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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, announced today that the newly released Ghost Freshwater Trolling Motor was recently selected as Best New Electronics – Marine and Best New Fishing Product at the Big Rock Sporting Goods Show. The recent awards add to the list of impressive accolades that Ghost has

tags: Awards, Electronics, Engines, Events, Fishing

Friday, January 24, 2020

Crestliner Boats has been awarded a 2020 Minneapolis Boat Show Innovation Award for their Active Performance (AP-X) Hull design. Crestliner Boats, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) took top honors in the Aluminum Fish Category. In 2019, the Aluminum Fish award was given to another Brunswick Boat Group brand, Lund Boats,

tags: Awards, Boat Show, Hull

Friday, December 20, 2019

Lumitec, a leading designer and manufacturer of extreme environment LED lighting solutions, is pleased to announce they have received a 2019 METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show) DAME award for new product innovation in the category of “Interior equipment, furnishings, materials and electrical fittings used in cabins” with

tags: Awards, Lighting

Monday, November 25, 2019

Boating Writers International (BWI) is now accepting submissions for its Annual Writing Contest, recognizing exceptional creativity in boating journalism, photography and videography. Entries are being accepted through Dec. 31, 2019 in 15 categories, which translates to $15,000 available in prize awards. Details about the contest are

tags: Awards, Education, Promotions & Giveaways

Monday, November 25, 2019

Evinrude recently announced that it has set multiple single-boat water skiing GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™. Using boats powered by two and three 300-horsepower Evinrude E-TEC G2 engines, the Evinrude sponsored Big Pull team set four certified and pending records in the Ballet, Barefoot, Conventional Couples and Trios lines.

tags: Awards, Engines, Towables, Water Toys

Monday, November 18, 2019

The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) this weekend celebrated its ninth class of inductees during ceremonies at the 126-year-old Seattle Yacht Club’s Mainstation, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and located on Portage Bay. “These Induction ceremonies are the crown jewel of the National Sailing

tags: Awards, History, Sailing

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

If you like to write and have ever read a boating article in Great Lakes Scuttlebutt and thought to yourself, “I’d love to do that!” - we can help. The annual BWI Scholarship Fund was created by GLS Columnist Dan Armitage and fellow pros to honor undergraduate college students from any major who demonstrate a

tags: Awards, Education

Monday, October 28, 2019

Dometic has reason to celebrate: The company succeeded in the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2019 to win over the international jury with its well-designed brand communication. Based on the high design quality and creative accomplishment, the jurors awarded the sought-after Red Dot to the brand Dometic. The experts

tags: Awards

Friday, October 18, 2019

Sail America’s Industry Breakfast kicked off the second day of the 50th United States Sailboat Show (October 10-14). With clear blue skies on the horizon, the Annapolis Boat Shows announced Robert Lipkin, aka Bob Bitchin, as the winner of the 6th annual Sailing Industry Distinguished Service Award. Trading in his Harley wheels

tags: Awards, Lifestyle, Sailing

Friday, October 11, 2019

Soundings Trade Only has named Brunswick Corporation & Mercury Marine as the winner of its annual Top 10 Most Innovative Companies awards. The judges commended Brunswick on a record-setting year in 2019 that saw the company launch many award-winning boat models including the SLX-R 350 from Sea Ray, the global launch of the 450R

tags: Awards, Company Expansions

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