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Extensive collection available by the glass or bottle, with portion of profit from selected bottles sold donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Southwest Florida Affiliate for the next year

(Fort Myers Beach, Fla. – April 29, 2010) – Bayfront Bistro, the waterside restaurant at Snook Bight Yacht Club & Marina on Fort Myers Beach, will introduce a new wine list including some of the finest labels from America’s West Coast on May 12 at a kickoff wine dinner at 6:30 p.m. Hundreds of wines from California, Oregon and Washington along with French Champagnes ranging in price from $25 to $550 can now be enjoyed with the eatery’s award-winning cuisine.

“We pride ourselves on having a wine collection that suits nearly every taste,” says Bayfront Bistro and Snook Bight Yacht Club & Marina president Joe Yerkes. “We offer 59 wines by the glass and over 200 by the bottle.” Yerkes also says the restaurant offers its wines at approximately two-thirds of the price fine dining restaurants charge, making Bayfront Bistro a great place to sample new varieties.

A portion of the profits – at least $2 per bottle – of selected wines sold at Bayfront Bistro will also benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure Southwest Florida Affiliate. Last fall, Snook Bight hosted its first All Aboard Against Breast Cancer waterside festival to raise money for the charity. A wine dinner and auction at Bayfront Bistro were part of the event, and the restaurant also donated a portion of the sales of signature Cocktails for the Cure to Komen during October.

“We were able to raise more than $70,000 for the cause and our involvement has grown from there,” Yerkes says. “Everyone had a great time at the events and is excited about this new opportunity to support the Komen affiliate. This isn’t a promotion. We’ll donate a portion of the profit from each bottle of wine year round.”

Bayfront Bistro’s new list will be officially unveiled at a wine dinner on May 12. Wines will be 30 percent off of their already low prices that evening and a five-course dinner with a choice of Kobe Beef or Butterfish entrée can be had for $50. Call 239-765-4371 for reservations.

About Snook Bight Yacht Club & Marina

Snook Bight Yacht Club & Marina is located on the beautiful and pristine Estero Bay in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. Snook Bight offers a range of services to meet every boating need, including new boat sales, rentals, service and storage in state-of-the-art rackominiums and dockominiums. Club members also have access to amenities at the Yacht Club. Snook Bight is also home to the award-winning Bayfront Bistro, a multiple award winner in Fort Myers Beach’s “Taste of the Beach” event.  For more information, call 239-765- 4371 or visit www.snookbightmarina.com.

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• Keith & Susan Muller and Debra & Tom Reavis enjoy the wine dinner and auction

(Fort Myers Beach, Fla.  – November 12, 2009) –Snook Bight Yacht Club & Marina and Bayfront Bistro surpassed its fundraising goal by raising $70,000 for the Southwest Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure at the inaugural “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” event held last weekend. 

 The “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” festivities kicked off in October with Bayfront Bistro’s signature “Cocktails for the Cure” offering.   For each custom beverage concoction purchased by diners at the award-winning restaurant, four dollars was added to the Komen donation.

On Nov. 6, the “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” weekend opened with a wine dinner and auction that offered attendees the opportunity to bid on exclusive items such as ACE Group Classic Pro-Am positions, cruises and in-home dinners prepared by Bayfront Bistro Executive Chef Marbin Guzman-Avilez Sr. or Angelina’s Ristorante Chef Nick Costanzo. The big winner for the night was a dinner for 20 with Bayfront Bistro Chef Marbin in the winning bidder’s home. When this item went for $6,000, Snook Bight Yacht Club & Marina and Bayfront Bistro President Joe Yerkes placed a second one on the block which fetched $4,500. The excitement grew as Yerkes added artwork off of the walls to the auction block bringing three new items and $11,500 to the Komen kitty. “I thought he was going to sell the bar stools out from under me” commented Mike Wilke, Bayfront’s General Manager.

