The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program will provide more than $18 million in much-needed grant funding for 20 states to construct, renovate and maintain marinas and other boating facilities for outdoor recreation. States receiving BIG grants include … Learn More
West Marine announced the inaugural Women Making Waves event series in partnership with Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s (RBFF) consumer-facing brand, Take Me Fishing. The free, four-part interactive class series takes place each Wednesday in April and is designed to support increased … Learn More
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Association of Marina Industries is recognizing a number of female executives in leadership positions within its organization Seven of AMI’s 19 directors are women, including Marieke van Peer, who this year became the first woman … Learn More
Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation, has provided its Mercury University curriculum, along with 90hp FourStroke outboard engines and tools, to high schools in Florida, New York, and Virginia to help prepare the next generation of marine service technicians and address … Learn More
Freedom Boat Club won the International Boating and Water Safety Summit (IBWSS) Communication Award for its Boat Safe. Have Fun. initiative. The summit and award are managed by the National Safe Boating Council and represent an annual celebration of the creative ways … Learn More
The Hall of Fame Marina and Vet Info are partnering together to support veterans of the military community as part of the annual National Marina Days celebration. On Saturday, June 11th, 2022, Hall of Fame Marina will host and celebrate National Marina … Learn More
President Biden signed into law last week the fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriation bills, which includes a vast majority of the recreational boating industry’s funding priorities, and takes into account funding for the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Interior, and … Learn More
Marinalife, Inc. announced that it has completed a major rebrand that now allows it to focus on providing pioneering, state-of-the-art digital tools, and resources to its growing community of marinas and boaters. Snag-A-Slip, a Marinalife company, is a leading online boat slip … Learn More
Global Marine Business Advisors (GMBA), a group of marine industry experts across 19 countries, held its first face-to-face meeting at the Real Club Nautico de Palma de Mallorca Yacht Club, in March. Over the two day event, key issues affecting the recreational … Learn More
The National Marine Manufacturers’ Association’s (NMMA) Monthly Shipment Report (MSR) has been updated through January, which shows wholesale shipments of new boats increased 6.1 percent in January 2022, compared to January 2021, and total wholesale boat, engine, and trailer deliveries were up … Learn More
