Nautic Global Group has announced an incredibly successful first day of its annual dealer meeting, which has welcomed over 600 attendees from more than 400 worldwide dealerships. An exceptionally high level of enthusiasm at the meeting has been attributed to the fact that virtually all the dealers had a successful first half of the year.

With more than 70 boats on display at the company's headquarters in Elkhart, Indiana, dealers for one or more of four primary product lines have gotten an up-close look at the extensive offerings for model year 2013, including eight all-new models and dozens of other boats with significant enhancements. Nautic Global Group manufactures Rinker Express Cruisers and Captiva Sport Boats, Hurricane Deck Boats, Polar Kraft Aluminum Fishing Boats, and Godfrey Pontoons including Sanpan, Aqua Patio and Sweetwater.

The meeting's theme, "Unite to Ignite," has resonated among attendees, many of whom say their partnership with Nautic Global Group is stronger than ever. In front of a packed business meeting, keynote speaker and Pittsburgh Steeler legend Rocky Bleier exhilarated the crowd with a message about seizing opportunities and growing their businesses by developing a positive vision and leading their own teams to success.

Bleier, who won a college football national championship in 1966 while attending the University of Notre Dame, went on to join the Pittsburgh Steelers before being drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Vietnam following his rookie season. After being seriously wounded in the leg while on a mission, doctors gave him no chance of ever being able to play again in the National Football League. However, hard work and determination enabled him to beat the odds, and he went on to make the team and eventually win four Super Bowls with the Steelers.

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