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MIAMI — Garmin International this year has introduced an array of new electronics, including sonar, radar and multifunction displays, as well as wearable accessories. In the last few months, Garmin introduced seven major products, including the new Fantom solid-state radar, its largest...

Seakeeper was named the stabilization partner of Boston Whaler. Seakeeper’s gyroscope technology is now available on two of Boston Whaler’s Outrage models, the 350 Outrage and 420 Outrage. *Both models offer the Seakeeper 5 as an option at the factory level and will allocate space in the design...

Brunswick Corp. announced that Huw Bower was named president of the Brunswick Boat Group.* Most recently president of the Boston Whaler Group, Bower will continue to report to Brunswick chairman and CEO Mark Schwabero. Bower will be responsible for the 14 brands that comprise the Brunswick Boat...

Registration is open for the 2016 Marine Dealer Conference and Exhibition, set to take place Dec. 5-8 in Orlando, Fla., and those who sign up in April to attend will receive a discount. All month long, marine retailers and their teams will save $50 per person off the full conference retail...

Sailboat racing veteran Mark Turner was named CEO of Volvo Ocean Race. Turner, who is stepping down after 23 years at the helm of sports marketing company OC Sport, will succeed Knut Frostad on June 7. Turner competed in offshore sailing’s leading international event as a Whitbread...

A survey found that many customers don’t pay attention to ethanol-blend levels in gasoline or to warning labels and are primarily influenced by fuel cost. Awareness and knowledge of how to use high-ethanol fuel blends remains relatively unchanged among consumers during the past few years...

The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference, which will take place Oct. 4-6 at the Tampa (Fla.) Convention Center, said the show floor is sold out. IBEX will host more than 550 exhibiting companies, of which 100 are new for 2016, on two show floors that will consist of 106,300 square...

MasterCraft displayed its new NXT20 Global Edition to the*public for the first time during the 2016 New York Boat Show. Designed for watersports enthusiasts in coastal zones, the new extension of MasterCraft’s entry-level NXT line is the company’s first outboard towboat in more than 20 years...

Boats are allowed to dump their toilets into the St. Lawrence River, but that’s about to change. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determined that a no-discharge zone can be established for the New York portion of the river. The state Department of Environmental Conservation petitioned...

Industry pioneer Bob Dougherty died peacefully on Wednesday with his family at his side. He was 85. A former schoolteacher, Dougherty got his start in the industry drawing the lines for Boston Whaler’s classic hulls during the 1960s and later launched the EdgeWater and Everglades brands. He...

Attendance at the 2016 Palm Beach International Boat Show increased by nearly 30 percent during the first two days of the event, but inclement weather prevented the heavy crowds from continuing through the remainder of the weekend, according to show organizers. “Despite the rain over the...

Robert E. Derecktor Inc., in partnership with Paul Derecktor and John Koenig, purchased Robinhood Marine Center in Georgetown, Maine. Robinhood Marine Center was sold March 7 to Derecktor Maine, a partnership of Paul Derecktor, John Koenig and Derecktor Shipyards. The facility will be renamed...

Organizers said the sixth annual Singapore Yacht Show will host some of the world’s most prestigious vessels April 7-10 at the One 15 Marina Club in Sentosa Cove. Singapore will welcome thousands of yacht enthusiasts and potential buyers to see more than 100 boats, yachts and superyachts...

Sailboat sales declined 25.3 percent in 2015, returning to 2013 levels after seeing a spike in 2014, when new sales rose 33.9 percent. Corresponding retail sales were down 24.2 percent and totaled $195.3 million. The average retail price of a sailboat rose 1.5 percent, to $34,876, in 2015...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) used the Palm Beach International Boat Show to continue her fight to make it easier for foreign-flagged yachts visiting the United States to be sold to Americans. Boating’s economic impact in the United States — especially in Florida —...

After a disappointing start to the year, recreational boat sales rebounded in February with strong single-digit gains that suggest the big Miami boat shows and smaller regional events attracted a significant number of buyers. Sales rose 9.3 percent to 5,038 boats in the main powerboat segments...

Inspired by a desire to spare parents the pain of losing their children in boating accidents, a bill that would give boaters a registration discount if they carry an EPIRB or personal locator beacon aboard cleared the Florida legislature. The House and Senate passed the bill in unanimous votes...

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — The second biannual Taiwan International Boat Show hosted 166 vendors, but the goal for the show varied from booth to booth. Some vendors were trying to sell boats or equipment to prospective clients from Asia. Others aimed to tackle the difficult task of growing boating in...

Fourteen months after Rainmaker, a 55-foot Gunboat, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean, members of Oracle Team USA spotted the fully intact hull at sea. They saw the boat while they were on a fishing trip off Bermuda, and a 40-foot Luhrs charter fishing boat called Tenacious hauled it in...

U.S. outboard engine wholesale shipments were up 5 percent year over year in February on a rolling 12-month basis. That was for the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s control group of manufacturers, which represent 95 percent of the market. The NMMA said gains were led by four-strokes...