On Thursday April 28, William (Bill) Knowles, founder and first president of the Salty Dawg Sailing Association died after a long illness. As noted by a friend who had seen him only two days before, Bill had been up and about and had been able to join them for lunch despite his illness. Two days later he was gone.
MasterCraft Boat Company, a subsidiary of MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MCFT), announced it has signed one of the best young wakeboarders on the scene, Tyler Higham, to the MasterCraft Team.
The Boating Ontario Association is excited to announce and welcome Lesley Hough as our new Membership & Communications Coordinator.
Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) has announced that Ben Duke has been named president of Marine. Duke will succeed Jake Vogel, who is transitioning to a strategic advisory role at Polaris. Both Duke and Vogel will report to Polaris CEO Mike Speetzen.
After more than 16 years of dedication to CORK, Executive Director, Marianne Davis has decided that it is time to retire and enjoy more time sailing and being with her family. It has been a great run for Marianne with a constant stream of hosted championships and the development of a robust organization that will serve CORK well into the future.
Volvo Penta welcomes Lennart Börjesson as a new member of its Executive Management Group. As of 1 September, Lennart Börjesson will take up the position of Senior Vice President Planning, Purchasing & Product and Solution Development…
ASA Electronics hires Rachel West as the Marketing Director for ASA Electronics after Monica Pletcher’s retirement. In this role, West will manage the marketing team and handle strategic planning, digital marketing, and brand management. She brings 12 years of combined education and experience in the RV industry.
Lippert Components, Inc. (Lippert™), a supplier of a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) in the recreation and transportation product markets, and the related aftermarkets of those industries, announces today that Matthew Johnston has been named Managing Director for Lippert Marine Group Europe.
Everglades Boats, an industry-leading designer and builder of premium offshore fishing boats, announces the expansion of its Sales and Marketing team with the addition of two key members.
Airmar® Technology Corporation, a world leader in ultrasonic transducers and Chirp technology, is pleased to welcome Anita Hatherley to the company as Director of Global Operations Planning and Supply Chain. Hatherley will lead the various functions to optimize Airmar’s sales, inventory, and operations planning process. She joins Airmar with over 30 years of operations experience in the recreational marine industry in the USA and UK.
Boating Ontario has just shared the news of Douglas Barnier passing away peacefully with his family at his side at the Chatham-Kent Hospice on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at the age of 84.
The industry is saddened to share the news of Gary Glenn Campbell passing peacefully, on April 1, 2022, at Bracebridge Hospital with his family by his side.
Volvo Penta welcomes Fredrik Högberg as a new member of its Executive Management Group. As of 15 May, Fredrik Högberg will take up the position of President of Volvo Penta North America, replacing Tony Kelleher who has served as Acting since December 2021.
For the past 23 years there has been no greater contributor to sailing and power boating in Nova Scotia than Patricia (Pat) Nelder. And today (March 31, 2022) Pat retires from her role as Executive Director of Boating Atlantic. Her contributions have made a significant impact right across Atlantic Canada.
Marine Surveys Canada would like to welcome Craig Bjarnason as the newest member of our team of marine surveyors. Criag is based in Winnipeg and will be servicing Manitoba and also the Lake of the Woods area of Ontario.
Børge Quorning passed away on March 22, 2022 at the age of 90. Børge founded Quorning Boats together with his brother Bent in Skærbæk, Denmark.
In its March/April issue which debuted last week, Boating Industry officially announced the 2022 40 Under 40 honorees.
Boating Atlantic held their annual general meeting on March 2nd, 2022 and elected Eric Stanley of Iron Wind Marine as President.
ePropulsion, a global leader and market challenger in marine electric propulsion systems and services, has announced the appointment of Judy Gong, who has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer.
Lippert Components, Inc. (Lippert™), a supplier of a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) in the recreation and transportation product markets, and the related aftermarkets of those industries, is pleased to announce the promotion of Harcourt Schutz to Senior Director of Aftermarket Marine Sales…