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Lauderdale Ahead is a community spirited website & magazine designed with the sole intention of improving the brand of Fort Lauderdale & South Florida to the yachting industry. Fort Lauderdale & South Florida, as a yachting hub, needs your support and we need to ensure that yacht crew understand the benefits of bringing yachts to South Florida. Lauderdale Ahead hopes to highlight the benefits of bringing yachts to South Florida by introducing crew with the best marine related businesses that Fort Lauderdale & South Florida have to offer, as we have taken the time to locate the best businesses in the industry to meet all of your needs while on board.

Fort Lauderdale provides more services, more supplies, and more crew to more yachts than anywhere else in the world! It is the “Wall Street” of yachting and America’s foremost yachting hub. Fort Lauderdale combines its strategic location, as a gateway to and from the Caribbean and Bahamas, with the ultimate in facilities for the repair, refit, and support for yachts.

As previously stated, we at Lauderdale Ahead have taken the time to research the best local businesses that service the yachting industry. Lauderdale Ahead has transformed this information into a simple, modern reference tool for yachting professionals to obtain the information they need for their personal and professional use.

Whether it is the place to get the best cup of coffee in town or the best AV contractor, Lauderdale Ahead has the information on the web, in the magazine and on our app. Broadcasting a wide variety of quality marine industry business and editorials that appeals to Captains and Crew, we intend to become the number one marine industry connection in South Florida. All of our marine industry businesses and contact information can be found at the back of the magazine.

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Ben Dineen

Diary of

A Charter chef

ay 60 of 93 charter days down….. four crew and five kitchen timers went with….

It’s not exhaustion, it’s past that stage, we’re running on adrenalin now, knowing that we don’t just have to persevere, but climb higher, do better, and impress in every way.

We’ve had several returning guests and have already secured re-bookings from guests this season. You have to do better every time, but at this stage, we’re damn good at what we do. The cogs all work together, grinding out beach set ups, dinner services, tight dockages and beach bar runs. We’ve done every inch of the British Virgin Islands, all over Saint Maartin and her respective French Sister, we’ve docked and anchored at Saint Barths, done epic beach BBQ’s all over, including: Anguila, Saint Kitts, Nevis, and the US Virgin Islands. We haven’t berthed in a dock for more than a few days, sometimes long enough for a day off here and there, but mostly provisioning, fixing engineering issues and polishing the hull.

I think I’m developing a sixth sense, I tend to be able to “see” heat and I don’t get burned anymore. There are very few cuts, apart from pickup day on our last charter… I lost concentration for one moment and sliced half my finger nail off. That was annoying. All bloody week I had to wear band aids and stupid finger condoms.

We’re a congress of the United Nations, representing Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Ireland, England, and South Africa!! We’ve lost some

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great crew, but it’s par for the course.

We’ve had some tough charters, a group of 16, tandem with a smaller vessel, which did nothing to lessen the slack. During my first crew lunch for 9, and guest lunch for 16, I was stressed, so stressed. There was too much going on, not enough plating space nor stove top, the timer goes off at just the right time, and it gets lashed across the galley… the rage has set in….

We’ve done some great trips though, with great people. The greatest thing about being on a boat of this size is our tight crew, we’re busy, and our guests are very often down to earth people, family orientated, good people who’ve done particularly well. We’re dealing with people who want to talk to you, know where you come from and care, that’s a great thing to have when you’re in this industry.

The key for a successful charter, as far as I’m concerned, is preparation, gauging the guests properly, being timely and adaptable, having the right crew, and the right captain. I have to work out a menu at least a week to ten days before. To do that I need to, I need to see preference sheets from the guests, a simple 8 page document that the guest will fill in regarding passport information and arrival departure details for the captain, food preferences for me, drink preferences for the stewardesses, any allergies or medical conditions, and fin and shirt size for the deck crew. I can quickly figure out what sort of food they will like. Sometimes it’s elegant, formal, wine paired four plus course meals, with a vast range of ingredients. When expecting fine

dining, and I can pull out ceviches, steak tartars, and caviar. Other times, it’s a little simpler, nothing raw, no lamb or foie gras. Then of course we have meat and potato families, s i m p l e American style cuisine with no frills.

