DEALEROF THE YEAR

IN MAKING THEIR TOP 100 : TOP DEALERS DEBUT IN 2016 , Fort Lauderdale ’ s Nautical Ventures Group held three locations and a handful of unique business ventures . With consistent growth year after year and after breaking into the Top 20 dealers , Nautical Ventures quickly climbed the ranks of the Top Dealers with impressive

results again and again , paired with goals and ambitions for continuous improvement in all areas of its business .

With an unofficial tagline like “ we sell everything from kayaks to cruise ships ,” you know something different is happening within the Nautical Ventures Group .

Included under the Nautical Ventures banner today are eight retail dealerships , one rental operation , two full-service marinas , one rigging facility , one warehouse , a Cruise Ship division , The Weekly Fisherman Radio Show , Northstar Americas RIB Distribution , an Electric Boat Division , a Yacht Division , a Watersports Division , and a Sailboat Division . All working in harmony to provide a unique , single-source recreational marine supplier to the Florida marine marketplace , as well as to North , Central & South America , and to the Caribbean .

“ We play a pivotal role in a variety of enterprises with global business experience ,” CEO Roger Moore said . “ Nautical Ventures Group ’ s primary goal is to build companies that , when combined into a synergistic whole , will more effectively sell , service , support and develop the marine market across the board . We are the number one dealership for almost all of boat and watersport brands that we stock and carry .”

Nautical Ventures ’ flagship location in Fort Lauderdale covers three city blocks of frontage on U . S . Highway 1 , in the heart of Fort Lauderdale and its active boating community . This location offers Nautical Ventures 12,000 square-feet of showroom space to show off the latest and greatest , with a separate 2,500 square-foot showroom building next door just for watersports , featuring tenders , kayaks , standup paddleboards , yacht toys and so much more .

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