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USA Water Ski is pleased to announce that former U.S. Elite Water Ski Team member Brandi Hunt (Clermont, Fla.) will spearhead USA Water Ski’s revamped GrassRoots program. Hunt, a former Masters and U.S. Open women’s overall champion, will be responsible for promoting and marketing USA Water Ski’s GrassRoots Series, including managing the annual budget, developing and executing a formal marketing plan, actively pursuing event organizers, and cultivating business partnerships.
The revamped and re-energized USA Water Ski GrassRoots Series aims to promote a fun, family experience and cultivate novice water sports enthusiasts. The new series also is loaded with benefits that will aid the local organizing clubs…. Details
Boating and fishing supply retail giant West Marine, which has more than 340 stores, today opened the largest store in its 34-year history — a 30,200-square-foot prototype superstore near the St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville.
“We targeted Jacksonville as a great market we wanted to do something special in,†said Bruce Edwards, West Marine executive vice president of stores and port supply.
Two weeks ago, the chain closed two other Jacksonville stores…Â Details
On the sun-splashed Florida peninsula, the US foreclosure crisis is sinking lavish lifestyles on land and at sea and luxury yacht owners are increasingly finding themselves high and dry.
The listing for a recent attractive property swallowed up by the crisis appeared to be a sea-front condominium: two bedroom/two bath, outdoor grill, water views, elegant and spacious. Satellite television and temperature-controlled wine cabinet included.
But it was a 60-foot (18.3-meter) yacht, docked amid a crush of other luxury marine toys at a Fort Lauderdale boat yard……Â Details
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