Aquila 35 Sport Readies Americas Debut with Ten-Model FLIBS Display
Aquila Catamarans is preparing the 35 Sport for its first American boat-show appearance at Fort Lauderdale, where the 10.81-metre dayboat-weekender will headline a broad …
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African Boating Conference Draws 232 Registrations to Cape Town
The African Boating Conference opened in Cape Town on 20 October with 232 registered attendees and 12 exhibitors, bringing the leisure-marine industry together around …
Wellcraft 38 T-Top Combines Offshore Fishing and Dayboat Comfort at FLIBS
Wellcraft's 11.69-metre 38 T-Top appears in the Fort Lauderdale 2026 boat-show directory, offering a crossover between offshore fishing and family dayboating.
Sea Ray SDX 290 Outboard Offers Twin 200hp Power at Fort Lauderdale
Sea Ray's SDX 290 Outboard is listed for the 2026 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, bringing a spacious family-focused deckboat with twin 200-horsepower Mercury engines …
Sea Ray SLX 310 Outboard Brings Twin 300hp Engines to FLIBS 2026
The Sea Ray SLX 310 Outboard appears in the 2026 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show directory, offering a larger bowrider format with twin Mercury 300-horsepower …
Nimbus Weekender 9 Brings Scandinavian Day-Cruising to FLIBS
The Nimbus Weekender 9 is listed among boats at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, offering a nine-metre Scandinavian walkaround cruiser with overnight accommodation …
Sea Ray SDX 270 Outboard Returns to FLIBS With Family Dayboat Focus
The Sea Ray SDX 270 Outboard features in Fort Lauderdale's 2026 model listings, bringing a broad-bow family dayboat with a Mercury 300-horsepower engine and …
Sea Ray SLX 280 Outboard Listed for Fort Lauderdale 2026
The Sea Ray SLX 280 Outboard is included in the 2026 Fort Lauderdale exhibition listings, bringing a twin-outboard bowrider with flexible seating and joystick …
Launch & Retrieve Boat Latch Wins IBEX Trailer Award
Launch & Retrieve Boat Latch has won the 2026 IBEX award for trailer parts and accessories, recognising a mechanical system designed to help boaters …
Propspeed Foulfree Multi-Surface Wins IBEX Maintenance Award
Propspeed has won a 2026 IBEX award for Foulfree Multi-Surface, a biocide-free foul-release system aimed at components including coated outboard legs, RIB tubes, stabilisers …
CRMR Connected Boat System Wins NMEA and IBEX Awards
CRMR Technology says its connected-boat mapping, monitoring and fleet-intelligence tools have received honours from NMEA and IBEX, using data from a reported network of …
Storable Study Finds 56% of Boaters Abandoned a Booking
Storable Marine reports that 56% of surveyed US boaters abandoned a marina or rental booking in the past year, with price surprises, missing time …
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