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Sun & Moon Sunset: 19:25 Moonrise: 19:27; 99.5% illuminated Sunrise (Saturday): 07:21
Friday • Sept. 24, 2010
Weather Today: Patchy clouds, high 19C Tonight: A few showers, low 11C Tomorrow: Showers, more sun, high 16C
1. What are port and starboard? 2. Why are they called that? Yesterday’s answers; 1. Bravo Zulu means well done. BZ was the final signal in the administrative page of the Allied Naval Signal Book and stood for well done. When the international phonetic alphabet in use today (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, etc) was adopted in 1956, BZ became Bravo Zulu. 2. A dogwatch is between 16:00 and 18:00, the first dogwatch, or between 18:00 and 20:00, the second dog watch.
Things to See/Do All-in-One Control When: Anytime Where: Palladium Technologies, Darse Sud, QS103 Palladium has launched an iPad app that lets users monitor and, in some cases, control everything onboard without a computer, including lights, cameras, alarms, and more.
Cocktail reception When: Every day, starting at 11:00 Where: Nautical Structures, Darse Sud, QS72 The davit and crane manufacturer opens the bar each midday, serving Spanish wine and beer.
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THE UNOFFICIAL SHOW: While the weather was nice, dozens of megayachts filled the harbor off the 20th annual Monaco Yacht Show. PHOTO/LUCY REED
Harbor offers second yacht show By Lucy Chabot Reed
Dozens of multimillion-dollar megayachts are anchored in the harbor just outside the Monaco Yacht Show, many of them are seeing clients as if on exhibit in the show. Captains and brokers were hesitant to talk on the record about the yachts because they were unsure if it was permitted. But organizers of the Monaco show don’t seem to mind them being there, simply shrugging and suggesting that “they are allowed” to anchor. In fact, one woman with the show said it was good that all those yachts were anchored out because they likely brought more people into the show, all paying the 60-euro per person per day ticket prices. The yachts are there for various reasons. One captain said he is not
seeing clients but visits the show each day by tender for the events and networking. Another captain was told by the boss to anchor out, in the hopes that a potential buyer would see the yacht there. Several captains and crew said the owners wanted their yachts in the show, but simply couldn’t get in, either because there was no space or because they had been in the show last year. Yachts cannot exhibit at the Monaco show two years in a row, according to several captains. One broker noted that it was more convenient to have yachts anchored nearby than moored in a marina since it is easier to travel by tender to see them than by car or even helicopter, at least as long as the weather stays nice. Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton. Comments are welcome at lucy@ the-triton.com.
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