Boat Show News

FLIBS17: Captain humbled to be recognized for helping others

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…

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FLIBS17: Checking the Tide: What scares you?

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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…

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FLIBS17: Century-old shipyards to meet yacht needs on the Miami River

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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…

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FLIBS17: Las Olas side of show to grow in 2020

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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…

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FLIBS17: Westrec turns 30, aids Caribbean relief

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…

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FLIBS17: Test your mates

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…

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FLIBS17: Visa snafu costs US at least one yacht visit

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…

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FLIBS17: Stew taken off plane back onboard with crew

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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…

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FLIBS17: New show producer has boating in his bones

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…

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FLIBS17: Take a daily dive into underwater seminars

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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…

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