Community boat and yacht clubs offer critical access to the water and significantly add to the quality of life for local residents. Boat and yacht clubs are great places to keep a boat and enjoy the boating lifestyle with like-minded friends, and offer local communities critical access to the water. But growing club membership...
Dockwa, a booking and marketing platform for transient slip reservations, has announced a big change to how it generates revenue by dropping fees to boaters when making slip reservations on their site. Boaters are no longer charged a booking fee when making reservations at a marina, yacht club or boat yard through Dockwa. Dropping...
BoatUS Foundation releases a how-to-guide for establishing and promoting marine businesses as life jacket loaner sites The BoatUS Foundation, a national leader promoting safe, clean and responsible boating, aims to make it easier for marinas and other marine businesses to run an effective life jacket loaner program for their local boating community. Life Jacket...
Cruzin Boater-to-Boater Rentals forms alliance to promote service to Westrec marinas customers nationwide Cruzin, a boater-to-boaterTM rental and charter marketplace, has announced that they have formed a strategic alliance with Westrec Marinas, the world’s largest owner operator of marinas and marine-related businesses, to offer its boater-to-boater rental services at Westrec Marina locations. The alliance was...
A boater’s view on the successes and failures of a family fun day event… and how to make it a more successful event for your customers and marina Each year we look forward to our marina’s family fun day event. The kids love all the extra fun activities, its a chance to mingle with...
Confessions from a Former Hater on Why YOU Should Be Using #Hashtags Hello. My name is Jen and I am a former Hashtag Hater. Like so many others, I found them incredibly annoying and couldn’t help but cringe at the sight of them in posts from my Facebook friends. What was my reasoning? THIS...
New consignment program gives marine businesses an opportunity to generate additional revenue with safety pocket checklist book NauticalCheck, a publisher of safety checklist books, has announced on June 27, 2013 the roll-out of a new consignment program that will enable marine businesses such as boating supply vendors and safety organizations the ability to sell...
Fuel incentives offered for new boat purchases on select models through July 31 MarineMax, the largest recreational boat and yacht retailer in the U.S., announces a new incentive program called “Fuel Your Summer” that provides fuel allowances for new boat purchases June 15 – July 31, 2013. The fuel incentive campaign is available on select models...
Get creative and engage boaters with hands-on activities that lure them into the boating lifestyle, creating memorable experiences with new and existing customers Boating is all about experiences… from the joy of cruising on the water with the wind in your hair, to memories created with friends and families on the dock or anchored...
National Marina Day is an opportunity for local boating businesses to join forces and extend promotional reach to increase the business of boating regionally Since the first event in 2001, National Marina Day has been a day to celebrate marinas and local boating communities nationwide. As the home port for many boaters, marina celebrations help...