It’s Not Too Late to Sign Up For the Career Fair: Monday, February 5 at the Seattle Boat Show
Do you have open positions you are looking to fill? Consider listing them on NMTA’s Career Center and signing up for a table at the Career Fair at the Seattle Boat Show on Monday, February 5, 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. The Career Fair is open to all show exhibitors AND NMTA members and is […]
Join Us for Legislative Day in Olympia – Advocate for Change and Influence Policyy
NMTA is again joining forces with the Recreational Boating Association of Washington (RBAW) to gather members for the 2024 Legislative Day in Olympia on Thursday, January 25, 2024, to promote and defend recreational boating and water-based activities. This legislative session promises to be full of twists and turns as the political parties and candidates […]
NMTA & Members Testify to WDFW Commission on North of Falcon
On Friday, October 27, NMTA coordinated comments from eight members and organizations in front of the WDFW Fish and Wildlife Commission regarding an expected update to the North of Falcon Policy which is extremely important to Puget Sound salmon fishing opportunity, they were: Pat Pattillo/NMTA Sportfishing Advisor, Nello Picinich/CCA, Mike Surdyk/Raymarine, Liz Hamilton/NSIA, Hank Vanderhage/Fish […]
Meet Dwight Jones, Marina Management LLC and Foss Waterway Management
Marina Management offers a wide array of services and support, uniquely tailored to each marina under management. It currently has 1,200 slips under management and employs a dozen full-time marina professionals at eight marinas, including Leschi and Lakewood Marinas on Lake Washington and Stimson Marina in Ballard. Previously Dwight spent 30 years at Elliott Bay […]
Seattle Boat Show Presenting Sponsors Spotlight: Sundance Yacht Sales & Marinas and Port of Seattle
The Seattle Boat Show is made possible in part by the generous support of our sponsors and we’d like to give them a shout out. Please meet our presenting sponsors, Sundance Yacht Sales & Marinas and the Port of Seattle. Sundance Yacht Sales & Marinas is a full-service yacht dealer, service center, marina, and boat […]
Port of Bremerton is Washington’s Port of Year
Congratulations to NMTA member, the Port of Bremerton, which was recently named Washington’s 2023 Port of the Year by the Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA). This award is given to the public Port that has shown outstanding work in growing their local economy, improving local quality of life, and upholding the values of being a public […]
Grow Boating Committee Awards $10,000 in Grants to Pacific Northwest Boating Groups
NMTA’s Grow Boating committee is pleased to report it has awarded 10 grants of $1,000 each to Pacific Northwest organizations for 2024. “Access to boating is often restricted by a lack of funds or connections or both,” says Mike Kirshenbaum, sales manager, Union Marine, NMTA board member and chair of the Grow Boating committee. “This […]
Anacortes Marine Trades Committee Reinvests $28,000 Into the Community
Hats off to the the Marine Trades Committee of the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce who recently donated $28,000 to two Skagit County nonprofits to bolster youth boating initiatives and support marine workforce development within the county. These funds were earnings from a successful 2023 Anacortes Yacht & Boat Show, jointly organized by the Anacortes Chamber […]
Welcome to the new and improved NMTA.net!
We’re very excited to announce the launch of a completely revamped nmta.net. It’s mobile friendly with improved navigation designed to be the port of call to connect members, welcome new members, and feature NMTA’s year-round work for recreational boating and fishing businesses. It allows members to easily find the information they are looking for, whether […]
Health Trust Enrollment Available Year-Round to Members New to the Trust
NMTA’s Health Trust offers over 30 high quality, highly competitive medical plans and a selection of dental options from which employers can choose, including Premera Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, and Delta Dental.While members currently enrolled in the NMTA Health Trust need to make any changes to their plan by year end, any member currently not enrolled […]
