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Growing our industry through youth boating programs

Increasing participation in recreational boating is NMTA’s mission.  I like to say we want “more boaters tomorrow then there are today.”  We want people young and old all over the northwest to wake up each morning and say “I want to go boating.”  The Seattle Boat Show is our number one boating promotion, but eleven […]

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Industry Experts Share Insider Tips for Boat Buying

Discover Boating Offers Advice for Selecting the Right Boat, Financing for Every Budget The $32.3 billion dollar boating industry saw nearly 83 million American adults take to the water in 2011, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), the industry’s trade group. Prospective boaters interested in why life is better with a boat can […]