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MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards now open for entry
August 9th, 2023
The 2024 MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program is now open for entries. The deadline to submit projects is October 31, 2023. From design excellence to quality workmanship, the MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program showcases projects that represent the breadth of the industry—from tops and covers to interior and exterior upholstery. Categories include: •Hybrid Enclosures: Sailboat […]
ATA joins national workforce effort
August 8th, 2023
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) has joined with more than 500 trade associations, professional societies, businesses and employers to form the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition, established to build support for the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act (S. 722 / H.R. 1477). The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and the Professional Certification Coalition (PCC) lead […]
ABYC, USCG announce free risk mitigation webinar
August 2nd, 2023
Registration is now open for the next webinar in the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) free online USCG/ABYC Risk Mitigation Series. Taking place Nov. 1, 2023, from 2-4 p.m. EST, the upcoming webinar will be "Navigating Compliance in the Age of Evolving Technology." ABYC and USCG experts will explore […]
Speaker deadline this week for ATA Women in Textiles Summit
July 31st, 2023
The deadline to submit speaker presentations for the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) Women in Textiles Summit taking place Feb. 12–14, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz., is August 3, 2023. This is an opportunity to share expertise, empower others and shape this event with bold and valuable content. Event organizers are seeking speakers who support the Women […]
Full schedule available for MFA Regional Workshops
July 27th, 2023
Registration remains open and the full schedule is now available for the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Northwest Regional Workshop being held Sept. 22–23, 2023, at Oyster Creek Canvas, Bellingham, Wash., and the MFA Great Lakes Workshop being held Nov. 17-18, 2023, at Chicago Marine Canvas in Chicago, Ill. The workshops will provide networking and hands-on […]
Study shows economic impact of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway shipping
July 26th, 2023
A comprehensive binational independent study of the economic impacts in the U.S. and Canada of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system for the 2022 shipping season details billions in economic activity and hundreds of thousands of jobs supported by the industry. Titled “Economic Impacts of Maritime Shipping in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region,” the […]
ATA podcast discusses marine canvas business
July 25th, 2023
The most recent episode of the Advanced Textiles Association “Talking Textiles” podcast is entitled “Making Marine Canvas from 9-to-5.” Host Kyle Van Damme, co-owner of Marine Tops Unlimited Inc. in Omro, Wis., sits down with guest Mike Charlton who, with his wife Rachel, owns Charlton’s Marine Canvas in Yorktown, Va., to have a candid conversation […]
National Sailing Hall of Fame names 2023 inductees
July 20th, 2023
The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) announced 10 sailors comprising its 13th class of inductees. The Class of 2023 includes: Elwood Widmer “Skip” Etchells – Known as a superb athlete, Etchells’ long career has left an enduring legacy. After building destroyers and icebreakers for the U.S. Navy in World War II, he founded his […]
MFA Awards program opens soon
July 19th, 2023
The 2024 MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program will open for entries on August 3, 2023. The deadline to submit projects is November 1, 2023. From design excellence to quality workmanship, the MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program showcases projects that represent the breadth of the industry—from tops and covers to interior and exterior upholstery. Categories include: […]
Schedules now available for MFA Regional Workshops
July 18th, 2023
Registration is open and the full schedule is now available for the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Northwest Regional Workshop being held Sept. 22–23, 2023, at Oyster Creek Canvas, Bellingham, Wash., and the MFA Great Lakes Workshop being held Nov. 17-18, 2023, at Chicago Marine Canvas in Chicago, Ill. The workshops will provide networking and hands-on […]