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Extended test | Adele in the Southern Ocean: Penguin suited

2007-04-01T13:37:00Z

What criteria should be applied when designing a yacht for cruising in conditions varying from the heat and humidity of the tropics to the floating ice of the high latitudes? David Glenn went on a four-week cruise in the South Atlantic aboard the 55m (180ft) Vitters-built retro-ketch Adèle to find ...

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BUSINESS REPORT | US boats: Brunswick programme set to “redefine dealer-manufacturer relations”

2007-04-01T10:04:00Z

Brunswick chairman Dustan McCoy unveiled a potentially revolutionary programme called Brunswick Dealer Advantage at the Miami Boat Show. It offers Brunswick boat or motor dealers in the US a suite of services that range from discounted office supplies to multi-year sales agreements. “Dealer Advantage eclipses anything being offered in the ...

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BUSINESS REPORT | US boats: Yacht segment

2007-04-01T10:03:00Z

Regardless of the definition, bigger is better in the booming yacht market

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BUSINESS REPORT | US boats: Inboard segment - Gobbling up market share from sterndrive manufacturers

2007-04-01T10:02:00Z

A decade ago, inboard-powered ski and wakeboard boats were little more than a niche market that generated about 2,500 units per year in sales. Over the last three years, the segment has seen prolonged growth, with 11,603 units sold at retail in 2004, 12,425 in 2005, and the NMMA is ...

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BUSINESS REPORT | US boats: Sailboat segment

2007-04-01T10:00:00Z

Despite pockets of brisk sales, sailing’s stuck in the doldrums

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BUSINESS REPORT | US boats: Import/Export segment

2007-04-01T09:59:00Z

US builders head for the export market to offset weak domestic sales, while importers stay the course in a tough euro-US dollar exchange rate.

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BUSINESS REPORT | US boats

2007-04-01T09:56:00Z

2007 will probably go down in the US boatbuilding record book as a lacklustre sales year. But behind the flat, and most likely downward-sloping sales curve, there has been a flurry of activity by US boatbuilders that includes aggressive new product launches and niche marketing.

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Marine business latest stock price review

2007-03-30T16:17:00Z

In the review this week Bnteau posts its 6-month figures; Brunswick gives dealers GM discounts; new addition HanseYachts buys Moody; Johnson receives flood damages; and Volvo completes its Nissan acquisition

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HanseYachts buys Moody

2007-03-30T16:08:00Z

Germany's HanseYachts has revealed that it has purchased the Moody brand from the UK's Premier Marinas for an undisclosed sum

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ANEN hires new marketing director

2007-03-30T10:56:00Z

ANEN, the Asociacin Nacional de Empresas Nuticas, has announced the appointment of Manuel Sevilla as its new director of marketing

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TRAC Ecological Products signs on 17 new dealers

2007-03-30T10:13:00Z

The Ft Lauderdale company has new dealers in the US, France, Puerto Rico and The Netherlands

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Sea Light wins Young Yacht Design Award

2007-03-30T04:52:00Z

Sea Level Naval Architects of The Netherlands picked up a Young Yacht Design Award (YYDA) at this year's Venice Boat Show

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NauticExpo offers free product alerts

2007-03-30T04:02:00Z

Marine web portal NauticExpo, a 'virtual boat show', is offering free monthly product alerts from its list of exhibiting companies

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Bnteau notes good growth in six-month figures

2007-03-30T01:58:00Z

The group says current order book levels for its boat business represent more than 90 per cent of sales expected for the entire year

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Japan International Boat Show closes

2007-03-29T23:49:00Z

Visitor attendance at this year's Japan International Boat Show, which was held in Yokohama for the first time ever, grew by 25 per cent

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Pendennis Shipyard upgrades facilities

2007-03-29T20:19:00Z

The UK superyacht builder and refitter is erecting two new concrete piers alongside its slipway to accommodate a 400-tonne travel hoist

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Botswana builder sees growth through exports

2007-03-29T18:17:00Z

Aliboats, the only aluminium builder in sub-Saharan Africa, sees potential growth beyond the continent

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Blue Ocean Wireless launches GSM network

2007-03-29T17:54:00Z

Ireland's Blue Ocean Wireless has teamed up with Inmarsat to launch the world's first GSM network for merchant maritime vessels

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Johnson Outdoors receives New York grant for flood damage

2007-03-29T17:45:00Z

The state will provide US$500,000 in compensation for the US$7.6 million in damages caused to its Binghamton facility in June 2006

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Liverpool Boat Show update

2007-03-29T14:37:00Z

Plans for a brand-new boat show in Liverpool have been put on hold following the unavailability of a suitable site