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.
Twenty-five Florida boating companies participated in the first “fly-in” to Tallahassee to speak with state legislators about issues impacting the industry.
A former bookkeeper at Galati Yacht Sales pleaded guilty on a scheme to defraud.
The IMEA will promote safety, educational programs, and charitable initiatives.
The 37th annual event will open Friday and run through Sunday.
Lanier Tech will start the new program this fall.
The group seeks to shed its reputation as a sport for “stuffy, 60-year-old men.”
