KICKER, a nationally recognized brand in the automotive, truck and powersports mobile audio markets, as well as home and lifestyle audio segments, has decided to strategically focus efforts to boost brand awareness and sales within the recreational marine industry. Having earned a solid reputation and growth in the wake/surf boat, pontoon and runabout markets over […]

Marine Marketers of America is very pleased to announce its annual membership luncheon October 31 from 11:30 – 1 pm during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show at Bahia Mar which features a keynote presentation by luxury marketing expert Christopher P. Ramey who will address “The 8 Laws for Marketing to High Net Worth Individuals.” […]

DiscoverBoating.com has launched new online content in order to provide information and boating resources to boat owners and potential boat owners. Share these these articles and resources on your social media channels in order to generate engagement among your channels. Check out the latest content updates on DiscoverBoating.com: Boat ownership resources How to Register a […]

As part of its continued efforts to grow boating, the Recreational Boating Leadership Council’s New Markets Task Force is reorganizing to address its next phase of work within the recreational boating industry. According to chairperson Wanda Kenton Smith, the original 35-person task force collaborated a few years ago to research and share latest diversity findings […]

Portfolio boat lenders expecting positive business during 2019; boat loan delinquency performs below 1% for 7th straight year. The most comprehensive marine finance market study of lending trends and operations in the United States has been released by the National Marine Lenders Association (NMLA). The 2019 Annual Statistical Report provides detailed data relating to the […]

Thirteen talent consortia awarded Marshall Plan for Talent funds to improve state’s talent development and education system, benefiting more than 220,000 students. LANSING, Mich. – High-caliber innovation and partnerships continue to soar as business and education leaders come together to revolutionize curriculum and support services that will address the state’s talent gap, officials from the […]

The Northwest Marine Trade Association’s (NMTA) Grow Boating Grant Program announced it has given $27,083 in funding or loan opportunities to 21 boating programs in the Pacific Northwest. Over the past 16 years the program has invested more than $2-million in funding to non-profit groups or organizations that help boost the number of boaters and […]

The Massachusetts Marine Trades Educational Trust (MMTET) is very pleased to announce the recipients of their Technical Training Awards. This scholarship program is a new program offered in 2018 through the MMTET.  The program was established in collaboration with a $1,500 scholarship award received from the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas Educational Trust for […]

Momentum Building: Four Schools in Three Weeks Obtain ABYC’s Marine Service Curriculum The American Boat & Yacht Council’s (ABYC) has announced that in this month of September, four schools have enrolled in their “Fundamentals of Marine Service Technology” curriculum program. The program was built to help secondary and post-secondary schools easily implement standards based marine […]

With a provision within Public Act 18-81 lowering the sales tax on boat purchases, boating enthusiasts across Connecticut had been eagerly anticipating the bill’s July 1 effective date to get out on the waters in new boats just in time for the July 4 holiday week. The first two weekends in July and the holiday […]