Minneapolis — The Marine Retailers Association announces the launch of its interactive career center, the MRAA Rewards Career Center. With its focus on marine dealers, the MRAA Rewards Career Center offers its members — and the marine industry at large — an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections.   Both MRAA members and […]

The Darlene Briggs Marine Woman of the Year honor is just one of the scholarships and awards distributed each year by the MRAA Educational Foundation. The Kevin Lodder Scholarship, ABYC Scholarships, Duane Spader Leadership Development Scholarship and MRAA Technical Scholarships are all presented by the Foundation each year at MDCE. This year’s scholarships and award […]

Offering protection for stern drive, inboard, outboard, diesel and personal watercraft such as Jet Skis, Protective Asset Protection serves thousands of marine, automotive, power sports and RV dealerships throughout the United States. The company was recently recognized with a 2016 Dealers’ Choice Award by Auto Trader Today, and hosts a full menu of interactive training. […]

Boaterz ‘n Bikerz Hull of a Tour3 is   As part of the “Boaterz n Bikerz of America Hull of a Tour” series originally launched in 2011, this summer’s event kicks off July 23 and features a full week of scenic mountain and waterway riding including stretches along the famed Pacific Coast Highway. This year’s […]

Nikki Duffney comes to MRAA from the organic food sector and has made an immediate impact A graduate of the University of Minnesota-Morris with a degree in business management, Nikki has spent the last six years coordinating the membership department at the Independent Natural Food Retailers Association, an organization representing organic food retailers. She says […]

  One of the world’s most successful boatbuilding companies has joined the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas at the Partner Member level. Headquartered in Greenville, N.C., Grady-White Boats has been putting families on the water since 1959 and today boasts locations across the United States. Specializing in fiberglass sportfishing boats for both offshore and […]

Glidecoat, a leader in high performance products using Smart Surface Technology Nano-composite materials, has joined the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas as a Partner Member.  Glidecoat products were recently credited with helping set a world record, as the oldest all-female rowing team called the results seen during their 3,500 mile trek across the Atlantic […]

Sebrite offers a wide variety of boat financing programs and works directly with dealerships of all sizes to help marine retailers sell more boats. Loans offered by the Sebrite team range from $5,000 to $4 million and encompass both older model financing and extended service contracts. Any MRAA member can enroll in Sebrite’s customer financing […]

New partnership includes webinar and blog post series on using mobile devices to drive productivity MyTaskit, a leading comprehensive software service for connecting service professionals to technicians and customers, has joined the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas as a Partner Member.       “We welcome the opportunity to partner with a company like […]

“First Approval Source is excited to work with Norman Spencer Marine Insurance and MRAA to provide training and education to the dealer community,” says Shaw. “Together, we can help marine retailers build stronger finance and insurance departments, which will translate to bigger bottom lines.”