By ITP
Super-rich crowds expected at Miami Boat Show
Bling boats and luxury yachts among the $1bn armada on display at 71-year-old sailing convention

Kayaks are put in place in preparation for tomorrow’s opening day of the four day long Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center on February 15, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. The boat show features more than 3,000 boats and 2,000 exhibitors from all over the globe. (Getty Images)

Adlia Streeter waxes a boat made by Monterey in preparation for tomorrow’s opening day of the four day long Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center on February 15, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. The boat show features more than 3,000 boats and 2,000 exhibitors from all over the globe. (Getty Images)

Workers prepare a boat for tomorrow’s opening day of the four day long Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center on February 15, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. The boat show features more than 3,000 boats and 2,000 exhibitors from all over the globe. (Getty Images)

Kentanta Streeter waxes a boat made by Monterey in preparation for tomorrow’s opening day of the four day long Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center on February 15, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. The boat show features more than 3,000 boats and 2,000 exhibitors from all over the globe. (Getty Images)

A boat is prepared for tomorrow’s opening day of the four day long Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center on February 15, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. The boat show features more than 3,000 boats and 2,000 exhibitors from all over the globe. (Getty Images)

Jaime Solano cleans the window on a boat in preparation for tomorrow’s opening day of the four day long Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center on February 15, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. The boat show features more than 3,000 boats and 2,000 exhibitors from all over the globe. (Getty Images)

Marcos Trujillo cleans the engines of a boat made by Contender in preparation for tomorrow’s opening day of the four day long Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center on February 15, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. The boat show features more than 3,000 boats and 2,000 exhibitors from all over the globe. (Getty Images)

Workers prepare boats for tomorrow’s opening day of the four day long Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center on February 15, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. The boat show features more than 3,000 boats and 2,000 exhibitors from all over the globe. (Getty Images)

Ron Hall waxes the side of a boat made by Cigarette in preparation for tomorrow’s opening day of the Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center on February 15, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. The boat show features more than 3,000 boats and 2,000 exhibitors from all over the globe. (Getty Images)