. I'm using the last few of these Quarantine Kitchen videos to teach myself how to edit properly. Each video should get easier and faster to finish.

With travel being very uncertain at this time, especially with certain countries, Lee joins us weekly to keep us up to date on any issues that may arise as things begin opening up. This week there is a special Highlight on South African Crew who currently have only about 24 hours to register for possibly flights in or out of the country! If you are South African, and looking to join a boat, or looking to get home, https://www.flysaa.com/za/en/repatriation.action is the link you need to head to NOW! Lee gives us the current "Safe" list for travel into the EU, and as well let's us know the various papers that you will need if you are heading to your vessel! Well worth a watch for all crew!

For more information on Blue Marine Travel, please head to their website at bluemarinetravel.com

Mega yacht industry news, More yacht fires, New England rules, EU closures, Flying the flag, Yachting terms , Lay day, Ordinary Seaman, Booby hatch, Dayworkers. USCG cutter Taney.

Industry news, crew houses, Ship sinks, Bahamas opening, CHAZ, Guest host Adrienne Gang. What's it like being on Below Deck. Goslings rum, Dark n Stormy. We ran a littler longer this time but it is worth it!.