Updated 2.8.2010
US January employment rate down from 10% to 9.7%
Marine Products Corp. (parent company of Chaparral & Robalo) ‘09 Q4 sales down 41%
33rd America’s Cup starts Monday, Feb. 8
Fountain exits from bankrutpcy 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
Global superyacht sales continue to decline since peaking in September (24 yachts sold); 14 yachts sold in October, 9 in November
3rd quarter new boat sales: 14’-30’: 22,078 units; 30’+: 1,549 units
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.
Irwin Jacobs no longer CEO of Genmar Holdings
Attendance up 1% at 2009 Ft Lauderdale Show
Unemployment rose to 10.2 percent in October, its highest rate since April 1983
2010 IBEX attendance down 30%
Brunswick discontinues the Maxum brand; established in 1988, fifth line Brunswick dropped since May 2008
Nautique marks 85 years of boatbuilding
Hinckley set to rehire some furloughed employees
2010 IBEX to relocate to Louisville, KY
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