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Find the perfect crew, vetted by chapman.

A quality crew is essential for the efficient and safe operation of any yacht. We provide all the necessary support and guidance to ensure a consistently smooth process for all involved.

Recruiting on behalf of yacht owners and operators Australia-wide and globally, we boast access to the new generation of superyacht crew. We understand the importance of allocating your yacht with the perfect team whilst ensuring high crew retention rates.

From the recruitment stage to background checks, interviewing and initiating suitable employment contracts, we offer an end-to-end yacht crew recruitment and placement service.

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Chapman Yachting Superyacht Crew Recruitment is Australia’s leading yacht crew recruitment and placement agency, strategically located in the yachting hubs of Sydney Harbour at the Rozelle Superyacht Marina and Point Piper Marina.

Recruiting on behalf of yacht owners all over the world, our purpose is to allow new generations to discover yachting and seasoned crew to further their careers and widen their talent base.

Our team of recruitment officers understand the complexity of the roles onboard a yacht as each of them have either worked on Superyachts as crew members themselves or have extensive knowledge in the industry, ensuring they find that perfect fit for both owners and crew alike.

Whether for a motor yacht, sailing yacht, or private estate, temporary or permanent, finding the calibre of employees you deserve requires the assistance of true professionals.

Frequently asked questions

The Chapman recruitment team can assist and guide you from submitting your CV through to finding and securing your dream job in yachting! You can submit your CV and be added to our crew database through our recruitment section of the website As part of our database you’ll receive:

• Job alerts about our available and relevant positions
• Help navigating the job-hunting process from experienced former yacht crew that are familiar with the industry
• Advice on your CV to optimise your chances of employment
• Access to full time and temp/freelance positions onboard yachts within Australia

An AMSA Medical is also a Seafarer’s medical certificate. This has become a mandatory requirement for all crew to hold before obtaining employment aboard Australian commercial yachts. To obtain an AMSA medical, visit the nearest medical centres provided to you on the AMSA website.

This is an International Safety Standard which has been decreed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and endorsed by the MCA and signatory countries. It’s like an Occupational Health and Safety course for anyone whose workplace is at sea. This ensures that all maritime crew are properly trained and prepared for a range of emergencies, should they ever occur onboard. The course consists of the following modules:

• Sea Survival Techniques
• Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting
• Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities
• Elementary First Aid
• Security Awareness

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an organisation that sets the standard for the training, certifications and working standards for yacht crew globally.

CVs are very specific for the Superyacht industry.

• You’ll need a suitable photograph. A head shot wearing a polo with a plain background is ideal.
• You’ll need to give your contact details, current location and availability date.
• You’ll need to advise if you have any tattoos that will show when you are in uniform.

It is mandatory to have STCW95 Basic Safety Training and the Seafarer’s Medical certificate (ENG1) and these should be mentioned in your list of qualifications and certificates. Your employment history is important. Show your most recent roles first: Job title, where you worked, and when you worked there. Give details about the specifics of each job.

Referees (at least three) should be current and all contact details provided: Name, Position, Yacht, Phone and Email. Qualifications/Certification, Work History, Referee list. Some crew also add a list of interests.

We can help you take the first steps towards your new career. It’s easier than you think! Get in touch with our recruitment officer to have a chat and learn about the different paths/courses you can take to get started.

Those who have completed an occupational course have shown their dedication and professionalism by going beyond the minimum and have a lot more confidence and skills to bring to their first role.

Check out our Job board for our current available positions, or call us in the office on 1300 358 351 .

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Welcome to MYS Superyacht Crew

Superyacht Recruitment and Superyacht jobs since 1997, we specialise in placing qualified superyacht crew in Australia, Pacific and worldwide

Our goal is to meet the growing demand for experienced and professional Superyacht Crew in Australia and around the world. Placing Superyacht Crew worldwide, we have been Australia’s Leading Superyacht Recruitment Agency since 1997, understanding both the requirements of owners and the concerns of crew. From ensuring we find suitable, qualified candidates for your yacht or residence to advising crew with their next career steps, we will assist every step of the way.

