The Triton Daily - Saturday

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Sun & Moon Sunset: 6:39 pm Moonrise: 5:05 pm; 96.6% illuminated Sunrise (Sunday): 6:30 am High tides: 7:27 pm / 7:03 am (Sunday) Low tides: 1:48 pm / 1 am (Sunday)

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Weather Today: Partly cloudy, winds ENE 5 mph, high 85/low 70; 67% humidity Tonight: Partly cloudy, winds E 6 mph, high 77/low 70 Tomorrow AM: Partly cloudy; 65% humidity

USSA general meeting When: Today, 8-10 am Where: Bahia Mar, 2nd floor U.S. Superyacht Association annual general meeting and breakfast. Open to all businesses and yachting pros. www.ussuperyacht.org

Networking When: Today, 4-7 pm Where: USSA Village, 300 Tent Nine businesses make up the USSA Village and welcome all captains, crew and show visitors for casual networking.

Halloween party When: 7-11 pm Location: Bimini Boatyard Bimini Boatyard Bar & Grill invites everyone to a Halloween party and costume contest, sponsored by Rybovich. No RSVP needed. Find Bimini Boatyard just west of the 17th Street bridge in The Quay. For more Halloween parties, see story on page 3.

Shadow Marine party When: 8 pm-midnight Where: Aboard M/V Allure at The Sails Marina, just south of Pier 66 Buccaneer’s Bash in cocktail or Halloween costume attire. RSVP and invitation required.

The stews on M/Y Lady Zelda enticed every sense in their display during PHOTO/DORIE COX yesterday’s Tabletop Challenge. See story, page 4.

CBP official commits to helping By Lucy Chabot Reed U.S. Customs and Border Protection gets it. Or, at least one official does. At the YachtInfo captains briefing yesterday, the high-ranking CBP official was surprised to learn that yacht crew have difficulties with entry officers. And he vowed to do something about it. “I will start working Monday morning to resolve this issue,” Paul Minton, program manager in the office of field operations with CBP in Washington, DC, told captains.

The captains in the audience applauded. The epiphany came after Minton asked to see, by a show of hands, who had experienced a crew member being turned away at the border for having the wrong visa. Most hands went up. “I’m going to take this up to Washington and see if I can solve this problem,” he said. For more on this session, including an exchange with the head of the American Pilots Association, read the rest of this story at www.the-triton.com.

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GEOCACHING

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If you still haven’t given geocaching a try, maybe this testimonial from relief captain Wes Gruver will persuade you. “The whole point is to take someone someplace interesting,” said Gruver, who is “a hard-core geocacher from way back.” “They aren’t always easy. GPS gives you directions as the crow flies, but you have to figure out where your cache is hidden.” We’ve picked five spots at FLIBS, one for each day of the show. To find them, enter the coordinates into your GPS and take a walk. They don’t take long. Then just take your picture in front of the cache and e-mail it to us. We have prizes for someone each day. Today’s geocache is at 26º06’839, 80º06’392. Hint: If you visit this booth around supper time, you will be sure to

get a treat. Yesterday’s cache was the booth of the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, which has been dogged in its efforts to get clear answers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection about visas for foreign yacht crew. CBP officers are manning the booth each day to answer questions and offer nifty handouts that detail reporting requirements for boats coming to South Florida, complete with phone numbers. For Americans, CPB offers the Local Boater Option, a free process that permits travelers to clear in over the phone. If you bring your passport to the booth, you can register on the spot. Congrats to Donald and Natalie Hannon who win yesterday’s prize, another Leatherman from MTN. David Reed is publisher of The Triton. Send your cache photo to editorial@ the-triton.com.

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Triton Today Ft. Lauderdale is a special edition of The Triton published by Triton Publishing Group. Publisher David Reed, david@the-triton.com Editorial Lucy Chabot Reed, lucy@the-triton.com Dorie Cox, dorie@the-triton.com Tom Serio Advertising Peg Soffen, peg@the-triton.com Mike Price, mike@the-triton.com Production Patty Weinert, patty@the-triton.com

Vol. 1, No. 3. Triton Today Ft. Lauderdale is circulated free at FLIBS. Copyright 2009, Triton Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. Contact us at: By mail: 757 S.E. 17th St., #1119 Stop by: 111B S. W. 23rd St. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 525-0029; FAX (954) 525-9676

The 50th anniversary of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show has some interesting stats. n The show began taking its

current form after Kaye Pearson took over in 1976. n In 1976, it was renamed the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. n In 1976, the show was moved from summer to fall to take advantage of manufacturers’ new model releases, and to attract more people and snowbirds. n In 1976, the show moved to Bahia Mar and started a show program guide, the first one drawn by Guy Harvey. n The show traditionally hosted a raucous Halloween party.


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Skipper a natural behind the mike By Lucy Chabot Reed Capt. Bart van der Horst of M/Y Silver Lining spread a little sunshine – and a whole lot of cash – at two charity events in the past week. At the SeaKeepers Professionals event last Saturday night, he took the microphone for a live auction of two VIP football game tickets. Pointing on people he knew – mostly yacht captains – he used personal stories and just the right amount of

peer pressure to get hands and the bid raised. Valued at about $1,000, Capt. Van der Horst urged, cajoled and joked $1,500 out of the crowd, ending with his boss, the owner of Silver Lining. Four days later at the National Marine Suppliers’ Poker Run party, he did it again, coaxing up hands and bids to benefit Kids in Distress. Find out how much he helped National raise and how he learned to be an auctioneer at www.@the-triton.com.

