Boating Industry

May 2015

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May 2015 | Boating Industry | 39 www.BoatingIndustry.com /// Market Trends /// Regal also added a social seat on the port side, a feature found in its 19- and 20-foot bowriders. The seat allows passengers to sit forward while underway or lay down the seat and face aft. "The seat allows them to do everything," said Kuck. Regal extended its FasDeck line this year to include the 22 FasDeck because it represented a size market with potential for growth. "That's a gap that we had in our product line for a couple of years. There certainly is a market out there for that model," said Kuck. "We don't offer anything under 24 feet with a head [so] it's very important for us to have a boat under 24 feet with a head in our lineup." One reason could be its ability to attract new boaters. Wachs said the 18- and 20-foot Hurricane deck boats are the first boat many consumers buy. "The deck boat buyer is starting to get a little younger because the people that are coming into boating are not buying that 18-foot bow- rider as fast as they would. They're still buying them … but they're also looking around [and] saying 'Wow, this boat really would work for my family,'" said Wachs. While the FasDeck line meets water sports needs, Regal said it has focused much of the FasDeck design on the stationary aspects of the boat.

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