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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Marcia Kull, Senior Vice President of Operations for Genmar, and Bill Yeargin, Executive Vice President of Rybovich Spencer, have signed on as the featured speakers at the 2004 National Marina & Boatyard Conference and Exposition, producers of the show announced today. The event, which is being held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., February 4-7, will include two days ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Nautical Solutions Marketing Inc. has gone live with NewBoats.com, adding it to the company’s UsedBoats.com site, it reported in a statement yesterday. “NewBoats.com was built to meet the current demand and suggestions of our customers and visitors. Our customers were continually asking us how they could better display their new boat lines into our popular UsedBoats.com ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. – In response to the growing popularity of multihulls, Offshore Sailing School and Moorings Yacht Charters have joined forces to launch a new Live-Aboard Cruising course for catamaran sailors in the Caribbean, they reported in a recent statement. This new course, offered from the Moorings base on the island of St. Martin in the Leeward Islands, adds ...

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – Though most boating industry executives agree that the industry could benefit from better targeting women, whether the industry and the marketplace is ready to follow in the shoes of automakers like Volvo remains to be seen. USA Today reported yesterday that Volvo will launch a concept car in March that has been designed by women for ...

CHICAGO, Ill. – The U.S. Coast Guard and the Personal Flotation Device Manufacturers Association (PFDMA) will be hosting a workshop at the Miami International Boat Show to gather industry and public comment on pending legislation that would mandate the use of PFDs on vessels under 20 feet in length, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) reported in a statement today. ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The task force created by the Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF) in October to help marine businesses comply with new homeland security regulations is offering a free seminar tomorrow, The Palm Beach Post reported in an article today. Under the regulations, those marina owners who don’t file security plans with the U.S. Coast Guard ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has doubled the amount of money available for support of clean boating programs, it reported in a statement today. Last year, BoatU.S. provided $20,000 to the program and up to $2,000 for each approved applicant. In 2004, both figures will double, as a total of $40,000 is available ...

STURTEVANT, Wis. – Bombardier Recreational Products is launching a 2004 boat show promotional program for outboard engines through which a total of seven years engine protection or $4 per horsepower will be offered on every new and unused 2003 and 2004 Evinrude outboard engine, the engine builder reported in a statement yesterday. Five years of protection or $4 per horsepower ...

United Kingdom – UK marine companies interested in establishing or expanding sales in the United States will have an opportunity to enroll in the British Marine Federation’s (BMF) U.S. market mentoring program at the Schroders London International Boat Show, January 12-14 at ExCel, the association reported in a recent statement. The program, a partnership between BMF and Trade Partners UK, ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Organizers of the four-day Atlantic Sail Expo (ASE) have decided to add a prize giveaway worth tens of thousands of dollars to their annual sailboat show held each January in Atlantic City, Sail America reported in a statement Friday. ASE 2004 takes place January 15-18 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. “The prize giveaway will add ...