A branch of Major Yacht Services, Australia’s leading Superyacht agency we have assisted more than 750 visiting superyachts to Australia. Being ex-crew members ourselves we understand the complexity of the roles on board and will appropriately match candidate’s skills and personality to ensure that perfect fit for both Owners and Crew alike.

Our Head office is based in Sydney and being a proud member of the AYSS we have worldwide representation & partners.

What positions do we recruit for?

We Specialise in Superyacht Recruitment for the following core Superyacht Jobs

• Captain Positions
• Officer Positions
• Engineer Positions
• Chef Positions
• Stewardess Positions
• Deckhand Positions

We also provide Superyacht Recruitment for such specialty positions as Dive Instructors, Nurses, Beauticians, Masseuses, Private Jet Hostesses, Private Residence Staff, House Managers, Housekeepers, Private House Chefs, Personal / Executive assistants, Gardeners, Project Managers and New Build Engineers

Our company uses the MLC ( Maritime Labour Convention ) as its guideline when undertaking all its recruitment services.

https://www.amsa.gov.au/international/mlc/

From Australia to Europe, New Zealand to the Caribbean our positions and candidates span the globe and are ready to assist with all your superyacht recruitment needs.

Get in touch today to see how we can assist you with your superyacht crew or employment needs

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Video shows moments before superyacht went down in storm off Sicily

Newly released video captures a luxury superyacht being battered by a violent storm before it suddenly sank off Sicily with 22 people aboard Monday.

The grainy images obtained by NBC News and other outlets were recorded on closed-circuit television not far from where the Bayesian was anchored, about a half-mile from the port of Porticello, on Sicily’s northern coast .

The yacht's 250-foot mast, illuminated with lights and lashed by the storm, appears to bend to one side before it finally disappears and is replaced by darkness.

The speed with which a yacht built to handle the roughest seas capsized stunned maritime experts.  

“I can’t remember the last time I read about a vessel going down quickly like that, you know, completely capsizing and going down that quickly, a vessel of that nature, a yacht of that size,” said Stephen Richter of SAR Marine Consulting.

British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and five of the 22 other people who were aboard the 184-foot vessel remain unaccounted for and are believed to be trapped in the Bayesian’s hull, nearly 170 feet underwater.

Officials confirmed Monday that at least one person, the ship’s cook, had died.  

Superyachts like the Bayesian, which had been available for charters at a rate of $215,000 a week, are designed to stay afloat even as they are taking on water to give the people aboard a chance to escape, Richter said. 

“Boats of this size, they’re taking passengers on an excursion or a holiday,” Richter said. “They are not going to put them in situations where it may be dangerous or it may be uncomfortable, so this storm that popped up was obviously an anomaly. These vessels that carry passengers, they’re typically very well-maintained, very well-appointed.”

Built by Italian shipbuilder Perini Navi in 2008, the U.K.-registered Bayesian could carry 12 guests and a crew of up to 10, according to online specialist yacht sites. Its nearly 250-foot mast is the tallest aluminum sailing mast in the world, according to CharterWorld Luxury Yacht Charters. 

On Tuesday, Italian rescue workers resumed the search for Lynch and the five other passengers still missing: Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah; Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife; and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife.

“The fear is that the bodies got trapped inside the vessel,” Salvatore Cocina, the head of civil protection in Sicily, told Reuters .

The Bayesian is owned by a firm linked to Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, who was one of the 15 people rescued Monday after it capsized.

“It’s extremely rare for a boat of this size to sink,” Richter said.

What’s not rare is the kind of storm that sank it , said Simon Boxall, senior lecturer in oceanography at Britain’s University of Southampton.

“People assume the Mediterranean is this rather calm and passive place that never gets storms and always blue skies,” Boxall said. “In fact, you get some quite horrendous storms that are not uncommon at this time of year.”

The president of Italy’s meteorological society has said Monday’s violent storm may have involved a waterspout, essentially a tornado over water, or a downburst, which occurs more frequently but doesn’t involve the rotation of the air.

Luca Mercalli, president of the Italian Meteorology Society, also said recent temperatures may have been a factor. 

