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Newsletter – Agosto 2010
August 16th, 2010 by andy
Portbooker signs with American Express to be Preferred Supplier of moorings and charters for Lifestyle Program
July 15th, 2010 by andy
Portbooker has been included as preferred supplier for LifeSytile division of American Express which exclusive service to the owners of Platinum and Centurion cards.
LifeSytile, is a concierge service, to satisfy every occurrence, since access to the most extraordinary events to reserve some of the best restaurants in the world, just with a call.
Among Centurion members can be found CEOs, business leaders, political figures frontline professionals and sports stars, music and the screen … The spectrum is broad, and the only feature that bind them all is their high level of expenditure and revenue and a high level of demand in the services they require.
Only 300 Centurion in Spain and 17,000 in the world. American Express arranges for them unique privileges.
Centurion and Platinum holders enjoy in Portbooker Personalized Service and Preferred Care, discounts on services management and booking of moorings charters and Portbooker Host Service.
For more information on the privileges reserved for the program and the Service Selects American Express LifeStyle contact pburon@portbooker.com
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Portbooker firma con American Express para ser su Preferred Supplier de amarres y charters para su programa Lifestyle
July 15th, 2010 by andy
Portbooker ha sido incoporado como proveedor preferente para la división LifeSytile de American Express la cual brinda un exclusivo servicio a los titulares de las tarjetas Platinum y Centurion.
LifeSytile, es un servicio de concierge, capaz de satisfacer cualquier ocurrencia, desde el acceso a los más extraordinarios eventos hasta reservas en algunos de los mejores restaurantes del mundo, todo con sólo levantar el telefono.
Entre los miembros Centurion se pueden encontrar presidentes de empresas, grandes empresarios, figuras políticas de primera línea, profesionales y estrellas del deporte, la música y la pantalla… El espectro es amplio, y la única característica que los unen a todos ellos es su alto nivel de gastos e ingresos y un elevado grado de exigencia en los servicios que demandan.
Sólo hay 300 Centurion en España y 17.000 en el mundo. American Express concerta para ellos privilegios únicos.
Los titulares Centurion y Platino disfrutarán en Portbooker del Servicio de Atención Personalizada y Preferente, descuentos en los servicios de gestión de reserva de amarres y charters y del Servicio de Anfitrión Portbooker.
Para más información sobre los privilegios reservados para el programa Selects y el Servicio LifeStyle de American Express contacta con pburon@portbooker.com
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Top 3 funny boats accidents
May 20th, 2010 by jmorenoHi! in this ocation I bring you some of the most funniest and painful? boats accidents I found around the webosfere.
Please, let us know your comments and feel free to share other videos!
1) Water can often be very painful :/
When I saw this video I could not avoid suffering from the pain of these people.
Most of them are very funny and others very painful. Have you ever suffered like this? Enjoy it!
Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVzCNffuV6g
2) Silly boats accidents
Very good and fun compilation. Have you ever seen somebody mooring like in the last video? 
Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-R4Zk3j6IE
3) Strong wind + Spy = lying + broken masts
A little old but very intense video . You can see the ships sailing with more than 25 knots of wind with spinnakers. At the end there is a broken mast. Look what happens to a crew member.
Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3QwJdzwsE
Joaquin Moreno
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Newsletter Abril 2010
April 15th, 2010 by andy
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Newsletter mensual de Portbooker Estimado usuario, A continuación le enviamos nuestro newsletter del mes de Abril 2010 Disfruta de estos y otros contenidos en nuestra Comunidad. |
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| A fleet of flagships and a major project TO FULLY SATISFY the megayacht owner
Four new yachts of over 30 metres and a design philosophy entirely at the service of the megayacht owner. With a special equipe of designers who provide services directly at Customer’s home, anywhere in the world. All this is GRANDE, |
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| Una decena de provincias en alerta por lluvia, tormenta o viento
Una decena de provincias se encuentran en alerta a causa de la lluvia, que en muchos casos irán acompañadas de tormentas, y por el fuerte viento tanto en tierra como en la costa. La Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) ha activado la alerta naranja (riesgo importante) en Tenerife ante la previsión de que el viento alcance rachas máximas de 90 kilómetros por hora en La Orotava y Vilaflor. |
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Una flota de 171 barcos compite hasta el domingo en aguas del RCN de Palma
Una flota integrada por 171 barcos competirá desde mañana, jueves, y hasta el domingo en la VII Regata Hublot Palmavela, que hoy ha sido presentada en el Real Club Náutico de Palma. Los Maxis, junto a los TP52, serán los encargados de abrir la regata en una primera jornada reservada sola para esa clase y que comenzará a las doce del mediodía. |
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Alloy Yachts AY41 finally unveiled
Alloy Yachts has proudly announced to the world the project that has kept everyone guessing for quite some time. In October 2008, Alloy Yachts began building the largest sailing yacht in their yard to date, the 220’ Briand ketch simply known as AY41. The interior design of the yacht is by the uber cool French designer, Christian Liaigre who’s brief from the client was for the yacht to feel “Urban at Sea”. |
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Newsletter – Marzo 2010 – Edición Usuarios
March 17th, 2010 by andy |
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Madeira: islanders can be the kindest of people Story of a sailor in Madeira “For south-west Europe and the Atlantic islands the winter weather of 2009-2010 was dominated by a long succession of low pressure systems tracking much further south of their normal path. The resultant high winds and rain storms brough death and destruction across the region,… |
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Un estudio demuestra que una parte del Mediterráneo fue seca hace millones de años Al menos una parte del Mar Mediterráneo fue seca hace millones de años, según un estudio de un grupo de investigadores del departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente de la Universidad de Alicante (UA). La investigación, de la que han informado hoy fuentes del centro docente, se centra en averiguar si el Mare Nostrum podría desecarse en un futuro. El estudio corre a cargo del grupo de Cambios Paleoambientales, dirigido por Jesús M. Soria e integrado por José Antonio Pina, Alfonso Yébenes, José Enrique Tent, Hugo Corbí y Alice Giannetti. |
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AZIMUT GRANDE: A fleet of flagships and a major project to fully satisfy the megayacht owner Four new yachts of over 30 metres and a design philosophy entirely at the service of the megayacht owner. With a special equipe of designers who provide services directly at Customer’s home, anywhere in the world. All this is GRANDE, or better, AZIMUT GRANDE. |
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Caffari y Corbella se unen para la próxima Barcelona World Race La navegante británica Dee Caffari y la española Anna Corbella serán el primer equipo femenino en la historia de la Barcelona World Race-Vuelta al Mundo a Dos sin escalas ni asistencias que partirá del puerto de Barcelona el próximo 31 de diciembre. Caffari y Corbella serán las tripulantes del IMOCA Open 60 ‘Gaes’, patrocinado por la compañía GAES Centros Auditivos, que entra así en la vela oceánica de alta competición y que ya fue patrocinador de Anna Corbella en la última edición de la Transat 6.50. |
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AZIMUT GRANDE: A fleet of flagships and a major project to fully satisfy the megayacht owner
March 16th, 2010 by andyFour new yachts of over 30 metres and a design philosophy entirely at the service of the megayacht owner. With a special equipe of designers who provide services directly at Customer’s home, anywhere in the world. All this is GRANDE, or better, AZIMUT GRANDE. The new family encompasses the entire Azimut Yachts offer in the over 100 feet segment and gives a characteristically Italian name to the approach that Azimut has always taken to customer relations: an approach that has made it the favourite shipyard of Megayacht owners throughout the world since twelve years.
“It is pronounced ‘grande’ – points out Ugo Garassino, Deputy General Manager of Azimut Yachts, – this translates as ‘big’, ‘great’ or ‘huge’, but means much, much more.”
“For once we’re not talking about the flagship of a fleet, but rather a whole fleet of flagships. – continues Garassino – an exceptional portfolio of Megayachts, which by 2013 will have expanded to include four new models. Over the next few months, work on the Azimut 120 SL will be complete, while the 100ft Raised Pilot House, the 110ft Widebody, and last but not least the 126ft with two and a half decks will be launched in the next three years. These projects are destined to leave a lasting impression on yachting history. This is GRANDE.”
All the attention to detail and stylistic excellence of Italian craftsmanship. This is GRANDE.
All the renown of the Azimut Benetti Group: world market leader in so many ways, not least in economic and financial stability. This is GRANDE.
Freedom to use the most advanced Facilities and the best creative and production capacities within state of the art production establishments. The incredible deluxe shipyard in Viareggio, which has always welcomed Azimut owners. More than 40,000 m2 in which expert shipbuilders work alongside qualified craftsmen and which houses an innovative, rich styling lounge, to give the ultimate personal touch to each vessel. This is GRANDE.”
