Read Top Sports > Boating Headlines and Articles from http://www.boatingprnews.com en-us http://www.boatingprnews.com/rss_feeds.htm http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/09/auxiliarists-play-key-role-in-coast-guard-mission-in-hurricane-katrina-aftermath-8217.htm Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT MOBILE, Alabama - When key active-duty Coast Guard assets were damaged at critical junctures during and after hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast, Coast Guard Auxiliary members responded to the call for help with radio and boat assets, as well as the trained manpower to make a difference. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2006/05/noreastcom-and-cobia-boats-present-the-triple-crown-of-fishing-100000-in-total-prizes-all-anglers-in-ny-nj-ct-and-ri-are-eligible-14037.htm Wed, 17 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT Noreast.com and Cobia Boats are proud to announce the "Triple Crown of Fishing" tournament series. The total prize value to be awarded is $100,000 for the three tournaments, which includes a $25,000 boat and motor prize package. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2006/05/tuffcoat-antislip-rubber-coating-makes-dinghies-safer-repair-renew-and-protect-your-inflatable-boat-13884.htm Fri, 12 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT Restoring your inflatable boat renews and protects it, but also makes it safer to use. The brand-new Tuff-Coat Anti-Slip Coating, available exclusively at www.Tuff-Coat.com, improves traction anywhere you add it on your dinghy. Repair, renew and protect your inflatable rather than replace it. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2007/06/costa-rica-real-estate-and-marina-developers-transform-golfito-costa-rica-town-29484.htm Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT This Costa Rican paradise in Golfito Costa Rica may have started as the bustling port for the Chiquita Banana empire in the 1920's, but today a team of Miami developers are transforming it into Bahia Escondida Marina and Village, a luxury tropical playground located in Golfito Costa Rica. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2006/08/are-you-including-a-press-release-in-your-marketing-campaign-arsenal-perhaps-you-should-be-17027.htm Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT 24-7PressRelease.com Selected as Top Source For Press Release Distribution http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2006/03/coast-guard-auxiliary-association-announces-new-board-of-directors-11909.htm Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT St Louis, MO, -- In an dramatic change of structure, the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association voted its first non Auxiliary members to its Board of Directors in 68 years. The Coast Guard Auxiliary is the business arm of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, founded in 1939. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2006/03/repairing-your-inflatable-boat-now-as-easy-as-painting-just-apply-revolutionary-twostage-tuffcoat-inflatable-boat-repair-kit-to-any-damaged-hypalon-or-pvc-surface-12604.htm Fri, 31 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT Fast, easy and inexpensive solution renews, restores and protects inflatables. Instead of replacing damaged inflatable boat for thousands of dollars, Tuff-Coat's Inflatable Boat Repair Kit can fix almost any surface damage for $200 or less. If you can paint, you can repair your own inflatable boat. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2007/01/dfw-elite-auto-rentalcom-rocks-2007-dallas-boat-show-with-two-new-opportunities-for-landlocked-fun-elite-car-club-and-drive-your-dream-23167.htm Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:00:00 GMT .. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/11/auxiliarist-plays-key-role-in-medevac-9464.htm Sun, 20 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT Within 10 days, Coast Guard rescue crews flew more than 4,000 miles to render aid to ailing mariners in the Pacific Ocean. On both trips a Coast Guard Auxiliarist accompanied the rescue crew as the interpreter for the mission. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/11/boat-runs-over-diver-killing-himboaters-and-divers-need-to-understand-each-other-9368.htm Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT According to the Coast Guard's Office for Boating Safety www.uscgboating.org, at least 53 vessels were involved in some type of accident with either a swimmer or diver in 2003. The USCG reported 10 fatalities, with another 14 fatalities which were not part of the report due to reporting criteria. