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“On the subject of the homeless, Asociación Tardorhas identified premises for a shelter and needs mattresses and bedding for 45 people. Thanks to the start of refit season, and the kind collaboration of several yachts, as well as Bob the Bed and Darrmar Storage, we already have around 40 mattresses and piles of seriously good quality towels and sheets. Often yacht linen is replaced after just one season and is carefully looked after by professional crew, so it should have years of life left in it. If you must face the tragedy of homelessness, why shouldn’t you sleep on Egyptian cotton sheets?

“At first, I don’t think Asociación Tardor and Mallorca Sense Famquite knew what to make of us, since a lot of the stuff we collect can be a bit random.  However, I think they now realise that it tends to be superyacht quality. I was delighted recently when we delivered a nearly-new top-notch jamón slicer to Asociación Tardor Head Chef Gabriel, who gave a big smile and said ‘eso es un diez’. I am also told that even our miscellaneous foodstuffs, such as exotic tins of fruit or jars of preserves, go down a storm at Mallorca Sense Fam.

“My retirement hasn’t exactly been leisurely. It still involves waking up early to a packed diary, but it’s wonderful being busy without pressure or stress. It’s also thoroughly enjoyable working with such a lovely team of volunteers. Since STP donated a storage container as a drop-off, sorting and distribution point, we’re now closer to the boats, more visible, and receiving many more donations. We also have a revolving door of between-work yachties who are keen to help out at the container - usually with a flyer in one hand and a CV in the other.

“The yachting industry represents the epitome of luxury and owners and crew are very aware of that fact and want to give back. I think we’ve captured a moment and we all feel honoured to help this beautiful island community we call home.”

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Nick is the founder of Yachting gives back, which is a registered charity helping to alleviate the problems of poverty and hunger through donations from superyachts and various fundraising activities. In addition, YGB collaborates with other local charities to help the homeless, vulnverable women, children and young people at risk. He talks with me about how superyachts have donated and how the charity operates.

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Yachting continues to give back

Nick entwisle, founder of yachting gives back, discovers benevolence and altruism in times of uncertainty….

Many would argue that the abundance of luxury materials in the superyacht market is almost unparalleled, which makes sense for an industry that somewhat focuses on the very high standards expected by ultra high net worth individuals. While the main focus in yachting is all about optimisation and performance, few consider the full life cycle of the various utensils and materials that can be found onboard. With that being said, Nick Entwisle, Founder of Yachting Gives Back, has created a charity organisation that provides a potential solution to the issue of recycling in yachting and the lack of resources for social services on the island of Palma De Mallorca. 

Over the past three years, the charity has had a truly inspiring and tangible impact on the local community. Their work includes providing rough sleepers with mattresses and superyacht quality bed linen, as well as providing soup kitchens with fresh organic food that would otherwise go to waste after a charter or cruise on a luxury yacht. With the help of social media, the organisation has now started to gain significant attention from the wider global yachting community. 

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Since the charity was founded in 2019, Entwisle has managed to navigate his organisation through the trials and tribulations of the COVID pandemic, but now the Ukraine crisis offers a new challenge. While the main focus has always been to provide local aid specific to the island, YGB has adapted this year's strategy to accommodate the adverse effects of the horrors unfolding in Eastern Europe.

Entwisle explained, “We obviously have our long-standing partners and commitments to aid those who are in need on the island, but what we have said is that we will be a collection point if you want to make donations to Ukraine. Our base is a shipping container which has been given to us rent-free by STP, who have been incredibly supportive of us from the beginning. So we have a Ukrainian flag on one of the double doors of the container and that's where you can go to drop off donations - it works perfectly.

The Ukrainian church in Ca’n Pastilla, near Palma, has been granted a licence to use a former fire station to collect major donations. YGB has been delivering the bulk of these donations to this site, and also noted how the design of the building itself perfectly suits the task at hand, with easy access for lorries and vans coming in and out of the building on a frequent basis.

YGB has also been working closely with other volunteers on the island to find out what can be done to aid refugees coming to the island. Alongside one local school teacher, they have helped to put together school packs for children and families seeking refuge on the island. “Unfortunately, certain demographics must stay and fight for the country, so we are mostly seeing women, children and elderly people coming to the island from Ukraine. So we have helped put together some school bags with water bottles, stationery, little lunch boxes and emoji cards to help with the language barrier.”

Entwisle continues, “The water bottles and a load of pencils were promotional items from a business which has now closed down so it’s a nice instance of finding a new use for things that might otherwise have been thrown away. It’s a small example but the items were of very good quality and all these small things do add up to make a difference.”

Stakeholders are now coming to grips with the perception problem . Without these acts of selflessness and generosity, the industry might struggle to divert and defend against the constant waves of negative PR from the mainstream media.

However, Entwisle says that he and his dedicated team of volunteers have been hugely encouraged by the response of the industry at all levels. As he puts it “Because of the very high standards expected in the industry, yachts often discard things that still have plenty of life in them and crew members are constantly telling us how happy they are to have found a way of giving bedding, towels, crew uniforms, galley equipment, and a host of other items, a new lease of life.” 

Entwisle hopes that by getting involved with these initiatives, yachts and businesses operating in the market can help to prove to outsiders that there is an empathetic side to the industry that often goes unnoticed. 

