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Deborah Mellon onboard the 58 ft barrier-free catamaran IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

The Impossible Dream Arrives in Marblehead Harbor

When your life is physically confined to restrictions everywhere you turn, you may think that boating is not possible. Visionary, Deb Mellen, is making boating accessible with barrier-free yacht design.  What a wonderful surprise meeting her upon their arrival in Marblehead Harbor last evening!

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164ft M/YTCB dining/(c) CarolKent

Top Yacht Chefs in Newport

“My beginning inspiration was that it was Tuesday,” Chef Flannery says in the article. “I really like tacos, so I had to throw that down, but I was also thinking of endless comfort and luxury, so comfort food and making comfort food luxurious. To me, tacos were perfect because it fell into that day and […]

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90ft Swan sailing yacht ICHIBAN, at sail off Sweden's archipelago, operates in northern Europe

Stockholm Sailing Summers

Sail out of Stockholm on S/Y ICHIBAN Having sailed in the cool month of May in the Stockholm Archipelago (link to early May 2017) with my “charter broker” mates, we experienced the skill and care of Captain Janne and wife/mate/cook Kirstin.  Ask me anything about this fabulous sailing yacht and the ease of taking the […]

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Gocek Turkey

EUR/USD Reaches 20 year low

According to MoneyCorp, my business global specialist in currency exchange and international payments, this news is great for locking in your European yacht vacation. EUR is 10% weaker YTD, down almost 5% over the past month, and 1.4% lower today. The weaker EUR has been driven by lagging ECB interest rate hikes, downside growth risks […]

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Greek VAT update

Greek Yachting Association on TAX LAW & VAT NEWS  Sometimes the phrase “It’s all Greek to me” applies to the confusing VAT on charter yachts.  Being informed is the key, and here is the clarification wording straight from the Greek Yachting Association. “ Until the 31st of December 2022, the VAT rate on yachts that […]

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