A City Reborn Is Ready for Close-Up
I lived in Ft. Lauderdale in the early 1980's and passed through there in the late 80's. Frankly it was one of my least favorite places to be, but it was where the crew placement agencies were located. For anyone working professionally aboard yachts, Ft. Lauderdale will at some point be on the itenerary.
I found this article in the LA Times interesting because I remember when Ft. Lauderdale was "Ft. Liquordale." Though I never participated in the wet t-shirt contests or went there as a Spring Breaker, I saw the mayhem. I came away from that experience feeling empty and sad. Ft. Lauderdale was a superficial, lonely place for me, even though I made some good friends there.
I've heard among my contacts who are still actively working aboard yachts that Ft. Lauderdale is packed with motor yachts these days, and if that's the sort of yacht you want to work on, then it's a great place to go. I was interested to read that the diplomats are all meeting in the area of Port Everglades, and that access there has been severely restricted since 9/11. I can't count the number of times I went in and out of THAT inlet! I'm curious to know more about the restrictions.
I lived in Ft. Lauderdale in the early 1980's and passed through there in the late 80's. Frankly it was one of my least favorite places to be, but it was where the crew placement agencies were located. For anyone working professionally aboard yachts, Ft. Lauderdale will at some point be on the itenerary.
I found this article in the LA Times interesting because I remember when Ft. Lauderdale was "Ft. Liquordale." Though I never participated in the wet t-shirt contests or went there as a Spring Breaker, I saw the mayhem. I came away from that experience feeling empty and sad. Ft. Lauderdale was a superficial, lonely place for me, even though I made some good friends there.
I've heard among my contacts who are still actively working aboard yachts that Ft. Lauderdale is packed with motor yachts these days, and if that's the sort of yacht you want to work on, then it's a great place to go. I was interested to read that the diplomats are all meeting in the area of Port Everglades, and that access there has been severely restricted since 9/11. I can't count the number of times I went in and out of THAT inlet! I'm curious to know more about the restrictions.