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Message From The Editor
Market demographics and the future
Several years ago now, at the NMMA Canada Recreational Boating Industry Breakfast at the Toronto Boat Show, I showed a chart of Canada’s population by age group and graphically, it was clear that the Baby Boomers continue to be a large group and significant group.
In a recent Bloomberg News story, one of Canada's big banks estimated that $750 billion will be inherited by members of the Boomer generation over the next decade. Of course, every year we all get one year older. CIBC says there are currently about 2.5 million Canadians over the age of 75 and they hold an estimated total net worth of $900 billion or more. As those older Canadians pass on, the bank projects that the beneficiaries of this wealth will be mainly Canadians currently aged between 50 and 75 years.
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Andy Adams, Editor
aadams@kerrwil.com
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Feature
Nominate Your Boating Heroes Today - CANADIAN SAFE BOATING AWARDS
The Canadian Safe Boating Council wants to acknowledge these heroes and showcase their commitment to safe boating. The CANADIAN SAFE BOATING AWARDS, usually called the CASBAs, honours the people, programs, and organizations that help to make boating in Canada safer and better for all of us. Who are these heroes?
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Feature
Electric Shock Drowning - the invisible hazard in the water
Why is swimming not allowed at marinas? Most people assume this is to prevent swimmers from being injured or killed by boats. But there’s also another invisible hazard, electric shock. Electric shock drowning happens when electric current leaks into a surrounding body of water and the water becomes energized. If someone enters that area of water, he or she could lose muscle control and be unable to swim to safety or call for help.
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Feature
A "Happy Place Freebie" you can share with your customers
Here is something that we can give to you, our News Week Digest readers that is positive, forward-looking, informative and fun for your marina and yacht club customers! Your customers can subscribe FREE to Canada's Boating Magazine, Canadian Yachting.
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Changing Scene
Boating Ontario Golf Tournament
The 2022 Boating Ontario Golf Tournament, held at beautiful Bonaire Golf Club in Coldwater, Ontario on Tuesday August 30th was an overwhelming success. “The excitement of our annual tournament had been building and we were blessed with beautiful weather, giving our members an incredible opportunity to network and chill,” said Boating Ontario CEO, Rick Layzell.
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Changing Scene
Volvo Penta launches enabler for marine electric propulsion
Volvo Penta has launched a new range of variable speed marine generator sets – a key enabler for electric propulsion for marine vessels – demonstrating the company's commitment to leading the marine industry in its transformation towards sustainable marine propulsion. Now a standard part of the Volvo Penta marine offer, the range of variable speed marine generator sets allows shipyards to install hybrid-electric modular propulsion systems today.
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Changing Scene
RELiON Battery Partners with Non-profit The Bee Cause Project
RELiON® Battery, a global leader in lithium batteries, has announced a partnership with 1% for the Planet non-profit organization The Bee Cause Project. As part of its Limitless Blue™ initiative, RELIiON is a 1% for the Planet business member and partners with a range of non-profits supporting causes such as ocean conservation, food security, and access to solar energy. RELiON will support the organization’s “Bee a Friend to Pollinators” program, which funds educational grants for South Carolina schools to install live beehives and pollinator-friendly habitats and provide STEAM-Based educational materials.
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Changing Scene
3 Boating Safety Tips just right for Fall Boating
Fall boating season has arrived, and with it come different types of risks that cold water and air temperatures bring. Here are three boating safety tips from the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water just right for fall.
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Changing Scene
Discover Boating's Social Influencer Partners engage, inspire through storytelling
Discover Boating, powered by NMMA and MRAA, has been amplifying the storytelling power of social content creators throughout summer to engage the next generation of boaters and inspire young, diverse audiences to experience life on the water. From Instagram to TikTok – where the brand’s target audiences consume their social media content – Discover Boating has appeared in the feeds of millions of users
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MarsKeel Uses Dissimilar Metal Combination Keel For 76-Foot Yacht
Working alongside a US-based designer and boat building company, Burlington ON-based MarsKeel Technology recently provided a dissimilar metal combination keel for a 76-foot yacht. The keel consists of two sections; the upper section is a hollow fabricated steel keel fin (A36/44W) and the lower section is a lead cast bulb. The bulb was integrally cast onto the fin, which is a hallmark of MarsKeel. An Integrally Cast Bulb (ICB) simplifies the connection between the fin and the bulb.
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Events
Registration for the 2023 AMI Conference & Expo is now open
The AMI Conference & Expo, Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2023 at the Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, FL is geared specifically toward marina and boatyard owners; operators and managers; as well as dock masters, harbormasters, boat builders and repairers, and industry consultants. Network with marine industry leaders and explore our one-stop-shop exhibit hall with more than 150 booths showcasing cutting-edge products and services.
