September 7
Propeller Club Board Meeting
Intermodal Center
9 a.m.
September 9
Hideous Hawaiian Shirt Party
Bradenton Yacht Club
5:30 p.m.
October 5-8
2010 International Propeller Club Convention
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel
October 14
State of the Port
David McDonald PPM®
Bradenton Yacht Club
5:30 p.m.
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Officers
Peter Hamlin**
President
SeaBridge Freight
941-981-3850
Jill VanderPol**
1st Vice President
Port Manatee
941-722-6621
jvanderpol@portmanatee.com
Mike Burton**
2nd Vice President
WilsonMiller Stantec
941-722-0367
mikeburton@wilsonmiller.com
Denise Stufflebeam**
Treasurer
Port Manatee
941-722-6621
denise@portmanatee.com
James Waters
Secretary
American Merchant Marine
941-729-1346
JRWaters83@aol.com
Directors
Bob Blaikie**
MetLife
941-366-0687
rblaikie@metlife.com German Castro* Port Dolphin (813) 514-1398 german.castro@hoegh.comMike Miele* MGA Insurance (941) 907-3282 mmiele@mga-insurance.comMaggie Mooney-Portale* Lewis Longman & Walker (941) 708-4040 mmooney@llw-law.com Steve Tyndal PPM ®** Port Manatee (941) 722-6621 styndal@portmanatee.com Jorge Viso*
Tampa Bay Pilots Association
(813) 247-3737
moanamarine@verizon.net
Bartley Wilkins*
Seabulk Towing
(813) 248-1123
bartley.wilkins.@sbulk.com
Paul DeMariano**
Chairman and Director at Large Inland Port Systems
941-729-0784
pauldemariano@aol.com
* Term expires June 2012
**Term expires June 2011
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 Maritime Attorney Discusses Jones Act
and BP Spill
It was a hot topic during the BP oil spill and now one national expert will address the issue.
H. Clayton Cook, Jr., counsel to Seward & Kissel LLP, will discuss the Jones Act and its impact on the BP oil spill and the maritime industry during the Port Manatee Propeller Club's Sept. 9th meeting. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Bradenton Yacht Club.
In the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, there was much confusion about whether the Jones Act affected clean-up efforts by foreign vessels. The Jones Act, or the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, regulates the use of ships registered to foreign countries in U.S. domestic trade.
Cook served as General Counsel of the Maritime Administration from 1970 through 1973. There he was responsible for the legal aspects of the implementation of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 and for the drafting of the Federal Ship Financing Act of 1972 which governs MarAd's current Title XI Program.
Cook has advised clients in the structuring of transactions involving the construction, ownership and financing of U.S. flag vessels totaling in excess of $4 billion, and in related dealings with U.S. government departments and agencies. During his General Counsel service, he had personal responsibility for structuring MARAD's Capital Construction Fund (CCF) Program, and for drafting the MARAD/Internal Revenue Service joint regulations which govern the Program's federal income tax aspects.
Cook earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton and a law degree from the University of Virginia, where he was executive editor of the Virginia Law Review. He is a life member of The American Law Institute, a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States (Maritime Finance Committee) and the American and District of Columbia Bar Associations.
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2009 Hideous Hawaiian Shirt Contest finalists Victor Davis, Denise Stufflebeam and Andre Dubois.  |
Go Hawaiian During
Hideous Hawaiian Shirt Party
Once again, it is time to dust off those Hawaiian shirts for the Port Manatee Propeller Club's Sixth Annual Hideous Hawaiian Shirt Party Thursday, Sept. 9th at the Bradenton Yacht Club.
Club members and guests are encouraged to wear bright and bold beachwear including Hawaiian shirts, shorts, flip flops and leis. The more hideous the Hawaiian shirt, the better. No ties!
First, second and third place winners of the Most Hideous Hawaiian Shirt Contest will receive gift certificates, with the grand prize winner taking home a $100 Tommy Bahama gift certificate.
The evening will feature tropical drinks, great prizes and the opportunity to create your very own "Cheeseburger in Paradise."
Island-themed food and drinks include margaritas, beer and a build-your-own-burger buffet.
A presentation by H. Clayton Cook, Jr., counsel to Seward and Kissell LLP, will follow dinner.
If you would like to help put up decorations before or after meeting, please contact Anne O'Roake at 941-722-6621.
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 From The President
At the August meeting I had the pleasure of presenting several new members with Propeller Club membership pins. It is wonderful to see our club growing.
In case you are not aware, September 9th is our sixth annual Hideous Hawaiian Shirt party. For all of you who are not familiar with this event, guests are encouraged to wear beach attire. There will be a contest to determine who has the most appalling shirt so the more hideous the better. The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate for Tommy Bahama merchandise. Prizes for 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded as well.
This month's guest speaker is Clayton Cook. Clay will be giving an in-depth presentation on the Jones Act. The scope of which will include a brief history, the legislation's original intent and how its restrictions did not affect clean up efforts of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted from the catastrophe associated with the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling platform.
My best wishes to everyone.
Sincerely,
Peter Hamlin
President
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Port Manatee Propeller Club 1st Vice President Jill VanderPol, left, and family members Steeve Ann VanderPol and husband Matt VanderPol attended the Propeller Club's "Day at the Rays" event Aug. 29th.  |
Rays Win-Win!
The Tampa Bay Rays are one of baseball's most talented teams and the reasons why were evident Aug. 29th as the Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field.
Nearly 70 members and guests of the Port Manatee Propeller Club were among the 23,000+ fans on hand to see Carlos Pena and Carl Crawford smash homeruns to overtake the Sox in a 5-3 win, which was broadcast live on ESPN.
The game was the first social event hosted by the Port Manatee Propeller Club in conjunction with the Rays, and plans are underway for a future outing. The event gave members a chance to have fun, get to know one another and introduce potential new members to the club.
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New Members
Lisa
Bradley, CPA, CPA Associates
Cary Cohrs, president, American Cement Co., LLC
Stam
Stathis, CPA, CPA Associates
Edward Vehling, program manager, The Shaw Group
Brian
Volner, vice president, American Momentum Bank
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 Dinner Rates
$30 - Member or Guest Non-RSVP on-line
Payment must be received at the meeting by cash or check. No invoices will be issued.
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 RSVP For September Meeting Online
To RSVP for
the Sept. 9th meeting go to www.manateepropellerclub.com and click on the Events Calendar, then click on the Sept. 9th general membership meeting to submit your information. A burger buffet will be available so there is no need to make a menu choice at this time. Please remember to make a menu selection when you RSVP. For more
information contact Jill VanderPol at jvanderpol@portmanatee.com or 941-722-6621.
Bradenton Yacht Club
4307 Snead Island Road
Palmetto, Fla.
5:30 p.m. Social Hour 6:30 p.m. Dinner
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