Marinas/Boatyards

Freedom Boat Club announced its newest Club in Marseille providing direct access to more than 35 miles of coastline, and home to the world’s top-ranked beaches, islands and diving locations. With an established presence in the region since 2019 this announcement marks Freedom’s fourth franchise location in France and its 37th international location outside of North America.  “Marseille is the ...

After much anticipation and excitement, Boating Industry is proud to name and honor the 2023 Boating Industry 40 Under 40.  As part of the Top 100 Awards program, the seventh annual Boating Industry 40 Under 40 highlights and honors young professionals across all segments of the recreational marine industry, who continuously demonstrate strong leadership and passion in their respective organization’s ...

Freedom Boat Club Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach and St. Augustine took home top honors at the 2023 Freedom Forum, the company’s annual franchise conference. Freedom Boat Club, a division of Brunswick Corporation, handed out awards to franchise owners from across the country during the five-day event which also featured engaging workshops that allowed an exchange of ideas between franchise owners and ...

PORT 32 Marinas announced it has acquired Lighthouse Point Marina in Lighthouse Point, Fla. The purchase comes as part of PORT 32’s renewed focus on acquisitive growth along both the US Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico. This is the second marina acquired by the company in the Fort Lauderdale area. Based in Charleston, South Carolina, PORT 32 owns marinas in Florida ...

Suntex Marina Investors, LLC (Suntex) announced that it has acquired Fair Haven Yacht Works in Fair Haven, N.J. Fair Haven Yacht Works is a full-service marina located on the Navesink River. The marina has four docks and 81 slips that can accommodate boats from 15- to 55-feet in length and a large mooring field. Each slip has metered 30- and ...

Freedom Boat Club recently announced its expansion into Puerto Rico. Freedom’s flagship club in the territory will be located in Fajardo. This announcement represents the first boat club to operate in the territory providing members unlimited access to its fleet of boats and globally across Freedom’s 380 locations through its reciprocal access program. “We believe there is an opportunity to ...

PORT 32 Marinas, LLC (PORT 32) Chairman and Fireside Investments Founder, Jonathan Langer, recently announced the appointment of Austin Schell as CEO of PORT 32 and as a member of the company’s board of directors. Based in Charleston, South Carolina, PORT 32 is an owner, operator, developer, and acquirer of coastal marina assets. PORT 32 presently owns eight marina properties ...

Suntex Marina Investors, LLC (Suntex) announced it has acquired Roosevelt Lake Marina in Roosevelt, Arizona. Situated on approximately 70 acres, Roosevelt Lake Marina offers guests with wet storage, dry storage, on site dining, fuel sales, boat rentals and 15 tent sites with power and 35 RV pad sites with full hook ups. The 258 wet slips and 146 covered and ...

Marine Development Inc. (MDI) announced recently that following the recent acquisition by Mick Webber, it has appointed Scott Mauldin as president. In his new role, Mauldin will be responsible for directing day-to-day operations of the company and to increase production and sales capacity, while maintaining the MDI benchmark of quality and reliability in the industry. Mauldin began his maritime career in ...

Freedom Boat Club announced its newest Club on Loch Lomond, its third UK franchise providing direct access to Scotland’s largest lake famous for its scenery, mountains and large expanses of open water. This announcement marks Freedom’s fifth location in the UK region in two years and 36th international location outside of North America. “After entering the UK market in 2021, ...