NMTA

The Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA), in coordination with the Association of Washington Business chambers and other business associations around the state, were successful in advocating at the local, county, …

Northwest Yachting Publisher Michelle Zeasman-Gibbon announced her intention to run for a seat on the Board of Trustees for The Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA). The mission of the NMTA …

Have you noticed that on just about every website, there’s a section of frequently asked questions (FAQ) to help you even before you need help? Instead of a tick-tock chronology, …

The third annual Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show is coming back to Cap Sante Marina June 25 to June 28, 2020. Produced by the Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA), which …

There are few better books out there on lobbying and advocacy than Dr. Frank Luntz’s Words that Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear. It’s true. This …

The Northwest Marine Trade Association’s (NMTA) Grow Boating Grant Program distributed $31,000 to 18 programs in the Pacific Northwest. This year, 22 applicants submitted grant requests totaling more than $156,000. …

Very few days go by without me being asked, “What’s the latest with copper bottom paint?” This query has followed my career at Northwest Marine Trade Association since the 2011 …

Now for something completely different, I offer a recreational boating SWOT for you to throw darts at or hang on your power wall. For the uninitiated, SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, …

As famed 60 Minutes host Andy Rooney would say, “Life’s like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes.” For me, that …

Returning for its 73rd year, the Seattle Boat Show, presented by boat-supply retailer West Marine, will kick off next month on Friday, January 24, and will run through Saturday, February …

If there’s one common characteristic of government affairs and boating, it is the number of groups that end in “A” and all seem to fit together in the puzzle of …

The landmark Boats Afloat Show is returning to South Lake Union September 12 to 15, with hundreds of in-water boats and exhibitors from all parts of the marine industry. Boats …