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Nautique Insider

Bill Yeargin, President/CEO

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2012 Nautique Boat Shows 02/02/12
Exciting 2012 01/10/12
Merry Christmas - 2011 12/20/11
Nautique - Middle East 12/13/11
INDUSTRY'S BEST DEALERS 11/11/11
WORLD RECORDS! 11/02/11
WHITE HOUSE VISIT 10/26/11
NAUTIQUE ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 10/10/11
NAUTIQUE CARES - ETHIOPIA 10/04/11
BIG DAWG - 2011 09/26/11
CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD 08/30/11
NAUTIQUE CARES - HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 08/09/11
NAUTIQUE IN MINNESOTA! 08/02/11
Nautique Cares - Apache Reservation 07/20/11
NASCAR Drivers Visit Nautique 06/30/11
MASTERS - 2011 06/01/11
Nautique Events - 2011 05/24/11
More than Boats 05/12/11
Why Buy a Nautique? 04/14/11
Nautique - Asia! 03/29/11
Wakesurfing Fun 03/23/11
Ski Nautique – 50 Years!! 03/01/11
Big Dawg - Peru 02/01/11
Electric Nautique! 01/25/11
2011 Boat Shows - Going Great!! 01/18/11
2011 - Looking Forward 01/04/11
MERRY CHRISTMAS 2010 12/21/10
Big Nautique Week! 12/07/10
Happy Thanksgiving 2010! 11/24/10
Dealers Visit Orlando 11/19/10
Manufacturer of the Year! 11/10/10
Sport Nautique 200 10/20/10
Focused on the Future 10/12/10
Big Dawg - 2010 09/28/10
Astronaut Visits Nautique 09/03/10
Nautique Around the World 08/11/10
Guatemala – Nautique Cares 07/29/10
Nautique Rocks Reno! 07/20/10
World Slalom Record! 06/15/10
Masters 2010 – One For The Ages 06/02/10
New Hampshire – Nautique Country! 05/18/10
Air Nautique Wake Games – 2010 05/04/10
WakeGirls 04/27/10
Andy Mapple – Ski Nautique Legend 04/20/10
South America and Nautique 04/05/10
Tavistock and Nautique 03/24/10
Ralph Meloon – Boat Show Star 03/08/10
Miami Nautique International 03/02/10
Haiti – Nautique Cares 02/01/10
Nautique Slider at OWC 01/25/10
Real Customer Comments on the Ski Nautique 200 01/19/10
The 2010 Nautique Difference! 01/05/10
Merry Christmas 2009! 12/17/09
Nautique Dealers Contributing to their Local Communities 12/08/09
Dealer Sales Meeting 11/24/09
Awesome Nautique Dealers! 11/19/09
Award-Winning Year 11/05/09
85 Years! 10/20/09
Talented People Helping Others 09/29/09
Billion Dollar Baby! 09/15/09
Wake Awards! 08/21/09
Big Dawg Thrills! 08/18/09
Two Big Weeks 08/11/09
Four CSI Awards In A Row! 07/29/09
200,000 Boats – That’s A Lot! 07/21/09
Historic National Championships 07/14/09
July 4th Nautique Family Fun 07/07/09
Positive Comments on the New Boat 06/23/09
Keeping a Secret is Hard 06/17/09
Toe Jam at Nautique 06/09/09
An Awesome Masters! 05/27/09
50th Masters! 05/19/09
Nautique giveaway and other news... 05/05/09
Wake Games and a very exciting announcement! 04/22/09
NAUTIQUE TEAM LIVING THE NAUTIQUE LIFE! 04/16/09
Tweeting with Nautique 04/09/09
Loving the New 226! 03/31/09
Nautique Employees Serving Others 03/10/09
Clear Differences 02/17/09
WOW - Another J.D. POWER and Associates Award!! 02/12/09
Buxton Marine’s 20th Anniversary! 02/03/09
Good News from the Boat Shows 01/27/09
Getting Better in Tough Times 01/14/09
Welcome 2009 01/07/09
Merry Christmas From Nautique 12/19/08
Nautique Dealers Helping Others During the Holidays 12/11/08
Customer Stories 12/03/08
Six World Class Nautique Dealers 11/21/08
Good Investment Advice 11/13/08
Awesome Grand Opening 11/10/08
We Love Orlando! 11/05/08
Where Quality Rules 10/27/08
Awesome Employees Helping Others 10/24/08
Ralph Meloon - A Living Legend! 10/15/08
Saving Lives – the Easy Way 10/08/08
Happy Birthday Nautique Insider 09/25/08
2009 – Another Great Model Year 09/19/08
Team Nautique Helping Others 09/17/08
The Green Team 08/26/08
Two National Championships in Two Weeks! 08/12/08
Two Dealers Investing for the Future 08/05/08
Nautique Employees Serve In Foreign Lands 07/28/08
Another Customer Service Award – Thanks Dealers! 07/15/08
Great European Dealers 07/03/08
Father’s Day – Nautique Family Fun 06/11/08
Great Meeting with Our Dealers 06/05/08
A Great Weekend at the Masters! 05/28/08
National Demo Days – Dare to Compare! 05/13/08
Great Sales in a Tough Market 05/09/08
Team Nautique Party Video 05/02/08
Team Nautique – Great Athletes – Great Party! 04/29/08
The Expanding Nautique Family 04/14/08
Let the Wakeboard Season Begin - Air Nautique Wake Games! 04/08/08
A Great Dealer – An Awesome Facility 04/01/08
Clean, Lean and Powerful 03/24/08
New Website – Great Comments 03/13/08
Spring is Almost Here - We’re Excited! 03/03/08
J.D. Power Award - SIX Times!! 02/14/08
Acquiring Two Service Centers - Streamlining Distribution 02/05/08
Wow - What a Boat! 01/23/08
Nautique Production System 01/14/08
Boat Show Season Off to a Great Start! 01/07/08
Let the Boat Shows Begin! 12/27/07
Happy Holidays 12/18/07
Extreme Loyalty! 12/06/07
Focus on Quality 11/27/07
Happy Thanksgiving! 11/19/07
Dare to Compare 11/09/07
A Great Three Days! 11/01/07
The Industry's Best Dealers! 10/23/07
The Next Big Thing! 10/16/07
The Nautique Family 10/04/07
Welcome to the Correct Craft CEO Blog 09/25/07
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Nautique Insider
Ralph Meloon – Boat Show Star03/08/10   

