BOAT/U.S. Magazine articles from July 2000

BOAT/U.S. Magazine archives from July 2000

BEHIND THE BUOY.
July 1, 2000... Webster's dictionary defines a "sea change" as a drastic transformation. This expression captures some of the important changes taking place within the recreational marine industry -- especially when it comes to how industry leaders hope...

The Curse of Semper Paratus.
July 1, 2000... Nearly a year after the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral James M. Loy, startled observers with his frank admission that the streamlining of the Coast Guard had reached its limits, the other shoe dropped this spring. Actual cuts in...

Hurricanes 2000 -- Busy, Blustery.
July 1, 2000... The official word from the experts is in: The 2000 hurricane season that began June 1 is going to be another zinger, so prepare now to batten down the hatches. La Ni[tilde{n}]a, which increases hurricane activity on the East Coast, is still...

Safety Grants Available.
July 1, 2000... For the 13th year, the Boat U.S. Foundation for Boating Safety is helping to make local waters safer by funding small grants to non-profit organizations for community-based projects. The Foundation has $45,000 available for grants of up to...

MTBE Set for Ban.
July 1, 2000... To finally address the threat to drinking water supplies from the gasoline additive M'TBE, the Environmental Protection Agency announced in March that it intends to ban the substance from future fuel supplies. The elimination of MTBE (methyl...

Congress Overhauls Property Seizure Laws.
July 1, 2000... Boat owners and other citizens who face seizure of their assets by the federal government -- from boats to bank accounts -- will no longer be considered guilty until proven innocent thanks to a reform measure passed by Congress and signed into...

Fishable Waters Act Introduced.
July 1, 2000... Professional golfer David Duval teed up with a bi-partisan group of Congress members to announce legislation to clean up the nation's rivers, lakes and streams. The Fishable Waters Act would focus on non-point source pollution and habitat...

Our Expanding Ocean.
July 1, 2000... Last September, President Clinton issued a proclamation extending the U.S. Contiguous Zone from its prior limit of 12 nautical miles to 24 nm. Under international maritime law, a contiguous zone is the area beyond a nation's territorial sea in...

Oil Spill Reprieve.
July 1, 2000... There is justice after all. In April, the BoatU.S. member who was fined $200 for spilling a few ounces of diesel fuel in a Maryland harbor had the fine dropped and was issued a warning instead by U.S. Coast Guard officials reviewing his case....

MEMBER FORUM.
July 1, 2000... Setting an Example The attitude of Tiara/S2 Yachts as set forth in your May article, "A Tale of Two Recalls," is a commendable example of what corporate responsibility should look like. I have handled product liability cases for some 35...

DEVIANT READINGS.
July 1, 2000... Among the most vital concepts in boating is dead reckoning, a practice whose name evolved from the ancient nautical truth which states that, when piloting a boat on a body of water, if you don't reckon correctly you can end up dead. Of...

West Winds.
July 1, 2000... A little after dawn, the sky above Channel Islands Harbor looks like the standard TV picture of Southern California springtime: a cloudless pale blue, tinted a dozen shades of pink in the east, and all of it reflected in the mirror-smooth...

THE DARK SIDE OF THE SUN.
July 1, 2000... For the generations that grew up thinking a tan looked "healthy," the sun was our friend. A sunny day is a great day, and nothing beckoned one out to a day on the water more than a sun-drenched sky. But the more that is learned about how the...

Quandary Over Coral Reefs.
July 1, 2000... Four years ago, scientists studying coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea made a startling discovery. Analyzing meteorological records from Barbados, they noted that episodes of coral deaths coincided perfectly with those years in which high levels...

INSURANCE SCAM SCUTTLED.
July 1, 2000... An aggressive response to insurance fraud is sending a message in California where a million-dollar scam involving a large motoryacht was thwarted by a team of state and federal officials, private insurance investigators and police. The...

