Article Archive for May 2011
Oklahoma Lowers Legal Blood Alcohol Content for Boaters
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Oklahoma fortified its boating under the influence law on May 10 in an effort to make the state’s waters safety. Governor Mary Fallin signed Senate Bill 324 – which went into effect …
Colorado State Parks’ Videos Help Boaters Prepare for Mandatory Inspections
DENVER – As boaters return to Colorado’s waterways, the Colorado State Parks’ website has a series of new, three to five minute videos to help boaters prepare for the season and for the mandatory boat …
Steamboat Lake and Pearl Lake State Parks Cancel Camping Reservations for Memorial Day Weekend
CLARK, Colo. — Reserved camping has been cancelled for the Memorial Day weekend at Steamboat Lake and Pearl Lake State Parks. Late, heavy snow has persisted this spring, making many campsites inaccessible. Both Steamboat Lake …
REVIEW: First Ride on the Sea-Doo GTI 130
By Raul Garza
Tired of losing the recreational, value segment the past six years to Yamaha’s VX WaveRunners, Sea-Doo is answering back this summer with a newly designed GTI 130 priced under $9,000 that is worthy …
Big Weekend for Yamaha and Chris MacClugage at UWP-IJSBA Opener
PANAMA BEACH CITY, Fla. — The 2011 PWC racing season began in earnest May 14-15 in Panama Beach City with the first round of the UWP-IJSBA Watercross National Tour now in the record books.
Multi-time world …
Colorado State Parks Celebrate National Safe Boating Week
LITTLETON, Colo. – People have many bad reasons for not wearing life jackets: “It’s too hot!” “It doesn’t look cool,” “I know how to swim,” and “Nothing is going to happen to me.” That may …
Governor Declares Safe Boating Week in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. – Gov. Bev Perdue has issued a proclamation that May 21-27 be recognized as Safe Boating Week in North Carolina.
With the start of the recreational boating season and National Safe Boating Week that …
Indiana Marina Receives Clean Marina Designation by State DNR
PORTAGE, Ind. — The Portage Public Marina has been designated as a Clean Marina by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the fourth such designation in the Hoosier State’s Lake Michigan region.
The Indiana Clean Marina …
Discover Florida’s Lake Okeechobee
With over 451,000 blue, watery acres, Lake Okeechobee is a lake with many titles. It is, by surface acreage, the largest lake in Florida. It also holds the distinction of being the fourth-largest lake wholly …
