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Sun & Moon WeatherToday: Cloudy, 50% chance of rain and thunderstorms, wind SW 5-10 mph, high 84Tonight: Cloudy, rain late, low 66Friday AM: Cloudy, chance rain 50%, high 81

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Test Your MatesTesting, testing. A nautical quiz

for you and your crew mates. n From where does the “sex” in

“sextant” come?n What is the origin of the

phrase mayday?n What is the action of speaking

the 32 points of the compass, in turn, from north clockwise?

ANSWERS on page 2

Things to Do

Sunset: 6:14 pm; Sunrise (Friday): 6:56 amMoonrise: 9:31 am (Friday)High tides: 12:33 pm; 1:03 am (Friday)Low tides: 7:04 pm; 7:26 am (Friday)

Today Happy St. Valentine’s Day. The religous origins of this holiday have grown to include all things of love.

Saturday, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.50th annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival. In Coconut Grove in Miami with 360 artists in mixed media, paint-ing, photography, digital art, print-making & drawing, watercolor, clay-work, glass, fiber, jewelry & metalwork, sculpture and wood. $10 per day. For details cgaf.com, +1 305-447-0401, for GPS use 2700 South Bayshore Drive.

Today through SundayAdd fishing pro to your resume with IGFA School of Sportfishing seminars each day during the show. Visit the north cocktail barge across from the Wyndham Hotel or visit www.igfa.org (upcoming events) for information and daily schedules.

By Lucy Chabot Reed

As temperatures reached record highs in South Florida yesterday, brokers and crew at the Yacht & Brokerage Show on Miami Beach put finishing touches on what they hope will be a hot show.

The show will debut several new yachts, including the 132-foot Benetti M/Y Petrus II, the first of the company’s new Classic range.

The company said the design came from the need to offer a more competitive vessel to market. It has four guest cabins and an owner’s suite with terrace.

The yacht also features full-height windows on both the main and upper deck, open-air exterior stairways, and

retractable external rotating pilot wings. She can take a crew of seven.

See Petrus II at the Azimut Benetti pavilion at ramp 29.

Satu Marine is debuting its Satu 90, what it calls the world’s first superyacht sportfish. Find it at the north end of the show outside the Sportfish Pavilion.

Sunseeker will debut the 80 Predator, and Hargrave will debut its new 76-foot yacht as well as show off its new 125-foot raised pilothouse yacht.

New toys and accessories will also debut at the show this week, including the new Seabob F5. Build by German company Cayago, the new F5 is built of a fiber composite. See it at the National Marine Suppliers pavilion, booth 401,

New yachts, items debut in Miami

See DEBUT, page 3

ALL IN PLACE: Yachts, crew and vendors took position yesterday in preparation of today’s opening of the Yacht and Brokerage Show. PHOTO/DAVID REED

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Answers to the quiz on page 1:n The arc of a sextant is one-sixth of

a circle. The Latin word “sextans” means the “sixth part”, hence the name “sextant”. n Mayday originates from the French

“venez m’aider” meaning “come help me”. The Anglicized version was chosen for its clarity over the radio.n Boxing a compass.Courtesy of International Crew Training

in Ft. Lauderdale.

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Triton Today Miami is published by Triton Publishing Group, parent

company of The Triton.

Publisher: David Reed Editorial: Lucy Chabot Reed, Dorie Cox

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Crossword puzzle to keep crew sharp

Answers to the crossword in tomorrow’s Triton Today

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Awlgrip turns 40, begins celebrating

ramp 14.And shoe manufacturer Crocs is

unveiling a new line of boat shoes. Made to look like traditional leather shoes, the shoes are manufactured of Crocs’ signature rubber.

For every pair the company sells at the show this week (up to 1,000 pairs), it will donate a pair to the Carma Foundation, which helps poor women and children in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood. Find Crocs in the east end of the Yacht Pavilion at ramp 14.

In addition to things, the show is serving as a launching pad for an event: a year-long celebration of Awlgrip’s 40th anniversary begins at the show.

The New Jersey-based company began in 1973 when an un-named paint was put on the boat owned by the father of Awlgrip founding member

David Halcomb. The next summer, he convinced eventual America’s Cup winner S/Y Courageous and her tender to be painted with Awlgrip, starting a buzz in Newport.

Awlgrip was purchased by Akzo Nobel in May 2002, though the brand name remains. Find Awlgrip on the west end of the Yacht Pavilion, ramp 14.

