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Teleflex Marine  has announced that three marine exhaust hoses from their brand, Shields Marine Hose, a leading supplier of hose to the worldwide marine industry, have qualified for Lloyd’s Register Type Approval.

The certificate confirms type approval for Shields’ Marine Exhaust/Water Hose (no wire) – Series No. 200, Shieldsflex II Marine Exhaust/Water Hose (with wire) – Series No. 250 and Shieldsaust-C Hose – Series No. 252. The hoses meet Lloyd’s Register’s Rules and Regulations for Classification of Ships; Lloyd’s Register’s Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Special Service Craft; for diesel wet exhaust and SAE J2006.

With an estimated 2.5-million Ontario boaters taking to the water this season, the need for practical, hands-on training has never been greater. BoaterSkills.ca, a training program for recreational boaters in Ontario, has begun offering its boating safety and basic skills development clinics across the province.  There’s no classroom, no exam, no major time commitment – just you, your boat, your crew and a day with a professional captain.

Conveniently located in the offices of the Yacht Brokerage firm North South Nautical Group Inc. at Port Harbour Marina, BoaterSkills.ca sends a professional instructor to their client’s boat to provide half or full-day onboard training. From tying knots, to docking, anchoring and rules of the road, BoaterSkills.ca tailors the clinics to the client’s individual needs.

The Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors®, Inc. will hold its 2011 Annual Conference and Educational Training Symposia, October 5 – 8, 2011, at the Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, 1919 Upper Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is not often that this sort of event is held in Canada and this gives Canadian members a special opportunity to attend. It is clear that SAMS is interested in encouraging Canadian membership in this profession.

One Canadian who has taken an active roll in the organization is Capt. Stuart J. McLea Marine Surveys Canada Group of Halifax, and at present he serves as Secretary/Treasurer for SAMS, however this is an election year and Stuart is nominated for Executive Vice President.

China launched its first ever sole entry in the Volvo Ocean Race today and announced that one of the world’s leading sailors, twice Volvo Ocean Race winner Mike Sanderson from New Zealand, would helm its Team Sanya for the gruelling nine-month, 39,270 mile challenge beginning in October.

The Announcement took place at the Park Hyatt, Beijing, China Friday June. 17, 2011.

The Volvo Ocean Race is an exceptional test of sailing prowess and human endeavour which has been built on the spirit of great seafarers,

Your Host, Chris Brown, Profit Solutions Specialist, at Lifeline Business Solutions invites interested dealers to join a Complimentary Webinar on Financial Management titled, “A Brave New World”

This webinar is available the week of June 13th to June 17th to Dealer Owners & Managers.

Lifeline Business Solutions is pleased to invite you to this no cost webinar when we will:

Nels Moxness, President, Velux Canada and avid supporter and dear friend officially welcomed Derek back to Canada yesterday after he successfully finished the 2010/2011 Velux 5 Oceans Race. Unlike Derek’s competitors, Derek’s Spirit of Canada Campaign has raised the funds to support this campaign one kilometer, one supporting name on deck and one dollar at a time. Although amazing donations consistently flowed in from friends of the Spirit of Canada Campaign, the significant contribution from Active House made Derek’s latest entry possible. (Active House is a vision of buildings that create healthier and more comfortable lives for their occupants without negative impact on the climate – moving us towards a cleaner, healthier and safer world.)

Digital Era Media Inc., (DEM: www.ThinkDEM.com) has announced that it has launched HD video boat reviews accessible on their website Boatdealers.ca making them the first released HD video Boat Reviews by a Canadian Media company.

“I believe the release of our HD video boat reviews show our dedication to innovation in the Canadian Boating industry,” said Chris Perera, Digital Era Media’s President & CEO. “We pride ourselves on the quality of media we produce. These video reviews carry the same attention to detail expected from Boatdealers.ca, and provide the consumer with an exciting perspective on a potential boat purchase.

Mark your Calendar from Sunday December 4th to Tuesday December 6th to attend the annual Boating Ontario Conference & Trade Show.

Beautiful Deerhurst Resort, in Hunstville, will host the event. This is a grand facility with excellent food, luxurious rooms and a spectacular setting.

The theme of this year’s event is “Sharing Success” with a focus on learning from your peers and people within the recreational boating industry.

