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Freedom Boat Club said it was named Small Business of the Year in northeast Florida for 2014. The Master of Industry Awards, sponsored by MOI Magazine, recognize businesses and CEOs that are models of exceptional leadership, foresight, acumen and community service. People across northeast...

Cuba is gaining attention as a potential trade partner for the marine industry as some speculate whether the United States will lift its half-century trade embargo with the country. Marina consultant Richard Graves and Associates is planning a U.S.-sanctioned industry tour of the country for...

Visitors to the 12th annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors show in Rockland had three sunny days to view custom-built power and sailboats, fine art and jewelry, solid marine gear and engines, energy systems and furniture. Special exhibits included the “Genius of Herreshoff” tribute to the...

Children as young as 12 can operate boats legally in Connecticut unsupervised as long as they complete an 8-hour boating safety course and pass a multiple choice test — something one state lawmaker wants to re-examine in the wake of a boating accident that left one teenager dead and another...

The marine industry has until Friday to comment on President Obama’s proposal to expand a Pacific Ocean marine preserve, effectively making it the world’s largest at 700,000 square miles. It’s important for recreational anglers to ask that recreational fishing be exempt from the proposal now...

Authorities said an outing on New York’s Baldwin Bay turned deadly Sunday evening when a passenger who was in the water was struck by the boat’s propeller as an intoxicated operator started the engine. The accident was Long Island’s first boating fatality of the year, Newsday reported. It was...

For the first time, dock space for on-the-water exhibits and demonstrations will be part of the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference, which will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at the Tampa (Fla.) Convention Center. “One of the reasons we selected the Tampa Convention Center was the easy...

Sales of brokerage boats declined in July with volume off 8 percent and the total value of boats sold off 1 percent compared with the same month a year earlier. A total of 3,287 boats were sold for $297 million in July; in the same month last year, 3,569 boats were sold for $300 million,...more...

The 16-year-old operator of a powerboat involved in a fatal accident Wednesday afternoon on Long Island Sound was licensed by the state of Connecticut and many in the state are calling for stricter regulations. “The death of a Greenwich teenager in a boating accident highlights the need for more...

Less than two months after the Beneteau Group acquired it, Rec Boat Holdings will hold a dealer meeting to unveil its 2015 model-year lineup near its manufacturing plant in Cadillac, Mich. “We will focus on new models, new product enhancements as the core message,” marketing director Julie...

Sea conditions were excellent at midafternoon on a clear day Wednesday off Greenwich, Conn., on Long Island Sound when a 16-year-old girl was killed and another teenage girl was injured when they were run over by a boat, according to authorities. The two girls had been riding on a tube towed by...

ESSEX, Conn. — An unusual southern New England marina was sold in an odd fashion on Tuesday. Essex Island Marina, based on a 13.2-acre private island off the Connecticut River and about five nautical miles north of Long Island Sound, was sold in an “absolute auction,” which meant the marina...

A new video produced by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce honors Mercury Marine as the state’s 2013 Manufacturer of the Year Award winner. The 4-minute-plus video speaks to the growth of the company during the last 75 years, including its emergence from the global economic crisis. “We went...

A weekend boating accident in the Great Lakes region led investigators to arrest a 32-year-old skipper who now faces alcohol-related charges. Two people are dead and three others were injured after two boats collided in the South Channel off Harsens Island Sunday evening. The island is in Lake...

Dangerous levels of microcystin, a toxin spawned by harmful algal blooms around western Lake Erie, have compromised Toledo, Ohio’s water supply and inconvenienced thousands who live near or make their living on the lake. Capt. Don McGee, who runs a charterboat out of Oregon, Ohio, told the...

Brunswick Corp. announced this morning that it has acquired distributor Bell Recreational Products Group, a subsidiary of Bell Industries.*Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Bell RPG, which had sales of around $40 million in 2013, is a distributor of parts and accessories to the...

Sea Ray has made Seakeeper gyro stabilizers standard equipment on its flagship L650 Fly. “The L-Class represents a new paradigm for Sea Ray and for yachting in general, and with the L650 Fly, we have demonstrated just how thoroughly true style and true performance elevate one another,” Sea Ray...

CRC Marine of North Carolina is reporting a 19.7 percent increase in international sales in the last year. CRC Marine owner Paul Daigrepont says overall sales have been on an upward trend, but international sales have exploded in the past year. “We’re seeing across the board increases in our...

Malibu Boats is leading the ski boat performance segment as the No. 1 or No. 2 brand in 80 percent of the markets, according to the company. President and CEO Jack Springer attributes the market share gains the brand has experienced in the last five years to two factors: cutting-edge innovation...

Tiara Yachts will take another step to grow its next generation of modern yachts with the introduction in early August of the 44 Coupe. The 44 will make its debut Aug. 11 at an event for the media and dealers at the Tiara Corporate Yachting Center in Holland, Mich., on the shores of Lake...