M I A M I Thursday • Feb. 17, 2011

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By Lucy Chabot Reedand Tom Serio

Despite a still-struggling economy, a number of builders in the mid-size megayacht range are debuting new yachts at the Yacht and Brokerage Show this weekend, and with flare.

M/Y Primadonna, a 127-foot fiberglass yacht built by IAG Yachts of China, is making its world debut.

Capt. Doug Hoogs, who is working with IAG Yachts to break into the industry, said the deal breaker with Chinese-built yachts is no longer quality – IAG’s team is being training to build Italian systems and interiors from the Italians themselves – but price.

The new 40m Westport, which Hoogs described as IAG Yacht’s biggest

competitor, sells for $19.5 million. Primadonna is on the market for about $10.5 million.

“Western builders are going to have to figure out a way to bridge that gap,” Hoogs said. “We brought the Viareggio method of yacht building to China because of Andrea [Nicolai, former managing director for Baglietto in La Spezia]. The Chinese can build anything. ... We’re just teaching them the method.

“You will see more and more of the famous brands opening branches in China in order to compete,” he said.

The yard is continuing work on two 30m vessels and two 40m vessels. The largest shed can handle yachts up to 80m.

New builders, yachts make debuts

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Test Your MatesJust how nautical are you and

your crew mates? Find out with this little nautical trivia quiz. n There are four things to

consider when deciding on a safe anchorage. What are they?n In estimating a horizontal

angle with your arm extended, how many degrees does your full handspan cover? How many does the width of your thumb cover?

ANSWERS on page 3.

Things to See / Do

Today, 7:30-10 p.m.

Fundraiser for YachtAid Global, Sunset Harbour Yacht Club. Live music, hors d’oeuvres, wine. $50 donation. A VIP reception with champagne and caviar begins at 6:30 p.m.; $75 donation. Tickets: dhardra@yachtaidglobal.org.

Friday, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Fundraiser for International SeaKeepers Society and a four-year scientific journey by M/Y Golden Shadow to research coral reefs. $250 donation for VIP reception that starts at 6 p.m.; $125 donation for main event. +1 305-505-1816

Friday, 7 p.m.Nautical Design Awards, Vizcaya Museum and Garden. By invitation only.

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‘Star Trek’ doors add a cool factor

Primadonna was designed and built for charter with four staterooms, a VIP and a master, as well as room for 10 crew. It is MCA compliant and built to RINA class, Hoogs said.

But arguably the coolest part are the Star Trek doors that slide open in a whoosh as you walk from the main salon to the foyer. They operate by an infrared motion sensor hidden behind the wood trim.

Find her at Ramp 34, slip 1011.As if sensing the Asian cost

pressures, Hargrave offers the 136-foot M/Y Dreamer, its largest yacht ever and the first Hargrave to be built in Turkey. Dreamer has room for 13 guests and can run with eight crew.

Commanding the triple-deck yacht is Capt. Sharon Buttemer who has been with these repeat owners on previous

yachts, and fully engaged during the yacht’s construction.

Lazzara Yachts has the Breeze 76, a motor yacht that’s a departure from Lazzara’s normally curvy, speedy lines.

“It’s more of a modernized approach to the 76 from the early years,” Joey Lazzara said.

Boasting a more angular design, Lazzara has focused on more visibility with huge salon windows and doors, as well as increased interior volume.

With three Cummins Diesels attached to Zeus pod drives, Lazzara put the crew quarters forward of the engine room, not aft, leaving plenty of room for an aft garage.

Tom Serio is a freelance captain, writer and photographer in South Florida. Lucy Reed is editor of The Triton. Comments on this story are welcome at editorial@the-triton.com

DEBUTS, from page 1

Miami has two boat shows this weekHere you are, sitting at the “Miami

boat show.” Or are you?There are actually two boat shows

going on right now: the Yacht & Brokerage Show and the Miami International Boat Show & Strictly Sail.

Much of the megayacht industry is at the Yacht and Brokerage Show, set up between 41st Street and 51st Street alongside Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.