The Robert Hartog Midland Campus of Georgian College will be offering Level 1 apprenticeship training for Marine Engine Technicians beginning Tuesday August 2nd, 2011.

If you have staff that are eligible to attend a Level 1 session and did not receive an invitation from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, you need to have your staff contact their local Ministry rep.

If you are interested in lerning more or putting your own support behind the many worthwhile initiatives of the Georgian Strait Alliance, you can join their June 18th Annual General Meeting in Vancouver. The event starts at 1 pm, at the YWCA Hotel – Royal Bank Room, 733 Beatty St. 

The organization says, all are welcome, so please come down to meet their staff and board. Following the AGM, they invite visitors to join them on a cruise of English Bay and Indian Arm. The MV Someday sails at 2:30 from the Plaza of Nations Marina for a 3 hour cruise of this beautiful region.  The cruise is by donation (suggested $20, or whatever you can afford). 

The International Marina & Boatyard Conference (IMBC) will kick off its 10th anniversary with a presentation by the highly recognized Disney Institute.

IMBC—produced by the Association of Marina Industries (AMI)—is scheduled for February 1–3, 2012, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Disney Institute will present “Disney’s Approach to Business Excellence” on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 8:30 am.

The recreational boating industry’s national marketing campaign in the US and Canada, Discover Boating, took home the top honour in the Small Budgets-Products category of the 2011 North American Effie Awards, at the 43rd annual Effie gala in New York City.

“This is a tremendous honour for the recreational boating industry and testament to the dedication of Discover Boating staff and our marketing partners to provide the best work possible for the industry,” said Carl Blackwell, chief marketing officer for Discover Boating.

Following a successful show in 2010, the 2011 International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), will again take place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. This year, the show will run October 17-19, 2011, and host the marine industry’s most expansive seminar series with the largest selection of course material in the show’s 21-year history.

More than 100 industry authorities will conduct 91 different educational seminars, a 30 percent increase compared to 2010. The show’s renowned Technical Series returns, and the Management,

August 31, 2011 is the deadline for community organizations to apply for a 2011 Interlux Waterfront Challenge grant. The company will award a total of $50,000 in grants in October 2011 to organizations to create sustainable waterfront environmental improvements in their communities. Eight grants from $4,500 to $20,000 will be awarded to groups in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.

A five-judge panel of marine industry leaders who share a passion for protecting our waters – with the help of boaters voting on Facebook for their favorite projects among the applications,

In a story that ran in the Owen Sound Sun Times newspaper by writer Scott Dunn, we have learned that Grew Manufacturing is now in receivership.

According to the story, available online, the company has liabilities of more than $2 million and about 100 creditors. Grew Manufacturing’s assets are now in the care of a receiver who is looking for a buyer. The receiver is BDO Canada Limited and Bill Courage is handling the sale.

The story went on to say that the Grew boat company’s manufacturing plant south of Owen Sound has been idle for three months since Grew president David Cameron shot and wounded an employee there, then ended his own life in an armed confrontation with police Feb. 21 near Kemble.

Fully-loaded with all of Raymarine’s award-winning technologies these boat shows-on-wheels are making stops in Canada!

Welcome Aboard Raymarine-3 and Raymarine-4 are the perfect places to experience Raymarine products first hand. Staffed by Raymarine product experts, they offer consumers an excellent chance to interact with Raymarine’s extensive product line. They also offer event rebates for purchases made during the event to further the great savings offered by the participating dealers.

BRP has entered into a new relationship with National Bank Financial Group to provide promotional retail financing to its retailers throughout Canada. This new resource enables Canadian dealers who carry Ski-Doo snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft and boats, Evinrude outboard engines and Can-Am ATV, side-by-side vehicles and roadsters to offer additional competitive retail financing options with expedited approval processes.

National Bank Financial Group is an integrated provider of financial services, combining retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties.

Excitement builds as the 50th Anniversary of the Nova Scotia Schooner Association fast approaches, July 31- August 7 in Hubbards Cove, Nova Scotia.

After a full two years of planning it is expected to be one of the most spectacular collections of Nova Scotia Schooners to gather together in one port in a very long time. Skippers and crews are busy preparing their boats, varnishing the masts and tuning their rigs in anticipation of this sailing season’s most exciting event.