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Sometimes it’s all in how you get there. I mean, you can hop in your ’89 Honda Civic and drive to Chicago and arrive in three days – and probably even make it in one piece. Or you can fold yourself into the leather seats of a new Ferrari and make the same drive. Probably in two days. And probably with a half dozen traffic tickets. But you catch my drift. There is driving. Then there is driving! The same is true of boating. You can float out on the sea in a modified dinghy and likely make it to Bimini intact. Or you can float there in a 200-foot superyacht. This weekend is all about the best way to do your floating.
The 48th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opens today and runs through Monday, spread throughout several venues from the 17th Street Causeway to the Las Olas Marina. For 43 hours, the public can oooooh and aaaaah over some of the most amazing vessels anywhere on earth. And why not? As I pointed out in my blog earlier this week, Fort Lauderdale is a world-renowned boating capital for good reason. We have the ocean and the Intracoastal and the canals, all under sunny skies with warm temps. It doesn’t get much better for boaters.
The boaters are here now. In full force. So are the boats. Yesterday, I drove over the Las Olas drawbridge and was impressed by the yachts and megayachts lined up as far south as I could see. Already, the tents were in place and the traffic on A1A was moving slowly around lines of trucks unloading equipment. Groups of folks working the boat show bustled around wearing their security badges. All the excitement, all the big-event atmosphere was obvious some 24 hours before this thing even started. Of course, I’ve been to the boat show before and really just thoroughly enjoyed it. Getting there is fairly easy, but you do need to know where you’re going. For that info, click here: http://www.showmanagement.com/fort_lauderdale_international_boat_florida/event/transportation/. This will give you the official details about parking and shuttles. Then go, gawk, mingle with the high-rollers who can afford those 200-footers. Who knows? Maybe you can persuade one of them to take you on an ultra-luxury float. If you’re going to get on the water this weekend, you may as well try to get there in style.
The 48th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opens today and runs through Monday, spread throughout several venues from the 17th Street Causeway to the Las Olas Marina. For 43 hours, the public can oooooh and aaaaah over some of the most amazing vessels anywhere on earth. And why not? As I pointed out in my blog earlier this week, Fort Lauderdale is a world-renowned boating capital for good reason. We have the ocean and the Intracoastal and the canals, all under sunny skies with warm temps. It doesn’t get much better for boaters.
The boaters are here now. In full force. So are the boats. Yesterday, I drove over the Las Olas drawbridge and was impressed by the yachts and megayachts lined up as far south as I could see. Already, the tents were in place and the traffic on A1A was moving slowly around lines of trucks unloading equipment. Groups of folks working the boat show bustled around wearing their security badges. All the excitement, all the big-event atmosphere was obvious some 24 hours before this thing even started. Of course, I’ve been to the boat show before and really just thoroughly enjoyed it. Getting there is fairly easy, but you do need to know where you’re going. For that info, click here: http://www.showmanagement.com/fort_lauderdale_international_boat_florida/event/transportation/. This will give you the official details about parking and shuttles. Then go, gawk, mingle with the high-rollers who can afford those 200-footers. Who knows? Maybe you can persuade one of them to take you on an ultra-luxury float. If you’re going to get on the water this weekend, you may as well try to get there in style.
posted by LauderBLOGGER at 11:41 AM
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