Fresh from IBEX, we’re bringing you an episode of Boating Industry Insider featuring Áine Denari, president of Navico Group, and chief technology officer at Brunswick Corporation. As Simrad unveils an autonomous docking innovation, Áine explains how it advances Brunswick’s ACES strategy—Autonomy, Connectivity, Electrification, and Shared access. We also take a broader look at today’s recreational boating climate: demand, inventory, and the crucial role innovation plays in shaping tomorrow’s market. If you want to understand where boating is headed—and how technology is reshaping the experience—you won’t want to miss this episode.

Charting the Future of Marine Innovation with new IBEX Show Director Mary Velline. In this episode of Boating Industry Insider, David Gee focuses on one of the most important events in our industry - IBEX - the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference, held October 7-9 in Tampa, Florida. IBEX is the leading marine technology trade show, bringing together boat builders, suppliers, designers, and innovators to share knowledge and showcase what’s next in the business of boating. 

Let's talk horsepower. Outboard horsepower that is, and Mercury Marine's brand new V10 425hp motor to be more specific. Joining the conversation with Boating Industry Insider host David Gee is John Buelow, the President of Mercury Marine. The two were recently together In Tampa for the press introduction of the new outboard. They not only discuss specifics of this latest product, and where it fits in the lineup, but also the company's commitment to noise, vibration, and harshness engineering and why that matters boaters and dealers alike.

What happens when tariffs bite, consumer confidence wavers, and boat sales stall? In this episode of Boating Industry Insider, David Gee talks with Anthem Marine CEO and serial boat building entrepreneur Mark Overbye to unpack and discuss the choppy waters currently rocking the recreational boating market. From rising inventory to tougher conversations on the sales floor, we tackle the pressing challenges dealers and manufacturers face—and explore what it really takes to stay afloat when the tide turns. If you're looking for straight talk, smart strategies, and a reality check on today’s boating business climate, this one’s a must-listen.

How much do you think about your marine insurance? A little? A lot? For many marine businesses it represents your second largest cost, right behind payroll. In this edition of Boating Industry Insider, you'll hear a discussion about all aspects of insurance for your business from how often you should audit your coverage, to adverse weather, workers' comp and even how tariffs can impact your business. Host David Gee is joined by Jeff Heydlauff, commercial marine specialist, and Matt Anderson, president, Global Marine Insurance Agency, one of North America's leading marine insurance providers.

Radian IoT and Northpoint Commercial Finance have begun a pilot program using Radian’s GPS telematics tracking technology to test the delivery of real-time insights into OEM inventory-level management, production trends and delivery timelines. To hear more, Boating Industry Insider host David Gee is joined by Northpoint Vice President of Marine Operations Gary Childress and Radian IoT President Scott Crutchfield. The pair say the technology, which is being tested among some Northpoint OEM and dealer customers, will enable more efficient production planning and tracking of boats, from the assembly line to delivery to a new customer.

Inflation. Interest rates. Consumer confidence. Boat shows. Advocacy for the recreational boating industry, in Washington, and at the grassroots level. Growing the next generation of boaters. The outlook for the 2025 selling season. Those topics - and more - are all on the agenda as Boating Industry Insider host David Gee is joined by Ellen Bradley, SVP, marketing and communications and chief brand officer, National Marine Manufacturers Association, for a wide ranging and fast moving conversation.  

From kayaks to cruise ships. Roger Moore, aka 007, the dealer principal of Nautical Ventures, the recently-crowned Boating Industry Top 100 Dealer of the Year award winner, says you can buy just about anything that floats from them. And they even sell a few things that can go under the water, instead of on top of it. However, they constantly emphasize to staff that what they really sell is fun. In this interesting, insightful conversation, Moore and Boating Industry Insider host David Gee discuss vertical integration, how he grew the footprint of his business, impediments to growth, including staff, and how you get disparate parts of an organization to work together as they continue to grow and scale.  

100,000 attendees, 1,000 boats and a billion dollars in economic impact. That is the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show and Boating Industry Insider host David Gee interviews some of the biggest names there. Join him along with Brenna Preisser, EVP, President, Brunswick Boat Group, Aine Denari, President, Navico Group and Brunswick Chief Technology Officer, Ryan Martin, Marine Category Lead, Honda Marine, and sales statistics guru Jack Ellis, founder and CEO of Info-Link. They’re sharing new product news, their insights and thoughts on the 2025 boat selling season, as well as the broader future of the recreational boating industry.

The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show brings in 1,500 boats, several thousand exhibitors, 100,000 attendees and generates over a billion dollars in economic activity. The show can also be a barometer for the greater boating industry, not only with regards to actual sales but also in terms of the talk on the docks. Boating Industry Editor-in-Chief Adam Quandt was there, and tells Boating Industry Insider podcast host David Gee what people were saying about the economy, the presidential election, tariffs, and the prospects for a successful 2025 selling season.