Nov 21, 2023 Brunswick Corporation has announced its Mercury Marine division was named a 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Award honoree in the Sustainability, Eco-Design & Smart Energy category for the Avator 20e and 35e electric outboards. This is the third CES Innovation Award for Mercury. In 2022, Mercury’s V12 600hp Verado outboard engine won the award in the…
Nov 21, 2023 Jury Chair Andre Hoek presented the world-renowned DAME Award 2023 to the Oceanvolt HighPower ServoProp 25 at the commencement of the METSTRADE show. Nine products took wins in eight brand new categories for this year, while 14 more received Special Mentions. The jury also named a recipient for its discretionary Environmental Design Award. There were several strong electric…
Nov 14, 2023 Barbra Streisand sang that, “People who need people are the luckiest people in the world”. Barbra was not in the marine industry. We need people and we are not feeling very “lucky” about it. To my amazement, Barbra Streisand is still in the news and that song, People was a hit in…
Nov 14, 2023 Ronstan orbit winches. Marine Industry News from the UK wrote in their November 9th edition that the Wichard Group, which specializes in the design, manufacture and distribution of products for the marine OEM, aftermarket and industrial markets, has acquired Australian equipment manufacturer Ronstan. Wichard Group says the acquisition of Ronstan, which produces sailing equipment, industrial…
Nov 14, 2023 Orca Performance, the latest fully electric personal watercraft developed by Taiga for mass-market adoption. Taiga Motors Corporation, an innovative Canadian company transforming the powersports landscape, has reached a significant achievement with the production of its 1,000th electric vehicle (EV). This milestone was celebrated with the completion of an OrcaTMPerformance, a cutting-edge, fully electric personal watercraft that’s making a big…
Nov 14, 2023 For the fourth consecutive year, Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) has been named by Forbes and Statista to the 2023 list of America’s Best Employers for Veterans. Among the thousands of companies that were surveyed for this honor, only 150 made the final list. Brunswick ranked among the top 40 percent of companies recognized on the list, earning the No….
Nov 14, 2023 Charlie Bulmer and his wife Chris welcomed all the guests to their 2023 show After more than twenty-two previous shows, it should come as no surprise that the 2023 C.C. Marine Trade Show was a major success. Hosted as always by the Bulmer family, Charlie, Christine and daughter Kelly, the show was…
Yesterday I spent a productive and enjoyable day at the annual C.C. Marine Dealer Trade Show and I had an opportunity to speak to many people in our industry. It was an excellent event as always and the feelings were very positive, but as I wrote in the Editor’s Message last week titled, “Without warning, VC17 is coming off the market”, there are scary things lurking out there and we need to be aware of the challenges that could have a negative impact on boating.
Nov 7, 2023 After tallying the votes from a panel of 25 international electric boat experts and 5,000+ electric boat enthusiasts all over the world, the fourth annual Gustave Trouvé Awards for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating – ‘The Gussies’ – has announced the recipients of its 2023 1st Place honours. Awards were presented to nine boats,…
Nov 7, 2023 CAD-driven fabrication uses adaptive mold technology for lighter, stronger, higher quality boat structures without time and cost of building a mold while drastically reducing core fitting time for yacht builders. • CAMX 2023 exhibit preview compilation, Part 1 Photo Credit: beSpline The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX, Oct. 3-5, 2023 in Tampa, Fla., U.S.)…
Nov 7, 2023 At Princecraft®, our expertise is shaped every day by our spirit of boating and has been for over 70 years. This spirit allows us to design solid boats, built to tackle every challenge. Our boating legacy enables us to offer you reliable, quality boats so you can explore, find your way, fish, go…
Nov 7, 2023 The National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) elected newofficers at the NMRA General Membership Meeting at IBEX 2023.Left to right: Mark Goodman, President; Craig Cochran, Vice President;Mike Steiner, Treasurer; Robert Guerrieri, Secretary; Aaron Freeman, Past President. The National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) is pleased to welcome aboard its new officers and board members, who…
Nov 7, 2023 HanseYachts AG has closed the first quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year with record results according to preliminary figures. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, turnover grew by 37 percent to an anticipated 48.2 million euros. At the same time, the group increased its preliminary quarterly earnings before interest, taxes,…
Nov 7, 2023 Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest boat club operator, has announced the planned opening of its new location in Southport, its second location along Australia’s Gold Coast. This announcement marks Freedom’s seventh location in the region since launching its presence in the Asia-Pacific market in early 2023, underscoring the Company’s commitment to execute…
Nov 7, 2023 Centek Industries, the world leader in marine exhaust and ventilation solutions, is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of Viking Marine Exhaust. This marks a significant step in Centek’s ongoing effort to broaden its offerings in engine room solutions. Viking Marine Exhaust is recognized for its commitment to delivering top-quality marine exhaust products and…
Nov 7, 2023 Production has begun of Candela’s revolutionary C-8 ‘powered by Polestar’ electric daycruiser, ushering in a new era where electric boats can cover hundreds of miles in a day, with DC charging. Having recently set a 24-hour range record for electric boats with a prototype, the Swedish electric hydrofoil boat manufacturer, Candela, proudly announces production has started…
Nov 7, 2023 Brunswick Corporation has announced another record-breaking performance at the 2023 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) with exceptionally strong sales and share gains for many of Brunswick’s award-winning brands, including: • Mercury Marine reported record outboard market share for the sixth consecutive year in Ft. Lauderdale, accounting for an all-time high 57% of all outboard engines at the…
Nov 7, 2023 BRP Inc., a global leader in the world of powersports and marine products, is riding a wave of recognition as it sees two of its watercrafts receive coveted awards from Good Design Awards contests. The personal watercraft Sea-Doo Explorer Pro and the Quintrex Freestyler X boat are both recipients of this prestigious award, a testimonial…
Did I scare you? I didn’t think so, but there are things that I find scary in the boat business and this seems like a good time to talk about it.
Boating Industry Canada News Week Digest recently learned that the very popular bottom paint, VC 17m from AkzoNobel would be discontinued.