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Sun & Moon WeatherSunset: 6:16 pm; Sunrise (Sunday): 6:52 amMoonrise: 8:02 pm; 99% illuminatedHigh tides: 10:34 pm; 10:53 am (Sunday)Low tides: 4:33 pm; 4:58 am (Sunday)

Today: Sunny, winds NE 12 mph, high 81, no chance of rainTonight: Clear, low of 61Tomorrow AM: Sunny, warming to 70

By Dorie Cox

Capt. Steven Breen will guide the 220-foot M/Y Golden Shadow on its next scientific journey, a four-year expedition to gather and share data on the state of coral reefs worldwide.

Based in Miami for the first leg of the journey, Capt. Breen, scientists and ocean philanthropists met last night to talk about the trip and raise money for the International SeaKeepers Society.

“Golden Shadow serves as a research platform and we’ve done four previous expeditions in the Red Sea for this cause,” said Breen, who has been on the yacht four years.

Golden Shadow is the original shadow boat and part of the Golden fleet that includes the 265-foot

M/Y Golden Odyssey built by Blohm + Voss for Prince Khaled bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia.

Shadow has carried ocean and atmospheric testing equipment from SeaKeepers for years and was recently refitted with a new version that allows scientists access to the data for further research.

The trip begins in the Bahamas.“Hogsty Reef asked us for maps of

the condition of their reefs and they will use the information we share to protect their habitat,” said Dr. Andy Bruckner, chief scientist for the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. “Golden Shadow became dedicated for structured research with the goal of

Golden fleet off to save coral reefs

ONE REEF AT A TIME: Capt. Steven Breen on the deck of the 220-foot M/Y Golden Shadow yesterday, kicking off a new expedition. PHOTO/DORIE COX

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yacht is known as the ultimate committee boat for the America’s Cup. Name her.nThis legendary yacht started

as a military frigate. At 325 feet when she joined yachting in 1954, she soon became a social icon under her Greek owner. Name her.

ANSWERS on page 3.

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built in 1955.n M/Y Christina owned by Aristotle

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reversing the present trends in the coral reef ecosystems.”

Capable of transporting 24 crew and 24 guests, the vessel will visit Third World countries and isolated areas that often do not have infrastructure to process waste, protect habitats and deal with other threats to reefs.

“Our goal is to get into really remote locations,” Bruckner said. “Those are the areas where less research is being done. They have the healthiest reefs, but are in danger of degradation.”

After the Bahamas, the Golden Shadow will head to the Caribbean for the rest of this year and next, Bruckner said. After that, to the Panama Canal, the Galapagos and then to French Polynesia. The yacht will change base as it changes geographic region, including to Tahiti and Sydney.

“These areas will give us a chance to see what reefs should really look like when they’re healthy,” Bruckner said.

“It is planned now to be a four-year expedition, but it will probably be extended to five or six years.”

The research will be supported by

several systems integrated through a geographic information system (GIS) that combines geographically referenced information.

“Data collected initially focuses on habitat mapping through satellite images of reflected light, as well as data from the use of acoustic sensors,” Bruckner said.

Then the vessel will navigate through the mapped areas to gather more data. At that point, a dive team can get on-site to record visual data about the coral, fish and ecosystem.

All of this will be integrated with the SeaKeeper equipment data as it gathers GPS location, wind speed and direction, air temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, sea surface temperature, salinity, pH and oxygen levels.

After gathering data, the Living Oceans Foundation will share the information with the reefs’ nations and suggest steps to help preserve them. For more on the journey, visit www.globalreefexpedition.com.

Dorie Cox is associate editor of The Triton. Contact: dorie@the-triton.com.

Heading to ‘really remote locations’REEFS, from page 1

ME AND MY SHADOW: M/Y Golden Shadow, left, and M/Y Golden Odyssey as seen from the 54th floor of the Epic in Miami. PHOTO/DORIE COX

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Stew Sophie WhittingtonM/Y Lady Sheila144’ Benetti

“Cleaning up after crew. The guests are fine, it’s the crew. And being stuck inside. If the stews finish, we go outside to help, but the decks don’t come inside to help after they’re done.”

First Mate Catherine TopelM/Y Seafarer101’ Hargrave

“Cleaning bad things in the toilet, things we have to remove with gloves. If the human body can produce it, we clean.”

Capt. Pete McCoywith Hargrave

“Fixing a broken head. Everybody who’s done it knows what goes with that. It gets more disgusting the more you have to talk about it.”

DayworkerJames FitzhenryM/Y Kimberly

“Syphoning off the blackwater tanks. Definitely the bilges.”

Deckhand Derrick WorthingtonM/Y Dreamer136’ Hargrave

“Usually, cleaning the bilges, but she’s so new, the bilges on this one are clean. But, this is a big wax job.”

Capt.Kent KohlbergerM/Y Goose Bumps

“The termination of crew. That pretty much sums it up.”