The festivities continued the next day with a boat show held in partnership with Marine Max and waterside festival open to the public. The scores of area residents that came also enjoyed live music by The Eric Stone Band, “All Aboard Cocktail for the Cure,” BBQ Extravaganza, boat show and a silent auction and raffle.

• Sharon Faircloth, Evie Barnes, Kathy Holmes, Kevin Faircloth, Mike Barnes, Tauna Schott, Gary Holmes, and Peg & Jack McClosky enjoy Friday night’s wine dinner

“The best thing about these events was that it gave not only our team, but our partners and customers the opportunity to get involved in supporting this important cause,” says Yerkes. “The Komen affiliate board and I are already looking forward to the second annual event next year.”

Yerkes will present the Southwest Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure board with its donation next month.

About Snook Bight Yacht Club & Marina

                Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina is located on the beautiful and pristine Estero Bay in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. Snook Bight offers a range of services to meet every boating need, including new boat sales, rentals, service and storage in state-of-the-art rackominiums and dockominiums. Club members also have access to amenities at the Yacht Club. Snook Bight is also home to the award-winning Bayfront Bistro, a multiple award winner in Fort Myers Beach’s “Taste of the Beach” event.  For more information, call (239) 765- 4371 or visit www.snookbightmarina.com.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate

• Attendees Vicki Murphy and Tricia Kassling bid up the silent auction

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement.  The Southwest Florida Affiliate of Komen for the Cure is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our local community.  Established in 2002, the Southwest Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is dedicated to furthering the Komen promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. The Southwest Florida Affiliate of Komen for the Cure joins 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Southwest Florida Race for the Cure®, the Affiliate has invested over $4 million in the fight to end breast cancer.  Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stays in Southwest Florida. The remaining income goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund research. For more information:  http://www.komenswfl.org   (239) 498-0016.

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(Fort Myers Beach, Fla. – November 4, 2009) – Chef James McGonigal, an expertly trained sushi specialist and former instructor, has joined the Bayfront Bistro team. Bayfront Bistro is the award-winning restaurant at Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina.

Bayfront Bistro’s new sushi chef James McGonigal begins serving on the restaurant’s Promenade daily in February.

               “We’re very pleased to bring a chef of James’ caliber to our team,” says Snook Bight and Bayfront Bistro owner Joe Yerkes. “I’m eager to share his creations with our diners when he begins serving on the Promenade in February.”

                McGonigal trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Minnesota and Thai Sushi & Cooking School in Bangkok, Thailand. He has worked alongside cooking greats including Jean George and Jerry Hayden of New York, Michael Meehan of Mill River Inn and Tom Schaudel of Bluefish & Passionfish in New York.

                Prior to moving to Southwest Florida, James taught the art of sushi at Rylee Mac Market and Cooking School in Colorado. He further parlays his talents in both sushi preparation and teaching as a participant in Operation Frontline/Save Our Strength, a program that provides cooking training and opportunities for under privileged children.

                He will serve on Bayfront Bistro’s Promenade daily beginning February 14.

About Bayfront Bistro and Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina

                Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina is located on the beautiful and pristine Estero Bay in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. Snook Bight offers a range of services to meet every boating need, including new boat sales, rentals, service and storage in state-of-the-art rackominiums and dockominiums. Club members also have access to amenities at the Yacht Club. Snook Bight is also home to the award-winning Bayfront Bistro, a multiple award winner in Fort Myers Beach’s “Taste of the Beach” event and lauded by food and wine writers for its extensive wine list and fresh menu selection.  For more information, call (239) 765- 4371 or visit www.snookbightmarina.com.

Revolutionary controls empower people to independently, confidently dock boats

                (Fort Myers Beach, Fla. – October 22, 2009) – A new attraction has just been announced for Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina’s “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” Boat Show and Waterside Festival – Mercury Marine’s Axius and Zeus boat control system demonstration. A popular stop at shows around the country this weekend, the demo will give attendees the chance to try the control systems for themselves and experience how easy they make steering and docking boats.

