Louisa Beckett

With picture-perfect Florida weather, opening day of the Palm Beach International Boat Show saw brisk crowds and plenty of U.S. and world premieres.

Under a much smaller footprint and comprehensive safety precautions, dealers are predicting a steady flow of serious buyers.

With its traditional lines, wide teak decks and exquisite cherry interior woodwork, the 58 SE rivaled many of the town’s finer coastal homes both in appearance and architectural detail.

The 30th anniversary edition of the Metstrade show, the world’s largest business-to-business recreational marine trade exposition, set a new mark for attendance with 16,307 unique visitors — an increase of 5 percent from 2016.

“Once again in the U.S., greed is good,” Sass said.

AMSTERDAM — The international METS Trade Show, which continues through Thursday at Amsterdam RAI in the Netherlands, introduced a new feature this year.