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Digital Boat Profile and Customer Service Portal Gives Cutting Edge Options for Vessel Management to Boat Owners Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. VesselVanguard, infomred today a new relationship with Chris-Craft to provide a two-year subscription for its award-winning maintenance management solution to every new owner of a Chris-Craft model over 32 feet. With over a 140-year heritage of building distinctive powerboats, Chris-Craft has long been synonymous with the highest standards. Each Chris-Craft is an example of a timeless style blended with seaworthy functionality. Adding value for customers by simplifying and streamlining boat management, each new Chris-Craft sold will be fully provisioned with a two-year VesselVanguard subscription.

VesselVanguard announced today a new partnership with Hatteras Yachts to provide a five-year subscription for its award-winning maintenance management solution to every buyer of a new Hatteras convertible or motor yacht. Hatteras owners will be among the first to have access to two groundbreaking new features of VesselVanguard’s cloud-based technology: GPLink telematics integration and interactive deck maps. “We want to give Hatteras owners the very best after-sales experience and VesselVanguard is a central part of that strategy,” said Tom Sanders, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Hatteras CABO. “Their proven platform makes it easy for our customers to know and manage all the various maintenance needs of their yachts.

VesselVanguard has come up with a new mobile app that gives boat owners an easier way to understand and manage all of the various maintenance requirements for their vessel and its systems and equipment. The app provides a simple, streamlined gateway for VesselVanguard subscribers to access its many features and capabilities, with an interface custom-tailored for ease-of-use on the iPad. “Since launching VesselVanguard three years ago, it has always been our priority to bring the boating community simple yet powerful tools that effortlessly inform them of needed maintenance and inspections,” said Don Hyde, founder and CEO, VesselVanguard.