ZOLTAN
BOGNAR, CAPTAIN OF THE SAILING YACHT CASSIOPEIA 68
During
various months, before heading to the Caribbean, the Cassiopeia 68
has stayed in the Arenys de Mar (Barcelona) Varador 2000 shipyard
where it has undergone a complete technical refit. The vessel,
designed by Reichel Pugh for Marten Yacht, was built three years ago
at the Green Marine Ltd. shipyard in Southampton. However, the first
part of the construction process was carried out in Australia.
The
captain of this beautiful sailing yacht, the Magyar Zoltan Bognar,
says that he has come to Spain "to
find good technical service"
after having had several somewhat negative experiences in Caribbean
shipyards, where the vessel has its base port. Bognar, who boasts a
twenty-year experience as captain and is not a man to mince his
words, says: "after
having worked in the sector for so many years I can tell immediately
whether technicians working aboard the vessel are good or bad. It's
hard to admit, but I have had to sail many miles and come to the
Mediterranean to find technical standards that I could not find in
the Caribbean".
Bognar
explains that some of the shipyards he has visited before choosing
Varador 2000 "were
much cheaper but offered a very low technical level. Some places are
ideal to moor but don't have a good electrician nor a good plumber"
The captain is "very
satisfied" with the
works carried out on the Cassiopeia 68 at Varador 2000, which at
times has also relied on the collaboration of the technicians of
Sailing Solutions to carry out some of the tasks. The works done
include anti fouling and keel and hydraulic works.
