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JEFA STEERING WINS DAME 2014 – DESIGN AWARD METS

Bill Dixon, Chairman of the Jury, presented the prestigious DAME Award 2014 at the commencement of METS this morning to the Steering Traveller from Jefa Steering ApS of Denmark. The jury praised the product for the way it offers a genuine solution to chain/wiresteering. In addition to this overall winner, six category winners of the DAME were also announced during the Breakfast Briefing, the official start of METS 2014 which will be held until Thursday 20 November in Amsterdam RAI.

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NEWS FROM 2014 PORT CREDIT BOAT SHOW

We are looking for feedback on our show, as we realize that attendance was down because of the rain on Saturday. We did however get quality opposed to quantity, but nonetheless, more attendance would have been better!!

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MCY 86 VOTED BEST MOTOR YACHT OF THE YEAR

When it was presented at the FLIBS, the Monte Carlo Yachts 86 was one of the contenders for the Editors’ Choice Awards, winning in the 80-89 feet Best Motor Yacht category.

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SANDY GORDON OF GORDON MARINE

The Canadian boating community has lost one of its members this week. Sandy Gordon, co-owner of the former Gordon Marine in Gananoque, who passed away on Monday November 17, 2014.

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DEALERS MAKE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF RAYMARINE IN CANADA WITH CMC A SUCCESS

CMC had better than expected attendance at its office to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary representing Raymarine in Canada. The many dealers who took the opportunity to visit the CMC office to meet the CMC staff that work with them every day also had an opportunity to see all the latest products that will be available for 2015.

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AMERITEX FABRIC SYSTEMS DOUBLES SIZE OF UPPER MIDWEST FACILITY

Ameritex Fabric Systems, a member of the Taylor Made Group and the leading supplier of engineered canvas enclosures, tops and covers for OEM boatbuilders, is expanding its Indiana facility to better serve the large number of pontoon and sport boat manufacturers in the upper Midwest.

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SNEAK PEAK AT BOATS OF NOTE AT SEATTLE BOAT SHOW

Northwest boaters are a very fortunate lot. The Pacific Northwest and British Columbia are home to what is arguably the greatest variety of boating in the world. And the Seattle Boat Show, Indoors + Afloat, reflects that variety.

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TRENT SEVERN AND RIDEAU CANAL – OUR READERS OFFER INPUT

At Boating Industry Canada we often ask our readers to share their experiences out on Canada’s waterways. Recently in our Newsweek e-newsletter we asked for your experiences and suggestions for making the Trent Severn and Rideau Canals vibrant and sustainable moving forward in light of the changes to the system in the recent past. As both boaters and business owners on the Trent Severn and Rideau waterways, many of our readers had valuable feedback on their personal take on how the system has changed and needs to change further.

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MIAMI MARINE STADIUM NAMED AS NEW HOME FOR MIAMI INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW

Mayor Tomás Regalado, Stadium Spokesperson Gloria Estefan and Miami-Dade Special Ambassador Emilio Estefan, and Representatives from the Miami International Boat Show and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Announce First Confirmed Reuse for the Iconic Stadium and its Grounds

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CMC MARKS 20 YEARS OF RAYMARINE REPRESENTATION AT BC AND ONTARIO DEALER SHOWS

This year CMC Electronics is celebrating its 20th year representing Raymarine in Canada. The occasion will be celebrated at the company’s annual dealer trade shows. This fall, two dealer shows are scheduled for BC on November 5-6 and Ontario on November 12-13. The events will offer attendees information on the strong product represented in CMC’s lines. Raymarine and other vendor personnel will join with CMC support staff to provide detailed product information and to review the 2015 CMC Booking Program.

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CPS-ECP LAUNCHES APPS FOR BOATERS FACEBOOK PAGE

Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons has launched a new Facebook Group called Apps for Boaters. A place to share reviews and your thoughts on boating apps. What apps you like, don’t like and what’s new.

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NEW IPAD CASE WITH PROTECTION, POWER AND EMBEDDED GPS+GLONASS NAVIGATION

Snow Lizard’s SLXtreme case for iPad goes beyond waterproof, rugged protection to embed Bad Elf’s GPS+GLONASS receiver right inside the case, instantly adding worldwide location support to WiFi only iPad (Generation 4) – without an internet connection or monthly subscription. Click here to read the full news release. (PDF)

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NEW AQUATIC AV MARINE AUDIO PRODUCTS

Marine audio products manufacturer Aquatic AV® will introduce four new product lines to the European market on the company stand (11.529) at the 2014 Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), November 18-20 at Amsterdam RAI.

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BELLINGHAM MARINE DESIGNS INNOVATIVE PLATFORM FOR FLOATING SWIMMING POOL

Westrec Marinas, which manages the facility on behalf of the City, hired marina builder, Bellingham Marine to design and supply a concrete floating platform to support its new floating pool.

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MERCURY MARINE WORKS WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO PROMOTE BOATING AND FISHING FOR KIDS

Mercury Marine has partnered with Bill Dance, host of Bill Dance Outdoors, and Fox Sports Outdoors host Barry Stokes to create videos that promote the value of boating and the importance of getting kids to experience life on the water.

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AUSTRALIAN ARMY PURCHASES VSTEP MARITIME SIMULATOR CLASSROOM

The maritime wing of the Australian Army purchased and installed a VSTEP simulator classroom at its Townsville base in Queensland. The maritime simulators are used for landing craft operations and navigation training.

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WORLD’S LARGEST TIDAL ARRAY DEVELOPMENT WINS PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL AWARD

The 398MW MeyGen project has been awarded the first ever ‘Navigator Award’ at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), in recognition of the project’s significant contribution to global marine renewable industry.

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MARINE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURERS COMMIT TO NMEA TECHNICAL TRAINING

In the past three months, marine electronics manufacturers have invested nearly $100,000 in technical training from the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA).

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November 11 2014: Remembering All Our Fallen and the Great War

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the commencement of the First World War. It was called the “Great War” and the “War to End All Wars”. (If only the latter were true. No one thought to call it the First World War, until there was a Second.) Many historians are of the view that the Great War was a defining moment in the history of Canada marking the birth of a truly independent nation.

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FEW REMEMBER THE GERMAN NAVY’S ONLY ATTACK ON CANADA DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

The First World War is seen by most Canadians as a conflict that took place “over there;” a struggle an ocean away, in the muddy fields of and France and Flanders. That’s mostly true, but just months before the war’s end a bizarre sea battle brought the war to Canada’s shores for the first and only time.

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