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• Oral exams - Oral Prep or No oral prep,.... That is the question! ^Featured

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  At some point in your career you'll be faced with sitting down for an oral exam, especially if you are in Yachting, or going for an MCA licence.

  The one thing that came out of my sitting for my final Master 3000t Yacht Exam was that they need to "feel" you are ready, not to mention you have to pass the exam by knowing all of the sylabus ...

  Feb 22 Tags: oral prep, masters oral prep, master 3000 oral prep, schools that offer oral prep, where should I do my oral

• Alex Thomson attempts the Keel Walk ^Featured

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  8 tonnes of carbon fibre yacht, a 255 horsepower jet ski, 45 combined years of sailing experience, and one crazy guy in a suit.
  
  

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  Feb 03 Tags: alex thomson, keel walk, hugo boss

• New tax for yachts for yachts in Italian waters

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  26 January 2012 - With a quick thank you to Mansueto Group in Sanremo Italy, we now have an italian tax imposed on yachts that enter Italian waters.  As an example if we stay in italy for 4 months over summer it will cost us approx 40,000 Euro's just for the pleasure of being there.   If yachts didn't already pay enough each year a new ...
  Jan 26 Tags: New tax in italy, taxing yachts, new tax, luxury yacht tax

• Cruise ship Costa Concordia runs aground off Italy

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  So with the cruise ship costa concordia running aground and array of stories and reports, I happend to hear one of the reasons why it all happen.

  "Prosecutors believe the captain may have deliberately ordered the 1,500-cabin liner to sail close to the island of Giglio to sound a three-horn salute in what locals call an “inchino,” ...

  Jan 18 Tags: vessel runs aground, cruise ship sinks, costa concordia

• Back to School - Licences and tickets

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  Whether you are just starting out or you've been in the yachting game for a few years, obtaining that ticket or licence so you can move up or even enter the game can be a daunting thought.

  
  
  For most it's, find the school ( not to mention is it going to be the right one ), save up for your courses, but also you have, accomodation, ...

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