The Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show and the Miami Yacht Show bring everything needed to enjoy the boating lifestyle.
For the first time in many years, the Miami International Boat Show brings together both power and sail enthusiasts to one location. The ultimate boat show experience highlights more than 170 boat brands and thousands of marine-related products and accessories at the Miami Marine Stadium on Virginia Key February 14-18. In addition, the Miami Yacht Show, showing off the ultimate in large luxury yachts, has moved from its Miami Beach location to downtown Miami next to the Adrienne Arscht Center and the Sea Isle Marina.
The move gives the Miami Yacht Show 3,500 parking spaces, additional on-land exhibit space, including the new AquaZone, and is closer to the Super Yacht Miami show at Island Gardens Deep Harbour on Watson Island. Visitors have an option to purchase one ticket for both shows.
A sail-exclusive area on Pier 9 and a special section of Tent F at the Miami International Boat Show add to the show’s educational features held in the new Sailor’s Cove. Two seminar tents are dedicated to sailing and boating education, including Fred’s Shed Interactive Learning Center, Discover Boating Hands-On Skill Training courses, DIY and cruising seminars, and on-water classes.
This year’s Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show along with the Miami Yacht Show offers visitors a more comprehensive boat show experience. Here are a few of the boat builders introducing their new designs and where you can see them.
Combo Miami Yacht Show & Miami International Boat Show Adults: $53.00
Transportation: Free shuttle bus and free water taxi services are available to make getting to and from the shows easy. Shuttle bus Thursday-Monday 9AM-7PM; Water taxi at Bayfront Park and American Airlines Arena 9:30AM-7PM
February 14-18
Thurs-Mon: 10am-6pm
Miami Marine Stadium Park & Basin, Virginia Key
Premier Day, Thursday Feb. 14: $40.00
General Admission
Adults 13 and older: $25.00
Two-Day Pass: $45.00
Five-Day Pass: $100
Children 12 and younger: FREE (when accompanied by a paid adult)
No pets, service animals only
Miami Yacht Show
One Herald Plaza, Miami, FL
Feb 14-17: 10am-6pm
Feb 18: 10am-5pm
General Admission
Adults 13 and older: $28.00
Children 12 and under: FREE
Social Networking: Expanded bow seating, raised dock access, and luxurious appointments…the Tiara Sport 38 LS connects guests to the water.
Getting comfortable requires little effort and even less time aboard the new Tiara Sport 38 LS whether you go fore, aft or down below in the air-conditioned cabin. The boat screams performance machine with new outboard motors. But make no mistake, it is still the luxurious Tiara of builds past. From teak flooring and plush upholstery, it’s obvious the 38 LS is all about luxury, style, and comfort.
In other words, this is a Tiara through and through. In every way, the Sport 38 LS complements the Tiara Yachts line that offers boats up to 53 feet.
“We were looking for a win-win-win with this design,” explains Andrew Bartlett, Tiara Sport director of design. The 38 LS has a raised platform to the port of the center console, providing enough volume for or a two-person berth. While you can’t walk entirely around the exterior, the port-side platform allows you to get on and off raised docks.
The Tiara Sport 38 LS is not a fishing boat. So, no grumbling from anglers about a center console where you can’t walk all the way around. It’s a dayboat that puts passenger comfort at a premium as well as offering a generous nod toward performance.
Power Forward
The 38 LS is powered by three Yamaha 350-horsepower outboard engines. That’s enough power to propel the boat to a top speed of 55.6 mph. Back it down to 34.8 mph and you can safely cruise for 253 miles with a full tank of 331 gallons—with 10 percent of the fuel held in reserve. The triple Yamaha engines are controlled by the Yamaha Helm Master system, which utilizes joystick control for easy maneuvering at low speeds and around the docks.
“We are shifting our focus to day boating; the 38 LS is for people to have fun and connect to the water,” said Bartlett. “Our smallest boat is the 31 Coronet, which is powered by twin diesels and is more of a boutique boat. The Tiara Sport 38 LS is helping us become relevant in the 30- to 40-foot category.”
Innovation is found throughout the 38 LS, a big reason why it won a 2018 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show Innovation Award. One example is the rotating U-lounge in the aft cockpit. The big, comfy sitting station includes a U-shaped couch and folding teak table on a platform that rotates 180 degrees that dramatically changes the layout of the boat. In the forward facing position, the seatbacks are against the transom. Rotate the lounge 180 degrees and the view is aft toward the water.
