Palm Beach International Boat Show
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Test Your Mates How nautical are your crew mates? Find out with this little nautical quiz. n How many of the roughly 200 nations of the world do not border an ocean or sea? 30, 75, 120 or 165? n How many oceans are there on Earth? n What does it mean to wank? Answers, p2
Upcoming Events April 2, 10 am-8 pm National Marine Suppliers’ Yachty Nationals Invitational golf tournament, Hallandale Beach, Fla. Shot-gun start, four-man scramble. Putting contest and prizes for best costume and best dressed foursome. 954-764-0975
April 5, 5-8 pm Triton Expo, on the tennis courts at Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Ft. Lauderdale. Build your network of resources and contacts at our casual, made-for-crew trade show held every spring and fall. The event features more than 40 exhibitors of yachting goods and services. No RSVP necessary, and it’s all free. More details at www.the-triton.com, hover over Events in the black bar, and click on Triton Expo.
April 8, 7-10 pm Westrec’s 17th annual Captain & Crew Appreciation party at Sunrise Harbor Marina, Ft. Lauderdale. Event by invitation only; registration required. www.sunrise-moulin-rouge.com.
THAT YACHT SPARKLE: Crew finally put chammies away yesterday to welcome guests with smiles, including aboard M/Y Party Girl. PHOTO/LUCY REED
Show’s growth gains fans By Lucy Chabot Reed and Dorie Cox Once a small boat show held in a parking lot in 1982, this year’s Palm Beach International Boat Show has grown to include more than 700 boats in-water. The show now encompasses most of the downtown West Palm Beach waterfront including all but two docks at Palm Harbor Marina. “I remember when this show was on the fairgrounds and at the Palm Beach Auditorium,” said John Smundin, marina manager at Palm Harbor. “The way it continues to grow feels like it may absorb the complete Palm Harbor Marina. It is quite amazing.” Owned by the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County, the show was cancelled in 1990 due to the
economic recession. Show Management took over production and management in 1995. Smundin has seen the changes first hand, especially since his marina first welcomed yachts in 2010. In total, this year’s PBIBS has 717 boats on exhibit in the water, including everything from 10-foot tenders to superyachts. About 120 yachts over 80 feet are listed in attendance. About 78 are larger than 100 feet, and 23 are larger than 150 feet. That total of 717 is 6 percent more than last year, according to Skip Zimbalist, former CEO of Show Management, which produces the show. (Show Management was purchased by Informa plc, producers of the See SHOW, page 2
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