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Sunseeker to grow Norwegian presence
The UK’s Sunseeker International has appointed a new authorised dealer in Norway as part of its continued focus on strengthening its international dealer network.
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Elling Yachting returns to US market
Elling Yachting is returning the United States where its sales have picked up in recent years.
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Cayman Coast Guard Commandant joins regulatory push
The move toward commercial and recreational boating regulations for the Cayman Islands is gaining momentum with the nation’s Coast Guard Commandant joining the push and drafting regulations that would apply to commercial vessels operating in the islands with laws for private boaters to follow.
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Princess at ‘loggerheads with Unite union’
On the day that Princess Yachts sent out a story about its success through 2019 and that it had doubled the number of apprentices it had appointed, a row with the UK trade union Unite has arisen over the fact that around 100 people are to be laid off.
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Fairline celebrates launch of F//Line 33
The UK’s Fairline Yachts celebrated the launch of its new boat, the F//Line 33, at an exclusive VIP party at Butlers Wharf Chop House in central London last week.
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Brunswick forms Aluminum Boat Group
Brunswick Corp has established the Aluminum Boat Group (ABG), a further step in its systematic plan to fully leverage the scale of its boat business to drive operational excellence, create market-leading products and deliver continued operating margin improvement.
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Raymarine chosen as standard equipment on Excess cat range
FLIR’s Raymarine brand of marine electronics has been chosen as standard equipment on Groupe Beneteau’s new catamaran range, Excess. Raymarine will provide Excess customers with precision depth, speed, and wind data from the brands’s i70 sailing instrument displays.
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US boating accidents, deaths down in 2018
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has released safety statistics for 2018 that show a decline in both boating accidents and deaths from the previous year.
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Crescent Custom Yachts to build Canada’s biggest new-build
Canadian boatbuilder Crescent Custom Yachts has a 50m Gregory C Marshall-designed Crescent 164’ under construction at its shipyard in Richmond, British Columbia. The project was sold to an American client who has named the yacht Danzante Bay after his resort and golf course in Loreto, Mexico.
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Princess Yachts reports busiest year ever
The UK’s Princess Yachts is to launch a record five new yachts at the Southampton and Cannes boat shows later this month, making 2019 its busiest year ever.
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Dutch yard expands facilities
Mulder Shipyard of the Netherlands has recently expanded its facilities to make room for new-build projects and winter storage.
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Job losses at Fairline
The UK’s Fairline Yachts is to make up to 40 staff redundant – just months after launching a recruitment drive at its newly acquired production facility at Hythe in Southampton – but the company still has plans to manufacture its new larger yacht range at the facility starting in late ...
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Minnesota boat dealer pleads guilty to US$3.2m tax fraud
A Minnesota marine dealer has entered a guilty plea in Washington County District Court to defrauding the state out of approximately US$3.2m in sales tax, penalties and interest.
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Vaan Yachts says its ‘green’ cats make sailing fun again
Vaan Yachts BV showed off its design for a sleek – and very green – 12.8m (42ft) catamaran at this week’s HISWA-in-Water Boat Show in the Netherlands.
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Investigators begin probing cause of fatal dive boat fire
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have begun their search for the cause of a deadly fire that swept through a fully-occupied charter dive boat off the coast of Southern California early Monday, killing 34 passengers and one crew member.
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NZ builders return to amphibious boat market
NZ boatbuilders Orion and Smuggler Marine have resumed production of their amphibious boats following a Court of Appeal decision last month that Sealegs had previously won in order to stop them from making amphibious vessels.
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Campion Marine launches new models, new look for 2020
Canadian fibreglass boat builder Campion Marine kicked off its 2020 model year with a new logo, a new line of fibreglass multi-species fishing boats, new glass dash technology and a sneak preview of future models presented in virtual reality at its annual dealer meeting and new product launch held in ...
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Rassy family donates rescue boat
The Rassy family, owner of sailing yacht producer Hallberg-Rassy in Sweden, has donated a newly developed rescue boat to the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS). The 50ft vessel was delivered in July and is said to be the first of its kind.
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Tampa show postponed as Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas over the weekend, stalling over the islands as a Category 5 storm for more than 48 hours. But in welcome news for the state of Florida, Dorian – now a Category 3 hurricane – is expected to stay well offshore as it begins a slow ...
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Amico’s 4,000-tonne shiplift to start operation in October
New facility key part of €30m expansion programme