Truck Rally with mobile menus from some of Houston’s best food trucks, along with live bands, a craft beer garden and a chili cook-off. www.texasboatoberfest.com
16th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market, Cortez, FL, Oct. 26 The 16th Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market will be held at the Seafood Shack Marina, 4110 127th Street West, Cortez, FL on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free to the public with lots of free parking. There is a $10 per space (equal to a car parking space) charge for sellers only. Bring your own table. There are no plans for it to rain, but if it does, rain day will be the next day, Sunday, Oct. 27. Lots of used boat stuff, some new boat stuff too, buy or trade. You might even see some boat stuff you wouldn’t let your dog chew on. Guaranteed you will meet a lot of boaters (or interesting people) and have a good time. So dig out and dust off all that old boat stuff, and bring it on down (or you could just keep it until you can’t remember what it was ever going to be used for). Take the whole family (or leave the kids home to play some more video games) and join us. Come out and find a great deal or just look around and have a good time. This event is co-sponsored by SOUTHWINDS magazine. For more information, call George Carter (owner of Cortez Yacht Sales) at (941) 792-9100. (pd)
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Marco Island, FL November 16 & 17 Races in Gulf of Mexico near Marco Island A Naples/Marco Island Boat of the Year race Sunday Shore party at Marco Island Yacht Club Proceeds benefit Avow Hospice, Inc.
The skipper of the boat raising the most funds and the individual who raises the most funds for Avow will be recognized with a Winds of Hospice Award The winner of the regatta will represent Avow in the Hospice Regattas National Championship planned to take place in St. Petersburg, FL, in April 2014.
For more information, contact racing cochairs Lois Dixon at (515) 205-7047, or Chuck Downton at (513) 205-4608. Or call Avow at (239) 649-3697, or visit www.avowcares.org. 20
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7th Annual Southeast Florida Marina and Boatyard Study Tour, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Oct. 29-30 Produced by the International Marina Institute, this is a mobile classroom that takes participants on private, exclusive tours (two days) of southeast Florida marinas and boatyards just a few days ahead of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Past tour stops have included many well-known West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami marinas, including Rybobivch, Roscioli Yachting Center, and Harbour Towne Marina. Each day of the tour closes with a facilitated discussion and SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analyses on each “mariproperty,” before heading to a networking dinner. The tour will depart from the B Ocean each day, and the hotel will serve as the location of the classroom portion of the course. The registration fee includes, lunch, tour transportation, discussion, course materials, and tips and tools to use and implement at the attendees’ own facility. www.marinaassociation.org/training/conferences-meetings/study-tour.
Gulfport Municipal Marina Your Gateway to the Gulf & Boca Ciega Bay Aquatic Preserve
Well Protected Basin Transient Dock Transient Daily: $1.50/ft Transient Weekly: $7.00/ft
(727) 893-1071 www.ci.gulfport.fl.us 4630 29th Ave. S. Harbormaster: Denis Frain, CMM
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