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Free event with deals on marine equipment, boats
for sale, fishing, diving, electronics, arts and
more. Sat. 8-5, Sun. 9-3. (305) 453-3802.
www.giganticnauticalfleamarket.org.
SSCA Sponsors
Cruising Workshop with
Nigel Calder, Dania, FL,
Feb. 24-25
The Seven Seas Cruising Association is hosting a two-day
workshop with famed cruiser/author Nigel Calder in
Dania, FL on Feb. 24-25.
The course will be taught by Nigel Calder and will
include topics such as choosing a cruising boat, living with
a diesel engine, how not to get into a mess when anchoring
or docking, what to do if you run aground, and how to handle
heavy weather. Also covered will be issues relating to
setting up the boat’s systems to operate in a trouble-free
manner, general safety and even crew morale.
The workshop will be held at the RTM STAR Center, 2
West Dixie Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33304 (http://
www.star-center.com/Dania.Home.htm). For a more detailed
course description, go to http://ssca.org/calder07.pdf.
Cost is $250 per person for SSCA members, $300 for
non-members (it’s cheaper to join). The fee includes continental
breakfast and lunch both days. Registration online
can be done at www.ssca.org/eventind.htm or via e-mail to
office@ssca.org, or call (954) 771-5660.
For information on the SSCA and to join, go to
www.ssca.org. A contact for the SSCA is Nancy Birnbaum,
editor, SSCA Commodores’ Bulletin. She can be reached at
(954) 771-5660 or at editor@ssca.org/.
Marina Hurricane
Preparation Symposium,
Orlando, FL, March 1-2
BoatUS, in conjunction with the Marine
Industries Association of Florida (MIAF)
and the Marine Industries Association of
South Florida (MIASF), will be hosting
the Marina Hurricane Preparation
Symposium in Orlando on March 1-2. The symposium
will be held at the Rosen Plaza Hotel at 9700 International
Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. Its purpose is “to minimize the
impact on business from the next inevitable hurricane.”
Cost is $150 if registered before Feb. 1.
Attendees are expected to be businesses with docks,
including marinas, boatyards and boat clubs. They will look
at the practical, political, and legal aspects of reducing the
impact of future hurricanes and saving docks, boats and
businesses. Topics discussed will be:
• Learn from marina operators what works and what doesn’t.
• Proven techniques to reduce damage to boats and docks.
• Find out what you can and can’t do legally to prepare
boats.
• Engineering guidelines to “harden” a facility.
• Outline statewide hurricane preparation strategies and
potential legislation to reduce damage.
• Discuss ideas and get questions answered.
• Check out the latest state-of-the-art products.
• Meet vendors with new technologies that make it happen.
For more information, to register and the schedule, go to
www.boatus.com/hurricanes/symposium.
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