There are few companies who have been around for 85 years and have an employee who has been involved with the company since day one. At Nautique we are fortunate to have someone who has been with us from the beginning and, more importantly, continues to contribute daily; Ralph Meloon, son of our founder who is 92 years old.

Ralph comes to the office every day and is a huge encouragement to everyone. He often reminds us of what is important and everyone in the company loves working with Ralph. He comes into my office on a regular basis to say he and his wife Betty are praying for me and love me.

Recently, Ralph worked the Nautique booth at two boat shows; one in Boston and the other here in our hometown, Orlando. I was at the Central Florida Boat Show with Ralph and he was amazing. People at these boat shows loved meeting Ralph and he enjoyed not only sharing stories about the wonderful Nautique brand and the Correct Craft history but also showing them the new Nautique product.

It is incredibly interesting to spend time with Ralph and listen to his stories about the amazing Correct Craft history. Whether it was helping out in the war, hearing how Nautique boats expanded to various countries around the world, or hearing stories about the company’s extraordinary history of innovation, Ralph was at the center of all the action and his stories are fascinating. That’s why it is not unusual for people to travel from all over the world to come by our plant and visit with him.

Ralph has played a critical role in the success of our company and we are happy that many of the Meloon’s still work with us. Among Ralph’s family working with us today is his son Ken Meloon, who is our Board Chairman and his grandson Greg Meloon, who is our VP of Product Development.

So as the Nautique brand moves forward at a fast pace, it’s also nice to have someone who is so grounded in our company’s proud past. We love you Ralph!

Enjoy the Nautique life!

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With Ralph Meloon, Jeff Husby and Mike Yauch at the Central Florida Boat Show


Ralph Meloon with Erik and Nyah at the Boston Boat Show

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