St. Martin, March 8th, 2010 – Safara, Andrews 72’, was a two time winner in the recent St. Martin 2010 Heineken Regatta winning overall class for Non Spinnaker 1 and winning the Trophy for the Fastest Non Spinnaker Around the Island Race.   

Safara was under charter from Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters, Newport, RI, proving that yes, chartered yachts can win class and trophies at performance regattas.  

Maintaining a dry bilge aboard a 103' Destiny Class 1967 Camper & Nicholson can be hard work.  That's why John Leder, captain of Blue Guitar recently upgraded its Arid Bilge System to now include 1/4" pickup tubes and an Eco Friendly Discharge Companion.  This increases the system's capacity from 6-1/2 to 17 gallons an hour and helps lessen the craft's impact on the environment, while also keeping the original module active.

S.U.D.S. Flea Market Party will be held to benefit Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba on March 13 and 14 at the Downtowner Saloon on the New River in Fort Lauderdale.

Join the flea market staff, South Florida Divers and the training staff and soldiers of S.U.D.S. from 8-11p.m on March 13. Tickets for the buffet are available at 800.PLAN FUN and at the S.U.D.S. Flea Market the day of the event for $30 per person. A limited amount of seats are available.

Sailorman is having a Chili Cook-off with free chili for all patrons during their Fishing Extravaganza  Sat. February 27 at 350 SE 24th St. in Ft. Lauderdale. Dubbed "The World's Largest and Most Unique New and Used Marine Emporium", Sailorman will host a White Elephant Absolute Auction and offer hundreds of rods, reels, tackle and accessories in the store.

Huntsville, Ala., February 16, 2010 — WxWorx today announced the launch of its new Web site www.wxworx.com, which features dramatic improvements in navigation, appearance and accessibility. By incorporating new payment methods like PayPal™, enhanced product video demonstrations and an expansive, searchable dealer database, the site is a total information source for WxWorx’ full suite of XM WX solutions and  takes customers through the purchase process with ease.

February 8, 2010, Phoenix, AZ -- CHLOR*RID International, Inc. www.chlor-rid.com, the world’s leading source of soluble salt testing and soluble salt removal products, announced today at the PACE Show in Phoenix, that its Chlor*Rid line of salt testing and removal products is protecting steel from costly  premature failure of protective coatings.  Steel is used in America’s largest infrastructures and industries, including bridges, aircraft, mining, ships, marine structures, cars, buildings, storage tanks, pipelines, power plants, paper mills, etc.

THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA (USA) - Centek Industries has appointed Martec International to distribute the company’s marine environmental products in Sweden and Scandinavia.

Headquartered in Stockholm, Martec International has been supplying boat builders, boatyards and dealers with marine engine systems and related products since 1976.