Every quarter the Lauderdale Marine Center hosts a Brokers open house within their shipyard. This invite only event has been curated for the purposes of exploiting their newly accredited status an an FTZ zone - meaning US flagged vessels can now be sold to US residents in US waters - its a whole thing - if you want to learn more look here.

https://www.lauderdalemarinecenter.com/foreign-trade-zone/

Whilst we were there we got a chance to meet Jeff Partin, a former yacht broker turned Shipyard Director - and there is no relation to Dolly...

At the IBEX Show in 2018, Eddie Winder gave us 5 minutes of his time to sit down and give us the history of how his Dad started one of the most successful marine electronics businesses. Today Eddie is at the helm and taking it from strength to strength.

Check them out here

https://www.wintronelectronics.com/

At the IBEX show in Tampa, 2018 we were rescued by The Better Bungee company. Our YETIs were falling all over the place. They made us some custom Bungee cords and we've never looked back!

Her is Deb Dershem, co-founder with her husband, giving us the run down on what makes a better bungee.

You can order their products on Amazon and a ton of sites. Or you can check them out here

https://www.thebetterbungee.com

At a Triton event way back in 2018 we got to sit down with Dorie Cox, reporter extraordinaire and learn about the industry publication itself, and how she got into the industry.

Check out all the latest at The Triton here

https://www.the-triton.com/

For several months George and I had been toying with dates as to when to sit down and talk about his life in the industry, and at the Palm Beach show 2019 the stars aligned and we meet at the KVH booth, sat down and shared a beer.

George has been in the industry since the early 1980's and has seen such amazing technological advances such as the introduction of GPS!

If you need a reliable, honest guy in South Florida check out him and his team at

http://www.johnsonelectronics.com/

At the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in 2018 we were invited to host a 3 part LIVE show at the OASIS Lounge produced by GMT Travel. Our topic was Crew Health.

In Part 3 we talk to Becky Castellano, Dr. Spike Briggs and John Heiser all from Medial Support Offshore or MSOS for short. We discuss the Mental Health Challenges crew face throughout their careers.

If you need a medical kit or advice give them a call

https://www.msos.org.uk/

At the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in 2018 we were invited to host a 3 part LIVE show at the OASIS Lounge produced by GMT Travel. Our topic was Crew Health.

In Part 2 we talk to Tim Davey - Founder and Managing Director of GMT Travel, Ami Ira - President of Bluewater yachting USA and all round action man Gustavo Yacaman - Red Bull racing driver and brand ambassador for Caron Craft. We discuss the physical challenges Yacht Crew face throughout their career.

At the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in 2018 we were invited to host a 3 part LIVE show at the OASIS Lounge produced by GMT Travel. Our topic was Crew Health. In Part 1 we talk to Clayton Swart and Mark Bononi about the importance of Crew Insurance. From the simplest mistake can come the biggest consequences.

If you need insurance give them a call!!

https://mhginsurance.com/

CAT BOY aka Wiley Sharp Catamaran Expert sits down with us on an extremely hot day during the Miami Boat Show to talk about all things Catamarans.

Check out his channel here

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCruB...

And see what they have for sale over on the Denison website

https://www.denisonyachtsales.com/

We got a chance to sit down with Stefano Di Vivo from Ferretti Yachts at the Palm Beach Show in March. We learnt he actually knows how to build the boats as well as make them!