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We’re going to need a bigger slip.

South Florida’s voracious appetite for yachts — along with their ballooning size — has marinas scrambling to accommodate financiers and celebrities desperate to dock their floating mansions.

“South Florida has become a highly desirable place to live not just domestically, but globally,” said Carolyn Stone, Deputy Palm Beach Town Manager of Business Enterprise and Culture.

“Yachting is part of the luxury lifestyle. There just weren’t enough slips to accommodate the bigger yachts.”