To learn more about Yachting Gives Back visit their Facebook page here or their website here ...

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New charity Yachting Gives Back is helping food banks and homeless shelters in Mallorca

Nick Entwistle had been working for superyachting painting company Pinmar for 22 years when he came up with the idea for Yachting Gives Back. “I was about to retire and I was thinking of things I wanted to do,” he explains. Looking out over the main shipyard in Palma, lined with superyachts, he had a brainwave. “I realised all of those boats probably had food to spare that would otherwise go to waste,” he says. “In the UK, there are charities which put a few shopping trolleys at the exit of supermarkets and ask customers to put a couple of things in it on their way out.” He realised he could do something similar with superyachts.

With some flatpack boxes donated from Pinmar Supplies and a couple of friends to lend a hand, Nick started handing out flyers and distributing boxes to yachts in the port. The response was promising right from the start. “We began in Easter of this year and got about 650 kilos of food which was satisfying, but we quickly realised we needed to do an awful lot more.” While the Balearics might not be the first place to spring to mind when it comes to destinations in need, there are certainly people in need of help across the islands.

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“The main food bank for the Balearics in their annual report for 2018 said they had distributed 1.4m kilograms of food to over 21,000 people via 82 different organisations. That’s across Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca. That gave me an idea of the scale, and the homeless figure has risen to about 600 people across the island.” Combined with very seasonal work opportunities, Nick realised there were a lot of people struggling on the margins who needed some help.

Thankfully, after the initial round of donations, local media got involved, helping to spread the word and share the message of Yachting Gives Back. “The local radio station, Radio 1 Mallorca, invited me to talk about it, which got me a wonderful volunteer who happens to be a Facebook wizard. Our record posting reached 26,000 people so things accelerated dramatically after that,” explains Nick. The post in question showed multiple yacht crew members forming a human chain to pass down 25 huge bags of food from a superyacht called Palladium .

The charity now works with food banks, soup kitchens and homeless shelters. “We can find a home for more or less anything,” says Nick. And there have been some unusual donations. “The social dining room we support, which serves about 350 meals a day – I took them a beautiful bacon slicer which one of the boats was getting rid of. I also delivered a big Miele oven which had done a couple of years on a boat.”

Alongside this, there are lots of towel and bedding donations which are happily accepted at the homeless shelter. “They didn’t really know quite what to make of us to begin with, but what they’ve realised is that everything is superyacht quality – for the most part, things have only been used for a season or two, so there are years of life left in them,” explains Nick.

It’s a similar story at the food banks, where, instead of the usual rice, pasta and olive oil – Nick found himself delivering unusual superyacht ingredients, originating from all over the world. “We were slightly worried that it didn’t really fit in with the stuff they were offering,” says Nick, “but the owner explained that although people are struggling, many of them are perfectly good cooks who are more than happy to work with unusual foods.”

“Mallorca Without Hunger is set up like a community supermarket, so you have to register and show that you are in need and then get a voucher, take a basket and choose what you want. Sure enough, everything we deliver from the superyachts goes pretty fast!” says Nick.

Since launching Yachting Gives Back, there have also been contributions from professional sailing teams, such as the TP52 Super Series, who donated their leftover lunches and even charter staff, who grouped together to pool their tips. “Busy charter boats tend to get very good tips, so one particular crew collected 2% of everything and gave it to us,” says Nick. “So we went to Macro with a shopping list from the soup kitchen and spent it. It was a fantastic idea. I’d love it if one or two more boats followed suit.”

Retirement might not be quite as leisurely as he planned, with his new venture taking off at lightning speed, but Nick has no complaints. “I am busier than I planned but we are all enjoying it. It’s been lovely meeting lots of new people and there’s been a lot of running around. Owners seem really enthusiastic about it, which is fantastic.”

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Yachting Gives Back: Helping the Hungry and Homeless

