Blue Water

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (July 21, 2009) - West Marine, the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, today announced the grand opening celebration of its newest location in Melbourne, Florida, August 15 - 16, 2009.

West Marine’s newest store – the company’s largest in Brevard County– is located one mile west of the Indian River, at 1001 West Haven Ave on Dairy Road. With more than 10,000 square feet, this store features a full selection of fishing, electronics, boating and trailering supplies for the thousands of Space Coast-area boaters who partake in outdoor activities on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW.) Store Manager Eric Sorrell brings more than 20 years of boating and fishing experience to his post, and he joined West Marine four years ago while attending the Florida Institute of Technology where he majored in Aviation Management.

“Melbourne is the perfect location for this new West Marine store, and we look forward to serving the needs of the active boating, fishing and sailing community in South Florida,” said West Marine Store Manager Eric Sorrell. “In total, our team of West Marine Associates has more than 150 years of boating and fishing experience, including experts like Christian Foster, (our venerable Assistant Manager) who has been sailing most of his life, and is very eager to assist customers in need of supplies and accessories for a day cruise on the ICW, or a fish in the Indian River.”

Grand opening festivities begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2009 and refreshments (including free hot dogs & sodas) will be served while supplies last. The celebration continues all weekend with special discounts and prize give-a-ways, including $100 West Marine gift cards, GPS units and more.

ABOUT WEST MARINE

West Marine, the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, has more than 340 stores located in 38 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and a franchised store located in Turkey. Our catalog and Internet channels offer customers approximately 52,000 products and the convenience of exchanging catalog and Internet purchases at our store locations. Our Port Supply division is one of the country's largest wholesale distributors of marine equipment serving boat manufacturers, marine services, commercial vessel operators and government agencies. For more information on West Marine's products and store locations, or to start shopping, visit westmarine.com or call 1-800-BOATING (1-800-262-8464).