MIAMI
o o o Test Your Mates Find out how nautical you and your crew mates are with this quiz. n The name for a reef knot tied upside down is called what? Square knot; slip knot; rogue knot. n A tide that has two equal daily highwaters and two equal daily lowwaters is known as what? n True or false: A boat on starboard tack is required to give way to a boat on a port tack. FRIDAY’S ANSWERS: The Papa flag means I am about to sail; A boat in your danger zone, from dead ahead to two points abaft the starboard beam, is usually the privileged vessel.
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S at u rd ay • Fe b. 13, 2010
Sun & Moon Sunset: 1811 Moonset: 1802; new moon Sunrise (Sunday): 0656 Moonrise (Sunday): 0702 High tides: 2119/0942 (Sunday) Low tides: 1535/0349 (Sunday)
Weather Today: Partly cloudy, winds NW 19 mph, high 63F/17C Tonight: Clear, winds NW 10 mph, low 44F/6C Tomorrow AM: Showers, winds S 21 mph, 45F/7C at dawn
A monkey in your bunk
When yachties are fortunate to have a pet onboard, usually it’s a dog or a cat. We’ve heard of birds and reptiles, even. But a monkey? One megayacht in the Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach has one. His name is TiTi and he’s a 2-year-old jeffries tamarin species, small and squirrel-like, but cute nonetheless.
Making connections, 3 minutes at a time Captains, crew and industry pros were moving as fast as the approaching rainstorm during last night’s Speed Networking event hosted by Crew Unlimited at Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach. More than 100 people exchanged business cards, meeting as many new contacts as possible in a limited time. Every three minutes, when music stopped and a horn sounded, cards were swapped and everyone moved to the next person of interest.
Sudden squall whips through boat show About 6:30 last night, the cold front finally made a tremendous entrance into Miami. A squall with winds appearing near hurricane strength made the rain blow sideways as lightning filled the skies. Planters and signs at the Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach were toppled as far as I could see, though it was unclear at press time if any yachts or displays were damaged.
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