Lucy Reed is editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com

DEBUT, from page 1

Two boat shows keep Miami buzzingBy Staff Report

Around the world, boaters know of “the Miami boat show.”

But most of them don’t realize there are two Miami shows. Both the Yacht and Brokerage Show and the Miami International Boat Show take place this weekend.

Megayachts and their support businesses are at the Yacht and Brokerage Show, which is mostly on the docks between 41st Street and 51st Street alongside Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.

This is the 25th annual show, which was founded by the Florida Yacht Brokers Association. FYBA still owns the show, but is in partnership with Show Management to produce it.

The show also includes TrawlerPort and seminars at the north end of the show.

The Yacht and Brokerage Show, which is free to attend, features 500 new

and pre-owned boats that range in size from tenders to the 200-foot Benetti M/Y Diamonds Are Forever. The first show in 1989 had 56 boats, the largest a 114-foot Broward.

The other show is the Miami International Boat Show, which is produced by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and located in the Miami Beach Convention Center.

In-water displays are located at Sea Isle Marina & Yachting Center and Miamarina at Bayside, where the Strictly Sail portion of the show is held.

There were 50 exhibitors at the first Miami International Boat Show in 1941; this year there are more than 2,000.

Tickets are $35 today, $20 Friday through Monday.

Both shows are connected by shuttle buses and water taxis. The shows open at 10 a.m. each day and close at 6 p.m. (MIBS) and 7 p.m. (Y&BS) through Sunday, an hour earlier on Monday.

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CHECKING THE TIDE: Triton Today’s Question of the Day

What are you doing on Valentine’s Day?

While captains and crew prepared for the Yacht and Brokerage Show today, we asked a few of them what they planned to do for today’s holiday of love.

In this month’s survey in The Triton we found that most crew (70 percent) are in committed relationships. Most of the remainder are single. So we expected more crew to be missing

their sweeties today.Turns out that crew working the

show are doing just that – working, sweeties or not.

About half our respondents have Valentines; they just won’t get to see them. One luck bosun has the show off, so he’s headed home.

The rest will celebrate solo, perhaps hoping to meet someone special.

– Data compiled by Lucy Reed

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Bosun Todd EwingM/Y My Colors130-foot Westport

“I’m having dinner and a show. My girlfriend’s friend is in a band and having her first gig at a bar in Boca. I’ll probably bring them each a single red rose.”

Deckhand James ErswellM/Y Status Quo150-foot Richmond

“Probably having a drink at the Island Bar [the cocktail barge at the show].”

Capt. Tom GrandinettiM/Y Showtime125-foot Broward

“Faithfully working here.”

Stew Whitney FairM/Y Current Issue91-foot Burger

“Working, but I’m expecting a package from Colorado.”

Capt. Mike WalkerM/Y Waterford110-foot Hatteras(yellow shirt)

“Nothing. Just showing the boat.”

Capt. Mike McDermottM/Y Good Times114-foot Hatteras(blue shirt)

“I’ve got flowers going to my wife. We’ll talk on the phone and I’m taking her to dinner after the show.”

Mate/Eng. Graeme MadsenM/Y Status Quo150-foot Richmond

“Chamoising. I have two potential jobs that I’m up for, but not until after the show.”

Capt. Rick LenardsonM/Y Status Quo150-foot Richmond

“I took my wife to see Jimmy Buffett [Feb. 2]. I knew we’d be down here and she’s super busy with school.

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AFTER HOURS: Scenes from last night’s parties

Last night’s third annual Boat Show Kick-off Party benefitting Shake-A-Leg Miami was its biggest yet, welcoming more than 100 guests. Hosted by the Ft. Lauderdale Mariners Club and the Florida Yacht Brokers Association.

PHOTOS/DAVID and LUCY REED

See more photos at www.the-triton.com.

@ Shake-A-Leg

IYC hosted a private meeting of The Players Roundtable last night at its booth at the show. Guests included IYC brokers and staff, and TPR members and their guests.

PHOTOS/LUCY REED

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@ IYC

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DOING THE CREW THING, DAY 1: Prep

Captains and crew were busy onboard and on the docks yesterday making final preparations

for the opening of the 25th annual Yacht and Brokerage Show. They cleaned from top to bottom and loaded in everything from flowers to yacht toys. Rain is expected over the next few days, so keep those chamois cloths handy.

PHOTOS/LUCY and DAVID REED

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