Okaloosa County BOCC — March 18, 2014 — SeaDoo Boat Smart personal watercraft safety request 050214 — reading text

I am writing as per Sheri Whitman of the Okaloosa County Parks and Rec instructions in regard to permission for a Special Event permit for a personal watercraft safety/test ride demo at Marler Park on May 2-4, 2014 from 10AM- 5PM each of the three days. Our event agency manages all of the event activities for the Sea-Doo watercraft brand for North America. We are based in Melbourne, FL and are producing a 32 stop, nation-wide Sea-Doo Boat Smart from the Start, Test Ride Tour where we work with local Sea-Doo dealers in educating their customers and their family and friends on how to properly and responsibly operate Sea–Doo watercraft specifically the new braking technology. We are starting in Florida and working our way north and would like to have our May 2-4 event on the beaches of Marler Park adjacent to the launch area. We are expert event producers having produced this effort for over the past 12 years producing roughly 350 on-water events. We carry a $2mil liability insurance policy and require all operators to be 18 years or older, with a valid drivers license and boating card when applicable. Our foot print is small; we utilize a 10’x20’ pop up tent to conduct guest/rider registration and waiver signing by the beach and utilize the beach to depart and return with five new Sea-Doo watercraft. The experience is free to the participants and includes a ten minute instructional briefing on-land, a ten minute instructional briefing on the watercraft and a 10-15 minute pre-determined ride around marker buoys past the slow speed zone. We average roughly 40-50 people per day with 8-10 people on-site at any given time between 10–5. We promote the event via our social networks and promote via direct mail to watercraft owners and customers of the dealer. Attached is a more detailed overview of our effort, should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your timely attention to this request. Sincerely, Tim McKercher WaterTop Unlimited LLC 321.409.0519