Triton Today Sunday Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

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Weather

Sunset: 5:34 pm; Sunrise: 6:35 am (Monday) Moonrise: 4:41 am (Monday); 7% illuminated Low tides: 12:30 pm / 12:46 am (Monday) High tides: 6:12 pm / 6:43 am (Monday)

Today: Sun, clouds, high 85, winds ESE at 1015 mph, rain 20% Tonight: Cloudy, low 77, winds E at 5-10 mph Tomorrow AM: Partly cloudy, storms, high 85

Upcoming Events Take a selfie with a drifter International SeaKeepers Society Drifter are displayed around the show as part of a scavenger hunt.

E-mail photos for a chance to win a gift certificate and a SeaKeepers Voyager membership. Submit selfies to molly@seakeepers.org by Monday, at 11:59pm.

Tomorrow, 12-2 pm Captain and crew luncheon aboard the MIASF Aqualounge with representatives from U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and a maritime attorney. RSVP required: patience@miasf.com.

Tomorrow, 2-3 pm Refit Sales tax seminar with representatives from the Florida Department of Revenue and Technical Assistance & Dispute Resolution to discuss Florida’s sales tax cap on repair and refit. RSVP required: patience@miasf.com.

Tomorrow, 2-3 pm Congresswoman Lois Frankel will address the effort to remove federal laws barring the sale of foreignflagged yachts to U.S. citizens while in U.S. waters. At the FYBA booth.

START YOUR ENGINES: Engineers keep the motors of yachting running smoothly. The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show allows visitors to see the systems, and crew, at their best. See more, pages 4-5.

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Cuba travel gets easier, but not easy

By Lucy Chabot Reed A room full of captains, crew, agents and managers left a seminar about travel between the U.S. and Cuba yesterday morning just as full of questions as when they stepped in. But that’s the best anyone can expect with a relationship in flux.

“The yachting world is clearly the next phase,” said Michael Moore, a Miami-based maritime attorney who spoke on a panel in the YachtInfo seminar. “Cuba is full of contradictions.

It’s a place in transition.”

The rules in question impact U.S. crew and U.S.-flagged vessels. While the trade embargo the U.S. has with Cuba is still in effect, rules changes last year enable American citizens to visit the island nation without applying for a special license, provided they fall under one of 12 categories of travelers including educational and family.

For Americans leaving a U.S. port to visit Cuba, the U.S. Coast Guard

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Interest was high on YachtInfo’s Cuba seminar yesterday.

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Permit applications, time in discussion CUBA, from page 1 requires a permit to proceed. A few hurdles are in the way for yachts attempting this move. First is that the USCG won’t consider the permit application until the departure is about two weeks away, Moore said.

Second, the permit gives the vessel 14 days to visit Cuba and return to the U.S., which raises several more issues for yachts. While the two-week window might work for charter yachts heading to Havana, it is impractical for private yachts that will want to venture far beyond. Also, private yachts will likely want to continue traveling and not return to the United States.

“It’s something we’re working on,” Moore said.

Stopping in another country such as Jamaica does not restart the two-week visit limit for U.S. boats or crew.

Another hiccup is that the U.S. Government is leery of additional stops on a trip, such as Jamaica or Bahamas.

“That may change, but for now, they are extremely nervous of yachts stopping someplace else,” said attorney Scott Wagner, who works at Moore & Co. “It’s just go to Cuba and come back.”

Panelists and attendees pointed out a few items to remember for those making the journey. l Because U.S.-based credit cards are not accepted, cash can be hard to get.

But exchanging dollars or euros into local currency is fairly simple. l Cell phones are becoming easier to use there, with Verizon signing a deal just this week to operate there. l Fishing and diving excursions

require a permit. l While towed tenders may be acceptable to insurance companies, they are troublesome for Cuban officials who see them as targets of theft for Cubans trying to flee the island.

“We all know the embargo is ending, and there are a lot of people in Cuba who want to get out before the wetfoot/dry-foot policy ends,” Moore said.

For now, however, the rules have simply eased, making travel from the U.S. easier but still not easy.

“Cuba is not totally open for business,” Wagner said. “There are still restrictions you have to abide by. It’s not just vessels, but the people on the vessel. The human beings on board still need to go down under one of the 12 categories listed in OFAC.” Most of those categories don’t work for the yachting community, he said.

“You can say you’re going down to do mission work with your church, but when you layer in a $30 million yacht, it begins to raise red flags,” he said. “If you say you are ‘visiting family’ and it’s the family of the second engineer on your $50 million yacht, it becomes a lot more suspicious.”

Their suggestion was to have the yacht participate in the organized Seakeepers Discovery cruise program, which they assured attendees fits securely in one of the 12 categories and makes travel to Cuba legal for American boats and people.

“We’re lawyers,” Moore said. “We need to find the safest, most secure and zero-risk solutions.”

Lucy Chabot Reed is editor emeritus of Triton Today, lucy@the-triton.com.

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DOING THE CREW THING, DAY 3: In the engine room onboard (with a stop in the galley) The Triton was on the hunt yesterday for engineers, those magicians who keep everything running. (And not just the engines, but the lights and often the Internet, too.) When they weren’t too busy showing their yachts, we found a bunch who were proud of their space and showed it off. And we passed a chef on the way.

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CHECKING THE TIDE: Triton Today’s Question of the Day Deckhand Troy Eriksson M/Y Helios 194’ Oceanco “It’s not as glamorous as it sounds.”

First Mate Andrew Dunlop M/Y Meridian 205’ Icon “That we start at 5 a.m. spraying and chamoising the boat for three hours every day.”

