Some of world’s largest superyachts on glamorous display as boat show kicks off

Written By: David Lyons

The 60th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opened Wednesday with an array of airborne and submersible “toys” for the super-rich, as well as a village of superyachts that includes a newly minted 311-foot vessel from Germany.

Massive high-tech vessels — some triple and quadruple parked along the Intracoastal Waterway — dominated the newly installed village at the Pier Sixty-Six Hotel & Marina’s new “Pier South” property, which is adjacent to the southeast corner of the 17th Street Causeway bridge.

“Always nice to have a superyacht in your background,” quipped Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis before stepping to a microphone to help open the event.

The show, which started with 15 boats in 1959, now spans a half-dozen locations, including the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center and Bahia Mar Resort and Yachting Center. Planners expect 110,000 visitors over its five-day run, which is scheduled to wrap up Sunday.

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