During the Christmas season in 2018, Nick Entwisle of Pinmar was at his desk looking down at a packed STP Shipyard and thought to himself that they must have a few packets of rice, pasta, or beans they could spare. With that, it was the first step toward the charity Yachting Gives Back (YGB). While looking ahead to his retirement after 22 years with Pinmar, Entwisle wanted something to do, to stay connected to the yachting community, and to make himself useful. “Mallorca and the superyacht industry had been very kind to me, so something voluntary was already in my mind,” he says. “And once I began to research the problems of hunger, poverty, and homelessness (with great help from Sarah Drane) it was very clear that there was a need that perhaps the yachting community could help to alleviate.” With some assistance from Suzie Black, founder of youth empowerment charity Fundación Shambhala, who had a list of suitable food charities for him to consider, Entwisle decided to focus his efforts on two: Asociación Tardor, a Palma-based soup kitchen serving 350 hot meals a day, and Mallorca Sense Fam, a food bank that assisted 4,757 families in 2018. With support from Pinmar Supply and Deli Delicioso, YGB handed out flyers and reached out to its industry contacts to collect 650 kilograms of food for its Easter 2019 campaign. Despite yachts leaving for the summer season, it was not as quiet as they figured it would be. After an interview with Radio One Mallorca, Louise Balfour reached out and took over their social media accounts. A post featuring a human chain passing 25 bags of food from 96-meter M/Y Palladium to two cars reached 26,500 people. In August, Simon Relph of The Islander Magazine mentioned the organization to the TP52 Super Series and they donated leftover Deli Delicioso lunches to be served at Asociación Tardor. An 80-second video was made on this fight against food waste, which led to the Oyster Palma Regatta to donate its leftover lunches in October. Also, Sunsail and The Moorings plan to donate all surplus food at the end of each weekly charter in 2020. The organization has raised awareness of the problems and encouraged the yachting community to do what they can to help. As a result, Yachting Gives Back has provided a great deal of food to hungry people, along with warm clothing and sleeping bags to people sleeping in rough conditions. “The new homeless shelter we have been collecting for is now very nearly finished,” Entwisle says. “We have been very pleased to make a substantial contribution to the electrical and hot water installations thanks to a couple of private financial donations.” The homeless shelter will give 40 people a roof over their heads. For those interested in getting involved and are in the area, you can donate food (unopened and in date), soft drinks, used but clean clothing (excluding used underwear), personal hygiene products, bedding (but no more mattresses for now), toys, mobile phones, cleaning materials, and any other miscellaneous items. You can find cardboard boxes from Pinmar Supply outlets in Cami Escollera or inside STP and contact YGB to collect them from you when you’re ready. STP has also donated a storage container that is being used as a drop-off, sorting, and distribution point at the shipyard. Because of this, YGB is closer to the boats, more visible, and receiving more donations. Also, they tend to have a revolving door of between-work crew who are keen to help out, usually with a flyer in one hand and a CV in the other. Entwisle also mentions the option of following in the footsteps of the M/Y Slipstream crew, who every year donate a percentage of their charter tips to a charity wherever they happen to be at Christmas. In 2019, they provided a huge donation of food to the local soup kitchen in Palma. “What I really want is for YGB to be the default option rather than the rubbish skip when anyone in our community has things they no longer need,” he says. “The superyacht industry works to incredibly high standards and therefore tends to discard things that we can find a use for.” While YGB focuses on Palma, Entwisle urges crew to find local causes to support wherever they are because there is always going to be someone nearby who could use something they no longer need. Following the success of its collaboration with the TP52 and Oyster regattas, he is currently exploring similar opportunities with other regattas and events and planning to collect leftover food from charter companies. This will help to fill the gap in the summer when many of the big yachts are away, he says. “The yachting industry represents the epitome of luxury and owners and crew are very aware of that fact and want to give back,” Entwisle says. “I think we’ve captured a moment and we all feel honored to help this beautiful island community we call home.” To learn more about their efforts or how to donate, visit: www.yachtinggivesback.com .

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If you have ever set foot inside of the STP Boatyard in Palma then you’ll know that it can seem, to the untrained eye at least, like mild havoc. The shipyard is one of Europe's leading refit and repair facilities for superyachts up to a 120 metres in length and as such is quite busy indeed. Once you are past the security guards on the gate it’s up to you to pay attention: everywhere you look there are cranes, hoists, scooters, bicycles, vans and people. People doing things to yachts, people standing on yachts talking to other people about yachts, painting yachts, polishing yachts, hauling yachts out of the water, and putting them back in again. Alongside the yachts are storage units and in between them are more vans, and more people.

In amongst all of this organised chaos I'm in STP to meet up with the team from the charity Yachting Gives Back which, appropriately enough, has a storage unit on the dock donated to them by the boatyard itself. There is a smiling group of people, Aila, Anne, Louise, Nick, and Paddy to welcome me. We get the group photo out of the way quickly, and they pose in front of their storage unit, “A small but strong team,” says Nick Entwisle, the YGB Founder, nods his head and smiles. They've come a long way, and helped many people since the inception of the charity in 2019. It’s a simple concept: take perfectly good things which were being thrown away by yachts, and give them a second life in the hands of organisations and people who would use and value them. As Nick says, “We get to be Santa Claus with other people's money! But without the cooperation of the Superyacht crews and businesses we would not be able to help.”

What's the concept of Yachting Gives Back?

Nick: After eight years working on yachts I then spent 22 years with Pinmar, a Superyacht painting company based here. I retired from the board in 2016 and then completely three years later. Thanks to the Pinmar Golf Tournament, I personally knew many local charities and I thought there was a potential opportunity to channel surplus food and materials from yachts to people in need in Mallorca . So I had some time on my hands and Pinmar gave me a corner of one of their warehouses to store what we collected, but it was just me and two other pensioners handing out leaflets before Louise (Balfour) came along about three months after we had started.

How did Louise get involved?

Louise: I had worked in marketing and PR in the UK, and then I worked in Yachting here for 15 years. I had been looking for something to do with my time. I heard Nick talking about it on the radio, and thought, “That’s it!” I got in touch with him and offered to volunteer. He told me about what he was trying to do and I thought it was a great idea. He asked me if I could take on Social Media for the charity so that’s one of my roles now.

How did you know when YGB had taken off?

Nick: There was a post that Louise did on the Facebook page about a donation from Palladium, a 96 metre yacht, I am good friends with the Captain. He’d called me and told me that they were coming into Palma and had some things for us. So when I went to meet the boat I was quite surprised to see a human chain carrying about 25 big bags off of the boat! We took a photo and posted it on Facebook and it got 26,000 views! Louise has been instrumental in spreading the word. What is really apparent is her way with words when she is creating a beautiful narrative about a collection or a delivery and how the people are touched by what they have given or received.

