PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICA’S BOATING CLUB According to U.S. Coast Guard data, 75% of boating deaths occurred on boats where operators had no boating safety instruction. As the nation’s largest and oldest volunteer recreational boating safety nonprofit, America’s Boating Club is continually advancing efforts to further safe boating practices, including through the promotion and enhancement […]
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This BoatUS member from Maryland donated his 2002 32 foot powerboat to the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 25, 2023 – Thinking of donating your boat? If you’re looking to get a break on next year’s tax bill by donating your boat this year, you may not want to […]
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Childhood cancer survivor, former professional wakeboarder, and TV host, Alexa Score, is the official spokesperson. Courtesy MasterCraft Editor’s Note: We are always proud when members of the greater wake community use their position for the good of others. We are equally happy to bring such news to your attention. we urge you to download the […]
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A major contributor of seafood to food banks nationwide located on Washington’s Bainbridge Island will benefit from a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) decision to renew its prohibited species donation (PSD) permits to benefit their work to provide food for the hungry. NMFS announced in the Federal Register on May 18 that the agency had […]
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ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 15, 2023 – When you have an emergency on the water, how do you get help? For National Safe Boating Week, May 21-27, the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is reminding boaters that having the ability to be seen and heard is critically important. Here are five ways boaters can […]
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Chinook salmon. File photo. A commercial salmon troll fishery in Southeast Alaska that contributes millions of dollars to the regional economy is uncertain, with federal fisheries managers and harvesters pitted against an environmental group that contends endangered orca whales need those fish more. The state of Alaska on May 3 served notice of its intent […]
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Though the Sarasota Power Boat Grand Prix and Suncoast Charities for Children—the Southwest Florida event’s former longstanding beneficiary—amicably parted ways a couple of years ago, the two are forever linked by history. Sarasota remains a high-performance powerboating hotbed and the supporting the nonprofit charity is woven into that legacy, as well as the fabric of […]
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Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, introduced the Lake Access Keeping Economies Strong (LAKES) Act. This bipartisan bill would improve outdoor recreation facilities in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-managed areas, provide new opportunities […]
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Yamaha Marine celebrates 2023 International Marine Technician week by highlighting a host of career development training opportunities available for current and aspiring marine technicians. “Yamaha reinforces the company’s commitment to building a solid marine technician workforce through Yamaha Marine University training and dealer recognition initiatives. We understand that exceptional service leads to unforgettable experiences on […]
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Taking Lake Ida by storm, one thrilling event to bring elite, recreational and fun competition to Delray Beach, while raising money for Broward Children’s Center. The Broward Children’s Center specializes in helping infants, children, and young adults with special health care needs. Founded in 1971, their nonprofit facilities offer a range of health, wellness, education, […]
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Profound Life Enhancing Benefits of Fishing for Women ALEXANDRIA, VA (May 1, 2023) – Take Me Fishing™, a national brand of the non-profit Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF), has launched a new integrated marketing campaign to help women uncover the life-changing benefits of fishing. The campaign, titled “Find Your Best Self on the Water,” is rooted […]
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Two years ago this month, Tom and Tracey Dekrone were recruited to take total strangers for rides in their new Mystic Powerboats M3800 catamaran. The occasion? A media event showcasing Mercury Racing’s addition of its Advanced Mid-Section to its 300R outboard engine head at Captiva Island, Fla. Then based in Long Island, N.Y,, but spending […]
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For Fort Myers Offshore president Tim Hill, the 2022/2023 event season was not necessarily one he’d care to repeat. The nonprofit, scholarship-fundraising powerboat club faced challenges just securing enough dock space for its fall 2022 happenings, a pandemic-fueled by-product of the ongoing migration to Southwest Florida and the boating boom that came with it. And […]
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Photography by Informa Markets The annual boat show cruised along the iconic Flagler Drive, bringing global yachting debuts, lively music, renowned culinary experiences, and fun to West Palm Beach WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (April 17, 2023) – The 2023 Palm Beach International Boat Show, owned by the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County (MIAPBC) and […]
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Due to circumstances outside their control, the organizers of the Pirates of Lanier Charity Poker Run, which recently announced they were moving the event on Georgia’s Lake Lanier back two months from July to September, announced they are pushing the poker run back a week to September 14-17. Set for mid-September, the Pirates of Lanier […]
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The Coast Guard Foundation has announced that Crystal Sabol joined the Foundation’s fundraising team. In her new position as regional director for the Great Lakes, she will work closely with Coast Guard units in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio and New York to identify and fulfill education, morale and wellness, and family support for Coast Guard members. […]
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The annual Fort Myers Offshore fun run/raft-up to the pretty sands of Cayo Costa Beach could be the club’s most casual event. And that’s saying something because all of the Southwest Florida-based nonprofit scholarship fundraising outfit’s outing are pretty laidback. But the Cayo Costa trek, which saw an event-record-setting 44 boats make the trip, is […]
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Heading into its fifth year, the New Jersey-headquartered Spartan Powerboat Club has reinvigorated the Garden State go-fast boating scene by attracting an estimate 700 members. Founder Del Flores didn’t simply hang out a sign and call a bunch of friends, though his friends played a big role in the nonprofit club’s growth. He built buzz […]
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ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 30, 2023 – Rivers of Recovery (RoR), a national nonprofit that uses outdoor-based activities to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety in combat veterans and active-duty military, has appointed BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water president Chris Edmonston to its board of directors. Edmonston is bringing his nearly three decades of boating […]
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When the last two events of the 2022/2023 Fort Myers Offshore season—the April 1 Cayo Costa Raft-Up and the April 22 Nor-Tech-backed happening—are in the books, Fort Myers Offshore president Tim Hill and his wife, Cyndee, a board-member of the nonprofit scholarship-fundraising powerboat club, will exhale much-deserved sighs of relief. And for good reason, because […]
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