NMTA Annual Meeting Invitation

The 2009 NMTA Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday evening, December 10 at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle. Invitations were e-mailed to all NMTA members this week and I hope you can attend. For the first time members will register on-line by using this link Annual Meeting Registration

Our speaker this year is Phil Keeter, President of the Marine Retailers Association of America. The MRAA was formed in 1971 and is the leading advocate for boat dealers in the country. The recession is changing the manufacturer – dealer relationship and I am looking forward to hearing from Phil first hand if he thinks these changes are permanent and also what his members are doing to prepare for the upcoming boat show season.

At the MOHAI we will have hors d'oeuvres and a hosted bar with beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks for members and their guests. In addition to Phil’s comments I will do my first NMTA “annual review” for members.

Click here for directions to and information about the MOHAI http://www.seattlehistory.org/

3rd Quarter Boat Sales data now available

The 3rd Quarter Boat Sales data for Washington State has been posted to the Members Only section of the website. Thanks to Bob Goodwin of the University of Washington Sea Grant program for compiling the reports from the Department of Licensing.

The Members Only Section contains boat sales data for the state dating back to July 2002.

The full reports can be viewed here.
Or to view a sample report, click here.