Motor Boat & Yachting — August 2017

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Loyal through and through
I have read your magazine since the age
of 12 (I’m now 37), and last October, having
read about shared ownership in MBY,
a friend and I purchased a share in a
Princess 62 flybridge moored in Puerto
Portals, Majorca. We duly studied for
our day skipper theory in the UK, before
completing our practical on our boat
in Majorca. Having undertaken refresher
lessons in January, April was our first
week on the boat without a skipper,
and our trip to Andratx was our
first big trip that we completed ourselves,
which we toasted with a barbecue
on the flybridge watching
the sunset. In the meantime,
thank you for publishing
such a great magazine.
Philip Aiken
I’m thrilled to hear that
we have inspired you to
take your first big leap
into boating and I think the
decision to go with a shared
ownership in Majorca is bang
on. You can always upgrade
to your own boat later. Hugo

A sea change
While I previously provided feedback
highlighting my concerns about the way
MBY was heading, I feel I need to update
my feelings. Over the last couple of issues,

The shots the MBY team

would rather you didn’t see

BEHIND

THE

SCENES

it certainly feels as if you have listened to

and acted upon feedback. I loved the June

issue; the Truth About the Colregs court

case was really informative and I especially

enjoyed Born Again Boat Owner, L-Plate

Liveaboards, Poles Apart, Brittany en

Bateau, The Yard that time Forgot and

Taking a Bearing. I really feel I’ve had value

for money. Many thanks to you and the

Production ed Mia chooses two

wheels for her latest trip from

Land’s End to Gretna Green

MBY team. Keep up the good work. Looking

forward to the August issue. Nick Mason

And thank you for taking the time to give us

this positive feedback. It means a lot. Hugo

Food for thought

I wonder if readers could help on a question

of etiquette. My wife and I have just had

three wonderful days on our Nimbus 30S

out of our home port of Port de Pollença

on the north coast of Majorca. On the first

night at anchor, we were blessed with calm

weather and a bright orange moonrise

which lit up the whole of our vee-berth. On

the second night in Colonia de San Pedro,

we ate a lovely meal whilst watching

a glorious sunset over the Formentor

headland. On our way back, we were

enjoying total seclusion on the eastern

side of Formentor bay when another boat

put down its anchor. My question is, given

our relative intimacy in the bay, should

we have invited them on board or indeed,

should they have invited us? My wife was

concerned that leftover chicken wouldn’t

create quite the right impression so we

Edited by Hugo Andreae

Nimbus owner Brian wants

to know whether to invite

his neighbour over for dinner

Car-loving art ed

Neil does Venice

Biennale his way

Even on holiday, Jack

can’t resist grabbing

the helm of a Cockwells

belonging to the hotel

Hugo and his aunt relaunch the

family boat after her refi t at the

IBTC Portsmouth. We’re hoping

to get Hugo refi tted next

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