2017 Triton Today Sunday Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017

o o o Test Your Mates

How nautical are your crew mates?

Find out with this nautical trivia quiz. n What is “MARPOL”? n How do you calculate a vessel’s gross tonnage? n Which IALA buoy system follows the “red right returning” rule?

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Upcoming Events Today, 11 am Learn mixology with Jonathan Pogash, the Cocktail Guru. USSA American Pavilion, Yellow Zone at Bahia Mar

Today, noon Safety at Sea with Patrick Estebe of Affairaction Corp. USSA American Pavilion, Yellow Zone at Bahia Mar

Tuesday, Nov. 7, 4:30 pm Welcome to Yachting, an open discussion for new yacht crew. Ask your questions, and get career advice and free headshots for your resume.

Bluewater Crew Training, 750 W. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 33311

Friday, Nov. 10, 6-10 pm Boat Show Survivors party. Enjoy an Argentinian barbecue under the tiki hut at Universal Marine Center, 2700 SW 25th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, 33312

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 6-8 pm Triton Networking with Longbow Marine. Details under “Next Triton Event” at www.the-triton.com.

GIVE ME AN F, GIVE ME AN L, GIVE ME AN I-B-S: The crew of the 59m M/Y Lady Sheridan just might be the friendliest – and funniest – crew at the show this year. They turn their passion for yachting into a dance-inspired semi pyramid on Saturday. PHOTO/LUCY REED

Issues by-the-law, yet case-by-case

By Dorie Cox No matter how often immigration, cruising permit and charter rules are discussed, questions persist. Answers are based on laws and regulations, but often there is room for interpretation, said government officials from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).

On the third floor of M/V Grand Floridian, near the center of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, more than 80 people in the yacht industry paid close attention. The Marine Industries Association of South Florida organized the panel and lunch

Saturday to address industry concerns.

One message from the officials was: “There are regulations we have to follow, but we can work it out.”

In regard to cruising permits, nothing has changed, said John Ortiz, CBP Port Everglades trade operations supervisor.

Yachts listed for sale are generally not allowed to obtain a cruising permit. If the owner wants to use it for a short event, he said, officials will try to work with captains.

To determine which yachts are charter and therefore not eligible for a cruising permit, CBP officers check the internet. “We use open sources to check See RULES, Page 8

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Bluewater to offer refit certification guidance at each stage of the process.”

Bluewater Crew Training and The All of Bluewater’s courses are also Triton have partnered to develop a open to Refit Show attendees who wish seminar series for the 2018 Refit Show, to develop their refit management skills Jan. 10-11, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale. but aren’t seeking certification.

The two-day “Introduction to Yacht “Captains and crew are integral to the Refitting for Yacht Managers, Captains refit process in any shipyard,” said Jim and Crew” certification pro­­gram is part Miller, Refit Show director. “Providing of the Refit Show’s conference at the them with the communication, Broward County Convention Center. management and teamwork skills Industry profession­als who complete offered by Bluewater will improve their six of the nine sessions will be awarded efficiency, making them more valuable to the new certifi­cation by Bluewater Crew yacht owners and their representatives.”

Training.

The 2018 Refit Show is a two-day Bluewater certification seminars trade show featuring exhibitors on every available at the Refit Show are: facet of a refit, including • Refit Yards shipyards, designers, • Legal and Liability painters, equipment Issues for Refits ‘Captains and manufacturers, service • Trends in Design crew are integral professionals and more.

• Basic Refit to the refit Now in its third year, Preparation the show will take over the • Teamwork and process in any entire exhibit hall, a space Communication shipyard.’ it previously shared with • Refit Case Studies – Jim Miller the International Marina • Department Director, Refit Show and Boatyard Conference Responsibilities Before (IMBC). All exhibitors and During Refits will now focus on yacht • Creating a Refit refits, their processes and skills.

Planning Guide The seminar series, too, has expanded • Conflict Resolution – to 24, up from 15 last year. More Bluewater faculty are developing the networking events and live product certification curriculum to improve the demonstrations are also in the works, skills of captains and crew during yard organizers said. periods and to expand job pros­pects for To register for the Refit Show or to those who complete the pro­gram. learn more about the new certification “The refit process involves a wide program, other seminar options, and variety of expertise and experience reduced seminar rates for captains and that must be well organized and coordinated,” said Kevin Petrovsky, chief crew, visit www.refitshow.com.

The Refit Show is owned and academic officer at Bluewater. “This managed by Professional BoatBuilder seminar series is designed not only to magazine. provide an overview of the process, – Triton staff but to provide practical and tangible

Test Your Mates Answers to the quiz on Page 1: n The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. n Use the following empirical formula to calculate gross tonnage: LxBxD (depth, not draft) x .67 (for power) or .5 (for sail) divided by 100. n Region B

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CHECKING THE TIDE: Triton Today’s Question of the Day

Where is the boat heading after the show?