Loiuse: It helps to be hands on. Part of my role is to deliver the food and other donations to most of the charities we support, so I'm there as well, and I am writing the posts with first-hand experience, and taking the photos. I think people like to see where their donations are going to.

Do you think people are shocked to know that there are so many people in need in Mallorca?

Louise: I think it is very easy to be unaware of what is happening outside of the world of yachting , but when people understand what the need is like, they respond generously. A lot of the crew we meet are very caring people who don't want to waste things and feel guilty throwing things away. They are very happy that the things that are not needed onboard anymore get used somewhere else.

What are the special qualities you think make a good volunteer?

Louise: (beaming) Just someone who is really kind. They will get what we are doing. That for me is the most important thing.

So who are you helping now?

Nick: We continually support the homeless shelters Llar Kurt and Llar Inge in Palma, we collaborate with the soup kitchen Associació Tardor , and we help the food bank Mallorca Sense Fam . As the donations increased so we were able to help more organisations, such as Shambala and now we are also supporting the Ukrainian people here. But we also help out when we are asked to by various associations. Recently we were delighted to be able to fund the provisions for a cafe at the Es Refugi charity Christmas market.

Louise: And we walked into the kitchen area they had made, and the volunteers said, “No, no, you can’t come in here.” And then someone else realised we were from YGB and we got a very warm reception, they called us “Angeles” which was lovely!

Nick: In the beginning, when we were dropping off donations at the shelter we would say, “Do you need anything else?” But the people were quite shy to ask, and they didn’t know if we were here to stay, as it were. But once we had bought one thing for them, the realised that if they needed some help, they could ask. So we have replaced washing machines, a tumble drier, that sort of thing, items that they might not have the finances for.

What about the future for YGB?

Nick: I think next year is going to be a tough one. I know that Tardor and Mallorca Sense Fam have waiting lists. Can you imagine a food bank that has a waiting list here in Mallorca? On this island? We are realising we need to help more and more. It’s a very different life on the other side of the Paseo.

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● Give food: donate excess from your cupboards, organise a collection box in your business or make a donation for YGB to shop on your behalf.

● Give necessities: donate personal hygiene and cleaning products, donate winter clothing in good condition.

● Give your time: participate in or start a fundraiser, or share YGB’s social media posts on your own channels and spread the word. Every little helps.

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Yachting Gives Back and Club de Mar, together for the underprivileged

It’s is the first time, but it won’t be the last. This Christmas, Club de Mar Mallorca teamed up with the NGO Yachting Gives Back for its charitable initiative to gather clothing and food for those in need. Yachting Gives Back focuses on assisting the less fortunate by channeling them essential resources from the world of yachting, including private boats, marinas, ports, and sector-related businesses.

British Nick Entwisle, with a background in the Mallorcan nautical sector, notably with the company Pinmar, took the initiative to establish Yachting Gives Back four years ago. Motivated by a lifetime of experience, he aimed to catch the attention of a sector often perceived as privileged, to the fact that there are individuals facing daily challenges to meet their fundamental needs.

“I’ve been in Mallorca for 34 years, I love the island and I’ve had a very good life, but when I retired,” explains the founder of Yachting Gives Back, “I thought it was time to give something back to our community.  That’s where the name originated, suggested by a friend. It means a lot because people who are accustomed to life on yachts sometimes need to realise that just by crossing the Paseo Maritimo, things are not like that for everyone, and we all have the opportunity to help.

It was through Pinmar that Entwisle got the idea to launch initiatives related to assisting the underprivileged: “During my work at Pinmar, I saw how this company organised an annual golf tournament that raised more than one million euros for charity in 30 years. Since I don’t play golf, I thought I should do something different but with the same objective.

The launch of Yachting Gives Back coincided with a significant change in the refit industry in Palma, which proved decisive: “Interestingly, after the installation of a one-thousand-ton travel lift in STP at the end of 2018, its dry dock was fuller than ever of large yachts.  I started to pass by there asking for help for people in need and there were many people willing to collaborate,” recalls the head of the organisation.

Since the installation of a collection container in STP, the work of Yachting Gives Back has multiplied, as the NGO’s members now go wherever needed to collect groceries and materials: “Mallorca is an ideal place for this type of collection because the distances are relatively short and we can cover the entire island,” adds Entwisle.

Initially, the NGO provided food to those in need, but over time, the work of  Yachting Gives Back has expanded beyond those limits. It has diversified and also secures  clothing, bedding, toys and donations for the organisations it works with. Interestingly, many chefs working in the galleys of the some of the world´s most luxurious superyachts have joined in the drive and lovingly prepare countless meals for the social kitchens.

It is precisely the luxury associated with high-end yachting that can lead to waste, both in terms of food and other essential items that are quickly considered outdated and would be discarded without the efforts of Nick and his team, who collect and give them a new life  to meet the basic needs of the less fortunate.

Yachting Gives Back calls for action, not to miss the opportunity to help, no matter how small. The organisation has containers available at the STP facilities on Moll Vell in Palma to collect donated materials and also participates in food collections at supermarkets. You can also contact them through their website https://yachtinggivesback.com/index.html .

