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My favourite kind of bar on a boat is one I can access myself. I recall being on the 36-metre Moonen yacht Brigadoon a few years ago in Palma and asking the owners why they had opted to face the fridges in the flybridge bar at the guest seating, and the response was something along the lines of: “Our guests are quite capable of getting their own drinks.” I loved that. Admittedly, I’m not going to be grabbing the cocktail shaker and mixing Martinis for everyone (mainly because I have no idea how to), but if it’s fetching a fresh beer or pouring another inch or three of rosé into my glass, then the message is clear: get off your arse and do it yourself. This isn’t Downton. We’ve got a whole feature this month focused on this new movement in yacht service and I am here for it. Two owners that exemplify this more laid-back approach to life on board are Tobias Reichmuth and Tom Schröder, both young owners of explorer yachts. I spoke to them for our Members’ Logbook – and Tom’s wife, Jeannine, contributes to our “Is the waiting game over?” feature, commenting matter-of-factly: “Being served is not our style at all.” Younger owners are driving this new trend, and they’re also escaping the selfie sticks in the South of France. Tobias is island-hopping up the Caribbean out of season ahead of a Northwest Passage transit in August, while Tom and his family are exploring the Baltic before heading up to Svalbard, Iceland and Greenland. This is real luxury: going where you want and getting what you want without having to ring a bell, press a call button or ask the hovering stew to refresh your glass from the bar three feet away. Call it DIY luxury.
Stewart Campbell
Editor-in-chief