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Boaters take a safe course (Asbury Park Press)
New Jersey's baby boom boaters have been going back to school for their required safety certificates, and this spring the long process of mandating safety education for all boaters is being extended to anyone born in 1949 or later.
Fri, 09 May 2008 09:56:38 GMT
Miami Dade: Deadliest Place In U.S. For Boaters (CBS4 Miami)
Once again Florida leads the nation in deadly boating accidents with Miami Dade being the deadliest municipality in the state for boaters.
Thu, 08 May 2008 14:21:44 GMT
Boaters license course scheduled (The Maryville Daily Times)
A free boaters driving license class will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 4 and 5, at Alcoa Good Times Kawasaki Yamaha at 2019 Topside Road, Alcoa.
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:15:09 GMT
Boaters Could Be Paying Thousands More in Permits (KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities)
Boaters could be paying thousands more in permits each year if the EPA has it's way. Starting in September, boaters will need to buy permits because of pollution from supertankers. 
Thu, 08 May 2008 00:27:16 GMT
Coast Guard, police ending search for body of boater (Montreal Gazette)
The Coast Guard has cut back its efforts to find the boater who was swept away in the St. Lawrence River on Monday. The Montreal police and fire department suspended their search of the shoreline at 3 p.m. yesterday.
Wed, 07 May 2008 06:43:12 GMT
Sailors get waterproof certificates in a jiffy (Asbury Park Press)
Outside Judith Robb's small office at the State Police complex, black file cabinets stand like monoliths, stuffed with more than 315,000 handwritten and typed sets of boaters' names and addresses collected since 1987.
Fri, 09 May 2008 09:53:55 GMT
Superior's higher level lift spirits of boaters, power companies (The Sault Star)
Record amounts of snow this winter have helped Lake Superior water levels rise out of a two-year slump, experts say. Levels rose 15 cm in April to 25 cm higher than this time last year, according to the International Lake Superior Board of Control. "While general numbers over [...]
Thu, 08 May 2008 21:38:27 GMT
Search for missing boater enters day two (KMOV St. Louis)
WILDWOOD, Mo. (AP/KMOV) -- The recovery effort for a missing Missouri boater has entered its second day with no success.
Tue, 06 May 2008 17:09:49 GMT
Soundings Online– Real Boats, Real Boaters | News | Adventure completed, single-handedly (Soundings)
On May 1 , Italian sailor Vittorio Malingri completed traveling across the Atlantic in less than 13 days using a 20-foot beach catamaran , according to YachtPals.com.
Fri, 09 May 2008 06:19:33 GMT
Boaters raise sails to battle leukemia (The Little Elm Journal)
This year’s Leukemia Cup Regatta has already begun. Last weekend boat races at White Rock Lake, along with silent and live auctions raised about $105,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Fri, 09 May 2008 05:18:31 GMT