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On the Calendar

The shows worth the flight — and the meetup worth the walk.

The circuit that actually matters, minus the noise. If you only walk a few docks a year, walk these.

FALLAnnual

Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

📍 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The big one. The world’s largest in-water boat show takes over seven sites and a few miles of dock. If it floats and it’s for sale, it’s here — and so are we.

Dates announced soon →
SEPAnnual

Monaco Yacht Show

📍 Port Hercule, Monaco

The superyacht world’s annual flex in Port Hercule. Builders unveil their flagships, brokers wear their good loafers, and the gigayachts block the sun.

Dates announced soon →
NOVAnnual

METSTRADE

📍 RAI, Amsterdam

The world’s biggest marine equipment trade show. No boats for sale — just everything that goes inside one. Engineers, this is your Christmas.

Dates announced soon →
SPRINGAnnual

Palm Beach International Boat Show

📍 West Palm Beach, Florida

FLIBS’s sharper-dressed cousin. Smaller footprint, serious buyers, and the Florida season’s best dock-walking weather. A favorite for closing deals started in the fall.

Dates announced soon →
DECAnnual

Antigua Charter Yacht Show

📍 Falmouth & English Harbour, Antigua

Where the Caribbean charter season begins. Brokers tour the fleet, chefs compete, and crews show off a winter’s worth of polish. The trade-only kickoff to the season.

Dates announced soon →
MONTHLYRecurring

ZipYacht Dockside Meetup

⚓ Hosted by us
📍 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

No lanyards, no booths, no sales pitch. Crew, captains, contractors, and brokers, one bar, once a month. Come tell us what we should build next.

Next date announced soon →
From the Bridge

News & know-how, minus the press-release fluff.

What’s actually changing in the industry — written by people who’ve stood a watch, for people who do.

Regulation

ISM & STCW amendments land in 2026 — what 500GT+ crews need to do now

The new amendments are effective this year, and they’re not paperwork-only. What changes aboard, whose certificates are affected, and the deadlines worth circling.

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Charter Market

Greece and Italy loosen charter licensing — and the fleets are growing

Rule changes in two of the Med’s biggest playgrounds are opening the door to more foreign-flagged charter boats. What it means for owners, brokers, and your summer calendar.

Read more →
Technology

AI is coming aboard — here’s how to spot the real thing

Every vendor at the show now says “AI.” Some mean a system that knows your machinery; most mean a chatbot stapled to old software. A field guide to telling the difference.

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Crew Life

Salary season: what the trends are saying before you sign

Rotation schedules, leave packages, and pay bands are all moving. What to ask for, what to walk away from, and why the longevity bonus is back in fashion.

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Boat Shows

How to walk FLIBS like you’ve done it before

Seven show sites, hundreds of docks, one pair of feet. The water-taxi routes, the tents worth skipping, and where the real conversations happen after the gates close.

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Refit & Repair

Yard slots fill before the season does — book the winter work now

Refit yards on both sides of the Atlantic are quoting longer lead times every year. How early is early enough, and what to lock in before the show-season rush.

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Member Directory

The guy who knows a guy? You’re looking at him.

For a hundred years this industry’s directory was a cork board and a bartender’s memory. Ours is searchable: crew, captains, contractors, brokers, and managers, all in one place — with real profiles instead of a number scrawled on a card.

  • Find crew and captains by role, certification, and availability
  • Contractors across 28 trades — browse the trades →
  • Brokers and managers who answer the phone
  • Your listing is free — claim it, polish it, get found
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