All the listening capacity of a Shipyard which provides a Personal Design Equipe entirely at the service of its customers. This is one of the new elements of the AZIMUT GRANDE project: a special team to transform dreams into fully operational designs. The Personal Design Equipe is happy to meet the owner anywhere in the world, to discuss his needs, discover his wishes and – in no time at all – present him with a proposal that will transform his dreams into reality. This is GRANDE.
The direct relationship with the customer and the ability to customise a vessel to the maximum is one of the great strengths of Azimut’s approach that have always made it stand out, as shown by the experiences of Philip Rinaldi, owner of “Vivere” (116ft Azimut):
“A Megayacht not only represents your tastes, but is also, and most of all, a way to express yourself, to show who you have become over the course of your life. This is why I chose Azimut as a partner in building my latest Megayacht: I wanted the vessel to reflect my personality as far as possible; I wanted it to be perfect, a precise reconstruction of the image I had in mind: or even better. During the months I spent in Viareggio, it was exciting to watch my dream take shape. My blending with Azimut grew day by day, together with my yacht.”
AZIMUT GRANDE is a new adventure in entrepreneurial, design and cultural terms. A grand adventure in ideas and investments, that only Azimut could launch, strengthened by its position as international leader in Megayacht production.
“The fascination of authentic Italian craftsmanship, our customers’ faith in our economic and financial stability, the opportunity to customise your own boat: these are the reasons why for the past 12 years Azimut has been the favourite shipyard for Megayacht construction among shipowners all over the world – this is how Paolo Vitelli, President of the Azimut Benetti Group sums it up. – I think that this supremacy, consolidated over so many years, results from the efforts of all the people who work for Azimut Benetti Group. These are people who, on a daily basis, use their passion for their craft to create products which are exceptional and unique, just like our customers, who are the true inspiration for the Megayachts that they create.”
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4 Yachts and Cargo Accidents
March 6th, 2010 by jmorenoHi, after some “extended” vacations I´m back to Portbooker Blog to share with you the best sailing videos around the globe.
To start this year in a “shaky way” I bring you this post with some of the most impresive yachts and cargo accident I found on the web. As usual, feel free to share your comments and videos the community.
(Versión en Español en YachtingHoy.com)
1) “No lo puedo creer” – “I can not believe!”
Accident 100% preventable!. This happend in the port of Campana City in Argentina. The boat is an Altamar 64 made in Argentina. You can hear the cries of the crew warning the crane operator without success. The
cameraman has no choice but to regret repeting “I can not
believe!”….
Accident 100% preventable!. This happend in the port of Campana City in Argentina. The boat is an Altamar 64 made in Argentina. You can hear the cries of the crew warning the crane operator without success. The
cameraman has no choice but to regret repeting “I can not
believe!”….
Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCdsOkoONX0
2) Can we go under the bridge?
Inexplicable accident. The boat wants to go under the drawbridge and I think it lacked a little coordination or maybe you wanted to transform in a convertible . If you pay attention, before the crash shows that the bridge is falling.
Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlnGW9qkD_s
3) How to moor at 20 knots!
This video shows how the boats are moored in a junkyard for recycling. The ship weighs 19,000 tonnes and hits at 20 knots. I would not be so close!
Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufx5×1ZLmec
4) Please, bring some glasses for the captain!
Inexplicable accidents at the sea!… I hardly believe this could happens!… also a robot may realized they were going to crash!
Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oeoOHb_Q-E
Joaquin Moreno
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La victoria del ala, ¿el ocaso del regatista?
February 15th, 2010 by andy
Ayer finalizó la 33ª edición de la Copa América de Vela con la victoria del desafiante: BMW-ORACLE.
Dos regatas bastaron para decidir quien sería el nuevo dueño de la Copa de las cien Guineas. Aunque se podría decir que bastó una sola prueba para dejarlo claro. Tras los aplazamientos del lunes y el miércoles y unas horas de espera el viernes, este día se izó la señal de atención de la primera prueba. Parecía que íbamos a asistir a un apasionante duelo entre los barcos más veloces y con máyor tecnología, pero finalmente no fue así. Los más de 15 minutos de diferencia entre el BMW-ORACLE y el Alinghi de la primera prueba alegraron a unos y defraudaron a muchos. No iba a verse ningún espectáculo. El desafiante había dejado clara su ventaja de forma apabullante. Hasta se permitieron el lujo de arriar el gennaker, y aun así corrían y ceñían más, por lo que poco o nada podría hacer el Alinghi.