Brandon BridgerM/Y Lady Sheila144’ Benetti

“Scrubbing the deck and polishing the paint.”

First Mate Lloyd SeamanM/Y Bamboleo95’ Hargrave

“This,” he said, holding a chamois pole. “Cleaning metal. It takes forever. By the time you’re done, you start over.”

CHECKING THE TIDE: Triton Today’s Question of the Day:

What’s the worst job onboard?We were curious to learn what

crew consider the least-desirable task onboard a yacht.

Crew came up with backbreaking and nose-clogging unpleasantries in their job descriptions, few worse than heads and bilges. Now we know why they make the big bucks.

– Data compiled by Dorie Cox

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Capt. Don VogtM/Y Inch by Inch112’ Feretti

“Telling the owner we can’t go somewhere, that it’s too shallow. Telling him we can’t get closer to the shore.”

Deckhandyacht over 100’

“Cleaning up the owner’s dog’s pee.”

Editor’s note: We’re saving this deckhand from himself and not naming him or the vessel.

Chief Stew Kim KurtzM/Y The Bee’s Honey92’ Tarrab

“Definitely cleaning up bodily fluids. Doesn’t that say enough?”

Mate Phillip BurkeM/Y Lionwind 155’ Feadship

“Sanding 47m of yacht with a six-inch orbital sander. Spot after spot after spot, it takes weeks. I lost feeling in my hand last time.”

Deckhand Simon DusciM/Y Lionwind155’ Feadship

“Using the needle gun in the bilge. It’s 100ºC, sweaty, dusty, not at all pleasant. I’ve been in the trenches, I tell you.”

Stew Jennifer LechM/Y Sea Fever90’ McQueen

“For sure, cleaning the bilges and the heads.”

Capt. Eric BergerCaptain with Westport

“Trying to figure out the owners needs.”

Capt. Michael MattsonOn a Briggs Custom 68

“We had the oil cooler blow 30 gallons into the engine room. It took months and months to clean.”

Chef Nick WaldertM/Y Sea Fever90’ McQueen

“I would say cleaning up after boat mates.”

DeckhandAndrew TuckM/Y Penny’s Heaven94’ Ferretti

“No brainer, the bilges. Put in every adjective for bilge cleaning: undoubtedly, no question, period, the worst.”

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DOING THE CREW THING: Crew space

Amid the hustle and bustle of even a calm boat show, yacht crew need

someplace to get away. Many buyers never get to see the crew quarters, but even the most veteran crew will tell you, the space makes a difference. Here are some spaces and what crew think of them. Photos/Tom Serio

CREW CAVE:Although crew may not spend a lot of time lounging in their aft quarters, Chief Stew Corrine Claypool showed off the crew recreation area on the 106-foot Lazzara M/Y Stop The Press, complete with couch, fridge, microwave and TV.

IT’S ALL THAT: Things are big on the new 136-foot Hargrave M/Y Dreamer. Make no mistake; this is the crew mess, shown by second Stew Molly O’Connor. The main galley is one deck up and double the size.

GROWING ROOM: Space abounds in the crew quarters on M/Y Milk & Honey, a Palmer Johnson 125. Crew suites forward and below include heads and showers. Deckhand Krista Tyburski, left, and Cook/Stew Daniella Fitzgerald arrange flowers.

THE LITTLE THINGS: All crew are housed in the aft section of M/Y GiGi, a 97-foot Hargrave. Sans a crew mess, the key features are the large showers and heads.

DOUBLE BUNKED: Here’s temp Chief Stew Madlena Dimitrova showing the creature comforts of the crew area in the fore of M/Y Kimberly, a Palmer Johnson 130. They use the main galley country kitchen for meals.

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WORK AND PLAY: Chef Janine Briner and Mate Allan Rayner have the pleasure of having their crew mess as part of the galley on M/Y Lady Sheila II, a Mangusto 130. With the crew rooms just forward of this lower level layout, it becomes the main work area when all six crew are tending to guests.

COUPLE OF COUPLES: On the 112-foot Broward M/Y Trevia, Capt. Woody Kitney shows the stateroom he shares with the chef (also his wife). With another stateroom across the way, this four-person crew uses the yacht’s galley for meals.

ROOM FOR ONE MORE: On M/Y Santo Antonio, a 78-foot Westbay Sonship, there are crew bunks and head in the aft port section, along with a starboard room that can be setup as a work area or for additional crew, per yacht manager, Capt. Renee Hobart.

BELIEVE IT: Eng. James Galinaitis relaxes in the lower level crew lounge on M/Y Beeliever, a 128-foot Oceanfast. This long crew area has staterooms forward, with the captain housed behind the bridge.

WHAT A MESS: Onboard this no name Westport 130, crew and captain bunk in the lower forward area but have a comfortable lounge and crew mess, as shown by Capt John Wolff.