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CONTENTS Boating Industry www.BoatingIndustry.com 4 | Boating Industry | April 2014 WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE Be sure to visit BoatingIndustry.com every Friday for the Friday Economic Snap- shot. Senior editor Tom Kaiser takes the economic and fi nancial news of the week and boils it down to what matters for the marine industry. 2014 TOP 100 DIGITAL APPLICATION This year's online Top 100 application is now available. With our easy online process, you can work on the application, save it and return to it as much as needed. Applications are due June 20, but now is a good time to get started on it before the busy season. Go to boatingindustry.com/top-100/application for more information or to apply. UPTON: FAMILY LEARNS TOGETHER, EARNS TOGETHER In a recent BoatingIndustry.com post, associate digital editor Nicholas Upton tells the story of the Davis family of Alabama's Crimson Creek Boat Works, who spent the last year in Orlando taking courses at the Marine Mechanics Institute, part of the Universal Technical Institute. While many people may dread family reunions, James Davis said it was an enjoyable experience that started with a shared passion in the family for boating and fi shing. "After being in the Marine Corps for 20 years, I really wanted to do something that I felt like I would enjoy doing rather than something I had to do," said Davis. "So I thought applying my mechanical background to being around boats and around boating people that would be a really good fi t for me." Davis added that it was a great environment not to just to give the family a strong understanding of the mechanical side of their future business, but to learn how best to work as a group. Read more from Upton's regular posts at BoatingIndustry.com. FOLLOW US ON: 8| DOMINION NAMES ROCKEFELLER AS 2013 YACHTWORLD HERO 9| INDUSTRY NEWS Updates from Nautic, Mercury, Dometic and more 10| KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Benchmark your performance against fi ve key indicators 10| SAME-STORE SALES REPORT Sales fell 3.6 percent in January 10| SEARCH SCORECARD A look at the most-searched brands throughout 2013 DEPARTMENTS Launch Q&A 12| JIM LANE, PRESIDENT, CHAPARRAL AND ROBALO Research 14| GOVERNMENT WEIGHING ON INDUSTRY GROWTH Most feel regulations, policies hurting their companies Product Guide 44| DISTRIBUTORS A guide to product distributors in the marine industry Products & Services 47| NEW PRODUCTS FROM BAD ELF, KONA, ROBALO, LUND AND MORE THIS ICON IDENTIFIES ARTICLES BASED ON EXCLUSIVE MARKET DATA .com EXPERTS IN THIS ISSUE Nicole Vasilaros Director of regulatory and legal affairs, NMMA p. 22 Mike Ward Product director, Marina Projects p. 30 Gavan Hunt Vice president of sales and marketing, Cobalt p. 38 twitter.com/boatingindustry facebook.com/BImag ONLINE THIS MONTH P03x04-BI14APR-TOC.indd 4 3/13/14 4:02 PM