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Sun & Moon Weather

By Lucy Reed

Sitting solitary at the northernmost end of the Palm Beach International Boat Show sits the blue-hulled M/Y Octopussy, docked on a pier by herself, seeming a little sad.

Her beloved owner passed away in January, his heirs uninterested in yachting. So she sits in a boat show for the first time in a long time.

Not many people at the show could remember the last time Octopussy, a 143-foot jet-drive Heesen, appeared for sale. Veteran crew, instead, recall her stern-to in Cannes in the late 80s, racing across the Cote d’Azur in the early 90s, anchored in the Bahamas in the 2000s.

Franz Huber, who served as the owner’s butler, chef and medical person

for the past 10 years, said the yacht was the owner’s private refuge, where he and his wife would spend two or three months at a time visiting the Bahamas.

Huber shows the boat as though the owner, Mr. Hans Behr, were still aboard.

“This is where they always had breakfast,” he said of the dining nook off the main salon. “And they would sit here looking over the sunset.”

On the flybridge aft of the bridge, Huber showed the blue-and-white-stripped sun pad where Mr. Behr would lie at 2 a.m. and look at the stars. Huber brought him milk and cookies.

Huber admits he’s saddened more than he expected by Mr. Behr’s death. Huber worked for the Behrs 24/7, at their home in Switzerland, at their

Much-loved Octopussy up for sale

BACK ON THE MARKET: After a decade in private use, the 1988-built Octopussy is for sale at the Palm Beach International Boat Show. PHOTO/LUCY REED

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home in South Florida, on the yacht wherever it went.

“But I loved my job.”Now he’s tasked with managing the

sale of his former boss’s assets as well as the medical attention of Mr. Behr’s ailing wife.

“It’s hard to come here and organize the selling of everything,” he said. “Mr. Behr was a good person. I liked him very much.”

Built in 1988 for John Staluppi, the yacht owner who named his yachts after James Bond films, Octopussy changed hands a few times since, but never her name. Mr. Behr bought her in 2000.

At the time, she had dark woods in the salon, blacks and greys in the master suite, Huber said. Mr. Behr lightened the wood, walls and carpets, making it warmer, “giving it life,” he said.

The glass-enclosed dining room on the aft deck is legendary and has been copied by other yachts. When opened and at anchor, the Behrs spent every afternoon enjoying an aperitif as the sun set.

Mr. Behr spent 35 years going to the islands and knew them well. And he was always behind the wheel when he was aboard.

“He knew where every rock was,” Huber said. “He never looked at a chart; he looked out at points. He’d stop and say ‘here’s a rock with lots of lobsters.’ The mate dove down and yes, there was a rock with lobster.”

When she launched in 1988, she was

the fastest boat afloat hitting 53 knots, but Mr. Behr, never drove her faster than 25 knots, Huber said.

“He wanted to take care of his engines,” he said. “This was his baby.”

Earlier this month after a bottom cleaning in preparation for the show, engineers and technicians took the yacht out to see how fast she would go. She hit 38 knots.

M/Y Octopussy is listed for sale at $5.9 million with International Yacht Collection, which has its exhibit of yachts at the north end of the show on a concrete dock that is part of Palm Harbor Marina, and where Octopussy sits alone, awaiting a new owner.

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

Butler Franz Huber in his galleyaboardOctopussy. PHOTO/LUCY REED

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Lauderdale Marine Center in Ft. Lauderdale

Triton ExpoTriton Expo

JOIN USApril 6th • 4:30-8:00 pm

• Up to 40 exhibitors providing goods and services• An outdoor trade show targeting the people who work on and in yachts• A resume clinic staffed by veteran captains• A crew uniform fashion show• Music, food, drinks and more

All yacht captains, crew and industry folks are invited • No RSVP needed

Catch the De Yachty Bus from Waxy’s for a free ride to the Expo, starting at 4 p.m.

Space is still available.