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/12/so-you-want-to-help-americathe-coast-guard-auxiliary-is-more-than-just-boatsfour-years-later-9370.htm Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:00:00 GMT In December, 2001 I wrote my first article for the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. Just as the Auxiliary played a role in the response to Sept 11th, so it is true that Auxiliarists played a role in the Rescue efforts of those who were the victims of both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/12/these-days-maritime-security-is-everyones-business-9369.htm Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:00:00 GMT Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is a term you may see more and more in the press, at your marina, or in your boating magazines and newspapers. MDA is concerned with all people and things in the maritime environment. In this context, "security" means more than it usually does. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2007/04/classic-cars-are-always-in-fashion-and-always-on-hand-at-dfw-elite-car-clubcom-26492.htm Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT Bring Back Old Memories and Create Some New Ones in Vintage Automobiles http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2006/03/coast-guard-auxiliary-association-is-featured-as-charity-of-the-day-12352.htm Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT GoodSearch.com on March 25, 2006 will feature the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. (CGAuxA) as their "Charity of the Day". http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/08/coast-guard-auxiliary-rescues-parajumpers-7797.htm Sat, 20 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT Oswego, New York - United States Coast Guard Auxiliarists, America's Volunteer Lifesavers assisted the Para-jumpers at a recent harbor festival, held in the historic Oswego harbor, on July 31st. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/11/no-holiday-for-auxiliarist-taking-charge-of-floating-shelter-9468.htm Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT Government officials here are lauding the work being done by volunteers from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary aboard the cruise ship Holday, berthed in Pascagoula since Oct. 29 and being used as a "floating shelter" for displaced people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2006/07/teens-death-underscores-need-for-pwc-safety-15658.htm Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT Antother PWC accident, which made headline news in the New York newspapers, is just one of several headlines that have peppered the media since the boating season has begun. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/11/coast-guard-auxiliary-offers-gift-ideas-for-water-9128.htm Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT The Coast Guard Auxiliary would like to make some hoiday suggestions to those who are buying gifts for their loved ones. For those who are purchasing gifts for a "water" person, be they a power boater, a sailor, a kayaker, a diver or even a duck hunter, why not purchase a gift based on safety http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/08/boating-under-the-influence-kills10yearold-girl-dies-in-fatal-boat-collision-7786.htm Sat, 20 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT Suffolk County, NY - Drinking and Driving is a very dangerous combination, but Boating and Drinking, especially at night, is fatal. Wednesday, A 10-year-old girl died and her parents were injured following a collision in the Great South Bay near Bayshore Long Island. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/09/auxiliarist-responds-to-the-health-care-needs-caused-by-katrina-8504.htm Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT Richard C. Lavy, M.D. isn't your average doctor. Dr. Lavy isn't your average person. He is a United States Coast Guard Auxiliarist who now donates most of his time to the United States Coast Guard. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/10/the-capsizing-of-the-ethan-allen-highlights-a-mistake-many-recreational-boaters-make-8892.htm Sun, 23 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT In 2004, 393 vessels were reported capsized (as the primary causality event), with 229 injuries and 184 fatalities, this according to the United States Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety's 2004 Boating Statistics. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/06/minnesota-boating-fatalities-serve-as-grim-reminder-that-pfds-can-save-lives-6125.htm Sun, 05 Jun 2005 07:00:00 GMT Most of the five boating deaths in Minnesota over the Memorial Day could have been prevented if all the victims had been wearing life jackets, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/06/false-distress-hoax-ties-up-cg-and-local-law-enforcement-6324.htm Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:00:00 GMT Wantagh, NY - A distress call this afternoon claiming that a body was in the water near Wantagh Park, sent multipe agencies on what became a wild goose chase http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/08/mcgrawhill-and-coast-guard-auxiliary-association-pen-deal-7524.htm Sun, 07 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT McGraw-Hill Professional's International Marine division, the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, whcih supports the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, announced that they have established a learning partnership to develop co-branded print and electronic texts, study guides and reference materials. