SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW 2008

This year's Sydney International Boat Show Marina display will be Chapman Marine Groups largest to date showcasing the finest 2008 models from prestige boat manufacturers, Fairline, Chris Craft, Regal, Wellcraft and Cigarette.

After being awarded "Best Marina Display 2007" in the Sydney International Boat Show we are really excited to have gone bigger and better this year with 18 boats on the water, each one a recognised leader in it's class.

Highlights this year are the 70mph Cigarette 39' Top Fish the fastest offshore fish boat in Australia and be sure you don't miss or our flagship Fairline TARGA 64 GRAN TURISMO with retractable roof that pneumatically seals, it's an advanced and eye catching model fittingly introduced to lead the impressive Targa range in Fairline's 40th Anniversary year.

OUR BOAT SHOW LINE-UP 2008

FAIRLINE - Targa 47 - Targa 52 - Targa 64 - Phantom 48 - Squadron 58

CHRIS CRAFT - 25 Launch - 28 Corsair - 28 Launch - 36

Corsair REGAL - 2520 - 2860 - 3060 - 3360 - 3350 - 4060

WELLCRAFT - 290 Coastal - 30 Scarab

CIGARETTE 39 Top Fish

WHEN AND WHERE TO SEE US

Dates: Thursday 31st July to Tuesday 6th August 2008

Hours: 10.00AM to 6.00 PM every day

CMG Marina Display Location: Berths 271 - 288

FAIRLINE'S FLAGSHIP JOINS THE MARINE EXPERIENCE

Fairline Boats UK CEO Derek Carter and Karl Gilding from Fairline Boats International Yacht Division are attending this year's Sydney International Boat Show to launch the new Fairline 2008 model range at our VIP function to be held at the Fairline Marquee on the marina at Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour, Friday 1st August.

The Show will provide a great platform to showcase our dynamic flagship Targa 64 GRAN TURISMO, launched at the end of 2007 together with the sporty Targa 44GT and the upgraded Targa 52GT, creating our 'New Generation' Targas. The Targa 64 features exciting engineering and design developments including the extensively tested Fairline GRAN TURISMO retractable roof with pneumatic seal - the most robust system currently available, as well as the largest unsupported screen of its type in the world. The Targa 64 encompasses many impressive features including its superb, full-beam master stateroom amidships with electro-chromatic glass partition maximising available light as well as spacious living areas throughout. The accommodation on board the Targa 64 is lavishly appointed with fine hand-polished woods and quality fabrics from around the world, creating an atmosphere of supreme luxury.

CHAPMAN MARINE GROUP EXPANDS FAIRLINE OPERATION

Further expanding our Eastern Australian operations, we are pleased to announce the opening of a new dealer office at Sanctuary Cove's modern marina facilities which boast a stunning on-water showroom, superb sea trial locations with access to a dedicated travel lift, service shop facilities, warranty and yacht management.

Fairline Gold Coast's Managing Director, Mark Chapman comments, "It has been fantastic working with the Fairline team and being closely involved with the brand over the past year. We are excited about the company's direction, further establishing itself as a global luxury brand and are proud to represent Fairline in Eastern Australia. Our customers recognise that Fairline manufactures luxury performance motor yachts to the highest build quality and specification, with exceptional attention to detail and focus on stylish design and contemporary interiors. The Fairline brand is well suited to the Sydney and Gold Coast markets.

Bryan Jones, Marketing Manager at Fairline comments, "Since the appointment of the Chapman Marine Group last year, trading as Fairline Sydney, demand for our luxury product has been continually increasing in the Gold Coast area. Fairline Sydney, which is also headed up by Mark Chapman, has been a great asset to the Fairline Dealer Network due to the company's wealth of knowledge working in the Australian boating industry. We are very excited to welcome our new dealer, Fairline Gold Coast, to further represent the brand along the eastern seaboard of Australia,".

FAIRLINE BOATS WINS THE QUEEN'S AWARD

"ENTERPRISE IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE CATEGORY"

21st April 2008. This is the second time in its history that Fairline has received a Queen's Award for Enterprise. Accomplishments considered by the judging panel when bestowing this prestigious award upon Fairline include doubling of their export sales over the last three years, increased overseas distribution and the creation of new jobs.

This Award is the most prestigious corporate accolade that a UK business can win and honours outstanding UK companies. On hearing the news Derek Carter acknowledged the hard work and professionalism of the entire Fairline team.

He said, 'To win an award such as this, which is universally recognised throughout the world as being of the highest merit, is testament to our entire team and is to be shared equally among every one of the 1400 Fairline employees. Our design team creates cutting edge new models, our craftsmen and engineers proudly build them here in our factories, professional and enthusiastic sales and marketing teams travel throughout the world and my management team oversee operations alongside me. We are all backed up by vital administration teams including Finance, HR and H&S.'

He continued, 'Over recent years our company has undergone some truly exciting leaps forward. In response to the global demand from the leisure boater for ever more luxury afloat, we have introduced a steady flow of new models across our Fairline range. Each has received the highest acclaim by journalists from international marine publications and this is reflected in our forward order book, which stands at over £100million - its highest ever in our 40 year history. The winning of The Queen's Award for Enterprise 2008 comes the year after Fairline celebrated 40 years of boat building and confirms its position as a pre-eminent global player in the luxury motor yacht market - and proud British company based in Northamptonshire.

