Capt Patrick
Seems someone on the show has a problem with the rejoin music. We wonder who that could be?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGu9IKIbTp0
BoatUS estimates vessel damage at $500 million
Posted on 30 August 2011
Hurricane Irene likely caused an estimated $500 million in damage to boats, according to Jim Holler, senior vice president of underwriting for BoatUS.
That figure, he said, does not include damage to boating facilities, and includes all boats, whether insured or not, in all states affected [...]
Elsewhere and Meanwhile
Of course there were other things happening in the ‘shire while Tonii was away at school because although it was an idyllic place to live it was not without its problems. The main issue as it related to the islands and the loch was a brewing power struggle between the [...]
VW Hovercraft Bring Us One Step Closer to the Jetsons
Analysis by Emad Hanna
Zhang Yuan, a 21-year-old Chinese designer, has plans for a vehicle called the Volkswagen Aqua that can hover and thereby negotiate all kinds of terrain, including road, sand, ice, snow and water! The design for the invention has been shortlisted in the annual [...]
Too much news to print one at a time concerning the government ( Federal, State, and Local) restricting access to public anchorages, selling off public anchorages, and wanting to rescind the second mortgage tax breaks on boats and yachts. The links are provided below:
Tax break http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/514997
Restricting access to anchorages: http://www.soundingspub.com/news/todays-top-stories/286406-dc-boaters-troubled-by-restricted-anchorage-proposal
Selling public anchorages: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/jul/08/derelict-boats-a-matter-of-cash/
Waterfront homeowners upset with boats anchoring [...]
















