All articles by Tony Esposito – Page 59
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Pandemic PWC sales explosion good for top players, but can momentum continue?
BRP and Polaris have battled head-to-head in the market for nearly 50 years
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Trinidad & Tobago yacht industry reaches Covid crossroad
Yacht services industry struggles to stay afloat as borders remain closed to visiting yachts
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Borrow A Boat crowdfunding raises £500k for international expansion
The UK-based, peer-to-peer boat charter platform Borrow A Boat (BAB) has raised nearly £500,000 in equity from a crowdfunding campaign to be used for international expansion in 2021.
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Lund Boats adding jobs as US boat demand continues
Pace of production has not let up since the Covid shutdown ended last April
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Despite mother nature, economy, perseverance keeps Scout Boats afloat
Despite a roller coaster economy, and a couple of bouts with Mother Nature, hard work, perseverance and a sense of family have kept South Carolina independent builder Scout Boats sailing forward into a bright future.
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Marathon Boat Group names Thompson for top spot
The maker of Grumman canoes, DuraNautic Boats and Vanderbilt luxury pontoons has moved its chief financial officer into the executive suite.
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EU shows willingness to resolve trade issue, including retaliatory boat tariffs
NMMA applauds the move
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US aftermarket equipment firms to consolidate
Edelbrock is consolidating with Comp Performance Group to form one of the largest conglomerates in the performance industry
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Jeffrey Poole to helm Siren Marine following unexpected loss of founder
Just one week after announcing the unexpected, untimely death of founder Daniel Harper, the Rhode Island, US-based developer of connected boat technology has announced Jeffrey Poole will assume the CEO mantel.
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Biden initial environmental policy has minimal impact on boating
The NMMA ended 2020 with significant momentum on the federal level, which members were hoping to build on in 2021
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Twin Disc fiscal second quarter down 18%
More production will shift to the company’s new Lufkin, Texas facility
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Caterpillar reports tough Q4, full-year 2020 results
Lower end-user demand and reduced dealer inventories responsible for sales drop
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No significant movement on trade expected early from Biden administration
Don’t expect any significant movement on trade in the first 100 days of US President Joe Biden’s new administration, as the focus of the White House becomes the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy and the environment – three areas that have and will continue to affect the US recreational boating industry, ...
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Yachting writer, America’s Cup historian Fisher dies at 85
Champion sailor, America’s Cup historian and the world’s preeminent yachting writer, Bob Fisher, died of cancer Monday at the age of 85. The news was confirmed to the Associated Press by Fisher’s daughter, Alice Davis, who said he died at his home in Lymington, England.
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Wake surf challenges in US “a perennial threat”
A move in the state of Virginia to keep wake surf boats 200ft from shore failed to gain enough support for full consideration by the legislature, but across the US in the state of Oregon, a decision is expected tonight to ban all tow sports on a 20-mile stretch of ...
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Lifestyle marketing expert offers tips to boating industry
The boating industry lends itself well to ‘lifestyle marketing,’ according to one expert on the subject, who cautions that done right, lifestyle marketing is a path to success, but it’s a path wrought with pitfalls.
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Yacht Sentinel, Fountaine Pajot partner on connected boat technology
Beginning in February, all Fountaine Pajot catamarans will be equipped with Yacht Sentinel’s Sentinel Domotics connected boat technology under a supply agreement announced today.
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US regulators continue to eye wake-boat rules
Virginia and Washington state governments look to restrict, ban wake-boats