Sponsored by:

To exhibit at the popular Triton Expo, call +1 954-525-0029

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

Chef Rhonda ButlerM/Y Bossy Boots II136’ Intermarine

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Deck Ruan BothaM/Y Iroquois164’ Feadship

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“Icanwashthisallday,”hesaid,pointingtothehull.“Andit’sstillgoingtobewhite.”

What is the best task you perform working on yachts?

Talkaboutpositiveattitudes.Yachtcrewseemtobeabletofindthegoodinallsortsofjobsonboardwhenweaskedwhattheylikebestofalltheirtasks.

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Second Stew Hilary DroverM/Y Kingfisher142’ Feadship

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Capt. Debora RadtkeNetworking for her next job

“Doingthedishes.It’srelaxing,andithelpswiththewholeteam.Whenthenon-interiorstaffjumpsinandhelpswiththedishes,ithelpseveryoneunderstandwhatthehardjobtheyhave.Andthechefusuallygivesyoutreats.”

Mate Wes SillsM/Y Temptation123’ Palmer Johnson

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Eng. Alex HamiltonM/Y Sea Jordan80’ Tarrab

“Fixingsmallelectronics,takingthemapartandputtingthembacktogetheragain.”

Capt. Bart van der HorstM/Y Silver Lining157’ Christensen

“Thebesttaskattheshowissellingtheboat.We’reanticipatingagoodshow.”

Chef Nancy ThorneStill unnamed130’ Westport

“Makingfoodthatmakesthecrewhappy.Ifyoucankeepfiveorsixpeoplehappy,that’sthebest.That’smyinnermom,Iguess.”

Deck Derrick WorthingtonM/Y Dreamer135’ Hargrave

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Deck Luke WeschtaM/Y Remember When162’ Christensen

“Drivingthetender.It’sbetterthanchamoising.”

Stew/Deck Kate ButlerM/Y XIII157’ Christensen

“BecauseI’minsidealldaylong,Ilikewashingdowntheyachtwiththeboys.Anythingtogetmeoutside.”

Capt. Scott RedlhammerM/Y Sea Jordan80’ Tarrab

“Runningtheboatonlongcrossings,crewonly.Andcookingfortheboss.”

Chef Morrison LewisM/Y Ar-De100’ Burger

“Bakingcookies.Imakeeverythingfromscratchwithorganicingredients.Hey,I’mcrew,too.”

Stew Molly O’ConnorM/Y Dreamer135’ Hargrave

“Workingondeck,justbecauseit’sdifferent,beingoutsideandinthefreshair.”

Deck Christian DuPreezM/Y Sea Owl124’ Delta

“Waxingtheboat.It’srelaxing,outtheredoingmything.”

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Networking event yesterday

TheU.S.SuperyachtAssociationhostedanetworkingreception

yesterdayafternoon,sponsoredbyDanilaRichardsLargeYachtServices.IndustryprofessionalsgatheredinperfectFloridaweatherandenjoyedwineandcheese.

Photos/David Reed, Lucy Reed

PioneerLinenshostedacrewpartyatFeelgoodsRockBarand

GrilldowntownthatranlateintothenightWednesday.

Photos/Dorie Cox

Wednesday’s crew party

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OnopeningdayofthePalmBeachInternationalBoatShow,yachtcrew

lookedfreshandwell-dressed.Spring-timewhiteswerethepopularuniformofthedayonthedocks. Photos/Lucy Reed

DOING THE CREW THING: Best dressed

• Up to 40 exhibitors providing goods and services• An outdoor trade show targeting the people who work on and in yachts• A resume clinic staffed by veteran captains• A crew uniform fashion show• Music, food, drinks and more

All yacht captains, crew and industry folks are invited • No RSVP needed

Catch the De Yachty Bus from Waxy’s for a free ride to the Expo, starting at 4 p.m.

Space is still available.

Sponsored by:

Lauderdale Marine Center in Ft. Lauderdale

Triton ExpoTriton Expo

JOIN USApril 6th • 4:30-8:00 pm

To exhibit at the popular Triton Expo, call +1 954-525-0029