A lot of chefs, including myself, only up to a few years ago would frown upon such simplicity and push a level higher, knowing that they have to love it, because in a chef’s eyes it’s simply better. But now I know that’s not the case, it’s their vacation, if they want simple food, do it, just try to do it better than they’ve ever had it, or at least give their mothers cooking a run for her money!

If you do anything as good as anyone’s grandmother, you’re in!

After reviewing their preferences, I then need to assemble a menu, using fresher ingredients early in the week, such as things you can’t freeze nor

last long, including: mussels, clams, scallops, finer fish, tuna carpaccio, more delicate leaves. The romaine, the fillet, the braised pork belly, and tian of crab is left for later on in the week.

With that, I’ll assemble a provisioning list, and this depends on where and when. I’ll often have Sharn at National Marine in Fort Lauderdale to fly me in the finest freshest herbs and fish. If I’m in Saint Maartin and I can, I’ll hit the fabulous fish market in Marigot early in the morning, getting the best, freshest local fish, but only Wednesdays and Saturdays. In Saint Maartin my shopping is easy, freshly flown in European cured meats, cheeses, salads and mushrooms. In Saint Thomas, life is a little harder, but my buddies in The Fruit Bowl have a great selection of stuff shipped in every Sunday, so early in the week you’re good. If time is tight, I’ll have Carrie from Yacht Chandlers sort me out, she’ll get anything and everything I need. I swear, provisioners would sell their own mothers if they got the right price. But for me that’s great, whether it be a new printer for my desk or some fresh truffles or amazing wild mushrooms or baby carrots or 20 pounds of flour, she’s got it. Between Yacht Chandlers and National Marine in Fort Lauderdale, I am always sorted. It’s important to maintain good relationships with these people, when times are tight, they’ll have my back and do whatever it takes to get the goods to me, including oysters flown into the British Virgin Islands for New Years, they got your back!

When we do the British Virgin Islands, the day we clear customs we pick up an incredible selection of fantastic local, organic produce from the local farmer, Aragorn. He has an incredible farm, perched on the fertile, volcanic hills of Tortola, Good Moon Farm. I normally give him carte blanche, say $500 of his best produce, plus however many fresh pasture raised chicken breasts and quarters, pork ribs and belly. His delivery is like Christmas. Superb, just picked, never refrigerated okra, parsley, baby mint, spearmint, lettuce, baby spinach, soursop, mangoes, turmeric root, ginger root, coconuts, basil, tomatoes, spring onions, oranges, bananas, eggplant, and more. It keeps me motivated and excited. So much flavor, it makes me remember where

our food should come from.

I’ll do some last minute shopping, making sure I’m set for every possible outcome, a guest arriving and declaring that he or she is gluten free, I’ve got to do it, fresh gluten free breads and dishes served up every time.

Every day on charter has a somewhat similar script, yet different cast and scene. I get up early, sometime between 6 and 7 depending on how early the guests get up, or if I have to do a market run, a little earlier. In certain spots, such as Saint Barths, I’m heading in early for my favorite part of the day, hitting the bakery (these guys do it all their lives, Frenchies know how to bake some seriously fantastic stuff. They don’t mess around, and take much pride in their goods). I’ll grab an espresso and a few baguettes, enjoying the atmosphere in town before I head back to the tender that’s waiting for me on the dock. Failing being in a place like that, I start early

with a bread dough myself. At this time, I need to check my menu for the day, making sure everything is in place.

BBQ days are hectic, I need my ribs in the sous vide, my lobsters prepped, garlic parsley butter done, BBQ sauce done, Irish potato salad prepped, and

LauderdaleAhead getting everything lightly vac packed and straight into my beach cooler.

I also need to get at least my lunch dessert done in the morning, along with anything that needs time to set, or cool.

