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01/11/2007
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National Marine
Manufacturers Association Coverage
NMMA And EPA To Exchange Views In Miami
[Soundings: Trade Only (Online), 01/05/2007]
The National Marine Manufacturers
Association and representatives from the Environmental Protection
Agency will hold a public meeting during the Miami International Boat
Show to discuss invasive species and ballast water. A recent court
ruling, seeking to end the problem of invasive species entering the
nation's waterways through ballast water carried aboard global commerce
ships, could lead to bureaucratic red tape for recreational boaters,
according to the NMMA. The court decided that an EPA regulation
-- which has been in place since 1973 -- exempting recreational boaters
from a permitting requirement was not authorized by the Clean Water Act.
The NMMA says the exemption was issued because it would be
unwieldy and unnecessary for the EPA or states to issue permits for
every boat in the nation.
Certification Helps Boost Customer Satisfaction
[Boating Industry (Online), 01/05/2007]
Marine Industry Certified dealerships
achieved significantly higher CSI scores in 2006 than those attained by
non-certified dealerships, the National Marine Manufacturers
Association reported in a release today. That conclusion was reached
using data collected from both the Grow Boating Initiative's
Marine Industry Dealership Certification program and the NMMA's
Marine Industry Customer Satisfaction Index program, according to the
release..."It is gratifying to confirm the Marine Industry Dealership
Certification process provides practical tools that help dealers to
truly enhance a consumer's boating experience," said Thom Dammrich,
president of both Grow Boating Inc. and NMMA. "The
Dealership Certification program is clearly showing measurable, positive
results for participants that will lead to increased sales and
profitability for Marine Industry Certified dealers."...
Discover
Boating Coverage
Boat Show Exhibit Aims At Hooking New Anglers
[San Diego (CA) Union Tribune (Online), 01/05/2007]
By Ed Zieralski
Organizers of the
San Diego Boat Show have hooked into the missing ingredient of their
annual event by adding a brand-new attraction this year geared for
novice and avid fishermen alike...Ben Wold, executive vice president of
the National Marine Manufacturers Association, said the "Take Me
Fishing Tour" exhibit is a result of a partnership with his organization
and the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, which also sponsors
Anglers' Legacy, a program that asks the nation's 7.5 million avid
anglers to take someone fishing...Other fishing-related items and
freshwater and saltwater boats are spread throughout the hall.
Everything from Grover's display of the new Z-9 Nitro bass boat at the
Discover Boating Center to Queasy Drops, a cough drop for motion
sickness...
Great Lakes States Big For Boating, Survey Shows
[Journal Times (Racine, WI), 12/24/2006]
...Discover Boating, a national consumer awareness program for the recreational boating industry, surveyed boat registrations and found that while Florida is the top boating state for the second year in a row with nearly 974,000 registered boats, followed by California, the next three were Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Those five states accounted for nearly a third of all boat registrations...The data was compiled in conjunction with the National Marine Manufacturers Association 2005 U.S. Recreational Boat Registration Statistics Report...
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Boat Show Coverage
Boat Business Seeking Ballast
[San Diego (CA) Union Tribune (Online), 01/04/2007]
...Even more people are expected to shake
off last year's reticence and check out a variety of boats and yachts at
the San Diego Boat Show, which begins today and runs through
Sunday at the San Diego Convention Center downtown. The show has
expanded by 25 percent this year and organizers expect as many as 30,000
visitors. The 19th annual exhibition can help those in the boat industry
determine how the year will go, show manager Jeff Hancock said...The
San Diego Boat Show is no mere exhibition, said Ben Wold, executive
vice president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association,
the trade organization behind the show...Wold said that while many
people associate boat ownership with the very wealthy, the average boat
owner is 35 with 2.5 children and has an annual salary of $50,000,
according to figures collected by the marine manufacturers
association...
Boat Show Sails In
[New York Daily News, 12/29/2006]
By Alex Kenney
Now it's the grownups' turn to scour for
toys. The New York Boat Show is comin' to town, dropping anchor
at the Jacob Javits Convention Center through Jan. 7. This is the 102nd
rendition of "the world's first and longest running boat show." Explore
this nautical wonder land's thousand-plus exhibits previewing boats,
engines, marine accessories, electronics, fishing gear and nautical
gifts 'n' garb...