Anchoring excellence: the story of First Class Yacht Service
First Class Yacht Service was founded by Poles, Michał and Ania. They are partners in life and in business. Michal was born into a family with sailing traditions and he infected Ania with his passion for sailing. Together they sail and race in regattas. Michal started working professionally on yachts in 2003. Since then he has gone through various stages – from handling a racing yacht, deckhand on a private yacht, to founding the first regular yacht cleaning and detailing company in Poland. In 2018, Ania and Michal were contracted to detail three yachts in Mallorca. They performed full detailing and teak maintenance on all the vessels, which is Michal’s speciality. The result of their work was very much liked by the boat owners and their caretakers on the island, which resulted in an offer of work in Mallorca. Ania and Michał decided to take it and successfully run a full-service boat care company on Mallorca. They specialise in regular washing and detailing of yachts. “Our working style and experience gained in the fledgling yet demanding Polish market, has helped us to quickly create a service that makes our clients feel comprehensively looked after.” Michał, being a sailor himself, understands […]
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How to Choose the Right Topcoat
Designing the surface of a yacht perfectly means bringing together the owner’s demands with the craft of the yacht builder in the best possible way. Sometimes the applicator and owner are in close communication – for example, on small yachts – or sometimes, an entire team of painters works to implement the owner’s wishes for his superyacht. But one point is always a requirement for the perfect result: selecting the right paint system. The manufacturers of professional yacht coatings offer various solutions for the “final finish.” Which choice is ideal – PU (polyurethane) topcoats, acrylic systems, or a polyurethane high-solid base coat/clear coat layer structure? It’s time to get to the bottom of this issue and compare the performance of the three systems. The Requirement Leads to the Solution To begin, it must be said that there is no ONE paint system. PU, Acrylic, and BaseCoat/ClearCoat systems have unique strengths and advantages that give each of them a clear reason for being in the yacht market. But how can one tell which coating solution suits their project? In a nutshell, the specific properties of the respective paint system provide a good guide when choosing the suitable coating. This guide can […]
Industry Insider
Improve your Power Efficiency On Board
Maybe you are looking to not having to run your generators for 24h? Or maybe you are just looking to prolong the autonomy of your on-board battery bank? Or would you like to propel your yacht electrically? Invite PhoenixOne for a free onboard survey. What will we do We will come on board and have a talk with the captain, engineer or ETO to get an overall idea of how the yacht is using its available power onboard. What are you happy with? What are you unhappy with? Where could there be points of improvement? We will have a look at your power distribution. What does your AC grid look like? What does your DC grid look like? How are they connected? How is power converted from one to the other? What is powering your yacht? Does your yacht rely on a battery bank or do you constantly have to run a generator? What are the yacht’s high-power consumers? For instance, the galley, warm water boilers and big hydraulic pumps and how often do they come on? How is your energy being managed and monitored at the moment? Is it integrated with the alarm system or any other system? Are […]
Crew Life
Upcoming Islander Member experience: Sea Trial Shogun 43
The Islander is inviting 8 of its members to sea trial the Shogun 43 on 12 December ‘23. Shogun Yachts is a Swedish brand developing contemporary high-quality performance cruisers for doublehanded sailing. Their team embraces new ideas and uses innovative technologies to develop the next generation of extreme performance yachts. The Shogun 43 is nominated for the European Yacht of the Year 2024. She is designed to be easy to handle by two people, lightweight, built in carbon with a fully furnished interior. As our members will discover, she is an absolute thrill to sail. If you are not a member yet and you would like to be invited to this and other exciting experiences + enjoy free access to Islander events + discounts on (y)our favourite bars, restaurants and activities, go to www.theislander.online/membership/ now and subscribe for less than the cost of a plato del dia per month!
Islander Life
Carrswood Yachts Ltd
Carrswood Yachts are a bespoke yacht brokerage who specialise in the sale and purchase of luxury yachts worldwide. We are based in Hamble, Hampshire (UK) where we have excellent links to London and airports. Most of our business is conducted in the Mediterranean but from time to time we travel to the US and Caribbean to conclude brokerage sales. Carrswood Yachts was founded by Alastair Shove; a yacht broker of 25 years, who has worked within most sectors of the yacht sales industry. His detailed knowledge of sail and motor yachts, combined with a thorough understanding of the ever-changing marketplace has resulted in many notable sales and acquisitions for his clients. Buying a yacht is a substantial financial commitment and of course an emotive process. It is crucial a trusted relationship is developed and that our clients feel they are receiving accurate and crucially current advice from their broker. Over the years we have built excellent client relations, and we are proud to have been involved with repeat business and overseen the management of multiple yachts for families. Carrswood – that’s a distinctive name? “Carrswood is the name of the house I grew up in! Our family home was located […]