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Message From The Editor
Post your Career Opportunities for FREE
As we start into the summer of 2024, we wanted to remind our Boating Industry Canada News Week Digest readers that we continue posting your marine industry career opportunities at no charge, as a service to the industry.
From the Career Opportunities that are posted, you can see that the marine industry is looking for technicians, parts people, sales and marketing professionals, yacht brokers and boat builders. Positions that have been posted in the past even include career opportunities for Government employees and just about any other position you could imagine in the recreational boating industry.
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Andy Adams, Editor
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Feature
Always use a Licenced Electrical Contractor for electrical work
Always use an LEC (Licenced Electrical Contractor) for electrical work and be sure that they file for a notification of work with the ESA (Electrical Safety Authority). Need to find one? Use ESA’s Contractor Locator Tool to find one near you.
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Changing Scene
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Boateka Continues its southeast expansion adding a new retail center in Tampa Bay
Boateka, a business of Brunswick Corporation, specialized in direct-to-consumer pre-owned boat sales through its digital platform and dealership model, today announced its newest location in the Tampa Bay region, a top five boating market in the United States. Strategically located in close proximity to Freedom Boat Club’s largest corporate territories...
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Suntex Marinas and Centerbridge Partners announce joint venture to acquire over $1.25 billion in new marinas
On April 3rd, 2024, Suntex Marina Investors, LLC, the largest standalone marina owner in the U.S., and Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”) announced that they have established a joint venture backed by Centerbridge-affiliated funds and global institutional investors (collectively, “the Investors”) to acquire over $1.25 billion in new marinas across the United States.
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Changing Scene
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Sea Ray Celebrates 65th Anniversary Dealer Meeting at The Westin Resort in Cape Coral, FL
Sea Ray celebrated its 65th anniversary marine industry dealer meeting April 3-5 at The Westin Resort in Cape Coral, Florida. During the event, attendees enjoyed training, business updates, award recognitions, and on-water product demonstrations of Sea Ray’s latest model line-up including the award-winning SLX 260 Outboard and all-new SDX 270 Surf.
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SV Dorothy, Oldest Canadian-built Sailboat, Wins 2024 Classic Boat Award
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia is most pleased to announce that one of its iconic sailboats, Dorothy, has won the 2024 Classic Boat’s Award for “Restored Sailing Vessel of the Year under 40ft.” Classic Boats, an internationally renowned magazine featuring vintage boats, launches its Awards each year...
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Events
Bayfield Marine Turns 40 with Big April Events
Ron and Pat Reder started out in October 1984 across the road from where they are right now on the Bayfield River just outside Bayfield ON. The store front was about 10 x 20 and the rest of that side of the building was a stock room, wood finishing room, then behind that was more back stock and the lunchroom.
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The Kelowna Boat Show is back this year hosted by the Kelowna Yacht Club
The industry reception kicks off the show on April 26 from 5-7 pm at the Yacht Club. This is a great opportunity for members, exhibitors and non-member businesses to get together for networking and to hear what Boating BC is planning in the coming months ahead. Please join us and invite a non-member out to find out more about our association.
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Education
ABYC Presents USCG Risk Mitigation Series 6 - Don’t Be a Statistic: Data Saves Lives
The next USCG Risk Mitigation is here May 1, 2:00pm-3:30pm (ET), Online! Don’t Be a Statistic: Data Saves Lives, the sixth, free online event in the USCG/ABYC Risk Mitigation Series has been announced. On May 1, 2024, our speakers will discuss how boating incidents are reported, recorded, and categorized, and how that data informs standards and regulations, with ABYC and USCG professionals.
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Education
Another successful group of Pre-Employment Program graduates from the Quadrant Marine Institute
Just over one month ago a new class of Pre-Employment Program students walked out of the door at the Quadrant Marine Institute. As with all classes of students, this group had their own triumphs and trials as they made their way through to completion.
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People
Eight Bells Donato ‘Don’ Latella
The industry mourns the passing of Donato ‘Don’ Latella on Saturday April 6, 2024 at the age of 66. Don was the Ontario Business Development Manager at New Way Diesel.
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Raymarine and FLIR Maritime enhance Marketing Team with new hires and internal alignment
Raymarine and FLIR Maritime – global leaders in high-performance marine electronics and thermal cameras for the recreational boating, marine first responder and law enforcement markets – recently announced new team members, including Gordon Sprouse as Director of Marketing for the Americas and Rachel Appel as Events Coordinator.
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Calendar
Boating Industry Canada News Week now lists many in-person events such as Distributor Shows, Industry Conferences, and of course, Boat Shows. Check the listings here.
Check the Calendar for the latest Event Listings and their websites for details.
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