Today's News

Soundings Trade Only Editor in Chief Michael Verdon continues his conversations with marine industry executives from the U.S. and around the world.

MarineMax

First major show without Sea Ray yachts didn’t diminish the company’s bottom line.

Marina News

Event will raise funds for veterans’ organization.

Raymarine

LED lighting systems can be controlled from the screen.

Boating safety

Safety is the focus of many new provisions.

Diesels

Coastkey also provides wireless kill switch.

Other

Group is made up of 23 member businesses.

Other

A new backend system will establish direct relationship between iNavX and chart providers.

Beneteau

The French builder says production will start later this year.

Tiara/Pursuit

Company president Bruce Thompson also talked about new owner Malibu and expanding facilities in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Yanmar

The propulsion setup is offered in three horsepower ratings.

Other

With labels showing how tariffs are impacting boatbuilders, the Bennington model might have helped convince the International Trade Commission about the rising cost of aluminum.

Features

Other

Tariffs continue to cost the industry millions. Plus, even with a new NAFTA, U.S. boats are still targeted by Canadian tax authorities.

Newport International Boat Show (R.I.)

The Newport International Boat Show reports brisk sales and record attendance.

Beneteau

Groupe Beneteau’s push in the U.S. market is more than four decades in the making, but it has a newer focus on powerboat brands, along with the sailboats Americans already know.

Norwalk Boat Show

Connecticut’s reduced state tax on boats boosts sales at the Norwalk show.

IBEX

Making boating easier is the common theme among IBEX’s frontrunners.

Brunswick

Chief technology officer David Foulkes talks about Brunswick Corp.’s transition into a solutions-based company.

Storms and Hurricanes

Florence and Michael may change the way we define hurricanes.

Beneteau

When Christophe Lavigne arrived at Four Winns 12 years ago to head the engineering department, the Cadillac, Mich.-based company had a traditional office layout with designers, architects and engineers separated in cubicles.