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U.S. brokerage sales fell in May, but volume for the month was the second-highest for a single month of sales since 2008. May sales totaled 3,653, down 3 percent from 3,783 in the same month a year earlier, according to YachtWorld member brokers reporting on SoldBoats.com, their proprietary...

President Obama signed bipartisan legislation this week acknowledging that recreational boating is a significant contributor to the nation’s economy, according to BoatUS, which said it will work to implement the law. Obama signed the $12.3 billion 2013 Water Resources Reform and Development Act...

Early spring weather was unkind to the U.S. marine industry again this year, but first-quarter numbers from Statistical Surveys suggest that 2014’s signature bitter chill was somewhat less of a sales deterrent than the raw and wet conditions were a year earlier. Sales in the industry’s main...

Marinized LED light manufacturer Seamaster Marine Products reported a 30 percent sales increase during the last six months. The company noted benefits from capital investment and executive support from CXO Collective International LLC and continued product development as the driving forces...

The Gulf region red snapper recreational fishing season came to a close one minute after midnight today after being open for just nine days. “The current situation with Gulf red snapper is truly disheartening,” Yamaha Marine president Ben Speciale told Trade Only Today. “Having experienced this...

Intrepid Powerboats of Largo, Fla., recently sold its highest-horsepower outboard-powered boat ever — the 475 Panacea with four Seven Marine 557-hp V8 outboards. “We’re still in the process of dialing it in, but it looks like we’ll get a top speed of 73 mph with a cruise of 55 mph,” Intrepid...

FAREHAM, England — As I completed my four-day visit to Raymarine’s global headquarters in England, it became clear that the company believes in the value of research and development and real-world testing. “Nothing can replace the experience of using the products so the end users can see and we...

Marine maintenance management company Vessel Vanguard and Formula Boats signed a 5-year subscription agreement, a move that expanded the company’s client base beyond the yachts it typically serves. Beginning July 1, every Formula model from 24 to 45 feet will be provisioned with a 5-year Vessel...

The recreational fishing and boating community is expressing collective disappointment after a saltwater fishing bill in the U.S. House of Representatives failed to address the community’s top priorities. A reauthorization bill for the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act —...

FAREHAM, ENGLAND — On the first full day of Raymarine’s global press event in the United Kingdom, the electronics company gave journalists a chance to look under the hood of its operations as they toured the company’s research-and-development facility on the south coast of England. The company...

New Brunswick Corp. president Mark Schwabero thinks people will be impressed by the new sterndrive engines Mercury Marine plans to introduce soon. The man who was named as Brunswick CEO Dusty McCoy’s eventual successor said the engines will come with “a whole array of features.” Although the...

Mercury Marine is supporting the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the American Sportfish Association and BoatUS as they advocate for the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. But the company is also publicly...

New World Yacht Builders LLC, the Anacortes, Wash., company that does business as Northern Marine, commented on the disastrous May 18 launch of a new custom 90-foot expedition yacht. During the launch of the $10 million yacht, named Baden and built for an owner who planned to circumnavigate the...

A new National Park Service plan for Biscayne National Park seeks to balance the need for public access while addressing resource concerns. More...

The National Marine Manufacturers Association was among several groups acknowledging that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to temporarily lower the levels of ethanol in the fuel supply is an important step, but they also say Congress must act to change or repeal the law that...

Megayacht News will donate 25 percent of its Spectacular Superyachts 2014 wall calendar sales to the Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to the education and welfare of Coast Guard members and their families. More...

Brunswick Corp. CEO Dusty McCoy tells Fox Business that the strength of the boating industry lies in the U.S. market. More...

Brunswick Corp. plans to “drive very aggressively to reduce costs” to lower consumers’ investment in boating between 2014 and 2016, in part by extending its brand offering to outboard deckboats. More...

Peer-to-peer boat rental company Cruzin and Westrec Marinas announced a strategic alliance at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. More...

Boat owners are often frustrated by the difficulty involved in finding the operating manuals for used boats as well as recent models. More...