NMTA's Superyacht Committee makes presence felt at the Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show

Yesterday ended the world's largest boat show and NMTA's Superyacht Committee (along with Hurricane Sandy) made it one to remember. This year marked the first time that NMTA and our member committees staffed a booth to promote boating in the Northwest.

While Sandy was whipping around, it didn't impact the 15th Annual Northwest Party on Thursday, October 25 or our booth located in the Builders Tent or the 10-minute presentation by Bruce Hedrick and Mark Bunzel to captains, crew and charter managers.

Three Sheets NW covered all of this in great detail ("Local group heads to Florida to pitch Northwest boating") http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/10/local-group-heads-to-florida-to-pitch-northwest-boating/

Job Opening: Marine Technology Instructor, Anacortes, WA

The Mount Vernon School District is seeking a Marine Technology Instructor for its Northwest Career & Technical Academy, located within the Marine Technology Center in Anacortes, WA.

The Northwest Career & Technical Academy is a technical training facility made up of a consortium of six area school districts consisting of: Anacortes, Burlington‐Edison, Concrete, La Conner, Mt. Vernon, Sedro‐Woolley, and the Skagit Valley College. Students attend the Academy for three periods a day and receive professional level training in a career field of their choice. Students who successfully complete a program will exit with high school as well as college credit, and any licensing or credential that pertains to the professional career they have completed.

To view a complete job description and application instructions, click here.

NMEA training coming in December

NMTA is hosting NMEA educational training sessions this coming December at the NMTA office in Seattle.

The following courses are scheduled:

Basic Marine Electronics Installer, Wednesday, December 12th
NMEA 2000 Training, Thursday, December 13th
Advanced Marine Electronics Installer, Friday, December 14th

Each course runs from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. with the exam given at the end of the session. Pre-registration is required.

Please visit the NMEA website at www.nmea.org to register or contact the National Office at 410-975-9425. Course materials are sent out in advance, please sign up early.

News regarding the NW Marina & Boatyard Conference

The annual NW Marina & Boatyard Conference is pleased to have Marine Floats return as the presenting sponsor of this event, which NMTA co-produces with the WA Public Ports Association. It's not too late to register for the two-day conference (Nov 14-15). Keep in mind that the event sold out last year so don't delay.

For more info, contact Peter at peter@nmta.net

To register, visit:

www.NMTA.net/ConferenceRegistration

Thank you Marine Floats for continuing to be so supportive of us.