An elevated lounge looks over the outboard engines. A table lowers to seat height and a fill-in cushion converts the lounge into a huge sunpad. “It rotates easily and then is engaged in the lock position using a simple mechanical latch,” Bartlett reveals. “Once the latch is disengaged, the seat rotates easily back to the secured, latched position. You gain three feet of cockpit space when the seat is rotated.”
Tiara also put an emphasis on engineering and maintenance: a large mechanical space lies beneath the teak deck and contains the generator and other systems with enough room designed to fit a Seakeeper gyro stabilizer.
Yacht Amenities
Forward of the rotating U-lounge is a mid-cockpit outdoor galley that includes a freshwater sink, barbecue, refrigerator, and Corian countertops. The galley features a fit and finish reminiscent of a Tiara Yacht with its thick countertop, high gloss teak cabinetry, and hardware. In addition, the stitching and upholstery used throughout are high-grade—again the Tiara legacy shows through.
A full-beam hardtop covers the helm and expansive, high-tech dash with twin Garmin 7616 multi-function display screens. Guests enjoy deluxe seating from bow to stern with comfortable armrests and a wide choice of vibrant accent colors.
“Our goal was to elevate the status of the helm beyond what you would traditionally see in a center console,” says Gabe Rose, senior product designer for Tiara Sport. “We added stainless steel and teak to the dash, but everything is watertight. The tried-and-true switches are robust.”
A notch above: the Tiara Sport 38 LS
The center console on the Tiara Sport LS 38 is clean and easy to use.
Bright lights, big boat.
You’ll find lots of lounging space on the Tiara Sport LS 38.
Enjoy aft-deck breezes on the stern of the all new Tiara Sport LS 38.
Triple Yamaha outboards power the Tiara Sport 38 LS.
The driver’s steering wheel is on the centerline. A Yamaha Helm Master joystick is to the left and the throttles and shifters to the right in an advantageous position. Thanks to a power middle seat that can raise or lower, the captain can sit or stand. The two outside bolsters on the Tiara Sport 38 LS have a step bar that locks while underway.
The foredeck is accessible from the starboard side and features a full U-shaped lounge that rivals any day boat in the market. It doesn’t rotate but does convert to a sunpad. There’s easy access to the anchor (that snugs up to the bow) and power windlass as well as a freshwater washdown connection and receptacles to mount a custom shade on sunny days.
Style Seeker
To port of the helm console is the sliding cabin entry door. The sliding door, a carryover from Tiara’s Yacht line, provides civilized access to the luxuriously air-conditioned cabin. The cabin features a double berth, an enclosed private head, and a flat-screen TV. There are also lots of storage spaces as well as access to the distribution panel.
“We use real wood veneer at Tiara, and this is teak and beechwood,” says Jeremy Sturgeon, who is responsible for all the interior design at Tiara. “You will also see here we have full RGB (red-green-blue) lighting. You can control it with an app on your phone. Just put your finger on a color wheel and basically choose any color you want—there are RGB lights hidden all over this boat. It really lights up at night and is exciting to see with music playing and lights changing.”
Comfort, luxurious appointments, mood-setting lighting, an overnight for two, all in under 40-feet LOA? If this is what the first model looks like in Tiara’s new line, then we can’t wait to see what else they have in store.
The Sea Force IX 41.5 Sport Center Console (41’8″ LOA, 12′ beam) comes loaded with features like dual transom dive/boarding doors and an electric head. Other features include the 16,000 BTU air conditioning in the cabin/console, which also is plumbed to the helm area, refrigerator and 440-pound-per-day ice chipper with above-deck dump.
Stay comfortable in three-wide helm seating with flip-up bolsters and armrests, recessed seating across the transom and additional lounge seating in the bow. Intended to get
you there in style, this tournament ready sportfish will be equally well suited to the yacht tender and Caribbean cruising markets. Powered by triple 350-hp Yamahas, she runs to a top speed of 55 mph and cruises at 35 mph with a 400-mile range.