On to breakfast, I’ll whip up some muffins, gather up some fruit for fruit plates, and perhaps lay out some bacon on a rack on a tray for the oven.

I’ll have a breakfast dish of the day such as smoked salmon with all the fixings and some toasted bagels or an egg dish, like a Spanish omelet or a frittata. Breakfasts are my nemesis.

They can be real rough, you can do all you can to avoid a barrage of orders, but sometimes they just come.

One scrambled egg with bacon, two orders of pancakes, one plain, one with blueberries, one sunny side up, one over easy, both with bacon, one whole wheat and one gluten free, one eggs benedict (even the name makes a charter chef grit ones teeth).

Hoping for an early breakfast, as it can often run right into crew lunch, which has to be up at 12pm. I need an hour and twenty minutes for each crew meal, an hour will suffice to put out a well-balanced, varying lunch for crew, enough carbs for the boys who LauderdaleAhead.com

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After lunch, it’s all about dinner dessert, and prep for the evening before I start crew dinner at 6. Lots of mess making, cleaning up, making a new mess, and cleaning up. After crew dinner, it’s dark outside, and my full focus is on the dinner, this is where I shine, this is my time, every inch of the meal is running through my mind, sauces stirring, garnishes being prepped, plates hot, micro cress prepped, bread hot, meat or fish clean and ready to go. I’ll often have the assistance of the night deck crew, the boat has a guy on deck 24 hours during charter, so I always have someone around. The captain often

Herb

comes down before dinner service, always has a keen interest in the guest menu, checking out my “mise en place,” or prep. If he sticks around, he’s a dab hand at garnishing plates, and helping the girls carrying them up.

The boys often burn themselves, which for some reason, gives me some sort of sick thrill…. It’s the small things.

Our onboard social life is good, you’re constantly surrounded by good looking people of roughly your own age. We all work hard together, eat together, sleep together, party together and suffer the sometimes horrendous hangovers together. We spend more time with each other than with our families and it’s imperative that we all get along, at least most of the time. We all know other yachties that we’ve worked with, and randomly bump into when we’re off the boat.

When we are in between charters, we sit in yachting hubs such as: Saint Maarten, Saint Thomas, or Fort Lauderdale. It’s difficult to go to a local bar without bumping into someone you’ve worked with before. It’s a small

industry. Sometimes too small, you can’t burn bridges, nor have conflict, sometimes you haven’t just worked with them, if you know what I mean.

Occasionally, that can become a little awkward…

When guests give praise, it’s my greatest reward, their happiness is my ambition. Guests often ask, “What is the secret to good food?” All I can say is, use the best ingredients you can find, don’t use any processed foods, you are the food processor, do it yourself. Use Kerrygold butter in anything that is French or asks for butter. Cook everything less, don’t overcook anything! Always have three oils for cooking, virgin olive for infused pastas or salads or drizzling, mixed light olive and canola for sautéing and grilling, and a canola or alternate light oil for anything high heat or Asian. If you can substitute anything for water, do it. Water doesn’t have any taste, so for couscous, risotto, soup, purees, or many sauces, use a good organic chicken stock. Use shallots and never use pre-peeled garlic, it’s a sin!

Irish Potato Salad

of the

month Fresh thyme is one of the essentials. You should always have some on hand, it’s cheap, hardy, lasts quite a while, and goes well in many dishes.

Never make a stock, western style soup, sauce, roast, or chicken without it. It goes well in most French dishes, pastas and any bisque, broth, or bread. It’s also an imperative part of a mirepoix, which is the fundamental base of most French dishes, along with onion, garlic, celery, carrot, leak and bay leaves. This is the base to all my stocks and most of my soups, sauces, and, in part, some of my pasta dishes.

Super simple, great for BBQ’s, different than your regular potato salad, a play on the old Irish Boiled Bacon and Cabbage with Potatoes. The textures are great, very vibrant in color and flavors.

