Coast Guard Ignites Louisiana Oil Slick
Posted on April 28th 2010 - Pete McDonald
To avert a natural disaster along the wetlands of the Louisiana coastline, the Coast Guard today started a controlled burn of the oil slick formed ...
Sign Up For The National Saltwater Angler Registry?
Posted on April 26th 2010 - Pete McDonald
The other day I was fishing in New Jersey when an officer from the Division of Fish & Wildlife approached and asked if I had ...
This Just In, LORAN Is Still Dead
Posted on April 23rd 2010 - Pete McDonald
There’s no turning back now. Dismantling the LORAN system is not all that popular among the hardcore boating set, but what’s the difference? The Coast ...
Q&A With Bonefish and Tarpon Trust
Posted on April 17th 2010 - Pete McDonald
The Bonefish & Tarpon Trust is one of the leading stewards of flats species conservation. Dr. Aaron Adams, the organization’s spokesman, has a lot of ...
Want to Buy a Flying Boat?
Posted on April 14th 2010 - Pete McDonald
Well, you’re actually too late. This 93-year old flying wooden boat sold for $506,000 at auction yesterday, according to the New York Times.
I meant to ...
Follow the Science On Ethanol
Posted on April 7th 2010 - Pete McDonald
Keeping on with the ethanol theme, I got an email from BoatUS today discussing the problems with the EPA’s possible approval of E15 gasoline. Here ...
Valvtect Claims Treatment Solves Boater’s Ethanol Problems
Posted on April 6th 2010 - Pete McDonald
Ethanol, in the form of E10 gasoline, is considered by many (me included) to be the scourge of boating. The fuel company Valvtect claims to ...
Dog Rescued From Empty Yacht
Posted on March 31st 2010 - Pete McDonald
Here’s yet another post about dogs on boats, again courtesy of dog lover Kim Kavin. According to this post from the blog OhMiDog, a rescue ...
Australians Break World Waterskiing Record
Posted on March 29th 2010 - Pete McDonald
A group of Australian waterskiers broke the world record for most skiers successfully towed behind a single boat. A total of 114 skiers from the ...
Kim Kardashian Tweets Boat Pics
Posted on March 28th 2010 - Pete McDonald
Kim Kardashian, the reality star famous for, well, for being famous, tweeted pictures of herself on a boat, in a bikini, and somehow this became ...