Celebrate your marine service technicians this week!
Boating Industry Canada News Week Digest wants to join in the ABYC initiative to celebrate all the marine technicians this week!
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Suzuki Marine USA running EcoFuel Powered Sea Pro from Florida to Nation’s Capitol for the American Boating Congress
Suzuki Marine USA embarked on an important journey beginning Tuesday, April 18, setting out from Jacksonville, Florida on a nearly 800-mile journey by water to Washington D.C., where the 259 Sea Pro center console will be highlighted in an on-the-water display during the 2023 American Boating Congress, May 8-10.
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Oceans Protection Plan Emergency Towing
In their recent Member Newsletter, Boating BC invited readers to be aware and to respond to the Oceans Protection Plan Emergency Towing initiative.
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Mercury Marine wins four prestigious iF Design Awards
Mercury Marine has been recognized with four International Forum Design (iF) awards for its Avator™ 7.5e electric outboard motor, its V10 Verado® outboard and its V12 Verado® outboard.
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Mercury Marine achieves electrification milestone as first Avator™ electric outboards now shipping to global customers
Mercury Marine has announced the first group of Avator™ 7.5e electric outboards has shipped to global customers, representing a major milestone in Mercury’s electrification strategy.
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Industry celebrates Marine Service Technician Week, April 24-29
The ABYC invites businesses and boaters to celebrate their technicians this week! To bring awareness and recognition to marine service professionals who keep boats safe, reliable and enjoyable, the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) designated April 24-29, 2023 as International Marine Service Technician Week.
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BYD Secures Contract to Design New Electric Passenger Catamaran
Ontario-based BYD- Naval Architects, a dynamic design firm within the marine industry, have successfully secured the design contract to develop a new electric 27 metre Passenger Catamaran for Ottawa Boat Cruises as part of their initiative to continue delivering zero emissions tourism to Canada.
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Boating Safety is good business
This year, as in the past, we will again hold North American Safe Boating Awareness Week from May 20 – 26, and for many marine industry businesses, (not just marinas), this can be good business. First, many companies sell boating safety products and this occasion gives you a way to gain local media attention at little or no cost.
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New Study shows Mercury Marine has $5.4 Billion Annual Economic Impact on Fond du Lac Community
According to a new study conducted by Envision Greater Fond du Lac, Mercury Marine (a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), headquartered in Fond du Lac, has a $5.4 billion annual economic impact on the local Fond du Lac community – an increase of almost 10% from just three years ago.
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IYRS School of Technology & Trades Earns Accreditation from ABYC Foundation
The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) Foundation has designated Marine Systems at IYRS School of Technology and Trades a Marine Trades Accreditation Program (MTAP). Launched in 2022, the MTAP ensures training is aligned with industry needs, at both secondary and post-secondary schools.
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Brunswick recognizes Global Facilities for Record-Setting Safety Achievements
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) has announced the 29 recipients of its 2023 awards for exceptional safety performance in a year in which Brunswick achieved the lowest incident and injury rates in Company history.
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BRP officially opens its first European Design and Innovation centre in Sophia Antipolis
On April 11th, BRP Inc. inaugurated its first European Design and Innovation Centre. Located in Sophia Antipolis in the south of France, this new Centre reasserts the central role that BRP assigns to design and innovation as a growth driver.
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Across Ocean Systems chooses Gemeco as North American Distributor
The Canadian manufacturer continues to expand their NMEA 2000 solutions. Gemeco Marine Electronics Specialists [GEMECO] has announced a distribution agreement with Across Ocean Systems [AOS], a Canadian manufacturer of innovative NMEA 2000® solutions.
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Engine Cut-off Switches – public consultation
Again, Transport Canada is looking at further regulation of boating. Now the focus is on Engine Cut-off Switches. Currently, Canada only requires engine cut-off switches be installed on personal watercraft, but engine manufacturers and boat builders have been installing the switches on vessels for years due to their safety benefits.
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Boats are not cars
That certainly seems obvious when you say it, but I suspect that the vast majority of Canadians drive cars or trucks and that they equate their road driving skills to driving a boat on the water.
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Greenline optimises capacity for larger yachts as it discontinues its Greenline 33
Greenline Yachts, the worldwide leader in alternative propulsion motorboats and pioneer of hybrid yachts, has announced it will cease production of the Greenline 33.
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Education rather than regulation
Last week I attended one of the last 2023 Boating Ontario Regional Meetings. It was in Orillia, it was just packed and in all the years I’ve been attending these great sessions, I don’t recall a time when there were more big issues facing us as an industry.
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Zhik announces new distributor in Canada.
Zhik is pleased to announce an innovative extension to its partnership with the Canada SailGP Team to include distribution of its full range of products in Canada. The dynamic, ground-breaking technical sailing gear brand has appointed CSGP Distribution as its exclusive distributor of Zhik throughout the country.
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Two Brunswick Corporation Emerging Leaders Named to Boating Industry’s 40 Under 40 List
Boating Industry Magazine has announced its 2023 40 Under 40 list recognizing two emerging leaders within Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) among the industry’s top young professionals.
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Government of Canada invests $74 million in the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site
The network of protected areas administered by Parks Canada is a gateway to nature, history, and 450 000 km² of stories from coast to coast to coast. Investing in these locations helps support the protection of natural heritage and our rich history, increases climate resiliency and creates jobs in local communities…