2 Lbs

3 Tbls

Baby Potatoes, skin on,

(selection is fine: purple, red, yellow)

Mayo

1 Cup Finely Shredded Red or Green Cabbage 1/2 Cup

Larger Diced Ham

2 Tbls

Chopped Parsley

4 Stalks

Spring Onion, Sliced

1 Tbls

Wholegrain Dijon Mustard Freshly Cracked Black Pepper

Simply Boil off the potatoes in salted water, until just done, drain off and leave to cool.

Half the potatoes, and combine all ingredients, you shouldn’t even need to season with salt.

Ben Dineen is the sole chef on a busy, 142ft Charter Motor Yacht in the Caribbean.

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Restaurant Review

by Kara A. Kellar

fter driving over the wellworn wooden bridge that has transported tikifiles, locals, and tourists to the Island of Tahiti since the late 50’s, I feel like I’m coming home. Through the heavy, wooden door, I walk into the dimly lit entryway. Eager diners await their seats for the Mai Kai’s nightly Polynesian Review where they’ll sit transfixed by the dances of the islands.

I hang a left into the Molokai Bar, where I’m greeted by familiar faces and a reminder that, “Every day’s a

holiday!” The drink menu is a glorious sight for any rum aficionado. On my

21st birthday, I cut my teeth on the small, but mighty, Shark Bite, which is a mixture of fresh juices with a shot of rum on the side. Now that my appetite for tropical libations has grown, I stick with a classic Barrel of Rum that can only be described as…deliciously dangerous. If you are able to belly up to the bar during happy hour, between 5 and 7 nightly, the Mai Kai offers half off cocktails and appetizers. For a special treat, the Wednesday night happy hour includes assorted appetizers and sushi gratis with the purchase of a cocktail. As your guide, I encourage you to sample the Oysters Rockefeller, Crab Rangoon, or Escargot from the appetizer menu. The escargot is the best I’ve ever had the pleasure of sampling.

After you’ve had your fill of rubbing elbows with the tiki-bar flies, head to the dining room to be dazzled by the flavors of French Polynesia. With nightly specials including the traditional Lobster Bora

Bora, a shelled 1-1/4 lb. Maine lobster sautéed with mushrooms and flamed with bourbon, finished with cream and a red wine Bordelaise sauce. If you’re more interested in modern cuisine, the Whole Fried Snapper, served with your choice of Thai Basil or Red Curry sauce, will leave you satisfied. If you’ve never sampled from the offerings of the Chinese oven, I recommend going for some sumptuous lamb or petit fillet, served with creamy mashed potatoes and sautéed vegetables. If you have any room after your night of indulgences, make sure to try the Kona Coffee, a flaming rum coffee drink prepared tableside, or maybe a Wahine Delight, a minty, refreshing after dinner pick me up.

There is something for everyone’s enjoyment at the Mai Kai. Whether you are interested in exploring their plush gardens or sitting on the edge of your seat during their nightly show, they are there to make sure your evening will be one you won’t forget! Don’t forget to make your reservations for the upcoming Hukilau, the world’s most authentic tiki event, being hosted at the Mai Kai from June 10-14, 2015!

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Roscioli: Ranked Royalty

by F. Isabel Simler

hey say it’s not size that matters - unless you’re packing a 14.5-acre yacht mecca. Meet Bob Roscioli, owner of Roscioli Yachting Center and Donzi by Roscioli International. Roscioli started his career sanding boats for a modest $1.10 hour. True to his intuition, he asked for a raise and got fired. He then started over as an entrepreneur, vowing to never get fired again.

Roscioli’s independent spirit and tenacity has turned his marine business into a multi-million dollar empire in the center of the South Florida marine world. We sat down with Bob Roscioli to chat about his challenges and successes, the evolution of the industry, and keeping it in the family.

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Looking back over the last 50 years what have been the biggest changes in the marine industry?

When I started over 50 years ago it was a completely different system.

