Groupe Beneteau, Cadillac Operations is pleased to announce Mike Downey as the new Director of Quality Control. Mike’s extensive career within the marine industry only reinforces our companywide commitment to maintaining a Best in Class quality control procedure and practice.
Following his three-month tenure as Managing Director for Sales and Marketing, Michael Müller is now taking on an additional role: He has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer...
Read more: MICHAEL MÜLLER APPOINTED NEW CEO OF THE BAVARIA...
Donald M. Green, one of Canada’s most successful offshore sailors and a key figure in its America’s Cup campaigns of the 1980s, passed away Feb. 18, 2019 at the age of 86.
Read more: DONALD MACKENZIE GREEN, 86: CANADIAN SAILING ICON
Raymarine's ClearCruise Augmented Reality (AR) system was chosen as the best marine electronics product in Pacific Yachting's annual Best In Show awards at the 2019 Vancouver International Boat Show.
Read more: RAYMARINE'S CLEARCRUISE AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)...
Brandon Wright from BRNKL with award at the Vancouver International Boat Show for most innovative best in show product - remote monitoring and security for your boat.
On January 27th in Cortina d’Ampezzo Italy, Boat International Media hosted the Superyacht Design Symposium 2019, and Boat International Design and Innovation Awards.
John Reid, President of Woodard and Company, announced that David Jones has joined the company as Director of Business Development, effective January 14, 2019.
Canada’s largest fiberglass boat builder, Campion Marine, and its new management team have hired marine design veteran Neil Gilbert, of Gilbert Creative Group Inc., to design Campion’s next wave of boats.
Read more: CAMPION MARINE HIRES NEIL GILBERT TO DESIGN NEXT...
Informa Global Exhibitions, premier yacht show organizer and global leader in trade and consumer exhibitions, is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrew Doole to President of U.S. Boat Shows, including the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Miami Yacht Show and Palm Beach International Boat Show
Read more: INFORMA GLOBAL EXHIBITIONS PROMOTES ANDREW DOOLE...
Navico, parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and C-MAP brands has announced that Knut Frostad has joined the management team as executive vice president of digital business and marketing.
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°.
