BOAT/U.S. Magazine articles from May 2001

BOAT/U.S. Magazine archives from May 2001

BEHIND THE BUOY.
May 1, 2001... When BoatU.S. was launched 35 years ago in the spring of 1966, the world of boating was a much different place. The number of registered boats built of wood still outnumbered those made of fiberglass and there were only one-third as many...

Morning Dew Widow Wins Lawsuit.
May 1, 2001... A federal judge has found fault with the U.S. Coast Guard's failure to launch an adequate rescue of the stricken sailboat Morning Dew near Charleston Harbor and has awarded the skipper's widow and sister-in-law damages of $19 million. ...

More Hurricans Ashore For 2001?
May 1, 2001... Sometimes just plain average can be a good thing, for instance, when describing this year's coming hurricane season. The forecast for the 2001 season, which runs June 1 through the end of November, is for an average year -- nine named tropical...

Federal Funding Set to Flow.
May 1, 2001... A long-delayed federal program to provide states with the $32 million to construct, renovate and maintain tie-up facilities for transient non-trailerable boats is now being ramped up and federal officials expect the money to start rapidly...

Sydney-to-Hobart Disaster: Who's to Blame?
May 1, 2001... Three years after the tragic deaths of six sailors in the 1998 Sydney-to-Hobart Race, the Australian coroner in charge of the case has issued his report on the circumstances surrounding the deaths and blasts both race officials and...

Houseboats Recalled.
May 1, 2001... The U.S. Coast Guard is recalling certain models of houseboats that are built with an air cavity underneath the swim platform and transom in the wake of a series of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning. The six manufacturers named so far with...

Powerboat Reports Editor Wins Farnham Award.
May 1, 2001... As part of a continuing effort to spur a proactive consumer voice among boating magazines, Boat U.S. has awarded the coveted Moulton H. "Monk" Farnham Award for Excellence in Editorial Commentary for 2000 to Christopher Landry, editor-in-chief...

It's National Safe Boating Week.
May 1, 2001... This year's joint U.S.-Canadian North American Safe Boating Campaign kicks off May 19-25 with special events, media coverage and even a Congressional reception to mark National Safe Boating Week. Sponsored by the National Safe Boating Council,...

Recreation Lakes Act Introduced.
May 1, 2001... Congress has an opportunity to revitalize recreation at federal lakes nationwide, thanks to the National Recreation Lakes Act of 2001 introduced March 14 by Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR) and Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA). If passed, the...

Dry Tortugas Restricted.
May 1, 2001... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) designated a 151-square-nautical-mile area within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary as a "no-take" zone on Jan. 17. Recreational and commercial fishing is prohibited in what's...

MEMBER FORUM.
May 1, 2001... Who We Are I'm more than a bit concerned by the rumblings of conflict in the BoatU.S. community, based on recent letters and Mr. Schwartz's editorial in the March magazine. I wonder if we might need to take a deep breath and look at who we...

DEVIANT READINGS[C].
May 1, 2001... For all of you who understand that boating is a state of mind, we hereby offer free membership to the Rising Tide Yacht Club (RTYC). Chances are you never thought of your boat as a yacht or envisioned yourself in a yacht club, but when you...

West Winds.
May 1, 2001... One afternoon last autumn I was sitting on a steep bluff that overlooked a nearly landlocked cove. Below me palms swayed along the coral-fringed shore, volcanic vents steamed gently on the hillside across the way, and the only sign of humanity...

TECHNO -- TALK.
May 1, 2001... While power may be coveted by politicians and academicians, many boat owners are still somewhat confused about how to get and use it. Many of the electrically powered devices and appliances we want on our boats can operate directly from...

200/225-hp Ficht Fires Spark Recall.
May 1, 2001... Quebec-based Bombardier, Inc., the new owner of Evinrude and Johnson engines, has agreed to recall thousands of defective 200-hp and 225-hp engines built by now-defunct Outboard Marine Corp. (OMC). The action, clearly an effort to restore...

Bombardier Throws OMC Owners a Lifeline.
May 1, 2001... Months of nail-biting and anxiety are over for owners of new Johnson and Evinrude engines, thanks to some good news from Bombardier, Inc., the $10.3 billion Quebec conglomerate that, among other things, builds Sea-Doo personal watercraft....

Genmar to Cover Defective Stratos Hulls.
May 1, 2001... Following closely on the heels of Bombardier's decision to recall defective OMC-built engines, Genmar Corp. announced that it will replace hulls on as many as 200 OMC-built Stratos boats made for the 2000 model year. Because of hull defects,...

CRACKING THE TEAK CEILING.
May 1, 2001... It's all the mermaids' fault. According to marine folklore experts, that's why, for centuries, women weren't welcome on most ships. Seamen, a superstitious lot to begin with, believed the mesmerizing powers of women brought on high winds and...

UP FOR ADOPTION.
May 1, 2001... ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The National Ocean Service acknowledges the exceptional cooperation received from members of Richmond Power Squadron, District 5, United States Power Squadrons, in continually providing essential information for revising...

CHARTS LAG BEHIND TECHNOLOGY.
May 1, 2001... Recreational boaters depending upon nautical charts for safe navigation will be waiting a long, long time for their favorite waters to be resurveyed, unless NOAA gets an influx of much-needed funding from Congress. With the new Bush...

WAAS Up with GPS?
May 1, 2001... A year ago when Selective Availability (SA) finally ceased degrading the accuracy of signals emanating from the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, it was hard to imagine that the system could get much better -- unless, of course, all...

Sea of Love.
May 1, 2001... A boat wedding made perfect sense to former BoatU.S. employee Heather Van Doorn. After all, she'd met Ted, her fiance, while both were working in the visual effects unit during the making of the movie "Titanic," she as an assistant camera...

SHOWDOWN IN BIG SKY COUNTRY.
May 1, 2001... When Bill and Kathy Frazier sold their house in Bozeman, Montana and cashed in their retirement funds to bankroll and refurbish a marina, they knew it wouldn't be easy. After all, the docks were awash and abandoned, the floating ship's...

The Mothers of Invention.
May 1, 2001... A one-way self-closing drain plug to keep boats from sinking is the winner of the first BoatU.S. Great Inventions and Ideas Contest. BoatU.S. members Jerry Warner and Chris Palm, of Shalimar, FL, invented the plug after they found Palm's boat...

A Dog-Day Afternoon.
May 1, 2001... What do TowBoatU.S. skippers do up north when the boating season shuts down for winter? Plenty, at least at TowBoatU.S. Lakeshore in Erie, PA, where Capt. Eric Guerrein literally went to the dogs, making headlines along the way. In...

Atlantis Discovered?
May 1, 2001... There may be nothing new under the sun, but under the sea, it's a different story. Oceanographers in a miniature research submarine have stumbled upon giant hydrothermal vents and towering spires 3,200 feet under the mid-Atlantic, and have...

Articles Win Awards.
May 1, 2001... An article in the January 2000 issue of BOAT/U.S. Magazine landed a Second Place Award in the Boating Writers International annual writing contest. Written by Associate Editor Ryck Lydecker, "Let Flipper Find His Own Fish" warned of problems...

Grassroots Grants.
May 1, 2001... PLANTING SEEDS THAT GROW While most boaters will be spending their free time on the water this summer, some will be staying ashore, rolling up their sleeves and volunteering their time to get projects off the ground that received funding...