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Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018
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n This instrument detects atmospheric pressure and scribes a line on a revolving drum marked in increments of time and millibars or hectopascals to show the trend of pressure variations. A fast-dropping line usually indicates inclement weather is on the way. What is this instrument called? n If you are propelling a boat by pulling on the anchor chain with anchor attached, what are you doing? Answers, Page 3
Upcoming Events Today, 11:30 am-2 pm Panel discussion and Q&A with USCG and Customs and Border Protection on board M/V Grand Floridian, Face Dock, Bahia Mar. Invitation required.
Tonight, 6:30 pm-1 am National Marine’s White Dress Charity Gala. Tickets $100.
Tonight, 7-11 pm Yacht Chandlers’ 11th annual Captain and Crew Appreciation party at Sway Nightclub. Find registration link in event listing on www.the-triton.com.
Tonight, 9 pm-3 am Overboard Party, hosted by Pier SixtySix at the Pier Top. $20.
Tomorrow, 2 am Daylight savings time ends. Set clocks back an hour and enjoy the extra sleep.
The crew of M/Y Sovereign was named best overall in this year’s tabletop competition. See more photos from the competition on pages 8-9. PHOTO/DORIE COX
Sovereign, Rebel take honors By Dorie Cox
A tabletop setting designed by the interior crew of M/Y Sovereign, a 180foot Newcastle, was named best overall in this year’s tabletop competition at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show yesterday. Eleven yachts competed in an interior and exterior setup for Aqualuxe’s Top Notch Tabletop Challenge and were judged by a panel of former crew and interior experts. Sovereign’s team, Chief Stew Samantha Klepper, 2nd Stew Nikola Cowie and Stew Danielle Hadlington were recognized for their creativity with the best overall design award, as well as top honors for their outdoor setting. The Sovereign team figured that “The Hunger Games” trilogy would be a
popular theme, according to 2nd Stew Nikola Cowie. To build enthusiasm, several members of the yacht crew in colorful costumes were on hand with accessories for the four judges to wear to get in the spirit. The aft deck was decorated with a jungle-like theme, which even included an archery target for guests to try their skills, just like the trilogy’s heroine, Katniss. “People like to dress up and we like to go over the top for charters,” 2nd Stew Cowie said. “And now we can reuse this theme for trips.” The other main award went to M/Y Rebel, a 157-foot Trinity. The interior crew was awarded top honor for the interior tabletop setting category. Chief
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Interior teams get to strut their stuff TABLETOP, from page 1 Stew Brittny Otto and 2nd Stew Grace Gravett started with several pumpkin centerpieces and finished off the table with small hanging bats. Several of the yacht’s crew previously created an ice room-themed table setting during a recent trip to Alaska, according to the yacht’s captain, Craig Coker. He commended his entire crew on their entry into the competition, as did the yacht’s engineer, William Panter. “When they cut the top of the pumpkin and pulled the insides out onto the table, it didn’t look awesome, but now it looks great,” Panter said. “We work as a well-oiled machine.” Other competitors in the event included M/Y Jedi, a 124-foot Admiral,
with Chief Stew Jocelyn Piccinetti; M/Y Gene Machine, a 180-foot Amels, with rotational Chief Stew Chanel Marais, Chief Stew Emma McDonald, 2nd Stew Laura Makinson, 3rd Stew Gemma Wilis, 3rd Stew Annie Hang and 4th Stew Emma Roberts; M/Y Abbracci, a 180-foot Heesen, with Purser Melveen Malabanan; M/Y Angel Wings, a 130foot Westport, with Deck/Stew Tanarae Hopkins; and M/Y Black Gold, a 125foot Westport, with Chief Stew Linda Saylor and Brianna Eckel. The next Aqualuxe Top Notch Tabletop Challenge is set for the Palm Beach International Boat Show in 2019. To learn more, visit TopNotchTabletop.com. Dorie Cox is editor of Triton Today. Comment: editor@the-triton.com.
2018 Top Notch Tabletop Challenge winners
Category winners
Best Overall Design and 1st Place Chic Outdoors
M/Y Abbracci
M/Y Sovereign, a 180-foot Newcastle, with Chief Stew Samantha Klepper, 2nd Stew Nikola Cowie and Stew Danielle Hadlington.
