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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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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Capt. Tom White M/Y Phaedra Convention center, events, parties? All of the above. “We’ll go to the convention center Sunday. I like looking at the stuff.�
Are you able to attend any events around the show? No – 42.1%
Yes – 57.9%
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Deckhand David Johns M/Y White Star “It’s my first day working at a show so I’ll be staying on the boat, laying low.�
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Mate Mike Yoakum “The captain lets us do whatever we need. We may show up at a few of the parties.�
Chief Stew Kristen Gaddis M/Y Phaedra “We might make an appearance at the parties, if they need us!�
Freelance Deckhand Kristen Shoup M/Y Phaedra “We will be at the networking events. It’s my first show.�
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Mate Scotty FitzGerald M/Y Silver Lining “I’ll go to the convention center to see what’s going on. But my wife said I can’t look at boats until I retire.�
Mate Clemron Nanton M/Y Olga “We’re staying very busy, so I’ll be staying on board.�
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Bosun Chris Brown M/Y Silver Lining “What if I said absolutely not? We’re not going anywhere.�
Capt. Tim Hull M/Y Julianne “We’re on hold, we’ll see if time allows.� The crew is staying available as the owner needs them. “We’ll show the boat at 2 a.m. if we need to.�
S at u rd ay • Fe b. 1 3 , 2 0 1 0 | 3 Bosun Gus Franco M/Y Odessa “I’ll go to the convention center with the captain looking for technology and toys. We go to all the events.”
Chef Mark Godbeer M/Y Aquasition “The owners are coming and we’re a few crew down, so we’re covering for each other.”
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Mate Franklin Mendosa M/Y Richmond Lady He said he will join the crew when they go to events.
Chef Mariah Tysz M/Y Bossy Boots II “We work in shifts so we can all walk around. I’ll go exercise, yoga or pilates. At night we go to a restaurant or bar.”
Deck hand Rob O’Callaghan M/Y Lady Katherine III “The convention center is where the sailboats are right? I’ll be there; I’m a blow boater.”
Capt. Clive Reid M/Y Double D’s “Networking events, no. It’s not a convenient time.”
Chief Stew Brie Steiver M/Y Vita Nine crew members prepare for the open (8-10 a.m.). One interior and one exterior crew is off each day. The rest stand-by. “If it’s slow, we can walk around.”
Capt. Stephen Grono M/Y Judy Ann If we get the chance. The captain usually can get away, but the crew really can’t. And if you’ve got the owner onboard, you can’t.
Chef Danielle Grono M/Y Judy Ann As a crew member, you start to sneak the cushions out around 6:30. You do get to walk around a little, but you keep coming back to the boat to make sure everything is OK.
First Mate Frances Reid M/Y Double D’s “They all seem to start at 5-5:30 but the owner and broker would like us to be showing the boat until 7. We’d love to, but...”
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