BOAT SHOW
FRIDAY
DAILY
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2023
Show hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Sat. and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun. For more information, visit flibs.com.
NOTABLE EVENTS on Saturday, October 28 10:00 a.m–3:00 p.m. Sip & Shop with Côtes de Femme at The Wander Shop Join former chief stewardess Randi Barry as she shows pieces of her new ‘Summer on the Seine’ capsule collection and runway pieces. 3548 NE 12 Ave. Oakland Park. 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Captains and Crew Pool Party & BBQ Captains and crew are invited to a free pool party and BBQ at Yacht Haven Park and Marina organized by Aqua Flight. 3:00 p.m. Rugby World Cup Final Live Viewing Join Global Marine Travel at the Oasis Lounge to watch the Rugby World Cup Final.
Global and Local, FLIBS Dazzles on First Two Days Innovation and evolution, old friends and new partners, were the themes of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show’s first two days. By Erik Petersen
The 64th annual show opened with a nod towards its status as the world’s largest show of its kind. “The International Boat Show is truly international and what it brings to Broward County, the City of Fort Lauderdale, is really a worldwide audience,” Andrew Doole said at the show’s opening. Doodle is President of U.S. Boat Shows at Informa Markets, which organizes FLIBS. “So individuals will fly from all over the world to be here to participate in this boat show.” For Phil Purcell, president and CEO of the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, which owns the show, FLIBS
continues to be in the beating heart of the yachting industry. “It’s right between Palm Beach and Miami,” he said. “It’s got a world -class international airport … and equally important, it’s got a different feel than the feel that Miami has and the feel that Palm Beach has. “It’s literally a melting pot of our community and then when you add the yards and the services that our community has in terms of the marine industry, that many yards up river, there’s nowhere else like that in the world.” Seminars and events in the show’s first CONTINUED ON PAGE 3