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WMA Soundings

June 2022

New Interim Executive Director / Association Management Team

The WMA Board of Directors has named Steve and Donna Linton as the management team for the Wisconsin Marine Association.

Steve will act as the Interim Executive Director and Donna will provide all accounting/administrative services for the association. Steve is a CMM (Certified Marina Manager) and has over 20 years’ experience in the marine field, both as a boat dealer and marina manager.

Steve retired in 2021 as the General Manager of Pikes Bay Marina in Bayfield WI. He has been on the WMA board for many years and currently is on the Board of Directors of AMI (Association of Marina Industries). Donna had provided accounting and administrative services for the WMA for many years in the past. They are looking forward to continuing to move the WMA forward into the future.

Save The Dates - Upcoming WMA Events

July 19, 2022 - Shop Talk summer meeting at Pike's Bay Marina in Bayfield, WI. Watch your inbox for the agenda and registration to come soon!

November 29-30, 2022 - Fall Conference in Wausau. Stay tuned for all the details!

Congratulations to the following marinas that were recertified as WI Clean Marinas in 2021:

Apostle Islands Marina
Bayfield City Dock
Harbor Club Marina
Pike’s Bay Marina
Racine Yacht Club
South Bay Marina
Washburn Marina

To learn more about becoming a Wisconsin Clean Marina, visit our website or contact quallst@uwgb.edu.

Innovative technology such as Seabins is bringing a new wave of plastic debris collection to WI Clean Marinas! Click the link to read about how a new collaborative grant is looking to help keep Lake Michigan debris-free, https://wisconsincleanmarina.org/clean-marinas-helping.../

Be sure to follow the WI Clean Marina program on FB and Instagram

Safety Focus: OSHA’s

Multi-Employer Doctrine

By Robert Smith, Safety Consultant of Fisher Phillips

Imagine this scenario. A vessel owner hires a contractor to complete service on the vessel. When the contractor’s employee arrives at the facility, the employee borrows a ladder from the marina/boatyard. While performing the work, the employee falls from the ladder and suffers an injury that requires overnight hospitalization. The overnight hospitalization required self-reporting of the injury to OSHA. When OSHA arrives at the facility, OSHA cites both the contractor and the marina/boatyard for a number of violations. Under this scenario, is the marina/boatyard subject to OSHA for the contractor’s employee accident...

Keep reading this article on our website here.

Want to hear more about safety topics from Robert? He will be a featured speaker at our annual conference in November. Don't miss it!

Industry Insights: MIND THE GAP

Article By; Matt Gruhn, President of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas; as it originally appeared in Soundings Trade Only.

In the London Underground, an automated voice warns passengers, quite simply, to “mind the gap.” In this reference, “the gap” refers to the spatial distance between the train door and the station platform. Officials chose the phrase for its concise nature.

I was reminded of the phrase recently because of a boat ownership study with a contradicting revelation that revealed a gap of a different kind. The study — funded by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, Discover Boating and the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas — showed that a vast majority of first-time and repeat boat buyers intend to remain in boating...

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IT IS A GREAT TIME TO JOIN THE WISCONSIN MARINE ASSOCIATION!

Our membership year starts September 1st and runs through August 31st of the following year. We have lots of exciting things planned for this year and hope you will support us!

Remember, WMA membership includes free membership in the Association of Marina Industries (AMI) for qualified marinas!

Click HERE for more information and a membership form!

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Wisconsin Marine Association Contact Information

Corporate Office Administrative Offices

1 Marina Dr 5191 Portsmouth Dr

Washburn WI, 54891 Tavares Fl, 32778

715-292-8344

The Wisconsin Marine Association is a 501c6 non-profit organization founded in March 2009