CH PA L M B E A S at u rd ay • M a rc h 26, 2011
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Sun & Moon Sunset: 7:34 pm; Sunrise (Sun.): 7:17 am Moonrise: 2:06 am; 56% illuminated High tides: 2:42 pm; (Sun.) 3:32 am Low tides: 9:16 pm; (Sun.) 9:53 am
Weather Today: Mostly sunny, winds WSW 7 mph, high 87, 10% chance of rain Tonight: Mostly clear, low of 67 Tomorrow AM: Mostly sunny, high 89
Find out how nautical you and your crew are with this trivia quiz. n What is the hull mark indicating the legal limit a ship may be loaded for specific waters and temperatures? n In U.S. waters, where do kayaks and canoes fit into the navigation rules? n Why do you never want to have to fly the Juliet signal flag? n Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? ANSWERS on page 2.
Things to See / Do Today, 8 a.m. -1 p.m. West Palm Beach GreenMarket on the Waterfront Commons. Shop for fresh, local fruits, vegetables, plants, freshcut flowers and artisan foods. 561-822-1515.
Wednesday, 3-6 p.m. Ward’s Marine Electric hosts an open house at its renovated Palm Beach location, 999 W. 17th St., No. 3, in Riviera Beach. For more information call + 954-523-2815 ext. 100.
April 6, 4:30-8 p.m. The Triton Expo, exhibitors, vendors, music and food. Have your resume critiqued by veteran captains; see a crew uniform fashion show. Free, at Lauderdale Marine Center, 2001 S.W. 20th St. in Ft. Lauderdale. No RSVP necessary. www.the-triton.com
IT WORKS: Some names remain a mystery.
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The story behind the name By Lucy Chabot Reed What’s in a name? Shakespeare’s Juliet pointed out that a rose smells like a rose, no matter what we call it. But a yacht’s name is personal. The first thing owners do when they buy a yacht is change the name, despite the superstitions against it. Here’s a look at some of the names in the Palm Beach International Boat Show and what they mean. Or, what we think they mean. Not all our sources are 100 percent reliable. M/Y Gotta Go just may have the funniest story behind the name. The owner has owned a series of yachts named Lady Kathryn. When Lady Kathryn IV sold, the owner
received a large Christensen in trade. When he renamed it Gotta Go, it sold within a couple weeks. Now, with Lady Kathryn V ready to launch this summer, he needed to sell Lady Kathryn III. So before the Fort Lauderdale show in October, he stenciled in Gotta Go again. Unfortunately for the owner, this 145-foot NQEA is still for sale here in Palm Beach. And she’s still gotta go. Our vote for the funniest name goes to Sailbad the Sinner VI, an 84foot Northcoast. Nobody on the docks – brokers and crew alike – could say what the name meant for sure, but it appears that the owner may not be the
See NAMES, page 2
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