Illustration and design by John Potter - Escape Key Graphics
Client: Windward VIP Club
I illustrate and design these maps. For more (and more up to date) information about the Windward VIP Club at the 2026 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show please visit their page at FLIBS.com/experience/windwardvip/.
Windward VIP Club uses these maps to guide their VIP guests to their exclusive areas at Bahia Mar and Superyacht Village at Pier Sixty Six South. The venue at Superyacht Village at Pier Sixty Six is referred to as Windward VIP Lounge (in partnership with Visit Lauderdale) while the venue at Bahia Mar is referred to as The Cabana Club (Presented by Pier Sixty-Six Residences).
I've been tasked by Windward VIP Club to produce maps promoting their two locations at The 2026 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Windward VIP makes it easy to experience more of the show while enjoying premium hospitality along the way.
At the Windward VIP Lounge, enjoy:
At the Windward VIP Cabana Club, enjoy:
As you may know, I produce the official maps for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and most other major boat shows across the United States. Each of those maps starts with a three-dimensional digital model of the venue. I keep these models on file and update them every year with new dock layouts, exhibitor locations, and supporting details.
The same techniques behind the official maps can also generate close-up views of specific areas or renderings from completely different angles. That means I can build a highly customized map featuring your own branding, tailored to your specific marketing and wayfinding goals. This map is exactly that: a customized, personalized, branded piece designed around one client's unique needs.
For this project, Windward VIP wanted their areas of the boat show shown from a perspective different from the main map. I applied custom styling, labeled everything for their audience, and included surrounding context. The result is a map that serves their guests and no one else's.
If you need a map showing the location of your booth, dock, or exhibit space at any of the shows I work on, contact me. A custom map can offer far more than a simple zoomed-in version of the main show map, though basic zoomed versions are available if that's all you need. I can deliver a different look and feel, render the venue from angles that highlight your space, and focus on precisely what matters to your clients.