The Adler Suprema Hybrid (75′ 10″ LOA, 19′ 10″ beam) is a semi-custom, carbon fiber, hybrid motor yacht from Swiss-based Adler Yacht. Built in Italy, the new HMS hybrid
propulsion system offers transatlantic range. Powered by twin Caterpillar C18 1,180-hp diesels and twin HMS E-Unit 100kW electric motors, the yacht has a top speed of 30
knots and cruises 3,400 nm at 8 knots.
Under battery power the Adler can stay a full day in a bay, offering all amenities on board without generator or engines—no noise and fume and vibration free. Designed by Nuvolari-Lenard, the layout is elegant and spacious, combining interior comforts with the large exterior space and different layouts between three and five cabins.
The Regulator 34 (33’10” LOA, 10’11” beam) offers a design that maximizes space to the point of rivaling its 39-foot competitors. Regulator’s signature deep-V hull, designed
by Lou Codega, is matched by low bow rise and peak performance. The 34 runs to
a top speed of 56.7 mph and its optimum cruising speed is 35 mph powered by twin
Yamaha 350-hp engines.
Fishermen’s favorites include a 42-gallon transom livewell, 220-quart transom fish box, and 3X Deluxe Tackle Center with rigging station. Let out your lines with optional Taco Grand Slam 380 outriggers with carbon fiber poles, and keep the fish on ice with an optional refrigerated chill plate for the transom fish box. A berth features sleeping accommodations for two and abundant rod rack storage, and there are a starboard boarding and dive door and removable watersports tow bar.
The Jupiter 43 SF was designed to take the best fishing elements of a sportfish and blend them with the best features of a center console.
After a first glimpse of the pre-production version at the 2018 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, Jupiter launches its 43 SF in Miami as the newest production model. With a “fish first” design emphasis, the fully customizable center console was developed to blend the best fishing elements of a top sportfisherman and a center console. Performance is also a priority. The company’s trademark hull design creates a stern lift that increases efficiency and speed yet offers a smooth ride.
The port and starboard dive doors with removable ladder are a nice standard feature is. A Seakeeper gyrostabilizer is optional.
A fuel capacity of 602 usable gallons offers an excellent range. She cruises at a comfortable 40-plus mph. The Jupiter 43 SF tops out at 60-plus mph with quad Yamaha F350 outboards.
Westport Yachts 112 and 125 will debut at the Miami Yacht Show in 2018.
The Westport Yachts’ 112 features a wide 23’9″ beam (111’8″ LOA) that creates a dramatically open and spacious salon further enhanced by expanses of view windows. An elegant dining area allows formal meal service for eight, plus four spacious staterooms to accommodate eight owners and guests.
Powered by twin MTU 16V2000 engines, she cruises 2500 nm at 12 knots and has a top speed of 25 knots. Also at the show, the Westport 125 raised pilothouse motoryacht (125′ LOA, 26’2″ beam) is powered by twin MTU 16V2000 engines and tops out at 25 knots.
The 125 sleeps 10 guests in five staterooms, including a full-beam master stateroom on the main deck forward with his-and-her baths and wardrobe closets.
The Horizon Yachts PC74 (73’9″ LOA, 28’4″ beam) is in the series of luxury catamarans designed, engineered and built for cruising yachtsmen. The PC74’s design was optimized from data obtained from extensive tank testing and CFD analysis (computational fluid dynamics).
The PC74’s layout includes a gourmet galley, formal dining, grand salon, full-beam master stateroom with walkaround king bed, two ensuite VIP staterooms, a third ensuite guest cabin for couples or singles, and comfortable crew quarters for three. Powered by twin Caterpillar C18 ACERT 1,150-hp engines, this boat runs to a maximum speed of 22 knots.
The Grady-White Freedom 325 (33’1″ LOA, 10’9″ beam) offers versatility, ease of use, and friendly features including a port-side cockpit door, accessible roomy head and standard hardtop with self-contained retractable SureShade. The 325 is equipped for a full day offshore with signature Grady-White details like large bow boxes (a 180-quart starboard insulated box and extended dry storage to port for rods), a 32-gallon livewell and a 254-quart aft insulated fish box.
The Freedom 325 rides on Grady’s exclusive SeaV2® hull and is powered by twin Yamaha 350-hp engines. Top speed is 48.5 mph, and cruising speed is 29.3 mph with a range of 443.5 miles.
