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Spring Thaw Open House
March 14, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free
Saturday, March 14, Torresen Marine invites you to their 40th Annual Spring Thaw Open House! Attention sailors! This will be one of their most exciting events yet! Visit with product representatives, enjoy refreshments, take advantage of great pricing, see new products, attend free seminars and speak with experts from both educational and governmental organizations doing marine research and making great strides in understanding and utilizing our lakes.
Register in their Grand Prize drawing to win a B&G Vulcan 7 chartplotter. Tickets to register to win will be handed out by attending seminars, participating in activities, taking photo booth pictures and tagging on social media and qualified purchases. For more information call (231) 759-8596.
Seminar Room Schedule:
10:30am – Activity: Bowline Knot Competition
11:30am – Seminar: Sail Care & Maintenance by Jim Frisinger of Bluffton Bay Sails and Chad Hough of Quantum Sails
1:00pm – Seminar: Growing Up Sailing by Sarah Angell of Beneteau America
2:30pm – Activity: Bowline Knot Competition
3:30pm – Seminar: Safety In Shorthanded Sailing by Ken Verhaeren and Elisabeth Reichling
Who & What To Expect:
America’s Boating Club – Don Matthews, Char Pearson, & Jack Draper
Annis Water Resources Institute GVSU – Jasmine Mancuso and Anthony Weinke
Beneteau America – Sarah Angell, Sailboat Sales Manager
Bluffton Bay Sails – Jim Frisinger
Show Special: 10% off new sails and free sail inspection
Elite Custom Canvas – Josiah Luker
Show Special: 15% off all canvas repairs, maintenance (wash and waterproof)
and all in house work not requiring travel
Grand River Sailing Club
Great Lakes Singlehanded Society – Ken Verhaeren & Elisabeth Reichling
Harken, Inc. – Oakley Jones.
Show Special: Day of event discounts
Interlux Yacht Finishes – Bob Harris
Show Special: $5 per can mail in rebate on VC-17 extra (2 Quart min)
Lake Michigan Clipper Cup 2020
Midwest Industrial Coating – Tim Walenga
Show Special: 15% off all AwlGrip orders placed day of open house
Muskegon Yacht Club
NOAA
Quantum Sails – Chad Hough
Show Special: 10% off orders closed within 7 days of open house & free sail evaluation
Sea Tech Marine Training – Ellen Sease
S.S. Milwaukee Clipper Preservation, Inc. – Mary Louise & Jim Plant
Show Special: Discount off “The S.S. Milwaukee Clipper, An Illustrated History” book