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Education
Free Webinar - Taste of IFAI Expo 2022
September 14, 2022 | 1:00–2:00 pm EDT, Free for Members and Non-Members. We invite you to a Taste of Expo! Our webinar will feature 3 experts giving us a short preview of their education session from IFAI Expo. Our IFAI Expo education sessions are unparalleled. With dozens of speakers, IFAI Expo attendees will have multiple opportunities to gain valuable knowledge from the ones who know best.
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Education
ABYC and USCG Announce Online Risk Mitigation: Series 3
Free registration is now open for “Defect Notification and Product Recalls” on Nov. 9, 2022.
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) have announced a date and opened registration for the next free online USCG/ABYC Risk Mitigation Series.
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Research
PCL National Report By Province Monthly - August 2022
The following charts gives the Canadian pleasure craft licensing statistics for the month of August 2022.
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Blue gym effect: Boating improves health and wellbeing
Professor Charles Spence, from Oxford University’s Crossmodal Research Laboratory, has researched the benefits of how something he calls the ‘blue gym effect’ can lead to improving health and wellbeing, anxiety reduction, and better sleep patterns.
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Research
Lakes Huron/Michigan could see 3.5 foot drop below record low levels by 2030: study
A study on water levels projects an unprecedented drop of water levels on Lakes Michigan-Huron and Georgian Bay to 1.1 metres (3.5 feet) below the record low by 2030. By 2040, levels may rise to 0.3 metres (one foot) higher than the 1986 record high. The study by W.F. Baird & Associates Coastal Engineers Ltd. was commissioned by the Georgian Bay Great Lakes Foundation (GBGLF) and was shared virtually...
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Product Focus
Done right, Isinglass is easy to clean
Isinglass and Strataglass, the clear vinyl sheeting used in boat enclosures and dodgers, is easily scratched during cleaning. Over time, this develops into an unsightly haze that's difficult to see through and makes the material brittle and difficult to fold and roll. Shurhold offers a series of Clean-N-Simple Tips to maintain this common marine surface and keep it looking brand new for years.
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Product Focus
Portable speaker perfect boating lifestyle accessory
The new JBL by Harman Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Speaker from ProSpec Electronics may be the year's most perfect boating lifestyle accessory. Completely waterproof for sandbar and beach excursions, it'll crank music for up to 12 hours. And because it's Bluetooth 5.1 enabled, mobile devices can stay safely stowed on the boat up to 125' away. Ideal for both owners wanting portable tunes, as well as OEMs offering premium add-ons to installed stereo systems...
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Quality hatches open 180 degrees
Worn plastic hatch covers can detract from a boat's appearance and its functionality, especially once cracks develop around attachment points. HT Series Hatches from Beckson Marine are molded utilizing a proprietary UV-stabilized ASA resin with concealed fasteners, enabling them to withstand harsh marine environments and operate reliably over a long service life.
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Product Focus
VHF book review: Some Good Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall Reading
Three books in a series of books by Canadian author Erik Skovgaard. 1. Marine VHF Radio Handbook for the BC Coast. 2. Marine AIS & DSC Handbook 3. The Marine Radar Handbook. These three books, as the author states, are not intended to be comprehensive treatises on their subject matter. They are intended to be Guide/Handbooks. This has been extremely well accomplished. To entice you to actually read and use them there are three major points to consider.
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Just Launched
Discover the finer side of life with Four Winns brand new twin hull, the TH36
Committed to promoting the finer side of life with rich and instinctive boating experiences for 50 years, Four Winns, based in Cadillac, Michigan, has been building its international reputation as an icon and leader in manufacturing sophisticated pleasure crafts. After successes with the new H-Series launched in 2022, Four Winns starts a whole new range with its brand-new catamaran, the stunning, TH36.
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Just Launched
Elan E6 by Elan Yachts wins the nomination for the European Yacht of the Year
Elan Yacht’s sporty new performance cruiser the Elan E6 is now officially nominated for the European Yacht of the Year Award (EYOTY). The E6 is the flagship of Elan’s performance-orientated E-Line and was designed by a “dream team” of specialists: Humphreys Yacht Design did the naval architecture, Pininfarina did the styling, Gurit refined the composite production and Elan led the project and constructed the yacht.
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Highfield Boats new RIB Models
Highfield Boats has announced the launch of five brand-new models for 2023. These rugged RIBs include the new Highfield Sport 900 and Sport 760, which make their North American debuts at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) on October 26-30, 2022. In addition, Highfield is proud to introduce the Sport 700, Sport 660, and Sport 600.
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Just Launched
Jaguar's High-Performance Family-Oriented Catamarans Latest Model, the 37 Wildcat
Powered by twin Mercury 450R outboards, hull #1 of the 37 Wildcat is being built to 450 Pro Sport class specifications for the 2023 APBA season. While the 37' L x 11' 6" W catamaran has decades of championship titles infused into its design, its competition-proven hull form and construction ensure absolute stability.
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Calendar
After two years of COVID-19 disruption, in-person events are finally returning.
Check the Calendar for the latest Event Listings and their websites for details.
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