Tag: Around the Industry

Radian IoT, Northpoint Commercial Finance Launch New Pilot Program to Support Marine Supply Chain Management

March 27, 2025, Alpharetta, GA. – Radian IoT and Northpoint Commercial Finance announce a new groundbreaking pilot program leveraging Radian IoT’s state-of-the-art GPS tracking technology for direct testing among select Northpoint OEM and dealer customers. This pilot program featuring a sampling of Northpoint customers is designed to test the delivery of real-time insights into OEM […]

Critical Menhaden Science Funding Falls Short Again in Virginia

• Recreational angling, boating and conservation community disappointed that state legislative efforts to fund menhaden science in the Chesapeake Bay failed in session (RICHMOND, Va.)— During the 2025 legislative session, Virginia lawmakers again failed to approve multiple efforts from both sides of the aisle to provide funding for the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to […]

Boat Show Season Rolls On

February has arrived and with it comes three additional Discover Boating boat shows, including the new Mid-Atlantic Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive Insurance. The newest show takes place this weekend, Feb. 6-9, in Charlotte, N.C. Over a five-day span from Feb. 12-16, including Valentine’s Day, runs the impressive Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show. The month […]

MRAA Announces 2025 Young Leaders Advisory Council

MINNEAPOLIS, (Jan. 16, 2025) – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today the Young Leaders Advisory Council has new leadership and new members. Wendy Ramsey, of Pirate Cove Marina in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada has taken to the helm as the YLAC Chair. Ramsey, who has a passion for workforce development and serves as […]

NMFS Rescinds Proposed Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule, Maintaining Access for Recreational Boaters and Anglers

WASHINGTON (Jan. 15, 2024) – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that the National Marine Fisheries Service officially withdrew the proposed North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. Initially proposed in August of 2022, this rule would have put in place a 10-knot speed limit on almost the entire East Coast […]

Rob Brown Named Inaugural Marine Industry Trailblazer

• Industry award honors a leader dedicated to creating an outstanding workplace culture and was recognized as a “Great Dealership to Work For” within the MRAA Certified Dealership Program. MINNEAPOLIS, DEC. 18 – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) awarded Rob Brown, Owner and General Manager of Clark Marine, with the inaugural MRAA […]

28 Dealers Named Great Dealerships to Work For

Marine Industry Awards Honor Dealers at MRAA’s Dealer Week 2024 MINNEAPOLIS, DEC. 16 – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) has named this year’s marine industry Great Dealerships to Work For. Twenty-eight dealerships were honored on December 10, at Dealer Week 2024, the association’s annual conference and expo, in Orlando, Fla. The Certified […]

Angela Brayton Named Kevin Lodder Scholarship Recipient

ORLANDO, FLA., December 10, 2024 — The MRAA Educational Foundation announced today that Angela Brayton, General Manager of Lakeview Marine in Webster, Mass., is the recipient of the Foundation’s 2024 Kevin Lodder Scholarship. This year’s scholarship recipient was unveiled at the Foundation’s awards luncheon in Orlando, Fla., as part of Dealer Week, the Marine Retailers […]