REGAL'S AWARD WINNING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

In 2008, Regal Marine scored its second consecutive pair of J.D. Power Awards. Regal ranked "Highest in Customer satisfaction" in two categories. Regal has now won this award with "Small Runabouts (16 - 19 feet), three years in a row and with Express Cruisers (24 - 33 feet), two years in a row. "It's extremely difficult to get to the top. We have worked very hard to get to this point" said Duane Kuck, president and CEO of regal Marine. "But it's even more difficult to stay there, the competition in the marine industry right now is very strong. Receiving these recognitions again and closing the gap in the other segment demonstrates total dedication by Regal's employees and dealer network to our highest priority - creating an exceptional boating experience for our customers."

Mark Chapman comments, "This is a tremendous company to deal with, the product is first class and I don't think I have ever had a warrantee problem. Regal boats boast a standard of finish that cannot be bettered, open drawers and cupboards and you won't even find dust left behind, absolutely immaculate"

WELLCRAFT RECEIVES "MARINE INDUSTRY CSI AWARD"

SARASOTA, Fla., July 14, 2008 - For a fourth time, Wellcraft has been recognized by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) with its annual Marine Industry CSI award, recognizing excellence in customer satisfaction.

Wellcraft manufactures four boat series: Coastal, Fisherman, Sportsman and Scarab ranging from 18 to 36 feet in length. This award applies to the Fiberglass Outboard Boats category.

"Our dealers and staff work hard to reach this level of excellence and I'm proud of our entire team," said Mike O'Connell, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Wellcraft.

A subsidiary of Genmar Holdings, The company, whose products are sold at dealerships throughout North America and in 20 countries worldwide, Wellcraft is a division within Genmar Holdings Inc. Genmar, with approximately 4,000 employees and five manufacturing centres, is the builder of 14 premier brands of recreational boats.

CIGARETTE 39' TOP GUN UNLIMITED Wins Award".

April 23, 2008

Cigarette Racing Team earns "Most Exotic Engine Compartment" award at the Fort Myers Poker Run.

Cigarette's 39' Top Gun Unlimited boat, powered by stagged Mercury Racing 700SCI engines has finely detailed rigging over the smoothly finished fibreglass bilge compartment.

"Every part of a Cigarette is strategically placed for optimum balance and durability. But the fact that we care as much about our performance as we do about our finishing and rigging of the engine compartment just makes us even more unique," says Neill Hemandez, Vice President of Cigarette Racing Team. "We not only let you rule the sea, we make you look good doing it"

"It was a great honour for us to earn such an award." Said Tim Gallagher, Cigarette Racing Team's Sales Director. We look forward to participating in more Poker Runs this year and will continue to display our fantastic product.

Cigarette 42X : High-Performance Boat Offshore

Award-winning V-bottom delivers superb performance and craftsmanship.

When Mercury Racing was developing the HP700SCi engine and NXT1 drive, the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin company used Cigarette Racing to test the new package.

When Power Boat Magazine tested the 42-footer it excelled in rough offshore conditions. John Tomlinson and Bob Teague - the magazine's test drivers - gave the boat perfect scores in quartering, following and head-on seas.

"There's nothing quite like a Cigarette in rough water," Teague said.

Tomlinson added, "For a pleasure boat, I don't know if it gets any better."

Both test drivers also praised the 42X in turns at cruising and full speed. The boat was solid in slalom drills, and tracking at all speeds was nearly perfect.

The 700-hp motors hit 100 mph with 16 3/4" x 34" Hering five-blade propellers at 5,200 rpm, not bad for a deep-V hull weighting over 4.5 tons

Cigarette 46' FASTEST EVER

Remembering back to February 8th, 2006 near Mercury Racing's " X-Site " testing facility in Panama City, when Offshore Power Boat Racing Champion, John Tomlinson drove and throttled a special build Cigarette 46' deep-V Hull and attained 172 MPH, the fastest Cigarette ever. The 2 way pass of the 1 kilo course averaged 163.759 MPH. Skip Braver, Cigarette CEO, asked Mercury Racing to build some experimental custom engines that would go beyond the speeds achieved by Cigarette with the 1075 SCi engines. " We have great respect for what it takes to achieve speed records, but we consider the run an example of what Cigarette can accomplish when we set our minds and resources to it" Braver said. "Our goal is to use the knowledge we gained to continue to build the best performing boats on the water"

CIGARETTE WINS "NEW MODEL OF THE YEAR" AWARD

May 5th 2008- Powerboat Magazine presents Cigarette Racing Team with the "New Model Of the Year" Award for the 49' Grand Sport. "I am extremely honoured to receive this award for the 49' Grand Sport" says CEO Skip Braver." In collaboration with Peter Hiedin, President of Douglas Marine Corporation, we were able to build an innovative product which meets the needs of a wider range of customers"

The 49' Grand Sport was credited for exceptional attention to detail and performance and innovative approach to design and engineering.

CHAPMAN MARINE GROUPS New Website

Welcome to our new look website. We asked Dada Advertising Pty Ltd from Brisbane to develop a new site that captured the look and feel of our business, highlighted the boats that we had in stock and was simple and logical to navigate. When looking at one of our "new boat" brands, you can scroll thru boats we have in stock. There is also a convenient a link to the manufacturer's website at the end of the scroll down.

Many thanks to Alan Seon and the team at Dada Advertising

+61 7 3399 4477 (alan@dadaadvertising.com)