Crowds of people visited the 3rd annual Muskoka In-Water Boat and Cottage Show held at Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst, ON from July 23 to 25 inclusive.
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Navico has announced that it has partnered with distributor CMC Electronics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Esterline Corporation, to centralize Canadian distribution of products within its brands effective October 4.
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The Atlantic Marine Trades Association (AMTA) is on the hunt for a new Executive
Director.
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The BC Marine Trades Association (BCMTA) and the BC Yacht Brokers
Association (BCYBA) have announced the appointment of Kim Barbero as their new
Executive Director.
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Gordon Laco has been appointed Vancouver BC-based Rekord Marine’s
Eastern Canadian Sales Representative and will be responsible for the
company’s interests in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.
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The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has announced that National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) President, Thom Dammrich, will be the keynote speaker at the NMEA International Marine Electronics Conference and Expo banquet on October 2.
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Campion Marine has announced that it has begun manufacturing for fellow Kelowna BC-based boat brand, Infinyte Marine. The electric-propulsion boat brand will benefit from Campion’s green boat building technologies such as the bio-derived Envirez resin.
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Perhaps as a way of celebrating its 85th anniversary,
Orlando, FL-based Nautique has introduced a new model designed to appeal
to
wakeboarders, wakesurfers and wakeskaters.
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Boston Whaler has rebuilt it’s website in an effort to make it easier to navigate and find information.
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Erik Nelson has been appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Marquis Yachts.
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An estimated 7,000 boats and 65,000 to 70,000 people
attended a concert by Brad Paisley on Saturday, July 10, at Sea Ray’s
AquaPalooza 2010 Signature Event on Lake Travis near Austin, Texas.
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Bombardier Recreational Products’ (BRP) Spend More Time on the Water summer retail promotion provides consumers incentives to purchase Evinrude outboard engines from July 12 to September 6.
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Brydon Marine Products Ltd. in Barrie, Ontario is seeking to sell its inventory, office equipment and possibly its name.
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Mercury Marine has launched a new consumer website with easier
navigation and updated product information.
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Centek Industries, Thomasville, Georgia, has launched a new product catalog. Centek manufacturers custom marine exhaust systems and related environmental products.
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The Atlantic Marine Trades Association (AMTA) will hold its annual general meeting and conference on November 17 at the Holiday Inn, Truro, Nova Scotia.
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Town and Country Marine in Buckhorn, Ontario, has become a dealer for Malibu boats. The dealer will offer Malibu’s entire lineup of wakeboard boats as well as its more entry-level Axis brand.
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Pride Marine Group’s second annual Family Boating Day kicked off on June 26 at Gravenhurst Bay in Ontario and was a resounding success. More than 100 people rallied to support the event’s cancer research funding mission, nearly double last year’s attendance.
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The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has announced that
David Gratton, a dealer director and a partner in Martek of Palm Beach,
FL, has been appointed to the position of Vice Chairman of the NMEA.
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Mallory Marine, Cleveland, OH, has announced the completion of a two-year research and development project focused on improving its replacement bellows. The project involved the development of tooling and proprietary rubber compounds to enhance the performance and durability of its replacement bellows for MerCruiser, OMC, and Volvo Penta applications.
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Bayliner Boats and Garmin International have announced that beginning
with the 2011 model year, all Bayliner navigation packages will feature
intuitive, state-of-the-art electronics exclusively from Garmin
International.
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Boating Ontario Dealer’s has announced that the third annual David de
Eyre Classic Golf Tournament will be held at central Ontario’s Horseshoe
Valley Resort on Thursday, September 9th, 2010.
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The American Boat Builders & Repairers Association (ABBRA), in
partnership with the Marine Systems Training Center (MSTC), is offering
the popular Marine Service Management (MSM) course in November.
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Mustang Survival announced it will introduce its 2011 recreational
product line at the upcoming ICAST 2010 Exhibition, held in Las Vegas
from July 14 to July 16 inclusive.
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Montreal-area businessman Denis Poliseno has purchased Doral Boats from former owner Erwin Zecha. The sale, concluded June 18, includes all assets related to the company, including the manufacturing plant in Grand-Mere, QC, and all molds and tooling for the company’s sport boats formerly produced in Midland, ON.
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