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Educating Canadians from coast-to-coast on the importance of safe boating TORONTO, May 15, 2012 /CNW/ - With boating season just around the corner, BOATsmart! is urging Canadians to boat with confidence this year by getting their Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) before taking to the water. In the days leading up to the Victoria Day long weekend, the second annual BOATsmart! Awareness Week focuses on boating safety awareness and education for the whole family. BOATsmart!...
National Safe Boating Week, held May 19-25, 2012, is a great time for boaters to get their education certificate or boating license by taking a boating safety course at http://www.boat-ed.com. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 04, 2012 National Safe Boating Week, held May 19-25, 2012, is a great time to reflect on the fact that the United States has seen a steady decline in boating fatalities since President Eisenhower proclaimed the week in 1958. It’s also an opportunity to help boaters learn how...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- A new Freedom Boat Club announces the grand opening of new locations in Freeport, Port Washington and Port Jefferson, New York on May 1, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120330/CG79950) New owner, Peter DeVilbiss, a former Navy man, purchased the franchise rights for greater New York, saying, "I've always loved the water and boating. I'm very enthusiastic about the future of Freedom Boat Club here in our...
MIAMI, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just like in a scene right out of a James Bond movie, boat enthusiasts who will be visiting the Palm Beach International Boat Show this weekend will be in for a visual treat. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120323/CL75726 ) Deep Impact Boats, one of the leading South Florida custom boat manufacturers, will be delivering a fully customized Deep Impact 399' open that will serve as the "runabout" tender vessel for the ultra luxurious...
Yardstick Software, Canada's premiere testing and training platform provider, is thrilled to announce the launch of BoatExams.com. Operated by the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons, BoatExams.com is powered by Yardstick’s Learning Management Platform and the website is well on its way to becoming the number one choice for boating enthusiasts to obtain a Transport Canada approved Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC – Boater License). Edmonton, AB (PRWEB) February 09, 2012...
LIVONIA, Mich., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Detroit Boat Show starts Saturday, Feb. 11 and runs through Feb. 19 at Cobo Center. This week, hundreds of boats from 10 - 45 feet in length are lining up along the streets of Detroit waiting for their turn to get into the warm halls of Cobo which will be transformed into a summer paradise within a few days. Show management and exhibiting dealers are expecting a strong showing of attendees and boat buyers. The show's...
The team at Boatshopper.com will be starting the year 2012, with two shows in Fort Meyers and in Naples. With more families looking to buy recreation vehicles over traveling, record numbers are expected to show out for the shows. Shoppers will find new and exciting changes in Boat and water craft prices this year. (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 boatshopper.com teams increases presence and will exhibit at 2 annual Boat Shows in Ft Meyers and Naples, Florida, The team is expected to reach...
All boat-ed.com courses meet the new online delivery standard adopted by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, which requires students to study a minimum of three hours. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) January 14, 2012 All boat-ed.com courses meet the new online delivery standard adopted by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), which requires students to study a minimum of three hours. This change went into effect Jan. 1, 2012. Boat-ed.com...
New Fish and Boat Commission regulations require some hunters to use PFD HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Hunter-Trapper Education Division Chief Keith A. Snyder is reminding hunters, trappers and other outdoors enthusiasts to plan well to avoid hypothermia. "Anyone heading afield for late fall and winter hunting and trapping seasons should be aware of the threat of hypothermia and how to combat it," Snyder said. "Hypothermia occurs...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a new era for Freedom Boat Club Jacksonville & St. Augustine. Both Northeast Florida locations have changed ownership and transformed from corporate locations of the nation's largest members-only boat club to franchises. The new franchise ownership team is comprised of Jacksonville residents Lisa Almeida and Kevin Seelig, who have both worked for Freedom Boat Club for years. Seelig, a University of North Florida M.B.A. student with...