#TheWardsWay

While most yachts in the boat show this week are for sale, and “plans” can change if the right buyer emerges. Still, we were curious to know where boats are heading after the horns sound today at 6 p.m. Most had an immediate destination, but winter PHOTOS/DORIE COX and LUCY REED plans were still not set in stone.

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Chief Stew Sarah Pitchford M/Y Nita K II 171’ Amels “St. Martin, the Antigua show and the Caribbean. A lot of crew have friends there, so we’ll be bringing things to them and making water.”

Capt. Steve Burke M/Y Sovereign 180’ Newcastle ”Back to Rybovich.

Then to the Antigua show. We have a charter so we’ll go to Barbados, the Grenadines and St. Lucia. We are being more creative this year.”

Eng. Logan Reese M/Y Endeavor 131.2’ Westport ”It depends on how the show goes. We’ve had good prospects and several people have been back a couple of times.”

2nd Stew Nicole Fowler M/Y Plan A 130’ Westport ”We go back to Epic Marina. The dock has been fixed [after the hurricane] and we get to use the facilities. Then we charter in the Bahamas.”

Deckhand Corne Edwards M/Y Mine Games 203’ Benetti “We’re staying in Florida at a marina.”

Mate/Eng. Frederic Pandes M/Y Maverick 138’ Sterling “The yacht’s for sale. If it’s not sold, we’ll stay here at Bahia Mar.”

S u n d ay • Nov. 5 , 2 0 1 7 | 5 Chief Stew Jennifer Lanza M/Y Lady Sheridan 59m A&R “Getting ready [in South Florida] for an owner’s trip.

This winter, we’ll be in and around the Bahamas. We normally are in the Caribbean.”

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Philippe Dermauw M/Y Sea Breeze 102’ Baron “We’ll head back to our berth in Palm Beach. I’m fine with that; I’ve been doing this for 20 years.”

Mate Parker Hudman M/Y Lucky Stars 108’ Broward “Back to our dock in South Florida, then up to Harbor Island and around the Bahamas.”

Bosun Cristobal Peniche M/Y Cheers 46 140’ Benetti "We go to the shipyard for maintenance, then for our normal cruising to the Bahamas."

Deck/Stew Abby Smith M/Y Desperado 130’ Westport “We’re going to the shipyard [here in South Florida]. After that, we don’t know.

It depends on if we sell.”

Deckhand JJ Stark M/Y Abbracci 155’ Christensen “The boat will be staying in Fort Lauderdale, giving the crew a little time off.”

Deckhand Juan Dos Santos M/Y Wabi Sabi 164’ Westport “We’re leaving for a couple boss trips [outside of Florida] and then back to Fort Lauderdale.”

Bosun Chuck Smith M/Y Plan A 130’ Westport “We are Bahamas bound. That’s plan A.”

Mate/Eng Alex Lipson M/Y Fae Lon 120’ Burger “Fisher Island is our home. If I could go somewhere, I would go to the Bahamas. It’s close enough to get things done, but still scenic.”

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DOING THE CREW THING: Bravo Zulu Crew start the morning with chamois in hand after an overnight rain surprised many people at the 58th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on Saturday. Intermittent showers kept crew on their toes throughout the morning with cloud cover much of the day.

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Internet searches trouble industry RULES, from page 1 if a yacht is for charter anywhere in the world,” Ortiz said.

That drew a collective groan from the crowd, and in response, Anthony J. Fortunato, chief CBP officer, said, “If the captain says it’s an old listing, the captain can provide a statement, a signed affidavit.”

“We can make a decision on a caseby-case situation,” Ortiz added.

“We look at each case, because the regulations say ‘if it charters anywhere in the world,’ ” Ortiz said. “But if we see the owner and a clear itinerary, we are issuing permits.”

Ortiz said the industry has abused permits and brought yachts in to sell, and that has caused increased scrutiny.

“I am mandated to enforce the laws, but captains can write that it was available for charter but we will not in the U.S.,” Fortunato said.

Another attendee asked how crew can best give evidence that they are not living in the United States.

Fortunato said the officers look for bank statements, utility bills, and paperwork to connect the applicant to a home country. That sort of documentation proves the applicant doesn’t intend to stay in the U.S. It makes their job difficult if crew can’t provide the documents, he said.

The attendee said that is a challenge for many crew who are young and without assets.

If they have a bank account and the majority of the money is sent to their home country, if it seems to make sense, that may satisfy government officials, Fortunato said.

“But it is only a small piece to the puzzle,” he said.

A yacht captain shared an example of six of his crew denied visas after a consular officer did a Google search that showed the yacht had chartered.

“Even with the correct paperwork,” the captain said. The yacht’s rotation captain was among the group denied.

“We comply with regulations and we follow rules, but this has become Russian roulette,” the captain said. “We have to tell the owners we can’t offer assurances?”

The crowd applauded the captain’s comments and question.

