Albany Foam and Shade Sail University are the newest industry partners in offering exclusive discounts to Trivantage Plus™ members. They join nine other brands working with Trivantage® to offer their customers exclusive benefits. Members will now receive 10 percent off upholstery and marine foam products from Albany Foam, a wholesale supplier of custom foam, pillows [...]

Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is advising boaters with vessels that have a U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation to be wary of any letter arriving by U.S. mail offering renewal. BoatUS advises that while the Coast Guard does send official annual renewal notices by U.S. mail, other notices being received by [...]

boot Düsseldorf 2025 ended on Sunday after a nine-day run time, with 1,500 exhibitors from 67 countries in 16 exhibition halls. Ninety-four percent of visitors surveyed said they were very satisfied with the ranges of powerboats and sailing yachts, surf and diving equipment as well as tourism and charter offerings. An important hallmark of boot [...]

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) announced the winners of the 2025 Minneapolis Innovation Awards, recognizing groundbreaking new consumer marine products, during the Sneak Preview event on January 22 at the Discover Boating® Minneapolis Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive® Insurance.  The Minneapolis Innovation Awards honor manufacturers and suppliers who bring new, [...]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) announced it has withdrawn its proposed regulation imposing new speed limits on smaller vessels along the Atlantic coast.  The proposal would have expanded the 2008 North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule—commonly called the vessel speed rule. It would have required recreational boats more than 35 feet in length [...]

The Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) held the 2025 Marine Fabricators Conference Jan. 9–11, 2025, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Despite unseasonably cold temperatures in the state and travel delays or cancellations due to nationwide snowstorms, the conference was full of high energy, friendly camaraderie and knowledge sharing. Attendees and exhibitors enjoyed a week of industry education. [...]

The Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) held its annual meeting Saturday, Jan. 11 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The association discussed current membership status and benefits, committees, 2024 highlights and more. MFA membership has increased 36.3 percent from fiscal year 2018 to fiscal year 2024. These members have access to benefits such as the Textile Career Center, [...]

Two new Master Fabric Craftsman (MFC) were named at the annual Fabrication Excellence Awards dinner Saturday, Jan. 11 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Jeff Newkirk, MFC, Precision Custom Canvas in St Catharines, Ont., and Derek Newcombe, MFC, Salty Buoy Marine Canvas Inc. in Vancouver, B.C., earned their certification. The MFC certification, awarded by the Marine Fabricators [...]

Attendees of the 2025 Marine Fabricators Conference reviewed submissions for the Marine Fabricators Association’s (MFA) annual Fabrication Excellence Awards and voted for their favorite project by first-time attendees and their favorite project by veteran conference-goers. Attendees chose “Swimming Pool Slide Cover” from Whitewater Canvas in Dover, Minn. As the Rookie of the Year. “47-foot Freeman” from Charlton’s [...]

The Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) held its annual Fabrication Excellence Awards dinner Saturday, Jan. 11 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Honorees received awards in 11 different categories. Fabric Tattoo and IMAR sponsored the awards dinner. Most categories are awarded one Award of Excellence and one Outstanding Achievement. In some cases, MFA gave two awards for Excellence [...]