Weekly Powerboats & Fishing Summary

Summary for w/b - 25 July, 2006 12pm

U.I.M. Class One World Powerboat Championship - Jotun's Jorn Tandberg and Christian Zaborowski in the Mercury powered Jotun won the Norwegian Grand Prix in Arendal with the championship leader's Bjorn Gjelsten and Steve Curtis in Spirit of Norway second and Victory 77's Mohammed Al Marri and Jean Marc Sanchez third.

MotorGuide's new Digital Wireless Series bow-mount trolling motors are all about freedom. Freedom to make trolling motor steering adjustments from anywhere in the boat; freedom to concentrate on fishing, not boat positioning, because electric steer motors don't have the foot-off-the-pedal 'wandering' mechanical cable systems do; freedom to have more than one
person in the boat help out with trolling motor operation... in fact, up to as many as four.

Sports cruiser manufacturer Mustang Marine announces its entry into the Sports Fishing market through a joint venture with New Zealand's Oliver Marine. Built at Mustang's Gold Coast facility, the new Mustang Sports Fishing range will initially be developed to include a 37ft and 41ft flybridge cruiser, with the first boats expected to roll off the production line in November.

Yamaha Motor Finance (YMF) offers Yamaha customers an online, pre-approval loan facility to secure finance for Yamaha outboard and Yamaha powered boat/motor/trailer packages before they visit a Yamaha dealer.

MARINE INDUSTRY
The Marine Safety Conference 2006 will be held on September 12 - 14 at the Gold Coast International Hotel, bringing together industry and government leaders to discuss the latest maritime safety initiatives. The three-day forum will  encompass recreational boating, commercial and regulatory issues as well as a major shipping symposium. This leading maritime forum also provides networking opportunities with senior government and industry decision makers as well as site visits to the Gold Coast's major boat manufacturers.

Aug 3 - 8 -- Sydney International Boat Show, Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour will have over 350 exhibitors with more than 300 vessels on display on the specially constructed marina. Attractions include the Yamaha Fishing Clinic, daily fashion parades, boat building competition, Strictly Sail and Discover Sailing Centre, Better Boating Workshops, the 2006 Boats of the Year and an exciting array of memorabilia from the James Bond movies.

Aug 8 - A Diesel Engine Maintenance Information Evening will be held at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, 7pm - 9pm (including short break). Dave Giddings of Drive Marine Services will lead a group of specialist presenters who run the advanced diesel engine maintenance courses for the Royal Australian Navy.

Photo: Panda Swims English Channel

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