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/09/heroics-from-hurricane-katrina-8449.htm Sat, 24 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT USCG Auxiliary 4th Division Vice Captain Mike Howell did not have a lot of choices if he were to save his home and Auxiliary Facility, Maņana. Katrina was fast approaching, and Maņana, a 53' steel-hulled boat, could only do eight to ten knots with its single diesel engine. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/10/was-there-any-benefit-rom-the-hurricanes-8865.htm Sun, 16 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT As the Search and Rescue phase of the hurricane dwindles, and the Recovery phase fully ramps up, it behooves us to take a look back at these last five weeks and try to make an assessment of the cost, and any benefit that we in the Auxiliary have endured. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/08/auxiliarists-trek-to-teach-safe-boating-course-becomes-trial-by-fire-photo-op-7860.htm Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT When U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarist Dean Terencio received a request to teach a safe boating course to the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association earlier this month, he was not expecting a trial by fire. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/04/the-government-wants-to-give-you-something-for-freefor-real-with-no-catch-4732.htm Mon, 04 Apr 2005 07:00:00 GMT Here's one of the best kept Free Give-a-ways from the Federal Government, and its FREE - FREE - FREE! This is not one of those gimmicks with hidden costs. You won't get a bill in the mail or a ticket after you get there. It's not a law enforcement sting operation. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/03/coast-guard-auxiliary-rescue-in-florida-4622.htm Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:00:00 GMT Two Coast Guard Auxiliarists, who were on shore, are getting a share of the credit for helping rescue a Florida couple adrift near the Bahamas. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/10/auxiliary-members-supply-ms-state-police-with-zodiacs-8775.htm Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT Upon learning of the extreme difficulties New Orleans was having with resources to rescue victims, the Launch 5 crew contacted Zodiac Marine who, without hesitation, donated four inflatables and one outboard motor. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/06/have-you-dreamt-of-doing-an-atlantic-yacht-race-6630.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2005 07:00:00 GMT Global Yacht Racing is a Southampton based company offering ordinary people the chance to race a sixty foot race yacht across the Atlantic this November in this Year's Rubicon Atlantic Challenge. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/07/how-to-increases-the-chances-that-your-boat-will-survive-this-seasons-hurricanes-6249.htm Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:00:00 GMT "The season" is almost upon us. No, we're not talking Christmas, where our children on Christmas morning make the room where you keep your Tree look like a hurricane hit it - we're talking the real deal. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2007/02/classic-yacht-online-magazine-launches-24047.htm Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:00:00 GMT Classic Yacht online magazine marries the look and editorial substance of a world-class magazine layout with the efficiencies of the internet. Classic Yacht offers readers free subscriptions at classicyachtmag.com. Readers turn the pages of the premiere issue immediately upon subscribing. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/08/trailering-its-a-skill-that-needs-to-be-practiced-7218.htm Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT Ever spend some time at the boat ramp? It can evoke all the emotions of the theatre. Pathos, humor, drama, action, and a whole lot of the "Worlds funniest video's" thrown in for good measure. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/05/coast-guard-auxiliarists-rescue-tribal-officer-off-california-coast-5781.htm Sat, 21 May 2005 07:00:00 GMT U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteers are being praised for rescuing a tribal police officer in the Pacific Ocean, near the mouth of Klamath River. Yurok tribal police officer Thorn McCovey, 26, fell into the river after his boat failed to start, according to tribal officials. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/08/two-auxiliary-boat-crews-handle-multiple-sar-cases-in-ny-and-st-louis-7576.htm Wed, 10 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT Two different states, two different parts of the country and two different Coast Guard Auxiliary boat crews handled four (4) search and rescue cases this past weekend. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/09/us-coast-guard-auxiliary-launches-operation-life-ringhumanitarian-program-aimed-at-assisting-victims-from-hurricane-katrina-8218.htm Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT SACRAMENTO - In the wake of the suffering caused by Hurricane Katrina, the Coast Guard Auxiliary is launching Operation Life Ring, a humanitarian effort to mobilize its members to assist the citizens of the Gulf Coast region, and any others whose lives have been forever changed by this catastrophe. