boats.com, the world’s largest online publisher of marine content, today announced the launch of their redesigned boat shopping platform. The new boats.com reflects a reimagined boat shopping experience, while addressing one of the industry’s biggest challenges: keeping boat shoppers, particularly first time boat buyers, in the purchase funnel. According to Discover Boating, 64% of Americans […]

Eighth-graders learned last week there are good careers available in local industries. Companies partnered with the Horizon Education Alliance to organize industrial tours for nearly 3,000 middle school students in Elkhart County. The week’s effort is being held in conjunction with Manufacturing Day, which actually covers several days. The day usually occurs on the first […]

Boating Services Network, the new boating services division of marine leader Brunswick Corporation, has launched OnBoard Boating Club and Rentals (“OnBoard”), a state-of-the-art, turnkey business platform empowering marine dealers and marinas to expand their operations and serve the emerging and rapidly growing boat club and rental consumer market segments. For those looking to attract new […]

Bill and Kristin Fenech and Barletta Boat Company have continued their generous support of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and its mission to provide tools, resources and educational programming to elevate today’s dealers. “It’s no secret that the dealerships are the lifeblood of this industry,” says Bill Fenech, President and Co-Owner of Barletta […]

Bristol, IN — Barletta Pontoon Boats, located in Bristol, IN, is pleased to announce the dates for its inaugural Open House/Dealer Meeting. The Open House will take place the week of August 6-10, 2018. The official dealer meeting will take place August 14-16th. The Open House will be hosted at the Barletta Pontoon Boat manufacturing […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the America’s welcomes Dominion Domains to its highest level of membership, Platinum Partnership. Dominion Domains is a registry operator offering .boats and .yachts domain names to marine industry businesses and consumers. “We are proud to support the MRAA, who works tirelessly to keep the marine industry ahead of the curve,” […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas is please to announce two new Partner Members into membership. Bank of the Ozarks and MOTOTV have joined the association’s growing roster of marine industry supporters. Bank of the Ozarks Bank of the Ozarks is a regional bank with expertise in marine lending, servicing marine dealers throughout the […]

Traverse City, Michigan, April 30, 2018 – Global Marine Insurance Agency a leading specialty marine brokerage and program administrator, announced today the expansion of their product offering and leadership team. GMIA is the marine division of Specialty Program Group, LLC. With locations across the country, GMIA specializes in providing insurance products for personal watercraft spanning […]

CellTuck, LLC, a leading dealer website development and management provider, has increased its support of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, upgrading to the highest level of partnership. “Over the years, here at CellTuck we’ve been so blessed.  Increasing our partnership with the MRAA is our way of passing the blessings forward.  Servicing Dealerships […]

BRP US, Inc., makers of Evinrude outboard engines, has strengthened its support of the North American dealer body by becoming the Marine Retailers Associations of the America’s newest Premier Partner.   As a global leader in all aspects of  propulsion systems and powersport vehicles, BRP continues to demonstrate its commitment to the growth and advancement […]