Chanticleer underwent a major refit by two astute entrepreneurs who recognized the value in her history. Last I heard, they sold her for a tidy...
On the subject of classics, whether they be 1980's era Browards or 1920's era Burgers, historically... few can compare to "Chanticleer". This boat...
There was a 1982 Broward docked at Pier 66 along the backside canal for many years named "Northern V's". It was a classic Broward RPH in the 80'...
Aha! This must be the pointy end! Word is, when Sycara docks next to a curvy new boat... the sprit grows.
Still scratching our heads over the name plate cover? Could it have been sold and renamed already? After all, the 223' Sycara V is about to be...
The pointy end is the bow, right? Which end is this?
The wood looks so good, it could have been launched 90 days ago...
And the final boat on the face dock of the Hilton, ex-Grand, ex-Marriott (clearly a hotel with an identity problem!), we found this classic old...
Backing up Pegasus is the 204' Feadship "Fortunato"...
Taking up position across from her sistership, this is the 196' Oceanco "Pegasus", sporting an all white hull now.
Looking like a dirty little girl with gensoot-graffiti tagging her port, this is Oceanco's 182' Lady Christine taking up residence at the Pelican...
Deuce in the quintet of Staluppi's go-fast stable, this is the Diaship built (Heesen), 116' "Moonraker. The fastest yacht of her time at 66 knots,...
Built in the late 90's by Abeking & Rasmusen, this is "Ultima III" displaying the Ultra-modern... rusty old anchor!
Standing as a testament to Tom Lewis's two year tenure, the last 120' Broward ever built being preserved by the shade of the 17th Street Causeway...
Also berthed at TG's box, the 177' Benetti "Starfire". Can't remember the exact build date, but it was sometime in the late 80's...
Passing by Tom Gonzales's sandbox, we got a looky-loo at "Linda Lou", a 197' Lurssen launched in 2006. Too many L's in that sentence!
Inside the Port, we found "Spherefish, a 2002 86' Hatteras Enclosed Bridge looking very much like the 90's era boats we've all come to love, void...
As we arrived in Port Everglades, a battle was taking place between David and Goliath, or was it a game of Tug-A-War?
Turning back the clock, before we arrived at Ft. Lauderdale's biggest dock, we were offshore racing with "Charisma", a 120' Kaiserwerft. This pic...
Aha! There's Tom, with the veil of Nikon removed.
