Following Hurricane Ian’s devastation to many communities across southwest Florida and other regions, many remains without power or clean drinking water. The NMMA’s priority remains ensuring the safety and well-being of those impacting, including the associations many member companies who have been impacted by Ian’s landfall. NMMA would like to share the below resources for those in the marine industry ...
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Boat Trader survey shows promising future for industry
Even with surging prices at the pump and inflation rates hitting a 40-year high, private boat sellers are optimistic about the overall boat market and plan to increase their spending in the recreational boating industry. In a new survey conducted by Boat Trader, 39% of sellers on its For Sale By Owner (FSBO) platform reported that they are listing with ...
Read More »MarineMax announces new appointment to its Board of Directors
MarineMax, Inc. has announced that Mercedes Romero has been appointed to its Board of Directors effective October 1, 2022. Mercedes Romero is the Global Chief Procurement Officer at Primo Water. She brings over 25 years of experience across industries such as Consumer Packaged Goods (Procter & Gamble, Clorox), Spirits (Diageo, Campari), Pharmaceutical (Teva), Retail (Starbucks), and Transportation (Ryder). Romero currently ...
Read More »The Boat House merges with Beacon Marine
Today, The Boat House announced that it has merged with Beacon Marine LLC, expanding the group to eleven locations across the Midwest and Florida. This merger adds several sales, service, and storage facilities across Door County, Manitowoc, and Milwaukee, Wis. Kevin Code, CEO of The Boat House Group, said, “This transaction is another pivotal step towards aggressively expanding our dealership’s ...
Read More »OneWater completes Taylor Marine Centers acquisition
OneWater Marine Inc. announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Taylor Marine Centers. The transaction expands the Company’s presence in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. and enhances new and pre-owned boat sales, finance, and parts and services offerings. “The acquisition of Taylor Marine Centers is another great addition to our impressive list of strategic acquisitions. This transaction complements our ...
Read More »California DBW offers over $1 million in grant money
California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is now accepting grant applications from organizations that teach on-the-water boating safety education to the public. A total of $1.6 million in grants is available to local public agencies, nonprofit organizations and colleges/universities operating within California for Aquatic Center Education Program grants. The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, at ...
Read More »New director of learning and development joins MarineMax
Mirtha Collin, a mission-driven leader with more than 20 years of experience managing diverse multi-disciplinary teams, joins MarineMax as Director of Learning and Development. The Director of Learning and Development role is new at MarineMax and will complement the People Strategy function, an important part of the MarineMax mission. Mirtha will have the responsibility of gathering input from across the ...
Read More »Tiara names top dealers, salespeople
Tiara Yachts recently recognized its top-performing dealers and salespeople for the 2022Model Year. “Our dealers and salespeople play an integral role in our industry, and we are extremely proudto recognize them for their contributions to the Tiara Yachts brand,” said Dave O’Connell, VicePresident of Sales and Marketing at Tiara Yachts. “We thank each of them for their hard workand dedication ...
Read More »Rollick and 700Credit launch partnership
Rollick, a relationship technology platform for the marine, powersports, and RV industries, announced that it now offers integration with 700Credit, a provider of credit reports, compliance and soft pull products. The integration enables consumers to prequalify for dealer financing via their 700Credit relationship while using the Rollick-powered digital retailing tool on dealer and GoRollick Marketplace websites. Known as RollickDR, the ...
Read More »Wider Yachts announces partnership with MarineMax
Wider Yachts and MarineMax have recently cemented a partnership, making the American dealer the exclusive North American distributor for Wider’s production line of catamarans. Wider’s catamaran division already has five units of the new WiderCat92 underway, all primed to splash in 2023 and 2024 — two of them for the American market. All of the models will have the Wider ...
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