M/Y Angel Wings
2nd Place Chic Outdoors
Stylish Menu Design
M/Y Maggie, a 112-foot Westport, with Chief Stew Monica Bolet and Stew Ashley Coon.
M/Y Rebel
3rd Place Chic Outdoors M/Y Ocean Club, a 120-foot Sovereign, with Chief Stew CC Childers and Deckhand/Stew Anna Endler. 1st Place Luxe Interior M/Y Rebel, a 157-foot Trinity, with Chief Stew Brittny Otto and 2nd Stew Grace Gravett. 2nd Place Best Luxe Interior M/Y I Love This Boat, a 145-foot Christensen, with Chief Stew Carly Benjamin and 2nd Stew Katie Leetz. 3rd Place Best Luxe Interior M/Y MAG III, a 145-foot Benetti, with Chief Stew Nico Van Der Westhuizen, 2nd Stew Chenelle Godfrey and 3rd Stew Kerry Langschmidt.
Most Artistic Napkin Fold Top Creative Centerpiece Best Beverage Presentation M/Y Ocean Club
Tip of the Day M/Y MAG III
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CHECKING THE TIDE: Triton Today’s Question of the Day Do you have a plan for your career in yachting? Yacht captains and crew have many opportunities for travel, training and financial gain. But are they planning ahead and plotting a course for themselves? The Triton Today asked crew on the docks Friday if they have thought about what their future looks like. PHOTOS/LUCY REED AND DORIE COX
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Purser Clare Taylor M/Y La Dolce Vita 100’ Hargrave “Yes. It can go one of two ways: the captain route or the chef route. I enjoy cooking but I enjoy the responsibility of running a vessel. I’ve stepped up as purser on this boat. It’s fun.” Bosun Robert Crot M/Y Axis 181’ Damen support vessel “Yeah, I’m doing it. I’m going to keep upgrading my license, and learning about the sub so I can drive that someday.” 1st Mate Stephanie Goodwin M/Y Kipany 116’ Intermarine “My husband and I do this together, and we plan to stay for years on this boat. I’ll keep working on my license so if I ever do want to step back from yachting, I’ll have some options.” Stew Courtney Schafer M/Y Lazy Z 174’ Oceanco “Not really. It’s a good way to make money and to save money.”
Deckhand Andrew Maxwell M/Y W 130’ Westport “I had a career plan before in commercial diving, but then I found this. I like the view better. It’s hard to get out once you get in.” Mate Victor Luiz M/Y Castlefinn 112’ Westport “It’s very vague, but I want to go into yacht surveying. I got married a couple of years ago and I’m a bit old for crew work.” Engr. Jeff Bernard M/Y Jedi 123’ Admiral “I give myself five years, then to my 100 acres for farming. I started late, but I knew the value of money, unlike some of the new crew. They see the lifestyle of the owner and think they can do the same.” 1st Mate Justin Ferguson M/Y Bella 147’ Feadship “Maybe to get my captain’s license. That’s the next step.”
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Dockmaster a yachtie since age 2 By Tom Serio Since his father was a captain, Dockmaster Bob Garey at the Hall of Fame Marina in Fort Lauderdale has been around boats all his life. “I was 2 years old and went on a yacht trip with my dad, from Baltimore to Florida,” Garey said. Over the years, he learned how to operate a boat and handle lines. At age 11, he did another trip with his dad and the rest of his family on a client’s boat. He traveled to the Bahamas and South America, and even took two months off from school to cruise with his father on a 56 Hatteras to Caracas. (He did bring his schoolwork with him, though.) As he grew older, Garey served as mate on yachts his father commanded. “My dad captained a yacht in the Med, and it was a family affair. Dad ran the boat, I was the mate and Mom was the stew and chef.” After his dad passed away on a trip to St Maarten, Garey became discouraged. “I couldn’t work for another captain.” Garey opted to go into law, working on the admiralty side. But one day, he realized he couldn’t do it anymore. He loves the boating lifestyle. “Boaters are a happy group, very positive. In the legal field, everything is negative.” Garey said. Starting in the private sector, Garey spent 12 years as dockmaster at Lighthouse Point Yacht Club in Lighthouse Point, Florida, then moved on to the Royal Palm Yacht Club in Boca Raton for the next 6 years. At the Hall of Fame Marina for just
a few months, he already knows he made the right choice “It’s a great opportunity here and the yachts are larger than at my previous locations.” The worst aspect of the job for Garey is working Bob Garey in the bad weather. He’s done his fair share of hurricane preparations and stepping out in the worst part of a storm to help a yacht. “You just have to step up and get the job done” Garey said. When not wrestling yachts into slips, Garey is an accomplished music writer and guitar player, and has recorded his own music. You may hear it playing in the background in the office. The amenities of the marina are a big draw for yachties and Garey alike. “The location is perfect. We have the beach across the street, Las Olas Boulevard is close, only one bridge and 40 slips up to 155 feet,” he said. Belonging to the Westrec family of marinas, the Hall of Fame Marina has a famous neighbor. The marina encircles the International Swimming Hall of Fame, the world’s largest outdoor swimming complex. Asked what he would be doing if not a dockmaster, Garey replied assuredly “I’d never go back to law.”
