The Lake at the 2020 Toronto International Boat Show was pleased to be the venue for World Championship Indoor Sea Flea Races, for the second year in a row. Seasoned sea flea operators provided daily entertaining shows on The Lake.
Boating BC members are invited to join the second annual Industry Breakfast featuring a keynote presentation by Matt Gruhn, President of Marine Retailers Association of the Americas called “CHANGING THE STORY FOR FIRST TIME BOAT BUYERS”.
In early January in New Orleans, ABYC hosted Standards Week, the ABYC Annual Meeting, and the Marine Law Symposium. Standards Week is a critical time in the standards development process and this year over 150 experts from all sectors of the industry gathered to give their input on topics such as seats.
The Federal government’s proposed 10% luxury tax on boats over $100,000 is a priority action item for all of us in the boating industry. We urge all members to continue their local political community communications during this critical pre budget period.
Boating Ontario has informed us that new Canada-Ontario job grant funding for employer training programs may be available for your people to attend courses at Georgian College. It’s possible to get up to $10,000 per employee. There are flexible training options to meet your goals and financial assistance available, so get started now!
The Boating Ontario Association, along with presenting sponsors Aviva Insurance Canada and MD Marine Insurance, is pleased to announce the launch of Spring Training 2020. This five-hour course is designed and suited for all levels of marina and dealership management, along with sales professionals.
Take advantage of the many courses and locations that ABYC offers for education and career advancement in the coming months. For our Canadian readers, Georgian College will offer the Marine Electrical Certification course at their Midland, Ontario campus from February 25 to 27, 2020.
The Toronto International Boat Show Guide is published by Canadian Yachting Media for Canadian Boat Shows Inc., producers of both the Toronto International Boat Show and the Vancouver International Boat Show.
It’s our biggest issue of the year – the February Boat Show issue of Canadian Yachting, including a special 16-page, pull-out supplement, Dinghies & Davits – FREE to read in digital format now, or whenever it’s convenient for you!
Presented by Canadian Yachting Media, the Boating Industry Canada Employer of Choice Award is a program that provides marine businesses the opportunity to get the recognition they deserve and to promote their business as a preferred employer brand in their local communities and across the country.
BC’s Quadrant Marine Institute announces their new mobile training cargo trailer! This ugly duckling trailer was given a glamorous make-over and is now ready to take their training on the road.
The Urban Dictionary describes ghosting as “the act of suddenly ceasing all communication with someone the subject is dating, but no longer wishes to date.” While dating and interviewing candidates is not the same thing, they are very similar in the early stages and can elicit very similar behaviors.
As we have now done for several years at the Toronto International Boat Show, members of the industry are invited to join their peers for the NMMA Canada Boating Industry Breakfast.
Boating Ontario was pleased to support the Association of Marina Industries (AMI) as they brought their acclaimed Intermediate Marina Manager training program to Ontario.
NMMA Canada is looking to apply for the CanExport Associations grant (formerly the Global Opportunities for Associations/GOA grant) again this year to support Canadian marine manufacturers. This grant would cover up to 75% of the costs for new, or expanded international business development activities.
The Canadian Yachting team is hard at work updating the cruising guides that everyone loves. Aerial photography was completed in July for Georgian Bay, researchers diligently updated the guide with fresh information and now our creative team and printers are getting ready for the brand new editions.
The 2019 Boating Ontario Annual Conference, held at the Sheraton on the Falls, was a resounding success. The three-day conference saw the largest attendance in our history and the introduction of several networking moments…
At this time, there is more money in the system than anyone can imagine. The major Private Equity Funds are focused on investing in, acquiring in the Boating and Marine industry in Canada.
NMMA has announced its September New Powerboat Registrations Report showing new powerboat retail sales in the U.S. market down 0.9 percent on a rolling 12-month year-over-year (R12M YOY) basis and up a healthy 5 percent on a rolling three-month year-over-year (R3M YOY) basis through September.
For the first time in my career in the boating industry I am getting more and more calls from people wanting to dump their old boats. Some of the reasons are