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Earlier this month, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced an increase in U.S. recreational boat sales that is expected to surge through 2018, among other trends. Specifically, NMMA announced…

Muskegon-based Sail Place, Inc. received Beneteau’s “Fastest Growing Sailboat Dealer of the Year” award at the 2016 United States Sailboat Show held in Annapolis, Maryland. The dealer has locations in…

After searching for a new inboard line, Dry Harbour Marine of Charlevoix, Michigan has announced that it will now offer Tige Boats for customers in northern Michigan. Tige.com.  

There’s now even more variety to choose from at Freedom Boat Clubs, which has added Scout Boats to its list of brands. The first selection of Scout Boats will be…

It seems that everyone is getting in on the wakesurfing trend: Bayliner Boats announced this summer that it acquired Heyday Inboards and immediately added Heyday’s Inboard WT-1 and WT-2 models…

The Moorings, a global yacht charter company, has rolled out an all-new website — just in time to daydream about warm water vacations during the cold winter months. The new…

There’s a new power couple on the block now that Malibu Boats has licensed its industry-leading wakesurfing technology to Chaparral Boats. Malibu is known among wakesurfing enthusiasts for Surf Gate,…

Earlier this month, Susan Bonivich was named the 2016 Darlene Briggs Woman of the Year at the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo. Bonivich is the OEM/dealer sales manager for Volvo…

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, MasterCraft has dropped a new boating and outdoors lifestyle website. The Craft (craftlife.com) will feature products, as well as “stories,” news items…

Sea Ray brought home the gold from overseas last month, when it was awarded the Boat Builder Award for Best Retail Marketing Initiative at the annual Boat Builder Awards for…