Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
Friday, Nov. 1, 2019
o o o Test Your Mates
In the show’s 60th year, how much do you know about its history? n Name something significant to the show that occurred in 1976. n What year was Pier 66 added? Answers, Page 3
Upcoming Events Today Top Notch Tabletop Challenge, judging in seven categories. Winners announced at 4:30 p.m. at the Gincredible Captain and Crew party hosted by Viking Crew in the American Pavilion.
Today, 3-4 p.m. Industry tribute to designer Claudette Bonville, who passed away in July. Bahia Mar pool deck.
Today, 11 a.m. -noon “How to Plan a Repower,” the first of four one-hour seminars hosted by ZF Marine at Booth 1042 in Bahia Mar. Second seminar at 2 p.m.; final two tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Tonight, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Yacht Chef Competition in the SuperYacht Village. Tickets at flibs.com.
Tomorrow, 4:30-7 a.m. Watch the Rugby World Cup finals live at Coconuts, the bar near the basin at Hall of Fame Marina. Includes breakfast buffet and beverages. Hosted by GMT.
The crew of M/Y Baba’s, a Hargrave 184-foot, reports to duty in symmetrical formation on the second day of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat show. PHOTO/TOM SERIO
Bahamas relief effort shines light on Distinguished Crew By Dorie Cox and Lucy Chabot Reed Two days after Hurricane Dorian’ s 185 mph winds and relentless rains hit the northern Bahamas, Capt. Paul Clarke and the crew of M/Y Loon arrived in the Abacos to help. The 155-foot Christensen, loaded with a 28-person disaster aid team and donated relief supplies, was the first yacht into the region. Each department on board went straight to work. The captain and deck crew took soundings of the waters and reopened the harbor. They went ashore to
document damaged buildings and broken docks. They ferried doctors, paramedics and medical supplies to the islands – up to 300 miles in the tender each day. The engineering crew restored power to the generator so the airport could reopen, made water and ice, and offloaded fuel. And using the boat’s satellite connection, they enabled displaced Bahamians to contact loved ones. Then, as other relief began to arrive with aid, the bosun monitored marine
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