Keep an eye out for a film crews from NBCSN, the NBC Sports Network, during this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Camera, sound, utility support and field production crews have been on the docks and on the yachts to create a onehour program on the world’s largest boat show, according to executive producer of
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Today’s lineup of free seminars 10 am MCA Engineering Licensing Update, John Wyborn of Bluewater Yachting 11 am Between Two Yetis, with Becky Castellano of MSOS, about suicide and crew mental health 12 pm OOW Preparation, John Wyborn and Amilee Luke of Bluewater Yachting 1 pm Investment Strategies for Yachties, Dave Smith of Southern Cross Wealth 2 pm Drone Videography and Editing for Happy Charter Clients, Shelton Dupreez of Luxury Yacht Films 3 pm Intro to Yachting: What to Know, Joanne Damgaard of Bluewater Yachting 4 pm Yacht Management – Risks of Non-Compliance, Brian Luke of Bluewater Yachting
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CLASS ACT: Intetior crew compete Most boat show attendees strolling the docks don’t get to see the work of interior yacht crew. On Friday, judges and media were welcomed aboard 11 yachts to view entries in two separate tabletop competitions. From ornate to casual, these displays showcase the true skills of stews and their crew.
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‘BEST IN SHOW’: New to the U.S. market is yacht builder Mangusta’s latest offering, the 138-foot Oceano 42 M/Y Namaste. As part of a contest hosted by NBC Sports Network, Namaste took the “Best of Show” award, beating six rival yachts at the 2018 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Pictured with the award is Stefano Arlunno, area manager of the Americas with Overmarine USA. PHOTO/TOM SERIO
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By Dorie Cox Two Florida marina projects with large yacht facilities are underway with Westrec Marinas. The company announced work at the Hall of Fame Marina in Fort Lauderdale and Fernandina Harbor Marina in Fernandina Beach during a press conference at the 59th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on Thursday. Scott Solomon is marina manager of Hall of Fame Marina, which is part of the Fort Lauderdale show and located just north of Bahia Mar Marina. He said the upgrade is welcome. “Requests for wider and larger slips have doubled,” Solomon said. “We will be able to accommodate five megayachts up to 160 feet.” Renovations will begin this summer and the north dock will remain open during the work. “We will still be able to accommodate yachts with 12 slips up to 125 feet. We will start renovations this summer,” he said.
The power will be upgraded and 400 feet of wood dock will be replaced with 600 feet of concrete Bellingham Marine docks. The company expects the changes to be ready for next year’s Fort Lauderdale show. The Fernandina Harbor Marina in Fernandina Beach has been closed for the past two years according to Joe Springer, marina manager. Plans are underway to reopen with transient dockage for yachts from 20 to 280 feet. “Previously we had 1,400 transients each year,” Springer said. “Our concern now is that delivery captains are calling for a place to stop. The estimate is 12 million dollars to put this back together. We have a plan and have worked with 26 agencies.” There will be a single straight dock and it will allow water to flow in and out, Springer said. Construction will begin November 27 for the project which includes 72 mooring balls. Dorie Cox is editor of Triton Today. Comment: editor@the-triton.com.
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