Recreational Boat/Yacht Industries of US and Taiwan

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(1) is about US industry. To read Chinese -language article about Taiwan's, go directly to the bottom.


(1) Bob Tita, Boat Industry Stays Afloat. Wall Street Journal, Mar 9, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110225-711709.html
(US recreational boat industry)

Quote:

"Our biggest competitors became our own boats that were being repossessed,' said Irwin Jacobs, cofounder of boat maker J&D Holdings LLC in Minnesota.

"Genmar Holdings Inc., the second-largest U.S. boat builder behind Brunswick

My comment: Title and date are those in the print. The print edition ended with the sentence: "Genmar, which had annual sales of $1 billion before the downturn, was sold last year to California private equity firm Platinum Equity for about $70 million.


(2) Taiwan Builds Maritime Mansions. Taiwan Insights, Mar 7, 2011.
http://www.taiwaninsights.com/2011/03/07/taiwan-builds-maritime-mansions/#more-1171

Quote:

"According to Taiwan’s Yacht Industry Association, the value of the island’s yacht exports soared from US$334 million in 2008 to US$437 million in 2009, with one-third of this growth attributed to the Kaohsiung-based Horizon Yacht Company.

"Horizon’s 2005 revenue hit US$50 million, but then more than doubled to US$109 million in 2008. The annual export volume is running at 50 yachts, with Europe serving as the main market, followed by North America, Hong Kong and Australia.

My comment:
(a) The report is an abbrievated version of 亞洲遊艇王，嘉鴻企業打造海上豪宅. You may go directly to the bottom to read the Chinese-language article.
(b) "Taiwan Insights is e-newsletter from the Press Division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in San Francisco. The division represents the Government Information Office (GIO), Executive Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan)."
http://www.taiwaninsights.com/about-us/
(b) Taiwan's Yacht Industry Association 台灣區遊艇工業同業公會
http://www.ship.org.tw/member/tyia/

The website does not contain any significant information.
(b) The 2011 Global Order Book
http://www.downarchive.com/ebooks/magazine/331258-the-2011-global-order-book.html
("A superyacht refers to a large, expensive luxurious yacht with a professional crew. Italy is the top producer, accounting for a total length of 44,944 feet. It is followed by the US, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Turkey and Taiwan, with 4,432 feet")

Quote:

"Published by: NguyenSon on 6 December 2010

"The Global Order Book was established in 1992 by the editors of Showboats International. Each year, we present a list of yachts 80 feet (24m) and longer, on order as of September 1, at ship yards throughout the world. The definitive guide to show the scope of economic activity within the international luxury yacht industry")

Note: Global Order Book is an annual publication, whose purchase is required.

(c) YANG Lin-Yuan, Asia’s Superyacht Supremo: Horizon Yachts creates maritime mansions.  Taiwan Panorama, January 2011.
http://www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/show_issue.php?id=201110001046e.txt&table=3&year=2011&month=1

, which is translated from
楊齡媛,  亞洲遊艇王，嘉鴻企業打造海上豪宅. 台灣光華雜誌, January 2011.
http://www.taiwan-panorama.com/show_issue.php?id=201110001046C.TXT&table=1&cur_page=1&distype=
(total SIX web pages)

Note: Taiwan Panorama is published by Government Information Office 新聞局, Taiwan.

Quote:

"2008年全球巨型遊艇的出口量，台灣居亞洲第一位，世界排名第5位，僅次於遊艇生產大國義大利、美國、荷蘭與英國。

"「遊艇業是真正的台灣奇蹟，因為這是完全沒有國內訂單，只靠外銷的產業。」[嘉鴻企業執行長] 呂佳揚認為這也是一大諷刺，因為台灣四面環海，卻是唯一在「岸上」製造遊艇的國家；也是唯一未開放遊艇，卻生產製造遊艇的國家。除了政府不瞭解遊艇業外，台灣人也因不親水，覺得水上活動很危險以致發展受阻，但若沒有遊艇需求就很難帶動政府重視這項產業。* * * 國內擁有遊艇者，只有100人。


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