Aleria's Adventures

Ultra Anchors So we made it through days 1 and 2. After 1 we were dazed. After 2 we were enthused. What would day 3 bring? For me to begin with, a broken toenail. No hiking boots today. Fortunately, I'd brought along my most comfortable sneakers. It was Monday and much slower at the show. We had a meeting with Bert and Marlene Frisch of the TransOcean club organized by Alan Tyson-Carter, an OCC member who lives outside of Dusseldorf. The meeting went very well and I think there are ways that OCC and TransOcean can align to the benefit of our members. TransOcean has exhibited at boot for years. OCC may give it a try in 2021. Alex wanted to visit the Ultra anchors booth. We've been so happy with our Ultra; we wanted to see Jan and hear about what's new. So we boogied over to Hall 10 and found the Ultra exhibit right away. It was vast. Things are obviously going well. We'd noticed that many of the top yachts exhibiting at boot were displaying Ultras on t...

Amel 60, European Yacht of the Year, Luxury Cruiser, 2020 Fortunately, both Alex and I had worn hiking boots the day before and we were both feeling excellent - no foot pain, no back pain, just a bit tired. We slept in just a little leaving enough time to have breakfast and to get to our first appointment aboard the new edition of the Amel cruiser. They had a 60 on display. It looked like it might involve significant design changes and we wanted to see it first hand. Breakfast at the hotel was a zoo. Breakfast bar with nice breads, cold cuts, cereals, yoghurts, and boiled eggs if you could get one. Coffee and tea were self-service - the first day, no plates, no cups, no cutlery, one slice of salami and two of cheese, no eggs -- while the staff all took a break during the busiest period. Alex actually walked into the kitchen and told them we needed everything. That took a bit to sort out. Somehow, we had plenty of time - more than an hour - to get to the Messe Nord. We had taken ...