Last night at 12:01am, midnight, opened the 2012 Mini-Season for lobster catching in Florida. If you do not have one, hurry up and purchase a saltwater fishing licence with a lobster permit. Then grab your free dive or scuba gear and head to the beach. … Continue readingLobster Mini-Season Fort Lauderdale July 25 to 26
If you are in the market for a superyacht, I highly recommend purchasing and reading the Big Boat Bible, an onthology by Richard Friese at Yacht Shots Press. This book is on display at Blue Water Books in Fort Lauderdale and also available online through … Continue readingBig Boat Bible
When cruising from Puerto Rico to Fort Lauderdale, you can travel through the Exumas up towards the Providence channel or stay south through the old Bahama channel. I will outline here the old Bahama route. It is a wonderful, 1,000 nm journey with the predominant … Continue readingNavigation Guide from Puerto Rico to Fort Lauderdale
This year’s Miami Show opens Thursday, the 16th, and runs until Monday, the 20th. Locations are the Miami Beach Convention Center, Sea Isle Marina & Yachting Center, Miamarina At Bayside. Larger yachts because of bridge height restrictions slip at Sea Isle while the majority of yachts … Continue reading2012 Miami International Boat Show
The Newport show is over; next up is Annapolis which is the biggest US sailboat show. Annapolis is the best show to attend if you are in the market for a cruising sailboat because it features almost all the manufacturers. There is a power show … Continue readingAnnapolis Show 2011: October 6 – 10
One time largest sailing catamaran in the world was built in Fort Lauderdale from 1961 to 1962. Much different than the catamarans these days. Are the boat building glory days of Fort Lauderdale past? Talking to Bixby Hill reminisce makes you wonder what has happened. … Continue readingTropic Rover, two masted 145-foot gaff rigged catamaran
“Just keep smiling,” I was told on my first day as crew on a yacht. That was twelve years ago and it has proven to be the best and easiest piece of advice to follow. I am a yacht chef. I wake every morning at … Continue readingThe Perks of Being Crew
This article appeared in the April issue of Waterfront News. Driving along Davie or Broward Boulevards these days, you might notice signs announcing the Southwest 11th Ave bridge closure. After 85 years, city engineers are in the process of refitting the 1925 steel pony truss … Continue readingRehab project continues on 85-year-old swing bridge
Thank you for visiting Waves. Mostly what you will find here are reviews of used yachts with a few miscellaneous articles in between. These reviews are meant to be thoroughly researched, hard hitting opinion pieces on the good and bad of a given model. I … Continue readingPreface to Yacht Reviews