Saltspring Island Sailing Club (SISC) has doubled its eco-certification ranking in the Clean Marine BC program, securing a four-anchor rating following the Club’s recertification this month.
The acquisition of Connora’s Recyclamine technology enables end-of-life recyclability and zero-waste manufacturing to global epoxy customers.
The Association of Marina Industries is offering a new webinar on Marina Electrical Systems. This session will provide a review of the current ground-fault requirements per the National Electrical Code and general best practices for a marina electrical system.
Members of Canada’s boating industry from across Canada will be interested in attending the Canadian Safe Boating Council’s annual symposium because it will focus on an emerging and critically important topic; the responsible sharing of Canadian waterways.
ABYC will be busy this year at IBEX with a lot of education events going on. We also will have an upgraded booth (#3-2032) this year, perfect for networking and getting to know our members better so make sure you stop by!
A key component of effective target marketing involves developing deep insight into the decision-making process influencing how your customers make their purchasing choices. For organizations working with diverse customer needs, moving your prospects from, “I’m interested,” to “I’ll buy,” is a highly complex process.
The third annual Grow Boating Marketing Summit will be held on Sept. 30 (the day before IBEX opens) in Tampa, FL. This year’s event offers a full day of learning with content curated especially for the recreational boating marketer, including featured speakers: Mari Smith, Heather Lutze, Marcus Sheridan, Jack Ellis and more.
Recently, I was at Toronto’s Outer Harbour Marina with Gautier Peers, Sales Manager for Seabin at W Products & Services.
If you have 20/20 vision, then you can see that this is the year to be recognized as an Employer of Choice! The Boating Industry Canada Employer of Choice Award provides businesses and organizations the opportunity to get the recognition they deserve and promote their business as a preferred employer brand in their communities.
As boaters we all have a very unique connection to the water and all the opportunities it presents. And for most taking care of our lakes and waterways is very important, both for our own use and future generations.
For anyone missed the international recruiting webinar from the Quadrant Marine Institute, here is a link to the PDF presentation and some highlights.
Over 30 years ago, Bill Daniell, President of Kaitlin Corporation had a vision to create a series of master-planned resort style communities in Clarington Ontario. On June 19th was the Grand Opening Celebration of the Bowmanville Marina, (formerly known as the Port Darlington Marina) now owned by The Kaitlin Corporation.
The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), announced today the details of its annual Industry Breakfast and Awards Ceremony. Scheduled for opening day of this year’s show in the Grand Ballroom of the Tampa Waterside Marriott Hotel…
If you are planning to attend the 2019 IBEX Show, consider signing up for the Grow Boating Marketing Summit, September 30, 2019 from 10am–5pm in the CAMLS* 2nd floor auditorium at IBEX.
The American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) is hosting their first “Marine Service Technology: Educator Training Conference” to be held July 23-25, 2019 in Annapolis, Maryland. Within current registrants there are fifteen states and three countries represented.
Even when leaders are clear about where they want to take their teams, pushback from colleagues, combined with self-doubts, can cause them to become paralyzed at the point of action. Clarity without confidence is an ineffective formula for success.
As director of the Quadrant Marine Institute, I’ve lost count of how many people have said this to me over the past few years. We hear this from recreational boaters at shows, educators and career councellors, and skilled trade workers in other industries.
Announced on June 18, the exciting new Mercury Racing 450R outboard is purpose designed to bring Mercury Racing DNA to a wide range of high performance and larger boats.
The Quadrant Marine Institute has sent us this information about a webinar being held today June 18th in French and tomorrow June 19.
PORTS The Cruising Guides have been acquired from Metroland Printing Publishing & Distributing Ltd by the parent company that publishes Canadian Yachting. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.