2019 Triton Today Saturday Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019

o o o Test Your Mates

In the show’s 60th year, how much do you know about its history? n Where did the show move in 1982, and why? n Where was it held in 1983?

Answers, Page 3

Upcoming Events Today, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

MIASF Captain & Crew Luncheon, featuring representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard and CBP for panel discussion and Q & A. Aboard the MIASF Hospitality Lounge at Bahia Mar (Face Dock, Purple Zone 13). RSVP.

Today, 3-7 p.m.

College football watch party of the University of Florida Gators vs.

University of Georgia Bulldogs. Third deck of the MIASF Hospitality Lounge, Bahia Mar. Light snacks and cash bar.

This evening, 7-11 p.m.

Yacht Chandlers’ 12th annual Captain and Crew Appreciation party at Sway Nightclub. Registration required.

This evening, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Fraser’s Dockside Soiree at the Windward VIP Club. Management fleet Captain of the Year announced.

Daylight Savings Time ends Set clocks back an hour tonight and enjoy the extra sleep.

A complex display of flowers topped off the winner of the outdoor table setting category at the Top Notch Tabletop Challenge. M/Y MAG III was one of 14 yachts in the interior competition at the Fort Lauderdale show on Nov. 1.

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Excellence wins interior challenge Story and photos by Dorie Cox

a 150-foot Richmond, went all out with entries in every category. The judges Under sunny, 80-degree skies, a hot awarded Chief Stew Bintu Omagbemi, Friday was transformed into a “magical 2nd Stew Zia Pypers and 3rd Stew night” on board 14 yachts during an Jennifer Walker with excellent marks in interior staff competition each one. They included at the Fort Lauderdale elaborate hand-cut, folded International Boat Show. menus and a tower of basil The annual Top Notch martinis flanked by carved Tabletop Challenge pumpkins. highlights their best work On the upper-deck of in seven categories: an M/Y MAG III, a 145-foot interior table setting, an Chef Nadine Imfeld of Benetti, the sky was filled outdoor table setting, M/Y Andiamo, a 150-foot with dangling wooden most artistic napkin fold, crates overflowing with Palmer Johnson. creative centerpiece, stylish flowers. The autumnmenu design, best beverage presentation, themed live flowers that won the crew and tip of the day.

The interior crew of M/Y Excellence, See TABLETOP, Page 3

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Top Notch interior teams tackle tricks TABLETOP, from Page 1 the Best Chic Outdoors award were the work of Chief Stew Nico Van Der Westhuizen and 2nd stews Chenelle Godfrey and Kerry Langschmidt.

A silver genie lantern atop a centerpiece pf rich purple, blue and red flowers was central to the winning interior table setting on board M/Y Andiamo. The 150-foot Palmer Johnson’s crew – Chef Nadine Imfeld, Chief Stew Lucia Turner and 2nd Stew Ana Sanchez – won the Best Luxe Interior with their themed beverages and cookies alongside the table setting.

Other competitors in the event included: M/Y Rhino, a 154-foot Admiral, with Chief Stew Renee Reavley; M/Y Horizons II, a 145-foot NQEA, with Chief Stew Sharyline Bansi and 3rd Stew Janke Spongenberg; and M/Y Libert-y, a 90-foot Offshore with Chief Stew Alicia Cossentino (not pictured).

A panel of former crew and interior experts judged the competition on creativity, aesthetics and overall design impact, and awards were given during a ceremony in the late afternoon during the show.

The next edition of the competition will be at the Palm Beach International Boat Show in March.

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Dorie Cox is editor of Triton Today.

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Category winners Most Artistic Napkin Fold M/Y My Qing, a 151-foot Cheoy Lee, with Stew/Masseuse Erin Wilks and 3rd Stew Alyssa Blake.

Top Creative Centerpiece M/Y MAG III

2019 Top Notch Tabletop Challenge winners

Best Beverage Presentation M/Y Coy Koi, an 83-foot Kuipers Doggersbank, with Chief Stew Kylie Pool and Stew/Deckhand Krystine Barnard.

Best Overall Design M/Y Excellence, a 150-foot Richmond with Chief Stew Bintu Omagbemi, 2nd Stew Zia Pypers, and 3rd Stew Jennifer Walker.

Stylish Menu Design M/Y Sotavento, a 164-foot Benetti with Chief Stew Mariel Correa, 2nd Stew Brooke Smith, and 3rd Stew Kate Freeman.

