Help Stop the Spread of Invasive Species

As the weather warms up across the country the threat of the spread of invasive species, both on land and in our waterways, becomes more noticeable. Please encourage your customers and friends to learn about these threats in your local area and to prevent their growth. One easy way to make sure a boat isn't a carrier as it moves from one body of water to another is to power wash the hull and prop if you are trailering out of one area and planning to launch into another. Boats are the fastest and most common way that invasive mussels are spread throughout waterways, read more and download the guide to share. If you have noticed any new invasive species in your area please let us know so that we can help get the word out. Happy Reading.

Terri Hodgson,
Online Editor
thodgson@kerrwil.com

Waterways

NMMA CANADA JOINS FEDS FOR $285 MILLION TRENT-SEVERN WATERWAY INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Sara Anghel, executive director and vice-president of government relations for the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Canada joins The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, as a participant in the announcement of $285 million in infrastructure investment for the Trent-Severn Waterway in Ontario earlier today. Anghel was invited to speak as a representative of the entire recreational boating industry... Read More

Distributors

SCEPTER CANADA EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

Scepter Canada Inc. recently announced that it has significantly enhanced its international distribution network with five new distributor partners serving customers in the United States, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Read More

BIC Featuerd Video

DEVIN SUPER TRAMP SPARKS SOME FUN WITH BRP IN NEW SEA DOO VIDEO

BRP and its Sea-Doo brand have united with Devin Super Tramp, Sea-Doo X-Team riders and NIKE wakeskate athletes in a new video to feature the Sea-Doo watercraft... Read More

BILTMORE FIBRETOON

Andy Adams tours the Biltmore Fibretoon pontoon boat at the Toronto Boat Show... Read More

Boat Shows

24TH ANNUAL WOODENBOAT SHOW FEATURES "I BUILT IT MYSELF" BOATBUILDING COMPETITION

AkzoNobel's Interlux® is once again the sponsor of the "I Built It Myself" trailerable wooden boat competition at the WoodenBoat Show. This year's event will be held June 26-28 on the village green at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. Read More

Beneteau

MONTE CARLO 6 TO DEBUT AT FT LAUDERDALE BOAT SHOW IN OCTOBER

Beneteau together with Monte Carlo Yachts is pleased to announce the North American premiere of the Monte Carlo 6 (MC6) at the 2015 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, November 5-9. The new flagship of the Monte Carlo range debuted to large acclaim earlier this year in Europe at the indoor Dusseldorf boat show. Read More

Environment

U.S. RECREATIONAL BOATING INDUSTRY TURNING TO BIOBUTANOL AS ALTERNATIVE BIOFUEL

Engine manufacturers from across the American recreational boating industry have identified biobutanol as a suitable and safe alternative biofuel to ethanol, a controversial biofuel due to its damaging effects on numerous types of engines, including those that power recreational boats. For the past five years, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) under the direction and guidance of the U.S. Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory, have been engaged in an industry-supported program to evaluate the performance of recreational marine engines operated on fuel containing up to 16 percent biobutanol. Read More

Awards

MERCURY MARINE'S BELGIUM PLANT RECEIVES CHAIRMAN'S SAFETY AWARD

Mercury Marine's distribution plant in Petit-Rechain recently received the Brunswick Corporation Chairman's Safety Award for excellence in safety and employee engagement. Petit-Rechain is the first distribution facility to win the prestigious Chairman's Safety Award. The presentation held last week in Belgium, featured Brunswick Corporation CEO Dustin McCoy, Mercury Marine president John Pfeifer and other executives at the company. Read More

People

PLEASURE CRAFT INTRODUCES NEW MANAGER FOR ZF MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Federico Decio was recently announced as the new Product Line Manager for the Pleasure Craft business of ZF Marine Propulsion Systems. He will be based out of ZF Marine's headquarters in Padova, Italy... Read More