The Marlow Explorer 75E (86’1″ LOA, 20’6″ beam) is an enclosed command bridge model
selected by a cruising couple who wanted comfort, style and entertainment flexibility while on board. A spacious salon with satin finish teak and holly flooring features double ultra-leather settees with an elegant teak, large built-in bar. Forward of the galley is a large custom-designed dining area.
With four staterooms in addition to crew quarters, there are no crowded spaces. On the upper aft deck, beautiful sunsets will be enjoyed from the custom built-in bar and exquisite settee. The Explorer 75E achieved over 30 knots on sea trials and can cruise from West Palm Beach to Newfoundland at 10 knots average speed.
The Schaefer 400 (40’2″ LOA, 12’7″ beam) features a hardtop that opens to the sky. A generous deck with dining space strengthens Schaefer Yachts’ tradition of maximizing the external space. With the lofty ceilings of the cabins, the 400 offers comfort and refinement.
The Schaeffer 400 has a top speed of 35 knots, cruises at 25 knots and has a range of 174 nm. Designer Marcio Schaefer will be on hand in Miami to personally answer questions and says his most notable design accomplishment is that he designed these boats to best accommodate the captain.
The Cobia 320 CC (32′ LOA, 10’3″ beam) builds on the company’s success in the center console segment with a combination of advanced styling, a smart double-duty fishing and family layout, and big-water running performance.
With a maximum horsepower of 700 and a 275-gallon fuel capacity, the Cobia 320 CC is a spacious fishing platform with a range that can still be easily trailered to fishing tournament locations or inland lakes. Twin 35-gallon pressurized livewells, more than enough tackle storage, and holders for more than 20 rods mean you’ll be ready when you reach the long-distance fishing grounds where the big ones are biting.
For those looking for the finer touches, the 320 CC has a hidden bow table with electric lift, an elegantly featured step-down head with 6’2″ of headroom, and a deluxe cushion package available in four color styles.
Hatteras Yachts introduces two models: Hatteras M90 and GT45X Flybridge (44’7″ LOA, 16’6″) and (91’9″ LOA, 22’6″ beam).
Starting with the GT45X model’s proven offshore hull, large cockpit and full overnight interior accommodations, Hatteras added a flybridge for 2018. The flybridge features a Palm Beach-style upper helm with captain and companion chairs, next-generation electronics, comfortable seating and cavernous storage. Twin 1,150 diesels produce top speeds over 40 knots and a range of 334 nm at a cruise speed of 35-37 knots.
The M90 Panacera is the newest in Hatteras’ series of luxury motoryachts from 60 to 100 feet. Distinctive features include panoramic views through huge windows and a fold-out balcony off the salon. The generous beam makes for spacious living, including four ensuite staterooms accommodating up to eight guests and crew quarters for four. Top speed with optional twin 1,900-hp Caterpillar C32As is 24.7 knots, and range is 428 nm at 22 knots.
See the Grand Banks 60 at MIBS. The GB60 (65’4″ LOA, 19’2″ beam) features leading-edge construction, reliable propulsion, and state-of-the-art maneuvering systems. The yacht is relatively light yet strong due to the carbon fiber-infused deck and cabin house. The Grand Banks 60 sports two 800-hp Volvo Penta D13 diesel engines that give the yacht a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 2,500 nm at 10 knots.
The large, well-protected flybridge, wide side deck with high bulwarks and handholds and an extended boat deck are built for ocean voyages and ensure protection from the elements. The large salon with electric windows provides space for families and friends, with an interior helm station designed for long-distance passage making. Three large staterooms and space for optional crew accommodations are well suited for adventure.
The Ranger Tugs R-27 (31’4″ LOA, 8’6″ beam) is outfitted to cruise, fish, and play in comfort and style. Powered by a single Yamaha F300 outboard motor, the new R-27 allows for more cruising in less time. The R-27 is equipped with the Garmin 7612 chart plotter, solar panel, bow thruster, LED lighting, private stateroom, enclosed head with shower, full galley with propane stove and refrigerator/ freezer, outdoor electric grill, and sink, ice box, and concealed ski tow.
The curved front windshield and overhead glass atrium provide beautiful 360-degree views and generous light throughout the salon. Open the aft glass bulkhead in tandem with any of the hatches, windows, or port lights to deliver a fresh breeze throughout the cabin. Chefs will be delighted to cook in the full galley or to simply grill on the removable electric Kenyon grill.
