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The Sport Fish Restoration Program was created in 1950 and ensures that excise taxes paid on boat motors, motorboat fuel and fishing equipment goes to fund boating access sites, fishery…

BoatUS has announced the addition of MarineMax to its list of repair and service facilities available for members. The BoatUS Marine Insurance Program includes many repair providers, and with the…

In a recently released statement, Bertram CEO Mark Paulhus announced the brand will start producing outboard-powered offshore fishing boats, in addition to revealing the company’s partnership with Mercury Marine. The…

In September, construction of Charlevoix Yacht Club’s new two-story, 10,000-square-foot facility designed by Andre M. Poineau officially began. The building on Lake Charlevoix has been a vision for 30 years…

Sea Tow Foundation’s North American Sober Skipper advisory council has created a new awards program to recognize top safety promoters exclusively in the for-profit recreational marine segment. The inaugural National…

Several single-boat waterskiing world records were set at an event hosted by Evinrude in late October. Using boats powered by two and three 300-hp Evinrude E-TEC G2 engines, the Evinrude-sponsored…

Indiana-based Veada Industries — a boat seating and RV tent manufacturing company — has redesigned its website to include a new Pontoon Boat Deck Designer application tool. This new drag-and-drop…

SkipperBud’s celebrated a ribbon-cutting grand-opening event in August for its newest location on Cass Lake in Waterford, Michigan.  The new boat sales, storage, marina and service complex project began in…

In a partnership with Clearwater Mills, Yamaha Marine is creating a device that picks up trash and plastic in efforts to reduce and prevent marine pollution. The land-based and electrically…

Uptick, a Grand Banks 36 Motor Yacht, is the newest addition to Southwest Florida Yachts’ charter fleet. The twin-engine vessel features air-conditioning, two heads, a generator, dinghy with outboard, bow…