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This roundup of upcoming shows and events includes news from the Texas Coast Boat & Outdoor Show and the Monaco Yacht Show. More...

BRP announced today that it will exit the sportboat business in the coming months, citing the continued global sales decline in the marine industry, particularly the drop in sales of sportboats since the financial crisis. More...

A 19-year-old fisherman whose boat capsized in the chilly waters of southern Alaska floated for more than 24 hours in a 4-foot plastic fish tub, singing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to keep his spirits up during an anxious night. Ryan Harris was finally rescued from his battle with 8-foot waves...

Sea Tow Services International added Automated Radio Check host stations in Michigan and Illinois. More...

The International BoatBuilders' Exhibition and Conference is partnering with two well-known Louisville-based distilleries to stage the first "IBEX Bourbon Experience" All-Industry Party during the last hour of the show from 5-6 p.m. on Oct. 3. More...

An impasse in Congress over the national debt has for the second time this year gained negative attention from major credit agencies. More...

The International Marina Institute, the training subsidiary of the Association of Marina Industries, opened registration for its new case-study analysis workshop called "Marina Makeover: An Interactive Experience," scheduled for Oct. 21-22 at the Renaissance Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Fla. More...

On this 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, I want to point again to a short documentary film video titled “Boatlift,” which recounts the evacuation by boat of more than 500,000 people in nine hours from lower Manhattan on that fateful day. More...

The country's largest boat and yacht retailer announced today it acquired a venerable New England Sea Ray dealership. More...

Skipper Bud’s, a group of family-owned and operated sales, service and marina locations, signed on as a Premium Retail Member of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, the highest level of retail membership within the association. More...

The National Marine Manufacturers Association hosted its convention event Tuesday during the Democratic National Convention, where nearly 125 delegates, members of Congress and attendees participated in educational demonstrations and discussions focused on the importance of recreational boating...

Sea Tow Services International announced that the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is now a Sea Tow Automated Radio Check host station. More...

Complimentary media registration is taking place for the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Annual Meeting and Expo, which runs Oct. 24-26 in Providence, R.I. More...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs reached an agreement with federal contractor Lund Boat Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Brunswick Corp., to settle allegations of hiring discrimination. More...

The first certifiable 1-mile sailing speed record on San Francisco Bay was set Friday by l’Hydroptere DCNS. More...

Ferretti Group intends to open an assembly plant in China as its new Chinese parent seeks to drive up sales in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. More...

Priority One Financial Services, a division of Forest River Inc., expanded its credit card program for RV and cargo trailer dealers to the marine industry. More...

A new federal law that goes into effect Oct. 16 could help commercial fishermen in their dangerous environment, according to Coast Guard officials. More...

US Sailing president Gary Jobson appointed an independent panel to review the U.S. Olympic sailing program. More...

Hurricane Isaac hit shore for a second time Tuesday evening and had already resulted in Mississippi floods, boat looting and left thousands without power this morning. More...