Shipyards controlled all of the work, they had all of their own employees and trained staff who dealt with every piece of work in house. An outsider, or contractor if you like, did not get any work at a shipyard. It was a closed book. The industry has now evolved to a point where shipyards have lost control of the business, partially because good workers are hard to find, which forces shipyards to rely on subcontractors. Also, the shipyards that started this industry are losing the competitive edge because of “do it yourself” yards. We are a full service facility here at Roscioli and we have measures in place to guarantee quality in all aspects of our work. We are proud to be one of the oldest and biggest repair facilities in Fort Lauderdale, which is the repair capital of the world.

Is Fort Lauderdale the repair capital of the world?

Absolutely. The marine industry down here produces upwards of $8.5 billion dollars annually and employs over 200,000 people. It plays a huge role in the thriving economy down here and supports thousands of families and businesses.

“The industry has now evolved to a point where shipyards have lost control of the work because good works are hard to find…”

What makes Roscioli stand out from other yards in the area?

My business model and ethics make the Roscioli Difference. Every one of our departments is vetted and controlled everyday, giving us a firm grip on the excellent quality we provide. We firmly believe, here at Roscioli, that he who fields the best team wins. We have a huge team of superb quality craftsman. It takes great effort to be number one and we work hard to be among the top full service shipyards left servicing South Florida.

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How do you find working with all of the family?

We are a very close family we live and socialize as a family, but when we come through that gate, it is business.

We work very well together as a team and that family touch is another strength that contributes towards the Roscioli difference.

Do you ever plan on retiring and enjoying life on the water?

I love my career and God willing I am here for the long run. There is no such thing as retirement in the marine industry.

“I love my career and God willing I am here for the long run. There is no such thing as retirement in the marine industry.�

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pring is in the air. The joyful reminder of the season is pastels and crisp white hues blossoming in fields of flowers and in leading fashion trends. Whether it’s on a runway model, or on display at the nearest home store, springs clean lines and whimsical colors are undeniably in demand.

One way to incorporate the freshness of spring is starting in the bedroom with your linens. If your linens are made from sateen, try switching them to a more airy cotton percale. Percale is a medium weight fabric that is woven in a way that makes it breathable.

As temperatures rise, your bedding should change to compliment the varying elements.

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When it comes to the style of bedding, try switching darker solids or patterns to whites or lighter solids and patterns. The experts of color at Pantone, have laid out their top 10 colors for spring 2015, this is a great guide to see if the current trending hues work in your room. Chose one (or several) that work and try color blocking or mixing patterns in with your bedding to make it pop.

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1.) White Orchid Silk Flower Arrangement Starting at $120 2.) Water Carafe & Glass Set price available upon request 3.) Celine Throw Blanket $100 4.) Rattan Ice bucket and Tong Set price available upon request 5.) Ciro Throw Pillow $225 6.) White Garden Candle $39.

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by Shelley Isakowitz

nfortunately, some crew houses in Fort Lauderdale have a very bad reputation for being run down and badly maintained making the choice to stay in a random crew house a very risky one. Being so involved in the yachting community, we understand this fear better than anyone and that is where we come in!

Most of you are aware that we bought Smart Move Crew Accommodations 6 years ago and found many of the crew houses in need of TLC. We worked very hard on changing the condition of our crew houses and, in turn, our reputation. We did not want the idea of staying in a Smart Move crew house to be a risky one.

We were able to turn our crew houses around by hiring a full maintenance team, available 24/7, who are very familiar with all of our crew houses.

They inspect the crew houses regularly and attend to whatever needs fixing. They are skilled in all areas of maintenance whether it be plumbing, electrical, or general upkeep - they can fix anything!

Often when someone is renting a bed in a crew house they tend to treat the

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house with less respect and we often find there is a “Crew House Mentality” amongst many crew. We try to combat this by understanding the “Crew House Mentality” = when living in a crew house with more than 3 people it lessens each individual’s sense of responsibility. Most of our tenants are actively looking for work or are working hard and don’t focus on reporting maintenance concerns at their crew house. Because of this exact mentality, we have to enforce many rules and regulations as well as try to create a community feeling making everyone equally responsible for reporting any and all maintenance concerns and breaking that “Crew House Mentality.”

