Washington, D.C. – Recreation industry leaders announced today the formation of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), a powerful unified entity that will provide a strong voice for outdoor recreation across America. The new organization combines the Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable, a coalition of America’s leading outdoor recreation trade associations, which was formed in 2017, and […]
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Legal Status of Blue Accent Lighting and Non-compliant Navigation Lights Raises Concerns
Boat owners increasingly request the installation of after-market or OEM-installed decorative lights on their vessels as accents on rub railings, for underwater illumination and other non-navigational locations. Many of these accents are blue or emit a range of colors including blue. State law enforcement agencies in several states are now enforcing laws which expressly prohibit […]
Correct Craft Increases MRAA support as Platinum Partner
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. — Correct Craft, manufacturers of seven boat brands and three engine brands, has increased its support of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, upgrading to the Platinum Partner level, the highest level of partnership. Since 1925, Correct Craft has operated as the leader in the inboard, freshwater fishing, utility and recreational boating […]
MRAA tackles workforce with Congressional Boating Caucus
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, in partnership with the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and the Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) went to Capitol Hill yesterday to address Congressional Boating Caucus members and invited legislative staff for the annual State of the Industry Briefing. The Congressional Boating […]
5 Reasons To Engage with the New Certification Program
The Continuous Certification Program that you all have been hearing about over the past few months has launched! As we prepared for this day, many dealers asked us how the program’s courses differ from all the other educational content we offer. The answer is, actually, simple: It was designed to do more to help dealers […]
MRAA, Nautique Partner on Dealer Certification
ORLANDO – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and Nautique Boats have partnered on a dealer development initiative that gives dealers greater access to the Marine Industry Certified Dealership Program and rewards dealers who achieve Certified status. In a multi-tiered approach, MRAA first rolled out the program, which included custom landing pages and […]
The RBFF Taps Fishbrain to Make Fishing More Accessible
ALEXANDRIA, VA- The world’s most popular app and social network for anglers, Fishbrain, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) to integrate new fishing intelligence features into its digital properties, including TakeMeFishing.org and VamosAPescar.org. The agreement will give RBFF’s audience of over 11 million unique visitors access to a […]
DOI Signals Reorganization Efforts
As reported by the Washington Post and E&E News, the US Department of the Interior is planning to undertake a reorganization of its workforce and land management plans. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke states that the proposal is a major priority, along with reducing the $12 Billion deferred maintenance backlog currently looming over the national park […]
NSBC Names New Executive Director
The National Safe Boating Council has named Peg Phillips as the organization’s new executive director. “We’re excited to welcome Peg to the NSBC!” said NSBC Board Chair Chris Stec. “She brings a wealth of translatable experience and fresh perspective from her tenure with the College of Life Foundation and US Foods, as well as her […]
Spader Business Management Invests In A World of Training
Sioux Falls, SD – The new year ushered in a new partnership with two leaders in the training and consulting field when Spader Business Management secured partial ownership in A World of Training. Both companies specialize in the development of businesses and people through training systems and processes, but at different levels. “Our clients brought […]
