Jan/Feb 2012 - Florida Yacht Brokers Association, Inc.

Marine Surveyors & Consultants
Certified • Insured
ACMS, ABYC, NFPA, SNAME
SIMEX INTERNATIONAL, LLC
(954) 854-8181
simex@comcast.net
www.marinesurveyor.com/simex
Yachts & Small Commercial Craft
Capt. Paul Squire
FTLMC & FYBA to Co-Host 2012
Miami Boat Show Kickoff Fundraising
Event for Shake-A-Leg Miami
• Pre-Purchase, Insurance & Tonnage Surveys
The
• Voyage
Florida
Planning
Yacht Brokers
& Survey
Association (FYBA) and
Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club (FTLMC) have come
• Appraisal together once & Damage again to support Inspections Shake-A-Leg Miami
by • Yacht co-hosting Deliveries the second-annual Miami Yacht & Brokerage
Show • New Kickoff Owner Party. Instruction
With a theme of “Mojitos, Mambo and
the • Day Macarena!”, or Weekend the event Familiarization will feature live music, Cruises drinks
and
• Full
appetizers.
Service
The
Marine
fundraiser
Surveyor
will be held on Wednesday,
February 15 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Show Management
tent • Relief on Cocktail Captain Barge #1 in the 4700 block of Collins
Avenue, • Marine Miami Engineer Beach, Florida.
A limited number of event tickets are available and can be
purchased online for just $30 at http://www.fyba.org. Event
sponsorships also are available.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Shake-A-Leg Miami,
a charitable organization that helps disabled people of all
ages overcome their handicaps by learning and engaging
in the fun and rewarding discipline of sailing.
“This annual event helps Shake-A-Leg Miami continue its
fine work of helping children and adults overcome their
physical, developmental and economic challenges,” says
Harry Horgan, Founder and President of Shake-A-Leg
Miami. “Last year’s event was so well-received that these
fine marine industry organizations have decided to host it
again this year. We at Shake-A-Leg Miami thank them for
their continued support.”
Sponsors to date include Show Management; The Triton
Magazine; Yachting Experts, Inc.; Fowler White Attorneys
at Law and Falvey Yacht Insurance.
For more information about event sponsorship, please contact
Frank De Varona, of Yachting Experts at: frank@yachtingexperts.
com, (786) 228-8928.
For more information about Shake-A-Leg Miami, please visit
www.shakealegmiami.org. Information about event presenters is
available at: www.ftlmc.org and www.fyba.org.
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Addressing the legal needs of high net worth
individuals and their families, whether based in Florida,
elsewhere in the U.S., or inbound from abroad, is an
important part of the Firm’s practice.
MIAMI AND THE WORLD
Through carefully combining and coordinating
several of our primary practice areas, we are
dedicated to providing our clients with the tools and
services they require - tax planning, trusts and estates,
immigration and naturalization, real estate, business
transactions, aviation, and maritime.
201 S. Biscayne Blvd.-Suite 800
Miami, FL 33131
Business: (305) 577-3443
Fax: (305) 577-9921
www.harpermeyer.com
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