Correct Craft announced yesterday that board chair and former president and CEO Bill Yeargin was announced as a 2026 inductee into the National Marine Manufacturers Association Hall of Fame.
Yeargin joined Correct Craft as president and CEO in 2006 during a challenging period in the company’s history. Over the next two decades, he transformed Correct Craft from a single boat company into a family of businesses spanning boats, engines, watersports, technology and other related segments.
“Bill understood that lasting success is built by investing in people, staying true to our values and having the courage to pursue a bigger vision,” CEO Zach Hutcheson said in a press release. “His leadership helped shape the company Correct Craft is today, and his impact will continue to guide us for years to come.”
Yeargin has served in numerous leadership roles across the industry, including chair of the NMMA board, and represented American manufacturing at the national level through advisory positions under multiple presidential administrations.
Yeargin will receive the NMMA Hall of Fame Award Oct. 6 during the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference in Tampa, Fla.