Best Chic Outdoors M/Y MAG III, a 145-foot Benetti, with Chief Stew Nico Van Der Westhuizen, 2nd stews Chenelle Godfrey and Kerry Langschmidt.

Tip of the Day M/Y Sovereign, a 180-foot Newcastle, with Chief Stew Petronela Sivakova, 2nd Stew Danielle Hadlington, Stew Victoria Rowley, and Stew Mimi Trung.

2nd Chic Outdoors M/Y Hospitality, a 164-foot Westport, with Chief Stew Madison MacLeod, 2nd Stew Summer Meili, and Deckhand/Stew Colleen Meehan.

3rd Chic Outdoors M/Y Claire, a 150-foot Trinity, with Chief Stew Kelly Olejniczak, 2nd Stew Lymne Dahl, and 3rd Stew Lexi Wilson.

Best Luxe Interior M/Y Andiamo, a 150-foot Palmer Johnson, with Chef Nadine Imfeld, Chief Stew Lucia Turner, and 2nd Stew Ana Sanchez.

2nd Best Luxe Interior M/Y My Maggie, a 112-foot Westport, with Chief Stew Monica Bolet.

3rd Best Luxe Interior M/Y Three Sons, a 130-foot Westport, with Chief Stew Morgan Brawley and Stew Jessie Sahaydak.

Test Your Mates Answers to the quiz on Page 1: n The show moved in 1982 to Port Everglades over contract disputes. n The show moved back to Bahia Mar in 1983.

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Docks open during upland renovations Story and photos by Dorie Cox Long an icon, the Pier Sixty-Six hotel north of the Southeast 17th Street Causeway is one of the more striking buildings that mariners see when arriving in Fort Lauderdale. In prominent view after entry through Port Everglades from the Atlantic Ocean, the round tower with spikes will remain after extensive renovations that have closed the entire hotel property.

Despite the renovations, dockage is up and running for yachts up to 400 feet in length at two locations, said marine director Megan Washington.

The 2017 acquisition of the property on the south side of the causeway is referred to as Pier Sixty-Six Marina South, pictured above. Formerly The Sails Marina, the addition brings 37 slips of 2,000 linear feet of dockage (610m) with no obstructions and a maximum draft of 30 feet (9m).

The marina property adjacent to the hotel, now known as Pier Sixty-Six Marina North, is home to the marina office located below Pelican Landing Restaurant and 127 slips of 3,000 linear feet of dockage (915m).

The dockage is a mix of floating and fixed concrete docks with high-speed fueling up to 100 gallons a minute and a new pump-out system, according

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to Washington. Several yachts in the marina have taken advantage of the property’s Foreign Trade Zone to save on duty and taxes, she said.

Jennifer Cognet has worked on the docks since 2005. After attending the University of Central Florida, she applied to work at the hotel, but was asked if she would like to be at the marina instead.

She set to work to learn the industry.

“I remember they drew me a boat on the first day and labeled it,” Cognet said.

Over the years, she worked her way up to the dockmaster position and saw the lengths of yachts grow from about 100 feet to more than 300 feet in length.

She likes the challenges of the job and the view of the water. “You have to be really good at puzzles,” she said.

Pier Sixty-Six Marina South is also home to the boat show’s new Superyacht Village this year.

Dorie Cox is editor of Triton Today.

Comment at editor@the-triton.com.

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Some new scenes around town Story and photos by Triton Staff If you haven’t been to Fort Lauderdale in a while, you might notice a few things have changed. Here’s a quick look at what’s new around town.

Whole Foods Whole Foods, the natural and organic foods supermarket chain, is building a new store on the northwest corner of US1 and Southeast 17th Street. It is expected to open at the end of 2020.

Convention center The Portside Center office building at the southwest end of the 17th Street Causeway is gone. It’s parking this week for the boat show, but it marks the first step in Broward County’s work to rebuild its aging convention center, expanding it to more than 1 million square feet, and add a new hotel.

The expansion plan includes: An extension of the main exhibit hall to create 350,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space, the addition of a 65,000-square-foot ballroom facing the Intracoastal Waterway, and the addition of meeting space. Skywalks are planned to connect the event space, headquarters hotel and parking structure.

The new facility is expected to be completed in 2023.

