o o o Test Your Mates Find out how nautical you and your crew mates are with this quiz. n Mooring with two bow anchors will have which major advantage over anchoring with one bow anchor? n What is the most common way to secure a line to a cleat? ANSWERS on page 3
Fri d ay • O c t. 26, 2012
Sun & Moon
Weather
Sunset: 6:43 pm; Sunrise: 7:27 am (Saturday) Moonrise: 4:46 pm; 86% illuminated High tides: 7:02 pm / 7:34 am (Saturday) Low tides: 1:13 pm / 1:32 am (Saturday)
Today: Rain, afternoon thunderstorms, winds NW 30-35 mph; high 80 Tonight: Winds weaking to 25-35; low 70 Tomorrow AM: Showers, warming to 81
Upcoming Events Today-Saturday, 10am-2pm U.S. Customs and Coast Guard officials available for questions at the USSA pavilion in Builders & Designers tent.
WIND DAMAGE: Squalls blew through the show overnight, taking tent sides with them. The 400-500 tent remained closed this morning. More, page 7. PHOTO/TOM SERIO
Today-Sunday, 11:30am-3pm
Yachts fine, but Sandy hurts tents
Westrec Marinas daily open house with food and marina executives, at its booth #636 in the Builders tent.
Today-Saturday, 5:30-7:30pm USSA cocktail party at its booth in the B&D tent.
Rain delayed Today’s Perfect Setting Tabletop Challenge, postponed until Sunday. Tonight’s fireworks display, rescheduled for Sunday. Tonight’s Northrop & Johnson yacht hop rescheduled to Sunday. Yesterday’s Galley Wars were postponed to Saturday at noon and 3pm; finals at 7. In the Captain’s Den.
By Staff Report Hurricane Sandy, a category 1 storm as it spun over the Bahamas overnight, blew her winds over the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, too, but yachts and docks survived the worst of the winds and gusts. Some exhibitor tents, however, didn’t. Overnight squalls severely damaged the 400-500 tent, where equipment manufacturers are concentrated. By dawn, the northern and eastern walls had been blown in and the gables were blown off. Inside, exhibits suffered wind and rain damage. The tent was closed this morning so workers could rebuild and secure the structure and electrical systems. The rest of the show was scheduled to open on time, despite damage to
some other tents. Part of the eastern wall of the show’s largest tent, the 600-700 Builders & Designers Tent, was blown in, damaging exhibits on the eastern end of the tent. The wind blew open doors and felled at least one tree (not the potted kind). Show Management had an army of workers on site just after dawn to clean up and prepare for the show’s 10 a.m. opening. Many exhibitors at an industry breakfast this morning had not yet seen their booths but were confident they could quickly rebuild and be ready for guests today. Captains and crew on the docks at sunrise got on with preparations for another day of wind and rain. As a whole, the vessels and docks fared well,
See STORM, page 3
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