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The Boating Ontario Conference opened yesterday in Niagara Falls and I’m actually there as you read this. I always attend anyway, but this year I have been asked to moderate a panel discussion on New Boater Education and Retention.
Torqeedo has announced that the company will be the main sponsor of the new Blue Innovation Dock (BID) at the world’s largest boat show: boot Düsseldorf in January 2022.
When highway washouts and emerging sink holes threatened to cancel Marine Service Tech (MST) training workshops last weekend, our community partners stepped in to save the day.
Read more: Quadrant Marine Institute - Community Partners...
On Thursday, October 28th, 2021, Brad Thomson, General Manager of MacDonald Turkey Point Marina, presented a cheque for $17,000 to Jennifer Baxter of the London Children’s Health Foundation.
Read more: MacDonald Turkey Point Marina presents $17,000...
The Maritime Museum of BC is thrilled to announce that it will be hosting the exhibit titled Our Fleet: Small Craft with a Story from 23 November 2021 to 14 May 2022.
Read more: Our Fleet: Small Craft with a Story Opens at the...
I think we are all going to need some career cartography to find our way through the fall and winter this year. Through October and November, the stock market has gone way up, the Canadian elections came and went with no real impact and recently President Biden’s infrastructure bill has been advancing which I think, could result in positive economic momentum in the U.S., and that often benefits Canada. So far, so good.
Navier is a Silicon Valley startup that’s introducing the boat of the future — a 27-foot all-electric, hydrofoil, performance vessel.
On November 16th the DAME Design Awards announced its winners. Volvo Penta’s Assisted Docking System was a joint winner of the DAME Design Award in the category of ‘Machinery, propulsion, mechanical and electrical systems, and fittings.’
Hey, boaters! Got your holiday cards yet? The BoatUS Foundation’s nautically themed cards from Salt Harbor Studios offer customizable card designs crafted on high-quality FSC Certified paper from responsibly managed forests.
Brunswick Corporation’s (NYSE:BC) Advanced Systems Group has announced that both Mastervolt and Whale will become part of the Advanced Systems Group EMEA (ASG EMEA) portfolio, joining the largest and most complete parts and accessories businesses in the global marine and mobile industries.
Impact: An Interview with Jordan Kropf
By Alyssa Kerslake
Kropf Industrial, located in Parry Sound, Ontario, is a major manufacturer of marine hydraulic equipment and dock systems. The company was founded in 1977 and has become well established for their products in the marine sector.
Kropf Industrial works within three divisions: Kropf Conolift, Kropf Aquaculture and Kropf Marine. The Kropf Conolift division offers marine hydraulic equipment such as marine lifts, self-propelled trailers, boat stands, and yard & highway trailers to assist boat handling and storage operations. The Conolift line of equipment became a primary focus of Kropf Industrial in the early 1980s.
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Marine Products
Raymarine introduces Cyclone Solid-State CHIRP Pulse Compression Radars
Boating Industry Canada News Week was on hand at the Raymarine introduction of Cyclone™, the newest range of open-array radars, conceived and crafted to give mariners the confidence to tackle the harshest conditions, gain distinct advantages in the hunt for fish, and safely navigate busy waterways. The introduction was at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, October 26.
All-new Cyclone radars are available in 3-, 4- and 6-foot arrays and two high-power output options for each size. Each model features innovative detection technologies, including Cyclone Bird Mode, that elevates Cyclone into a class all its own.
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