IMTRA, manufacturer and importer of quality solutions and products for the marine, energy and transportation markets, has announced a restructuring of key management to add new roles, ensure an industry-leading customer experience and enable continued growth.
Read more: IMTRA RESTRUCTURES LEADERSHIP TEAM AND ADDS STAFF
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune on April 10 2019, Irwin Jacobs and his wife were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. A close friend of Jacobs says that a handgun was found on a bed inside the Lake Minnetonka home of the prominent businessman.
The ABYC Foundation is pleased to announce Margaret Podlich has been hired to serve as executive director. The ABYC Foundation is thephilanthropic arm of the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC), focused on providing resources that create educational and lifelong career opportunities to current and aspiring marine service technicians.
Jeff Harris, an accomplished 40-year marine industry veteran and legendary Hall-of-Fame boat racer, has been named Chief Operating Officer of the Iconic Marine Group (IMG) which includes Fountain, Baja, and Donzi.
Co2 Inflatables is pleased to announce that Jason Edwards, formerly of Grand/Gala Marine, will be heading up operations at the new Co2 Inflatables retail facility at 7797 Hwy 11, Orillia which opened on March 15th.
Read more: JASON EDWARDS TO HEAD UP OPERATIONS AT NEW CO2...
Marine electronics pioneer Darrell Lowrance, 80, passed away Saturday morning after suffering a stroke. Lowrance, a pilot, conceived the idea for his first consumer fish finder after flying an airplane over a lake in the 1950s and seeing schools of fish in the clear water.
Following a long career in sailing spanning two Olympic Games, numerous America’s Cup cycles and everything in between, native Kiwi Tom Dodson has rejoined North Sails as a Sales Expert with a particular focus on the vibrant superyacht segment.
Extremely popular and well respected for leading the reemergence of Iconic Marine's three brands— Fountain, Baja and Donzi—32-year marine industry veteran Joe Curran passed away yesterday after a short and hard fought battle with stomach cancer.
Read more: ICONIC MARINE C.O.O. AND 32-YEAR MARINE INDUSTRY...
Sadly, in the early hours of March 7, 2019, Sunseeker’s founder Robert Braithwaite passed away.
In addition to her career in the marine industry as the CEO of Homebrook Financial, Bernice Ranalli has published her book, “Paulie and Me”.
Read more: MARINE INDUSTRY’S BERNICE RANALLI OF HOMEBROOK...
Marine Industry Career Path: Brett Ramsey
Wendy and Brett Ramsey
Boating Industry Canada is kicking off its Marine Industry Career Path series once again. For the first installments this year, we have two subjects to highlight. Introducing Wendy and Brett Ramsey!
The Ramsey’s have been working in the marine industry for many years but have both had unique paths in getting to where they are now. They’ve also been working on an impactful pilot project for a long time, which will now be launching this spring. The focus of this initiative is to bring more young people into the marine industry.
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Launchings
Bayliner expands its Award-Winning M Series launching the all-new M19 at the Miami International Boat Show
Building on its award-winning M Series, Bayliner unveiled the all-new M19 at the Miami International Boat Show. The M19 joins the M Series lineup of the M15 and M17 delivering the stability and versatility the series is known for with a focus on expanding boater participation through its intuitive design, ease of maintenance and inclusive price point.
With an overall length of 19 feet and starting at $30,995 USD, the M19 is built on an improved M-hull foundation offering increased stability and automotive style handling for familiarity to appeal to the next generation of boaters. The M19 features an upgraded nine-person capacity and is watersports capable for a full day of adventure on the water.
Compact Antenna Brings TV/FM Onboard
Televisions on a boat are increasingly commonplace. With the simple-to-install Glomex Avior VT300 Omnidirectional TV/FM antenna from GA Communications, it's never been easier to bring analog and digital broadcasts onboard—at a price that's hard to ignore.
The most noticeable feature of the Avior VT300 antenna is its compact white, anti-yellowing radome. At only 4" dia. x 8" H and 8.8 oz., it's specifically made for smaller boats that can't accommodate large TV antenna domes and only need short range reception, depending on height and conditions. The amplifier allows the antenna to have an increase in gain with a 24.5 dB average to receive vertical and horizontal polarized TV signals simultaneously from 360°.
