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Lippert opens new seating and boat equipment plant
On the heels of reporting its best-ever fourth-quarter and full-year financial results, Indiana, US-based equipment manufacturer Lippert Components Inc (LCI) has opened a new boat equipment factory to support its newly-announced component supply arrangement with boatbuilder Tracker Marine Group.
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Sea Sure installs new machining centre as part of ongoing investment
As part of a £250k investment in new machinery and testing facilities, Sea Sure – a UK producer of hardware for sail/power boats and the aerospace industry – has taken delivery of a HURCO 5-axis machining centre.
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Yamaha, BASS sign new multi-year sponsorship agreement
Yamaha Marine US has signed a multi-year agreement that continues and expands upon its title sponsorship of one of North America’s largest fishing tournament organisations.
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Good take-up of Nimbus stock as trading begins
Sweden’s biggest boatbuilder begins trading on Nasdaq First North
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Aquila signs new distribution agreement
Florida, US-based Aquila Power Catamarans has completed a new distribution agreement that will see Sydney, Australia-based Whitehaven Group represent its product line in Australia and New Zealand.
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Oyster Yachts opens UK apprenticeship academy to ensure future skilled worker supply
In a move to help ensure enough new skilled employees in the future, the UK’s Oyster Yachts has formally launched its Oyster Apprenticeship Academy, building on the company’s existing long-established apprenticeship schemes. This new initiative coincides with the UK’s National Apprenticeship Week.
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Supra Boats unveils new models designed by race legends
Three-times NASCAR champ and team co-owner Tony Stewart won’t be in Daytona Beach, Florida later this month when Stewart-Haas Racing takes on the road course at the legendary speedway. Instead, he’ll be at a boat dealership in his native Indiana, unveiling two new models from Supra Boats that the legend ...
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Bavaria at maximum current capacity
CEO of German yard comments on propsects for the year ahead
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Boating companies among Forbes Top 10 employers
The industry’s largest boatbuilder also been named by Forbes to the 2021 list of America’s Best Large Employers. From the thousands of companies that were considered for this honor, only 500 made the final list. Brunswick Corporation is ranked Number 10 overall and Number 1 ...
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Sunseeker announces new distribution structure in Asia
Strategic changes brings UK boatbuilder closer to the Asian market
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Pandemic PWC sales explosion good for top players, but can momentum continue?
BRP and Polaris have battled head-to-head in the market for nearly 50 years
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CMC Marine appoints Spanish representative
CMC Marine, the Italian manufacturer of stabilizers, has recently signed an agreement with Spanish Group Pasch, which has four sites in Spain and Portugal, in its latest step in the broad-based internationalisation strategy that is an increasingly fundamental aspect of the business approach being adopted by CEO Alessandro Cappiello.
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Borrow A Boat crowdfunding raises £500k for international expansion
The UK-based, peer-to-peer boat charter platform Borrow A Boat (BAB) has raised nearly £500,000 in equity from a crowdfunding campaign to be used for international expansion in 2021.
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McConaghy sells first MC63p flagship power cat
The first unit has been sold to Grant Dalton, manager of New Zealand America’s Cup team
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UK Sailing Academy receives largest donation to date
Work will start this month on the construction of a new 136-bed accommodation centre for the UKSA (UK Sailing Academy), the 30-year old UK non-profit maritime charity. The new facility at the UKSA’s Cowes campus will allow an extra 3,000 children and young people to be taught in time through ...
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Lund Boats adding jobs as US boat demand continues
Pace of production has not let up since the Covid shutdown ended last April
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Two Turkish superyacht builders sign new contracts
Two Turkish superyacht builders announced this week that they have signed new superyacht contracts. The two builders are Bering Yachts and Numarine.
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Hybrid expedition yacht to feature modular energy stores
The vessel is due for delivery in early 2024
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Correction: New Sparcraft South Africa co-owner eyes US market
In our story posted on Tuesday, ‘New Sparcraft co-owner eyes US market’, we failed to specify that the story referred specifically to ‘Sparcraft South Africa’. Sparcraft South Africa is not related to either Sparcraft America or Sparcraft France. Sparcraft France and Sparcraft America are both part of the ...
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Despite mother nature, economy, perseverance keeps Scout Boats afloat
Despite a roller coaster economy, and a couple of bouts with Mother Nature, hard work, perseverance and a sense of family have kept South Carolina independent builder Scout Boats sailing forward into a bright future.