#specialolympics – The Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire was approached by Orla Callander and Gerry Harvey to organise a fund raising race in aid of The Special Olympics. With a busy programme of sailing events, the best date available was Friday 13th. September 2013. You wouldn’t want to be superstitious! More Details…
Just months after the California Department of Boating and Waterways became a division of the State Parks and Recreation Department (the same one that was found to be hiding millions in surplus funds) a proposal, Senate Bill 436, is being pushed in Sacramento to start cyphening off funds to be used for things other than … Read more
Now that summer is more or less over, visiting cruise ships will be returning to Santa Barbara later this month.
Santa Barbara harbor begins the implimentation of a new marina management system next week. If all goes well the conversion to the new system will be completed by the end of the year.
Coast Guard rescues Italian crewman after 75-foot fall | State News | ADN.com.
Coast Guard suspends search for boater off Oceanside – latimes.com.
OLYMPIA – Sept. 10, 2013 – Washington boaters are invited to learn how to boat safely this year and qualify for prizes. The Washington State Parks Boating Safety Program and the Seattle Seahawks are launching a contest to highlight boater education. Although summer is coming to a close, there are still committed boaters on the … Read more
Coast Guard cutter to provide free tours in Portsmouth | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com. This should be a nice event and a good way to show your support for the Coast Guard.
Coast Guard: barge set adrift on Columbia River | Statesman Journal | statesmanjournal.com.
NOAA Gives Florida Keys Group $200K for Coral Restoration | NBC 6 South Florida.
Guest: Boost tourism by changing recreational-boating tax | Opinion | The Seattle Times. Some simple practical tax reform goes a long way in dealing with budget issues, and avoids the current punitive approach to taxing that most government agencies take today. This will be an interesting story to follow.