2008 FLIBS Post Boat Show Parade

Mercury II - has a plexiglass door into the engine room

A friendly crewmember on M/Y Straight Jacket

M/Y Felina - looks like a Tom Fexas design

M/Y Paramour

"B" Boat - Not sure of Burger or Broward

Nordlund M/Y Victorious

B&D 69 - Told it's Buddy Davis built

M/Y Magic back in to dock at Pier 66

Okay, I know it's a Viking, but with a name of Jimmy Dreams, just had to post, as name is name of song by Jimmy Buffett

Ocean Alexander

Westport M/Y Resolute

Hargrave M/Y Cocktails

Broward M/Y Soulmate

Spencer 66 under the causeway

No joke, a Trinity sportfish named Cetacea.

Fairline Squadron

Leopard Sport

Riva named Bon Vivant

Le Clerq 82

Cabo sportfish

Baia - they look fast even when going slow

Maritimo

M/Y Esoteric

And the parade continues...

Johnson M/Y Paladin. The styling is deceiving where the yacht looks like she's running bow heavy, but she's not.

Sunseeker again

Victorious again. She has nice lines, and worthy of a second look.

The Water Taxi's were busy this day. Met Missy (co-owner of Water Taxi) over the weekend on one of her yellow transports. Great to see them still running around Ft Lauderdale.

M/Y Silver Seas

Another Titanic wanna-be? Don't do it.

Novetec M/Y Seven C's

Shadow Marine helo buzzing the parade

Lazzara M/Y Echo Tango

Fire boat spraying water as new cruise ship entered Port Everglades this day. Also caused a bit of a traffic jam in the ICW due to security.

The massive Polar Star coming in to dock at Ft Lauderdale Grand

Looks like a Riviera

Azimut 43

Entangled towers?

San Juan 40

An Altima 61

Two way traffic building

Azimut

Carl commented as this sailboat came by "I hate boats like this, all boom and no mast".

M/Y Crown Jewel

Couple of sportfish cruise by

Can't people get off the phone and drive?

Nice Hatt!

Yellowfin

Venture 34

Ocean Alexander M/Y Lady Love

Carver 380

Carver 44 Sojourn - Had to jump on this boat for a quick sea trial, so you'll see some of the following photos taken at sea level while I was onboard. Nice, soft ride on this 44 Carver and very quiet with the Volvo IPS engines.

M/Y Allegro

Allure Shadow - Heard that it sold at FLIBS

Full view of Shadow Marine's Allure

Platinum-colored hull on this Ocean. Cool!

The big ones waiting for the bridge opening

M/Y Fortunato

Another Azimut

M/Y Fortunato through the causeway bridge

Trinity's M/Y Destination FoxHarb'r Too

Another Trinity, M/Y My Iris

Burger's M/Y Ingot

The 40-odd footer Fjord

M/Y Allegria

The Feadship M/Y Enterprise V

Not sure of the make, but Discovery is one pretty yacht.

Here's another look of Discovery

M/Y (really more like ship) Pole Star, northbound on the ICW. Every yacht that's smaller, get out of the way.

Traffic continues into the afternoon

So that's how the plants get to and from the show.

Squatty-looking thing

Pole Star - that is one big yacht

I was taking this photo of downtown Ft Lauderdale and this Viking jumped in

M/Y Princess K getting a little help

A 61 Sunseeker. Not in the parade, but nice to look at (I used to run one of these).


M/Y Never Enough

M/Y Destination FoxHarb'r Too maneuvering while waiting for dock space.

M/Y Princess K coming through

A tight squeeze from this angle

M/Y Lady Kathryn

M/Y Miss Penny looks like an Offshore

M/Y Prime Time

Still dancing

M/Y Aquasition leaving the dock

M/Y Aqausition

M/Y Seven J's off and waiting for docking instructions

M/Y Straight Jacket backing straight out

Many yachts still remain at Pier 66

A little something amongst the big chaos

M/Y Straight Jacket - looks good

Maybe we need some Searenity now

Big Nordhaven

M/Y Lady Joy captain at the con

M/Y Grumpy making way

Crew on Lady Joy

Hatteras M/Y Summer Suite