Miami Thursday 2015 Triton Today

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o o o Test Your Mates Testing, n What are nuns in navigation? n What is a semidiurnal tide? n What is a rogue knot? n The Papa flag means what?

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Sun & Moon Sunset: 6:12 pm; Sunrise: 6:57am (Friday) Moonrise: 1:51am 43% illuminated Low tides: 10:03pm; 10:37am (Friday) High tides: 3:22pm; 4:21am (Friday)

Weather Today: Sunny, 0% chance of rain, high 77; winds NW 5-10 mph; 57% humidity Tonight: Clear, 20% chance of rain, low 55 Tomorrow AM: Sunny, 0% chance of rain

Things to Do Saturday-Monday 52nd annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami. Outdoor fine arts exhibition, culinary pavilion with top chefs and music organized by Miami New Times. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, $15 per day. www.cgaf.com, +1 305-447-0401, for GPS use 2700 S. Bayshore Drive.

Saturday, 5:30 p.m.

Premiere of the documentary “Panama Paradise” by conservationist and marine wildlife artist Dr. Guy Harvey in the Big Game Room (room B214) at the Miami International Boat Show in the Miami Beach Convention Center.

The 42-minute film is free to boat show attendees; admission to the boat show costs $20 most days.

Harvey will be on hand. See a twominute trailer at http://vimeo. com/118146031

Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

23rd annual Kite Day at Haulover Park.

Hundreds of kites take to the skies above Haulover Park, 10800 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. Free, but parking costs $7. www.skywardkites.com

IT’S BLACK AND WHITE: Yacht crew from M/Y Balaju dressed to impress in preparation for opening day of the 27th annual Yacht & Brokerage Show.

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Optimism fills holes in the show

By Lucy Chabot Reed Walking around the 27th annual Yacht & Brokerage Show yesterday, a casual breezy feel filled the docks, ushered in by open spaces that dot the show. The empty slips speak volumes; just what they say, however, is uncertain.

On first glance, the holes could mean low inventory. Boats have been selling of late, thinning out the ranks of brokerage boats. But we have only to look in popular Ft. Lauderdale marinas to see that there are plenty of yachts still for sale.

Looking a little deeper, several brokers agreed that it is getting increasingly hard to get owners to show their yachts in boat shows.

“You’re going to see some holes in the show, mostly from big brokers because one, boats have been selling (thank God) and two, because it’s more difficult to convince owners to bring their boats to shows,” said Bob Saxon, president of IYC, which has 10 large yachts on display.

There are myriad reasons for that, including cost compared to other sales

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Show expansion is put on hold SHOWS, from page 1 options. But at the heart of it all is an idea that boat shows need to go back to their roots and offer guests an event that includes more than just boats.

“The boat show model needs to change,” Saxon said. “The show needs to become part of a scene, an event that people want to be a part of, with the boats as a backdrop.”

Just how that looks for the Yacht & Brokerage Show is unclear, but next year’s addition of the Island Gardens Marina at Watson Island offers several opportunities. The space is expected to allow for 40 boats up to 400 feet in length and 25 feet of draft, which is more than twice the size of vessel that can maneuver to Collins Avenue.

“There are certainly boats we would have in this show but we can’t get them in here, said Cromwell Littlejohn, a broker with Merle Woods & Associates, which has six large yachts on display.

“There are boats in the Caribbean that would think nothing of motoring up here for three days to be in the show and still get back in time for their spring break charters.”

The Island Gardens Marina was expected to play a larger part in this year’s show but delays with construction have pushed those plans to next year. Even after 10 years of starts, stops and delays, the marina is still not a certainty. In mid-January, city officials in Miami Beach agreed to spend up to $200,000 to study the traffic impacts of the project on MacArthur Causeway and their city. They left open

Empty slips at this year’s Yacht & Brokerage Show could be due to cost, schedules, water depth or a variety of reasons.

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the possibility of legal options in their fight against the project.

Brokerage firms Moran Yacht & Ship and Y.Co have yachts on display there this year.

For the rest of the show on Collins Avenue, the roomier dockage gives boats and guests alike a chance to breath. They offer a welcome side view for some lucky yachts and, if the weather is any indication, they will whisk in fresh air when the docks get crowded.

“Bad weather is going to be driving people down,” Saxon predicted. “Look at this day. It’s going to be a good show.”

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton.

Comments on this story are welcome at lucy@the-triton.com

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Answers to the quiz on page 1: n Nuns are cylindrical red, unlit buoys with even numbers. n A tide that has two equal daily highwaters and two equal daily lowwaters. n A seaman’s name for a reef knot tied upside down. n I am about to sail.

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DOING THE CREW THING, DAY 1: Prep

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ebruary Florida weather and a relaxed atmosphere on the docks made for smooth preparations for the 27th annual Yacht and Brokerage Show in Miami Beach yesterday.

Of course, that doesn’t mean crew were not hard at work with cleaning, repairing and setup as usual.

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Arcadia Yacht, above, Hacker-Craft, below left, Horizon Yachts, and Sanlorenzo, below right, debut vessels at the Yacht & Brokerage Show this year.

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Vessels make their sunny debut

By Lucy Chabot Reed Several vessels make their debut at this week’s show.

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

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Italian builder Arcadia Yacht debuts the U.S. edition of its 85-foot (26m) vessel. The boxy-looking yacht offers more interior space compared with other vessels her size, and covers the top deck with solar panels.

This is Hull No. 8 in the Arcadia 85 line. She is powered by twin MAN diesels R6-730hp each, giving her a maximum speed of 18.5 knots with cruising at 16.5 knots. At 12 knots, the range is about 850nm. The tender garage can hold a 4m tender and twoseat Jet Ski. Changes to the Med version include more powerful generators for air conditioning, U.S. electrical system, and a galley that opens to the dining area.

The yacht has four cabins on the lower deck, including the owner’s cabin amidship, and accommodations for four crew. Find the yacht on ramp 10 in the HMY Yachts exhibit.

New York-based Hacker-Craft will debut its first fiberglass hull, above. The classic mahogany motorboat builder offers the 27-foot fiberglass tender with

a 7-foot-3-inch beam and 28-inch draft.

Last week, Hacker-Craft launched a 33.5-foot limousine tender for a 230foot yacht Find the fiberglass boat on ramp 3; Downeast Cove 9-10.

Taiwan-built Horizon Yachts debuts a 110-foot tri-deck model and an E84 model at the show. The Horizon P110 has a beam of 23.5 feet with four en suite guest cabins and crew quarters aft of the engines.

The E84 was designed for cruising in the Bahamas. Also with four staterooms and crew quarters aft of the engines.

Find them at the Horizon Yacht USA display on ramp 15.

Sanlorenzo is unveiling the designs for its new 76-foot and 86-foot models today.

Sanlorenzo Americas also recently partnered with Wajer Americas as the exclusive distributor of the Dutch tenders in the Americas. The company’s flagship launch, Wajer Osprey 38, above, debuts at the show.

Find the vessels at the Sanlorenzo exhibit, ramp 25.

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor of The Triton.

Comments on this story are welcome at lucy@the-triton.com

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What was that? Try boat show bingo

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