By Lucy Chabot Reed Between jobs last year, Capt. Marvin Wilson spent six months volunteering as skipper on the 178-foot (54m) R/V Pacific Hope, a medical ship that spent the…
Inherently the work of yacht crew can be dangerous. They often work with heavy equipment, are responsible for people’s safety and more. We were curious to learn, out of all…
By Dorie Cox One hundred years ago, a 100-foot private yacht was immense. Two Miami shipyards that serviced the large commercial and private boats on the Miami River during that…
By Dorie Cox The north end of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show will look much different in 2020, according to Suntex Marinas Investors during a press conference on Thursday…
By Lucy Chabot Reed California-based Westrec Marinas, managers of marinas across the United States, celebrated its 30th anniversary at the show yesterday. Westrec manages about 6,000 slips in the municipal…
Use these questions to test your mates. What does the Papa flag mean? “To drown the miller” means: lower the anchor; water down your rum ration, use the head, or…
By Lucy Chabot Reed M/Y Savannah, the new 274-foot (83.5m) Feadship that turned heads at last year’s show, has decided not to visit South Florida this fall because of difficulties…
By Dorie Cox There is at least one yacht stew who is especially happy to be at this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. The Triton wrote about trouble she…
By Lucy Chabot Reed About the time FLIBS began 58 years ago, Charlie McCurdy celebrated his first birthday aboard the family’s sailboat, on deck in a laundry basket. McCurdy is…
By Dorie Cox While most of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) takes place above the waterline, several organizations want to remind people to think of the marine life…