Sterndrive boat sales up, outboard boats down
September 30, 2005
MIAMI – While some boat types are doing better than others, Info-Link predicts that the 15-foot-plus powerboat segment will finish up the year a few percentage points above last year. Jesse Wells, Info-Link’s director of sales & marketing, reported the release of the company’s... Read more »
Sea Tow expects to recover 1,500 boats
September 30, 2005
GULFPORT, Miss. – About a month after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf region, Sea Tow Services International is estimating its vessel recovery efforts will triple those of Ivan and Frances last year. This equates, according to Capt. Joe Frohnhoefer, Chairman and CEO of Sea Tow, to over 1,500 individual... Read more »
House passes new and improved Endangered Species Act
September 30, 2005
WASHINGTON – By a strong bipartisan vote of 229-193, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3824, the Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act (TESRA) of 2005 on Wednesday, September 28, the National Marine Manufacturers Association reported in a statement today. “The House of Representatives... Read more »
MasterCraft reports record year
September 30, 2005
VONORE, Tenn. – MasterCraft Boat Co. has designed the 2005 fiscal year as the best in its 37-year history, according to a recent statement. During the year, both the company and its dealer network posted significant gains in unit volume, revenues and profitability, as well as extending its brand... Read more »
New performance boat show is launched
September 30, 2005
SARASOTA, Fla. – Plans for a boat show that will feature high-performance boats, and fishing boats with 500 or more horsepower, are underway with the first Super Boat Expo scheduled to be held May 19-21, organizers reported in a release yesterday. The show will be held at the 100,000 sq. ft. Sarasota-Bradenton... Read more »
Yacht maker responds to ruling in Tiger Woods’ lawsuit
September 30, 2005
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Christensen Shipyards, Ltd., a luxury yacht builder based in Vancouver, Washington, is disappointed with a recent court ruling that allows a 2004 lawsuit filed by golfer Tiger Woods to stay in Florida, despite Christensen’s request for a change of venue to Washington state,... Read more »
Five new harbors in Chicago’s future?
September 30, 2005
CHICAGO – The Chicago Park District is expecting an increase of up to 50 percent in demand for boat slips over the next 20 years, and therefore may add five new harbors, according to an article Wednesday in the Chicago Journal. The Park District commissioned consultancy JJR LLC to conduct an ongoing... Read more »
Environmentally-friendly products to be honored at IBEX
September 30, 2005
CHICAGO – The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) will recognize marine companies that have developed new environmentally-friendly products as part of NMMA’s Innovation Awards program at the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition... Read more »
Online registration open for COMITT ’06
September 30, 2005
EDGEWATER, Md.; CHICAGO; BROOKLIN, Maine – Online registration is now open for the second annual Conference on Marine Industry Technical Training, to be held Jan. 23-24, 2006 at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, just outside of Tampa, Fla., organizers reported earlier this week. “Last year,... Read more »
NMMA testifies on marine debris
September 30, 2005
WASHINGTON – Monita W. Fontaine, National Marine Manufacturers Association vice president, Government Relations, testified before a joint hearing of two House subcommittee’s yesterday on the problem of marine debris. Fontaine spoke before the House Committee on Resources,’ Subcommittee... Read more »
