Apr 16, 2024 The industry mourns the passing of Donato ‘Don’ Latella on Saturday April 6, 2024 at the age of 66. Don was the Ontario Business Development Manager at New Way Diesel. Visitation was held on Monday, April 15, 2024 at the Glen Oaks Funeral Home in Oakville with the funeral service following at 3:00 PM….
KingFisher Boats, a North American leader in heavy-gauge aluminum boats, is proud to announce the promotions of Baxter Bolton to President at KingFisher Boats, and Brad Armstrong to Chief Financial Officer at Bryton Marine Group – KingFisher’s parent company.
Apr 2, 2024 Garmin, the world’s most innovative and recognized marine electronics manufacturer, is proud to celebrate Justin Hamner as the winner of the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic, Mar. 22-24, at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in Oklahoma. With six of the top 10 finishers at this year’s Bassmaster Classic—the world’s most renowned fishing tournament—running LiveScope™ Plus live-scanning sonar, Garmin is the electronics choice…
Apr 2, 2024 The family of Brian Minton sadly announced his passing on March 18th at 76 years old. Born in Toronto to Virginia Minton and William James Minton, Brian is survived by Katherine, his son Ryan Butler of Toronto (Mihi Joshi) and his brother Tim Minton of Naples, Florida. Brian grew up in Don Mills and…
Apr 2, 2024 It is with immense sadness that we share the news that our friend and North Sails colleague Gautier Sergent passed away after sustaining a heart attack. Gautier was a brilliant sail designer and an exceptional person. The North Sails team, particularly Gautier’s colleagues at North Sails France, feel this news deeply, and his loss will no…
Mar 26, 2024 The Manufacturing Institute (MI), the workforce development and education affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers announced that Brunswick Corporation’s Strategic Sourcing Manager, Andrea Shen has been recognized as a 2024 Women MAKE Awards Honoree. This annual national awards program honors women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels of…
Mar 26, 2024 The Board of Directors of the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations (FOCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lesley Lavender to the position of Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2024. Ms. Lavender has been the CEO of the Prince Edward County Chamber of Commerce for the past 5 years, which represents, protects, and supports its members by…
Mar 12, 2024 Paul Brazeau sadly passed away on Saturday March 2, 2024, at the age of 70. Paul was the owner of Happy Days Boat Centre in Windsor, ON. He was a true and loyal friend to many in the community, enjoyed his work so immensely and had a great passion for the Detroit River…
Mar 5, 2024 TACO Marine® Marketing Lead Zoe Rawitz received the 2024 Marine Marketers of America (MMA) Industry Rising Star Award. The award was presented during MMA’s annual Neptune Awards reception at the 2024 Discover Boating™ Miami International Boat Show® last week. Zoe joined the marine industry with TACO in 2018 as the Marketing Assistant and was…
Mar 5, 2024 Indmar Marine Engines announced Tim Maher, who previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Indmar, as the company’s President. As President, Maher will oversee the worldwide operations of the company and will report directly to Mark McKinney, the President of Liberty Technologies, a Correct Craft subsidiary that oversees Indmar Marine Engines, Pleasurecraft Engine Group, and Velvet…
Feb 20, 2024 Sail Canada has named Ryan Kelly as its new Chief Executive Officer starting March 11, 2024. A lifelong sailor, Ryan Kelly worked for a long period of time in support of the Cadets Canada Sailing Program and he was the President of Sail Newfoundland and Labrador for eight years. Ryan Kelly is…
Feb 20, 2024 Following a struggle with cancer, adventurer, sailmaker and world champion, John Clark, passed away peacefully with assistance at the age of 59 with his family by his side at his home, just as he wished on January 17, 2024. Born in 1964, John learned to sail at Frenchman’s Bay Yacht Club and…
Feb 6, 2024 The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) announces that Nichole Wishart has joined the MRAA team as MRAA Business Development Specialist. “We are delighted to add Nichole’s unique talents and entrepreneurial acumen to the MRAA team,” says Allison Gruhn, Vice President of Business Development. “She possesses great leadership abilities and a business mindset that will help the MRAA deliver on its…
Feb 6, 2024 IMTRA has announced the retirement of Ed Dickson, who is stepping back after 37 years in sales with the company. In addition, Hernan Garcia has joined the team and will represent IMTRA and their brands in the territory that Dickson served for so many years. Dickson, who was based out of northeast Florida during his…
Feb 6, 2024 Samantha Batson (left); Megan Davisson (right) The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) has announced the addition of two new members to its management team: Samantha Batson as Marketing Manager and Megan Davisson as Sales and Projects Manager. The expanded IBEX team will add more horsepower to take on new initiatives and focus on…
Jan 30, 2024 Fluid Motion, the builder of Ranger Tugs, Cutwater, and Solara Boats, has announced the promotion of Sam Bisset to Vice President of Marketing effective January 15th. Sam has been with Fluid Motion for over 9 years, most recently as Marketing Director. In his new role, Sam will be based out of the company’s Arlington…
Jan 16, 2024 Northpoint Commercial Finance is pleased to announce that Matt Michelson has joined the company as Vice President of Operations in Canada. Matt joins the seasoned Burlington team to spearhead and direct operational initiatives for suppliers and dealers to foster stronger customer-forced synergy. Based in Ontario, Matt will oversee the operations team at…
Jan 16, 2024 C-Tow Marine Assistance Ltd., a Canadian boating assistance program that has been in operation for 40 years and has the largest on-water towing fleet that serves waterways across Canada, has announced the appointment of Kristy Madracki to Manager of Promotion and Partnerships, effective January 1, 2024. In her new role, Kristy will manage a…
Jan 16, 2024 Beneteau Groupe Americas recently announced the appointment of Don Smith as Brand Director of the company’s Scarab brand, effective January 1, 2024. Smith has over 35-plus years of marine industry experience, working for companies such as Cabo-Hatteras, Regal Marine, Chris-Craft, MarineMax and Galati Yacht Sales. Smith joined Beneteau America in November 2018 as the…
Jan 2, 2024 Edward Charles (Ted) Quinn passed away peacefully at Uxbridge Hospital with his family at his side, on Monday, December 18, 2023 at the age of 89 years. Ted Quinn of Pefferlaw, beloved husband of 65 years to Suzanne (nee McKelvey). Dear father of Terry, Tim and his wife Lynda, Diana Fairty and her husband…