Spare a thought for Gibraltarians living in the UK as you
welcome in September. There, the days are already noticeably
shortening with each passing week, and was that, just maybe, a hint
of rain in the wind? Oh dear. Back to the gloating season. Looking
out from my terrace over Marina Bay, sitting in bright, warm
sunshine, what of the view? Yachts. Hundreds of yachts. All shapes
and sizes, bobbing (if that is a nautical phrase) on the crystal
waters. And so on.
OK, enough of the Tourism Department-inspired spiel –
although it is all perfectly true. To business and, specifically
this month, to the yachting business and how Gibraltar benefits
from this growing industry.
Regular readers may recall from previous columns that I prefer
things that fly rather than float. I've done my fair share of
piloting small aircraft and captaining boats back in the day, but
the sky wins over the water for me any time. After all, you can
spend all day pootling around in a yacht – and
