"I've heard of an owner who whilst in port, made his crew wear a uniform and cap, standing in formation on deck legs slightly apart and with hands clasped behind their back". Was the name of the yacht the USS________?
" I find it rather sweet that RINA for example currently expect a rear facing patio door (certain charter rules) to withstand over 6m head of water, when there is usually a large flybridge above the doors anyway...quite how they foresee 6m head being actually physically possible in that situation, I dont rightly know." That one is actually easy to envision when a 10kt yacht slows to 3kts climbing up the back of a wave while coming into an inlet, then gets overtaken by the next. That's a big part of why SF and center console usually have self bailing decks. It happens.