Boatyard announces new integration with Lightspeed
Boatyard, the first customer experience platform designed for the marine industry, has announced a new integration with Lightspeed, the industry-leading dealership management system.
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BoatUS Consumer Alert: be wary of any letter arriving by U.S. mail offering U.S. Coast Guard documentation renewal
Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is advising boaters with vessels that have a U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation to be wary of any letter arriving by U.S. mail offering renewal.
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How engaged are you in the industry?
Canada’s national and provincial marine trades associations are all very actively involved with our government’s legislation as it impacts the boating industry. Transport Canada through the Office of Boating Safety, gathers industry and public input in the course of their approval process.
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Torqeedo takes on hydrogen fuel cells for emission-free boating
Torqeedo has announced a collaboration with Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH to integrate hydrogen fuel cell charging into Torqeedo’s industry-leading propulsion systems for electric boats.
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Mercury Racing to sponsor Formula One powerboat racing series
Mercury Racing has entered a two-year sponsorship program with the Formula One Powerboat Championship series. The agreement is for the 2022 and 2023 racing seasons and names Mercury Racing the Official Maine Engine and Drive Sponsor.
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Mercury Marine issues 2021 sustainability report citing progress toward ambitious goals
Mercury Marine®, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), has released its 2021 sustainability report. The report details the company’s progress through the end of 2021 in advancing its sustainability mission around four key pillars: Energy, Environment, Product and People.
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MasterCraft Boat Company celebrates over 2 million safe hours worked
MasterCraft Boat Company, a subsidiary of MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MCFT), has proudly completed a major milestone in workplace safety – over Two Million Safe Hours Worked Without a Lost Time Incident, which continues to accumulate. This achievement took over 450 calendar days, or well over 1 year, without an incident to attain.
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MarineMax reports record Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter Results
MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO), the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer, has announced record results for its second quarter ended March 31, 2022.
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Leadership changes at Groupe Beneteau
The Board of Directors of BENETEAU SA met on April 25 to prepare for the changes to the Group’s governance following the General Meeting on June 17, 2022.
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A “Major Win” on the implementation of the Luxury Tax
NMMA Canada has announced that last week, the government posted a notice of the final legislation containing the luxury tax, with a major win for our industry: all deals signed before 2022 (by December 31, 2021) will now be exempt from the luxury tax, regardless of delivery date.
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Introducing the Boating Industry Canada Marine Graduate Series
Boating Industry Canada (BIC) is proud to introduce a new editorial feature to help raise the profile of Canadian marine education students and graduates. Currently in Canada, there are only a handful of marine education programs that serve the marine service industry.
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YACHT Solutions with the Navisyo Group announce a $50M distribution deal for its Motorized Water Homes in Canada
The agreement solidifies the exclusive distribution of Navisyo Homes in the Ontario Region in Canada.
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Top Tips for wearing your Engine Cut-Off Switch lanyard
Last summer was the first full season that boaters in the United States were required to use an engine cutoff switch as a result of a new law that went into effect on April 1, 2021. The law mandates the use of either a helm or outboard lanyard or wireless engine cut-off switch (ECOS) on certain vessels less than 26 feet when traveling on plane or above displacement speed.
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Harbour Authority of Salt Spring Island eco-certifies all eight facilities through Georgia Strait Alliance’s Clean Marine BC program
The Harbour Authority of Salt Spring Island has certified all eight of its facilities in Clean Marine BC, an eco-certification program that supports boating facilities to make improvements that benefit the marine environment and also extend to business operations.
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Brunswick Corporation enters next phase of shared-access and pre-owned boat strategy with southeast acquisitions
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a portfolio of marine assets in the Southeast United States including the greater Atlanta area to expand shared access, advance its “Boating-as-a-Service” eco-system strategy…
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Boating Industry opens 2022 Women Making Waves nomination process
Boating Industry is now accepting nominations for its 2022 Women Making Waves industry recognition program. The nomination process will close on May 18, 2022.
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Fueling the fun this summer
Canada’s marine industry has a perennial problem with the disparity between the price of fuel at an on-the-water marina and the fuel prices at big-volume highway outlets.
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Volvo Penta launches Assisted Docking retrofit upgrade
Volvo Penta is launching its Assisted Docking system as a retrofit upgrade for many yacht owners with Volvo Penta IPS (Inboard Performance System), from the year 2012 and onwards.
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RELiON Battery launches retail partnership with West Marine
RELiON Battery, a global lithium battery provider, announces that American-based boating supply company, West Marine, will now offer RELiON batteries in select stores across the U.S. and on www.westmarine.com.
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MarineMax Continues Technology Investments – Completes Investment in Boatzon
MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO), the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer, announced on April 12, 2022, that it has invested in Boatzon. Boatzon, is the first 100 percent online boat and marine retailer providing secure direct marketplace services.
