Changing Scene

Boating Ontario Best Practices Workshop Drew A Great Crowd

The Boating Ontario Dealer Association held their Best Practices workshop on Thursday, March 27 at the Nottawasaga Inn & Resort in Alliston, Ontario with some 80 people in attendance. Most of the biggest and best-known dealers were represented in the room and the interest level was high for the presentations.

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TORONTO BOAT SHOW TEAM WELCOMES TRACY WILLIAMS

Canadian Boat Shows is pleased to announce the hiring of Tracy Williams as Sales Manager for the Toronto International Boat Show. Tracy has extensive experience in the recreational boating industry spanning 19 years. Most recently, she served as Senior Manager, Sales with GE Capital Commercial Distribution Finance Canada.

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MRAA LAUNCHES “I AM MRAA” SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO CONTEST

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) is launching a members-only social media contest that encourages dealerships to create a short video about the impact of MRAA membership on their business and post it on their respective Facebook pages. The winner will receive two full-conference passes to the upcoming Marine Dealer Conference & Expo (MDCE), valued at approximately $850. MCDE is being held Nov. 16-19 in Orlando.

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INDUSTRY VETERAN MIKE PRADO JOINS NORTHERN LIGHTS AS GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Marine power generation and climate control manufacturer Northern Lights has named industry veteran Mike Prado to the newly-created position of Global Director of Business Development.

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EASTER SEALS REGATTA REGISTRATION OPEN

Registration for skipper and boat sponsors at the 2014 National Bank Easter Seals Charity Regatta is now open. The fundraiser for Vancouver’s Easter Seals House sails August 9 at Royal Vancouver YC Jericho.

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CABELA’S CANADA TO HIRE 200 FOR BARRIE, ONTARIO STORE

Online applications being accepted now; doors scheduled to open this summerCabela’s Canada plans to hire approximately 200 full-time and part-time employees to staff its new Barrie, Ontario location scheduled to open this spring.

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FIRST ANNUAL IN-WATER PORT CREDIT SPRING BOAT SHOW OPENS MAY 23rd

Canadian Yachting magazine is pleased to present the first annual Port Credit Village Spring Boat Show at the city of Mississauga’s Credit Village Marina.

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DISCOVER BOATING CANADA WEBINAR THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH 2PM EDT – REGISTER TODAY!

As Discover Boating Canada launches our 2014 summer marketing campaign, this 30 minute webinar will provide a look at the marketing efforts on tap for the busy boating months ahead. Join us and learn more about how our industry-wide movement welcomes more people to the water. The webinar presentation will outline strategic campaign initiatives such as:

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PROSPEC DEBUTS PRODUCT FEATURE AND INSTALLATION VIDEO SERIES

To better showcase its products and how to install them, Prospec Electronics recently created a video series dedicated to its innovative line of marine electronics. So far eight videos covering four of the company's key models are available and can be viewed on the company's website.

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NMMA PRESIDENT THOM DAMMRICH REAPPOINTED TO INDUSTRY TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER GOODS

National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) president, Thom Dammrich, has been reappointed to the Industry Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) on Consumer Goods for a four-year term. The ITAC on Consumer Goods is one of 16 Industry Trade Advisory Committees, which are jointly administered by the Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

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NORTH VANCOUVER IS ABOUT TO TRANSFORM ITS WATERFRONT

We just learned from the Georgia Strait Alliance that exciting things are happening on the northern shore of Burrard Inlet. In late February, the City of North Vancouver unveiled plans for the re-development of 12 acres of land sitting largely underutilized or vacant just a few steps west of Lonsdale Key, one the City’s main hubs and connections to other parts of the region.

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LARSON BOAT GROUP ANNOUNCING NEW DEALER CHECKERED FLAG MARINE

Larson Boat Group (LBG) is pleased to announce its new partnership with Checkered Flag Marine. Checkered Flag's in Mount Vernon, Washington will now serve Western Washington from the Cascade Mountain range west as the authorized Larson (runabouts and cruisers from 16' – 32'), Larson FX (freshwater fishing boats 16' – 21') and Larson Escape (pontoon boats 21' – 25') dealer.

