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New York’s lesson from Hurricane Sandy: Get more boats. More...

The rain gods opened a brief window on Friday night to allow a send-off ceremony and photo opp at Legendary Marine in Destin, Fla. Although all of the riders attended, only five of the nine bikes scheduled for the first leg scooted in for the launch ceremony, with the others rolling up at...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that New England Boatworks will pay a $31,500 penalty and take steps to reduce its emissions of volatile organic compounds from paints and thinners used at its Portsmouth, R.I., facility under a settlement with the agency to resolve...

A survivor from a recent Coast Guard search and rescue made a point of visiting Air Station Clearwater, Fla., on Thursday to personally thank the crew that assisted in his rescue. More...

National Marine Bankers Association survey results for the first quarter show that although new lenders are offering boat loans, loan amounts are at an 18-month low and credit requirements are more stringent than in 2012. More...

It re-entered the U.S. market after a 10-year hiatus, but Sealine International’s future is unclear after the British-based luxury yacht builder this week entered “administration,” a status akin to receivership in the United States. More...

The Strictly Boaters Boat Show that opens Friday at South Jersey Marina in Cape May, N.J., is already showing signs of an industry on the rebound after Hurricane Sandy. More...

The first industrywide fundraiser to benefit Grow Boating and the Boating Political Action Committee that is set for February, just before the opening of the Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show, is starting to take shape. More...

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index increased in April to a five-month high. More...

The Boat China & Water Sports Expo will return May 10-12. More...

The American Boat Builders and Repairers Association, in partnership with the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association, held a three-day marine service manager course April 9-11 at the Hinckley Yachts Portsmouth Service Yard in Rhode Island. More...

Marketing software creator ARI Network Services has been recognized in The Business Journal’s Top 25 List as one of Wisconsin’s fastest-growing public companies. More...

AkzoNobel’s Awlgrip launched its second annual Future Interior Design competition, a contest aimed at new and aspiring superyacht interior designers. More...

Georgia-based Carolina Skiff LLC said that based on state new-boat registration data compiled by Statistical Surveys Inc. the company was the nation’s top fiberglass-boat builder in 2012. More...

The Virginia Marine Trades Association released a study showing that recreational boaters spend nearly $1.3 billion annually on boating in the commonwealth. More...

Attendance at the 31st annual Suncoast Boat Show jumped 17 percent and exhibitor revenue increased by 9 percent, according to the producers of the show. More...

Mercury Marine said Bill McEathron was promoted to general manager of Mercury Marine Asia. More...

The success of this year’s Singapore Yacht Show, which opened Thursday and ended Sunday, has led to the signing of an agreement between Singapore Yacht Events and Nansha Marina to extend the show into China. More...

Caterpillar Inc. lowered its outlook for 2013 after reporting first-quarter profits today that dropped 45 percent to $880 million, or $1.31 a share, from $1.59 billion in 2012. Revenue also dropped 17 percent, lower than analysts’ expectations. More...

The recreational boating industry’s growth engines sputtered in March amid inclement early spring weather as overall sales dropped for the second month in a row after a year of recovery and consistent gains. More...