“The sea surface temperature around Sicily was around 30 degrees Celsius [86 Fahrenheit], which is almost 3 degrees more than normal,” Mercalli told Reuters. “This creates an enormous source of energy that contributes to these storms.”

The Mediterranean sailing vacation was designed to be a celebration for Lynch, who two months ago was acquitted by a San Francisco jury of fraud charges stemming from the 2011 sale of his software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion.

Prosecutors alleged that Lynch, dubbed “Britain’s Bill Gates,” and Autonomy’s vice president for finance, Stephen Chamberlain, had padded the firm’s finances ahead of the sale. Lynch’s lawyers argued that HP was so eager to acquire Autonomy that it failed to adequately check the books .

Lynch had taken Morvill, who was one of his defense attorneys, on the luxury trip. 

Chamberlain was not on the Bayesian.

In what appears to be a tragic coincidence, a car struck and killed Chamberlain on Saturday as he was jogging in a village about 68 miles north of London, local police said.

“Steve fought successfully to clear his good name at trial earlier this year, and his good name now lives on through his wonderful family,” Chamberlain’s lawyer, Gary Lincenberg, said in a statement .

Henry Austin reported from London and Corky Siemaszko from New York City.

Henry Austin is a senior editor for NBC News Digital based in London.

Corky Siemaszko is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital.

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Breaking news, ‘job’ on broadway: get tickets now to see ‘succession’ stars.

The 19-time Emmy-winning “Succession” ended on May 28, 2023.

However, if you’re still hoping to get a fix, some of your favorite Waystar Royco stars are on Broadway.

From now until Oct. 27, Peter Friedman (Frank Vernon) and Sydney Lemmon (Jennifer, an actress in Willa’s play) are sharing the stage in the buzzy, seriocomic two-hander “Job” at the Helen Hayes Theatre .

Writer Max Wolf Friedlich’s play tells the story of Jane (Lemmon), an overworked employee who goes viral after an on-the-clock meltdown at her California tech job. As a result, she has to meet with laid-back company therapist Loyd (Friedman).

To say any more would spoil the fun of the twisty drama that unfolds over the 80-minute runtime.

“’Job’ will grab you as soon as the lights come on and never lets go with its darkly comedic yet anxiety-inducing insight,“ screenwriter Charlton Villavelez raved.

“Friedlich’s smart and often very funny script actually shares a lot in common with those of Emerald Fennell, the writer-director of the films ‘Promising Young Woman’ and ‘Saltburn,’” the New York Post’s Johnny Oleksinski said.

If this sounds like the mind-bending corporate satire for you, tickets are available for all upcoming performances.

At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $83 before fees on Vivid Seats.

Other shows have seats anywhere from $84 to $337 before fees on Vivid Seats.

For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about “Job” on Broadway below.

All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.

“Job” Broadway tickets

Based on our findings, “Job” has an unconventional Broadway schedule .

The show sometimes goes dark on Sundays; other weeks on Mondays. Matinees take place on odd days of the week, too. Most Saturdays have 2 p.m. early shows; otherwise, the schedule is a bit unpredictable with the occasional 2 p.m. Tuesday and 5 p.m. Thursday performances.

To find the show that makes the most sense for your busy schedule, we recommend you check out the complete “Job” calendar here .

“Job” cast

As mentioned above, there are only two cast members in “Job.”

Here’s a bit more about them outside of their “Succession” bona fides.

Peter Friedman has been acting since the ’70s. Some of his most notable roles include Todd Haynes’ “Safe,” Tamara Jenkins’ “The Savages” and Charlie Kaufman’s “Synecdoche New York.” If you dig far back into the archives you’ll find he also appeared in “Sesame Street” in 1976.

Sydney Lemmon is Jack Lemmon’s granddaughter. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s focus on where you might have seen her these past few years: “Tár,” :Firestarter” and “Velvet Buzzsaw” are her most well-known films she acted in; on the TV side, she appeared in “Fear The Walking Dead” and “Evil.”

Huge stars on Broadway in 2024

Friedman and Lemmon aren’t the only recognizable names on the Great White Way these next few months.

Here are other stars from TV and film lining midtown marquees right now.

