38th Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Gam, Melbourne, FL, Nov. 15-17 SSCA will be holding its biggest party of the year when cruising enthusiasts meet on Florida’s Space Coast Nov. 15-17. Attendees will enjoy two full days of seminars and can visit marine vendor booths on Friday and Saturday from 95, where they will find a variety of vendors displaying their wares, answering questions and offering “boat show” prices. On Sunday, cruisers can attend the huge indoor nautical flea market, as well as the intimate Cruising Destination Roundtables where experienced cruisers will answer questions about popular destinations. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and mingle and experience the renowned SSCA camaraderie at the Vendor Appreciation and Camaraderie Cocktail Party on Friday and at the gourmet buffet on Saturday evening. A dinner is available to purchase on Saturday evening followed by keynote speaker Amaia Aguirre, who will talk about cruising Cuba. (You do not have to purchase the dinner to see Aguirre’s presentation after the dinner.) All activities will take place at the Eau Gallie Civic Center in Melbourne, FL (1551 Highland Ave.), located on the ICW with plenty of room for anchoring and a free dinghy dock just steps from the Civic Center. For more information, or to register, go to www.ssca.org and click on SSCA Events, or call (954) 771-5660. (Note: final details on the gam were not available as of
press date. More will be available next month, or go to www.ssca.org. There will be no West Florida gam held this year.)
14th Annual Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Conference, Charleston, SC, Nov. 21-22 The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association will hold its 14th annual conference at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC. Interested parties and Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) advocates are urged to attend. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association is an alliance of recreational boating and commercial maritime interests. This year’s conference theme is “AIWA: Building Partnerships to Maintain the Nation’s Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.” As of press date, the final agenda had not been completed. Some of the agenda topics confirmed are: waterway maintenance update; non-federal funding support for maintenance; a view from inside the beltway of Washington, D.C.; a discussion of commercial operations along the waterway; a local government’s perspective on the value of the waterway; surveying and mapping; and partnering with the Governors South Atlantic Alliance. More information and conference registration is available at: www.atlanticintracoastal.org/2013-annual-conference. Sponsorship inquiries are also welcome.
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