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/07/when-in-comes-to-boating-safety-equipment-your-life-jacket-pfd-is-just-the-startadditional-equipment-can-help-save-your-life-6689.htm Fri, 01 Jul 2005 07:00:00 GMT Federal, State and Local laws require that every vessel should have a Personnel Flotation Device (PFD) or life jacket for each person on board a vessel. These laws go on to say that these PFD's must be readily accessible, in case they are needed in an emergency. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2006/05/tiara-yachts-3000-open-about-as-versatile-and-as-big-as-you-can-get-in-a-thirty-footer-13646.htm Wed, 03 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT Boater's LIFE reviews Tiara Yacht's new 3000 Open. This represents the industry's first review of this boat and includes video. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/06/two-auxiliarists-aid-boater-update-6315.htm Mon, 13 Jun 2005 07:00:00 GMT UPDATE to the story about four members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary in New Jersey utilized their training and skills to save a boater's life earlier this week. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/08/kids-and-pfds-photo-op-7684.htm Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT Maya Kivett takes the McDonald's triple thick shake coupon from Dan Schwisow, USCG Auxiliary, of Kennewick, WA, as her mom Anjie looks on. Please note the little duck has his lifejacket on as well at her feet!! http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/07/life-jackets-are-for-everyonepfdmas-new-life-jacket-video-project-is-a-marketersdream-7075.htm Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:00:00 GMT Promoting the actual wearing of personal flotation devices (PFDs) has always been an important challenge of agencies and organizations involved in recreational boating safety. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/06/look-up-at-the-sky-is-it-a-plane-is-it-a-helicopter-or-is-it-avisual-distress-signal-4731.htm Wed, 01 Jun 2005 07:00:00 GMT In many of our coastal communities, lights in the sky after dusk are a rare sight. In other areas of the country, they are common place. But streaking lights always make people look twice. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/05/some-quick-thinking-saves-twobut-boater-education-would-have-prevented-the-situation-5780.htm Sat, 21 May 2005 07:00:00 GMT Boating at this time of the year in the waters around New York is a delight. And what makes it so delightful is the fact that there are very few boats on the water. Some of the reason for the lack of boaters on the water is the temperatures. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/06/two-auxiliarists-aid-boater-6248.htm Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:00:00 GMT Two Coast Guard auxiliarists provided medical assistance to a boater who was injured when his vessel was involved in a collision with a barge near southern Staten Island, N.Y., at approximately 8:00 tonight. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/05/coast-guard-auxiliary-flotillas-win-coveted-2005-boating-safety-grants-5977.htm Sun, 29 May 2005 07:00:00 GMT The annual BOATU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has announced the 2005 winners of their Boating Safety Grants. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2006/06/united-states-coast-guard-auxiliary-celebrates-its-67th-year-of-serviceallvolunteer-organization-is-considered-to-be-an-integral-part-of-coast-guard-forces-15173.htm Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT On June 23rd, the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will celebrate the sixty-seventh anniversary of its founding. The Auxiliary, an all volunteer workforce of over 31,000 members, appears to be as valuable and relevant today as it was during its inception. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/08/homeland-security-leaders-to-address-coast-guard-auxiliary-convention-in-orlando-this-week-7966.htm Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT Three Admirals, including the Vice Commandant, of the United States Coast Guard will address the National Convention of the Coast Guard Auxiliary this week at the Rosen Centre in Orlando. http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/10/auxiliary-aviation-in-the-skiesphoto-spread-8783.htm Tue, 11 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT Photo spread of Auxiliarists in the Aviation program flying in response to Hurricane Katrina http://www.boatingprnews.com/sports_boating_articles/2005/09/coast-guard-applauds-aux-air-commitment-8344.htm Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT The Commanding Officers of the Aviation Training Center in Mobile, AL and Air Station New Orleans in a joint message applauded the commitment and skills of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Air Wing.