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o o o Test Your Mates Find out how nautical you and your crew mates are with this quiz. n “To dress a ship” means: to hoist her flags; to hoist her sails; to remover her bonnet; to inspect her crew. n “To drown the miller” means: lower the anchor; water your rum ration, use the head, drink too much? n Give the term meaning excellent condition, derived from an important English seaport.
Sun & Moon Sunset: 1813 Moonset: 1944; 2.6% illuminated Sunrise (Tuesday): 0655 Moonrise (Tuesday): 0802 High tides: 2234 / 1049 (Tuesday) Low tides: 1643 / 0457 (Tuesday)
Triton Today Miami is a special edition of The Triton published by Triton Publishing Group. Vol. 2, No. 5 Triton Today Miami is circulated free at the Yacht & Brokerage Show. Copyright 2010, Triton Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
Weather Today: Mostly sunny, winds SE at 9 mph, high 72F/22C Tonight: Cloudy, winds W at 9 mph, low 54F/12C Tomorrow AM: Cloudy, 56F/13C at dawn, winds NW at 12 mph, sunny, 58F/14C by 9
A shout out for the unsung heroes of yachting Responsible for just about all parts that move, flow, cool, dry, generate, pump and propel, the megayacht engineer might be deemed the unsung hero of yachting. We dropped in on several engineers during the Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach to find out what they are most proud of in their domain – the engine room.
YESTERDAY’S ANSWERS: Pulling a boat by the anchor chain with anchor attached is kedging off. Lights on a dredge are two red, one above the other. A tug boat with a tow astern shows three white lights, each above the other. TODAY’S ANSWERS are online at www.the-triton.com.
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The new normal These are anything but normal times, so it should come as no surprise that this year’s Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach this past week has been anything but normal. Perhaps fewer people, decidedly fewer boats, curiously different accents and certainly colder than desired termperatures, the show still delivered what captains and brokers called “serious” buyers.
Next Triton Expo April 14 The next Triton Expo is scheduled for April 14 in Ft. Lauderdale. If you haven’t been to an Expo yet, make plans to join us. Veteran crew speak on a variety of topics, the resume clinic gives you the chance to talk one-on-one with experienced captains, and the exhibit hall offers all sorts of goods and services to make your working life better. Check out www.the-triton.com/expo for more details.
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