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Lots for yachties to do on Halloween Staff Report Today is Halloween. In the United States, as in many places, we celebrate by dressing in costume. Children walk door-to-door, seeking candy or threatening tricks, presumably nasty. Candy is nearly always given. Adults enjoy the holiday for its dress-up festiveness as well as its dark overtones. It’s a holiday steeped in the traditions of death and the passing between life and death, hence all the skeletons and other dark costumes. And it’s an excuse to get together with friends. In addition to the two

parties listed on the front page, here are a few more in Ft. Lauderdale. Waxy’s Irish Pub, 8 pm-3 am, on 17th St., includes best costume contest. Downtowner Saloon’s 10th annual Hoodoo Voodoo Halloween Blues Ball, 8 pm. Costume contest, live music. Raises money for non-profit organization. 10 South New River Drive East, www. downtownersaloon.com ElboRoom, on the beach at Las Olas Boulevard; Tarpon Bend restaurant downtown at 200 S.W. Second St., 7 p.m. Send us photos of your crew mates in Halloween costume for a fun photo collage at editorial@the-triton.com.

DOCKMASTER SPOTLIGHT: Hall of Fame Marina

Solomon plays marina game now By Dorie Cox Capt. Scott Solomon loves his job as marina manager at Hall of Fame Marina. But he gets a wistful look when he ponders what could have been. Solomon used to play amateur jai-alai, a sport considered by many to be the world’s fastest ball game. He played for 12 years and wonders whether he might still be competing. Back at work, Solomon admits he doesn’t have it so bad. He runs Hall of Fame, a Westrec marina surrounding the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex, home to the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Aside from running the marina,

Solomon is involved in several charity causes for children and raises money for a marine magnet program. When he heard teachers at New River Middle School were spending their personal money for school supplies, lunches and field trips, he started raising money for the school. Solomon has been involved in boat shows for the past 17 years. And while he may silently yearn for his jai-alai days, he seems to be playing the right game now. Find out more about jai-alai, what’s available at Hall of Fame Marina and the charities Solomon helps in the rest of this story at www.the-triton.com.

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DOING THE CREW THING, DAY 3: Stews and the Tabletop Challenge

Stews get much deserved accolades Story and photos by Dorie Cox

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Stew Lani Erediano did it again. For the second year in a row Erediano was awarded the top prize for her creativity onboard M/Y Beeliever in the Perfect Setting Tabletop Challenge sponsored by YachtNext. The interior staffs of 15 yachts at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show did their best to impress judges in two categories – formal and informal – by putting forth their best tabletop displays during the show. First prize in the formal category theme of “Putting on the Ritz” went to Chief Stew Gina Loasby and 2nd Stew Sarah Harvey on M/Y Lady Zelda. Their black-and-white setting incorporated the feel of the Ritz London hotel in the 1930s. The theme was a Venetian palazzo onboard M/Y Elle where Chief Stew Kate McLarty, 2nd Stew Hazel Holtzhausen and 3rd Stew Rachel Slade were awarded second prize in the formal category. Rich reds, golds and blacks adorned the dining area complete with Italian masks. Third place went to Erediano with her champagne, silver, pearls and feather-adorned pure white setting reminiscent of the 1920s. As the scale tipped to the informal category, Erediano’s interpretation of “A Foreign Affair” earned her first place. She pulled together the oranges and reds of autumn with beer steins and nuts to represent German Oktoberfest and even translated the menu to German. The stews from M/Y Lady Zelda also won the second place category in the informal category. On the deck, the music and incense smoothed judges into the Moroccan-inspired setting. Third place in the informal category went to Chief Stew Carolyn Dobbs and Chef Christina Jones on M/Y Tuscan Sun. They worked around their dream destination and created a theme to inspire Southeast Asia, complete with Buddha centerpiece. Read more about the talented stews who competed – and won – in the rest of the story at www.the-triton.com.

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Tomorrow marks the end of Daylight Saving Time in the United States and Canada. This means setting our clocks back one hour, or adding an extra hour to sleep tonight. Clocks controlled by satellites will automatically adjust for the end of Daylight Saving Time, but manual clocks will need to be set back. In the United States and Canada, each time zone winds back time one

hour at 2 a.m., making it 1 a.m. In the European Union, which fell back to regular time last Sunday, all time zones change at the same moment, 1 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time. For those of us at FLIBS, set your clocks and watches back an hour tonight before you go to sleep. After your Halloween festivities, you’ll appreciate that extra hour of beauty rest. We’ll spring forward to DST again on March 14 in the United States, March 28 in the EU.

OFF THE DOCK: More of the parties that have happened so far

@ Lurssen Lurssen hosted its annual FLIBS party last night in traditional style and success. PHOTOS/DAVID REED

There are more photos from this party at www.thetriton.com.


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OFF THE DOCK: More of the parties that have happened so far

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See more photos from both events at www. the-triton.com.

@ Redline Redline Marine hosted Speed, a boat show party, at Bimini Boatyard Bar & Grill last night. Live music and the restaurant’s new decor kept guests entertained. PHOTO/DAVID REED

For more photos from Redline’s party, visit www.the-triton.com.

@ West Marine Dozens of captains and business people enjoyed the docks after dock at Pier 66 last night for West Marine’s Professional Captain’s Services party. PHOTO/STEPHEN HILL

There are more photos from this event at www.the-triton.com.

@ DYT Sportfishing in the Bahamas never looked so fun. Leave it to DYT to spice up a booth party. PHOTO/STEPHEN HILL

For more photos, including some of the limbo contest, visit www.the-triton.com.

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