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    Clearing of Costa Concordia wreck goes slowly

    One year after the luxury liner Costa Concordia ran aground off Italy's Tuscan coast, taking 32 lives, its wreck, a mountain of metal enclosed by floating salvage platforms, is creating an incongruous industrial landscape amid the pristine waters of a marine sanctuary. More...
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    Supreme Court rules for Florida houseboat owner

    Not every floating home is a boat. More...
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    Couple paddles across continent for educational cause

    Dave and Amy Freeman began an 11,700-mile, human-powered North American Odyssey on April 22, 2010, with the purpose of educating students and people around the world about North America's waterways and wild places via Wilderness Classroom, their non-profit educational organization. More...
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    New standard could affect yacht builders

    Yacht builders are facing potential redesign issues after the International Maritime Organization passed a measure requiring large vessels to catalyze their engines by 2016. More...
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    Miami show partnership seeks international buyers

    The National Marine Manufacturers Association is partnering with the U.S. Department of Commerce to bring more international buyers to the Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show, which takes place Feb. 14-18. More...
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    Mystic Seaport receives educational grant

    Mystic Seaport was awarded a $100,000 grant by the Beagary Charitable Trust (Pat Morgan, Trustee), which the museum will use to develop and implement an educational outreach program for primary-school students in northeastern Connecticut. More...
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    MANAGEMENT: Take steps to bolster your work force in 2013

    Happy New Year and may your business flourish in 2013. May you become a better professional manager this year and may your employees all show new energy in all that they do. So what New Year's resolutions have you made to ensure that such desired results actually materialize? More...
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    Dealers and Distributors

    Mercury Marine added five dealerships to its North American network in December. More...
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    BoatUS consumer affairs director retires

    After 26 years of fighting for boaters' consumer rights, BoatUS Consumer Affairs Department director Caroline Ajootian announced her retirement. More...
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    ABBRA set to honor California boatyards

    Two California boatyards will be recognized for their environmental stewardship and for achieving certification as Clean Maritime Facilities in 2012 by the American Boat Builders & Repairers Association. More...
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    Southwest Florida Yachts adds to charter fleet

    The Mainship 34 trawler named Quarter Moon is the latest vessel in Southwest Florida Yachts' charter fleet for cruising the southwest Florida Gulf Coast, including the scenic Pine Island-Sanibel-Captiva area. More...
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    NOAA: 2012 temperatures will set record

    Another warmer-than-average November is prompting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to announce that 2012 is "virtually certain" to be the warmest year on record, or 140 years of record keeping, in the contiguous United States. More...
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    Bayliner adds 16-foot Element to lineup

    Brunswick Corp. announced the introduction of the Bayliner Element, a new addition for the 2013 model year. More...
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    Grand Banks CEO decides to step down

    In the most recent move signaling shifting times at Grand Banks Yachts, CEO Robert William Livingston II has decided not to renew his contract, effective this week. More...
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    Outlook 2013 from Trade Only

    Welcome to the digital version of our 2013 industry forecast. Each year, Trade Only asks a representative group of industry leaders to turn their sights on the coming season and tell us what they see in the months ahead. More...
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    Angler loses hooked shark to larger one

    In offbeat news from Down Under, a recreational fisherman was reeling in a school shark from his aluminum boat off the scenic New Zealand coastline. More...
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    Boater fees increase in California

    Californians face higher sales taxes and increased boater registration fees that took effect with the new year. More...
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    Centurion builder acquires towboat brand

    Fineline Industries, the producers of Centurion Boats, said today that it acquired Ski Supreme Boats. More...
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    Fire damages boats at Connecticut yard

    Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday that destroyed one boat and damaged at least three others in winter storage at the Dodson Boatyard in Stonington, Conn. More...
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    Industry mourns Gougeon Brothers co-founder

    Jan Clover Gougeon, who founded boatbuilder and epoxy maker Gougeon Brothers with his brothers Meade and Joel in 1960, died Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 67. More...
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