•  “Hold On To Me Darling” starring Adam Driver

•  “The Roommate”  starring Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone

•  “McNeal”  starring Robert Downey Jr.

•  “Yellow Face”  starring Daniel Dae Kim

•  “Left On Tenth”  starring Julianna Margulies

Also, of note, Juliana Canfield (Jess Jordan from “Succession”) is in the Tony Award-winning “Stereophonic.”

Kieran Culkin will allegedly appear in “Glengarry Glenross” with Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr sometime in the near future as well.

Looking for a show with a bit of prestige? Check out our list of  all the 2024 Tony winners on Broadway  to find the straight play or musical for you.

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Why kamala harris’s centrism is working.

The vice president’s convention speech embodied her efforts to win over swing voters.

By David Leonhardt

Kamala Harris capped her first month as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate with a roughly 35-minute convention speech last night that embodied her aggressive efforts to win over swing voters.

It was a patriotic speech that was hawkish on foreign policy and border security. She described the United States as the greatest country in the world — a view many Americans hold but most Democratic voters do not — and she ended by saying that being an American was “the greatest privilege on earth.” She promised to confront China, Russia, Iran and Iran-backed terrorists and to make sure that the U.S. military remained the “most lethal fighting force in the world.”

She also offered a series of populist promises to help the middle class by reducing the cost of housing and health care — policies that many independents and some Republicans favor. And she spent little if any time on subjects that inspire passion among Democrats but are either secondary or off-putting to many swing voters, such as student debt forgiveness and President Biden’s climate agenda.

You can read more about Harris’s speech in this news story , as well as in this article on how she contrasted herself with Donald Trump .

In today’s newsletter, I want to explain why Harris’s move to the political center seems to be working, at least so far.

Who vs. what

Harris has surged in the polls , erasing Biden’s deficit and taking a small lead over Trump, for two main reasons. First, she has won over some swing voters, including independents, working-class Midwesterners and even a fraction of 2020 Trump voters. Second, she has done so at no apparent cost: In addition to attracting swing voters, she has built a bigger lead than Biden had among the Democratic base, such as young voters, college graduates and city residents.

How could this be? It comes down to the difference between the who and the what of her candidacy.

Loyal Democrats are energized about the who . They spent months agonizing over Biden’s flailing candidacy. Once he quit and Harris wrapped up party support in just a few hours, everything felt different.

Democrats remembered what it was like to have a candidate who could deliver a speech without making people fret that something was about to go wrong. Harris is full of energy and joy. She can cogently explain the administration’s policies, and she seems to be having fun in the process. Amid this electricity, many Democrats have been willing to tolerate her triangulation in the service of winning.

Harris isn’t just another Democratic politician, either. She would be the country’s first female president, of course, and is a woman of color. Today’s Democratic Party puts great emphasis on identity, especially race and gender. The party defines itself in large part as the defender of groups that suffer discrimination and injustice. Just watch Tuesday night’s ceremonial roll call to nominate Harris, when delegates celebrated her historic status — and their own identities.

This focus on personal identity can give pathbreaking candidates more flexibility to stray from Democratic orthodoxy without angering the base. Barack Obama benefited from a similar dynamic in 2008. He was more moderate than some other Democratic candidates that year, yet he still excited many progressives. (Obama’s speech this week was also fairly moderate. Nonetheless, it received rapturous applause.)

For all these reasons, Harris has formed an emotional bond with liberals and others who make up the Democratic base. That bond has freed her to pursue swing voters with the what of her candidacy. She offers an economic agenda that many working-class voters support. She claims that she, not Trump, is the true candidate of border security. She encourages “U.S.A.!” chants. Last night, she referred to American history as “the most extraordinary story ever told.”

A tight race

Even so, the presidential race remains close. Harris leads in enough states to win, but only just. And if recent polls have undercounted Trump voters as much as they did in 2016 and 2020 , he would probably win an election held today.

