News
February 20, 2009
BWA YACHTING SPONSORS 4th ANNUAL USSA CAPTAINS
BRIEFING & RECEPTION; BWA YACHTING’S DONNA
BRADBURY SERVES AS CHAIRPERSON
LUGANO, Switzerland - BWA Yachting sponsored the 4th Annual USSA Captains Briefing and Reception held by the U.S. Superyacht Association on January 28th and 29th in Port de Plaisance, St. Maarten. Over 40 captains along with U.S. government officials and 40 USSA members were in attendance.
Donna Bradbury from BWA Yachting who served as Chairperson of the meeting said, “This event is unique in that it provides an excellent opportunity for superyacht captains and U.S. government officials to discuss relevant issues and challenges facing the industry today.”
The captains briefing, held in St. Maarten, also invited representatives from the ICAN Foundation to participate in the event. The Foundation, founded in 1996, provides a safe home environment for 27 children who were victims of neglect or abuse in St. Maarten. In 2007, their home was irreparably damaged by fire. The superyacht community participated in this local initiative by donating monies towards the creation of a new home environment for these young people. For more information, or to make a contribution, contact Ms. Cassandra Gibbs, the Home’s founder at ebon@sintmaarten.net.
With headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland, BWA Yachting is the international leader in complete yacht agency services throughout the Mediterranean, with offices in the South of France, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Turkey as well as Ft. Lauderdale, Florida which serves the USA and the Caribbean. For more information BWA Yachting can be reached via phone at +41.91.913.3240, via e-mail at info@bwayachting.com, or on the web at www.bwayachting.com.
BWA Yachting Communications, Press Office
communications@bwayachting.com
From the vessel’s first entry point in Gibraltar, yachts cruising throughout the western Med from Spain to Italy and all points in between, receive the highest quality marine agency services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
BWA Yachting provides full agency support throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. From Venice to Turkey and continuing through to the Suez Canal, the Eastern Med offers spectacular scenery and great historical interest, as well as some of the best sailing that the Mediterranean has to offer.
BWA Yachting in the Caribbean has headquarters in St. Maarten and offers assistance in St. Thomas, Anguilla, St. Barth’s, Antigua and St. Lucia and serves South Florida through its office in Ft. Lauderdale.