MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it is launching a Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize and promote marine retail professionals who have made fundamental, significant and sustained contributions to the marine industry.   To be presented on December 10, 2017, on the opening night of the Marine Dealer […]

Katie Eichelberger brings expertise and fresh perspective to MRAA marketing team. MINNEAPOLIS, June 19, 2017 – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced expansion of its marketing team, hiring Katie Eichelberger as a Program Marketing Coordinator. Eichelberger has a background in marketing and communications with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simpson College in […]

The Massachusetts Marine Trades Association (MMTA) is happy to announce that we have declared Saturday June 10th, 2017 as “Massachusetts KIDS Boating Day”.  Currently, there are four KIDS boating events taking place in Massachusetts on Saturday June 10th.  The current list of events is below, but more events may be added before Saturday.  Chairman Bill […]

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, April 26, 2017— At the 2016 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo this past December, Erie, Huron and Ottawa Vocational Education (EHOVE) Adult Career Center was one of four schools that were awarded a $3,000 Technical Scholarship from the MRAA Educational Foundation. EHOVE recently announced that they have selected Jarrod Turnbull as the recipient […]

MINNEAPOLIS, March 22, 2017— CellTuck, LLC, a leading dealer website development and management provider, has joined the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas as a Premier Partner member. A longtime RV service provider, CellTuck says it has established its presence in the marine market at the urging of its customers, building software that enables dealers […]

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas welcomes Infinity Woven Products, LLC, manufacturer of luxury vinyl flooring, as its newest Platinum Partner member. “Over the past few years, we have taken an intentional approach to be the best marine supplier in the industry,” says Warren J McCrickard, Vice President of Corporate Sales. “Strengthening our partnership […]

Soundings Trade Only, the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and Baird Research have expanded a partnership to compile, analyze and deliver the most detailed insights into retail boating’s economic health. First launched by MRAA and Baird in December 2013 as the first report of its kind compiled specifically for marine retailers, the Marine Retail […]

MINNEAPOLIS, March 1, 2017 — SeaDek Marine Products, a manufacturer of non-skid, closed-cell EVA traction products, has joined the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas as a Platinum Partner — the MRAA’s highest level of corporate partnership. SeaDek, which recently also sponsored and contributed to the success of MRAA’s 2017 Compensation Study, has demonstrated a […]

MINNEAPOLIS, February 27, 2017 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today that it has released its 2017 MRAA Compensation Study results, which detail the compensation ranges for 35 common job descriptions in the retail sector of the marine industry.   More than 2,600 position-level responses were collected from a total of 292 […]

MINNEAPOLIS, February 15, 2017 — ARI and the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas announced today the winter schedule for their annual Digital Marketing Master Series webinars. The Digital Marketing Master Series is made up of complimentary, educational webinars available exclusively to MRAA Retail Members. These offerings – which take place monthly throughout the winter […]