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Navigare Yachting USA expands team
Navigare Yachting USA has hired three new team members to support its growth in the Americas - Pat Dorning as operations manager for the Bahamas and Caribbean, Phillip Winter as partner manager, and Kay West as booking manager.
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NewsAzimut to display in New York's Times Square
As part of its 50-year anniversary celebrations, Italy’s Azimut-Benetti Group is planning to display an Azimut S6 motoryacht in New York’s Times Square next month – one of the yacht builder’s five most-significant cities in which it does business.
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Correct Craft’s ‘quiet’ aluminium boat project gets statewide showcase
Correct Craft’s quiet aluminium fishing boat project, being developed by its Watershed Innovation think-tank and the University of Central Florida (UCF), will be showcased next week at the state-wide Florida Engineering Senior Design Invitational at Florida Atlantic University.
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Rhode Island recycles fibreglass boats
With tens-of-thousands of fibreglass boats manufactured between the 1970s and 1990s coming to their end-of-life cycle, the Rhode Island Marine Trade Association (RIMTA) is hoping its Fiberglass Vessel Recycling Pilot Project (FVR) could be a solution to a growing disposal concern.
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Brunswick Boats opens Integrated Manufacturing Center
With excess capacity freed-up from the discontinuation of certain Sea Ray and Boston Whaler commercial models, Brunswick Corp has announced its Merritt Island, Florida facility is being transitioned to an Integrated Manufacturing Center (IMC) that will support “growth and development” for several Brunswick Boat Group brands.
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NewsWestrec Marinas founder dies
Westrec Marinas founder Michael Sachs died on April 11, just days shy of his 78th birthday. Sachs is survived by his wife of over 30 years, Maureen, a sister and nieces and nephews.
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Yamaha Propellers receives tax incentive to expand
Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers in the US has received two 10-year tax abatements from the city of Greenfield, Indiana to facilitate an expansion by the company with a new 50,000sq ft plant at a cost of US$18.3m and bringing 81 jobs.
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NewsBrunswick celebrates safety achievements
Brunswick Corp is honouring its employees worldwide with its top safety awards for 2018, recognising 24 facilities for promoting and practicing safety awareness, and ultimately minimising workplace incidents and injuries.
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NewsIdaho County moves to restrict wakeboats, PWCs
It what appears to be growing trend, Valley County, Idaho has become the latest governmental body to propose restrictions on wake boats and personal watercraft (PWC), in some cases, effectively banning their use.
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NewsIrwin Jacobs, wife dead in murder/suicide
Irwin Jacobs, the flamboyant former CEO of the now-bankrupt Genmar Holdings, and his wife Alexandra were found shot Wednesday in their Minnesota home in an apparent murder/suicide, according to local media reports.
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Palm Beach show reports strong crowds, sales
The 34th Annual Palm Beach International Boat Show (PBIBS) saw increases in attendees, exhibitors and sales, according to the show organisers.
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NewsMississippi sees boating, marina use down post-hurricane
The number of registered boats and occupied marina slips on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast has dramatically declined since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, despite efforts to reinvigorate the area following the storm.
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NewsMontana simplifies youth boating laws
A new law clarifying how young children can be to operate a boat alone and new testing requirements is working its way through the Montana legislature.
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Albrecht named Solace president
Edgewater, Florida-based Solace Boats has promoted 22-year marine industry veteran Todd Albrecht to the position of president.
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NewsSeakeeper wins 2019 Edison Award
Marine stabilisation specialist Seakeeper Inc received an Edison Award for the Seakeeper 2 at an awards ceremony in New York last week.
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‘BIG’ program worth US$20m for boating infrastructure
The US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) is awarding some US$20.6m in Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG) to be distributed to states in support of dedicated boat facilities and associated amenities for recreational boaters, local communities and their economies.
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Derecktor, St Lucie finalise yacht yard at Port of Fort Pierce
It took longer than anticipated, but the Port of Fort Pierce Florida will have a new megayacht repair centre operated by Derecktor Shipyards.
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NewsBrunswick names new Mercury president
Brunswick Corp today announced that John Pfeifer, president of Mercury Marine, has stepped down from his role to pursue other opportunities. He has been replaced by Christopher Drees, president of marine parts and accessories at Mercury, with immediate effect.
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NewsLaser class association claims builder breached terms
A dispute has broken out in the world of sailing after one of the sport’s governing bodies accused the UK’s largest dinghy-maker of breaking strict boatbuilding rules. According to a story in the London Times newspaper, the US-based International Laser Class Association (ILCA) is seeking a new boatbuilder after claiming ...
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