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New site to boost shipbuilding Maryland
The maritime industry of centuries of Maryland launched in the information age with a website comprehensive designed to meet all the needs of a recreational boater.
The state Marine Trades Association of Maryland (MTAM) in conjunction with Vantage Strategy Consulting created the site as a last resort for the state about 2.5 billion recreational Boating industry. The announcement was made during the 30th annual Marine Trades Association of Maryland fall conference today in Annapolis, with 80 marine professionals in attendance. "If you're in need of major repair or a three hour ride on the water, this site will be an important one-stop-shop for every sailor who visits Maryland, "said Susan Zeller, Executive Director MTAM.
The new online guide has an interactive map and business listings for boat enthusiasts to provide all aspects of navigation information in Maryland. www.MarylandBoaters.com presents a wide range of local companies mounted Maryland by category, including repair services, marinas, boat sales outlets, and other professional services such as boat insurance. A guide to ramps Boat Docks and fuel are two of the first applications of the site.
"The centralization of these aggregates business solutions for local boaters in an easy to navigate resource searched, Zeller said, We are especially excited about Maryland-based shipping companies looking to establish a presence Web for you, or perhaps to promote its own products and services through multiple pages of micro-sites. "Having such a diverse amount of information available from a single source is the main objective of the new site.
In addition to resources for vessels in port, www. MarylandBoaters. Through a partnership with "Chesapeake Bay Cruising Guide Chesapeake Magazine" to provide content where the sailors can go for fishing, recreation and relaxation There are also links to travel sites and navigation information to reach these destinations by water. The site is prepared to respond to numerous questions from recreational boater today, from where the fish are biting if there is a race going on that day. The site will even let you know where a dog owner can land to walk your dog.
"MarylandBoaters.com is a great platform for large and small local companies to develop a web presence. "Said Michael Pusateri, president of Vantage strategy, the company that developed the site," So while we are helping the consumer boat in every way possible, the website will also increase exposure and drive sales for business. "
More than a quarter of a million sailors visit Maryland each year, and the number of sailors who have the technology to search the internet on the way is increasing every year. "People are increasingly using the web to plan for virtually everything, Zellers said," will MarylandBoaters.com an online resource for single sailor Maryland is planning weeks in advance, or looking for an immediate repair. "
To help launch website, MTAM announced a contest on YouTube inviting any sailor in the world to post the video that best describes "what I like best about Boating in Maryland." The contest will run from September 15 until October 15 and will air videos presented at the annual meeting of the Annapolis Boat Shows starting in October 2008. The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges from MTAM, Strategy and Advantage Annapolis Boat Shows. Three winners will be selected and receive one of three prizes, a Windjammer sailing vacations aboard the Arabella donated by Atlantic Star Hotels and Cruises, a 4-hour "learn to sail" private lesson three that are donated by Chesapeake Sailing School, and a three-day yacht charter aboard a sailboat, 39 feet in two cabins, donated by Bay Charters Annapolis.
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