Dealers

Tige Boats, Inc. recently announced Young Harris Watersports and RV has joined their worldwide network of dealers. Young Harris offers sales and service in Lake Country, Georgia, serving Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair. "It's like shopping with the family. Whether coming in on a Sunday to show a boat or meeting a customer hours away to deliver the product, my ...

Action Water Sports (AWS) announced that Continuum Ventures, the investment business of the Doug and Maria DeVos family, is investing in the company as a strategic partner focused on continuing the growth and legacy of AWS. Jerry Brouwer will continue as an owner of AWS and as its president.  “Action Water Sports has experienced exceptional growth as a lifestyle brand, serving ...

The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) and MRAA Dealer Solutions recently launched the MRAA Verified Program for dealers looking to drive more revenue in their pre-owned boat business.  The new program, named “MRAA Verified,” expands on the confidence provided by MRAA’s Certified Pre-Owned Boat Program (CPO) and will welcome boats that may not meet the requirements to earn ...

MarineMax recently received recognition in the 2023 Tampa Bay American Advertising Awards which gives the highest accolades to the area's finest marketing agencies, brands, and students. The Clearwater-based MarineMax marketing team won seven awards in total.  Local Gold ADDY for the following:•    Lifestyles Magazine (Art Direction - Single)•    Aquila 70 Luxury Brochure (Catalog)•    Aquila 70 Luxury Brochure (Brochure) Local Silver ...

OneWater Marine Inc. has announced the appointment of Carmen Bauza to the Company’s Board of Directors as an additional independent director, effective as of March 1, 2023. This appointment will increase the size of the Board from eight to nine directors, seven of whom are independent. “We are excited to welcome Carmen Bauza to the Board of Directors. Carmen is ...

MarineMax, Inc. has announced the promotion of Anthony E. Cassella, Jr. to Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer.  Cassella has served as Vice President of MarineMax since February 2016, and Chief Accounting Officer since October 2014 at which time he was appointed an Executive Officer of the Company. Brett McGill, Chief Executive Officer and President of MarineMax stated, “With today’s ...

This week, MIBS - one of the largest boat shows in the world - kicked off down in Miami, Fla. “The opening day of the 2023 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show was an incredible success,” commented Andrew Doole, President of U.S. Boat Shows with Informa Market, in a recent press release. “Our team is looking forward to providing an ...

OneWater Marine Inc. has announced results for its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2022. “Our first quarter results came in largely as we anticipated as the industry experienced a return to more normalized seasonality, with revenue growing high-single digits, on top of a 57% increase in the prior year. Notably, our high margin service, parts and other sales grew ...

MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO) has announced results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2022. Revenue increased 7% to $507.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, from $472.7 million in the comparable period last year. The growth was primarily driven by contributions from strategic acquisitions, including IGY Marinas which closed in October 2022. As a result of the ...

BoatTEST announced that it has partnered with Elite Direct Finance to offer financing directly from its web platform. “Elite Direct Finance brings the kind of customer service that our readers are looking for when making a buying decision. While researching on BoatTEST they can see the boat’s price, calculate monthly payments, and immediately fill out Elite’s “Quick Pre-Qual” form all ...