Benelux’s top boating marketplaces reboot their platforms to enhance the boat-buying process. Today, Botentekoop and its sister site Botenbank, the Netherland’s leading online boat sales marketplaces, both launched new platforms to make it easier for boat shoppers to...
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Click&Boat accelerates global growth with significant investment from Permira and Boats Group
Jul 19, 2021 | Boats Group, News
Click&Boat, the leading boat rental platform in Europe, today announced a significant investment from funds advised by Permira, the global private equity firm, alongside Boats Group. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in France, Click&Boat’s unique,...
Courtney Chalmers Elected President of Marine Marketers of America
Jan 6, 2021 | Boats Group, News
Marine Marketers of America (MMA) today announced the election of new officers and appointment of new board members. New officers for 2021 are Courtney Chalmers, president, and Kristen Frohnhoefer, vice president. Romina Bompani continues in her role as secretary of...
Permira Funds to Acquire Majority Stake in Boats Group from Funds Advised by Apax Partners
Jan 4, 2021 | Boats Group, News
Boats Group, a leading online classifieds marketplace and technology provider for the recreational marine industry, today announced that a company backed by the Permira funds has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Boats Group from funds advised by Apax Partners....
Gobble, Gobble: Browsing for Boats Was America’s Perfect Turkey-Coma Activity
Dec 16, 2020 | Boats Group, News, Reports
Boating’s bountiful harvest continued in November with traffic (+39% YoY) and listing views (+63% YoY) up over last year; Leads were served like dessert (+92% YoY) Ski-wake, pontoon and cruiser categories remained on top for YoY lead growth West Coast and Gulf Coast...
More Record Marketplace Activity Despite Election Drama, Boat Show Uncertainty & Rising COVID-19 Cases
Nov 20, 2020 | Boats Group, News, Reports
October traffic (+39% YoY) and listing views (+49% YoY) shows sales trend continues; Demand stands firm as boat leads (+82% YoY) keep delivering; Boats Group’s soldboats.com data shows October U.S. boat sales +11% YoY; Southwest and West Coast regions had highest YoY...
Boats Group Acquires Dutch Marketplace Botentekoop
Oct 5, 2020 | Boats Group, News
MIAMI, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boats Group, the tech business behind the largest online marketplaces for boats and yachts in the world (Boat Trader, YachtWorld, boats.com, Cosas De Barcos, iNautia and Annonces du Bateau), today announced they have acquired the...
COVID-19 tailwind continues, Boats Group’s marketplace activity sky-high in August
Sep 11, 2020 | Boats Group, News, Reports
August traffic (+46% YoY) and listing views (+66% YoY) signal late-summer sales ahead Boat leads stay hot (+123% YoY) as shifts in leisure, travel and routines spill into fall Boats Group’s soldboats.com database shows August boat sales increased +22% YoY Boats...
New boater interest drives boat leads to soar past expected July Fourth peak
Aug 6, 2020 | Boats Group, News, Reports
New visitors to Boat Trader, YachtWorld and boats.com up more than +50% in July Leads flourished across U.S. with over +200% YoY growth in nearly all regions Boats Group’s soldboats.com database shows boat sales increased +30% YoY Data from July for Boat Trader,...
Boat leads and sales went ‘full throttle’ in month of June
Jul 10, 2020 | Boats Group, Featured, News, Reports
Leads kept triple-digit YoY growth in all regions across the U.S. Cruisers, center consoles and pontoons top segments for leads; Ski/wake category saw most YoY lead growth (+468%) Reported boats sold in Boats Group’s soldboats.com database up +43% YoY Data from June...
Soaring Data Show Pontoon Boats Becoming a Boat for the Masses
Jun 30, 2020 | Boats Group, Market Data, News
Pontoon boat in a river. Photo: C. Ryan McVinney/Boat Trader. Pontoons rank third on Boat Trader’s list of top viewed boat classes Pontoon leads climb, only behind cruisers and center consoles; +245% YoY In over 40 states, pontoon listing pageviews are up more than...
Introducing the All-New Annonces du Bateau, Where it’s Easy to Find and Buy a Boat!
Jun 25, 2020 | Boats Group, News
France’s top boating marketplace reboots its platform to enhance the boat-buying process. June 25, 2020 (Fareham, England) - Annonces du Bateau, the leading online marketplace for boats and yachts in France, announced today the debut of their new platform that is...