We do this by making our crew house tenants sign the rules and regulations, as well as random surprise crew house visits carried out by Corrie and Jocelyn, our front desk team.

With the nature of yachting being so transient, we have a high turnover rate of people coming and going in our crew houses. This makes crew house maintenance a constant focus that we attend to timeously. Part of the front desk responsibilities, as Corrie and Jocelyn will tell you, is to make sure all maintenance is reported to the

appropriate department and attended to quickly. Well maintained crew houses equals happy tenants.

Please take a look and see exactly what you can expect when staying in a Smart Move crew house. www.smartmovecrew.com

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84 Boat Works Brian Bohne (954) 779-7000 www.84boatworks.com Act 2 Technologies Craig Tafoya 954-791-1812 www.act2tech.org AL T Marine Al Tarafa 561-337-4477 www.altmarine.com Alley Maass Rob Maass 561-659-1770 www.amrl.com Alpha One Gary Hayes 954-683-7676 www.alphaoneyachtrefinishers.com American Nautical Charles Hays 954-522-3321 www.amnautical.com

VendorDirectory Apex Marine Issy Perera 954-759-7212 www.apexmarinerepair.com

Avmar Marine Glass Rick Simmons 561-702-4936 www.avmarmarineglass.com

Boat Owners Warehouse Steve Baum 954-463-8077 www.boatownerswarehouse.com

Appearance Maintenance Rick Cutter 561-248-9776

AWJ Solutions Justin Montes 954-533-2464 www.awjsolutions.com

Boats Blinds International Ron Bednarek 888-771-5309 www.boatblindsinternational.com

Azorian Mirrors Adrian Reis 954-764-3613 www.azoreanmirrir.com

Brown Storage Ian Brown 561-686-1400 www.brownmoving.com

Blue Water Chairs Tom Ackel 954-522-4238 www.bluewaterchairs.com

C Worthy Corp Javier Perales 954-784-7370 www.cworthycorp.com

Blue Water Sailing School David Pyle 954-763-8464 www.bwss.com

Cape Ann Towing Courtney Day 954-463-2527 www.capeanntowing.com

BC Surf and Sport Connor Cromartie 954-564-0202 www.bcsurf.com

Champagne Graphics Judy Selchner 954-584-8314 www.champagnegraphics.com

Auqualuma Marine Light Alexandra Bader 954-234-2512 www.aqualima.com Arid Bilge Systems Inc. Al Baurley 954-328-9705 www.aridbilge.com ARW Marine Edward Saunders 954-463-0110 www.arwmaritime.com Atlass Insurance Frank Atlass 954-525-0582 www.atlassinsurance.com

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Directory Choice Floor Care Danny Rodriguez 561-320-1177 www.choicefloorcareFL.com www.choicerestorations.com Creative Design Jim Blanz 954-971-2949 www.rugcrafter.com CrewFinders Linda Turner 954-522-2739 www.Crewfinders.com Culinary Convenience Aaron Michaels 954-525-0011 www.culinary-convenience.com Custom Yacht Fashions Tony Hoover 954-525-9951 www.customyachtfashions.com Cutting EDGE Engraving Jeremy Moening 954-626-0570 www.cuttingedgeengraving.net Dari Enterprises Daniel Alonso 561-713-0410 www.allmarinegroup.com DATUM RMS Andrew Lynskey 954-670-9193 www.datumrms.com Deangelo Marine Jason Paz 954-763-3005 www.deangelomarine.com

