The Triton Today Thursday in Miami

MIAMI

o o o Test Your Mates Just how nautical are you and your crew mates? Find out with this little nautical trivia quiz. (See the answers online or in this space tomorrow.) n The running lights of a boat tell you what three things about the vessel? n How many compass points are there? n What are the abbreviations for fixed and flashing lights? n A dog watch lasts how many hours?

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Vol. 2, No. 1 Triton Today Miami is circulated free at the Yacht & Brokerage Show.

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Sun & Moon Sunset: 1811 Moonset: 1617; 5.3% illuminated Sunrise (Friday): 0658 Moonrise (Friday): 0557 High tides: 2000 / 0833 (Friday) Low tides: 1418 / 0234 (Friday)

Weather Today: Mostly sunny, winds NNW 13 mph, high 66F/19C Tonight: Mostly sunny, winds N 6 mph, low 55F/13C Tomorrow AM: Mostly cloudy, winds E 12 mph, low 50F/10C

Commodore of Cuba’s Marina Hemingway to speak tonight José Miguel Diaz Escrich, commodore of Marina Hemingway in Havana, will speak about yachting in his country at an event tonight at 5:30 at the Eden Roc in Miami Beach. The event is open to yachting industry professionals, but space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Builders, companies debut new products in Miami Yacht builders and equipment companies are introducing new models, brands and products at the Yacht & Brokerage Show this year. Check out the “where” and “when” of a few items of interest to yachties (or your bosses) in our story online.

Lots to see, do in Miami once boat show duties are done For all of your unique needs.

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While in Miami Beach, yacht crew can take advantage of a variety of music, art and cultural events in this international city. For a list of events happening near the show this week, see our special boat show calendar online.

Find all these stories at www.the-triton.com

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CHECKING THE TIDE: Triton Today’s Question of the Day: Eng./Mate Paul Detienne M/Y Natica “We did two shows this past year and one the year before.”

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Chief Stew Irina Kelemen with “The Mop onboard” Gypsy M/Y Monte Carlo “We don’t know what to expect, especially this year.”

How many boat shows have you been in this past year?

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Chef/Deck Phil Prime M/Y Monte Carlo “Not sure what will happen at this show, but we have lots of interest in this boat.”

Capt. Nick Williams M/Y My Max “This is the boat’s first show and this boat is something different. You’ve got to be out there at these shows. I’ve done a dozen shows easy.”

Capt. Rick Lenardson M/Y Free Spirit “The industry is like musical chairs, everyone was building then the music stopped and everyone just grabbed up the money.”

Chief Engineer Harry Dimitrov M/Y Cocoa Bean Dimitrov thinks the boat is going to sell this year at the show.

Eng. Brian Gibson M/Y My Max “It’s my first show ever,” Gibson said as he continued working.

Capt. Aaron Steenbhom M/Y Star 7 “This show seems very organized. We were in our slip at 11 when scheduled.”

Steenbhom said the Ft. Lauderdale show wasn’t like that.

Nick Felstead M/Y Cocoa Bean Felstead said he had been to about seven shows as he continued cleaning.

Th u r s d ay • Fe b. 1 1 , 2 0 1 0 | 3 Capt. Colin Williams On a Sunseeker 90 “This is my first Miami show and I’ve never done Lauderdale.â€? Williams, who has been working in Asia recently, but said the Cannes show was very organized.

Capt. Peter Miller M/Y Monte Carlo “This year we just did Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.�

Capt. Les Budahzy Cheoy Lee “Every show is different, it’s not about the economy, it’s about real buyers.

Bargain hunting is not here.�

Capt. Colin Ridley Cheoy Lee “The buyers will come regardless of the economy. There are less speculators at this show, and sellers are willing to make deals.�

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Mate Mark Shurilla M/Y Muse “We also usually do Newport and St. Maarten and they all seem about the same.�

Capt. Phil Burgess M/Y Aquasition “Monaco is my favorite show, I’ve worked in the Med for 20 years, so I see all my friends. It’s a ‘bigger boat’ boat show.�

Freelance Chef Zach Rath M/Y Muse Rath likes the shows but said Miami is more expensive and Ft. Lauderdale seems more financially mixed.

Chef Mark Godbeer M/Y Aquasition “It’s my first official show, I worked at Lauderdale, but just to help a friend.�

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Chef Victoria Allman M/Y Cocoa Bean “Patrick and I met at the FLIBS in 1999 when we worked on neighboring boats.

Boat shows are good for us. More people actually see the boats at this show.�

Capt. Patrick Allman M/Y Cocoa Bean “We’ve done six to eight shows, all in the U.S.�

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