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Offshore Banking & Tax

Offshore Banking & Tax: "One of the benefits to yachting is the fact that they operate in a Tax-Free environment. Due to the fact that majority of the worlds luxury yachts are registered in Tax Havens like the Cayman Islands, Isle of Man. When you start out in the yachting industry earning tax free dollars, it’s wise to open up an offshore tax account. There are a few offshore banks but you have to weigh up the pro’s and cons with each. Here are a couple to consider:"

Are You Entitled to a Second Passport? – International Living - Since 1979

Are You Entitled to a Second Passport? – International Living - Since 1979: "If you want to travel and work without restrictions, then one of the most useful tools you can have is a second passport.
Dual passports aren’t just for people born overseas. Millions of American citizens potentially qualify. And many of them don’t even know it."

Royal Huisman Sailing Yachts

Review: Royal Huisman's Athena! - YachtForums.Com

Review: Royal Huisman's Athena! - YachtForums.Com: "She stands tall and proud; a testament to today’s technology and yesterday's splendor. She’s Athena; goddess of the sea… and the most significant splash since the Gemini orbiter fell to earth. She's not only the world's largest privately owned sailing yacht, but she has single handedly resurrected the golden age of sail, while capturing the imagination of mariners worldwide. The brainchild of software developer Jim Clark, who previously commissioned another yacht that stood mast and shoulders above the rest… the 47-meter “Hyperion”, Athena has struck a remarkable balance of hi-tech materials and old-world craftsmanship with a 3-masted schooner of mythical proportions."

Crow's Nest Yachts

Crow's Nest Yachts: "CROWS NEST YACHTS and Captain JOAN GILMORE, a USCG 100T Master and ASA instructor, have teamed up to offer specialized sailing classes FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN! Whether you are part of a partnership that owns a boat and want to have a more active role, or you simply are interested in learning how to sail, our 'SAILING WOMEN' series of classes offer a more supportive approach for women sailors."

Women’s roles: Chef, stew and captain, too | The Triton

Women’s roles: Chef, stew and captain, too | The Triton: "According to a survey done by The Triton in 2007, 70 percent of women in yachting these days have finely tuned their stewardess talents toward the art of the perfect napkin fold, elegant flower arrangements, and laundry skills that still amaze me.

Yet, another large percentage of women in yachting express their genius in the galley. They are able to whip up incredible meals in the amount of space that would rival the interior of a VW Bug. And they do this while being heaved to and fro across the galley, and somehow the meals still come out looking like works of art."

NAUTICALweb - Damiana Corrias, woman captain

NAUTICALweb - Damiana Corrias, woman captain: "Damiana Corrias is one of the very few existing women super-yacht masters and we managed to catch up with her through the grapevine of her male counterparts. She is currently skippering a 22-metre Farr Southern Wind, 'Nessun Dorma', which was built in a Cape Town boatyard in South Africa. Chance would have it that the owner of 'Nessun Dorma' is also a woman who obviously has no prejudices about the seafaring skills of the fair sex. I meet Damiana in Viareggio where we have a pleasant chat about her activities on board the yacht berthed in the Arpeca dock, where it will spend the winter, after a busy summer of magnificent sailing cruises in the Mediterranean."

Activist Post: 5 Best Countries to Escape America's Decline

Activist Post: 5 Best Countries to Escape America's Decline: "Okay, you're upset with the direction America is headed and you've been thinking of moving to another country. Perhaps you feel exhaustedly cynical about the political, economic, or social situation in the U.S. and think it is beyond repair. You wouldn't be alone. Many top economists and other trend forecasters are now openly predicting that a total economic, environmental, and social collapse may be imminent in America."