Message From The Editor In Uncertain Times Count On Service
I was surprised (in a positive way), at the Boating Ontario Regional meeting last Thursday, March 26 when CEO Rick Layzell asked the room how many attendees were looking for techs. The audience was largely marina people and only four or five hands went up. ‘Not very many from the audience of about 70.
Across Canada, there has been a big effort to recruit and train the marine techs we need. I know Quadrant Marine Institute in BC is always doing training and Georgian College has just graduated a solid group of new techs. It looks like we have most of the techs we need, at least in the Barrie, Orillia and Georgia and Bay area. That’s a really good thing because I’m concerned that the chaotic global situation with war in the Middle East, the conflict in Ukraine continuing and now several other conflict areas plus, the deepening energy crisis we are heading into, could hold new boat sales back. But, summer is just once a year and the best thing is to enjoy that special time of year and go boating. (READ MORE)
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The Fore Runner is a folding inflatable RIB (fiberglass hull) with 3 hull sections that allow it to fold up and be stowed away in just 4 minutes. Because it’s a RIB with a rigid hull, it significantly outperforms "roll up" or inflatable hull boats. And because it was originally designed for military use (dropped from a helicopter for rescues) it is Category C rated which means it can handle the open ocean. READ MORE
