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WEST MARINE ANNOUNCES CANADIAN STORE CLOSURES – PROBABLE FUTURE WEB FOCUS

During their recent message to West Marine shareholders in the West Marine 3rd quarter conference call, Matt Hyde, CEO announced that West Marine will close all of their Canadian stores in 2015.
Boating Industry Canada has learned that in the next year, leases on 7 of their 10 stores in Canada expire. We were told that when a lease expires on any of their West Marine stores, the company evaluates it against minimum financial delivery to decide whether to renew the lease. In the case of these 7 Canadian locations, none of the stores meet West Marine minimums. Because of this, the company announced the the difficult decision to phase out of the Canadian stores over the next few years, as their leases expire. It was also stated that through this process, West marine will continue to support their Canadian stores for the next few years.

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SEA RAY® IS HONOURED WITH FOUR MORE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

Sea Ray has been recognized for excellence in customer satisfaction for the tenth year in a row, earning four 2014 Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Awards from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and bringing the company’s total to an unprecedented 59 CSI Awards over the years of the honour.

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NEW AUTOMATIC BATTERY CHARGERS – YPOWER

With more than 100,000 HF battery chargers installed worldwide, CRISTEC is proud to announce the launch of its fifth generation of HF chargers: the brand new YPOWER range.

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NMEA ANNOUNCES 2014 PRODUCT AWARD WINNERS

Marine electronics experts nationwide named 11 products in nine categories as winners of the 2014 NMEA Product Awards.

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MARK REEDENAUER TAKES REINS AS NMEA MANAGING DIRECTOR

The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Mark Reedenauer to the position of managing director. In his new job, Reedenauer will manage the day-to-day activities and programs of the NMEA and serve as principal liaison with the membership and the marine industry. He will report directly to the chairman of the NMEA.

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AQUALUMA’S NEW GEN 4, 18 SERIES THRU-HULL LEDS

Leading LED lighting manufacturer Aqualuma® introduces the 18 Series LEDs, a new edition to the company’s Gen 4 Thru-Hull range, at the 2014 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, October 30-November 3, 2014 (Electronics Pavilion booth 335, Bahia Mar Yachting Center).

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ASA ELECTRONICS HAS HIRED JANNIE SLONE AS THEIR NEW PUBLIC RELATIONS AND DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

ASA Electronics has hired Jannie Slone as their new Public Relations and Digital Marketing Specialist. Slone will handle all written promotional materials, social media, public relations, email marketing campaigns as well as SEO/SEM strategies for the corporation and its product lines.

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CASBA NOMINATIONS CLOSE NOVEMBER 7TH, 2014

Time is growing very short to nominate an individual or organization in your area to receive a Canadian Safe Boating Award at this January’s CASBA event. Nominations close on November 7th, 2014. Please do your part TODAY to properly recognize those individuals and organizations you know who are so deserving for the work that they do or products/initiatives that they have created to make recreational boating safer for you and me.

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TRUE OR FALSE? TAKE THE BOAT WINTERIZING QUIZ

You’re putting the boat away for winter. So what half-truth, wive’s tale or tall story have you heard about winterizing a recreational boat? Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) helps to set the record straight.

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THE TRENT-SEVERN WATERWAY CLOSED FOR ANOTHER YEAR ON OCTOBER 13, 2014

Parks Canada encourages the public to use caution in and around canal structures and channels. From mid-October to the end of May, the canal’s lock stations are closed and their use is at one’s own risk. Unmarked hazards may exist. Wet leaves, ice, and snow may remain on stairs and walkways and ice conditions on the waterway can vary. Over the non-navigation season, aids to navigation may be missing, off-station or inoperable until next spring.

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DC POWER MAKES BOAT LIFTS SAFE AND RELIABLE

ShoreStation broke the traditional molds when it introduced its FlexPower® system, resulting in the fastest boat lifts on the market. DC battery power is the brawn behind FlexPower, purposely chosen for its safety and superior performance over AC in marine environments. Dependable DC power, combined with ShoreStation’s time-tested boat lift design, a solar charger and wireless remotes, results in a powerful and worry-free means to get a boat on and off the water.

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ABYC HONOURS TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBER

The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) recently presented a service award to one of its Technical Board members.

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NEW CENTEK CHECK VALVE HELPS PREVENT WATER BACKFLOW TO ENGINES AND GENERATORS

The new Check Valve from marine wet exhaust systems manufacturer Centek Industries helps prevent water from flowing back into engines and gensets.

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KINGSTON MARINE MUSEUM HOPES TO STAY AFLOAT

Long before Kingston Penitentiary was closed down by the federal government, its fate left swinging in the winds off Lake Ontario, there was the sad tale of the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes.

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TAKE THE 2014 MARINA TRENDS SURVEY

The Association of Marina Industries (AMI) has again partnered with Marina DockAge Magazine (MDA) to bring you the annual Marina Trends Survey which is a tool to gauge the current operations of marinas across the country.

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YAMAHA MOTOR CANADA WELCOMES AMANDA COMISSION AS MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE

Yamaha Motor Canada is pleased to welcome Amanda Comission to our marine division as the company’s Marketing Representative – effective immediately.

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ON BOARD REFERENCE DOUBLES AS LOG BOOK

What’s the VHF channel to hail the fuel dock? When’s the last time the oil was changed? Will a friend know where to find the shackle key? Boaters will find a wealth of such information in Bernard Engraving’s Boating Manager series.

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FERDINAND “FRED” FUDERER PASSES

Boating Industry Canada would like to extend its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Ferdinand “Fred” Fuderer, founder of Buckhorn Yacht Harbour, who passed away on Friday October 10, 2014.

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ALISTAIR MURRAY RECOGNIZED WITH FIRST ANNUAL UNITED STATES SAILBOAT SHOW SAILING INDUSTRY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Celebrating a successful opening day of the 45th United States Sailboat Show, the Annapolis Boat Shows hosted a launch party to welcome a star-studded cast from the sailing industry to Annapolis.

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SIR BEN AINSLIE PRAISES BRITISH SUPERYACHT APPRENTICES

Gold medal winning Olympian, Sir Ben Ainslie, celebrated the achievements of 49 apprentices from the superyacht sector at the recent British Marine Federation’s (BMF) Apprenticeship Graduation (Tuesday 16 September). Those graduating have all successfully finished their apprenticeships with members of Superyacht UK, a group association of the BMF.

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