The NGO is fully integrated into the social support network in the islands and collaborates with many Balearic entities that also provide assistance to those most in need, such as the Associació Tardor , Mallorca Sense Fam , Es Refugi , Can Gazà , Asociación Siloé , Fundación Shambhala and SOS Mamas , among others.

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Yachting Gives Back is a registered charity helping to alleviate poverty and hunger in Mallorca. They collect non-perishable food, personal hygiene and cleaning products as well as clothing, bedding, toys and household items in good condition from yachts, marine service companies and the wider community. These are all distributed to local homeless shelters, soup kitchens, food banks and children’s charities. 

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Yachting Gives Back is a food-raising campaign in which the yachting industry – both yachts and service companies – are helping to alleviate the problems of poverty and hunger in the Balearics.

Why are we doing it.

According to the Balearic branch of the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN), almost 25% of the Islands’ population, around 276,000 people, is at risk of social exclusion and that 87,000 people, 7.8% of the Balearic population, survive on just 355 euros per month.

Who are we doing it for?

Yachting Gives Back will work with several local charities, including Shambhala Fundación which works with vulnerable young people, and Associació Tardor and Mallorca Sense Fam (Mallorca Without Hunger) who also deliver foodstuffs to those in need. There are many more organisations involved and the more we raise the more of them we can support.

What Do We Need?

Yachting Gives Back is asking primarily for non-perishables such as pasta, rice, flour, tinned vegetables, milk, fruit juice, oil, vinegar and sauces, but we would also love to collect personal hygiene products like shampoo, soap and toothbrushes etc.

However, since we started our collections, we have been offered lots of miscellaneous items including old uniforms, bedding, galley equipment etc. etc. and we have managed to make good use of all of them!

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25 November, 2019

STP Shipyard Palma collaborates with Yacthing Gives Back offering a space in its facilities

STP Shipyard Palma installs a “special container” in the yard to support the charity initiative of the new non-profit organization Yachting Gives Back. This container aims to draw the attention of the yachts that arrive in the shipyard and offers a space where yachts can deposit items from food to household goods or clothing that they will not use for their next season, and donate it to people with needs on the island.

Yachting Gives Back is a new charitable   organisation created and directed by Nick Entwisle, who recently retired after 22 years with GYG-Pinmar, and Tracey Miller, of GYG-Pinmar Supply together with Dennis Moshofsky, Paddy Pigden and Louise Balfour, whose initiative emerged from the idea that all year round, but particularly at the end of the season, all the yachts who go to STP Shipyard to do their maintenance and repair works discard a large amount of food, clothing, utensils, and other equipment that can no longer be used for the following season.

Nick’s experience in charitable activities is extraordinary, with 28 years of experience organizing the Pinmar Golf Tournament, a great charity event that has garnered great successes and even greater earnings. This, together with knowing the neediest organisations on the island makes them the perfect team to make the most of the yachts’ donations. It makes perfect sense that those who enjoy the waters around our beautiful islands are able to give something back to the local people who are disadvantaged.

It is amazing to see this group of professionals in full action who travel the entire STP Shipyard Palma facilities in search of support from captains, shipowners and companies with a double interest. On the one hand they reduce the amount of waste produced by the yachts and on the other, and highlighted, they help people with needs on the island.

Yachting Gives Back facilitates the donations from all those who want to make a contribution. They are responsible for collecting everything, storing it in the STP container and distributing to the different NGOs chosen on the island. The material that is being donated this year will be given to the Shambala Foundation, Associació Tardor and Mallorca Sense Fam.

STP Shipyard Palma is a shipyard committed to the environment and society and that is why it carries out various fundraising activities that it subsequently donates to a previously chosen NGO.

In this case, given the involvement with the organisers and the guarantee of seriousness in their actions, STP Shipyard Palma wanted to contribute its grain of sand with the container and thus facilitate the task of collecting the association.

Soon STP will hold its already mythical Charity Barbecue for customers, businesses and employees working within the shipyard and of course, there will be a charity objective which STP will soon announce the name of the association that will receive the money raised.

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During the first Yachting Gives Back food-raising campaign for those in need in Mallorca we collected over 650kg of foodstuffs and personal hygiene products. All of this has now been distributed to the registered charities we support namely, Fundación Shambhala, Associació Tardor, Mallorca Sense Fam and JoyRon Foundation.

We want to thank all those yachts and service companies who donated so generously and especially those at the top of our “leader board”:

S.Y. Juliet for donating an incredible 8 boxes.

Cristina Ortiz and Pendennis Palma for 5 boxes.

Captain James Puckle and the crew of SY Mikado for 4 boxes

Lynn, Tane and the rest of the crew of MY Tatasu for 4 boxes

We have also been given many other items (towels, pillows, clothing, galley equipment etc.) which have been extremely useful either directly for the charities themselves or to be exchanged for food.

Our second campaign will start in September as many of the yachts said that they would have an “end of season clear out” and then we will complete our first year with a December campaign because, let’s face it, most of us have far more stuff than we really need at Christmas!

We will deliver empty boxes anywhere and collect them from you when they are ready.  Or you can collect them from the Pinmar Supply shops in Cami Escollera or inside STP.

Please support us if you can. If you would like help please Contact Nick Entwisle

[email protected]    +34 619 117937.

