Miami Boat Show Feb 14-18th~ 2013

[Ram]

February 14th - 18th, 2013
Anyone going?
Lots of FREE hourly seminars , here is what’s happening Saturday

10:25 am Cruising for Couples Liza Copeland Tent B
10:30 am Grenadines Zuzana Prochazka Tent C
10:30 am Voyage Planning in the Age of Electronic Charts Jimmy Cornell Tent A
11:45 am When to Heave to and when to Leave to – Sailing in Extreme Weather Craig Setzer Tent A
11:45 am Proper Provisioning Kathy Parsons Tent B
11:45 am How to Fly and Retrieve the Spinnaker Etienne Giroire Tent C
1:00 pm Bahamas Adventure: Exploring the Exumas George Day Tent A
1:00 pm Outfitting for Blue Water Cruising Pam Wall Tent B
1:00 pm Para-Anchors & Storm Drogues Zack Smith Tent C
2:15 pm Cruising the Florida Keys Bob Williams Tent A
2:15 pm 2013 America's Cup 72ft Cats and 2016 Olympic Racing Cats! What's Happening!! Gino Morrelli Tent B
2:15 pm The Weather Briefing: Self Reliant Weather Interpretation Skills Lee Chesneau Tent C
3:30 pm Force 10—Storm Sailing Strategies John Kretschmer Tent A
3:30 pm Sailing Made Easy Brenda Wempner Tent C
3:30 pm From Land to Live Aboard Steven & Bonnie Carroll Tent B
4:45 pm Keeping it Fun Robin Coles Tent C
4:45 pm How to keep a Starboard Attitude While Cruising Bob Bitchin Tent A
4:45 pm Blue Planet Odyssey Briefing Jimmy Cornell Tent B

[krafthaus]

My wife & I attended the Miami Strictly Sail Boat Show in 2010. You'll enjoy it especially if you haven't been there before. The seminars are very good!

Hope to be back in 2014.

[Krakato]

We will be there!

[Lajos]

Does anyone have recommendations regarding lodging?

[SaucySailoress]

Originally Posted by Lajos

Does anyone have recommendations regarding lodging?

My first stop is always couchsurfing.org - it's a free social netwroking site for folk who offer their couches to 'travellers' and in return get to stay with others. This way I have stayed with locals in Siam Reap, Beka'a Valley and Copenhagen. Much more interesting than hotels etc.

On the down side, it's only fair that you offer up your couch / spare bed in return. We do, and we have hosted only very interesting, adventurous and open-minded people.

[Krakato]

Originally Posted by Lajos

Does anyone have recommendations regarding lodging?

You can try the Leamington Hotel. It is a really cheap older place w/in a few blocks of the show. We have stayed there several times. Its a no frills place, but if you just want a safe place to sleep this is it.

It always reminds me of a place that I stay in La Ceiba Honduras if that helps give you an idea of what the place is like.

The Leamington Hotel - 307 Northeast 1st St. Miami, FL 33132

Cheers,
Mike

[avb3]

A poll has been added to this thread.

It may allow members to meet at the show if they know who is attending.

[deluxe68]

We are waiting for Annapolis in October.