On August 10th, join us in Sarasota for an enriching day of education and networking at the West Coast Yacht Sales Summit.

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Event Agenda:

8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast & Registration

9:00 – 9:15 IYBA Update

Paul Flannery, IYBA

9:15 – 9:45 Future of Yachting

John Adey

9:45 – 10:30 Conflict Management / Dispute Resolution

Umberto Bonavita, Robert Allen Law

Serena Witter, Robert Allen Law

Staley Weidman, The Catamaran Company

Jimmy Rogers, OneWater Yacht Group

10:30 – 10:45 Break 

10:45 – 11:00 DBPR Update

Melanie S. Griffin, Secretary of DBPR

11:00 – 11:30 Boat Dox / YachtBroker.Org

Mike Mullinger, Pier One Yacht Sales

11:30 – 12:00 Insurance Update – What Has Changed

Laura Sherrod, Newcoast Financial Services

Jake Hill, Newcoast Financial Services

Jerry Norman, Novamar Insurance Group

12:00 – 12:15 Do You Have a Plan? Your Financial Future

John Petika, UBS Financial

12:15 – 1:15 Lunch 

1:15 – 1:45 Contract Update – What You Need to Know

Paul Flannery, IYBA

1:45 – 2:30 Client Loyalty – Tips & Tricks From the Best

James Corts, MarineMax

Carmine Galati Jr., Galati Yacht Sales

Jeff Stanley, Gilman Yachts 

2:30 – 3:00 Recreational Marine Industry Economic Update

Ed Bragg, Wells Fargo

3:00 – 3:15 Break 

3:15 – 4:00 State of the Industry

Bob Saxon, IYBA

Tim Derrico, HMY Yacht Sales

Jason Lefevre, MarineMax

Darren Plymale, Galati Yacht Sales

Andy Miles, Miles Yacht Group

4:00 – 5:00 Keynote Speaker

Rowdy Gains, Olympic Gold Medalist

5:00 – 6:00 Cocktail Hour