Mercury Marine’s Axius and Zeus demonstration tent will let festival-goers get up close and personal with the new boat control systems.

                “These control systems make it easier for all boaters – experienced and novice alike – to control and dock their boats, but they have the biggest impact on women” says Joe Yerkes, President of Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina & Bayfront Bistro. “Until now, many people have been intimidated by boat controls and never thought they could navigate, let alone dock a boat by themselves. The Axius and Zeus controls allow them to do that.”

                “We’re especially pleased to have this demonstration at our “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” festival, which supports and will raise needed funds to fight this horrible disease that affects so many people,” Yerkes adds.

                Axius and Zeus differ from previous boat controls in that customers use a joystick instead of levers to steer the boat. The joystick is very responsive – customers can operate the system with one hand. They can also move boats sideways in addition to front and back, with a quick turn of the wrist. More information and a demonstration can be viewed at www.joystickboatcontrol.com.

           Boaters, sailors, exotic car enthusiasts, families and guests young and old will all find something of interest at Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina’s first “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” Waterside Festival on November 6 and 7, 2009, at Snook Bight, 4765 Estero Blvd, located behind the Publix Shopping Center on Fort Myers Beach, or for boaters at Bay Channel Marker 27, VHF Channel 72, GPS 26’26.205 N 81’55.160W.

            The weekend will start with an exclusive wine dinner and auction at Bayfront Bistro, the newest and most exclusive waterfront restaurant in the area. The festival continues the next day with a complimentary event open to the Public on Saturday, November 7, at the marina.  Waterside activities include a boat show held in partnership with Marina Max, antique car show, in-water boat show and demonstrations by Marine Max on Sea Ray Yachts, as well as hands-on demonstrations of all-new piloting systems from MerCruiser.

            Live music will be performed throughout the day by The Eric Stone Band along with an “All Aboard Cocktail for the Cure,” BBQ Extravaganza, and a silent auction and raffle.

            A portion of the dinner and all proceeds from the auctions and raffles and chance drawings will directly benefit the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate whose promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.

            The festival is free and open to the public.  The wine dinner is $100 per person, reservations are required, seating is limited.  For dinner reservations, call 239-765-4371 or for more information about the events, please visit www.allaboardfest.org.

About Snook Bight Yacht Club & Marina

                Snook Bight Yacht Club & Marina is located on the beautiful and pristine Estero Bay in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. Snook Bight offers a range of services to meet every boating need, including new boat sales, rentals, service and storage in state-of-the-art rackominiums and dockominiums. Club members also have access to amenities at the Yacht Club. Snook Bight is also home to the award-winning Bayfront Bistro, a multiple award winner in Fort Myers Beach’s “Taste of the Beach” event.  For more information, call (239) 765- 4371 or visit www.snookbightmarina.com.

                (Fort Myers Beach, Fla. – October 20, 2009) – A once in a lifetime opportunity for insider access to the 2010 ACE Group Classic is one of over 100 exclusive items that will be auctioned off to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate during Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina’s “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” events. The silent auction will take place at Bayfront Bistro on November 7.

                “We’re amazed at some of the generous donations we’ve received for the auction,” said Joe Yerkes, President of Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina & Bayfront Bistro. “Things like the ACE Group Classic packages, dining and cruise experiences are sure to raise a lot of money for a great cause.”  The ACE package includes a place for a foursome in the ProAm, dinner the night prior, passes for four to walk inside the ropes on one day of the tournament, 12 tickets to the Champions Club hospitality area, four rounds of golf (one foursome) at TPC Treviso Bay, and four golf bags (one per player) worth $700 apiece. Two packages will be available to bid on

                The unique silent auction items are collectively worth more than $100,000. Others items include:

• A weeklong cruise for four couples to 10,000 Islands or sunset cruise for 20 from Gulf Island Adventures
• Dinner at your home for you and guests prepared by Bayfront Bistro Chef Marbin Guzman-Avilez Sr. or Angelina’s Chef Nick Costanzo
• Memberships to Useppa Island Club, Massage Envy, or Blue Coyote
• A cashmere wardrobe from Castle Knitwear Ireland
• Original art pieces by local fish and wildlife artist Steven B. Turner, including a new piece, “Chasing the Cure,” painted to commemorate the “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” events
• Weekend getaways, spa services, fine wines and much more!

