Dutch yacht builder VanDutch has opened a new factory-direct center in North Miami Beach, Fla.
The center will carry branded merchandise and offer customer support and financial services, including leasing, financing and fractional ownerships.
The company recently said its new model, the VanDutch 75, will be available in the middle of next year.
The eight-state region that accounts for one-third of annual boat sales has seen unprecedented damage from high waters. A bipartisan legislative effort looks to protect the region and its small businesses.
Dealers worry that the absence of new boats is driving up prices.
Canada-based e-mobility outfit Vision Marine raises $27.6 million to reinvest in its line of electric vessels and 180-hp, E-Motion outboard.
The company says it will introduce electric power across its line of ladders, tender lifts and more.
Newmar celebrates 50 years; Pebble Mine permit denied by Army Corps; and several yacht builders will feature Raymarine.
Recommendations included interconnected smoke detectors and alternative escape paths.
