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2014 Taiwan International Boat Show

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    Jorge Lang from DeAngelo Marine Exhaust is attending the 2014 Taiwan International Boat Show (TIBS?) and sent a few pics which I'm posting on his behalf. The first is the entrance to the show...

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    From Jorge's room on the 66th floor, here's an overview of the show. Picture quality is due to the tint on the hotel windows...

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    Zooming in, it looks like the 'Horizon' International Boat Show!

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    P-Cropped that last pic. Looks like no less than ten boats on display from John Lu...

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    Received some more pics overnight along with a few notes. Jorge said Horizon dominates the show...

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    This is the Toro 60' sportfish, built at the same yard that builds Nordhavn...

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    This was news to me. Johnson is still in business...?

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    Have you ever seen a boat show with lines of people wrapping around corners, waiting to enter a display...?

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    The Aussies were in full force. As I uploaded this image I noticed Carl Amor, the owner of Aqualuma in the bottom right hand corner of this pic...

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    The U.S. delegation was present too...

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    Paragon will be producing this yacht soon. The Cortina 68’ will have Volvo’s with IPS drives...

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    USD’s has a design on the table that will be a 70 footer with twin CATS and jet drives. The pod at the stern will drop about 20 feet below the water for a Jules Verne view of the world.

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    I'll post more pics from Jorge when they come in, but he's working the show and his internet connection might be limited.

    Thanks Jorge!