Tras varios años de preparación y batalla legal, los aficionados a la vela teníamos ganas de ver vela y más que eso “vimos ala”. Una asombrosa obra de ingeniería que, según las especificaciones oficiales del BMW-ORACLE (ver especificaciones) consta de más de 250 sensores que enviaban información sobre el desarrollo y velocidad del viento, 9 flaps enlazados que podían ser regulados independientemente para optimizar el desarrollo de la vela, 9 visagras con forma de flap y sistemas hidráulicos para controlar el ala. Indudable es que la idea es más que acertada, a nivel de ingeniería, pero creemos muy desafortunada para el deporte.
¿Qué haríamos si compitiésemos contra un barco que sin su foque es capaz de correr y ceñir más que el nuestro? Yo, persolamente, aceptar la derrota y poco más. Contra tanta tecnología no se puede competir.
¿ Qué ha sido del Trimmer de mayor? Esa figura fundamental que se encarga de, con su expriencia y buen hacer como mayor instrumento, optimizar el rendimiento de la vela. El BMW-ORACLE, no lo necesitaba, disponía de un ordenador que le daba los datos y podía trimar la vela a su gusto en cada punto y sin mayor esfuerzo o mérito que el del ingeniero que lo diseñó.
¿Dónde están los límites de la tecnología? Si buscamos el barco más rápido, no cabe duda, el BMW-ORACLE lo ha encontrado. Si queremos saber quien es el mejor, yo aun no lo se. Para ver lo que se vió podríamos eliminar a las tripulaciones y controlar los barcos desde un despacho. Y creo que no es este, o no debería serlo, el objetivo de la Copa América. Seguro que los que en 1851 dieron origen a esta competición, con el fin de buscar el mejor barco para ser el dueño de la copa de las 100 guineas, ahora se están revolviendo en sus tumbas tras ver en que ha degenerado esta competición, en un principio de vela y ahora no sabría bien de que calificarla. Cierto es que hay que ir innovando y aportando nuevos desarrollos pero, como todo, debe tener un límite que en esta edición, creo, se ha cruzado.
Esperamos que sirva de lección y se tome nota para futuras ediciones. Los apasicionados de este deporte queremos ver competir a los mejores regatistas en los mejores barcos y no a grandes regatistas en barcos “automatizados”.
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Yesterday finished the 33rd edition of the America’s Cup Sailing in victory for the challenging BMW-ORACLE. Two races were enough to decide who would be the new owner of the Hundred Guineas Cup. Although one could say that one test was enough to make that clear. Following the postponement of Monday and Wednesday and waiting a few hours on Friday, the day raised the warning signal of the first test. It seemed that we were going to attend an exciting duel between the ships faster and with better technology, but ultimately did not. The more than 15 minutes apart between BMW Oracle and Alinghi in the first test cheered some and disappoint many. There would be no show. The defiant had made clear its so overwhelming advantage. He even allowed the luxury of lowering the gennaker, and still ran and girded more, so that little or nothing could make Alinghi.
After several years of preparation and legal battle, the yachtsmen sailing we wanted to see sailing and more than that “we saw a wing”. An amazing feat of engineering, according to the official specifications for the BMW-ORACLE (see specifications) consists of more than 250 sensors that send information on the development and wind speed, 9 flaps were bound to be regulated independently to optimize the development of the sail, 9-shaped flap hinges and hydraulic systems to control the wing. It is certain that the idea is that success, at the level of engineering, but we feel very unfortunate for the sport.
What would we do if we race against a ship without jib which is able to run and bind more than ours? I, Personally, accept defeat and nothing else. Against so much technology anyone can not compete.
What has been the Mainsail trimmer? This central figure in charge of, with its good work and experience as greatest instrument, optimize the performance of the wing. The BMW-ORACLE, did not need it, had a computer that gave him the data and could trim the sail as you like at each point and without much effort or merit than the engineer who designed it.
Where are the limits of technology? If we look for the fastest boat, no doubt, the BMW-ORACLE has found it. If we want to know who’s the best, I still do not know. To see what we saw we could eliminate the crews and vessels from a control room. And I think that this is not or should not be, the objective of the Copa America. Surely those who in 1851 gave rise to this competition in order to find the best boat for the owner of the 100 Guineas Cup, are now turning over in their graves after seeing that this competition has degenerated in a Sailing principle and would not know right now that qualify. It is true that one must go innovating and bringing new developments but, like everything else, must be limited in this edition, I believe, has been crossed.
We hope to serve as a lesson and a note for future editions. The apasicionados of the sport want to see the best sailors compete in the best boats and sailors not big on boats “automated”.
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