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HOW TO CLEAN ON-BOARD ELECTRONICS

With built in functions for radar, weather, chart plotters, engine data, and radio controls, boat owners are constantly touching their on-board electronics. Also, many boats with a more open design get a lot of salt spray on their dash as well. Shurhold Industries offers tips on how to properly clean a boat's electronics.

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LONGER HOURS, MORE BUSINESS; METS 2014 OPENS ITS DOORS EARLIER

Amsterdam RAI has announced that this year’s edition of METS, the world’s leading B2B marine equipment trade show, will be open for business even longer. METS 2014 will be held from 18 to 20 November in Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre.

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Hans Fogh: March 8, 1938 – March 14, 2014

It is with great sadness that we announce Hans Fogh passed away peacefully from Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease on March 14, 2014 in Toronto. A fighter to the end, Hans leaves Kirsten, his beloved wife and safe harbour for 49 years, his two sons, Morten (Debbie) and Thomas (Andrea) and his darling grandchildren, Sarah, Curtis, Marcus, Kaia and Lucas with whom he spent many joyful hours as “Farfar” attending their numerous special events. Hans is also survived by his family in Denmark, brother Jens Christian, sisters Gitte (Esben) and Annegrette (Christian). Hans leaves behind a niece in Canada, Pia (Danny) daughter of his late sister Inger (John Eastwood)

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LEE GORDON JOINS MERCURY MARINE AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

Mercury Marine announces the addition of Lee Gordon as Director of Public Relations. Gordon comes to Mercury with an accomplished career as a television anchor for CBS and FOX affiliates across the country, including Tallahassee and Jacksonville, Fla. For the past few years, he has been the director of corporate communications at 180 Communications, a public relations firm in Tallahassee. Gordon also spent time as a sideline reporter for the NFL on FOX.

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NEED TO FIND THE RIGHT PAINT FOR A BOAT? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT.

The Interlux® Boat Paint Guide has gone digital with the launch of a free app for Apple® IOS and Android smartphones and tablets, designed to make it easy to access Interlux product information and select the correct Interlux paint system.

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GOST TO PROVIDE LIVE DEMOS OF GLOBAL REMOTE MARINE SECURITY, MONITORING, VIDEO SURVEILLANCE & GPS TRACKING

The GOST® (Global Ocean Security Technologies) Nav-Tracker line of GPS tracking systems utilitzes the Inmarsat Satellite Constellation for all communication and control, providing complete global coverage everywhere in the world except the extreme poles. Nav-Tracker systems report to the GOST Nav-Tracker website where customers can add up to 10 recipients to receive emails/text messages from the system, as well as remotely arm and disarm a 500-meter geofence around the vessel. If the boat moves outside of the geofence when armed, the system will send geofence breach messages with the speed, heading, and location of the vessel to designated recipients. Different GOST Nav-Tracker systems are available to meet the needs of boat owners, such as the GOST Nav-Tracker 1.0 Insurance package which provides tracking only and includes a push button to locally arm and disarm the geofence.

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MRRA HIRES MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) has announced the hire of Hannah Muerhoff as MRAA membership coordinator. Muerhoff assumed the role in late January and now serves as the primary contact for all MRAA membership-related inquiries from both current and prospective members.

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CHRIS KOHLER HAS RETIRED FROM HIS POSITION AS SALES MANAGER AT HUTCHINGS MARINE PRODUCTS

Chris started at Hutchings in April of 1996 as a Sales Representative and took on the role of Sales Manager in 2001. Chris’ personal experience as a partner and operating manager of Muskoka Harbour & Cove in the early 90’s gave him great insight as to how he could better serve his customers. He could give his personal attention to customers, fellow employees, and strangers alike, creating a connection with them quickly. He would go out of his way to ensure that he could get someone what they needed as soon as they needed it.

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