According to CNN : "Superyacht captains earn up to $22,000 a month"
Not to bad for "glorified chauffeur" !
Not to bad for "glorified chauffeur" !
Read the interview of the Captain Cook on CNN here
Will Purchasing an LLC Avoid Sales Tax on a Yacht?
I am considering the purchase of a fairly expensive yacht that happens to be owned by a Delaware LLC.
My yacht broker has advised that I can avoid paying sales tax on the purchase if I buy the LLC itself rather than the yacht. He also indicated that this could be done without spending the time outside of California that would otherwise be required to avoid sales tax.
Is this true?
If so, what are the issues that I should look out for when purchasing an LLC?
Read the answer on http://www.thelog.com
The Examiner.com
A business group says a four-deck, 100-foot yacht is ruining the view of the St. Croix River in downtown Stillwater.
The Main Street Stillwater Alliance Business Association wants the Majestic Star to dock somewhere else.
read the post here
According to the charter company "MY Majestic Star is perfect for a wedding, birthday party, corporate event, or other function..."
Sail The World.com - 48 students and the 16 professional crew and teachers from the Concordia, which sank 300 miles off the coast of Brazil, have been rescued successfully. The story of their rescue could be worthy of a scene in a novel, but it's also a good example of well-trained sailors.
Read the post on Sail The World here
Read the post on Sail The World here
The French Mortgage market is reeling from the shock move by the Fed to increase its emergency loan rate by 0.25% to 0.75%. The Fed’s move definitively signals that we are now at the bottom of the global interest rate cycle and the window of opportunity is beginning to close on what will probably be the best French Mortgage rates for the next 25 years. If you’re thinking of buying in France ACT NOW and contact us to get one of the last great mortgage bargains of the decade. For more details see the Best French Mortgage Market Trends page.
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The French Mortgage market is reeling from the shock move by the Fed to increase its emergency loan rate by 0.25% to 0.75%. The Fed’s move definitively signals that we are now at the bottom of the global interest rate cycle and the window of opportunity is beginning to close on what will probably be the best French Mortgage rates for the next 25 years. If you’re thinking of buying in France ACT NOW and contact us to get one of the last great mortgage bargains of the decade. For more details see the Best French Mortgage Market Trends page.
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Best French Mortgage have updated their Market Trends page with the latest information on French Mortgages
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Mardi is French for Tuesday and Gras literally means Fat. Mardi Gras is the day before the beginning of Lent, when Christians used to empty their larders of butter and eggs. Hence, eating pancakes became a tradition of Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras is also a day for celebrations and parades. Rio does it, New Orleans does it, Sydney has a ball. In France Mardi Gras marks a fortnight of celebrations on the French Rivieira.
The Nice Carnaval is famous for fabulous masked parades, flower battles and a parade of lights. During the flower parade, 100,000 flowers are thrown at the crowd from 20 floats.
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Believe it or not, the first Valentine’s Day card was sent by a Frenchmen. When Charles, Duke of Orleans, was held in the Tower of London after being captured at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 he wrote poems for his wife Bonne, real Valentines. About sixty of them remain; they can be seen in the British Museum.
The French celebrate Valentine’s Day with gifts such as chocolates and flowers. Expect to see long queues outside chocolate shops as each customer chooses an individual selection of handmade chocolates for their amour. Le chocolatier doesn’t compromise on service just because there’s a crowd.
French restaurants offer fixed price candlelit dinners for couples and because every table in a restaurant is restricted to two people it an be very difficult to get a reservation for the 14th February.
If you can’t get to France for Valentine’s day, why not bring a little French romance to your declaration of love? Crazy for them? “ Je t’aime à la folie.” Love them with all your heart? “Je t’aime de tout mon coeur.”
My favourite is from Frenchwoman George Sand: There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. “Il n’y a qu’un bonheur dans la vie, c’est d’aimer et d’être aimé. ”
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This brand new Leopard 34m was spotted today in Golfe Juan: she is one of the rare Leopard 34m to boast such custom metallic hull.
2010 - Snow in Antibes
MY Montkaj - click to enlarge
MY Virginian and MY Montkaj
Ref: 11179
Summary:
Interior : this recently built villa on three levels features : living-room, dining-room opening up onto the terrace from where the view overlooks the bay of Agay, large and well equ For more information regarding ref 11179 in Agay ...
Habitable Size: 170 m2, Land Size: 1520 m2, Zip: 83530, Dept: Var, Beds: 4
Price: € 1,240,000
Ref: 11169
Summary: Interior : entrance hall, double living-room, fully equipped kitchen, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, separate toilets. On the lower floor, with an independent entrance, there is an apartment with : l For more information regarding ref 11169 in Agay ...
Habitable Size: 130 m2, Land Size: 1250 m2, Zip: 83530, Dept: Var, Beds: 4
Price: € 670,000
Ref: 11171
Summary: Interior : the villa is built on 2 levels, with on the ground floor : large living-room with fire-place, open kitchen, a bedroom with bathroom, a second bedroom with shower-room, separate to For more information regarding ref 11171 in Agay ...
Habitable Size: 250 m2, Land Size: 1650 m2, Zip: 83530, Dept: Var, Beds: 4
Price: € 690,000
Ref: 11172
Summary: Villa to renovate in front of the beach
Interior : entrance hall with closet, living-room with fire-place and spacious mezzanine, reading room, bedroom with sea-view, bathroom, separate For more information regarding ref 11172 in Agay ...
Habitable Size: 150 m2, Land Size: 950 m2, Zip: 83530, Dept: Var, Beds: 4
Price: € 749,000
Ref: 11173
Summary: Charming villa in residential area
Typical Provencal villa from the 70s with a surface of 130 sq.m. on a flat plot of land of 2350 sq.m. The house features an entrance hall, living-room For more information regarding ref 11173 in Agay ...
Habitable Size: 130 m2, Land Size: 2345 m2, Zip: 83530, Dept: Var, Beds: 4
Price: € 835,000
In France they don’t wait for Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) before they start flipping pancakes.
The Catholic holiday of Candlemas, on 2 February, is called la Chandeleur in France . Candlemas comes 40 days after Christmas, so while Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) moves around with the date of Easter, Candlemas always falls on 2 February. Traditionally the French celebrate la Chandeleur with pancakes. And there are traditions within traditions.
Everyone in the family has a go at tossing the pancakes, which might sound simple enough. However, traditionally in France you must hold a coin in your writing hand and the pancake pan in the other hand. The reward for a successful toss of the pancake is prosperity for the year ahead. La Chandeleur pancake tossing starts after 8pm, traditionally by candlelight of course.
In the days when France was largely an agricultural economy, people believed that if they ate pancakes at Candlemas, they would be ensured a good harvest in the upcoming year.
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The new Dutch firm Super Yacht Auction has started to do business and the first auction will be open for bids until 1 March next.
"Super Yacht Auction, the new auction platform for super yachts (> 24 metres), presents its first global auction: a new Schooner of 100 ft (32,80 metres).
The auction, held at www.superyachtauction.com will be open for bids until 1 March next, 14:00 h. (UTC+1). The owner of the ship has chosen Super Yacht Auction in order to conclude a fast sale."
Fractional ownership, fix brokerage fee, optimized yacht management program and now super yacht auction...2010 will be a challenging year for super yacht service companies.
Have a look at the yacht here
>> read the official press release in English (PDF file)