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SYC Beneficiaries

Superyacht Charities Foundation has raised over £850,000 from within the Superyacht sector of the Marine Industry and distributed this to a range of charities and good causes .  

The majority of these funds were raised through the Events that we normally hold during the course of each year and for which we have always nominated one or more charities as Beneficiaries.

In addition, we maintain an Action Fund from which we make smaller ad-hoc payments to other charities and good causes throughout the year. This fund also exists to provide help to those who need it within our industry, with a specific focus on yacht crew.

We thought it would be useful to share with you the charities and good causes we have supported over the years.

Cote D Azur (Event Beneficiary)

Antibes lifeboat.

Antibes SNSM Lifeboat is the largest lifeboat in Alpes Maritime department, providing sea rescue around the Cote D Azur and sometimes on occasion called out almost as far as Corsica. The lifeboat relies entirely on donations. It is manned by a volunteer crew who give their time and risk their lives for no financial reward. They are on emergency call 24/7, 365 days of the year. We are ready to put to sea within 15 minutes of a shout.

United Kingdom (Event Beneficiary)

Oceans of hope.

Oceans of Hope is a UK based charity which organises sailing events for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We are the home of the award-winning Oceans of Hope Challenges, offering people from all over the world the opportunity to sail alongside others with MS.

Rona Sailing Project

The RSP is a registered charity and a volunteer-based Sail Training organisation. They run therapeutic voyages for groups of vulnerable adults and young people, including those with learning disabilities, mental health issues, in treatment or recovery from substance misuse, and those who are living with chronic conditions.

Sail 4 Cancer

Sail 4 Cancer provides water-based respite days and holidays for families affected by cancer. For a day or a week, Sail 4 Cancer takes cancer patients and their families away from the disease and the nightmare that they are living through and offers them the chance to rebuild relationships, create positive memories and have some quality fun time together.

Palma de Mallorca (Event Beneficiary)

Save the med.

Save the Med has a mission to enable the Mediterranean Sea to recover its rich biodiversity and to thrive in harmony with prospering, environmentally conscious and proactive local populations.

Shambhala Fundacion

The Shambhala Foundation seeks to serve, help and promote vulnerable young people in Mallorca who lack opportunities, education and / or guarantees. The aim of the Foundation is to advise young people so that they learn to honour and respect themselves, and their environment. The Foundation helps young people to reach their full educational, intellectual, physical and social potential, through participation in four integrated programs.

Team Endeavour Racing

Team Endeavour Racing is open to Wounded, Injured and Sick (WIS) serving personnel and veterans. It uses powerboat racing as a transition vehicle supporting and empowering team members into future employment, training or education, utilising peer mentoring and providing support and assistance through its partners.

Turn to Starboard

TTS uses sail training to support Armed Forces personnel affected by military operations. They help serving and retired individuals and their families.

Wet Wheels Foundation

Wetwheels provides the opportunity for all disabled people, including those with profound and complex disabilities, to access the sea in a safe, stimulating and rewarding way on board specially built, fully accessible powerboats. By offering the opportunity to experience the sea – not just as passengers, but as active participants – we build confidence and improve physical and mental wellbeing.

Yachting Gives Back

Yachting Gives Back is a food-raising campaign in which the yachting industry – both yachts and service companies – are helping to alleviate the problems of poverty and hunger in the Balearics. Since we started our collections, we have been offered lots of miscellaneous items including old uniforms, bedding, galley equipment etc. and we have managed to make good use of all of them!

Antibes (Action Fund Beneficiary)

Antibes SNSM Lifeboat is the largest lifeboat in Alpes Maritime department, providing sea rescue around the Cote D Azur and sometimes on occasion called out almost as far as Corsica.

United Kingdom (Action Fund Beneficiary)

The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) is a membership organisation which works to promote and support the welfare of seafarers all over the world. SYC is supporting a mental health initiative for yacht crew.

Mission Gorda - Serve On

International Response Team members worked flat out to install an emergency radio system on the hurricane-hit island of Virgin Gorda, supported by the SYC Action Fund… and just in time. No sooner had the team enabled digital radio communications across the entire island and neighbouring settlements, and begun to provide an emergency FM radio system in case of future hurricanes, than the local authorities were keen to use them for public awareness broadcasts.

3 women who rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic to challenging the everyday use of plastic and support the Marine Conservation Society. The team raised awareness on this issue and funds for the Marine Conservation Society.

St Tropez (Action Fund Beneficiary)

St tropez lifeboat.

“Saving human lives” has no price, but a lifeboat has a cost. The SNSM station in Saint-Tropez cannot function without the financial assistance of its generous donors – including SYC Action fund.

Disabled Sailors Association

Our Vision – to allow all disabilities the ability to participate rather than spectate. Our Mission – to give people of any type of disability the freedom to explore their ability, potential and place through inclusive sailing adventures.

Sailing Therapy

Sailing Therapy is a sensory activity aimed at the learning disabled.

This non-profit charitable organization operating for just over 25 years works with under privileged families and single women with children.

