77th Seattle Boat Show Drops Anchor

With just two days to go until we open the 77th Seattle Boat Show, our robust advertising, marketing and PR campaigns are at full throttle delivering strong reach and frequency. Since half of the NMTA membership will be busy moving in and then manning their displays at the show, you may not be seeing or hearing […]

Meet Peter and James Klauser, Bullseye Creative

Peter and James are the dynamic duo behind Bullseye Creative, serving as Seattle Boat Show’s creative agency since 2010. The “Bullseye Brothers” have been responsible for the show’s branding, marketing messaging, video production, website design, and many other creative components.Peter and James grew up in Edmonds, and boating has always been a big part of […]

Meet Lisa Samuelson, Samuelson Communications

Lisa has been doing the media relations for the Seattle Boat Show since 2007. She consistently delivers stellar media results in trade publications, local print and online outlets, and TV and radio on all major local news stations for the show. She also leads our public relations for Grow Boating. It was Lisa who came up with the […]

Seattle Boat Show Mate Sponsors Spotlight: Peoples Bank and Boat Insurance Agency

The Seattle Boat Show is made possible in part by the generous support of our sponsors. This week we’d like to give a shout out to our Mate sponsors, Peoples Bank and Boat Insurance Agency.   Peoples Bank (Concourse 2207) sponsors our free shuttle service which runs continuously between both locations. Boat Insurance Agency (Concourse 2250) sponsors […]

Passages: Jerry Husted, Nordic Tugs

The industry lost an icon with the recent passing of Jerry Husted, the founder of Nordic Tugs. Jerry introduced the first Nordic Tug to the boating community at the 1980 Seattle Boat Show and was responsible for introducing generations of people to the joys of the cruising trawler lifestyle. Husted remained with the company for […]

NMTA Partners with Core Plus to Place Students at NMTA Businesses

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Core Plus Maritime gets another A Plus From NMTA. They continue to do excellent work bringing hands-on marine learning to public high schools across the state. There are currently 26 high schools in Washington with 1,500 students enrolled […]

Learn Ways to Market Your Presence at the 2024 Seattle Boat Show

Please join us Thursday, January 18 at 4:00 p.m. for a special presentation by Peter Klauser of Bullseye Creative, our creative agency for the Seattle Boat Show. Peter will provide exhibitors with tools and easy to implement advice on how to use social media and our creative content to promote your brand at the show. […]

Meet Patti Segulja-Lau, Show Boat Handlers, LLC

Patti is manager of Show Boat Handlers, LLC, NMTA’s boat handling division for the Seattle Boat Show. She and her team have the herculean task of getting all the boats in and out of Lumen Field Event Center for the show. Despite the stresses and complexities of the task, she is always graceful under pressure […]

November Boat Sales Data

November new and brokerage vessel registration data was added to the University of Washington Sea Grant Boat Recreational Boat Sales Dashboard in mid-December. The Department of Licensing registration data shows 143 new vessel registrations by dealers in November compared to 202 in November 2022 for a 29.2% decrease. The value of these new boat registrations […]