BOAT/U.S. Magazine articles from January 2000

BOAT/U.S. Magazine archives from January 2000

BEHIND THE BUOY.(Column)
January 1, 2000... As I write this column in the final days of Y1.9K, I hope that all the predictions for Y2K fizzled out with the last bottle of New Year's champagne. But, if Y2K didn't fizzle and ended up as a bang, by now you have no electricity and you've...

121.5 EPIRBs On the Way Out.(121.5/243-MHz emergency position indicating radio beacons)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Owners of 121.5/243-MHz emergency beacons should think about replacing them in the next few years as the global satellite rescue network is phasing them out, warn the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Coast...

Life Jackets: Whether to Wear.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The U.S. Coast Guard is once again asking for public comments on whether certain boaters should be required to wear life jackets. In a notice published October 5 in the Federal Register, the agency asks for comments on whether there should be...

Four Days to France.(container ships)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Time is money, even on the high seas, and by 2003, a new breed of container ships could be crossing the Atlantic with time-sensitive cargo in just three to four days. Gas turbine engines coupled with five water-jet drives will move the...

Drunk Boater Sentenced to 85 Years.(Stanley Cameron)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Florida has sent a message loud and clear that drunk boating will bring severe consequences. A Florida developer has been sentenced to 85 years in prison for a drunken boating accident that killed six people in a 1997 collision on the...

Congress to Weigh Longline Ban.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Marine conservation leaders in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives introduced legislation to restore over-fished billfish in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico before Congress adjourned in November. Growing out of an agreement...

Congress to Clip Shark Finning.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution to halt the cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning before adjourning in November. The resolution, authored by Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA), comes in the wake of...

Some Inflatables Approved.(automatic life jackets)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The big news this fall was that certain models of fully automatic inflatable life jackets were finally Coast Guard-approved. Yes and no, say experts who have been working for years to get them approved to meet the same carriage requirements for...

Equipment Bulletins Available.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Another way to help members save money on their equipment purchases is through the new Equipment E-mail Newsletter now available online. BOAT/U.S. members who sign up for it will get the first word on special sales and discounts each week that...

MEMBER FORUM.
January 1, 2000... Risking Lives Thank you for writing the article, "Lost Skipper Unfazed by Massive Search," published in the November issue. My husband and I followed the Stewarts' saga this summer in our local paper. Mr. Stewart was clearly lacking in the...

DEVIANT READINGS(c).
January 1, 2000... Ahh... That feels good now, doesn't it? A new boating millennium. A clean slate and a fresh start. A chance to let go of all those less-than-perfect boating experiences to focus instead on achieving newfound moments of nautical nirvana. ...

Let Flipper Find His Own Fish.(wild dolphins and human feeding)
January 1, 2000... Forget about "Jaws." It's time to watch out for "Beaks," the 300-pound marine mammal with a perpetual smile hiding a hundred sharp, cone-shaped teeth. This wild carnivore can bite you twice and get away with it. Not only is it highly...

West Winds.(Tony Gibbs personal experience of life as a Coast Guard)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... My own, personal definition of a successful Coast Guard Auxiliary safety patrol has evolved over a decade or so as an Auxiliary crewman and coxswain. For me, a good patrol is one in which (a) there's at least one opportunity to assist one's...

Ladies, Let's Go Fishing: Casting for New Anglers.(fishing lessons for women)
January 1, 2000... Jani Hamlin of Tampa, FL, signed up for a "Ladies, Let's Go Fishing" seminar because her husband insisted she go. "He wanted me to learn how to filet a fish," she says. Instead, Hamlin caught a 20-pound kingfish, the second-largest fish...

Morning Dew Tragedy Distresses Congress.(U.S. Coast Guard accused of failing to respond after boating accident)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Libby Cornett's private tragedy went public once again in early November. The widow of the skipper of the ill-fated sloop Morning Dew testified before a Congressional subcommittee about the accident off the coast of Charleston, SC, that not...

