Marine News from the Great Lakes

Friday, August 28, 2026

Choices are important and inevitable when it comes to boat ownership. The most important is what type of boat you want, but this question has many other factors that apply when making the right decision: What are the waterways you are going to boat to/out of? Where can you store your boat in order to do so? How are you going to move

tags: 707, 827 Coupe, 907 Coupe, Boat Dealer, Dealership, Great Lakes, Hull, hull design, Iron Boats, narrow hull, naval, RIB, Rigid Inflatable Boats, Scandinavian

Monday, September 8, 2025

Highfield Boats 2026 Dealer Meeting Highfield Boats, the leading Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) brand in the U.S., is heading to its 2026 Highfield Dealer/Media Days event on September 9-10 in Cadillac, Michigan, with 31% market share among its competitive set domestically. Highfield Boats is actively

by: Louisa Beckett

tags: Boat Dealer, Boat Design, Intracoastal Waterway, Minnesota, New Boat Models, Performance, Rigid Inflatable Boats

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Highfield Boats USA Announces Four New Dealer Partners Highfield Boats USA, the leading supplier of rigid inflatable boats (RIBS) in America, announces it has added four new dealer partners to its U.S. sales network for Highfield RIBs. They include Boater’s Choice and Keenan Marina in Michigan, and

by: Michael Carroll

tags: Beyond the Great Lakes, Boat Dealer, Company Expansions, Dealerships, Inflatable Boats, marine industry, Rigid Inflatable Boats

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Highfield Boats USA Announces Five New Dealer Partners Highfield Boats USA, the leading supplier of rigid inflatable boats (RIBS) in America, announces five new dealer partners now representing its aluminum- and fiberglass-hull RIB tenders and sportboats. They include Champion Honda in Hicksville, N.Y.; Emerald Coast RIB Boats,

by: Michael Carroll

tags: Boat Dealer, Boat Design, Company Expansions, Dealerships, Industry News, Rigid Inflatable Boats

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

ZeroJet and Tectrax complete merger and announce new senior leadership team ZeroJet and Tectrax, two pioneering New Zealand-based marine technology companies, are pleased to announce the successful completion of their merger. This strategic alliance unites the innovative electric jet propulsion of ZeroJet with Tectrax's

by: Nona Pedersen

tags: Beyond the Great Lakes, Company Partnership, Industry News, Rigid Inflatable Boats

Monday, September 18, 2023

Andrew Golden Principal Rushton Gregory Communications 617-413-6521 [email protected] EPROPULSION POWERS THE LATEST MODELS IN HIGHFIELD BOATS’ ELECTRIC TENDER RANGE TO WIDEN SUSTAINABLE CHOICES Somerset, N.J. – ePropulsion, a global leader and market challenger in

by: ePropulsion

tags: Boat Technology, boating news, Inflatable Boats, Rigid Inflatable Boats

Sunday, November 20, 2022

In recent years, Highfield Boats has grown to become America’s best-selling brand of Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs). Now, for 2023, this durable aluminum-hull RIB company is introducing five of its biggest new RIBS ever to launch in North America: the Highfield Sport 900, Sport 760, Sport 700, Sport 660 and Sport 600.

by: Highfield Boats

tags: New Boat Models, Rigid Inflatable Boats