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Bryant Boats recently announced Robin Brendle has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing. Brendle will head Bryant’s global sales and marketing efforts to increase its dealer base in open markets and build the brand in the family luxury and emerging forward surf markets. With over 20 years in the boating industry, Brendle has held positions in ...

Bryant Boats welcomes seven new dealers, expanding the company’s North American brand presence. These new dealers include: Boat Tree Marina, Sanford, Fla. Cleveland Boat Center, Cleveland, Tenn. Carolina Watersports, Mooresville, N.C. Dockside Marine of Houston, Montgomery, Texas Heinen Motorsports, Osseo, Minn. Irish Boat Shop, Harbor Springs, Mich. – Charlevoix, Mich. – Traverse City, Mich. Summer Watersports, Muskoka, Ontario. “The new ...

As the Beach Boys predicted in 1963, everybody’s gone surfin’. But not at the beach – today’s surfers are mostly found playing behind boats. With affordable surf boats and high-end tow boats appealing to a wider range of buyers than ever, the watersports category has never been stronger. Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys must be feeling more than a ...

Irish Boat Shop will open a new location on East Bay in Traverse City, just in time for the 2018 boating season. The new waterfront location is nestled at the base of the East Bay on U.S. 31 North, in what was formerly the Traverse City Waterfront Conference Center. Extensive renovations to the existing center are underway enhancing the generous ...

Bryant Boats has announced the recent addition of industry veteran John “Johnny” Crowe as the company’s midwest sales manager. Crowe spent 18 years of his career as co-owner and president of WaterSports Central in Atlanta, Georgia. He is now returning to his manufacturing roots as a regional sales manager to help grow the Bryant brand in the Midwest. Prior to ...

Bryant Boats has selected Clarion Corporation of America as its exclusive supplier of marine-grade audio and entertainment systems, beginning with 2017 model year boats. “Bryant chose exclusivity with Clarion for many reasons, the biggest of which was Clarion’s unwavering focus on designing products specifically for the marine industry. Whilst many other companies focus on car or home audio, most treat ...

Since the economic downtown, the boating industry has transformed and, along with it, so has the boatbuilding process. Manufacturers are working to provide high-quality products that are affordable, meet the needs of consumers, attract existing and new audiences, all while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance and keeping their own costs down. It’s a lot to juggle. However, this sea change ...

Volvo Penta’s Forward Drive (FWD) created a buzz in the industry when it was first introduced in February at the Miami International Boat Show (MIBS). By combining a sterndrive engine, DuoProps and Volvo Penta’s Inboard Performance System (IPS), the company was able to create a forward-facing DuoProp drive that moves the prop more than 27 inches forward under the boat. ...