CONTRIBUTORS
TimBarker
Timhasbeenafreelance
photographerfornearly 30 years
andspecialisesinportraitsof
peopleintheirworkenvironment.
HeshotStewartCampbellfor
hisEditor’sLetter(page 39 ).
Who’sbeenyourbestsubject
(apartfromoureditor,ofcourse)?
MichaelCaine.Tall,charming
andheshowedupearly
Yourmostunusuallocation?
OntopofanAirbusA380(it
wasonthegroundatthetime!)
Evershotareluctantsubject?
Yes,Ionceshotatraderonthe
financialfloorofabankintheCity- andhethreatenedme!Ithink
he’dlostalotofmoneythatday
Ifyouweren’taphotographer,
you’dhavebeena...?
Ilikeaphysicalfinishedproduct
somaybeI’dhavebeenagardener
ClareMahon
LivinginTuscany,closetothe
designersinFlorenceandthe
shipyardsalongthecoast,itfelt
onlynaturaltoClaretostart
writingaboutyachts.Inthisissue,
shepreviewssomehighlightsfrom
theMonacoYachtShow(page 73 ).
Whatsurprisedyoumost
whenresearchingtheshow?
Justhowmanyyachtshavebeen
launchedinthepastfewmonths- andhowfabulouslyvariedand
variouslyfabuloustheyare
Bestinterviewyou’veeverdone?
FabioPerini,thefounderofPerini
Navi.ItwasspecialbecauseIgot
areservedmantoopenupfor
almostanhour.Also,itwasmy
firstpieceforBOATInternational - anditwentstraightonthecover!
Ifyouweren’tajournalist,
you’dhavebeena...?
Superyachtjournalismandspace
travelbothblastyouintoanother
dimension.Somaybeaspaceman!
RubyFresson
FlagandmapenthusiastRubyhas
createdillustrationsforTheNew
YorkTimes,Monocle,TheGuardian,
GQandTheNewYorker.Inspired
bytheprintprocessesofearly
20thcenturycomics,shehand-
drawsinpenandink,thencolours
digitally.Forthisissue,she
illustratedourfeatureonthe
NorthwestPassage(page 145 ).
Whatwasthetoughestthing
aboutillustratingourfeature?
Figuringouthowtomakethemap
reflectthecoldandunforgiving
environment–yetkeepitvisually
appealingatthesametime
Whatdoyoulovemost
aboutillustrating?
IloveitonceIhavearoughsketch
naileddown.Icanplaceitonthe
lightbox,getafreshsheetofpaper
ontop,thenpluginsomemusic
andlosemyselfinthelinework
Ifyouweren’tanillustrator,
you’dhavebeena...?
WhenIwasachildIwantedtobe
anarchitect,thenahairdresserand
thenabusker.ButIthinkIwould
haveveeredtowardspsychology,
perhapsbecomingacounsellor
Spentmuchtimeonthewater?
Well,I’mnotasailorbutIspent
yearslivingonanarrowboaton
theKennetandAvonCanal
Yourlifelongdream?
Iwanttovisitallthesaunas,public
bathsandhotspringsontheplanet
MarilynMower
Marilynwasbittenbytheboatbug
whenshewassix,afterherfather
boughtafive-metrerunabout.
She’snowsailedandwrittenabout
yachtsforthreedecades–andstill
can’tquitebelieveshegetspaidfor
it.Thismonth,Marilynedited
ourLifeUnderSailsupplement.
Whathaveyoulearnedwhile
workingonLifeUnderSail?
Ibegantounderstandwhythe
largesailingyachtmarketseems
stuckinsecondgearwhilesmaller
sailingboatbuildersaretooling
uptoattractnewcustomers
Whatwouldyouchangeabout
thesuperyachtindustry?
Iwishitwouldstopcallingthese
boatssuperyachts,becauseit
seemstoimplythatmerelybeing
ayachtisn’tquitegoodenough
Hairiestmomentatsea?
Sailingfull-reefthroughasquallat
nightintheGulfStreamoffCape
Canaveral.Thelightningstruckso
closethatwecouldseeeachother’s
skeletons,justlikeincartoons4009 2019 boatinternational.com