Fortunato said the issuance of visas is a U.S. Department of State function that could not be addressed by CBP or USCG. But the issuance of entries in South Florida is three times more than the rest of the country and the refusal rate is in line with the norm, he said.

A yacht stew raised concerns over officials using the internet to find charter status. She said that it is possible to find a yacht for charter online, but if the officials clicked through to the source, they would find the actual charter is a “similar yacht” and not the named yacht.

“If that happens, come tell us,” Fortunato said.

The stew suggested the government groups work with the Charter Yacht Brokers Association or a broker group to find current yachts listed for charter instead of trusting the internet.

In reference to conversations among yacht crew about B1/B2 visa denials, MIASF industry liaison Patience Cohn recommended yacht crew request both C1/D and B1/B2 when applying for a visa to come to the U.S. on a yacht.

“That’s how the aviation industry has done it for years,” she said.

If both are issued, the admitting officer will decide which to grant admission under, depending on the intent of the visit, Fortunato said, noting that the C1/D is for commercial vessels. Crew on private yachts would be admitted under the B1/B2, he said.

If a crew member has both, he or she “should be covered,” he said.

At one point, after a captain expressed his frustration at having done what he thought was the right thing only to be denied, the panel empathized but reiterated that each entry is determined on a case-by-case basis. They want to grant visas and admit visitors to the U.S., they said, but they need to follow the law. Paperwork and documentation that proves the crew will not overstay their allotted time and that the boat will not violate the terms of its cruising permit will make the process smoother.

Dorie Cox is editor of Triton Today.

Comment at dorie@the-triton.com.

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Morley of MPT earns Beacon Award

By Lucy Chabot Reed Lisa Morley, vice president of sales and marketing for Maritime Professional Training in Fort Lauderdale, was honored with the Beacon Award from the U.S. Superyacht Association on Friday morning. The award is designed to honor someone who shines a light on people and causes in need.

“I just get up and do stuff, and I always feel like I’m not doing enough,” Morley said after receiving the honor. “I hope it will inspire people to give back, to find what they are passionate about. It really does make you feel better.”

There are many ways those in the yachting industry can help, she said, such as helping to build a house with Habitat for Humanity, food pantries, the annual Spin-A-Thon to raise money for the Marine Industry Cares Foundation, any number of National

Marine Suppliers’ events to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness, and logistics organizations such as YachtAid Global.

Phil Purcell, Morley CEO/president of the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, was honored with the USSA’s Golden Compass award for his leadership in guiding his organization, being inclusive with other organizations and driving initiatives that will help all yacht businesses, owners and crew who work in the area, including the refit tax cap and foreign trade zone.

Lucy Chabot Reed is publisher of Triton Today. Comment at lucy@the-triton.com.

Collins Ave. show renamed – again The in-water yacht brokerage show in Miami Beach has changed its name again. Known for more than 25 years as the Yacht & Brokerage Show, the show’s owners changed the name in 2016 to Yachts Miami Beach.

Now the name has changed to the Miami Yacht Show @ Collins Avenue.

The 30th annual show runs Feb. 15-19 on the Indian Creek Waterway, in front of some of Miami Beach’s most iconic hotels between 41st and 54th streets. The show is co-owned by the International Yacht Brokers Association and Show Management, which also produces the show.

The show will again include the Superyacht Miami location at Island Gardens Deep Harbour Marina on Watson Island, which plans to feature 20 yachts of up to 500 feet in length. To view and board those vessels, make an appointment through an exhibitor or with Show Management.

Admission to the Miami Yacht Show @ Collins Avenue is $20 daily, $40 for preview day on Feb. 15.

For more information, visit www. showmanagement.com.

The other Miami show grows There is a second boat show being held at the same time in Miami – the 78th annual Miami International Boat Show. That show will once again be staged at the Miami Marine Stadium on Virginia Key. Thanks to the water surrounding the site, the sailing component of Strictly Sail Miami will join the show in 2018 for the first time in decades.

A 2017 study by Thomas J. Murray & Associates, in conjunction with the University of Florida, showed that the show has a statewide economic impact of $854.2 million, a 40 percent increase since the last study was conducted in 2013.

The show expects to feature nearly 700 boats in its deep-water basin, bringing the total boat count for the 2018 show to 1,400.

The show is owned and produced by the National Marine Manufacturers Association.

For more information, visit www. miamiboatshow.com.

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OFF THE DOCK: Scenes from a few events in and around the show See more photos at www.the-triton.com.

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About 500 captains, crew and industry pros joined National Marine Suppliers at its White Dress Charity Gala last night. The event was a fundraiser for breast cancer research and awareness.

German builder Lurssen hosted its 20th anniversary FLIBS party Friday night with a Roaring 20s theme. The industry dressed up to help celebrate.

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@ Yacht Chandlers Yacht Chandlers’ 10th annual customer and crew appreciation event was a “Party With a Purpose.” with donations to go to hurricane relief charities. Several thousand attendees danced the night away at Sway in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Saturday.

PHOTOS/DORIE COX

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