The Triton Today MIBS Day 5

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o o o Test Your Mates Quiz your mates with these nautical questions: n Which person cannot commit the crime of barratry? n Who is responsible for preparing and signing the Station Bill? n When a person voluntarily surrenders his license to a USCG investigating officer, he/she signs a statement indicating that______.

ANSWERS on page 2.

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Sun & Moon

Weather

Sunset: 6:17 pm; Sunrise (Tuesday): 6:52 am Moonrise: 6:23 am; new moon High tides: 9:01 pm; 9:28 am (Tuesday) Low tides: 2:22 pm; 3:06 pm (Tuesday)

Today: mostly sunny, mild, winds ENE 9 mph, high 67, 6% chance of rain Tonight: Broken clouds, mild, low 69 Tomorrow AM: Cool, clear, winds NE 9

Where to be Triton networking March 7. The Triton’s monthly networking event (the first Wednesday of every month from 6-8 p.m.) with Elite Marine in Ft. Lauderdale. www.the-triton.com

Palm Beach Show March 22-25. 27th annual Palm Beach International Boat Show, Palm Beach, Fla. In-water portion of the show is along Flagler Drive. Free shuttle buses.

Adult tickets $14, save $2 online. www.showmanagement.com.

Triton Expo April 11. Triton Expo, Ft. Lauderdale.

Join The Triton, 30 display tables of marine industry professionals and captains and crew at Lauderdale Marine Center. Stay tuned for details at www.the-triton.com.

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK: Capt. Mike Vogelsang, corporate captain for Hargrave Yachts, works on the business outside the office.

PHOTO/TOM SERIO

Company captains work all angles

By Tom Serio They may be the unsung heroes of the yachting business. While not usually found running charters to faroff destinations, they still have affection for all things yachting. They are the company captains.

Being the company captain is much more than just going from Point A to Point B. It’s about being involved with the business, customers and yachts.

With salt in his veins from an early age thanks to “starting at the bottom” at his family’s business, Capt Mike

Vogelsang is Hargrave Yachts’ jack of all trades. With Hargrave now for seven years, Vogelsang knew what he was getting into after managing a Hargrave build for a previous owner.

“Mike D [DiCondina, president of Hargrave] pulled me in after my last job, and that was it,” he said.

Vogelsang listed his tasks as company captain, which is more than just driving the bus.

“I’m a bit of a fire extinguisher,” he said. “Whatever has to get done outside the office I do, including

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Suduko Try these puzzles based on numbers.

There is only one rule for these number puzzles: Every row, every column and every 3x3 box must

contain the digits 1 through 9 only once.

You don’t need arithmetic. Nothing has to add up to anything else. All you need is reasoning and logic.

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The semi-annual crew trade show will be held

April 11th

at Lauderdale Marine Center in Ft. Lauderdale Up to 30 vendors will showcase goods and services to help yacht captains and crew do their jobs better.

No sign-up necessary.

Just make plans to come.

To reserve a table, contact Mike Price at +954-525-0029 or mike@the-triton.com

Test Your Mates

About us

Answers to the quiz on page 1: n Vessel’s owner. Website www. investopedia.com defines barratry as the act of a vessel’s captain or crew knowingly endangering the vessel’s cargo and/or the vessel itself.

Acts that are considered barratry include intentionally sinking the ship, transporting illegal immigrants, and stealing cargo. n The captain n He/she waives their right to a hearing.

Send in questions for the next Triton Today to editor@the-triton.com. Quiz courtesy of Maritime Professional Training.

Triton Today Miami is published

by Triton Publishing Group, parent company of The Triton, Nautical News for Captains and Crews.

Publisher: David Reed Editorial: Lucy Chabot Reed, Dorie Cox, Tom Serio Advertising: Mike Price Production: Patty Weinert Vol. 4, No. 5.

Copyright 2012, all rights reserved.

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Captains are often face of company CORPORATE, from page 1 commissioning, fill-in captain, moving yachts from location to location or to shows, sea trialing, and more.”

On top of that, he works closely with customers, and that is one area where his knowledge, ability and honesty blend well.

“I don’t have to really sell or unsell,” he said. “I want the customer to be happy.”

Similarly, Capt. Rich Jones, who oversees the company captains at Ferretti Group, has a customer focus.

“At times, we are the face of the company to customers, especially during showings, sea trials, orientations, and service calls.

That’s why we look Jones for captains with personality, who are customer-oriented, focused and,” he added chuckling, “with a gift of gab.”

Jones said he enjoys the diversity of working for Ferretti and running the various brands of yachts. When necessary, he also performs site inspections, scoping out docking facilities to ensure no damage is done to the multimillion-dollar yachts he manages.

Fishing and boating as a kid, Jones captained private yachts and sailboats, did marine salvage with SeaTow and did a six-year tour in the U.S. Navy, all of which has given him the knowledge and experience needed for his position.

“I have to coordinate getting about 19 boats out of the show on Tuesday,

back to wherever they have to go,” Jones said.

