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Marine Business World - USA
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Kirby Inc. yesterday dramatically increased the pressure on LP, ISAF and the ILCA when they asked the US Federal Court in Connecticut to issue a prejudgment remedy against LP.
If this was to be granted as requested LP and its associates would be unable to build Lasers or have anyone else build them for them, while the Courts then could take their time hearing the case.
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Those interested in attaining the skills needed to work in the marine industry now have a new training opportunity available through the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA). RIMTA’s Marine Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program will offer an intensive, five-week training session this summer for those looking to gain the skills needed for entry-level positions.
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The International Sailing Summit is set to take place from August 18-20, 2013, at the St. Francis Yacht Club. Registration rates are $395 for individuals and $375 per person when the same company registers more than one participant.
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Former Etchells world champion, Bruce Ritchie wishes there was such a thing as a sailing handicap calculator app when he competed on the international scene in the early 80s. This Sydney sailing veteran of 65 years may have proved himself on the water over the decades but working out handicap race result times both mid race and post-race had always proved an elusive task, until now.
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Bruce Kirby Inc. today filed the below petition to cancel US trademark registrations directed to both the word LASER and the Sunburst logo for boats. According to US Trademark Office records, these US registrations are owned by Karaya (Jersey) Limited based in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.
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The sixth edition of the World Yacht Racing Forum will be held on 10th and 11th December 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Delegate and media feedback tells us that last year’s event was the best to date and for 2013 we have even more new features to ensure you maximise your time at the event!
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Exhibitors are getting in early to secure their place at the third annual Gold Coast International Marine Expo to be held from November one to three at the Gold Coast Marine Precinct in Coomera.
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The Rhode Island Boat Show, held May 4-5 in five venues around the state, drew 52 exhibitors and hundreds of boating enthusiasts to the waterfront for this Ocean State happening. But numbers don’t tell the whole story of this unique boat show that started in 2011 as a homegrown, industry effort.
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Newport Charter Yacht Show announces yachting’s humanitarian charity as the non-profit partner for the second consecutive year.
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Sail America has now made available an agenda for the 12th International Sailing Summit (ISS) to its website. The summit will take place August 18-20, 2013, at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, CA, and is organized by Sail America.
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The following opinion piece has been provided by Improper Course, a blog which is a collection of the sailing education and adventures of two sailors on opposite ends of the experience and success spectrum. It ranges from the Laser Master Worlds to the local Laser sailing as well as a couple of other dinghies and the occasional keelboat.
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Another new development in the widening legal dispute between Bruce Kirby, the designer of the world´s best known sailing boat, the Laser dinghy and one of the Laser builders LaserPerformance (LPE) the builder and supplier of Lasers into UK, Europe and North America, because of non-payment of design royalties.
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Carolina Skiff, LLC is ecstatic to announce that it has become the nation’s number-one fiberglass boat builder. This esteemed accomplishment is based on new boat state registrations compiled by Statistical Surveys, Inc. for the year ending December 31, 2012.
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Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) Inc. has filed a preliminary prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada in connection with a proposed initial public offering of its subordinate voting shares.
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Sailing cruisers and power boaters heading to Maine this summer, or to discover the many historic islands of Boston harbor, now have a new Eastern Massachusetts regional charting set from nv-charts, a global leader in highly accurate, detailed maritime chart products.
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Hamilton Island has secured a lineup of the country’s top talent to be ambassadors for its social media initiative the Ultimate Instameet: Return2Paradise.
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US Sailing, the national governing body of the sport, has combined forces with the pinnacle event in sailing - the iconic America’s Cup - to introduce, inform and educate a new generation of sailors.
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Workshops in Rhode Island announcement.
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Extracts from an article written for Scuttlebutt USA by IPR lawyer John Harwood-Bee on the lawsuit between Laser designer Bruce Kirby, builder LPE and associated companies and ISAF and ILCA.
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Local Manufacturing industries in Australia should blossom after radio communication company GME invested millions.
True business success isn’t simply about growth, excellence and market prominence. It’s about all of these and
something more: an investment in the people and the country who built its success. GME, one of Australia’s oldest radio communications companies, understands this.
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The event took place in Qingdao in front of 53 participants, including speakers Chuck Hawley and Bruce Brown, and organizer Doug Sparks. This is especially significant to the growing recreational marine market in China.
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The long running dispute between the designer of the Laser dinghy Bruce Kirby and one of the Laser builders LaserPerformance, the builder and supplier of Lasers into UK, Europe and North America, because of non-payment of design royalties is now much wider than ever before and now it appears that its likely to threaten supplies of Lasers.
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'They battened down the hatches, but the hatches wouldn’t hold, they drowned upon the staircase of brass and polished gold.' -- Bob Dylan
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Newport Exhibition Group announced today that its 43rd Annual Newport International Boat Show will take place September 12-15, 2013 on the Newport Waterfront along America’s Cup Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island.
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When the Rhode Island Boat Show gets underway in five venues the weekend of May 4-5, it will not only be an opportunity to see sail and power boats, meet industry experts, learn about gear and equipment, and experience the Ocean State’s waterfront and its boating lifestyle. It will also be an opportunity to learn.
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ISAF and ILCA have taken steps to assure the uninterrupted supply of class legal Laser brand sailboats around the world. This includes making newly designed ISAF plaques available to all the current ISAF and ILCA approved manufacturers of the Laser dinghy in accordance with the ILCA class rules.
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The Herreshoff Marine Museum / AC Hall of Fame will open for the season on Sunday April 28th. Opening Day is a great day to come by with your friends and family to celebrate spring and our amazing museum. Opening Day offers free admission and a variety of activities for all to enjoy. The full Opening Day schedule is listed below. Come by, bring friends, and help us build enthusiasm for our Museum!
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In a long on air interview with ABC Brisbane last night, Sail-World was asked ´Could Sailing be the new Swimming?’ Naturally we said yes. The interview request was as a result of the news yesterday of the boost to sailing funding announced by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC).
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The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame will open for the season on Sunday April 28th. Opening Day is a great day to come by with your friends and family to celebrate spring and our amazing museum. Opening Day offers Free admission and a variety of activities for all to enjoy.These have been great fun as they draw in large crowds and we welcome many people who have never been t
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Registered attendees at the Marine13 International Conference and Trade Exhibition have blown past 400 leading into the event commencing 28- 30 April at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Center. Marine13 is attracting a growing number of associated events and VIP’s.
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Over the weekend of May 4-5, a unique statewide boat show will take place throughout Rhode Island. The annual Rhode Island Boat Show will include five different venues with one ultimate goal: to showcase the Ocean State as a leading recreational boating destination with stunning coastline, scenic towns, and a diverse group of boating businesses, facilities, and products.
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The 12th International Sailing Summitwill take place August 18–21 at the St. Francis YC in San Francisco. The event is organized by Sail America and will give sailing industry professionals from around the world the opportunity to drive growth in the industry, network with like-minded professionals, and enjoy the thrills and spills of America’s Cup racing.
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Canadian Bruce Kirby designed a 'car-topper' in 1969. It was launched as a Laser in 1970 and more than 210,000 Lasers later, it is THE dinghy success story.
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