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Safety Encouraged As Summer Boating Season Gets Underway SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This Casual Friday marked a fun way to show support for water safety by joining "Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day." Throughout the nation today, people promoted water safety while sporting a totally different look at work by wearing their favorite life jacket in honor of "Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day," a National Safe Boating Week event promoted by the California...

MONTRÉAL, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, today announced more than $1.8 million in funding over the next three years for eleven boating safety awareness projects under Transport Canada's Boating Safety Contribution Program (BSCP). "We are pleased to support not-for-profit and public...

Taking an online boating course can help boaters stay safe and comply with the law OTTAWA, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - Online boating educator BOATERexam.com will join boating organizations across Canada in raising awareness during National Safe Boating Week, which runs from May 18(th) until the 24(th). One of the key messages of the week is the importance of taking an approved boating safety course, a message supported by the Canadian Safe Boating Council. For this year's National...

The calendar says it's Spring, but due to cooler than normal temperatures, the water is very cold. Madison, Wisconsin (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 Cold weather safety for paddlers must be more than an afterthought. Dressing for cold water is paramount. "A prepared paddler is going to be dressing for the temperature of the water, not the air temperature," said Darren Bush, owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports. "Water can pull heat away from your body 25 times faster than air of...

LIVONIA, Mich., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michigan Boating Industries Association (MBIA) thanks the Michigan State House and Senate for the speedy passage and resounding support of the dredging assistance package. The package included assistance to public and private marinas and helped streamline the regulatory process within the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The package received near unanimous support from both sides of the aisle and is headed...

Team USA45 Racing, Including Members from Throughout the U.S., to Compete in Red Bull Youth America's Cup, Sept. 1 - 4, 2013 SAN DIEGO, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As the America's Cup reaches new levels of competitive sailing, and ushers in youth sailors for the first time ever in the event's history, eight U.S. sailors will compete together as Team USA45 Racing in the first-ever Red Bull Youth America's Cup. The Red Bull Youth America's Cup is part of the prestigious 34(th)...

LIVONIA, Mich., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michigan Boating Industries Association (MBIA) applauds the introduction of legislation that has been utilized in the past to help solve the private marina dredging crisis, which, in turn, will help thousands of boaters. Senate Bill No. 215, introduced by Senators Brandenburg, Hansen, Casperson, Booher, Green, Walker, Robertson, Jones, Proos and Smith is an act which will provide for low interest loan opportunities for...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation's (RBFF) Take Me Fishing(TM) campaign is bringing attention to the growing winter sport of ice fishing, and congratulates Team USA for taking fourth place at this year's World Ice Fishing Championship (WIFC) held February 16 - 17, 2013 near Wausau, Wisconsin. The new WIFC/Take Me Fishing(TM) partnership comes in conjunction with the expansion of ice fishing content on TakeMeFishing.org,...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation's (RBFF) Take Me Fishing(TM) campaign is expanding its offerings with the addition of ice fishing to its roster. The launch comes in conjunction with their support of the USA Ice Team and the 10(th) Annual World Ice Fishing Championship (WIFC) in hopes of inspiring anglers to try this winter sport. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please visit:...

SAILING WORLD magazine's 2013 award winning Sparkman Stephens 30 will be available for viewing at the New England Boat Show - Feb. 16-24, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The exclusive S&S 30 distributor, Bluenose Yacht Sales, is also showing several Jeanneau models at the show and offering special purchase-to-charter programs for their Rhode Island charter fleet. Newport, Rhode Island (PRWEB) February 03, 2013 Bluenose Yacht Sales invites you to visit the New England Boat Show and...