Triton May 2019 Vol. 16, No. 2

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Estimates critical tool in defining scope of work From the Bridge Lucy Chabot Reed

Planning for a shipyard visit and refit project often starts months in advanwce with a little piece of paper called an estimate, the initial interaction with a vendor or yard that could lead to the job. Captains put more weight on those estimates than vendors might realize.

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“Good estimates are critical,” one captain said. “Estimates are just the lead-in to the quote; it’s one part of the big process,” another said. “It is not the quote and should never be. Unfortunately, too many people use the words wrong.” “But it does define where we end up to begin the project,” said a third captain. This month’s From the Bridge captains roundtable was held during the

Refit Show in Fort Lauderdale. Individual comments from captains are not identified to encourage frank and open discussion. Each of the captains has at least 20 years in the industry, all have shipyard/refit experience, and several had yachts in shipyards at the time of the discussion. Find out who was there in the photo on page 38. Apropos to refits, we started the

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PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW

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Derecktor Shipyard inks deal for yard in Ft. Pierce. 4

Crew News

Sportfisher, crew have different angle at Palm Beach show. 9

Where in the World More than 30 stews from 16 yachts set their creativity on the table for interior contest.

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4th annual Refit Show featured seminars, demos. 28-29

Secure@Sea Theft-proofing yachts during yard periods takes planning. 23 Sea style Ocean-themed right down to the uniform, the crew of M/Y Angiamo, a 139-foot Feadship, are at the ready during the 34th edition of the Palm Beach International Boat Show. See more photos starting on page 8.

Upcoming Events PHOTO/DORIE COX

Quiet comes as generators go from Palm Beach show By Dorie Cox Engr. Carlos Arias observed a change on his way to work on M/Y Kipany, a 116-foot Intermarine, during the Palm Beach International Boat Show last week. “I noticed there were no power lines running down the dock,” Arias said.

Until this year, large electric generators and power cables had been brought into the boat shows in Palm Beach, Miami and Fort Lauderdale to power the hundreds of large yachts on display. But the first of a wave of change has begun, said Andrew Doole, president of U.S. Boat Shows with Informa Global Exhibitions.

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“We have gone green. There are no generators,” Doole said at the Palm Beach show’s opening day press conference on March 28. He works with Informa, parent company of Show Management, which manages and produces this show, as well as the Fort

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