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Palm Beach International Boat Show 2022
SHOW HOURS: Thurs. 12pm–7pm; Fri & Sat 10am–7pm; Sun 10am –5pm
DRINKS & DINING MYERS LOUNGE 329B CLEMATIS ST | 561-400-5163 Restaurant with a personalized craft cocktail experience and art gallery.
O’SHEA’S IRISH PUB 531 CLEMATIS ST | 561-833-3865 Irish pub and restaurant serving lunch and dinner, with live music Wed-Sat.
PALM BEACH IMPROV 550 S ROSEMARY AVE #250, Improv fans and newcomers can expect amazing food and first-class comedy.
ROCCO’S TACOS & TEQUILA BAR 224 CLEMATIS ST | 561-650-1001 Casual restaurant with authentic Mexican cuisine. More than 175 varieties of tequila.
ROXY’S PUB 309 CLEMATIS ST | 561-296-7699 More than 60 beers on draft, open daily for lunch and dinner through the late night.
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USSA Superyacht Summit By Dorie Cox
Innovative solutions are always hot topics in an industry as inherently global and mobile as yachting. At the U.S. Superyacht Association’s Superyacht Summit “The Great Rethink of the Superyacht Industry,” panelists brought ideas. Speakers on Tuesday in West Palm Beach included a yacht owner, a captain, the head of a marina, a boatbuilder and an innovator. Vital to yachting are the buyers, pointed out Michael Weiss, owner of M/Y Lady M. “This industry doesn’t exist without us,” he said, “but we have no parts, no moorings, and fuel is through the roof.” With slips more scarce, Weiss ensures space for his future yachts by buying into dockage with residents who currently own the properties. His focus on boaters who are aging out of yachting also helps them decrease their burden of yacht owner-
ship. “Now I own several slips and when they are older and out of yachting, that is ours,” Weiss said. Capt. Charles DuGas-Standish proposed a solution to the challenge of finding qualified and available crew. He often has to hire crew who “will get us through,” but who are not qualified, he said. DuGas-Standish recommends that the government modify the Jones Act, a federal law that puts yachts under the same regulations as commercial cargo vessels. “We’re talking about a yacht, not a grain, coal, or oil carrier,” the captain said. If yachts were given a different designation, regulations could more closely meet yachting needs, including opening employment to international workers. “Then, if I’m short on American crew, I CONTINUED ON PAGE 3