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o o o Sun & Moon WeatherSunset: 6:43 pm; Sunrise: 7:27 am (Saturday)Moonrise: 4:46 pm; 86% illuminatedHigh tides: 7:02 pm / 7:34 am (Saturday)Low tides: 1:13 pm / 1:32 am (Saturday)

Today: Rain, afternoon thunderstorms, winds NW 30-35 mph; high 80Tonight: Winds weaking to 25-35; low 70Tomorrow AM: Showers, warming to 81

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Test Your MatesFind out how nautical you and

your crew mates are with this quiz.n Mooring with two bow

anchors will have which major advantage over anchoring with one bow anchor?n What is the most common

way to secure a line to a cleat?ANSWERS on page 3

Upcoming EventsToday-Saturday, 10am-2pmU.S. Customs and Coast Guard officials available for questions at the USSA pavilion in Builders & Designers tent.

Today-Sunday, 11:30am-3pmWestrec Marinas daily open house with food and marina executives, at its booth #636 in the Builders tent.

Today-Saturday, 5:30-7:30pmUSSA cocktail party at its booth in the B&D tent.

By Staff Report

Hurricane Sandy, a category 1 storm as it spun over the Bahamas overnight, blew her winds over the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, too, but yachts and docks survived the worst of the winds and gusts.

Some exhibitor tents, however, didn’t.Overnight squalls severely damaged

the 400-500 tent, where equipment manufacturers are concentrated. By dawn, the northern and eastern walls had been blown in and the gables were blown off. Inside, exhibits suffered wind and rain damage.

The tent was closed this morning so workers could rebuild and secure the structure and electrical systems.

The rest of the show was scheduled to open on time, despite damage to

some other tents. Part of the eastern wall of the show’s

largest tent, the 600-700 Builders & Designers Tent, was blown in, damaging exhibits on the eastern end of the tent. The wind blew open doors and felled at least one tree (not the potted kind).

Show Management had an army of workers on site just after dawn to clean up and prepare for the show’s 10 a.m. opening. Many exhibitors at an industry breakfast this morning had not yet seen their booths but were confident they could quickly rebuild and be ready for guests today.

Captains and crew on the docks at sunrise got on with preparations for another day of wind and rain. As a whole, the vessels and docks fared well,

Today’s Perfect Setting Tabletop Challenge, postponed until Sunday.

Tonight’s fireworks display, rescheduled for Sunday.

Tonight’s Northrop & Johnson yacht hop rescheduled to Sunday.

Yesterday’s Galley Wars were postponed to Saturday at noon and 3pm; finals at 7. In the Captain’s Den.

Rain delayed

Yachts fine, but Sandy hurts tents

See STORM, page 3

WIND DAMAGE: Squalls blew through the show overnight, taking tent sides with them. The 400-500 tent remained closed this morning. More, page 7. PHOTO/TOM SERIO

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Extra lines weigh on temp pilingsSTORM, from page 1

despite 40- to 50-knot gusts overnight. The extra lines and fenders, some as high as the third deck, protected the west-facing yachts from rocking into their neighbors from northern winds.

The main face dock appeared a bit bowed at dawn, still under pressure from the tight lines. The worst appeared to have passed.

It wasn’t so last night. As late as 5:30 p.m., guests still enjoyed cocktails and networking at several events around the show, despite winds of 30 mph, gusts to 40 mph and rain, not to mention the knowledge that the weather was expected to worsen.

Heaving, groaning tents caused many to leave and by 6 p.m., security officials evacuated the tents.

On the docks, yachts dropped extra anchors, inflated more and bigger

fenders, and tightened their lines.“We were taking anchors out so the

wind from the north wasn’t as fierce on the boats,” said Charlie Hoyt, a diver with 247Divers, yesterday afternoon. “The configuration helps hold the yachts stationary.”

Forecasters predict Hurricane Sandy will continue north through the Bahamas, vere east and then turn west toward the mid-Atlantic or New England area where she is expected to combine with a cold front and winter storm to bring gale-force winds, flooding and heavy rain early next week.

