BOSTON WHALER 170 MONTAUK WINS EUROPEAN BOB (BEST OF BOATS) AWARD
As Boston Whaler wrapped up its 60th anniversary — a year filled with exciting product debuts, marked sales success and numerous marine-industry accolades…
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SMOKERCRAFT, INC. SELLS FURNITURE OPERATION TO LIPPERT COMPONENTS INC.
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 – has announced that it has sold its in-house marine furniture manufacturing operation to Elkhart, Indiana-based Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI).
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BENETEAU’S POWERBOAT NETWORK IS EXPANDING: WELCOMING HUTCHINSON’S BOAT WORKS!
Beneteau America announced the appointment of a new dealership: Hutchinson’s Boat Works, Inc (HBW) as their exclusive Beneteau powerboats dealer in upstate New York. They will offer the different Beneteau ranges like Gran Turismo, Monte Carlo, Swift Trawler and Antares.
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NIMBUS TO ACQUIRE JOINT VENTURE INTEREST IN BELLA BOATS FROM BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Mercury Marine has announced that its parent company, Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), has entered into an agreement with Sweden-based Nimbus Boats, which will acquire the company’s joint venture interest in Finland-based Bella Boats. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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MISSION CRITICAL ELECTRONICS ACQUIRES XANTREX MOBILE POWER ASSETS FROM SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
Mission Critical Electronics is announcing the acquisition of the global leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of advanced power electronic products and systems for the mobile power markets, operating under the brand Xantrex.
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BRP REPORTS FISCAL YEAR 2018 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
BRP Inc. (TSX:DOO; NASDAQ: DOOO) on November 30, reported its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended October 31, 2018.
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ACQUISITION OF DELPHIA YACHTS
On November 30, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland, Groupe Beneteau and Delphia Yachts Kot sp. j. reached financial closing of the acquisition by Groupe Beneteau of its operations, designing, building and marketing of sailing and motor yachts under the Delphia Yachts and Maxi Yachts brands.
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TARIFF UPDATE FROM NMMA
The following press release came from the NMMA and NMMA Canada regarding the retaliatory tariffs on recreational boats. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has been signed WITHOUT the removal of the…
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RUTGERSON SIGNS GLOBAL CONTRACT WITH ELVSTRØM SAILS
A new 3-year contract makes the Swedish yacht equipment manufacturer Rutgerson Marin a strategic supplier of sail hardware to Elvstrøm Sails, one of the largest sail makers in the world.
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NMEA PUBLISHES UPDATED VERSION OF NMEA 0183 FOR NEW GLOBAL SATELLITE SYSTEMS
The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has published a new version of NMEA 0183-Version 4.11, which replaces Version 4.10 and includes updates to the entire suite of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) sentences.
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FOUR WINNS BOATS EXPANDS DEALER NETWORK IN ONTARIO CANADA
Expanding its dealer network in London Ontario, Four Winns boats, a division of Groupe Beneteau, Cadillac Operations is excited to announce Hully Gully Powersports & Marine as the newest addition to their distribution channel.
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ENTER YOUR NEW PRODUCTS IN THE 2019 MIAMI BOAT SHOW INNOVATION AWARDS
It’s time to enter your new product for the 2019 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show Innovation Awards competition, the industry’s most prestigious honors, recognizing manufacturers and suppliers who bring new, innovative products to market.
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BRP ANNOUNCES INTERNAL RE-STRUCTURING OF ITS POWERSPORTS GROUP
BRP is announcing a leadership reorganization within the Powersports Group which will now be co-led by Sandy Scullion as Senior Vice-President, Global Retail & Services and Thomas Uhr as Senior Vice-President, Product Engineering & Manufacturing Operations.
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BOATSETTER OWNERS RENT THEIR BOATS AND MAKE MONEY
The average boat owner never wants to do the math: adding up all the seasonal expenses and dividing by the number of times the vessel was used.
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BUYING A BOAT IN CANADA JUST GOT EASIER.
Digital Era Media Inc., (DEM: www.ThinkDEM.com) Digital Media Publishers of Canadian Marine & Powersports Listing Sites announced that it has launched all new versions of BoatDealers.ca and OutboardDealers.ca powered by their 6th Generation MyDealers.ca platform.
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WINNER NAMED IN VOLVO PENTA’S BOATING DREAMS CONTEST
It pays to dream. Travis Christ of Charleston, South Carolina is the winner of Volvo Penta of the America’s Boating Dreams contest, a social media promotion in which customers posted stories of their dreams and aspirations of spending time on the water.
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NEW NAME, MANDATE FOR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
Waterfront Development Corp. is getting a new mandate to help drive strategic economic development across Nova Scotia.
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LUMISHORE RECEIVES DAME AWARD SPECIAL MENTION
Lumishore, manufacturer of high-performance LED lighting systems, has taken all its expertise in underwater lighting above the waterline with a new range of products designed for interior use.
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FOUR GREATER VICTORIA HARBOUR AUTHORITY MARINAS HAVE ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST RANKING POSSIBLE IN CLEAN MARINE BC PROGRAM
Four marinas in the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority have raised the bar as they work toward curbing pollution in Victoria’s Inner Harbour. They’ve just achieved the highest ranking possible in our Clean Marine BC program!
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BOATING ATLANTIC APPOINTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2019
Boating Atlantic held its Annual General Meeting on November 8th. Members present voted in favour of changing the name Atlantic Marine Trades Association to Boating Atlantic.
