Dates, tickets and parking for FLIBS 2026, and how a serious buyer should plan the week, what the show cannot tell you, and what a show contract should say.
King tide season is back in South Florida, with flooding already reported from Hollywood Beach to Collins Avenue. Here is what the extra water at the dock can tell a buyer about a boat, a dock and a seawall, how to tie up during the bigger tidal swing, what it means for a seller trying to show a boat well, and why the last king tide window of the year lands the same week as the Fort Lauderdale boat show.
Fifty miles from Port Everglades, and a real ocean crossing at the same time. The paperwork, the safety gear and the fuel math to settle before you leave the dock.
Rates have settled. The conditions attached to a policy are what got harder, and insurance is still the thing most likely to move your closing date.
Roughly $2,000 to $3,500 a month for a wet slip. Almost no marina publishes a rate anymore, so here is what each area actually costs.
Buying and selling notes, what surveys actually turn up, and what South Florida yards are quoting. One email a week. No listing blasts.
