Explore away:
This link below is from our Christmas/New Years charter. We had a lot of fun with our beach set ups, cool fishing trips, crew vs. guest volleyball tournament, and a big bonfire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXYZnqWZvLI
The link below shows the seahawks didn't really need to win the SuperBowl. (I still hate the Patriots)
http://www.oceanofnews.com/see-owner-seattle-seahawks-superyacht-octopus/
The link below are just some cool instagram videos of boats all over the world. The last video is of M/Y Azteca and they are sitting right next to us as we speak.
http://www.oceanofnews.com/top-10-instagram-videos-boat-yacht-superyacht-week-6/
The link below is for anyone wondering more about yachting...
https://proangels.wordpress.com/newbies-experience-exchange/
The link below is about the upcoming Miami boat show. Starting Feb. 12-16. Carpe Diem was supposed to be in Miami by this point in time but our yard period is extended for a week due to AC/engine issues.
http://www.oceanofnews.com/top-10-largest-yachts-miami-yacht-brokerage-boat-show/
Wrap your head around these numbers; $1.3 million a week to charter this baby out. She's in Fort Lauderdale right now.
http://www.oceanofnews.com/3d-printed-jaguar-hits-the-high-seas/?hvid=6c0eVf
Another fellow yacht blogger:
http://www.tatler.com/news/articles/january-2015/travel-tuesday-miranda-hart-superyacht-adventure
Steve Jobs yacht, Venus. She is such a master piece I would someday be able to work onboard her, it would be a dream come true:
http://www.cnn.com/videos/tech/2015/01/06/orig-steve-jobs-yacht-venus-npr.cnn
And the grand finale is this link; read these and don't be surprised at all...unfortunately I've had to perform worse or I've heard of worse
http://www.tatler.com/news/articles/february-2015/yacht-guide---13-crazy-on-board-requests
All these are just some websites/links I explore and learn more from every day. I learn from people posting on social media more than I do at work on a day to day basis. Pretty cool things out there though. Keeps my interested a lot longer. The boats keep getting bigger and more expensive as the years tick away.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015
Sickness spreading
After a long couple of weeks being sick, my 25th birthday, parents visiting and trying to juggle work and friends; I'm here to say I'm happier than I've ever been and so thankful to have everything I have.
The small things are what make me happy. For example, it's Monday, February 2, 2015...The crew all just got new bath towels and pillows. Random, I know, but just because we fought we needed new ones we all got together and decided that's something we wanted.
We now have a new first mate on board and his girlfriend is the new 4th stew. When I first joined the boat (Carpe Diem) he was on right after the crossing and she was our crew chef. The yard period is coming to an end and we are now starting to see everyone come back from their courses that they were taking and new people coming in to fill the old places. Eating lunch today was a mad house having 10 people in there eating at once when we've had only about five or six the past four weeks. People running into each other, asking for napkins while they are already sitting down, cutlery dropping on the floor, drinks spilling. We all were laughing, as if we have never all sat in a crew mess together before.
The first day my parents arrived in Fort Lauderdale, I was becoming achy and feeling like I had a horrible hangover when I hadn't had anything to drink in weeks. Family friends came all the way over from Naples and we were able to watch the last Colts game of the year all together. Monday morning came along and I felt as if a train had hit me. I was super sick and couldn't hardly work. Few more days went on and I was sent to the doctor ASAP when my parents saw me after work one day. Influenza A (worst flu you can get) and was highly contagious. Asian mask was a must then I spread it to my dad real quick. Sorry dad! Gareth was the first to spread the sickness. He didn't seem to get hit too hard but suddenly everyone starting feeling a little ill then all of a sudden EVERYONE was sick. Down for the count, the flu infected all of us real quick.
Gareth my first mate originally is leaving to go onto Perry's other 150' yacht to try to become captain which is cool. He's an amazing person and I always hope to stay in touch with him. Hey maybe a future job will come out of it if we are on the same page at the same time. As weird as it sounds, it's actually hard to find loyal people in this industry so coming across the few that I have, I'm able to say I'm going to be friends with these few people probably for the rest of my life. So many crew come and go unfortunately but I hope to stay in touch with him long after he's gone.
We've got a few more weeks here in Fort Lauderdale in the yard and once we are done here we go straight to Miami for the International boat show. Rumor has it Pitbull is coming on board to promote Carpe Diem and help us get charters for the Med season.
The small things are what make me happy. For example, it's Monday, February 2, 2015...The crew all just got new bath towels and pillows. Random, I know, but just because we fought we needed new ones we all got together and decided that's something we wanted.
We now have a new first mate on board and his girlfriend is the new 4th stew. When I first joined the boat (Carpe Diem) he was on right after the crossing and she was our crew chef. The yard period is coming to an end and we are now starting to see everyone come back from their courses that they were taking and new people coming in to fill the old places. Eating lunch today was a mad house having 10 people in there eating at once when we've had only about five or six the past four weeks. People running into each other, asking for napkins while they are already sitting down, cutlery dropping on the floor, drinks spilling. We all were laughing, as if we have never all sat in a crew mess together before.
The first day my parents arrived in Fort Lauderdale, I was becoming achy and feeling like I had a horrible hangover when I hadn't had anything to drink in weeks. Family friends came all the way over from Naples and we were able to watch the last Colts game of the year all together. Monday morning came along and I felt as if a train had hit me. I was super sick and couldn't hardly work. Few more days went on and I was sent to the doctor ASAP when my parents saw me after work one day. Influenza A (worst flu you can get) and was highly contagious. Asian mask was a must then I spread it to my dad real quick. Sorry dad! Gareth was the first to spread the sickness. He didn't seem to get hit too hard but suddenly everyone starting feeling a little ill then all of a sudden EVERYONE was sick. Down for the count, the flu infected all of us real quick.
Gareth my first mate originally is leaving to go onto Perry's other 150' yacht to try to become captain which is cool. He's an amazing person and I always hope to stay in touch with him. Hey maybe a future job will come out of it if we are on the same page at the same time. As weird as it sounds, it's actually hard to find loyal people in this industry so coming across the few that I have, I'm able to say I'm going to be friends with these few people probably for the rest of my life. So many crew come and go unfortunately but I hope to stay in touch with him long after he's gone.
We've got a few more weeks here in Fort Lauderdale in the yard and once we are done here we go straight to Miami for the International boat show. Rumor has it Pitbull is coming on board to promote Carpe Diem and help us get charters for the Med season.
I was sick for over two weeks, flu one week, right when my parents got here of course. I was too sick for my parents to function so they sent me to the doctor. Ebola epidemic scared everyone so I have to wear this asian mask everywhere I went.
This was one of the first weekends in Fort lauderdale. I was able to see one of my best friends, Daniella, from South Africa. Her boat is docked here most of the year so i've been spending most of my time with her. She's the blonde. Another stew on her boat is in the black.
I was lucky enough to spend my birthday with my closest friends and all my crew. We went for sushi and then margaritas and tequila at Rocco's Tacos. Aino and Kali were the only ones who actually was into taking pictures.
This is Carpe Diem on the dock in the yard. Nothing like Rybo but it's still weekends off and a lot more down time then we are used to so there's not many complaints here.
"Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and hardest to forget"
These two girls are amazing friends I was lucky enough to meet through my few years in yachting. They are real and true. I'm very lucky to call them my friends.
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