ABBRA details IBEX boatyard tour

Warren, Rhode Island—The American Boat Builders & Repairers Association (ABBRA) has just released an interactive e-brochure detailing its upcoming Boatyard Tour and Roundtable (previously named the Southeast Florida Study Tour), scheduled to follow the International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) in Miami, Florida, October 14–16, 2009.

The Boatyard Tour and Roundtable provides attendees with an in-depth look at eight top-notch marine service and repair facilities surrounding Miami, complete with daily analyses facilitated by Jim Bronstien of Marine Business Advisors.

At press time, such well-known facilities as Lauderdale Marine Center, Harbour Towne Marine, Roscioli Yachting Center, Keystone Point Marine, Bill Bird Marina (a Miami Dade facility), Merrill Stevens, Haulover Marine Center and Point, and Bradford Marine were scheduled to participate in the two-day private tours.

“This conclusive peer analysis will serve as an exceptional learning tool for all participants involved,” says Doug Domenie, ABBRA’s president. “In today’s economic climate, we hope to provide participants with the tools necessary to improve their operations in every respect.”

The opening reception for ABBRA’s new major educational and networking event is in Miami on the last day of IBEX, October 14. Daily roundtable discussions will analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of each facility on that day’s agenda and participants will view, firsthand, real-world examples of industry best practices at these renowned and successful Southeast Florida facilities.

To learn more, view the ABBRA Boatyard Tour and Roundtable interactive e-brochure, visit ABBRA’s Web site at www.abbra.org, or call Jessica at 401-247-0318.