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    Group continues fight to keep California boating department

    Recreational Boaters of California recently hand-delivered to the state capitol stacks of the 1,227 letters from those opposing a proposal to eliminate the Department of Boating and Waterways. More...
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    E15 study bill passes House committee

    The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved a bill this week from Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., that would require a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of fuel with more than 10 percent ethanol. More...
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    MRAA offers discount on Spader products

    The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and Spader Business Management are expanding their relationship. More...
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    West Marine schedules 4Q, year-end results

    West Marine will hold a webcast and conference call at 10 a.m. (PST) Feb. 23 to discuss fourth-quarter and fiscal 2011 financial results and 2012 earnings guidance. More...
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    NMMA president to speak at BWI meeting in Miami

    National Marine Manufacturers Association president Thom Dammrich will address members of Boating Writers International and industry guests during an annual meeting Feb. 17 at the Miami International Boat Show. More...
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    Fireboy-Xintex revamps its website

    Fireboy-Xintex Inc. unveiled its updated website. More...
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    Brokerage sales increase in January

    U.S. brokerage sales rose 4 percent in January, compared with the same month a year earlier, and the total valuation of boats sold rose 9 percent. More...
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    Shows and Events

    This roundup of upcoming shows and events includes news from the Palm Beach (Fla.) Marine Flea Market and Seafood Festival and the Tampa (Fla.) Tribune Outdoors Expo & Boat Show. More...
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    Tracker Marine Group announces layoffs

    Miami, Okla.-based Tracker Marine Group will lay off 112 people because of declining boat sales and the move of a production line to Missouri, city leaders announced Thursday. More...
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    Worldwide Marine gains rights to engine-flush system

    Worldwide Marine Consulting acquired the exclusive worldwide licensing rights to Blue-Thru Marine Flush Systems, the company announced. More...
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    IMBC 2012: Speaker talks about ‘chain of excellence’

    ORLANDO, Fla. - “If it were easy, everybody would be doing it,” said David Mulvey, a facilitator at the Disney Institute, during his keynote address today at the International Marina & Boatyard Conference. More...
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    Yamaha debuts revamped website

    Yamaha Marine Group launched its re-engineered YamahaOutboards.com website to provide consumers and dealers with an enhanced online experience. More...
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    Changing Places

    Brooks Marine Group, a Newport, R.I.-based marine industry recruiting firm, recently added Rig Reese and Meg Toppa to its recruiting staff. More...
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    Consumer confidence drops in January

    The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index dipped in January after increases in November and December. More...
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    Hartford show reports attendance boost

    Attendance was up 10 percent - with about 12,500 visitors tallied - at the Hartford Boat Show, which ran Friday through Sunday at the Connecticut Convention Center. More...
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    Groups reach settlement on Palm Beach show

    The city of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Yachting Promotions Inc. announced this morning that the 27th Annual Palm Beach International Boat Show will go on as planned from March 22-25. More...
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    NOAA using new method to estimate saltwater recreational fishing

    NOAA has begun to use an improved method to estimate the amount of fish caught by saltwater anglers, which will allow rules that fishermen follow to be based on more accurate information, the agency announced this week. More...
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    Rhode Island sailboat builder to open shipyard in North Carolina

    A builder of high-end sailboats has announced plans to invest $1.8 million during the next three years to open a shipyard in Dare County, North Carolina, that will create 71 jobs in Wanchese. More...
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    McMurdo names U.S. marketing firm

    McMurdo Ltd., of Portsmouth, U.K., a leading manufacturer of marine safety and emergency location beacon products, hired Home Port Marine Marketing to provide U.S. corporate, brand and product publicity and promotion services. More...
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    Toronto show reports attendance boost

    The 54th annual Toronto International Boat Show, which ran Jan. 13-22, reported an overall attendance of 76,253, up 5 percent from 2011. More...
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