Triton Today Friday Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2014

o o o Test Your Mates Quiz your mates: n What does MODU stand for? n What is UTC? n What does the U flag mean?

ANSWERS on page 3

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Sun & Moon

Weather

Sunset: 6:40 pm; Sunrise: 7:29 am (Saturday) Moonrise: 2:15 pm; 60% illuminated Low tides: 9:57 pm / 10:27 am (Saturday) High tides: 3:25 pm / 3:55 am (Saturday)

Today: Morning sun, afternoon scattered tstorms, high 83, W at 5-10 mph, rain 50% Tonight: Clear, low 62, WNW 10 mph, rain 20% Tomorrow AM: Sunny, WNW 19 mph, high 76

Upcoming Events Today, 2-6 pm YachtInfo FLIBS, Bahia Mar 2nd floor.

Topics: Business Outlook, Worlds Got Talent, Flat Panel Satellite Arrays.

Tonight, 5-7 pm Sevenstar/DYT Go Dutch party, Yacht Builders Tent.

Tonight, 7:30 pm-12:30 am Lurssen’s 17th annual Bremen Brothers’ Beach bash, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. Invitation only.

Tomorrow, 10 am-2 pm YachtInfo FLIBS. Topics: Working On-Board and Ashore, Tenders and On-Board Operations.

Tomorrow, 4-6 pm USSA Meatballs and Martinis. USSA Pavilion, Yachting tent.

Tomorrow, 6:30-9:30 pm Boys N Toys Yacht Hop

Tomorrow, 7pm-1am National Marine Suppliers party, Riverfront. Invitation only.

And more... www.the-triton.com/?p=10881

IT’S BLACK AND WHITE: Crew on M/Y Top Five met opening day of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat show with style and smiles. See more, pages 4-5. PHOTO/TOM SERIO

Docks pulse with energy, buyers

By Lucy Chabot Reed Yachting is back in vogue. At least that was the vibe on opening day of the 55th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.

Captains, crew and brokers alike sounded typical optimism on opening day, but this year, it was backed up with filled shoe baskets, occupied aft decks and crowded docks.

And not only was opening day busy, but brokers and captains reported the day before the show was busy. One captain said viewers from last year sought out his boat last week while it was still in a marina to have another look. So by opening day yesterday, he

was welcoming back repeat visitors.

“I love this day, it’s kicks off our season,” Mayor Jack Seiler told assembled press in the hour before the show opened yesterday. “Other people use Thanksgiving to Easter to define the season, but we here in Ft. Lauderdale kick off the season with the boat show.”

This year, the show includes more than 1,000 exhibitors from more than 30 countries and features 800 boats in the water, including several world debuts and American launches. The largest boat in the show is the 196-foot Benetti M/Y Swan.

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of Triton Today, lucy@the-triton.com.-

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Honored crew takes boat south

By Lucy Chabot Reed This year’s Distinguished Crew Award doesn’t involve trauma, drama or tragedy. Instead, Capt. Russell Pugh and the 28-member crew of the 287-foot expedition yacht M/V Arctic P were honored for taking their vessel where none have gone before.

Certified for the Guinness Book of World Records, Capt. Pugh set a new navigation record for positioning at the southernmost point on earth.

The family-owned yacht spent a month traveling more than 2,000 miles through the Southern Ocean, dodging pack ice around the Ross Sea. “It was a little different this year,” said Gary Groenewold, vice president for the southern region at Westrec

Marinas. “Nobody’s life got saved and there was no tragedy, thank goodness.

But it is a milestone event.”

Westrec sponsors the award.

According to the Guinness Book, “On 27 January 2014, the Arctic P, an ice-strengthened 87.6-m-long (287.4ft) motor yacht owned by the Packer family and commanded by Captain Russell Pugh (both Australia), reached 78°43.0336’S 163°42.1317’W – the farthest south that any ship has been recorded. The expedition to the Bay of Whales in the Ross Sea of Antarctica was organized in partnership with EYOS Expeditions (UK) and the latitude was confirmed by navigation instruments on the bridge.”

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of Triton Today, lucy@the-triton.com.

Yachts make world debuts here

By Lucy Chabot Reed The new 140-foot (47m) Benetti M/Y Cheers 46, is full of surprises.

