On Friday, March 2, 2018, Brenda Bowskill of Royal Canadian Yacht Club was honoured with the most prestigious National sailing award of the year at the Carlu in Toronto, Ontario.
Thomas H. Connolly & Sons America's oldest marine manufactures’ sales agency, is pleased to announce the addition of Matthew Lazcano to its sales team.
Volvo Penta of the Americas today announced the appointment of Tony Kelleher as vice president for customer support and training.
Read more: VOLVO PENTA NAMES TONY KELLEHER VICE PRESIDENT...
The $35 million Victoria International Marina, Canada’s first purpose-built luxury yacht marina, has just announced Jennifer Belinski as the leader of its 24/7 concierge service.
Brian Chapman, a sailmaker for over 45 years, passed away suddenly January 22. He had just turned 60 on the first of the year. Everyone at UK Sailmakers is absolutely heart-broken and his absence already has been felt by the people he touched around the globe.
The leading global manufacturer of marine antennas, Glomex SRL has established a North American office and warehouse in Brooklyn, New York and Dayton, Ohio, respectively.
Read more: GLOMEX OPENS US OFFICE, APPOINTS CHRIS CATOE TO...
Bruce Kirby was born and raised in Ottawa and began sailing on Lac Deschenes with his father and older brother David. He likes to say he was late getting started because he was born in January and didn't get sailing until June.
John Richardson, longtime owner of Keswick Marine passed away suddenly with his beloved wife Janis (nee Goddard) by his side, while vacationing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Thursday December 14th, 2017 at the age of 68 years.
Read more: THE INDUSTRY IS SADDENED AT THE SUDDEN PASSING...
Beneteau is pleased to announce the appointment of Denis Ricard as Director of Export sales for Beneteau.
Beneteau is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean Francois LAIR as Director of Sales Americas.
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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Monaco Energy Boats Could Be Heading to Canada
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.
When your radar misses the target, you need a better mount
Questus Marine patented, Self-Leveling Radar Mounts automatically keep radar antennas level with the horizon, eliminating target loss.
Regardless of the angle of heel, with a Questus mount, a radar antenna will pick up targets to either side of a vessel, rather than aiming to the sky and water (for planes and fish). The Questus Marine Self-Leveling Radar Mount can be installed in three basic configurations: backstay mount, mast mount or Stern Pole mount.