2022 West Coast Yacht Sales Summit Completed

Event Information:

  • 08-11-2022 08:00 AM 05:00 PM Thursday

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast

9:00 - 9:10 Welcome & Intro 

Bob Saxon, Westport Yacht Sales

9:10 - 9:30 IYBA Updates 

Paul Flannery, IYBA

9:30 - 10:15 Referrals/Kickbacks/Ethics 

Gary Smith, SYS Yacht Sales 

Jimmy Rogers, OneWater Yacht Group 

Shane Faunce, Tampa Yacht Sales 

Mike Karcher, Robert Allen Law 

Andy Miles, Miles Yacht Group

10:15 - 10:45 Fireside Chat with Secretary of Florida DBPR 

Paul Flannery, IYBA 

Melanie Griffin, Florida DBPR

10:45 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 11:30 Yachtbroker.org/BoatDox 

Paul Flannery, IYBA 

Garrett Schwartz, Yachtbroker.org

11:30 - 12:15 Technology Advances in Boat Design 

Rob Welling, SYS Yacht Sales 

Jens Bering, Volvo Penta 

Sven Kirchhoff, Torqeedo 

Ken Clinton, Intrepid Powerboats

12:15 - 1:15 Lunch 

1:15 - 2:00 Marketing: Enhancing Your Personal Brand 

Mary Strauss, Galati Yacht Sales 

Abbey Heimensen, MarineMax 

Billy Pavlock, Nautical Network

2:00 - 2:30 Plan for Your Future 

John Petika, The Petika Wealth Management Group 

James Petika, The Petika Wealth Management Group

2:30 - 3:00 Forms Update 

Adrian Karborani, Robert Allen Law 

Suzanne Hatcher, MarineMax 

Julie Ann Galati, Galati Yacht Sales

3:00 - 3:15 Break

3:15 - 4:00 Keeping Clients Engaged After the Sale 

James Corts, MarineMax 

Eric Gervais, Marlow Marine 

Joe Dargavage, Romora Bay Resort & Marina 

Nate Delaney, Cirrus Aircraft

4:00 - 5:00 Keynote Speaker 

Ash Rajan, Prudential

5:00 - 6:00 Cocktail Reception