Customized for its young owners, the main-deck master has been turned into a gym, diving boards jut off the starboard side and its interior is gray.

Launched in July, Capt. Kelly Esser said the yacht cruised in the Med for a few weeks before heading to the United States to make its world debut at the Ft.

Lauderdale show yesterday.

Sanlorenzo also debuted its newest vessel, the 112-foot M/Y O. Six of these yachts had been sold before O launched, and the next three are in advanced stages of production, the company said.

Hargrave Yachts debuted two new models, the 94-foot M/Y Adventure Us II and the new live-aboard version of its popular 76-foot flush deck motoryacht.

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of Triton Today, lucy@the-triton.com.

Test Your Mates

Puzzle Answers

Answer to the quiz on page 1: n Mobile Offshore Drilling Units n Universal Time Coordinated, used to clarify GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) n The Uniform flag means “You are running into danger”.

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OPENING DAY: Best Dressed Crew Crew were at their best onboard on opening day of the 55th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. However, we found a few across the water taking a break. PHOTOS/TOM SERIO and LUCY REED

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CHECKING THE TIDE: When you travel, do you send postcards back?

In this speedy age of Internet and electronic communication, we wondered if yachties today ever put pen to paper anymore.

With all the spectacular places yachts go, friends and family would surely be interested in postcards, but only one of the crew we spoke with yesterday actually writes and sends Chef Victoria Allman M/Y Cocoa Bean 242’ Trinity “Yes, but only because I have nieces.

They are young enough that they still love them. That will stop in a couple years. In the beginning, 15 years ago, yes, I sent them all the time. Now, only to my nieces.�

2d Stew Elaine Cameron M/Y Chevy Toy 142’ Trinity “Always, to my family, my grandad. Well, I use an app on my phone (TouchNote) where you take a picture, write something, and they print and mail it for you. It’s kind of cheating.�

Capt. Kelly Esser M/Y Cheers 46 140’ Benetti “No, because I have very poor handwriting.

I communicate with Face Time (a video conference app). I hang my iPad over the side when sharks go by.�

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Capt. Vareek Breaden M/Y Namoh 125’ Cheoy Lee “No. It seems so antiquated in this day and age, to be honest.

I did it when I first got into the industry 20 years ago, but now it’s texts and phone calls.�

postcards.

A few others use apps that will print and mail postcards made from their photos and words, but those aren’t handwritten, so we didn’t count them in the “yes� category.

Either way, speaking as a land-locked person, it’s always nice to get mail. – Lucy Chabot Reed Deckhand Steve Conte M/Y Abbracci 155’ Christensen “No. I’m normally stuck onboard with guests. If we were in port, I wouldn’t even know where to send mail from. Besides, I’m too busy washing it [the boat] down when we get there.�

First Mate Piers Fleming M/Y Instant Gratification 130’ Westport “No, I use social media. It’s just so easy to send pictures. I do it almost daily. Although I do like the idea of sending postcards, to go old school with writing.�

Stew Christine Hutchins M/Y A’ SalutĂŠ 108’ Westship “No. If I’m going to go through the hassle of getting postage, I’m just going to send a gift.â€?

Chef Virginia Southgate M/Y Playpen 85’ Westport “I use the app on my phone, Postagram.

I used to collect them, but I never sent them.

It’s a pain to find stamps.�

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AROUND THE SHOW: Highlights from opening day

@ Yacht Hop Crew were still shining into the night as dozens of guest hopped aboard during International Yacht Collection’s (IYC) Passport to Paradise VIP Yacht Hop last night.

PHOTO/LUCY REED

See more photos at www.the-triton.com.

@ A decade in business Paint company Alexseal Yacht Coatings celebrated 10 years in business during the boat show with a party last night. PHOTO/LUCY REED

See more photos at www.the-triton.com.

@ Chef competition The U.S. Superyacht Association and Crew Unlimited hosted a Concours du Chefs at a party last night, gathering 10 chefs who prepared hors d’oeuvres. Chef Jeremy Kelly (below) won with blackened king salmon. Chef Manny Slomovits took second; Chef Tracy Clark (at right) was third PHOTO/LUCY REED with venison short ribs.

See more photos at www.the-triton.com.