With the convention now over, Democrats won’t be able to control the narrative the way that they have this week. Republicans have already started running ads to remind voters of Harris’s liberal past. One ad opens by calling Harris a “San Francisco radical” and showing her wearing a Covid mask while she announces her pronouns. It then includes clips in which she calls for a ban on plastic straws, supports looser immigration policies and says more police officers don’t lead to more safety. Expect to see a lot of these ads before November.

It is possible that Harris has been enjoying a temporary polling bump — from the good vibes of replacing Biden — that will soon fade. (In that case, I’ll be curious to see if Harris goes even further to moderate her image; she said nothing last night, for example, about whether she supported an “all of the above” energy policy to reduce prices.)

Nobody knows what will happen between now and Election Day. What’s clear is that Harris has run an effective first month of her campaign, managing both to consolidate Democratic support and to moderately — in both senses of the word — expand her appeal.

More from the convention

Harris’s speech included a statement of support for Israel, a denunciation of Hamas and a demand for security and dignity for the people of Gaza. It was effort to bridge the Democratic Party’s divides on the war.

Harris spoke about growing up in a working-class neighborhood with an immigrant single mother . “She taught us to never complain about injustice, but do something about it,” Harris said. “She also taught us, ‘And never do anything half-assed.’”

Harris accused Trump and the Republicans of planning to jail opponents, cut taxes for the rich and ban abortion nationwide. “Simply put, they are out of their minds,” she said.

“My entire career, I’ve only had one client: the people,” Harris said of her background as a prosecutor and lawmaker. Trump, she argued, was running “to serve the only client he has ever had: himself.” Read a transcript of her speech .

Other speakers last night echoed Harris’s patriotic theme . Adam Kinzinger, a Republican former congressman, said, “I want to let my fellow Republicans in on the secret: The Democrats are as patriotic as us.”

Members of the Central Park Five — who as boys were wrongfully convicted of attacking a woman in 1980s New York — criticized Trump . Years ago, he called for the return of the death penalty over the case.

Celebrity appearances included the Chicks, who performed the national anthem, Kerry Washington , the singer Pink and the N.B.A. star Stephen Curry, who endorsed Harris in a video.

Harris’s grandnieces led delegates in a call-and-response about how to pronounce her name. “First you say ‘comma,’ like a comma in a sentence,” one said. “Then you say ‘la,’ like ‘la-la-la-la-la,’” the other said.

More on the campaign

Trump, calling in to Fox News after Harris’s speech, sought to distance himself from Project 2025, his conservative allies’ governing blueprint, and accused Harris of failing to fix the problems she was “complaining about.”

Trump said on social media that Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, who is Jewish, had done “nothing” for Israel and called himself “the best friend that Israel, and the Jewish people, ever had.” Shapiro accused Trump of peddling antisemitic tropes .

Arizona can require people registering to vote to show proof of citizenship , the Supreme Court said.

Trump’s New Jersey golf club will host a fund-raiser to support Capitol rioters , billed as the J6 Awards Gala, next month.

Arkansas’s Supreme Court rejected an effort to put an abortion-rights amendment on the November ballot, saying the paperwork was faulty.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed to withdraw from the presidential election in Arizona. He’s scheduled to speak about his campaign’s future today.

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War in ukraine.

Ukraine’s two-week-old offensive in western Russia has slowed , while Russian forces have gained momentum in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.

In Russia, negative feelings about Vladimir Putin have increased since Ukraine’s incursion, an analysis of online posts found.

In Germany, strict budget rules and rising parties on the far left and far right are pushing the government to reduce its support for Ukraine .

Israel-Hamas War

“They could have brought him back”: The families of Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza this week expressed anger at Israel’s leaders for not agreeing to a cease-fire .

A group representing hostage families said that autopsies found bullets in the recovered bodies . The military said it was too soon to tell if gunshot wounds were the cause of death.

More International News

The second-largest diamond ever found was uncovered in Botswana. It’s the size of an adult’s palm, and weighs more than a pound.

Italian divers recovered the body of the British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch , confirming that he was killed when his yacht sank in a storm.

A volcano erupted in southwestern Iceland , the country’s sixth eruption since December.

Other Big Stories

The F.D.A. approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. Only one in five American adults took booster shots last fall.

