20 years old, South African born and raised, I set off on what is now his career as a navigational officer on Luxury private yachts.
This is a diary of some of the highlights leading up to where he is now.
I will be adding a thread with only diving pics if there is enough interest.
As one could imagine, Diving is a big part of any Yachtie's life
Every morning as part of my watch (4 - 8 am/pm) I do compass checks using celestial navigation method called Amplitude.
Even 2 weeks at sea gets quite boring, so for fun we see if we can beat the GPS and fix our position the old fashion way...Celestial navigation at its best.
If you have not been to South Africa yet, Do your self a favor while the Rand is weak and go, it is incredible!
One of my ultimate sunrises ever, I wish I could fully capture that sunrise
Tahiti is one of the most beautiful islands with some bizarre cultures, worth having a read..
Stunning Super yacht, 88.9m long, here we can see the crew prepping to Launch their "toys" for the rest of us, 2 million euro tenders.
Steven Spielberg's baby, Oceanco Built (Same as Infinity) standing by for its next trip to Bahamas.
Once a year these Super Yachts go in for some down time where contractors and crew get all the out of season work done
Here we can see the relatively fast progression of scaffolding being raised
Every once in a while we find our selves in a hairy situation, but the 'Ol Gal gets us there safely
One of the boys hard at work, Scrubbing teak is no joke!
One of the harder but most spectacular bridge watch times as you get all the beautiful sunrises
For those interested, Screens from left to right: Radar S-Band, Environmental Conditions, ECDIS, Engines, Radar X-Band..
The controls on the dashboard: 2x Autopilots, Gyro repeater x 2, Magnetic compass repeater x1, Rudder angle indicators, Steering pumps, Horn, lights, VHF radios, Thrusters fore and aft, 3 types of helm controls, Stabilizers, Spotlights, FLIR camera controls...and some...
Just a few of the instruments to maintain safe navigation.
These never get old
Typically done once every 2 - 4 years to level out the caulking as it would stand proud and uneven
Not all the commercial side is horrible, there are some really amazing places in the world, despite the pic, Freeport is definitely not one of those for crew
What a cool city!! always good to get some down time with those we love, life at sea is amazing but it is hard! one realizes living life to the fullest with the ones you love is extremely important
The Yacht Guy
