Boat Dealers

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Its Yacht Controller wireless docking system will be available to MarineMax customers on new and preowned boats.

DJ Delaney previously was general manager of the MarineMax Westbrook, Conn., location.

Alex Velez will oversee three MarineMax marina locations, in Brick, Ship Bottom and Somers Point.

Steven English, who has been with IGY since 2007, previously served as president of the MarineMax subsidiary.

Graduates of the technical school can receive up to $10,000 in reimbursement if they’re hired by the retailer.

Bonnie Biumi will serve as chair of the audit committee and will replace Hilliard M. Eure III, who is retiring from the board after 20 years.

MarineMax subsidiary Cruisers Yachts will take over the rights to the Aviara brand of luxury day boats.

Revenues of $757.7 million were an increase of 5% year-over-year, and gross profit margin was 32%.

Patrick Coote, vice president of brand marketing, has previous experience with Northrop & Johnson, Fraser and Azimut-Benetti.

The company responded to a letter that Andrew Farkas issued last week saying he wants to take back Island Global Yachting from MarineMax.

The new entity will group Fraser Yachts, Northrop & Johnson, Fairport Yacht Management, SuperYacht Management and Atalanta Golden Yachts.

Dillon Reppart has been named general manager, a position he previously held at a Tennessee dealership.

Vice president of legal affairs Manny Alvare, who joined the company in 2018, is now general counsel.

Rebecca J. White was named chair as board directors William H. McGill Jr. and Joseph A. Watters move toward retirement.

Florida native Doug Cline has experience in the automotive and powersports segments.

The company sponsored a home for a low-income family in the Pinellas County area of Florida.

Revenue declined 7% year-over-year, though preowned-boat revenue increased 4.9% due to a rise in trade-ins.

Revenue grew 2% year-over-year, driven largely by an increase in boat sales amid retail conditions that resulted in lower boat margins.

MarineMax Lake Ray Hubbard is located at Sapphire Bay Marina, part of Sapphire Bay Resort in Rowlett.