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News
Import Cuba charts, pronto Bluewater Books and Charts hits the jackpot in Cuba; plans to import new charts.
5 Lauderdale yard upgrades Universal Marine Center invests almost $3 million to upgrade power, add docks and reconfigure its entry.
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Where in the World The owners and crew of M/Y Ingot enjoyed a crew dinner in at DiMillo’s in Portland, Maine, this summer. To see more photos of Ingot’s summer, turn to page 9. PHOTO/CAPT. JEFF RIDGWAY
Miami navigates yacht facility resurgence By Dorie Cox When Ismael “Issy” Perera’s marine business on the New River in Ft. Lauderdale was asked to leave this summer to make room for condos, he could have closed down. Instead he picked up Apex Marine’s operations and moved down to the Miami River. It turned out to be a great move.
“We have land no one else has,” he said, noting the five acres he’s leased on the South Fork Canal where the facility can now handle boats up to 130 feet. “Plus, this is different than the New River because this is a working river.” After years of economic upswings and down times, Perera joins a resurgence of new and growing marine facilities in the Miami area.
“We have two new facilities being built in Miami,” Mayor Tomás Regalado said of projects on Watson Island and the Miami River. “We are very excited because finally the megayacht industry is coming in a grand way.” Watson Island will soon be home to Deep Harbour, a megayacht facility at Island Gardens, a hotel, retail and
See MIAMI, page 46
Break standing orders, miss watch, hit the dock From the Bridge Lucy Chabot Reed
One of the aspects of crew turnover that doesn’t get much attention is the firing process. A captain asked us what other captains thought about the causes of firing. We thought, at first, that the process would vary too much, considering each owner, each captain,
each program and each crew being so different. But when we asked the captains gathered for our monthly From the Bridge luncheon, we discovered that they actually had a lot of the same dealbreaker behavior. Just how they went about firing, however, created room for discussion. When I tossed out the topic question – what is grounds for dismissal – the captains offered thoughts, and I didn’t
interrupt. “Alcohol,” one said. “Insubordination,” said another. “Stealing.” “Anything that’s illegal.” “Whatever they agreed to in the contract.” As always, individual comments are not attributed to any one person in particular so as to encourage frank and open discussion. The attending
See BRIDGE, page 42
Day-tripping in Barcelona Stew takes the best route to see the Spanish city: on foot.
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Events
Network, Expo in October Captains, crew and industry pros are invited to first Wednesday networking with Crew Unlimited (Oct. 7) as well as to the Expo on Oct. 14.
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Triton Survey What did you do this summer? Looked for work 9% In the yard 13% At the dock 15%
Cruised with owner/guests 64%
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