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Advance data indicate that through the first half of 2011 wholesale shipments of traditional powerboats were up 7.9 percent from a year earlier and corresponding dollars were up 21.6 percent, the National Marine Manufacturers Association said in its monthly economic report. More...

Earlier this summer, Volvo Penta delivered North America's 4,000th Inboard Performance System engine package, the company announced. More...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Tuesday announced that a 760-square-mile area of Long Island Sound is now a "no-discharge zone." More...

Yamaha Motor Corp. USA plans to appeal a jury decision to award $39 million to two Florida families in a case involving a WaveRunner collision that left one teen dead and another injured. More...

Hurricane Katia is now a major Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour, but the storm is still far from land and no immediate threat to the United States. More...

Zodiac of North America and the Florida Yacht Brokers Association announced relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Irene. More...

Tropical storm warnings are in effect for portions of the Gulf Coast as Tropical Depression 13 approaches the area. More...

Reggie Fountain may have parted ways late last year with the company that bears his name, but the two parties continue to battle in court. The accusations range from the alleged stealing of trade secrets and intellectual property by Fountain to the company’s retaining trophies and other property...

Brunswick Corp. today announced it sold its Sealine brand of boats, based in Kidderminster, U.K., to The Oxford Investment Group. More...

Swaun Funding Group merged with Newcoast Financial as of Aug. 1, company president Phil Swaun confirmed to Soundings Trade Only. More...

Hurricane Irene likely caused an estimated $500 million in damage to boats, according to Jim Holler, senior vice president of underwriting for BoatUS. More...

The Coast Guard today urged people to stay clear of beaches and stay off the water*as millions of East Coast residents, from North Carolina to Maine, are recovering from the effects of Hurricane Irene. More...

As the remnants of Irene move into Quebec and Newfoundland, Canada, widespread major flooding continues over sections of the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and northern New England. More...

A slightly weakened Hurricane Irene is making its way toward the East Coast of the United States, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour and promising a wet and windy weekend for residents along the Mid-Atlantic coast up into New England. More...

A hurricane watch is in effect for north of Surf City, N.C., to the North Carolina-Virginia border, including the Pamlico, Albemarle and Curritck sounds, the National Hurricane Center announced this morning. More...

Hurricane Irene, now a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour, is expected to miss Florida but come close to North Carolina this weekend. More...

Two Somali pirates were sentenced to life in prison this week for their roles in the attacks against the S/V Quest that resulted in the murder of four U.S. citizens. More...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals last week denied Brunswick's request for a rehearing in a case in which it was found partially liable for a 2005 accident on Lake Austin in Texas in which a teen's leg was severed by a propeller. More...

A Superior Court judge in Butte County, Calif., last week rejected MasterCraft's request for a new trial in a 2006 accident that left two people injured, but the boatbuilder said it will appeal the decision. More...

Megayacht crews can breathe a sigh of relief that changes that would affect them in the proposed 2011 amendments to the U.S. Standard of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping appear relatively modest, industry sources say. More...