A network of more than a dozen current and former inmates used drones to smuggle drugs into Georgia prisons , prosecutors said.

Times Opinion columnists picked their best and worst moments of the last night of the Democratic convention.

This month, the F.D.A. denied approval of psychedelic drugs for mental health treatment. They won’t be approved until proponents stop conducting unethical clinical trials , Caty Enders writes.

Here are columns by Paul Krugman on Trump and crime and Michelle Goldberg on why Harris needs Lina Khan .

MORNING READS

Love and loss: Sphen, a gentoo penguin who found international fame because of his relationship with another male penguin named Magic, died at 11 .

Altered states: A survey revealed similarities between psychedelic trips and near-death experiences .

Pickle: A TikTok influencer’s recipes have caused a cucumber shortage in Iceland .

Lives Lived: Charlene Marshall was at the center of a legal battle over the estate of the New York socialite Brooke Astor, her mother-in-law. Marshall’s husband, Anthony, was ultimately convicted of fraud, but she in some ways seemed like the one on trial. Marshall died at 79 .

M.L.B.: The Seattle Mariners, who held a 10-game lead in the A.L. West two months ago, fired their manager Scott Servais. Our beat writer says the organization is at a crisis point .

College football: The sport’s fall schedule kicks off this weekend. See our 12-team playoff projection .

ARTS AND IDEAS

The CrossFit Games are usually a triumphant moment, an extreme four-day test of fitness in which participants leap over hay bales, swing sledgehammers and toss medicine balls. This year, though, the competition turned tragic when a 28-year-old athlete from Serbia died during an open-water swim. His death has resurfaced simmering concerns that the games push competitors too far .

More on culture

A biography of the poet and thinker Audre Lorde offers a new way to think about her activism and legacy.

Jon Stewart went live on the last night of the Democratic convention.

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And here are today’s Mini Crossword , Wordle , Sudoku , Connections and Strands .

Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. See you tomorrow. —David

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David Leonhardt runs The Morning , The Times’s flagship daily newsletter. Since joining The Times in 1999, he has been an economics columnist, opinion columnist, head of the Washington bureau and founding editor of the Upshot section. He is the author of “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream." More about David Leonhardt

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Compete, grow, sing, explore on Nova Scotia’s South Shore

From: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

News release

Government of Canada investment supports tourism and local businesses

August 21, 2024 · Lunenburg, Nova Scotia · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

Atlantic Canada’s small towns and rural areas are vibrant places bustling with economic, social and cultural activity. The Government of Canada is investing to help communities in the Lunenburg area thrive, building long-term prosperity.

Improving visitor experiences, and business opportunities  Today, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA, announced total contributions of nearly $2.2 million for three community organizations, a municipality and a local food producer in Nova Scotia’s South Shore.

The funding will help the Lunenburg Yacht Club (LYC), the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society, the Town of Mahone Bay, South Shore Opportunities Incorporated and Terra Beata Farms to host sporting and cultural events, upgrade tourism infrastructure, purchase new automated equipment and deliver programming to support entrepreneurs and growing businesses, thus increasing visitation to the Lunenburg area and setting the stage for growth.

For more information on the companies and projects, please see the related backgrounder.

Today’s announcement further demonstrates the Government of Canada’s commitment to ensuring Atlantic Canadian residents and businesses have what they need to accelerate the region’s economic momentum and build sustainable communities.

“Nova Scotia’s small towns and communities are its magic. Through ACOA, your federal government is investing in the people, places and businesses that make them more attractive to all people. This investment will bring in more visitors, boost small businesses and strengthen communities to make this area an even better place to call home.” -  The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA

“The Lunenburg Yacht Club’s collaboration with ACOA will ensure barrier-free access to sailing for all abilities and provide the opportunity for more residents of Lunenburg County to experience the treasure that is Mahone Bay for generations to come.” - Erinn McCarty, Commodore, Lunenburg Yacht Club and Chair Mobility Cup, 2024

"This ACOA support will be hugely valuable for the research, design and construction planning needed to restore the 116 year-old Opera House as a vibrant performing arts centre in the heart of Lunenburg's UNESCO district.” -  Tom McFall, Vice-President of Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society and Chair of Lunenburg Opera House Team

