Boat Building News

New England Marine Trades and Technology School Announces New Scholarship ...
PR Web (press release)
The school is located in a state with over 400 miles of coastline and a high concentration of companies involved in boat building and the marine trades. Even in a down economy, IYRS students in the Class of 2011 had an 85-percent job placement rate at .

 OBX Boatworks adds factory in NC
Boating Industry
HIGH POINT, NC – OBX Boatworks, in partnership with Outer Banks Boatworks, has expanded its manufacturing operation with a new composite boatbuilding factory and will produce a line of semi-custom fishing boats tailored for cruising. ...

 Lund announces all new “Sport Utility Boat”
WalleyeFIRST
Clock shows 4:30, but your brain sees "Fish:30." Elvis, and your focus on work, have left the building. At home, blissfully loading the boat and truck, you hit a snag. Teenage son is set on wakeboarding; daughter demands solar rays. ...

 Largest Sailboat Ever To Be Featured at the Strictly Sail Show In Chicago
PR Web (press release)
Pinnacle Yachts will display the largest sailboat ever at an indoor boat show at the Progressive Insurance Strictly Sail Chicago Show, January 26 - 29, at Navy Pier. ... the largest, fastest and most beautiful yacht on Chicago's lakefront and among the

 World boats to star at Queen's jubilee
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:34 AM PST
Australian surf boats, American whalers and an Indian houseboat will take part in a huge flotilla of ships led by Queen Elizabeth II to mark her diamond jubilee, organisers said Wednesday. 

 Smith: After recession, hope floats in boat industry
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:42 PM PST
After being rocked by the recession, boating is on a comeback -- reflected at this year's boat show. 

 Alumacraft Boat Co. sold to New York private equity firm
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Alumacraft Boat Co., the maker of aluminum boats based in St. Peter, Minn., has been purchased by Corinthian Capital Group LLC, a private equity firm headquartered in New York. Alumacraft Boat Co., the maker of aluminum boats based in St. Peter, Minn.

 The Boatbuilding Tradition in Southern Maryland
Southern Maryland Online
Richard Dodd, curator of Maritime History at the Calvert Marine Museum and co-author of “Wooden Boatbuilding in Southern Maryland,” will talk about the role boatbuilding played in maritime communities. Wooden boatbuilding is a time-honored tradition in ...

 Larson Boats still afloat
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota's fishing opener may still be four months away, but production is humming at Larson Boats' sprawling manufacturing complex 100 miles northwest of the Twin Cities. In one building, workers methodically roll fiberglass onto the inside of molds

 IYRS provides new scholarship opportunities
Boating Industry
IYRS Craftsmanship Scholarship: This new scholarship will cover 50 percent of a student's tuition; students entering the Composites Technology Program or the first year of the Boatbuilding & Restoration Program are eligible. ...

 Boating industry calls agency pitch for pro-bono work
MumBRELLA Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:48 PM PST
The Boating Industries Alliance of Australia, the national industry body for the recreational and light commercial boating industry of Australia, has called a creative pitch. The not-for-profit body is seeking an agency to work on the campaign on a pro-bono basis. The aim of the BIAA is to change the perception of the boating industry