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| 147 feet (44.8 meters) Making her frst appearance in America, thousands of miles from her native Italy, Logica’s 147-footer is sure to turn heads. Her Canadian owner, a real estate and media entrepreneur, was heavily involved throughout the build process. She features naval architecture by PLANA Design, exterior design by Brenta Design and an interior by Martin Kemp Design. Flooded with natural light, her voluminous interior is ultra-contemporary with accommodations for 12 and loads of entertaining space. Her unique foredeck sports an 18-foot fresh or seawater swimming pool with a contrafow system. For more information: logicayachts.com

| Soy Amor | 140 feet (42 meters) With a model designation that evokes the transparent solid mineral, this example of Benetti’s Crystal series is as solid as she is bright. Soy Amor has beautiful lines, and her interior includes a backlit marble waterfall in the main foyer and a freplace in the salon. The bridge monitors represent the latest generation of touchscreen functionality, while the builder’s own Benetti Exclusive Sea Technology manages video and satellite telecommunications from a central system. Her striking exterior design and concept are by Stefano Righini.

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(wednesday, november 4, 6 p.m. ) Fort Lauderdale knows that every party needs a pre-party, and the hottest ticket in town is Tapas on the Tarmac. VIPs, yacht owners and select yacht captains will mix and mingle at Banyan Air Service at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, where chefs from select restaurants will offer luxurious tastings along with high-end wine and spirits. The event is invitation-only, or you can purchase a $1,000 ticket, which benefts 4KIDS of South Florida.

(Thursday, november 5, 5 p.m.) In a boater’s life, it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere. Kick off the frst evening of the boat show at the newly reimagined Boatyard (formerly Bimini Boatyard), where the

| 121 feet (37 meters) is a semi-displacement, raised-pilothouse motoryacht from The Italian Sea Group designed by Luca Dini with interiors by Admiral Centro Stile. She is distinguished by large glass windows that wrap around the main deck forward, and by full-height sliding glass doors in the salon that open to the aft deck. The full-beam master also has substantial windows. All aluminum, she has twin Caterpillar C32 ACERT diesels that deliver a top speed of 17 knots and a cruising speed of 15.5 knots. For more information: theitalianseagroup.com