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Sun shines on the Palm Beach show

Organizers report healthy increases in attendance, boats displayed and exhibitor revenue ...more

By The Numbers

Upward trends continue for brokerage sales

If you were a broker listing a boat in the United States recently, odds are you were glad if it was over 55 feet or shorter than 26. According to... ...more

Spring sales season off to solid start

Right in sync with warmer weather, which arrived early in much of the country, the nation’s boatbuilding industry saw its spring selling season get... ...more
Dealers

Research points MarineMax to charters

Retailer launches its large-scale premium operation in a popular Caribbean destination ...more

On the docks, more spring in their step

Signs from recent boat shows indicate that more serious buyers  are crowding out window shoppers as the economy gets stronger ...more
General

Fishermen rally for regulatory reform

Gathering in the nation’s capital draws 2,000 industry workers and anglers hoping to change catch-limit rules ...more

Q&A with John Ropp, Michigan Boating Industries Association president

John Ropp is president of the Michigan Boating Industries Association and also serves as its chief executive, overseeing the management and direction... ...more
Marinas and Boatyards

Innovation Awards: lots of ‘cool new stuff’

More entries that focused on electronics and safety impressed the judges in Miami ...more

Diversity governs selection of judges

The Innovation Award judges come from a range of expertise areas — and that’s no coincidence. ...more

Electro Scan

Raritan has introduced a waste treatment system for boats to 65 feet — the Electro Scan, a Coast Guard-certified Type 1 marine sanitation device. ...more

Grieve walk-in oven

The Grieve No. 850 is a 500-degree, electrically heated walk-in oven made by the Illinois-based Grieve Corp. for curing composite parts. ...more

Safe-CO generator

Westerbeke says its Safe-CO model 3.5 SBCG low-carbon monoxide gasoline generator is the most compact 3.5-kW gasoline generator on the marine market. ...more

Blogs

Understanding “Welcome to the Water” (Part 1)


I don't know how to say this in any stronger way: Every dealer should set aside time Wednesday to attend a very important webinar. Click here for more.

On deadline, under pressure, every day


She covered our industry in perhaps its most turbulent period, reporting stories as the Great Recession reshaped our businesses. Associate editor Beth Rosenberg is "changing places" after more than six years with Trade Only. Click here for more.

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Today's News

MarineMax COO resigns

MarineMax chief operating officer and executive vice president Edward Russell recently resigned. ...more

NMMA reports new-boat sales gains in 2011

Sales of aluminum fishing and pontoon boats helped boost new-boat sales last year to their first gain since 2006. ...more

Veethree Instruments will move to new Florida facility

Veethree Instruments, a maker of electronic and mechanical instrumentation, purchased a new manufacturing facility in Manatee County, Fla. ...more

Industry mourns former Starcraft Marine president

The funeral for a respected industry leader will be held Thursday in Goshen, Ind. ...more

Bavaria Yachts USA plans factory-direct location in Connecticut

Bavaria Yachts USA announced that Mystic, Conn., will be the location of its newest factory-direct location, positioned to serve the Northeast sailing market. ...more

IBEX hotel booking includes Kentucky Derby drawing

Visitors booking hotel rooms for the International Boatbuilders' Exhibition & Conference can win prizes that include tickets to the 2013 Kentucky Derby. ...more

NMEA releases conference lineup

The 2012 NMEA International Marine Electronics Conference & Expo, scheduled for Sept. 26-29 at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Fla., will feature an expanded lineup of activities, education and training. ...more

International Superyacht Society seeks award nominations

The International Superyacht Society is asking for nominations from the yachting industry and public for its 2012 Awards of Distinction. ...more

Maryland adds Clean Marina

Blackstone Marina in Hollywood, Md., which has served boaters of the Patuxent River on Cuckhold Creek since 1964, was certified as the latest Maryland Clean Marina. ...more

Raymarine rolls out two new apps

Raymarine launched a new series of free apps that enable users to control e- and c-Series multifunction displays wirelessly from a tablet or smart phone. The new apps - RayControl and RayRemote - are available for Apple iOS, Android and Kindle Fire. ...more

Sino Eagle signs water-system deal for Aquila 46

Whale Water Systems was chosen as the water systems supplier for Sino Eagle's Aquila 46 Power Catamarans. ...more

Columns

Letter from the Editor

West Marine finds solid footing under CEO Eisenberg

by William Sisson

So what’s your most valuable asset? Cash? Your terrific product? Your strategic position in the market? I’ve got it — your skill as a leader? ...more

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