![]() ![]() This was confirmed by Matt Chambers, president of Marine Concepts/Design Concepts (Cape Coral, Fla.), who cited an increase in new model development across boat types and sizes, from kayaks and ski boats to high-performance craft and models from 40 to 50 ft in length. NMMA president Tom Dammrich noted that boat sales are continuing to rise in most marine segments. ![]() The NMMA added a special market intelligence session that featured economists and market specialists in fishing, outdoor sports and boating. ![]() He suggested the boat market could double in size if the industry could increase boat buying among Hispanics to the same level it has achieved among non-Hispanics. He set the tone for the exhibition’s examination of the marine market’s future by discussing how demographic trends in the U.S. IBEX opened this year with a keynote address by Steve M. 2-4 by Brooklin, Maine-based Professional BoatBuilder magazine and the National Marine Manufacturers Assn. The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition (IBEX) was cohosted Oct. The marine industry’s largest technical trade event was held, again this year, far inland along the Ohio River, at the Kentucky Exposition Center (Louisville, Ky.). ![]()
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