           Boaters, sailors, exotic car enthusiasts, families and guests young and old will all find something of interest at Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina’s first “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” Waterside Festival on November 6 and 7, 2009, at Snook Bight, 4765 Estero Blvd, located behind the Publix Shopping Center on Fort Myers Beach, or for boaters at Bay Channel Marker 27, VHF Channel 72, GPS 26’26.205 N 81’55.160W.

            The weekend will start with an exclusive wine dinner and auction at Bayfront Bistro, the newest and most exclusive waterfront restaurant in the area. The festival continues the next day with a complimentary event open to the Public on Saturday, November 7, at the marina.  Waterside activities include a boat show held in partnership with Marina Max, antique car show, in-water boat show and demonstrations by Sea Ray Yachts, as well as hands-on demonstrations of all-new piloting systems from MerCruiser.

            Live music will be performed throughout the day by The Eric Stone Band along with an “All Aboard Cocktail for the Cure,” BBQ Extravaganza, and a silent auction and raffle.

            A portion of the dinner and all proceeds from the auctions and raffles and chance drawings will directly benefit the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate whose promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.

            The festival is free and open to the public.  The wine dinner is $100 per person, reservations are required, seating is limited.  For dinner reservations, call 239-765-4371 or for more information about the events, please visit www.allaboardfest.org.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement.  The Southwest Florida Affiliate of Komen for the Cure is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our local community.  Established in 2002, the Southwest Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is dedicated to furthering the Komen promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. The Southwest Florida Affiliate of Komen for the Cure joins 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Southwest Florida Race for the Cure®, the Affiliate has invested over $4 million in the fight to end breast cancer.  Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stay in Southwest Florida. The remaining income goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund research. For more information:  http://www.komenswfl.org   (239) 498-0016.

Portion of profits from creative concoctions to benefit Susan G. Komen Foundation

(Fort Myers Beach, Fla. – October 7, 2009) – Bayfront Bistro, an award-winning waterfront restaurant in Fort Myers Beach, located at Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina, announces a special lineup of signature cocktails in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

“We wanted to come up with a fun and creative way to support this important cause and take part in Snook Bight’s ‘All Aboard Against Breast Cancer’ events,” said Joe Yerkes, owner of Snook Bight and the Bayfront Bistro. “By offering signature drinks, we’re not only getting involved, but giving our customers an opportunity to get involved every time they dine with us.”

Four dollars from each drink sale will be contributed to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Each drink comes in specially-designed hurricane glass commemorating Snook Bight’s “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” events and will be available exclusively in October for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The menu includes:

• Pink Lemonade: Raspberry Vodka, Fresh Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Cranberry Juice
  

  Bayfront Bistro’s Signature Cocktails for the Cure come in specially-designed hurricane glasses commemorating Snook Bight’s “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” events.

• Sunset Mojito: Light Rum, Fresh Mint, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Pineapple, Soda, Splash Pineapple Juice
• Pixie Stick: Vodka, Melon Liqueur, Lemonade, Lemon-Lime, Splash Sprite
• Pom-Arita: Tequila, Pomegranate Liqueur, Lemon-Lime, Sprite
• Pink Paradise: Malibu, Amaretto, Pineapple & Cranberry Juice

In addition to offering signature cocktails, Bayfront Bistro will host a benefit wine dinner and live auction on Friday, November 6 as part of Snook Bight’s Boat Show and Waterside Festival.

