Updated 4.21.2010

Palm Beach Boat Show attendance up 3% from 2009

2009 Q4 fiberglass boat sales down 21.9%; (9,718 units sold); 14’-30’ sales decreased by 18% (7,089 units sold). Sales fell 15% in the 30’+ segment (969 units sold)

14 megayachts (80’+) sold in February 2010, the same number as in January. 2 sold in Feb. 2009

North American sailboat sales declined 53% in 2009

US February employment rate remains at 9.7%

Marine Products Corp. (parent company of Chaparral & Robalo) ‘09 Q4 sales down 41%

Newport, RI making big push to host the 34^th America’s Cup

Fountain exits from bankruptcy protection

Luhrs, Viking, Ocean and Egg Harbor all ramp up production, hire back workers

Volvo marine engine orders up 15% in 2009

Brunswick reports 22% drop in Q4 sales

30 mega-yachts sold in December; asking prices totaled €290.92 million

2009 annual mega-yacht sales topped €2 billion

Following strong sales in November, 1,716 brokerage boats were sold in December; 52% higher than Dec. 2008. Dollar value up 64%, ($244 million)

International Marina & Boatyard Conference (IMBC) sets attendance record

Regal Marine, Correct Craft and Meridian begin hiring back workers

18,454 visitors at 2009 METS, compared to 18,485 in 2008. Exhibitors numbered 1,261 compared to 1,210 last year

Attendance up 1% at 2009 Ft Lauderdale Show

Unemployment rose to 10.2 percent in October 2009, its highest rate since April 1983

2010 IBEX attendance down 30%

Brunswick discontinues Maxum brand; established in 1988, fifth line Brunswick dropped since May 2008

Nautique marks 85 years of boatbuilding

2010 IBEX to relocate to Louisville, KY