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Spring is here, and the boating season is upon us. BoatU.S. has compiled a long list of spring commissioning tasks for boaters to check-off before they hit the water. Checklist…

The NMMA and Boating Writers International (BWI) honored winners of the 2018 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show Innovation Awards, recognizing exceptionally ground-breaking new consumer marine products. The award winners…

Giving boaters the ability to put together their dream boat from the comfort of their couch is the latest trend with boat manufacturers, with Nautique unveiling its own interactive boat…

Premier Pontoons, the Wyoming, Minnesota-based luxury pontoon boatbuilder, has announced that it has exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company, under new ownership, will continue to manufacture boats for distribution nationwide.…

The Board of Directors of the Charlevoix Yacht Club have voted unanimously to relocate the present yacht club facility (located at 209 Ferry Avenue in Charlevoix, Michigan) to a new…

Paintings by Michael Rippey will be featured at the Inn at Harbor Shores from January 19 to May 7.  “I have always had an interest in oil painting,” Rippey says.…

Located on Lake Michigan at the Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicago, Great Lakes Marina is open to the general public. The 96-acre, full-service marina has 30-foot piers with utilities,…

Weems & Plath, one of the nation’s oldest manufacturer of nautical, safety and navigation products, celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2018.  In 1928, Captain Philip Van Horn Weems and Margaret…

The Canadian Coast Guard’s boats just got a nice upgrade thanks to Furuno. The electronics manufacturer has signed a deal with the Canadian Coast Guard to outfit the new Bay…

Michigan’s very own Grand Isle Marina has received ValvTect’s 2017 Marina of the Year Award. This award recognizes a single marina not only for its commitment to business and to…