Over the past year, the folks at Roscioli Yachting Center have hosted several events to showcase the new covered sheds and office building in its expansion. On Sept. 23, it’s our turn to see it up close.

On that fourth Wednesday in September, join us for The Triton’s third annual poker run. (See more details on page B21.) The run will end at RYC for networking from 6-8 p.m. In the meantime, learn more about the yard from its founder, Bob Roscioli.

The Triton hosts networking events on the first Wednesday of every month. They are always from 6-8 p.m.; only the location changes.

The Triton’s first networking event this month on May 6 (the first Wednesday of May) is at Lauderdale Marine Center, the Ft. Lauderdale shipyard on the New River. Learn a bit about the yard from Dockmaster John Terrill, a former megayacht captain, and make plans to visit the repair yard at 2001 S.W. 20th St. from 6-8 p.m.

The Triton began hosting monthly networking events when we started our newspaper in 2004. Back then, we attracted 25-30 people, and it felt good to bring crew and business together.

Now, our events attract 10 times that many industry professionals, and with the economy the way it is, everyone has been asking for more. So in honor of our sixth year, we will now host two networking events every month.

The Triton hosts a networking event on the first Wednesday of every month from 6-8 p.m. In March, that’s March 4, and we’re meeting at the new showroom of Nautical Ventures, a water toys retail shop in Ft. Lauderdale (1880 Griffin Road, on the northeast corner of I-95 and Griffin Road.)

The Triton hosts networking events on the first Wednesday of every month.

This month, that’s Jan. 7 and we’re networking at Claire’s Marine Outfitters, a Ft. Lauderdale chandlery and long-time Triton advertiser.

We take a break this month to welcome back Donna Bradbury, gracious sponsor of one of our networking events last fall when her company was known as Blue Water Alliance.

This year, the name of the Switzerland-based, worldwide agency has changed, there’s a new logo, and a new marketing efforts afoot.

Many countries in the world celebrate Labor Day in May. Americans celebrate it on the first Monday in September and more than anything else, it signifies the end of summer. The Tuesday afterward means back to school and back to work.

Even though the Summer Solstice won’t arrive in the Northern Hemisphere until June 20 (or June 21, depending on where you are), temperatures in South Florida have already been driving up into the 90s.

As one broker quipped at last month’s Triton networking soirée, forecasters are predicting one more cool day this year – in October.

Begun in 1916 by a group of Dutch ship owners who saw how radio could be used in shipping, Radio Holland Group has come along way from Morse code.

The radio officers are long gone, too, having made way for satellite communications. The company still has offices in major shipping ports worldwide – more than 800 people work at more than 50 locations today.

There’s plenty of time to get everything on your to-do list checked off this, the shortest month of the year, because you’ll get an extra day this leap year. Make sure you include our monthly networking mixer on that list for the first Wednesday in February.

This month’s get-together falls on Feb. 6 and we’ll gather from 6-8 p.m. at Briny’s Pub along Riverwalk in downtown Ft. Lauderdale.