Indmar Marine Engines responded to a letter from Contender Boats, Maverick Boat Group and the NMMA that urged the marine industry to come together in support of our neighbors and friends. The letter encouraged the marine industry to contribute in efforts to reach a minimum combined donation of $250,000 for relief efforts in the Bahamas.
The 2019 IBEX Innovation Awards, managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and judged by Boating Writers International (BWI), received 104 entries from more than 80 companies, the most submitted in the program’s history.
The National Vessel Registry Center Corp., a company which makes it possible for vessel registration renewal among other services, advocates for safe boating in Canada and beyond. Recent boating accidents, resulting in fatalities, have demonstrated the need for raising boating safety awareness as summer turns into fall.
Smoker Craft, Inc. – a leading manufacturer of fiberglass, pontoon and aluminum fishing boats sold worldwide under the Smoker Craft, Starcraft, Starweld, Sylvan and SunChaser brands…
The NMMA reported that Jeff Wasil, engineering manager at Evinrude (BRP) recently testified before Wisconsin’s Senate Committee on Economic Development, Commerce, and Trade regarding Senate Bill 349…
Boating Ontario has notified their members on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River that if their company has been affected – IN ANY WAY – by the high waters on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River in 2019, that it is time to have the industry’s collective voices heard.
Boating Atlantic invites marine businesses to be a part of their Boating Atlantic 2020 Guide. This is Atlantic Canada’s premiere boating guide — everything you need for the boating season in the Atlantic region.
Dave Plumpton, Sales Manager at Kingston Anchors is pleased to announce that Woodard and Company will represent the company as its Manufacturer Representative for the province of British Columbia.
Out of an abundance of caution, as Hurricane Dorian threatened the state of Florida, the 2019 Progressive Insurance Tampa Boat Show, presented by West Marine, originally scheduled for September 6 to 7, is postponed to October 25-27. It will remain at the Tampa Convention Center for its new October dates.
Pursuit Boats, manufacturer of luxury sport fishing and cruising boats, broke ground for the first phase of an expansion that will ultimately bring their campus footprint to 100 acres of land with 773,000 square feet of manufacturing and support space and increase their local employment to 600.
To help bolster Canada’s recreational boating industry, specifically in the global marketplace, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Canada announced it was approved for $116,849 in funding from Global Affairs Canada through its CanExport Associations program.
Crescent Custom Yachts has a Gregory C. Marshall designed Crescent 164’ (50m) under construction in their shipyard in Richmond, BC. The project was sold to an American client who has named the yacht “Danzante Bay” after his resort and golf course in Loreto, Mexico.
The NMMA newsletter wrote that the U.S. Coast Guard released its 2018 Recreational Boating Statistics Report last week, revealing that there were 633 boating fatalities nationwide in 2018, a 3.8 percent decrease from 2017.
Canada’s largest fiberglass boat builder, Campion Marine officially kicked off their 2020 model year with the Waves of Change dealer meeting.
If you want to know how to best protect recreational boats from damage in a hurricane, ask the experts who’ve been tasked with cleaning up the mess for nearly 40 years. They’re the ones who’ve seen the evidence after the storm passes: a lack of preparation, poorly maintained docks, low seawalls, fallen boat lifts, and destroyed marinas.
At the Cannes Yachting Festival, Sept. 10–15, Sea Ray will continue its celebration of 60 years of remarkably crafted boats with the European debut of the limited-edition SLX-R package of the all-new SLX 350 Outboard.
We thought our News Week readers would enjoy this short video showing someone reach into the build chamber of a metal additive manufacturing machine and pull parts out of a powder-bed—without any support structures tying them to a build plate.
Freedom Boat Club, the nation’s largest boat club and part of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) has announced that it has recently completed work on building a house for a family of three in North Port, Florida, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Inc.
Scout Boats, the US builder of sportfishing boats from 17ft-53ft, has added twelve national dealers and eight international dealers to its current roster.
Frank Hugelmeyer joined NMMA as president-elect on July 15; he will succeed Thom Dammrich as president on Oct. 1, following Dammrich’s retirement. Hugelmeyer, a veteran leader of the outdoor recreation industry, came to NMMA from the RV Industry Association (RVIA), where he served as president since 2015.