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The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that recreational lockage fees along Canada's historic canals will remain frozen for the next three years at 2008 levels.
"Since the beginning of our consultation process on canal fees, we have been committed to listening and acting in the best interests of the residents who live, work and visit our canals," said Minister Kent. "We recognize the importance of canals to Canada's heritage, the tourism industry and the thousands of people who use them each year.
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MarineMax, Inc., has announced the appointment of Josie Tucci to the role of Vice President of Marketing. Tucci joined MarineMax in August 2012, and quickly built a talented team to deliver marketing support for MarineMax’s national retail network of 50 plus stores and diverse business units.
Tucci started her marketing career in the marine industry over 15 years ago, working for a well-known European boat builder in France. Moving to the USA in 2001, Tucci established a global yacht sales marketing network and went on to expand and develop distribution channels across North and South America for the leading yacht charter brands in the world.
Volvo Penta today announced two key appointments to solidify its marine leisure sales team. The company has appointed Tony Kelleher as director, marine leisure sales, Region Americas and Rick Richert as regional sales manager.
Kelleher, who has been with Volvo Penta since 2006, will be responsible for managing strategic direction and sales of Volvo Penta gas and diesel engines in the leisure marine segment for North America and the Caribbean, with emphasis on day-to-day operations including programs, plans, budgets and overseeing the growing sales team.
An idea that began with a meeting of international delegates at the CSBC Symposium in Gravenhurst, Muskoka last September has taken flight. On May 1, 2013, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States signed the International Lifejacket Wear Principles during the week of the Marine13 Conference in Sydney. The majority of all fatal boating incident victims drown and of these, around four out of five are reported as not wearing a lifejacket across these nations. This collaboration by some of the most prominent boating safety authorities and organisations in the world aims to promote lifejacket wear and prevent death by drowning.
There are valuable NMEA educational opportunities coming up in Halifax this August. You can join these upcoming Educational Training Sessions which are to be held at the Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC), 10 Ragged Lake Blvd., Unit 1 in Halifax, NS.
The courses offered include the new Basic Marine Electronics Installer course, to be held on Wednesday, August 28th.
NMEA 2000 Training, will be held on Thursday, August 29th.
A touching story of appreciation in a way only a mother could express herself, with cookies and a beautifully written letter.
Jordan Hanssen, recently rescued OAR Northwest transatlantic rower, sponsored by the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) made great efforts to visit his rescuers at two USCG stations for “Military Appreciation Month” last week.
Both the Clearwater and Miami Coast Guard Air Stations involved in the early April rescue received a gratitude visit from Jordan, who also presented them with a “Thank You” plaque. But what really resonated with the Miami and Clearwater rescue crews were the homemade cookies sent to them
A basic agenda for the 2014 International Marina & Boatyard Conference (IMBC) is now available. IMBC is produced by the Association of Marina Industries (AMI), and will take place January 29–31, 2014, at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Show organizers are looking to the most well received aspects of the conference, such as themed networking events and seminars broken into specific tracks, to develop the 2014 agenda. The three- day agenda includes two full days of educational sessions, exhibit hall hours, and evening receptions.
ASA Electronics, an international manufacturer and supplier of premium audio and video electronics and appliances has partnered with Polk Audio to help sponsor the 54th Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament. ASA and Polk Audio are proud to support the longest-running water skiing competition in the world that attracts thousands of participants and spectators each year.
The Master’s Tournament was started in 1959 with the Ida Callaway Invitational that attracted an astonishing 13,000 spectators in its first year. The competition originally focused on only three events with athletes participating in the slalom, tricks and jump, and the overall title awards. As times changed, Wakeskating was added along with Ski Fly and athletes started to compete for the championship of their individual disciplines instead of
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Rec Boat Holdings, maker of Four Winns, Glastron and Wellcraft brands, has announced their entry into the jet boat segment, re-launching the Scarab brand as a jet boat line, as well as two new jet models in the Glastron line. The new boats are scheduled to roll out as soon as this summer.
A long-term supply agreement with BRP's Marine Propulsion Systems division enables the company to power the new boats with its quality Rotax 4-TEC 1503 jet propulsion system.
Starting and ending in Victoria, British Columbia, the Swiftsure International Yacht Race qualifies as the preeminent long distance sailing competition in the region. Organized and hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, this year's May 25-27 event is tagged From Canvas to Carbon 70 Years of Swiftsure in celebration of its 70th running since 1930. Falvey Yacht Insurance is a new sponsor for this historic contest, and offers a unique reward for skippers entering the race.
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Marine Products
When your radar misses the target, you need a better mount
Questus Marine patented, Self-Leveling Radar Mounts automatically keep radar antennas level with the horizon, eliminating target loss.
Regardless of the angle of heel, with a Questus mount, a radar antenna will pick up targets to either side of a vessel, rather than aiming to the sky and water (for planes and fish). The Questus Marine Self-Leveling Radar Mount can be installed in three basic configurations: backstay mount, mast mount or Stern Pole mount.
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Torqeedo announces new structure and names business unit management
Left to right: Matthias Vogel, Fabian Bez, Sven Mostoegl
Torqeedo, the global market leader for electric mobility on the water, announced on July 18th, the creation of two dedicated business units and named their managers. Matthias Vogel will lead the Customized Solutions unit, and Sven Mostögl will lead the Branded Retail line.
“The new Customized Solutions business unit will serve our marine industry and commercial maritime clientele with a dedicated team of experts in sales, application engineering, customer service, and after-sales service,“ said Fabian Bez, CEO of Torqeedo GmbH.