DRSA Kathy Smith 561-842-5704 www.drsa.com

Gillen Diesel Dave Gillen 954-927-6500 www.gillendiesel.com

Jess Fitness Jessica Verkey 954-461-8160 www.jess-fitness.com

DS Greaves David Greaves 954-445-1999 www.dsgreaves.com

Global Satellite Martin Fierstone 954-459-3001 www.globalsatellite.us

Jet Ski Of Miami John Vogel 305-600-4794 www.jetskiofmiami.com

Ed Rowe Edward Rowe 954-328-5780 eroweassoc@comcast.net

Gold Coast Car Ryan Dick 954-522-0665 goldcoastcruiseandflyparking.com

JPC Marine Jedison Knowles 954-533-9687 www.jpcmarineworks.com

EJ Schrader Mattress Diane Schrader 561-585-2139 www.schraderbeds.com

Griffins Yacht Service Tim Griffin 954-234-1295 www.griffinsyacht.com

JP Reynolds Company Inc. John "Jay" Reynolds 954-522-3763 www.jpreynolds.com

Electronics Unlimited Jim Baketselos 954-467-2695 www.elec-unlimited.com

G.S. Marine Fabricating LLC. Yacht and Shipping Repair Geoff Slater 954-523-2125 gsmarineinc@aol.com

Kuhlman Services Jeffrey Kuhlman 954-529-6124 www.castleshipboardsecurityprogram.com

H&R Marine Harry Crawford 954-448-2694

Lauderdale Battery Susan Morris 954-525-5557 www.sonnenschein.org

ES Textile Care Pablo Gomez 305-336-1387 pablo@estextilecare.com

Hall Engine Yvette Scott 954-767-9000 www.hallengine.com

Lauderdale Compass Jay Verkey 954-522-4885 www.ispeedo.com

Fenderhooks Fred Volkwein 561-832-3434 www.fenderhooks.com

HUGHES Power Neil Hughes 954-316-0269

Lauderdale Diver Chrissy Beck 954-467-2822 www.lauderdalediver.com

Elite Carpet Workroom Inc. Michael Bouchard 954-946-9800 www.eliteworkroom.com

Fibrenew George Harrison 954-796-2300

INVENIA Technologies Carmen Foy 954-302-2656 www.inveniatech.com

Decksters Kris Karlson 954-584-4800 www.decksters.com

Fine Line Marine Electrical Service Inc. Alex Alphonso 1-888-326-6692 www.finelinemarineelectric.com

Florida Helicopters Dudley Wright 954-938-5386 www.florida-helicopters.com

Dr. Roche BMU Dr. Martin Roche 954-462-7558 www.browardmedicalurgentcare.com

Foster Yacht Service Dennis Foster 954-524-9098 www.fostersyachtservices.com

Dr. Yani Dr. Yani McConnell, DMD 954-525-6010 www.yanidmd.com

Francos Woodwork Franco francoswoodwork@hotmail.com

Italian Marine Supply Zak B. 954-606-6633 www.italianmarinesupply.com

Furnas Electric Mario Cortopassi 954-232-8034 cortopassis@bellsouth.net

Jago Marine Kevin Jago 954-527-4134 jagomarine@comcast.net

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Island Marine Electronics Inc. Greg Woods 954-524-3177 www.islandmarineelectric.com ISM-Worldwide Lawrence Miller 954-655-6349 www.ism-worldwide.org ISS GMT Tim Davey 954-761-9595 www.flyissgmt.com

Linda Thornton Real Estate Linda Thornton 954-579-9695 www.islandandresort.com LMC Mark Pratt 954-713-0333 www.lauderdalemarinecenter.com LukFuel Roger Moore 305-432-3487 www.lukfuel.com Luke BrownYachts Andrew Cilla 954-525-6617 www.lukebrown.com Marine Diesel Specialists Peter Angel, Jr. 954-467-9010 www.marinedieselspecialist.com

