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So you've done the research, marked your checklists and now you're at the boat show looking for your next pride and joy. Wouldn't it be nice to have a consultant to help you with the finer points of your decision making?

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The Cup is back home

After a 15-year absence, the America's Cup, yacht racing's most prestigious prize, has come home to the United States. Victory for the U.S. syndicate, BMW Oracle Racing, was swift and decisive - over almost before it began. Software billionaire Larry Ellison's massive trimaran, USA-17, needed only two races to reclaim the silver ewer that was first awarded to the schooner America in 1851. So in case you missed it here's a recap.

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Miami boat show — bringing back the heat

Amid a global recession and with a nor'easter raging in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, attendance was down slightly at this year's Miami International Boat Show. And those of you who were able to attend likely didn't have the time to investigate every display from the 2,000 exhibitors on hand Feb. 11-15 at the Miami Beach Convention Center and Sea Isle Marina & Yachting Center, not to mention the 22nd annual Yacht & Brokerage Show running concurrently in Miami Beach.

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How young is too young?

I'm not sure what to make of today's nautical Brat Pack. They've got a lot of youthful moxie, which is hard not to admire, but you can't help but worry about how things could go.

The "race" for the youngest solo circumnavigator title started in 2008, when two young men, both 16 at the time, set out to girdle the globe - which they both successfully accomplished.

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