Rain dampened this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show which ran from last Thursday until Monday, October 31st. Monday morning I awoke at 5:30am to flooded streets and stalled sedans littering Federal Highway. But in general there was enough clear weather for another optimistic show. … Continue readingThoughts on FLIBS and the Future of Yachting in Fort Lauderdale
I spend a significant amount of time these days driving around Fort Lauderdale doing yacht related business and often end up eating at convenient wayside locations. I am more a drive through kind of guy when alone while I like to sit down and take … Continue reading11 Best Lunch Joints in Fort Lauderdale
After spending the last week on a sale in Saint Petersburg, I have been thinking about what the primary crusing spots are in South Florida and the differences between them. I know Fort Lauderdale best, home base of my office. Other locations on my list … Continue readingSouth Florida Cruising: Stuart, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Keys, Tampa Bay
Please feel free to look back on my first untold story on the New River about Bolero’s years in Fort Lauderdale in the 1980’s. I received a call one day a year or so ago from a fellow in Oregon looking for a wood schooner. … Continue readingThe Wooden Schooner: Untold Stories on the New River, Fort Lauderdale
Amerisuites, 1851 S.E. 10th Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33316 Phone: (954) 763-7670 · Fax: (954) 763-6279 · www.amerisuites.com Best Western Marina Inn, 2150 S.E. 17th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33316 Phone: (954) 525-3484 · Fax: (954) 764-2915 · www.bestwesternhotels.com Best Western Ft. Lauderdale Inn, 1221 … Continue readingFort Lauderdale Hotels