http://www.nautiques.com/blog Correct Craft CEO Blog en-us Sat, 17 May 2008 09:05:29 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss CakePHP editor@correctcraft.com webmaster@correctcraft.com http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/national-demo-days-dare-to-compare We know from many sources, including both market research and stories from Nautique dealers, that when prospective boat buyers drive a Nautique they end up buying a Nautique. With that in mind our team has created a National Demo Days promotion (it runs through June 8th for 2008 model year boats and through May 31st for the few remaining 2007 MY boats) to give everyone an opportunity to drive a... Tue, 13 May 2008 02:43:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/national-demo-days-dare-to-compare http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/great-sales-in-a-tough-market The Nautique team received some good news recently with the issuance of the 2008 1st quarter market share information in California. Not only were more Nautiques sold than any other towboat brand, but our company also outsold most manufacturers of any boat type. California, one of the first states to issue first quarter market share information, is a large boating state with a lot of compet... Fri, 9 May 2008 03:41:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/great-sales-in-a-tough-market http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/team-nautique-party-video As mentioned in my last blog, I recently had Team Nautique over to my house for a party. This party happened right after the Air Nautique Wake Games so the team was happy to have a day of relaxation. The link below features a short video of this party. As you’ll see, the athletes’ competitive spirit takes over as they play various games but mostly it was a day for fun and just enjoying a bea... Fri, 2 May 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/team-nautique-party-video http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/team-nautique-great-athletes-great-party With the Wake Games here in Orlando this past weekend (congratulations to Team Nautique athletes Shaun Murray and Jimmy Lariche – Jimmy won the Junior Men’s wakeboarding title and Shaun’s team took the team competition, again!) we decided it would be a great time to get all of our athletes together for a party. So, yesterday I had the opportunity to host our entire Team Nautique at my house for... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:14:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/team-nautique-great-athletes-great-party http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/the-expanding-nautique-family Over the past year we have added twenty-seven new locations where Nautique boats can be purchased or serviced. While several of these new Nautique dealers are located internationally, most of them are based right here in the United States. One of the major reasons we have received six (6) straight J.D. Power awards is a direct result of our fantastic network of dealers. Being a Nautique dea... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:06:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/the-expanding-nautique-family http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/let-the-wakeboard-season-begin-air-nautique-wake-games If you are like me you are really excited about winter ending and a new event season beginning! I know all of Team Nautique is ready to start competing and I am confident we will have a great year. The ski season is already off to a great start and I was really thrilled when Nautique skiers Jaret Llewellyn and Chris Parrish recently kicked off 2008 with big wins at the Moomba Masters in Aust... Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:22:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/let-the-wakeboard-season-begin-air-nautique-wake-games http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/a-great-dealer-an-awesome-facility I am writing this blog entry on an airplane after having a great time celebrating the Grand Opening of a new dealer facility at Candlewood East Marina Club in Western Connecticut. Candlewood East has been in business for over twenty-five years, but the company recently made a bold statement about its commitment to its customers with the opening of a new facility. And, what a facility it is!... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:37:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/a-great-dealer-an-awesome-facility http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/clean-lean-and-powerful The Nautique team works hard to do everything we can to manage our business in an environmentally friendly way. We try to buy eco-friendly materials and use equipment that helps reduce the impact we make on our world. Also, when we built our new facility we tried to design it with environmentally responsible operations in mind. We know that sometimes operating in an environmentally friendly... Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:28:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/clean-lean-and-powerful http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/new-website-great-comments The fact that you are reading this Nautique Insider post means you have experienced our new and improved website. Hopefully, like many others, you are impressed by what you see. As we worked on the development of the new site, we knew it was going to be good. The comments we received have confirmed this fact – they have been overwhelmingly positive. We are thrilled that so many people are s... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:20:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/new-website-great-comments http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/spring-is-almost-here-we-re-excited This weekend daylight savings time starts and in just a couple of weeks it will be spring. Soon we will all be able to enjoy our Nautiques every weekend, not just those of us who are lucky enough to live in a warm part of the world! Though I admit to looking forward to spring I must also admit that the Nautique team has had a great winter. We kicked off our Nautique Production System. Th... Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:24:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/spring-is-almost-here-we-re-excited http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/j-d-power-award-six-times This morning at the Miami Boat Show, on behalf of the entire Nautique organization, I was happy to accept our SIXTH straight J.D. Power award. Six times – that is amazing. Receiving the J.D. Power award even one year is something to be proud of, but we have six awards and that is a real tribute to the people involved in our organization. The fact that Correct Craft has been awarded this hon... Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:33:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/j-d-power-award-six-times http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/acquiring-two-service-centers-streamlining-distribution From time to time I am asked about Correct Craft's distribution system and our use of regional Service Centers. I often tell people that the Service Centers have worked well for Correct Craft over the years as evidenced by our five straight J.D. Power awards and multiple CSI awards. Our team is focused on doing everything we can to continually improve both our operations and the service we p... Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:01:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/acquiring-two-service-centers-streamlining-distribution http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/wow-what-a-boat A few weeks ago my family took delivery of a new Super Air Nautique 210. Fortunately we live in Florida so we have already had a chance to spend some time with it on the water. I know most people think I am biased but, wow - what a boat! My family is really excited about our new Nautique and having a boat that my daughters love to use is important to both my wife and me. Last year we spent o... Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:02:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/wow-what-a-boat http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/nautique-production-system A little over a year ago, after more than 80 years, Correct Craft moved the entire Nautique team to a brand new production facility. Most people told me that it would take at least two years to get our over 400 employees settled and working efficiently in the new facility. I am happy to write that our team has done a great job adjusting to the new facility. Things are going so well that we ... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:10:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/nautique-production-system http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/boat-show-season-off-to-a-great-start I am writing this week's blog on my flight home from the New York Boat Show, and, what a great show it was! The New York Boat Show is normally a good show for us, and this year's show was as good as any. We tied our record for the most boats sold, many of which were to first time Nautique buyers. During the show I had the opportunity to walk around looking at the 2008 products offered by ... Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:10:00 GMT http://www.nautiques.com/blog/index/boat-show-season-off-to-a-great-start