“Mahone Bay’s waterfront has graced the cover of numerous tourism publications over the decades. This project, with crucial support from Federal and Provincial governments, continues the Town’s commitment to maintain and improve our waterfront infrastructure, to the benefit of future generations of residents and visitors.” - David Devenne, Mayor, Town of Mahone Bay

“The volunteer driven Board of Directors of the non-profit organization, South Shore Opportunities CBDC, is pleased to work with ACOA to provide free business counselling and technical assistance in Queens and Lunenburg counties.  The ACOA funding allows the CBDC to provide hands on business help at no charge so every small business can be prepared for a start-up, expansion or recovery. Preparation is a key to business success.” - Krista Harding, Executive Director, South Shore Opportunities Incorporated

“The support from ACOA enables Terra Beata Farms Ltd. to acquire automated processing equipment to increase our capacity to efficiently take cranberries, rhubarb, and haskaps from the farm gate and prepare it to meet the exacting standards of domestic and international markets. Farms get access to more of the world markets and employees get better year round jobs, all of which adds to the Atlantic Canadian economy.” - David Ernst, President, Terra Beata Farms Ltd 

Quick facts

In the tenth year of its Sail Able program, Lunenburg Yacht Club will host this year's Mobility Cup for the first time. Previously hosted in Nova Scotia by Halifax and North Sydney Clubs, The Mobility Cup is an annual sailing regatta for differently abled sailors, attracting athletes this year from across Canada and the U.S. as far away as California and Hawaii. All participants compete in the Martin 16, a specially modified keel boat designed in Canada for sailors living with disabilities.

The Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society , incorporated in 1986, produces the annual Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival and stages 20 to 25 concerts a year, as well as a film series and other events. Five years ago, it purchased by the Lunenburg Opera House , which was built in 1908 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF). Over the years it was used for vaudeville, as a cinema, and a recording studio, but has fallen into disrepair and is in need of upgrades and modernization. 

Mahone Bay is a small coastal community about a one-hour drive from Halifax. It offers a rich mix of heritage, culture and natural beauty and is famed for three churches casting their reflection on the water. The Town comprises 3.12 square kilometers and has a population of 1,016 residents (2021 Census).

South Shore Opportunities Incorporated is one of 41 Community Business Development Corporations (CBDCs) delivering the national Community Futures (CF) program in rural Atlantic Canada. Each CBDC plays an important role in strengthening the ability of rural communities to diversify their economic base to foster long-term prosperity and sustainability.

Founded in 1998 by David and Evelyn Ernst, Terra Beata has a 12-acre cranberry farm on Heckmans Island which produces juice, dried fruit and cooked products sold at grocery stores across Canada. It also has a 50-acre farm in Aylesford, and a 12 acre farm in Tremont, NS.

In 2018, Terra Beata opened a facility in Sackville, NB to receive, clean and freeze fresh cranberries from its farms plus about 15 other farms in Atlantic Canada, for a total of over 5 million pounds of fruit per year. Frozen berries packed in Sackville travel to industrial customers around the world.

The funding announced today is provided through ACOA’s Innovative Communities Fund , Community Futures program and Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program.

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Associated links

• Lunenburg Yacht Club
• 2024 Mobility Cup
• Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society
• Town of Mahone Bay
• South Shore Opportunities Incorporated
• Terra Beata Farms
• Innovative Communities Fund
• Community Futures
• Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

Connor Burton Press Secretary Office of the Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency [email protected]

Lauren Sinclair Director of Communications Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency [email protected] 782-641-6365 (cell)

Gale Fullerton Manager Lunenburg Yacht Club Mobility Cup 2024 [email protected] 902-719-9261 (cell)

Tom McFall Vice-President Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society [email protected] 902-298-2060 (cell)

Dylan Heide CAO Town of Mahone Bay [email protected] 902-523-4622 (cell) Krista Harding Executive Director South Shore Opportunities Incorporated [email protected] 902-354-8348 (cell)

David Ernst President Terra Beata Farms Ltd.  [email protected] 902-529-0412 (cell) 

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