Adagio, built by the Gougeon Brothers in 1970, finished first in class at the 2024 Bayview Mackinaw Race. This year marked the 100th consecutive start for this historic event, leading to heightened anticipation and increased participation. This year’s Team Adagio, which consisted of GBI President & CEO Alan Gurski, long-time WEST SYSTEM® Tribe member Matt …
Press Release – For Immediate Release April 17, 2023 BAY CITY, Mich. – Gougeon Brothers, Inc. (GBI) is a 2023 recipient of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Award by the Michigan Celebrates Small Business (MCSB). The qualifications for eligibility are rigorous. For selection consideration as one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, the …
Lake Placid, N.Y.―In a sport where one tiny flaw can mean disaster, the team needs to be prepared to make quick, effect equipment repairs on the road. They can’t dash to the bobsled store for new parts. The USA Bobsled Team uses their own unique design that is not shared with any other countries…Read More.
– Part 8 by Jake Kavanagh 27 Aug 04:00 PDT The new boat performed well at the annual Gajeta regatta © Event Media / www.regate.com.hr In our latest instalment of the building of a replica of an 18th century Croatian Gajeta, ‘Lipa Moja’ becomes the sum of her parts. Read More.
Over the last 50 years, Gougeon Brothers have grown from a modest boat shop that began experimenting with epoxy in the late 1960s, to a trusted manufacturer, and supplier of epoxies worldwide. Brothers Meade and Jan Gougeon began building DN class iceboats with wood and epoxy, selling 200 iceboats between 1969 and 1974…Read More.
by Vicem Yachts 17 Jan 02:53 PST Vicem 67 Cruiser © Vicem Yachts Vicem Yachts is excited to announce construction has begun on a new cold-molded motoryacht designed for the way boaters cruise today…Read More.
CW talks to Entropy Resins and Gougeon Brothers about their future as one company. by GINGER GARDINER , Senior Technical Editor, CompositesWorld To me, this announcement makes so much sense and heralds, I believe, a bright future for composites. In the communications Gougeon and Entropy sent to their customers and associates, they painted an image of …
By Peter Frederiksen. February 20, 2019 Good Vibes perfectly matches her owner’s needs and desires in a beautiful custom boat. Read More.
Published on August 29th, 2017 Meade Gougeon, a sailing legend and industry innovator who pioneered the use of epoxies for boatbuilding, all while creating a culture of giving back at his Bay City (MI) business, died Sunday, Aug. 27. He was 78. The cause was skin cancer…Read More.
By Andrew Dodson | [email protected] BAY CITY, MI — Meade Gougeon remembers the conversation he had with his wife Janet after deciding to embark on a boat building business in the late 1960s. “I told her, ‘We’re going to be poor for a little bit, maybe two, maybe three years,’ ” he said… Read More.
By Heather Jordan | [email protected] Think of Bay City’s Gougeon Brothers Inc. and boats might come to mind, but President and CEO Alan Gurski says there’s a lot more to the story. “Our heritage is with boats. I’m going to take you to the boat shop…” Read more.