MIACC. Naples Boat Show Downtown Oct 3-4. Stand out at the show! From Your Board of Directors. September 2015 Main Deck: Welcome Aboard New.

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1 MIACC Naples Boat Show Downtown Oct 3-4 September 2015 Main Deck: Member Day Cruise 2 Welcome Aboard New Member 2 Member News 3 Member Events 4 Donate Your Boat 4 MIPAC 3rd Quarter Donations 5 Upcoming Events 5 Welcome Aboard New Members: Elite Marine Supply Davina Pettit 2347 Tamiami Trail E Naples FL Phone: (239) elitemarinesupply@yahoo.com Stand out at the show! From Your Board of Directors Marco Canvas & Upholstery Edward Skrzynski 991 Chalmer Drive Unit #7 Marco Island, Fl Phone: ((239) edski@marcocanvas.com Website: Members, Please Share The benefits of membership With your fellow colleagues! Invite a NEW member to join & your next membership meeting IS ON US! Follow Us! Like Us! Find Us on your favorite Social Media

2 MIACC Page 2 Member Day Cruise to Keewaydin It s time for you and your family to get out on the water and we re going to plan the day for you! The MIACC Board of Directors is excited to announce that our next Membership Meeting will be a Day-Cruise to Keewaydin Island!! Mark your calendars for October 10th 10:00am-4:00pm. Fun in the sun and on the water! We will arrange your transportation with Freedom Boat Club or take your own boat and meet us at the southern tip of Keewaydin Island (look for the blue MIACC tent!) Freedom Boat Club is offering a FREE ride to Keewaydin for MIACC members!! The boat will stay at the beach offering safe storage of your coolers, beach bags and toys, and shade from the days heat. We will provide a BBQ lunch so bring a side dish for the group, and your own drinks. Don t forget the family!! Contact Tiffany to RSVP for the MIACC Day- Cruise! There's no charge but we need a headcount for the boat and food! :) Welcome Aboard New Member: Marco Canvas & Upholstery

3 Page 3 MIACC The MIACC has lost a great friend! Scott Keith, of MarineMax Naples Yacht Center, regretfully passed away unexpectedly on August 22, He was a 16 year MarineMax employee and a friend of the industry. Scott was a man of great character and the ultimate team player. Everyone who knew him was aware of his passion for the water. Please keep his family in your prayers. There will be no formal arrangements as the family wishes to have a small tribute to his life on the Gulf of Mexico. Part Time Job Posting: Naples Boat Club Energetic person needed part-time for busy marina office. Good phone skills and some computer skills helpful. To apply send resume to MarineOfc@gmail.com Full Time Job Posting: River Forest Yachting Center Member News TRUE STORY: Argotrak In the early morning hours of July 22nd Eric was awakened to a text message on his phone. No one wants to hear his or her phone go off in the middle of the night, but in this case it alerted Eric that his boat was no longer at his dock in Lee County, FL. Eric was away from his home and thought there may be a mistake. However, knowing there have been multiple boat thefts in SWFL over the last year, he called his neighbor and asked, Can you look out your window and tell me if my boat is at my dock. His neighbor confirmed his boat was not there, the alert was correct, his boat had been stolen. Eric s decision to invest in an Argotrak Tracking solution and a hide away kill switch was reinforced. If there was a chance to recover his boat he had taken all the steps necessary to make that possible. Eric was able to pull up his boat s exact location and provide the coordinates to the authorities and the Coast who immediately dispatched their marine vessels to the boat s location. ArgoTrak s real time location tracking enabled them to find the boat at the location provided, and the boat was recovered. It was only a matter of hours from when the text came in saying the boat had left the dock to its full recovery. So how was it that Eric s Grady White boat was recovered? Eric chose to make a small investment in a satellite tracking solution through ArgoTrak Inc. Once purchased Eric received training, which enabled him to know how to pull up his boat s track on his handheld device and a computer. Eric requested ArgoTrak s technical team set up geofences so he would receive an alert when his boat left his dock. This alert worked perfectly. The boat left the dock and Eric immediately received an alert text message to his phone. When Eric learned the boat had been stolen he was able to disable the boat with the hide away kill switch disabling the boat s engines. When the thieves left Eric s dock, thinking they were free and clear with a high-end boat they learned differently. In this case the thieves were not caught. They fled when the kill switch disabled the engines, but the boat was successfully recovered. As many boat owners are aware, boat theft is a reality. Your boat and the equipment on your boat is an investment. There is an easy cost effective way to protect that investment. As proven above, it works!!!! For more information on ArgoTrak Inc, and their marine solution, please visit ArgoTrak s website at or contact them at (877) ** The above is a true story, no details have been changed or modified. Announcement! Paradise Reef Festival 2016 Spectacular NEW 2 day event includes golf & fishing tournaments and concert by well known band at Naples Beach Hotel on April 29-30, Tax deductible sponsorship's benefit reef enhancements. Watch for more information to follow soon! Peter Flood & Russell Burland Co Chair Paradise Reef Festival April 29-30, 2016 Naples Beach Hotel paradisereeffestival@gmail.com

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5 Page 5 MIACC Marine Industries Association of Collier County PO Box 9887 Naples, FL Phone: (239) Fax: (239) director@miacc.org Frank Perrucci President Chris Burkard Vice President Sherry Kish Secretary Hunter Dane Treasurer Kit Sawyer Past President Directors: George Adams, Russ Burland, Pat Flanary, Jim Kalvin, Dan Mercier Sr., Tiffany Sawyer Executive Director MIPAC 3rd Quarter Contributions The MIACC represents you, the marine business owner and your business interests to the government and to the public. At a time when government regulations are expanding, the MIACC is striving to work with government - locally, statewide and nationally to protect equally all marine business concerns. Our goal is to inform our members how their business will be affected and how solutions can be reached if new regulations are at odds with marine business interests. In addition, it is equally important to work with the public in preserving their right to safe and fun boating. The MIACC works with educators and safety organizations to educate the public to practice safe boating. The MIACC also encourages members to put in place hands-on environmental business practices that will prevent pollution and damage to our coastal waters thus protecting boaters enjoyment of healthy waterways and ensuring a sustainable future for the environment and the marine industry. Marine Industries Promoting Access for Citizens In 2002 the Marine Industries Association of Collier County formed a Political Action Committee named Marine Industries Promoting Access for Citizens (MIPAC). This action was taken so that we can support issues and legislative candidates who assist the goals and purposes of the marine industries community. On a quarterly basis, the MIPAC seeks donations of $50.00 from each member. The MIPAC s missions and goals are to act upon problematic issues that must be addressed at the legislative level for the growth and protection of the marine industry. Monies collected from the MIPAC donations are used in supporting political decision makers that will tackle the very issues that affect all members of our industry. As a good steward of our member s donations, MIPAC adheres to uniform contribution criteria when determining how much and to which candidate assistance is allocated. MIPAC will educate you about the political landscape and issues facing our organization and will strategize political impact. In addition, the committee is always open to suggestions, questions and comments. Please send your quarterly donations to MIPAC, PO Box 9887, Naples, Florida rd Quarter Requests PLEASE Remember to make checks payable to MIPAC! Upcoming Events Naples Boat Show Downtown October 3-4th Member Day Cruise October 10th Kids Fishing Clinic November 14th MIACC Christmas Boat Parade December 12th 6:15-8:30pm Naples Boat Show: Naples Airport January 21-24, 2016