Enjoy the musings of our resident blogger, THE SKIPPER, as he navigates through the ever-changing waters of the marine industry.

02 Sep 2010

There are those among you who are no doubt familiar, not only with the glorious, glitzy heyday of Hollywood, but also the ranks of reliable, bankable performers who could always be depended on to lend credibility or respectability to even the most mediocre production.

18 Aug 2010

ON this occasion, dear reader, it's time for a more responsible offering, in direct contrast with the writer's usual caustic, acerbic yet tongue-in-cheek rants...

05 Aug 2010

REGARDLESS of The Skipper's previous subjective diatribe on the woes and misfortunes which will almost certainly befall our industry should the Greens be allowed...

20 Jul 2010

IN a forum of this nature, perhaps it is never a good idea to display one's political leanings overtly or forcefully or display partisan, opinionated leanings...

06 Jul 2010

IN today's fast, challenging business environment, dear reader, mergers, acquisitions and absorptions are about as commonplace as coups in despotic developing nations...

22 Jun 2010

PLEASE indulge the writer here, dear reader, as we again briefly revisit - but be emphatically assured that this is for the very last time...

15 Jun 2010

WITH every passing day, The Skipper is more certain than ever, dear reader, that the marine industry is not a sanctuary for the faint-hearted...

01 Jun 2010

BEING no stranger to (and an incorrigible, undiminished fan of) rapid speed on water, and as one very familiar with higher-than-average velocities...

24 May 2010

The Skipper is here to remind you, dear reader, that there is always the wise-ass, bumptious, self-righteous, "knowledgeable" buyer who knows better than everyone else.

11 May 2010

IMAGINE the pressure, the foreboding sense of doom and trepidation, the constant, nerve-tingling apprehension...