BOAT/U.S. Magazine articles from September 1999

BOAT/U.S. Magazine archives from September 1999

BEHIND THE BUOY.
September 1, 1999... The dog days of August came early to Washington, D.C. this year as the nation's capital -- once a swamp -- began its legendary sweltering much earlier than usual and for a few broiling weeks was in tune with much of the rest of the country. ...

Missing the Boat On Federal Lakes.
September 1, 1999... A presidential commission that studied recreation on federal man-made lakes for two years discovered that, for the most part, boaters are being left high and dry. Despite increasing demand for recreation at nearly 1,800 federal reservoirs,...

Holiday Accident Kills Five.
September 1, 1999... Five men, all of them reportedly intoxicated, were killed over the July 4th holiday weekend when a 27-foot high-performance powerboat speeding at full throttle struck a 22-foot runabout on Minnesota's St. Croix River. Because of the high number...

California Moves Toward Mandatory Education.
September 1, 1999... After more than a year of study by a special review committee, the California Department of Boating and Waterways released its report calling for the state to enact some form of mandatory education for boaters within the next five years. ...

Florida Agencies Merge.
September 1, 1999... A merger of Florida's hunting, fishing, boating and coastal management agencies creating the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission took effect July 1. It puts boating law enforcement, education, registration and titling for both freshwater...

Forfeiture Reform Sweeps Through House.
September 1, 1999... In a surprisingly lopsided vote, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Henry Hyde that will reform some of the troubling effects of civil asset seizure and forfeiture. Hyde, the powerful chairman of...

Canada De-Licenses Marine Radios.
September 1, 1999... Recreational boaters in Canada no longer need a ship station license to operate a marine radio, says Industry Canada, that country's counterpart to the Federal Communications Commission in the U.S. Similar to the de-licensing of...

Assault on Lakes Lamprey.
September 1, 1999... The Great Lakes Fishery Commission stepped up its war on the parasitic sea lamprey in July as it added air strikes on the St. Marys River to the methods used on surface waters over the previous two seasons. The river forms the border between...

Grants Available for Community Boating Projects.
September 1, 1999... Don't forget the November 1 deadline for applying to the BOAT/U.S. Foundation for Boating Safety for grants of up to $5,000 for local boating safety projects. Over the last 10 years, the Foundation's Grassroots Grants Program has awarded about...

Review of a Disaster.
September 1, 1999... The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), organizer of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race in which six sailors died, has now released a 180-page report after six months of investigation and issued recommendations they say will improve safety for...

MEMBER FORUM.
September 1, 1999... Searching for Answers Thanks for your balanced article "Search and Rescue" in the July BOAT/U.S. Magazine. You hit the nail dead center and I hope we can collectively raise the bar for responsible boating and push that fatality number...

DEVIANT READINGS.
September 1, 1999... The art of anchoring is an underrated boating practice. Boat anchors, for that matter, rarely get the respect they deserve. Too often we thoughtlessly toss these ungainly hunks of metal overboard only to haul them back up caked with muddy...

AT THE CENTER OF POWER ON THE HILL AND AT THE HELM.
September 1, 1999... "I grew up in Louisiana around the water. As a four-year-old kid I remember the thrill of catching my first fish with my grandfather. It was what we called a sacalait, a white perch, and I caught it with a cane pole. Every kid should have the...

High Schoolers Give Sailing High Marks.
September 1, 1999... It will never beat basketball and football is still out in front. But when it comes to high school sports, sailing is scoring high with teens across the country. Just 10 years ago, the venerable Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA),...

Cruising Along On a Sea of Song.
September 1, 1999... Many couples dream of going cruising in the Caribbean -- getting out of the rat race and onto a boat, where an idyllic life of living aboard awaits. Days to snorkel tropical reefs and catch fresh fish for dinner, and nights to watch the...

Coast Guard, BOAT/U.S. Partnership Pays Off.
September 1, 1999... Delivery captain Bernardo Herzer is about as experienced a skipper as you can find -- he's circumnavigated the world, delivered boats through the Panama Canal and has 40,000 miles of blue water sailing to his credit. Heading out of his Southern...

West Winds.
September 1, 1999... When I was being paid to travel around the world, visiting exotic islands and writing about them, people I met always asked the same two questions: "What's your favorite island?" and "Do you need an assistant?" Now that I'm retired, the...

Making Waves the Wrong Way.
September 1, 1999... That rolling wall of water that travels great distances from the path of a powerboat can be more than an annoying inconvenience to other boaters. Wakes can literally kill. While most media attention is paid to boating mishaps due to speed or...

Shark Finning Comes to a Boil.
September 1, 1999... When you plunk down $100 for a bowl of shark fin soup in Shanghai or Taipei these days, chances are the fish came through Hawaii. Well, 5% of it did, anyway. Unfortunately, there's no market for the rest of the fish -- in Hong Kong or Honolulu...

Historic Homecoming.
September 1, 1999... Baltimore's July 4th celebration included more than fireworks this year as the USS Constellation returned to her berth after a nearly-three-year restoration. Constellation is the only surviving Civil War-era naval vessel and was the last...

Missing Silverware.
September 1, 1999... It's not easy being a championship trophy. Hockey's Stanley Cup was once dropkicked into a canal; soccer's World Cup trophy was stolen and buried next to a tree. Even the America's Cup was almost melted down to make commemorative medals for its...

Return of Flubber.
September 1, 1999... There are rubber duckies and rubber chickens; there are even rubberneckers. But now a six-inch rubber salmon named "Flubber" is being used to help researchers design fish-friendly hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest. And this toy...

Going My Ray?
September 1, 1999... Two anglers fishing near Ponce de Leon Inlet in Florida accidentally discovered a new way to cut down on fuel consumption, if only they could control it. They ended up calling for assistance, saying a "sea monster" was dragging their boat out...

Coastie Is Honored.
September 1, 1999... George Lucas' creations for the Star Wars "prequel" may have grabbed public attention this summer, but another robot is causing quite a stir in the Ohio area. Coastie, a robotic boat modeled after a Coast Guard cutter, serves as a mascot for...

Dawn Riley Wins BOAT/U.S. Santa Maria Cup.
September 1, 1999... Taking time off from her work in New Zealand, where she's the first woman to head an America's Cup syndicate, Dawn Riley flew to Annapolis and victory in the ninth annual BOAT/U.S. Santa Maria Cup. The race, the premiere match racing event...

BOAT/U.S. Trailering Club on a Roll.
September 1, 1999... With more than 24,000 ramps across the country, finding the perfect place to launch a boat might seem a bit daunting. But the 40,000 members of the BOAT/U.S. Trailering Club don't have to worry. By calling our toll-free ramp locator line, at...

Who's Who in Construction Standards.
September 1, 1999... The Agencies Behind the Acronyms New boats and the equipment with which they come equipped swim in a murky alphabet soup of certifications from a number of different standards-writing agencies whose roles and authority most boat owners are...

Web Community Springs Up at boatus.com.
September 1, 1999... Jim Burnett of Oldsmar, FL, began transforming his 33-foot Chris Craft into a sportfishing boat last fall. Nine months later, after gutting and completely retrofitting the boat, he was ready to take his first long cruise down Florida's west...