South Florida
Derecktor promotes DeFreitas to GM
South Florida shipyard veteran Cliff DeFreitas as been named general manager of Derecktor Dania. He takes the duties of the position off the plate of company Chief Operating Officer Ken…
Former yard exec joins Worth Avenue Yachts
Paul Engle, a former yacht captain and longtime president of Bradford Marine shipyard in Fort Lauderdale, has joined Worth Avenue Yachts as a sales broker. Engle cruised the world at…
Crew’s Mess: Wonderful Green Sauce
Crew’s Mess: by Capt. John Wampler This month’s recipe was to be a nice Pasta Fagiolini dish but I was stymied by the fact that the Winn-Dixie I was shopping…
Manager offers voyage planning tips not to forget
The yacht managers at Dayboard Maritime of South Florida offered some tips for captains and vessel operators preparing to move as some countries appear poised to begin loosening travel restrictions.…
South Florida excluded from state reopening plan
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced yesterday that while most of the state will begin reopening Monday, South Florida will remain under lockdown. Outside of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties,…
PBIBS20: Palm Beach show to go virtual
The Palm Beach International Boat Show will open as planned on May 14, but online instead of on the docks. The virtual show will last one day and feature 436…
Latest news in the brokerage fleet: Two Westports sell; classic Feadship listed
Yachts sold New 164-foot (50m) Westport sold in conjunction with Miles Yachts of Palm Beach. Hull No. 9 of the Westport 1500 series, a 130-foot (40m) tri-deck launched in 2005,…
Former crew feed crew, give back
By Lucy Chabot Reed Two former yacht crew who started a catering business in South Florida years ago have shifted their focus during the pandemic as events have been cancelled…
Captain urges all crew to follow COVID rules; virus spreads without knowing
By Lucy Chabot Reed The captain of a 130-foot Westport docked at a marina in South Florida called this week to express concern at what he has seen on the…
Yacht captains share what COVID-19 has done to their world
By Dorie Cox and Lucy Chabot Reed As information changes quickly for yacht crew in a COVID-19-pandemic world, The Triton reached out to hear from the captains in charge. As…
