MARINE BUSINESS NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
14 April 2023
Publishers note
In a first for Marine Business News, this week we have delivered two email news broadcasts. On Tuesday you received one in place of our traditional Friday morning news service, as we chose to not send one last week on Easter Friday.
Even with two news broadcasts this week, we still find ourselves with much more news on our webpage than we can share in our eNews. As such we urge you to visit our website for more industry news from locations both locally and internationally.
On a sad note, this week we learnt about the untimely passing of young Jack Beattie. I did not know him personally but given the number of calls I had about him, he obviously was well liked and highly regarded amongst many in our industry. I am told that young Jack started his working life in our industry. Our industries future is dependent on today’s youth and it is sad when we lose one. Our condolences to the Beattie family. Our thoughts are with you.
I had the opportunity to have a long chat with Michelle on Tuesday. She was in good spirits and happy to be home. She said that she was consuming lots of food and sleeping extraordinary hours. She put it down to having the ability to rest her mind for the first time without worrying about drifting, the weather conditions or big vessels simply not seeing her at night.
There is more to come about Michelle, and I look forward to sharing that story soon.
We invite you to look at the many more stories on our website not seen in this newsletter, as well as links to resources, photo libraries, reviews, our international events calendar, our jobs board, and now an eNews log of our past Friday newsletters.
Our newsroom is open, and if your business has news to share, please let us know. Feel free to contact me or our team in the newsroom at newsroom@marinebusinessnews.com.au
Stay safe on the water,
Domenic Genua - Publisher
Freedom Boat Club expands its presence in Australia announcing three upcoming new locations and its first franchise operator
Freedom Boat Club, a Brunswick Corporation business and the world’s largest boat club, announced the planned opening of three new locations in Australia at Bobbin Head, Pittwater, and Lake Macquarie.
Discover Boating – End of Season Runout
The BIA Victoria will be running the Discover Boating End of Season Runout on St Kinda Marina on the 29 & 30 April. There will be boat displays on the marina and on the waterfront at St Kilda Marina. 16 exhibitors with over 30 brands.
Vale Jack Beattie
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the untimely passing of Jack Beattie, 26. Jack was known by many within our industry for his work as a creative video producer, director, cameraman, photographer, editor, and drone operator.
Jack the bloody rippa farewell
A note from the Beattie family re their recently departed and much-loved son and brother Jack Beattie. To all his mates in the marine industry and other friends of the family around the Tweed and Gold Coasts, we are having an outdoor memorial service for him at a spot he loved called Fingal Head near Kingscliff.
Are you set for Hamilton Island Race Week?
First timers join regulars for the ultimate action-packed week on the water. The internationally acclaimed Hamilton Island Race Week will be contested on the tropical waters around Hamilton Island from August 19 – 26, 2023.
V8 Haul OUT!
The Boat Works has welcomed yet another haul out option to its yard – the 520 horse power, hot rod, custom-built workhorse known as “The Beast”. The V8 prototype was built to enhance the service at the region’s most technically advanced boat yard, manoeuvring vessels efficiently around the yard.
Raymarine – Extreme product testing for extreme conditions
Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment means that technology needs to be more durable than ever. The ability of a product to withstand the environment within which it has to operate, is critical to its success and the reason Raymarine goes beyond industry standards to test its marine products.
Highfield new models debut at SCIBS
At the 2023 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, Highfield Boats Australia will host the Australian debut of the all-new Sport 660, a 6.6-metre offshore capable dayboat that already has a legion of fans around the world.
Royal Geelong Yacht Club to host 2024 Fireball World Championships
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC), in cooperation with the International Fireball Association (FI), is pleased to announce Geelong as the host venue for the Fireball World Championship to be held in February of 2024.
Brisbane Marine does a three-peat for Australian Dealer of the Year!
Brisbane Marine has done it again, going back-to-back-to-back with Mercury Marine’s most prestigious award, The Australian Dealer of the Year for 2022.
GREEN DREAM – Earthling E-40 Powercat review
The future of Hauraki Gulf boating – and indeed all of New Zealand’s coastal waters, rivers and lakes – is here. And it’s elegant as. The experience of being onboard Earthling the extraordinary E-cat left me speechless initially. And that’s very unusual for me.
Ride control progression
Hydrofoils that lift a boat out of the water largely solve the speed and range problems that come with electric propulsion. Controlling the vessel height above the water is crucial. The danger of crashing back into the water at high speed needs to be eliminated.
The Boat Works expands again
The Boat Works is known for its commitment of delivering high quality marine infrastructure, which in turn attracts more boats and creates jobs. Continuing the momentum, the Longhurst family will add further investment into the marine precinct with major construction comprising the addition of 50 percent more sheds and hardstand to the now three-year-old Superyacht Yard.
Azimut/Benetti Group chooses public investment fund (PIF) as strategic partner
The Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, joins the Azimut/Benetti Group as a minority shareholder and strategic partner in the Company’s next phase of growth.