With dealers needing the yachts back to the showrooms and customers expecting the safe returns of their rides, Jones seems undaunted.

Capt. Robert Daniels, who runs boats for Lazzara Yachts of Tampa, has a long lineage in yachting, too. His greatgrandfather was the harbor master on the Savannah River during the Civil War. He’s a “hands-on” captain.

Daniels “From the flybridge to the bottom of the boat, I’ll try to fix something before I call somebody in,” he said.

Daniels has previously run corporate yachts, which he said he enjoyed, and now runs a builder’s yachts. And he plans to stay involved as long as he can.

“If I’m not wet, I’m dying,” he said.

One thing in common with all is the ability to be based close to home.

“I’ve got my “kids”, three dogs and two cats” Vogelsang said, which would be tough to manage if being away running a charter yacht. And notably the work is hard and not too glamorous. “Quiet days are further and farther between”, Jones mentioned.

When asked what was the one thing he carries on him, Jones said “my Leatherman tool.”

Of course.

Tom Serio is a freelance captain, writer and photographer in South Florida. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com.

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Word from the Convention Center The Miami International Boat Show is also going on this week. Here is news from two Florida companies: Ft. Lauderdale-based Global Satellite USA has launched what it calls the smallest self-contained tracker.

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

Where to tomorrow?

When the show ends today, yachts will begin moving out. But just where do they go?

It is no surprise that they reposition to a South Florida marina or shipyard before getting on with their spring and summer cruising.

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First Mate Werner Pauw M/Y My Colors 130-foot Westport We’re going to our dock in West Palm Beach to sit until we start chartering in the Caribbean.

Relief 2d Stew Stephanie Tresidder M/Y Carpe Diem 191-foot Trinity We’re going to a Ft. Lauderdale shipyard to get a little work done, then we maybe do some charters in the Caribbean. Next stop is the Med.

Capt. Chad Sorknes M/Y Far Niente 116-foot Hatteras We’re going to our normal dockage to await the owners.

Cook/Stew Hermina Solomon M/Y Ma’atKare 85-foot Pacific Mariner We’re going to Aventura and stay there until the boss wants to go for a ride.

There’s more to the yacht name...

The boats in the Miami show were nothing if not expressive.

While they might looks tamely white from a distance, when you get close, their names have something to say.

Take the 96-foot Serenity Now. Complete with a Chinese character (for serenity), it also includes an exclamation point at the end. So yes, it is a nod to George’s father of the 1990s sitcom Seinfeld who use to shout the saying, arms raised high. (The name Serenity Now also landed sixth on BoatUS’s list of top 10 boat names.)

Yai Sou (a 104-foot Cheoy Lee) is what the Greeks exclaim when they greet each other (hello, good-bye, and good health).

Sounds like a toast you might shout as you lift your ouzo.

No Bada Bees (the 127-footer from IAG Yachts) is the expression that members of the owner’s team use when they sell cars at his dealership in New York.

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Sharon Buttemer M/Y DreaMer 136-foot Hargrave We’re going to Ft. Lauderdale to stock up and then to the Bahamas. You don’t want to just head out of town in case something happens after the show.

Stew Emily Irvine M/Y Shooting Star 125-foot Danish Yachts We’re having a couple sea trials and then going to the Bahamas for some promotional tours. (The new yacht launched in April.)

Capt. Matthew Kraskiewicz M/Y Northern Answer 85-foot Pacific Mariner We’ve got some warranty work to get done before heading to the Bahamas.

Capt. Rick Lenardson M/Y Status Quo 150-foot Richmond “Back to the owner’s house, but I’m sure there are going to be sea trials right after.�

Capt. Ross DeMay M/Y Prestige Lady 110-foot Westship We’re going to Marathon Marina for the winter. It’s the Bahamas of the U.S. And we get the green flash every night. We have seen the flash.

...than appears on the stern NAME, from page 4 Beyond versions of the wife’s name (such as Mustang Sally), many yacht names are in another language.

Ma’atKare, an 85foot Pacific Mariner, is Egyptian for “my soul is at peace with God.� The owner is an Egypt buff.

Estancia, a 112-foot Westport, is Spanish for ranches. The owner has owned horses in his life, and his girlfriend currently has 50 on two ranches.

Damrak II, a 70-foot Sunreef, is named for Damrak, a street in Amsterdam much like Wall Street in

New York City where the owner met his wife.

Vivere, the 116-foot Azimut, is Italian for “to live�, and Far Niente, a 116-foot Hatteras, means “to do nothing,� which is what this owner does when he’s onboard.

Our vote for most unusual name is Dr. JonLuke and his Lukousaurus, an 87foot Broward named for JonLuke, the owner’s 8-year-old son, who has an uncanny knowledge of dinosaurs, of which a lukousaurus is one. We’re not sure where the “Dr.� fits in. – Staff Report

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DOING THE CREW THING: Through sun and moon

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acht crew work all day, but the show doesn’t end at closing time. We gathered photos from throughout the day and into the night. We found crew lounging, socializing and still working Qtipping the engine room.

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