USA: Market Reports
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Garmin CEO Cliff Pemble on accelerating product life cycles and the Steve Jobs approach
Garmin’s president and CEO speaks with IBI on the strength of the aftermarket, accelerating product life cycles, and why a Steve Jobs approach works in marine
First HammerCat 30s launches in Cape Town
Lookout adds new features to nav platform
ePropulsion, Heysea partner on new electric catamaran
Yamaha tech school celebrates 500 job placements
Maretron, Raymarine announce strategic collaboration
Polaris Marine to focus on mid-range pontoons through winter US shows
USASanitation: All the comforts of home
Developments in marine sanitation aim to bring residential features to the onboard head, including custom bidets with remote control operation
USAConnectivity: Staying in touch
Whether it’s voice or text communication with shore or streaming content offshore, connectivity remains a rapidly evolving segment for boatbuilders and equipment suppliers
USASparks of innovation
Advances in onboard electrical equipment bring new levels of functionality, reliability and sustainability to boatbuilding
USADecking: Gaining traction
Synthetic flooring options continue to replace teak in the yacht market, while making further inroads into the small boat sector
USAHelm: In the driver’s seat
With glass helm technology increasingly merging controls onto a single screen, emphasis on the human interface drives new developments in helm equipment
USAMechanical equipment: Creature comforts
Boatbuilders can better differentiate with new comfort features that deliver a more automotive-like experience and a reduced impact on global climate change
USAAudio: Fine tuning
Growing adoption of digital signal processing and advanced speaker designs lead a new generation of marine audio components
USALighting: A bright outlook
Rapid innovations in the marine lighting category are bringing superyacht-level lighting systems to mass market serial production boats
USAStabilisation: Keeping an even keel in unsteady seas
Technological innovation is enabling stabilisation system manufacturers to accommodate a growing range of vessels, bringing luxury once reserved for the superyacht sector to everyday boating
USAManufacturers switching gears by leveraging innovation and technology
Following an unprecedented period of market upheaval, US manufacturers of onboard equipment are now looking to grow market penetration by leveraging innovation and technology
USATesla layoffs create opportunities for US boat builder
Saronic Technologies plans to hire more than 100 technicians after Tesla sheds thousands of jobs in Austin, Texas area
USASailing: On a slow, steady decline?
Will the sport age out? That could be a possibility since the average registered sailboat above 24ft is 34 years’ old
Companies - USA
NewsFirst HammerCat 30s launches in Cape Town
New model is a scaled down version of Hammer Yachts’ successful HammerCat 35 design
NewsLookout adds new features to nav platform
Free, over-the-air update brings new features, capabilities to AI-enhanced navigation system
NewsePropulsion, Heysea partner on new electric catamaran
The Seaview 50 is a collaborative effort between the two firms
People - USA
NewsCorrect Craft board chair Ken Meloon to retire
US boatbuilder’s longest-serving employee to retire following 64 years of service
NewsTwin Vee appoints director of sales and dealer relations
Shawn Erb joins the US cat builder from Four Winns Boats
NewsManagement shake-up at Malibu Boats
Anderson to depart Malibu, Menneto to assume presidential duties
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