Is Boating Going To The Dogs?(pets on boats)
January 1, 2000... The perfect boating mate has been found: one who never speaks back, obeys your every command, worships at your feet and showers you with affection. This crew member is alert and protective, takes up very little space on board and does not hog...

Make Mine St. Martin.(boating in the Caribbean Area)
January 1, 2000... Boaters planning to explore the Caribbean usually have one primary question -- "'Where should I go?" There's only one answer to that -- "What are you looking for?" Ranging in size and topography from miniscule and flat as a pancake to big...

New Year, New Savings.(BOAT/U.S. credit card)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... What if you could save money every time you took your boat out? You can now. Whenever you use your BOAT/U.S. credit card to buy equipment and accessories at a BOAT/U.S. Marine Center, at the online store at www.boatus.com and through the...

Trailering C1ubPLUS Launches New Benefits.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Trailer boaters are on a roll at BOAT/U.S. where the services and benefits for those who tow their boats just got better. The BOAT/U.S. Trailering ClubPLUS now includes invaluable roadside assistance, a new trailering newsletter, extra...

'Offshore' for Over 30 Years.
January 1, 2000... Doris and Steve Colgate celebrated the 30th anniversary of their Offshore Sailing School this past year, a venture that has trained thousands of sailors or helped fine-tune their skills. Steve is a former Olympic sailor and Doris is not only a...

Cruising in Harmony.(Laurie and Steve Keith release CD)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... A cruising life or a career in music has beckoned Steve Keith for some time. So he decided to do both. The former crewmate at the BOAT/U.S. Marine Center in Pensacola, FL, quit last year to go sailing with his wife, Laurie, and as both are...

Flush with Success.(Poker Run 6 rally, Lanier Harbor Marina, GA)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... With 200 boats competing in its Poker Run 6 this fall, Lanier Harbor Marina, a BOAT/U.S. Cooperating Marina in Lake Lanier, GA, hosted one big "card" game. Poker Runs for cars and motorcycles have been around for years, but they're fairly...

Float Along, Little Dogie.(Coast Guard frees cow stuck in mud off Freeport, TX)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Herding cattle is not part of the job description, but a passing Coast Guard patrol boat in Freeport, TX, rustled up to shore and managed to free a 900-pound cow that was stuck in the mud on the banks of the San Bernard River, reports Coast...

Women Take Off.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The first Women's Sailing Convention of this millennium is setting sail on February 5 at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club in Corona del Mar, CA. The primary sponsor is BOAT/U.S. and it's organized by the Southern California Yachting Association....

Marooned in Mexico.(raising S.S. Catalina from Ensenada, Mexico harbor)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... For a half-century, the S.S. Catalina carried more than 25 million passengers "26 miles across the sea" from Los Angeles to Catalina Island, and served as a troop carrier out of San Francisco during World War II. But then times got tougher. Two...

ELECTRIC BOATS CHARGING BACK.
January 1, 2000... You'll get a charge out of this: What kind of powerboat never runs out of gas but is always grounded? Give up? An electric boat, of course. In fact, electric boating enjoyed great popularity well into the 1920s, but then fell steadily...

THE CASE OF THE MISSING REPORTS.(possible misleading statistics about boating accidents)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... If hundreds of boating accidents were occurring along the U.S. coastlines but never showed up in the official accident statistics, would anyone notice? Apparently, not for some time. About four years ago, a mystery began to unravel in which...

Building a Foundation for Safer Houseboats.(standards created by the American Boat and Yacht Council)
January 1, 2000... Viewed side by side, there aren't many similarities between a sleek 35-foot sportfisherman designed for high-speed offshore runs and a 65-foot multi-story houseboat featuring a master suite and covered "garage" for jet skis. But, whether...

'Offshore' for Over 30 Years.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Doris and Steve Colgate celebrated the 30th anniversary of their Offshore Sailing School this past year, a venture that has trained thousands of sailors or helped fine-tune their skills. Steve is a former Olympic sailor and Doris is not only a...