Yacht chef offers Willy Wonka-like peek inside galley
When Neal Salisbury was young he wanted to be an explorer and travel the oceans. He imagined his journeys on Christopher Columbus-type ships. Now at 46, he …
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Engineers without a Y chromosome
Many people have never met a female yacht engineer. So until they do, we talked with nine of them about their jobs, what they have learned and share their …
Yacht Flowers open house a success
About 300 captains, crew and industry professionals gathered for Triton networking with Yacht Flowers in Ft. Lauderdale last month. Wonderful September weather …
Storm hits Baja
Hurricane Odile hit the Baja Peninsula in Mexico on Sept. 14, one of the strongest hurricanes on record to make landfall in the area. The category 3 hurricane …
Yacht repower like a heart transplant
When a megayacht needs a new engine, it is nothing like opening an automobile hood to install a new one. It’s a big job that often entails cutting a …
Captain tells a captains tale
Jeff Ford and Billy Forbes are yacht captains. They run boats for wealthy owners, navigate between North and South America, and weather storms of every type. …
Triton networking with Yacht Flowers
The Triton is networking with Yacht Flowers on on the third Wednesday of the month (Sept. 17) in Ft. Lauderdale. The event is a chance to grow and bloom …
Elmer Strauss, he’s everywhere, but hard to find
To physically find Elmer Strauss, you have to trudge through a storage hall to reach his desk. But to find his influence, yachties need only look around Ft. …
Colleagues remember lift operator at LMC
Captains and colleagues remember Norm Mello, travel lift operator at Lauderdale Marine Center (LMC) in Ft. Lauderdale who died in a motorcycle accident …
Larger yachts navigating South Florida waterway
Navigation is easier for large yachts on their way to Derecktor, Dania Cut Super Yacht Repair and Broward Shipyard in Dania Cut-off Canal south of Ft. …