Chef/Host Randi Barry S/Y Grace 60’ Sunreef “When we get any free time, we fish as much as possible.”

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What do you wish people knew about what your job is really like?

The Triton wanted to know what captains and crew wish people knew about what really goes on not only below and above deck but during down times on and off yachts.

First Mate Beau Kelly M/Y Jo Jo’s Cirios 112’ Westport “There’s a lot of sleeplessness because of fear of weather. At anchor, we still have something to worry about.”

Deckhand John Behrns M/Y Milk Money 130’ Westport “We watch Big Cat Diaries on Animal Planet every morning to get pumped up for the day. “

Bosun Craig Heunis M/Y Mit Sea Ah 156’ Pendennis “I’ve been on her for 7 months and haven’t taken her out yet.”

Eng. Ben Cilliers M/Y Amitie’ 130’ Westport “That you fall out of bed, and if you start at 8 a.m., you get up at 7:59 a.m. ”

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Deckhand Douglas McKeige S/Y Black Douglas 94’ Neville “People take a clean boat for granted. It takes a lot of elbow grease.”

2nd Eng. Tony Davies S/Y Silencio 125’ Perini Navi “How painfully slow the Internet is.”

Stew Aisha Edwards M/Y Felix 171’ Amels “My shower is the size of an old school telephone booth.”

Fleet Capt.

Laszlo Budahazy M/Y CL Alpha 87’ Cheoy Lee “From boat to boat, you need to know everything that makes a yacht go. Common sense, machinery, navigation... ”

Deckhand Nick Wagner M/Y Skyfall 190’ Trinity “They call me the dog whisperer.

The owner’s dog will only do its business when I walk him.”

Stew Brittany Mincey M/Y Seas The Moment 85’ Westport “Kiss family holidays goodbye.”

Server Ryan Morrow M/Y Grand Floridian 128’ “That I’m over qualified.”

Deckhand Brad Greene M/Y Gravitas 171’ Feadship “Every night we like to watch Below Deck.”

First Mate Scott Miller M/Y My Girl 164’ Westport “We don’t drink champaigne all day. It’s actual work. ”

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Two veteran captains won Fraser Yachts’ first ever non-charter Captain of the Year awards last night.

Captains Giles Smith of M/Y Helios2 and Luca Mosca, most recently of M/Y Annaeva each were honored as Yacht Management Captain of the Year.

Capt. Smith, who hails from the Gold Coast of Australia, spent his early seafaring career on fishing and tourist boats on the Great Barrier Reef before moving to yachts in the 1990s. He first came to Fraser Yachts’ attention in 2000 as relief captain. He has almost 30 Atlantic crossings under his belt and at least two full circumnavigations. “I want to thank all of my longstanding crew,� Capt. Smith said. “I couldn’t have done it without you. And a special thanks to my wife for being a leveler.�

Capt. Mosca grew up on yachts, following in his father’s footsteps to become a yacht captain himself. He started in the early 1980s gaining experience working seasonally as a deckhand. He has completed four Atlantic and two Pacific crossings as captain, and has cruised many seas around the world.

He spent five years navigating around the world, cruising some of most challenging and remote places including Cape Horn, Patagonia, Galapagos, Alaska and Pacific Islands.

His last command was on the 50m yacht Annaeva, which he ran for 18 months before concluding its sale in September. “I didn’t do anything really special; I simply did my job,� Capt. Mosca said. “With Fraser, I always found a loyal partner. I am really elated. I’ve been with Fraser for 20 years.�

This was the first time Fraser Yachts has honored a captain in its fleet of managed yachts. “For over 15 years, Fraser Yachts has made awards to charter captains at our Captains Dinner, which takes place at the Monaco Yacht Show each year,� said Lisa Peck global marketing manager for Fraser Yachts. “We have, for several years, wanted

Captains Giles Smith,left,and Luca Mosca were each named Yacht Management Captain of the Year last night by Fraser Yachts.

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to put in place a new award that would include the captains who are not on charter yachts. “Our yacht management teams very much focus on working as a team with the captains in our fleet, so we are eager to recognize those captains,� she said.

According to Peck, all departments at Fraser had a hand in nominating candidates, which were then “whittled down to a shortlist of candidates by a committee of senior yacht management staff. Then the yacht management team was asked to judge those captains on the following attributes: l Precision and punctuality in accounting and cost control l Management of the crew and the safety culture on board l Respect of the planned maintenance on board l The happiness of the owner and his guests.

The two captains received a marine divers Chronometre Ulysse Nardin watch, prize weekend in a Bentley plus a Bentley weekender bag, The Charter Store discount card for a private jet charter flight, a GMT travel voucher of $1,000, and one week of free berthing from IGY Marinas.

Suzette Cook is editor of Triton Today, suzette@the-triton.com.

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Best motivation unique to each crew

By Paul Ferdais Most people think motivation comes from a paycheck. Money can help, but motivation from money is fleeting.

Actually, people are motivated by many things, one of which is to find meaning in your job. How much meaning you place on what you do directly influences your motivation for your tasks.

Perhaps you find great meaning in your work by delivering five-star customer service. Others may find meaning from challenging themselves.

This can be as simple as doing a task faster today than yesterday. Others are motivated by gaining expertise; for

example, becoming an expert at driving the tender, navigating or repairing air conditioning systems.

The meaning you find for your work comes from within and is unique to you. Don’t expect someone else to give you inspiration or hope that your paycheck will keep you motivated. Put in the effort to figure out for yourself what meaning you get from your job.

When you do, you’ll find yourself more enthusiastic about your work every day.

A former first officer, Paul Ferdais is founder and CEO of The Marine Leadership Group, and writes The Triton’s Taking the Helm leadership column.

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