Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Normally a wonderful source of innovative new products, the selection of winning entries at this years 19th annual Design Award METS competition seemed somewhat uninspiring. But a lot of this was perhaps due to the poor layout of the DAME showcase area which totally lacked any signage to inspire and impress with the selection. DAME […]
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
The annual marine trade extravaganza that is METS is underway in its usual location in the Rai on the outskirts of Amsterdam. METS 2009 incorporating SuperYacht Pavilion is taking place in Amsterdam from 7-19 November 2009. www.mets.metstrade.com. It is one of the essential shows of the year and as you might expect we are here. […]
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Top Caribbean Hotel adds Sailing Catamarans to its list of Beach Attractions One of our all time favourite hotels in the Caribbean is the East Winds Inn on the Island of St Lucia. It is right on the beach and very convenient for yacht owners to use as a land base for extra guests while […]
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
© 2009 Frances Howorth It is amazing how quickly a show is broken down after it shuts on the last day. The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show was no exception this year. I took the photograph above on Wednesday from the helicopter usually aboard Allure Shadow. Brent Haywood Photography made a time lapse video of […]
Friday, November 6th, 2009
A rather strange email was received at the offices of the British Guild of Travel Writers today purportedly from a member. Luckily its phraseology was odd enough to raise suspicion, but of course being a travel writer the member concerned could easily have really been in West Africa. This scam is both very clever and […]
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Early this morning from our Apartment Whenever we travel, reporting on super yachts around the world there is one thing that frequently blights our enjoyment and that is finding accommodation that we can afford to pay for and more importantly meets our high standards. We are sure that we are not alone in our desire […]
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
The Super Yachts from the Water © Frances Howorth The final day of the Fort Lauderdale Boat show was as hot as the first with many of the more sensible visitors moving around from exhibit to exhibit inside the luxury of the air conditioned tents. Exhibitors inside such tents were reporting brisk business as usual […]
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Some of the many guests aboard Allure Shadow for the Halloween Party Sunday it might be, but as actors say between themselves, the show must go on and so it is with us and the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and as specialist travel journalists who report specifically about super yachts we were working hard […]
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Late in the afternoon we climbed to the top of the Bahia Mar Hotel to get the bird’s eye photograph above that encompasses just some of the yachts and super yachts at the show. The day started surprisingly quietly as the traffic on the road as we drove towards the show was particularly light for […]
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
From Aqualibrium ©Frances Howorth Day Two at FLIBS was, weatherise, as hot as day one. Crowds of people were again walking the docks looking at the superb super yachts and everyone was clutching their water bottles. The buzz around the show centres on charter and refits, buyers it seems are happy enough to consider both. […]
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