POWER TRIPPING Through the Grenadines.
July 1, 2000... You know how sailors sometimes seem to have their own language? Like when you call a rope a "line," "sheet" or "halyard," or what the difference is between a "broad" and a "beam" reach, or what it means if you're "luffing up" or "bearing away"...

GPS Finally Gets Its Fix.
July 1, 2000... Millions of navigators worldwide who use the U.S.-built Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals to fix their positions at sea, in the air or on land just got handed a big bonus from Uncle Sam. On May 1, President Clinton ordered the...

Low Water Blues.
July 1, 2000... It was the first mayday call Joann Hoey heard at the beginning of the 1999 boating season and it heralded a frustrating year for Great Lakes boaters. The call came from a boater who reported he'd run aground, adding in a bewildered tone, "And...

CHECK OUT THE NEW CHECK-UP.
July 1, 2000... Could you spare 15 minutes to find out if your boat has the necessary safety equipment on board that could save your life in an emergency? The free service known for years as a "Courtesy Marine Exam" has been revamped and expanded by the...

Automatic Inflatable Life Jackets.
July 1, 2000... What to Know Before They Blow The U.S. Coast Guard breathed new life into boating safety in September 1996 when, after years of testing and review, it approved manually activated inflatable life jackets. Approval as Type III PFDs (personal...

The Real MIC-Coy.
July 1, 2000... They say acknowledging one's faults is good for the soul and the first step towards enlightenment and peace of mind. If that's the case, the marine industry is well on the road to nirvana -- and along the way the blessings may spread to boating...

Sailing to Outer Space.
July 1, 2000... NASA's space program has brought us great scientific breakthroughs such as Tang and Corning Ware. Well, get set for space sails. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL, is working on the first set of space sails that will...

From Russia with Love.
July 1, 2000... We've all heard of the American were-wolf in London, but what about an American dinghy in Russia? BoatU.S members Cheryl and Jim Southward's dinghy decided to go on a sea odyssey -- without them. The adventure began during a sail to the...

Going to the Wolves.
July 1, 2000... Cub Scout Den 5 of Pack 1111 of Vienna, VA, (at right) took an exciting cruise from near the Pentagon down the Potomac River to George Washington's Mount Vernon home last month aboard BoatU.S. President Bill Oakerson's express cruiser. Most of...

Young at Heart for 52 Years.
July 1, 2000... Many boaters are surprised to learn that Sea Scouting has been helping young people learn boating skills since 1912, but that's old news to BoatU.S. member Ed Berger, who has been doing just that for more than half a century. Berger marked...

Hop a Freighter.
July 1, 2000... How would you like to take a cruise on a Great Lakes freighter and help preserve an old lighthouse at the same time? Thanks to a generous offer by the Interlake Steamship Company, a four-day trip for two, which includes room and board, is being...

BoatU.S. Chairman Richard Schwartz.
July 1, 2000... At the gala grand opening the BoatU.S. Marine Center on Long Island in Babylon, NY, in May, BoatU.S. Chairman Richard Schwartz, center, got reacquainted with two longstanding members, Al and Ann Wellander of Farmingdale, NY. The Wellanders...

Floating a Fix for federal Lakes.
July 1, 2000... When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lets water out of Georgia's West Point Lake to bring barges up the Chattahoochee River, it pulls the plug on recreational boating, too. As the water drops, submerged trees, rocks, even old roadbeds break...

BoatU.S. FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT.
July 1, 2000... Grassroots Grants For 18 years, the Boat U.S. Foundation has served as an invaluable resource for boaters, communities and organizations nationwide. Partnerships with local, state and national organizations are enhancing safety on a host...

Win a GPS! Enter with an E-Mail.
July 1, 2000... In the past, you've given us your telephone numbers at home and at work when filling out your BoatU.S. membership application, and they've been very helpful if we needed to get in touch with you quickly. Now we'd like to enhance our ability to...