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Groupe Beneteau has appointed Christophe Lavigne as president of U.S. brands, which includes Four Winns, Glastron, Wellcraft and Scarab. He previously served as VP of engineering and customer service in…

NMMA President Thom Dammrich has announced his retirement as president of NMMA. Dammrich has lead the NMMA for nearly 20 years. His successor will start at the association on July…

Brunswick Corp. CEO Mark Schwabero has announced his retirement and has been succeeded by David Foulkes, Brunswick CTO and president of marine consumer solutions. 

With the pilot program in 2018 a success, BoatU.S. has officially launched the BoatU.S. Foundation On-Water Training program. Courses will be offered at 40 locations at weekend club events, marinas…

Retail sales for boating rose 4 percent in 2018, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA). That number, about 280,000 units, is the highest since 2007 — and the…

A new boat has docked at the National Museum of the Great Lakes: The Ohio.  The Ohio is a Lake Class Tugboat formerly owned by the Great Lakes Towing Company,…

With an ever-growing portfolio of marinas, Safe Harbor Marinas recently closed its sale of Belle Maer Harbor on Lake St. Claire near Detroit, Michigan, raising the number of Safe Harbor…

Angel, the artificial intelligence system in the new Adonis, debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Adonis, by Furrion and Numarine, was the first yacht to be unveiled…

Garmin recently released the all-new Panoptix LiveScope LVS12. The single-array transducer features both 30-degree forward and 30-degree down real-time, live-scanning sonar technology, there is also an option for inland and…

Come 2020, Irish Boat Shop’s facility in Harbor Springs, Michigan, will look very different. The boat shop is in the process of building a new, modern facility in the southwest…