The festival continues the next day with a complimentary event open to the public on Saturday, November 7, at the marina. Waterside activities include a boat show, in-water boat show and demonstrations by Sea Ray Yachts, as well as hands-on demonstrations of all-new piloting systems from MerCruiser.

Live music will be performed throughout the day by The Eric Stone Band along with the signature “All Aboard Cocktail for the Cure,” BBQ Extravaganza, and a silent auction and raffle.

A portion of the dinner and all proceeds from the auctions and raffles and chance drawings will also benefit the Susan G. Komen foundation.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. The Southwest Florida Affiliate of Komen for the Cure is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our local community. Established in 2002, the Southwest Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is dedicated to furthering the Komen promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. The Southwest Florida Affiliate of Komen for the Cure joins 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Southwest Florida Race for the Cure®, the Affiliate has invested over $4 million in the fight to end breast cancer. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stays in Southwest Florida. The remaining income goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund research. For more information: http://www.komenswfl.org (239) 498-0016.

For more information, contact: Carolyn Rogers

239-278-3900 ofc, 239-850-5020 cell or

Carolyn@BriggsRogers.com

 Breast Cancer is Target of Inaugural Waterside Festival

at Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina

Event to raise support for breast cancer patients in our community

             (Fort Myers Beach, Fla. – September 10, 2009) — The owners and members of Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina and Marine Max are teaming up to join the fight against breast cancer with a weekend of Fort Myers Beach fun in support of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Southwest Florida Affiliate.  

            Boaters, sailors, exotic car enthusiasts, families and guests young and old will all find something of interest at Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina’s first “All Aboard Against Breast Cancer” Waterside Festival on November 6 and 7, 2009, at Snook Bight, 4765 Estero Blvd, located behind the Publix Shopping Center on Fort Myers Beach, or for boaters at Bay Channel Marker 27, VHF Channel 72, GPS 26’26.205 N 81’55.160W. 

            “We want to give back to the community we live in,” said Joe Yerkes, President of Snook Bight Yacht Club and Marina.  “To us, there is no better cause that touches so many lives in our community – one in eight women will be affected by breast cancer this year according to the statistics – this devastating disease touches every one of us and it must be conquered”.

            The weekend will start with an exclusive wine dinner and auction at Bayfront Bistro, the newest and most exclusive waterfront restaurant in the area.

            The festival continues the next day with a complimentary event open to the Public on Saturday, November 7, at the marina.  Waterside activities include a boat show, exotic car show, in-water boat show and demonstrations by Sea Ray Yachts, as well as hands-on demonstrations of all-new piloting systems from MerCruiser. 

            Live music will be performed throughout the day by The Eric Stone Band along with an “All Aboard Cocktail for the Cure,” BBQ Extravaganza, and a silent auction and raffle.

            A portion of the dinner and all proceeds from the auctions and raffles and chance drawings will directly benefit the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate whose promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.

            “Snook Bight has such a perfect venue to share with us for this event,” said Robert Mangene, board member of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Southwest Florida Affiliate.  “We hope to have hundreds of people attend to enjoy the ambiance of this beautiful boating destination and to help us support breast cancer patients in our area.”

            The festival is free and open to the public.  The wine dinner is $100 per person, reservations are required, seating is limited.  For dinner reservations, call 239-765-4371 or for more information about the events, please visit www.SnookBightMarina.com.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement.  The Southwest Florida Affiliate of Komen for the Cure is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our local community.  Established in 2002, the Southwest Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is dedicated to furthering the Komen promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. The Southwest Florida Affiliate of Komen for the Cure joins 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Southwest Florida Race for the Cure®, the Affiliate has invested over $4 million in the fight to end breast cancer.  Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stays in Southwest Florida. The remaining income goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund research. For more information:  http://www.komenswfl.org   (239) 498-0016.