This is the 23rd annual edition of the 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 docks are open to the public for free. Yachts range in size from a 24-foot Intrepid to the 162-foot Christensen M/Y Remember When. The first show in 1989 featured 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 housed primarily in the Miami Beach Convention Center. Some in-water displays are held at Sea Isle Marina & Yachting Center and Miamarina at Bayside, where the Strictly Sail portion of the show is held.

This is the 70th annual edition of the show, which had 50 exhibitors in 1941; this year there are more than 2,000. Tickets are $30 today, $16 Friday through Monday.

All show sites are connected by shuttle buses that run an hour before the shows open at 10 a.m. to an hour after they close at 7 p.m. most days.

– Staff report

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

Mate Joaquin ManchegoM/Y Inch by Inch112’ Ferretti

“We usually run with four crew but we have three for the show. The chef is off.”

Capt. Moe MosesM/Y Stop the Press106’ Lazzara

“We have three full time, then we hire a chef when we need one. We have four of us working the show.”

Capt. Sharon ButtemerM/Y Dreamer135’ Hargrave

“We’re here for commissioning and for the show. We run with six crew and have five of us working for the show.”

Dayworker Oli SanchezM/Y Lady Gayle Marie122’ Burger

“Normally there are two to three people. They’re all temporary for the show.”

Deckhand Ty SomervilleM/Y Lady Sheila44m (140’) Benetti

“We usually run with nine crew, but for the show we have five permanent crew and two temps.”

Capt. Jeff AlburyM/Y Bamboleo95’ Hargrave

“We have one permanent and one temp for the show. We’re private and we’re for sale. We’ve already had a couple of offers.”

Capt. Stefan VeraguasM/Y Ajilati94’ Hargrave

“Actually, this boat just runs with me, and then the owner and his girlfriend. I think I’ve had two days off since Christmas.”

Deckhand Lynardo MoxeyM/Y My Lady M90’ Hargrave

“This is my first time at a show. We just run with the captain and me and we’re both working the show.”

Who is onboard?After a few years of limited yacht

use, we’ve gotten used to meeting dayworkers and freelancers in boat shows. Then in Monaco last fall, nearly 94 percent of the crew we spoke to were full-time.

The proportion of full-time crew at this winter’s Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach wasn’t quite as strong but it was a majority. Now if only a few will sell.

– Dorie Cox, Jordan Sullivan

Full-time crew – 70.0%

Temporary crew for show – 30.0%

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First Mate Grant McKenzieM/Y Kimberly130’ Palmer Johnson

“We have three permanent crew and four dayworkers for the show.”

Deckhand Greg ViehmanM/Y Bac O Booc87’ Oceanfast

“I am contracted for big events and moves. The boat usually has two permanent crew.”

Capt. Scott MacpheeM/Y Beeliever128’ Oceanfast

“No temps for the show, just the three permanent crew. The boat runs with four. ”

Capt. Paul StengelM/Y Sea Owl124’Delta

“It’s just six of us permanent crew for the show. We usually have eight.”

Santiago DosalM/Y Shear Fantasea112’ Crescent

“This boat usually runs with five crew and we have all five permanent crew here at the show.”

Capt. Brad HeltonS/F El Lobo90’Affinity Yachts

“The captain and the first mate run this boat. I just had three 20-hour days in a row.”

Capt. Don MacLellanM/Y Mr. Happy65’ Johnson

“It’s a happy boat, that does happy things. If Mrs. Happy is not happy, then Mr. Happy is not happy. “

Mate Chris GutierrezM/Y Exit Strategy90’ Cheoy Lee

“Just the captain is working the show. I’m just setting up. I usually work on the boat. It runs with three.”

Mate Rob O’CallaghanM/Y Shine92’ Expedition

“The five permanent crew are on the boat for the show.”

Dayworker Marc MartucciM/Y Just Right100’ Broward

“This boat has three for the show: captain, stew and a helper. I’m helping today, I’m busy, I gotta go.”

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DOING THE CREW THING, DAY 1: Prep

Crew preparations ramped up yesterday in anticipation of visitors

and potential buyers stopping by today during opening day of the 23rd annual Yacht and Brokerage Show. They used every tool available to get their yachts in top shape in time.

Photos/Tom Serio, Jordan Sullivan, Dorie Cox

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