Miami Sunday 2015 Triton Today

o o o Test Your Mates To which nautical flag do these messages refer?: n Keep clear of me; I am maneuvering with difficulty. n I am disabled; communicate with me. n I am on fire and have dangerous cargo on board: keep well clear of me. n Man overboard.

ANSWERS on page 2.

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Sun & Moon

Weather

Sunset: 6:14 pm; Sunrise (Monday): 6:55 am Moonrise: 4:39 am; 14% illuminated Low tides (Monday): 1:09 am; 1:40 pm High tides: 6:40 pm; 7:27 am (Monday)

Today: Mainly sunny, 0% chance of rain, high 74; winds N 5-10 mph Tonight: Clear, NNE 5-10, low 59 Monday AM: Cloudy, ESE 5-10 mph, high 73

Where are they now?

Wisconsin-based Burger Boat Company no longer sells pre-owned brokerage boats. All of its brokerage business – BYS facilities, brokers and associates – have transitioned to the Ft. Lauderdale office of Ocean Independence.

The Switzerland-based charter, management and brokerage firm named Thom Conboy as its president of the Americas where he will oversee the operation and all new business development, focusing on brokerage and new construction sales. The brokerage team includes Cheryl Toney as vice president, Michael Bach in project development, and Chris Collins, Julien Elfenbein and Teddy Garsva as brokers.

Heading the office’s charter division is Daphne d’Offay. Ocean Independence has 115 yachts in its fleet.

Burger Boat Company will continue to build new yachts at its yard in Manitowoc, Wisc.

– Lucy Chabot Reed

THE WAY WE LIKE IT: The crew of the 127-foot IAG M/Y No Bada Bees showed off their spotless engine room yesterday. For more crew shots, see pages 4-5.

PHOTO/LUCY REED

Owner keeps driver’s spirit alive

By Tom Serio Typically, when a yacht changes hands, the yacht gets renamed. Not so with M/Y Sunday Money, a custom 2001 100-foot Hatteras on display in the show this week. The current owner kept the name to “maintain the spirit of the yacht,” said Sean Johnston, mate/ engineer.

“Spirit” may be an appropriate word as the yacht was built by Dale Earnhardt, the seasoned NASCAR race car driver who passed away in 2001.

And contrary to local lore, it is not – and never was – owned by his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr. It was Earnhardt’s wife, Teresa, who owned it after his death.

With some experience in smaller scale race cars and yachts himself, the current owner approached M/Y Sunday Money as a piece of history and has opted to retain it as best he could.

Original Fiddleback Makore woodwork adorns the interior, as does Earnhardt’s custom compass rose design found in See SPIRIT, page 3

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Yacht has nods to NASCAR, drivers SPIRIT, from page 1 the flooring and several window etches.

The feel of the track is even evident with the semi-oval granite dinette, a nod to some of the famous NASCAR short tracks.

Several upgrades were incorporated in 2012 including wing control stations, stabilizers and enclosing the flybridge deck with canvas for all-season cruising.

“It’s an awesome sea boat, like a tank,” Johnston said. M/Y Sunday Money recently cruised throughout the Bahamas all the way to the out islands, as well as through the northeast U.S. This is not the only yacht owned or once owned by a NASCAR driver or team owner. Driver Jeff Gordon owns the 106-foot Lazzara M/Y 24 Karat; team owner Rick Hendricks has had several yachts and sportfishers,

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including the 164foot Trinity M/Y Wheels; and Trinity Yachts chairman Felix Sabates also is a NASCAR team owner.

Johnston did add that the owner Johnston keeps NASCAR trinkets onboard M/ Y Sunday Money as well as a few mats with the famous No. 3 car (Earnhardt’s car) as a token to the history.

Named for the day when NASCAR drivers win their prizes, M/Y Sunday Money is docked this Sunday at the show. Walk by her; you just may feel the spirit.

Tom Serio is a contributor to Triton Today; editorial@the-triton.com.

Test Your Mates Answers to the quiz on page 1: n D (Delta) n F (Foxtrot) n J (Juliet) n O (Oscar)

About us Triton Today Miami is published

by Triton Publishing Group, parent company of The Triton.

Publisher: David Reed Editorial: Lucy Chabot Reed, Dorie Cox, Tom Serio Advertising: Mike Price Production: Patty Weinert Vol. 7, No. 4.

Copyright 2015, all rights reserved.

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DOING THE CREW THING, DAY 4: Always busy on the job

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rew braced against the chilly breezes yesterday morning and basked under clear skies all afternoon at the Yacht and Brokerage Show. Despite a smaller-than-expected crowd, crew kept busy with tours, conversation and puzzles in their Triton Today.

PHOTOS/TOM SERIO and LUCY REED

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

What are you good at?

We decided to take a little different spin on our regular survey this week and asked a broader question to learn more about crew, their hobbies and skills. So we asked What are you really good at?

It took most crew we talked to a minute to think about it. Some thought immediately about their yachting careers, but others looked at their whole life and shared a few insights into what they are like as people. The diversity of crew never ceases to amaze us.

– Lucy Chabot Reed Eng. Brad van Aswegen M/Y Amarula Sun 40m Westport Riding dirt bikes.

He competes internationally in this sport, but working on yachts has left him little time to train the past few years.

Deck/Stew Stephanie Symonds M/Y Gigi 125’ Hargrave Taking a joke. [So people play a lot of jokes on you?] On this boat, all the time.

I have a lot of blonde moments.

Join us for the 7th annual Spin-A-Thon and help us raise money for children and families in our communities!

APRIL 25TH 2015 Esplanade Park 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. SPinning EvEnT 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. AfTEr PArTy

www.marineindustrycares.org

Deckhand Jaco du Toit M/Y Katya 151’ Delta Sports, and working with my hands. I’m a carpenter by trade.

Mate/Eng. Scott McClain M/Y No Comment 125’ Heesen Guest requests. I make them happen.

Middle of nowhere, middle of the night.

Give me a black card, I’ll make it happen.

Deckhand Illan Kearn M/Y La Pellegrina 50m Couach Traveling. I just finished a six-month trip alone, visiting 10 countries. It’s the best experience of self-growth, open mindedness, seeing how other people live.

Bosun Ryan Hawkins M/Y Blue Ice 150’ Palmer Johnson Surfing, and all water sports. Being good at those hasn’t really helped him land jobs on yachts. “What helps is hard work and luck.”

Stew Medea Hendrei M/Y Gigi 125’ Hargrave Being creative.

Creating decorations from scratch. I make all our own decorations.

Stew Margaret Hill M/Y Double Down 108’ Broward Setting the table.

It’s what I’m good at and what I enjoy most. I love creating something fun and unique every time.

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Name that yacht

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an you tell which yachts these are from a small portion of their name?

All are in the Yacht & Brokerage Show.

PHOTOS/TOM SERIO

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