My pal and fellow bluewater sailor Dan Richman has a great piece in the business section of today’s Seattle Post-Inteligencer entitled “Ballard shipyard gives old boats some luxury.”

I had lunch with Dan yesterday, and we shared a chuckle over the opening paragraph he’d come up with: “Forget how the other half lives. Here’s a glimpse of how the other 0.15 percent lives.”

Anyway, the article is about a local boatyard, Stabbert Maritime. They’ve got the 142′ motor yacht Devotion on display at the Lake Union Boats Afloat Show, which is underway this weekend in Seattle. Devotion is easily the largest boat ever displayed at a Seattle boat show.

Even if you’re not in the market for a new boat, you can always see something interesting and learn something new at a boat show.

I spent some time at the show yesterday, talked with some people, looked at some boats, and saw a few items I’ll be writing about here. In particular, stay tuned for items on a tiny two-person submarine, the new Laser “Sport Boat”, and a 23′ powerboat that could be described as the Norwegian version of my little C-Dory.