Some brokers had clients cancel their visit to the show because of the weather, and one noted that looming bad weather in New England kept her clients from making the trip.

Dorie Cox, Tom Serio and Lucy Chabot Reed contributed to this report, editorial@the-triton.com.

YachtInfo: STCW, arrests, America’s CupBy Dorie Cox

Several industry trade groups have organized a day of seminars for yacht crew on Monday, Oct. 29.

The YachtInfo seminars begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Grande View room at Bahia Mar, include a luncheon at 12:30 and conclude at 4:15 p.m.

Tickets are $30. Registration is at www.shop.superyachtsociety.org.

Session one is “STCW Changes: Implications to your mariner’s license”. Speakers are Michael French of International Crew Training, Julie Liberatore of Maritime Professional Training, Roger Towner of the UK’s MCA, and Capt. Andrew Schofield and Joey Meen of the PYA.

Session two is “Arrested: When they chain your yacht to the pier.” Speakers

are attorney Danielle Butler, Gene Sweeney of International Registries and Eric Yankwitt of Advisory Tax Service.

Lunch is hosted by John Mann of Bluewater Books and Charts with keynote speaker Andy Hindley of America’s Cup Race Management.

Session three is a panel discussion about “America’s Cup 34: The Superyacht Program,” moderated by Tim Davey of ISS/GMT.

The final session is “Superyachts: Making a positive environmental impact,” with Trish Cronan of Ocean Getaways Yacht Charters, Chris Dlugokecki of RINA Services, Richard Franklin of Go2 Global Yachting, Ken Hickling of AkzoNobel and Mark Mellinger of Head Hunter.

Dorie Cox is associate editor of Triton Today, dorie@the-triton.com.

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Yacht crew dodged raindrops to look their boat-show best as the 2012 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show got under way yesterday, Thursday, Oct. 26. PHOTOS/TOM SERIO

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CHECKING THE TIDE: Does your yacht have rules about social media?

Mate/Eng. Julie WheatonM/Y Gorgeous Gal86-foot Azimut

“Absolutely not. We shouldn’t censor people, but people need to remember they are responsible for themselves.”

Chief Stew Zoe NicolasM/Y Battered Bull171-foot Feadship

“It is implied that you need to be careful with what you post. Just be sensible.”

Deckhand Jennifer HertweckM/Y 99 Problems112-foot Crescent

“For now, it’s just verbal. But I know that other captains check your Facebook. It is highly recommended to be cautious.”

Chief Stew Julia LockheadM/Y Lazy Z169-foot Oceanco

“We just know better. In the confidentiality clause it says not to post information about the boat. If it’s just crew, not in uniform, it’s OK.”

First Mate Josh WattulaM/Y Sovereign120-foot Broward

“We have no written policy, but the captain doesn’t want to see you on devices or phones all day.”

Stew/Masseuse Tammy FreemanM/Y Battered Bull171-foot Feadship

“A lot of boats have rules about that, like no photos or boat names, but we don’t. I learned my lesson a few boats ago.”

We thought that with the prevalence of Facebook, Twitter and other user-generated sites, that yachts might have formal rules about if or how crew can use those sites while onboard.

So we asked crew if their captain, yacht or employment contract have official, written rules about social media.

None of our respondents work under specific rules about social media, and the majority are simply expected to use common sense when it comes to posting photos or news about their life in yachting.

The rest said social media is covered under the standard confidentiality agreement of not talking about the vessel online.

– Dorie Cox

Part of the confidentiality

agreement – 40%

No rules, just common

sense – 60%

Deckhand Mike JohnsonM/Y Namoh125-Cheoy Lee

“It’s not an issue so far. It will take someone to mess up first. I have heard of incidents, but not on our boat. No one has messed up yet.”

Chief Eng. Terry ClarkeM/Y Zenji183-foot Perini Navi

“We don’t have a policy that I know of on this boat. But you really shouldn’t be putting stuff online about the boat.”

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