Directory Marine Electronic Installers Bob Cathcart Ft. Lauderdle-954-306-6665 WPB-561-328-7231 Info@marinemei.com Marine Fire Norman Benoit 954-868-2049 www.marinefireequipment.com Marine Professionals INC Marc Curreri 954-763-4161 www.marineprofessionals.com Mars Marine Nick Breitenbach 954-242-1042 www.marsmarineac.com Matthew Marine AC & Refrigeration Matthew Pinnell 954-761-3840 www.matthewsmarineac.com Mega Yacht Mart Stewart Donaldson 954-533-8837 www.megayachtmart.com Megafend Garry Linne 954-759-9929 www.megafend.com Mendol USA Miguel Mendes De Oliveira 954-321-9375 Metalworx David Davenport 954-383-8064 www.metalworx-inc.com Mobius Design Vicki Shand Horn 561-763-7720 www.mobiusdesigngroup.com Moores Marine Stephanie Smith 561-841-2235 www.woodenboatrepair.com Motor Yacht Laundry Mike Mandich 954-305-8721 www.motoryachtlaundry.com MPT Lisa Morley 954-525-1014 www.mptusa.com

Mrs. G Diving Farley Carney 954-964-4804 www.mrsgdiving.com MTS Yachts Graham Thomsom 954-671-0003 www.mtsyachts.com Nance and Underwood Roger Underwood 954-464-6001 www.riggingandsails.com Nautical Liquidators Matthew Amata 954-791-9601 www.yachtauctions.com Nautical Structures Rick Thomas 954-727-9493 www.nautical-structures.com Nautical Ventures Roger Moore 954-926-5250 www.nauticalventures.com Off the Deep End John Allen 954-531-3606 www.offthedeepend1.com Owen Doyle Provisioning Owen Doyle 561-266-9855 www.odp.co P&S Yacht Silvio Case 954-522-1351 Perry Neblett James Perry 305-856-8408 www.yachtlawyer.com Peterson Fuel Ted Peterson 954-764-3835 www.petersonfuel.com Powless Drapery Joe Lord 954-566-7863 www.powless.net Precision Prop Tech Mark Tomlinson 954-763-8883 precisionproptech.com Preferred Propeller Bill Wedzik 954-822-1724 www.preferredpropeller.com

Professional Yacht Master Training Mark Schwegman 954-296-3830 www.pytusa.com Richman Marine Simon Addison 954-462-0050 www.richmanmarine.com River Bend Marine Jeff Garcia 954-523-1832 www.riverbendmarinecenter.com Roscioli Justine Avila 954-791-0958 www.rycshipyard.com Sail Cleaners John Malloy 954-491-3327 www.sailcleaners.com Sailorman Chuck 866-729-3760 www.sailorman.com Seafarer Marine Sandra Warren Faban 954-763-4263 www.seafarer.com Seaway Marine Services Marcio Lira 954-304-5157 www.seawaymarineservices.com

Seven Seas Capt. Jack Roden 954-467-2096 www.sevenseasyachtsales.com

The Zinc Guy Alberto Spinelli 954-907-2752 www.thezincguy.com TNT Yacht Service, LLC Capt. Trevan Blackmer 954-543-3242 www.tntyachtservice.com Thread Count Robby Schwartz 305-576-5500 www.tcmiami.com

Tropical Marine Air Howard O’Donnell 954-463-0003 www.tropicalmarineairconditioning.com United Yacht Transport Paul Haber 954-417-3658 www.united-yacht.com USA Self Storage Richard Romanowski 954-759-9909 www.usa-selfstorage.com

Watermakers INC Chip Edmonds 888-343-7374 www.watermakers.com Watermill Flowers Tom Dowd 954-772-0200 www.watermillflowers.com Yacht Entertainment Systems, LLC Joey Ricciardelli 954 242 5368 yachtentertainmentsystems.com

Seven Seas Health Anita Warwick 954-763-9787 www.sevenseashealth.com

Yacht Mate Sandy Hoekstra 954-527-0112 www.yachtmate.com

Smart Move Shelly Isakowitz 954-525-9559 www.smart-move.com

Yacht Next Joanne Lockhart 954-761-1999 www.yachtnext.com

Southeast Insurance Tom Anderson 305-442-1500 www.southeastinsure.com

Tess Electric Greg Vaughn 978-328-0256 www.localelectriciansbocaraton.com

Yachty Rentals Cynthea DeSousa 954-226-9177 www.tachtyrentals.com Yotfix Gary Skinner 954-727-5354 www.yotfix.com

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