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30th Annual Charleston Boat Show

Vendors Optomistic



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FUN FACT #15
The magnetic error caused by iron and steel objects such as the engine, which form integral parts of a vessel is called deviation. Variation is the effect of the Earth's magnetic field, and varies throughout the world. Leeway is the sideways drift of a sailing vessel caused by the wind; the further forward the wind direction, the greater the leeway. Compass error is simply the combination of variation and deviation - which can sometimes cancel each other out!

MasterCraft Owner Buys Hydra-Sports

MasterCraft Boat Co. CEO John Dorton confirmed yesterday that the holding company that owns MasterCraft bought Hydra-Sports last week from Genmar at auction for $1 million. Both brands are now owned by Wayzata Investment Partners, a Minneapolis-based investment firm. Dorton said, "We just think it's a nice fit. It's a very high-end product," he added. "It doesn't compete with our core line of MasterCraft. We have capacity in Vonore (Tenn.) at our plant."

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