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BRISTOL — The slab of foot-wide wood beams and iron fittings weighs 9 tons and would fill the bottom half of a single-car garage. It is called a camel and was once used as a fender for naval vessels. Now it is on display at the Bristol Marine marina as an example of what a newly revived effort to clean up Narragansett Bay can accomplish.

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July, 2009 - - Bristol, RI - - Goetz Custom Technologies LLC has signed a contract to build the first of its new semi-custom sailboats designed by the world-renowned firm of German Frers Naval Architects.

The buyer is from the United States and plans on using it extensively world wide entering in select regattas. Initial design work is in progress with a view to launch in late spring of 2010.

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) this week gave approval to Deepwater Wind’s applications to install a trio of devices the company needs to prepare the way for the smaller of its two wind farm projects.

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Sailboat sales figures in June reported by broker members of YachtWorld.com indicate a slight improvement compared to numbers in May.

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Sales of fiberglass boats in the popular lengths of 14 to 30 foot were down 35.8 percent in May compared to the same month in 2008 in the early reporting states.

North Dakota and South Dakota posted positive growth, while the Louisiana market stuck out of the pack with a single-digit decline of 2.6 percent.

Source: Soundings Trade Only

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Heartland Payment Systems CEO Bob Carr is an unlikely spokesman for tech security. But that’s what he’s emerging as.

The credit-card processor suffered one of the largest data breaches ever disclosed last year. But rather than taking the time-honored approach of staying quiet and hoping that the negative publicity goes away, Carr is talking openly about what went wrong, the problems with the industry’s security standards, and a new product his company developed to help merchants protect customer data.

COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN REMAIN SKEPTICAL of new rules adopted yesterday by the New England Fishery Management Council that aim to curb overfishing. Above left, Russ Wallis, president of the Ocean State Fishermen’s Association, in Newport last fall.

PORTLAND, Maine – New England fishing officials yesterday approved by a single vote a controversial proposal that will all but require commercial fishermen to manage their fishing hauls cooperatively starting next May, according to The Boston Globe.

Source: Providence Business News

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There's still a lot of product out there, though, and the 2010 models are on the way.

Supply and demand: It seems like a basic enough concept. But when dealers are expected to anticipate consumer behavior a season or even 12 months ahead, things can get tricky.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3a6f72/marinas) has announced the addition of the "Marinas" report to their offering.

First Research is the leading industry intelligence company that helps sales teams perform faster and smarter, open doors, and close more deals. First Research performs the "heavy lifting" by synthesizing hundreds of sources into an easy to digest format that a sales person can consume very quickly to better understand a prospects business issues.

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Eighty-six boats and 300 volunteers from the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association take children fishing Saturday on Greenwich Bay.

WARWICK — The radiance that emerged from fog-enshrouded Greenwich Bay Saturday morning was not from the sun.

Saturday was Take a Kid Fishing Day, sponsored by the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association, a recreational fishing group that promotes saltwater fishing and marine conservation, said its president, Steve Medeiros of Coventry.

Source: Providence Journal

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