Eligibility Criteria

For a cause or charity to be eligible to receive funding from SYC, we look for them to meet our four tenets of eligibility:

• A minimum if 90% of the funds received must go to the work or benefit that they provide We do not want funding to be consumed by internal administration costs and the like
• The organisation should be volunteer led We aren’t interested in supporting those with numerous paid executives in charge.
• They cannot already be receiving government grants or funding If they are, we want to support other causes who don’t have that level of support
• They need to be connected some way to our yachting world.

These tenets mitigate towards our support going to smaller, volunteer charities that generally have challenges in doing their own fundraising.  From time to time, the charities that we have supported in the past outgrow these criteria and cease to be eligible.  We see this as a natural consequence of their increased success and are proud to have played a part in their development.

If you know of a good cause you think we should support, email us at [email protected]

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Menantic yacht club report: give us a break, mother nature.

By Robert Harris

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Sailors are always dependent on the weather, and Mother Nature has not been kind to the Menantic Yacht Club so far this season.

A storm during Week One forced the MYC to abandon the fifth race and head to shore.  Last week’s lack of wind only allowed for three completed races. This past Sunday the MYC was only able to complete three races again, abandoning the fourth race because of lack of wind.

It was torturous; a cheer loud enough to be heard on the moon went up when the fourth race was abandoned. It was hot and a few people slid overboard to cool down during the afternoon.  

After the fourth race was abandoned, sailors started paddling to shore. Two sailors, Jonathon Brush and George Zinger, actually had paddles on board. The rest of us were using our hands. Luckily for me, my wife, Debbie, who was kayaking, paddled over and I stuck out my thumb. Using my sheet as a tow line, she started towing me. I sat back and relaxed.

Finally the wind picked up and we were all able to sail in — I’m sure Debbie was grateful that she didn’t have to row/tow me all the way in.

With that said, 28 sailors participated on Sunday and the competition was keen. Lee Montes joined us for the first time this season and placed first in two races and first overall, followed by Derek Webster with one first place finish and second overall. In third place was Caitlin Cummings, who sails a steady course. And in fourth place overall was John Modica, besting his brother Charlie, although Charlie would no doubt be quick to point out that overall on the season, Charlie is leading. 

What will be the outcome of this annual brotherly rivalry? Stay tuned. Peter Beardsley had given Tom McMahon some lessons and his improvement was evident on Sunday.

Betsy Colby ran the races on Sunday. Her trusty crew of Amy Cococcia, Rita Gates and newbie on the Racing Committee Kate Duff, did a great job under trying conditions. Thank you, all.

Matt Fox captained the mark boat along with Ben Gonzales. They basically had an easy afternoon. Matt mentioned that he had to dive overboard to unclip Tom’s boat from its mooring in order to take the boat out because his arms are just not long enough. Thanks, guys.

Betty Bishop and Dave Daly shared chase boat duties. They had the brilliant idea to attach a beach umbrella to the console of Charlie’s inflatable for shade, and they also spent some time cooling off in the water. Thanks to both of you. Betty is … um … jumping ship next week for a trip to Martha’s Vineyard. Have fun, we’ll miss you.

Next week the MYC is hosting the Shelter Island Yacht Club in a series of team races in West Neck Harbor that will be called the Island Cup. It will be a fun, casual get-to-know each other competition starting at 4 p.m., after MYC’s  regular racing, which the SIYC is also invited to join.

There will be a Red team and a Blue team, with three sailors from each club competing on each team. There will be three races for each team.

It should be a lot of fun and we’re hoping for a good turnout. The winning yacht club gets to take home bragging rights and a cheap bottle of champagne. Rumor has it that Amanda Clark will be on the SIYC team. Come out and cheer for your team.

The awards presentation for the Island Cup will take place this coming Sunday at the after-race party to be hosted by Eric and Jill Ryan. The MYC sailors and volunteers know what to bring.

We are a very congenial family-friendly club, open to all. We may not have a clubhouse, but the sailing is great, the camaraderie is superb, and we just have tremendous fun. All sailors, novice to expert, are welcome.

Just show up in West Neck Harbor at 2 p.m. on any Sunday through Labor Day, check in with the Race Committee, giving them your full name and sail number, and be sure to bring your life jacket. Non-sailors are also welcome to assist with the Race Committee boat and the stake boat.

You can get more information about the MYC at the MYC Facebook page: Menantic Yacht Club, or from Bob Harris at [email protected] . Steve and Melissa Shepstone have a fleet of loaner boats available on a first to reserve basis. Contact Ellen Leonforte at 914-450-1450 or [email protected] to reserve your boat.

Sailor                            Pts     Place

Lee Montes                  5                1               

Derek Webster             6                2

Caitlin Cummings         10             3

John Modica                  14             4

Peter Beardsley             18             5

Charlie Modica               20             6

Linda Gibbs                     21             7

Joan Butler                      22             8

Paul Zinger                      27             9

Alicia Rojas                      35             10

Rich Prieto                        35             11

Denise Fenchel                36             12

Tom McMahon                 37             13

Rachel Beardsley             43             14

Jodi Sisley                         44             15

Eugene Van Rynbach      47             16

Jonathan Brush                51             17

George Zinger                  56             18

Will Lehr                             57             19

Bob Harris                          60             20

Ellen Leonforte                   61             21

Bill Martens                         63             22

Mary Vetri                            70             23

John Colby                           71             24

Ed Kiaer                               72             25

Elizabeth Cummings and Vincent Gatto              81             26

Brett Mintz                           81             27

Sharon Wicks                      86             28

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Man overboard, boats damaged when storm hits Chicago to Mackinac sailboat race

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The Racing Division of the 115th Chicago Yacht Club to Mackinac race got underway Saturday. Photo provided by Barry Butler, Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust. Barry Butler, Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust.

