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Providence Boat Show sees attendance rise; buyer attitudes positive

Providence, RI, January 16, 2011… Attendance at this year’s Providence Boat Show increased at the steady rates seen at last year’s show as well as at the Newport International Boat Show this past September.  Attendees were buying boats and seriously considering purchases of both boats and all kinds of accessories and equipment.  Some who already own a boat flocked to the new Marine Bargain Basement section of the Show and other new features like the Do-It-Yourself Workshops to give the show a lively vibe.   All in all, the 2012 Providence Boat Show was said to be a success, according to the Show producers and the partnering Rhode Island Marine Trade Association.

The Providence Boat Show, which ran this past weekend (January 12 – 15), is the largest winter boat show in Southeastern New England and the first show of the year in the New England region.  As such, it is an indicator of where the market stands as the boating season begins and boaters and fishermen start to make their plans for the new year.  Preliminary attendance figures show a rise of from 3- 5% over 2011 with the total gate in the tens of thousands.

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BOAT SLIP 2012 Americas Cup & Tall Ships

Get the best boat slip in Newport – end dock 40 ft now – this season the world will be here!

Watch the new Mar-Mostro Channel

We’re getting ready to launch the new RIyachting… one feature will be our the Mar-Mostro Channel, where we’re following all the blogs and media from our FAVORITE team in the Volvo. Here’s a preview of what the site will look like and the most recent blog straight from the boat. There’s 2 movies in the post so don’t forget to click the right arrow to see the second one after you’ve viewed the first.

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Impact of New Senate Caucus Subject of Marine Trades Business Roundtable at Providence Boat Show

Bristol, RI… During the past year, the Oceans Caucus was formed in the U.S. Senate with Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI and Lisa Murkowski, R-AK serving as Co-Chairs.  The sixteen member Caucus was said to be created to increase awareness and find common grounds in responding to issues facing the oceans and coasts which support millions of jobs in America and contribute more to the country’s GDP than the entire farm sector.  Friday, January 13, during the Providence Boat Show, the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) will host  area business people plus local and State political leaders in a discussion of how the new caucus might affect the Rhode Island marine industry.

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Rhode Island Economic Development Professional Paul Harden Named Boater of the Year

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US Sailing Announces 2011 Community Sailing Award Winners at NSPS

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New England Marine Trades and Technology School Announces New Scholarship Opportunities

Newport, Rhode Island (PRWEB) January 18, 2012

IYRS, a marine trades and technology school based in Rhode Island, has announced new scholarship opportunities that are expected to draw a large field of applicants to the school’s full-time programs beginning this fall. Two of these opportunities—the IYRS Craftsmanship Scholarship and the Marine Systems Scholarship—will cover 50 percent of the awarded student’s tuition.

With campuses in Newport and Bristol, the school is located in a state with over 400 miles of coastline and a high concentration of companies involved in boat building and the marine trades. The school has placed a strong emphasis on building scholarship funding and in 2011 set an ambitious goal of raising $4 million for scholarships during the 2011–2015 period.

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ABBRA 2011 releases Wage Rate Survey

WARREN, R.I. – Results from the 2011 American Boat Builders & Repairers Association Wage Rate Survey are now available for purchase.

The survey provides employers with a tool to gauge whether they’re fair and competitive in the employment market, and it also provides employees and independent contractors with a way to check if they’re being fairly compensated for their work.

The survey contains information about hourly wages, average vacation time, benefits and pension plans across a variety of job categories, ABBRA said.

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Starboard tack: Bragdon wins Frostbite Regatta – THE MYSTIC RIVER PRESS: News

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Five Top Tips to make your log a legal document – and why

Did you know that all of sailing navigation starts with the boat log? And that this vital document can be used in a court of law? John Jamieson (Captain John) shows you how to make sure your boat log includes these entries for safety’s sake!

We had caught them stealing red-handed, and now had them under arrest. It was a cold January day at sea. Throughout the night we had followed the huge fishing trawler as she sneaked into the waters of the delicate US Continental Shelf. Her goal was to fish for lobster–and that’s just what she was doing in the middle of the night! Against the law? Without doubt! And we had her in our grasp.

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Sparkman & Stephens 30 Daysailor introduced by Bluenose Yacht Sales

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Navy sub maker to unveil new production facility in Rhode Island

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The U.S. Navy’s primary contractor for submarines is opening a new production facility at Rhode Island’s Quonset Point.

Executives at Electric Boat intend to dedicate its new 146,000-square-foot building Tuesday. Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY’-fee) and members of the state’s Congressional delegation plan to attend the event.

The submarine contractor says the facility will house hundreds of employees who work on major submarine components.

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Edgewood Yacht Club Presents a Night of Wine and Beer Tasting

Edgewood Yacht Club Presents a Night of Wine and Beer Tasting

With a Raffle/Silent Auction

Saturday, January 21, 2012

7 – 10 p.m.

The Shriners Imperial Room at One Rhodes Place

Cranston, RI

$25.00/person RSVP by 1/14/12

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U.S. defense strategy could boost RI economy | Turn to 10

President Barack Obama and his defense secretary Leon Panetta outlined a new military strategy Thursday.

The plan calls for a more high-technology type defense with an increase in the use of drones and a leaner military.  They say it’s because of tight budgets now and in the future that forces the manpower reduction.

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The sail boat that thinks it’s a plane

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27th annual Rose Bowl Regatta preview

Roger Williams University is an emerging collegiate power from Bristol, Rhode Island and Point Loma of San Diego is a perennial high school powerhouse – from the 7-8 January, they will lead their respective teams into the 27th annual Rose Bowl Regatta. The event, based at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, is hosted by the USC Sailing Team and organized by the US Sailing Center of Long Beach.

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Jamestowner named venue director for America’s Cup World Series |Jamestown Press

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