Greg Your-1st Mate hooks up!
Captain Marlin Scott took Greg-Your 1st Mate out for some "catching" in Key West! Check out all the pictures from this 3 day adventure here.
Boating Fling schedule for the Bahamas announced on WOB!
Richard Treco from the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism checks in with WOBs Greg-Your 1st Mate to announce the 2010 Bahamas boating fling schedule. Here all about this unique guided island hopping experience on the 3-6-10 edition of the World of Boating. Divers should also check out the Bahamas new on-line booking engine. Specials from practically every dive operator in the Bahamas and everything you need to plan your next big Bahamas dive adventure can now be found at BahamasDiving.com!
WOB at the Miami International Boat show!
[caption id="attachment_182" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Greg and Marlin mix it up in Miami!"][/caption] Captain Marlin Scott and Greg Your 1st Mate broadcast from the Miami International Boat show. Attendance was down slightly and attributed somewhat to the severe weather that plagued the Midwest that weekend. Regardless, many vendors were reporting increases in sales over last year and cautiously optimistic about the future. Listen to the 2-13-10 edition of World of Boating for the full report and see more of the action on our photo page. FYI...later that day, someone broke into Greg's car and stole all his clothes. So if you see someone walking around Miami in a World ...
WOB crew gets a little too close to guests?
Did Greg-Your 1st Mate and Bill the Engineer have a little too much fun at the recent grand opening of the new Regal boat showroom? It was a lovefest indeed at this new showcase facility now open for all to experience in Orlando Florida. Check out the live World of Boating broadcast from the event on the 3-20-10. However, one has to wonder if Greg went a bit overboard when he claimed he could "hear the ocean" when taking this picture....;-)
Trailer Maintenance
Maintaining your boat trailer should be number one on your list of things to do because without a working trailer, you aren’t going A-N-Y-W-H-E-R-E! Jim “The Sarge” Barnhill has been helping people keep their trailers in shape for over 20 years. Listen in as Sarge goes over the important maintenance that you don’t want to put off.
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The End As We Know It
Boating is dead. There! I’ve said and written what no one else in the industry or related media is willing to say but it’s true. Recreational powerboating in particular has been on life support, in my estimation since 1987, the year of the infamous Luxury Tax. The industry had been through the economic ups and downs, the cycles if you will, but the tax was the first one that... [Read more]
NEWS FLASH: PROPS ARE SHARP!
Comments sought on propeller-strike report The Coast Guard and the American Boat and Yacht Council released a draft report, “Human Factors Analysis of Propeller Strikes,” prepared by CED Investigative Technologies Inc. The report concludes that no universal solution exists to mitigate the risk of injury from accidental contact with boat propellers — an issue that the Coast Guard has studied... [Read more]
Double Standards & Double Talk
Following accident, Lake Norman explores boat rental ordinance March 14, 2012 After an accident left a woman with serious injuries following a day on the water with an inexperienced boat operator last summer, the Lake Norman Marine Commission accelerated its action to create an ordinance regulating boat rentals on the North Carolina lake. The commission had previously discussed an ordinance... [Read more]
Get Off My Beach!
Englewood woman guilty in turtle tampering case Manasota Key property owner Juanita Schultz is clashing with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s office to keep trespassers off of what she claims is a private beach. Schultz says the sheriff’s office is neglecting their duty to enforce the law. ( Photo/ Matt Houston ) By Kate Spinner Published: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 4:27 p.m. PUNTA... [Read more]