Beach Park The beach area of Las Olas Boulevard is transforming in a big way. The city is investing in a nearly $50 million rehab of the block between the east end of the bridge and the beach wall. Called Las Olas Beach Park, the area will include more green space, two parks and a promenade.

The project, which includes the new parking garage on the north side of the Las Olas bridge and the ICW, is being managed by Skanska.

Restaurants Several yachtie restaurants and bars have been either upgraded or have closed.

The Quarterdeck has relocated from its longtime home on Cordova Road north of 17th Street to its new building

The city of Fort Lauderdale is building Las Olas Beach Park in the block between the east end of the Las Olas Boulevard bridge and the beach wall. Plans include more green space, a promenade and two parks PHOTO/DORIE COX

just a half block to the west.

Waxy’s Irish Pub reopened in August after a one-year renovation.

Ernie’s Bar-B-Q on US1 south of 17th Street is no longer empty. Closed in March 2017 after 60 years, the space was purchased and reopened as Andy’s Live Fire Grill & Bar. The building and restaurant are owned by Anthony Bruno, owner of Anthony’s Runway 84 restaurant and founder of the Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza chain.

Bravo Ristorante, the Italian restaurant in The Quay on 17th Street, closed in June after 28 years.

Pop-up venue on the New River Keep an eye on the space between two condo towers on the north bank of the New River, just west of the Andrews Avenue bridge. The Wharf Fort Lauderdale plans to open there before the end of the year. The Wharf opened on the Miami River in 2017 and has been a focal point for boaters and locals to mingle near the water. The pop-up event space is often used for festivals and music events.

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AT THE OASIS LOUNGE

New cleaners help the ocean

By Lucy Chabot Reed Former yacht captain Lance Sheppard has joined Ecostore to create a superyachts and global marine division of its plant-based and chemicalfree cleaning, washing and personal products.

“Because of my history in the marine industry and having run boats, I was able to identify a huge opportunity for the company,” said Sheppard, who has an assortment of products on display at the Oasis Lounge tucked away in the northeast corner of the SuperYacht Village at the boat show this week.

Ecostore most recently launched its foaming hand wash packaged in a new container made from ocean waste plastic. The company has partnered with Pack Tech, a global packaging manufacturer, to create the 20,000 refillable, pale blue bottles, helping to clean up over half a ton of ocean waste plastic from the Java Sea in Bali and a river in Jakarta in Indonesia. Designed to be refilled, each bottle features one of three artworks in an ocean theme by New Zealand artist Tomas Cottle.

“We want to raise awareness of plastic pollution in our oceans, as well as being part of the solution,” Ecostore managing director Pablo Kraus stated in a news release announcing the new packaging.

“By making bottles out of recycled ocean waste plastic, Ecostore will help create awareness and inspire environmental and social solutions posed by waste pollution in the oceans.”

Ecostore’s products range from laundry and cleaning products to personal and oral care products, and are available in bulk sizes of 5, 20 and 50 liters that can be stored in the lazarette and used to replace traditional single-use containers in the heads, under the sink and in the laundry.

Founded in 1993 by a couple in New Zealand, the company offers its products in plastic containers made from sugar cane that contain no petro-chemicals, but remain sturdy enough for storage on board, Sheppard said.

Sheppard joined the company this

Lance Sheppard describes Ecostore’s latest product – packaged in a container made from ocean waste – to a yacht stew visiting the Oasis Lounge. PHOTO/LUCY REED

summer and said he is building a community of crew who are passionate about yachting’s impact on the environment and who will sample and embrace the products.

“Every bit of water on a boat eventually makes its way into the ocean, no matter how much treating it you do,” Sheppard said. “All crew want to cause less harm to the environment and have fewer chemicals on board. We’re coming to them with a solution with an environmentally responsible product, and it performs.”

Sheppard began working on boats in 1989 as a deckhand in the Med and worked his way up to captain, running the 106-foot S/Y Iemanja in the 1990s. He ran a motor boat during the America’s Cup campaign, and worked with the New Zealand government for a time, including running a governmental beachhead in Fort Lauderdale.

Lucy Chabot Reed is publisher of Triton Today. Comment: editor@the-triton.com.

Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 | 7 Slight of hand More crew from the main docks found their way to the Oasis Lounge yesterday, traveling both by Oasis tender (at the Moran dock) and by shuttle bus to enjoy the lunchtime camaraderie. Magician/mentalist John Born stopped by yesterday to dazzle a few crew with his sophisticated magic.

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