June 13, 2022
Chaparral Boats, Inc. and Robalo Boats LLC awarded $100,000 in college scholarships to ten graduating seniors who are the sons and daughters of employees of the Chaparral and Robalo family.

“We are committed to assisting those who have worked with us throughout the years, and we want the next generation to succeed without feeling the financial burden often associated with continuing education. I am proud of the scholarship we offer and look forward to seeing its impact for years to come.” - Buck Pegg, Founder of Chaparral Boats, Inc.
Since 2001, Chaparral Boats, Inc. and Robalo Boats LLC have awarded 105 scholarships totaling $983,000. The 2022 Scholarship Award Recipients are:
Pictured left to right: Joel M Presley, Carrie A Osborne, Makayla L Hogan, Buck Pegg, Summer E Moore, Ashton R Knowles, Silvia I Huerta. Not pictured is Levi P Griner, Janessa A White, Dixie M Towles, Torey A LoII.
Buck Pegg and company staff congratulated each recipient and their parents during a luncheon held in their honor on June 4, 2022.
Corporate Profile - Dometic Outdoor Global Marine Division

Dometic Outdoor Global Marine Division is one organization that has set the bar high globally on quality standards in all aspects of its operation. From its human resources practices to its product development and manufacturing standards, the company strives for 110% in all it does. Dometic’s Vancouver, British Columbia design and manufacturing facility is the largest marine focused company in Canada. Its global standards are admirable, and our entire industry can learn from its leadership and positive practices.
In 1962, Dometic (then under the name Teleflex) developed, launched, and marketed a mechanical steering system and with its success came the first hydraulic steering in 1983 and No FeedBack Steering in ’91.
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The 10th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) has wrapped up at the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) and it gives a compelling look at the future of electric boating.
The MEBC was started in 2014 as a competition between university teams who built and raced boats powered only by solar power and batteries. To encourage more participation from institutions that may not have naval architecture or boat construction expertise, the YCM introduced the Energy Class competition. The club supplies the student teams with the same one-design catamaran hull, and each team adds their own cockpit and propulsion system that can be powered by any renewable alternative energy sources, not just solar.
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