From the Boathouse: Lido Boat Show is back with a treat
Ahoy and the Lido Boat Show is back.
The best in the West boat show opens its gangways Sept. 17 for the 37th time. The Duncan McIntosh Co. returns to Lido Marina Village in Newport Beach to showcase big boats and yachts.
More than 200 vessels on the water will be available for viewing, and numerous booths will display marine products, services and equipment.
The schooner America is the special treat. This yacht is a full-size replica of the 19th century racing yacht that captured the first America’s Cup international sailing trophy, in 1851.
Local brokers include Bayport Yachts, Alexander Marine, Chuck Hovey Yachts and Duffy Electric Boats. Naming them all would fill my column.
The hours are noon to 7 p.m. Sept. 17; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 18 and 19; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20.
Admission is $15 for adults and free for children 12 and under. For more information or tickets, visit https://www.lidoyachtexpo.com.
A free shuttle runs every 15 minutes to the show, so you will not have to worry about receiving a parking ticket. Weekdays the shuttle will operate from Newport Harbor Lutheran Church. On weekends it will run from the Hoag Health Center. The directions and parking instructions are listed on the website.
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To the captain
With the summer boating season calming down, I received an email that would have been better asked at the beginning of the season:
Dear Capt. Mike,
We need your boating guidance to help us with a boating dilemma. We have a 45-foot motor yacht that we love to use for entertaining our friends year-round. However, most of our friends are not boaters, and as can be expected, their boating etiquette is lacking.
We have had red wine spilled on the salon’s white carpet, constantly clogging heads [toilets], fresh water tank emptied and guests not helping to clean the boat afterward. Please, how do you deal with non-boaters aboard your boat?
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Answer: I feel your pain. Red wine can be extremely difficult if not impossible to get out of the carpet. You will always hear me say that real boaters do not drink red wine aboard just for that reason. So keep red wine shoreside unless your friends have their sea legs.
As far as clogging the heads and water usage, you will have to explain to your guests the proper way to flush the vessel’s heads and tell them that the boat’s water tanks are limited, so conserve water. Also, I never recommend letting anyone drink the boat’s water, so be sure to carry enough water bottles aboard.
As far as the cleaning, do you make your friends clean your house after a dinner party? I hope not. If you want help cleaning, then make that stipulation known before they accept your invitation. You might consider having your deck crew, bartenders, cooks and stewardess take care of cleaning after a cruise.
As always, just keep an eye to the weather for any changes. Please be boat smart and boat safe. Lastly, please boat responsibly and look behind you before you turn the wheel at the helm.
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Safe Voyages.
MIKE WHITEHEAD is a boating columnist for the Daily Pilot. Send marine-related thoughts and story suggestions to [email protected] or go to boathousetv.com.