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May 24, 2021
The Marine Industries Association of South Florida held an in-person annual meeting and awards luncheon last Thursday at the Lauderdale Yacht Club in Florida.
Board chairman Doug West
announcedthe newly elected and re-elected board members. “On behalf of the entire MIASF board, we are delighted to welcome aboard Chuck Cashman of MarineMax, Bob Denison of Denison Yachting and Danny James of Compass Logistics and Marine as our newest board members,” he said. “We also extend a hearty congratulations to Megan Washington of Pier Sixty-Six Marina on her re-election.”
MIASF CEO and president Phil Purcell discussed the year in review and praised the marine industry for its fortitude and resilience during the pandemic.
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Profile: Bill Yeargin of Correct Craft
Bill Yeargin, a reluctant CEO, navigated boat maker Correct Craft through three crises. He s working to avoid a fourth.
Clad all in black, tall, Bill Yeargin nonetheless strikes a self-effacing figure as he quietly returns greetings of “Hi, Bill” from the workers on the Correct Craft boat factory floor. His shirt has the company name and a slogan introduced under his management: “Making Life Better” better for customers, but also workers and, he says, anyone else the company touches.
Right now, the better life is in high demand. “We have dealers and customers screaming, wanting boats,” he says. He aims to please, but meeting demand isn’t what worries him. What concerns him is a future in which the factory east of Orlando could fall silent.
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