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A line of storms that swept across Lake Michigan overnight hit one section of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac sailboat competition especially hard, leading to a man overboard situation and damaging a handful of boats.

Officials said three of the larger boats in the competition’s sleek Racing Division reported broken or damaged masts. These included the Sagamore, Unusual Suspects and the Sapphire.

“No injuries were reported on board and all three are safely in port or motoring to port,” a race spokesperson said.

There was also a man overboard situation reported on the boat Callisto. Another boat racing nearby, the Madcap, was able to pick up the sailor from the water. The sailor was not injured and both boats are back to racing.

The race’s Cruising Division boats had left Chicago a day earlier and were already north of the worst of the storms.

Today’s forecast for strong southerly winds means the fast-paced race that was forecast will continue as the boats vie to reach Mackinac Island in record-breaking time. Organizers called this year’s speedy contest a “downwind drag race.”

“At the current pace, there is a strong potential for the 22-year-old race record to be broken,” race officials said.

This is the 115th running of the world’s longest freshwater sailing race that is also known as American’s Offshore Challenge.

The race stretches 333 miles from Chicago to Mackinac Island. This year, 2,200 sailors are on board - and about 20% are first-timers to the contest.

About 250 boats are competing. The Cruising Division left Chicago on Friday and the Racing Division left around lunchtime on Saturday. The online tracker shows the two groups flying northward up the Lake Michigan course.

The 115th Chicago Yacht Club to Mackinac Race is this weekend. The Cruising Division got underway on Friday. Photo provided by Barry Butler, CYC Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust Barry Butler, CYC Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust

Boats to watch: As of this morning, there was a group of six sailboats racing in a pack toward the finish line. Any of them could set a new Race to Mackinac record, organizers said. The current record, set in 2002, is 23 hours, 30 minutes, 34 seconds and is held by Roy Disney’s Pyewacket , a Reichel Pugh 75.

The first boats are expected to cross the finish line later today.

The race starts near Chicago’s Navy Pier, heads up Lake Michigan, rounds the top of The Mitten and sails under the Mackinac Bridge before approaching the finish line near the Round Island Lighthouse alongside Mackinac Island.

And once the boat crews step onto Mackinac Island, it’s party time.

Many of the boats will post individual updates, photos and videos during the race. You can follow the race on social media: #CYCRTM

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A true story As reported on our FB page on the 12th of Oct 2019: It’s Saturday. It’s noon. At Yachting Gives Back HQ it’s quiet – too quiet! Suddenly the phone rings. It’s an emergency. The crew of a large superyacht have decided that they will not, after all, be eating on board this weekend. The chef has a dilemma. What’s she gonna do with all this fresh food? Who’s she gonna call? No, no, not Ghostbusters – Yachting Gives Back that’s who! At HQ YGB’s elite team of food collectors spring into action. (Okay, okay, one of them prises himself creakily from his sofa and ambles out to his car and heads for the marina.) 1225 He’s on the dock loading six boxes and bags of fresh fruit, veg, meat and fish into his car. 1240 He’s at Associació Tardor delivering everything in time for lunch. Panic over – potential food wastage averted but it was close – too close! Who you gonna call ? Nick 619 117 937 #zerowaste

The early days

Yachting Gives Back was proud to work with the teams competing in the Rolex TP52 World Championship 2019 taking place in Puerto Portals. Every evening all leftover food from the 11 racing crews and their shore support teams was picked up and delivered directly to the Associació Tardor soup kitchen in Palma. Thank you for this wonderful collaboration 52 Super Series #SuperSailors #GivingBack

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Galley magic

As spain went into a covid lockdown in march 2020, making it very difficult for the soup kitchens to keep up with the need of daily meals, the yacht chefs leapt into action throughout the pandemic they have tirelessly prepared thousands of meals, packed them in individual containers and synchronised a pick up with yachting gives back for a delivery to comedor tardor. a huge thank you to the solidarity chefs, their captains, colleagues and the owners of the yachts. your efforts and your generosity will never be forgotten.

Fundraising initiatives

 Shelter Llar Inge, see photos

Shelter Llar Kurt, see photos 

Other shelters, soup kitchens and food banks, see photos

One step at a time

How do you break the cycle of poverty and exclusion, addiction, ill fortune, family breakdown and low self esteem? We don´t know the answer, but believe firmly that the first step on the dignity ladder must be a chance to enjoy at least one warm meal a day, have a decent place to sleep and a bathroom. With those basic needs fulfilled it is easier to fight against addiction, look for work, build up friendships and to reconnect with the rest of society. The shelters Llar Inge and Llar Kurt are 0/0, meaning there is a zero drugs and zero alcohol policy. The residents pay a minimal monthly rent and participate in the daily tasks of cleaning and maintenance of the shelters. The residents are encouraged to improve their circumstances, one step at a time. Yachting Gives Back is proud to be able to support the shelters and their residents in their quest, with generous donations from the yachting sector and the wider community.

Shelter Llar Inge

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