All articles by Tony Esposito – Page 90
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NewsLowrance founder dies at age 80
The man credited with creating the first recreational fish-finding sonar, Lowrance Electronics founder Darrell Lowrance, died Saturday at age 80 following a stroke.
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NewsIndustry mourns Iconic Marine COO
Joe Curran, the 55-year-old chief operating officer of Iconic Marine Group, died Wednesday from complications of stomach cancer.
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NewsTrump: “No rush” on China trade deal while USMCA meets roadblocks in Congress
While there is movement on multiple fronts of the US trade war, it remains unclear if it is forward movement or merely wheel-spinning
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NewsDammrich receives WSIA Lifetime Achievement Award
Outgoing National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) president Thom Dammrich has received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed by the US Watersports Industry Association (WSIA).
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NewsOpposition to NZ superyacht levy grows
Opposition is growing to an Auckland Council proposal for an anchorage tax on foreign-flagged superyachts longer than 40m that moor in waters off the city. If the levy is imposed, the New Zealand Marine Industry Association believes it would cut into the estimated NZ$360m that superyacht visits contribute to the ...
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InterviewCaymas Boats | Earl Bentz
Earl Bentz entered the boat business working for his uncle’s dealership at age 14. Now, at 66, he’s decided to start his third boat company, Caymas Boats, from part of the facilities – and with many employees – of his former Triton Boats in Tennessee
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NewsChristensen relocates to Tennessee
After nearly 30 years of building luxury yachts in Vancouver, Washington, Christensen Yacht Company is just months away from weighing anchor at a new facility in Tellico Lake, Tennessee, that will allow the company to build larger vessels and adapt more quickly to changing trends in the industry.
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NewsBrunswick looks to “define marine industry”, positioned for captive and external growth
“It is not our intention to participate in the marine industry, it is our intention to define it.” So said Brunswick CEO David Foulkes at the Raymond James 40th Annual Institutional Investor Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday.
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Crestliner revamps model line, adds new models and pontoon series for 2019
Crestliner Boats is redesigning its model line and adding new models, including three new pontoon boats for 2019.
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NewsWayne family takes more active role in assuring public use of marina
The continuing saga of John Wayne Marina in Port Angeles, Washington, has taken a new turn with the late actor’s family taking a more active role in determining the facility’s future by putting together options for redevelopment of the marina and 105 acres owned by John Wayne Enterprises (JWE) next ...
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NewsUS wholesale powerboat shipments up in 2018
2018 closed as the ninth consecutive year of growth for the US boating industry, according to the latest statistics from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA).
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NewsUS Congress briefed on boating’s economic impact
Members of Congress were briefed on Wednesday about the economic impact of recreational boating on the US economy at an event launching the latest economic data from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA).
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NewsCanadian HOC trade report highlights retaliatory tariffs’ impact
The International Trade Committee of Canada’s House of Commons has issued a report detailing the toll retaliatory tariffs are taking on the Canadian economy and calls on the government to work with the US for a swift resolution to the issues with five suggested recommendations.
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Brunswick to exit commercial boat market?
There is change coming to Brunswick Commercial & Government Products (BCGP), but no one seems to know just yet what it will be.
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US$500k State grant helps yacht-maker create 50 jobs
Daedalus Composites has plans to renovate its Edenton, North Carolina plant
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BRP ups its alternative energy game with Alta Motors purchase
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) has purchased select assets of Alta Motors from the parent company Faster Faster Inc as part of what the company calls “long-standing interest in new technologies and alternate energy sources for the powersports industry.”
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NewsUS powerboat registrations up in 2018
2018 saw a 4.2% increase in new powerboat registration in the US, according to data released by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA).
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NewsInternational trade continues to cause ‘concern’ in US marine industry
The state of trade continues to be an “area of concern” for the US marine industry, which one representative says “remains in the crosshairs” of the tariff and trade war, but there are signs of optimism.
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NewsFirst USA Pavilion to appear at Sydney show
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) is bringing its USA Pavilion concept from the METSTRADE Show to the Sydney International Boat Show in August, but opening participation to boatbuilders as well as boat component manufacturers.
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