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Boat show at the state fairgrounds in Geddes adds safety class for . – Syracuse Post-Standard
More than 500 models of power and sail boats, personal water craft and a few luxury yachts will be on display in the Center of Progress, horticulture … There will be cruisers, sport boats, pontoon boats and sail boats on display, said Drew Wickham …

C.W. Hood 32 One Design Debuts at NMMA’s %26ldquo;Strictly Sail Show%26rdquo; in . – PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Feb 08, 2010 – C.W. Hood yachts debuted their new One Design 32′ Daysailer at the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) “Strictly Sail Show” at Chicago’s Navy Pier this past weekend. “Over the years …

Sea Ray Signs Ten New North American Dealers – FishingWorld.com
( Feb. 08, 2010 – Knoxville, TN )… When it comes to sales and service leadership, Sea Ray’s numbers speak for themselves: More than 400 dealers operating on six continents. Twenty-five representatives on Boating Industry magazine’s Top 100 …

Captain held captive by Somali pirate tells his tale in Riverside – Danbury News-Times
Captain Richard Phillips commanding officer of the american-flagged MV Maersk Alabama talks about his experience being rescued from pirates off the Somali coast as John McCarty listens during a visit the seaman made to the Riverside yacht club …

Thirty Knots, With the Wind at Your Wings – New York Times
VALENCIA, Spain — USA-17, the challenger for the America’s Cup, and Alinghi 5, the defender, may be stripped-down, lean racing machines, built purely for speed. But both are fully loaded. LEAN MACHINE The America’s Cup challenger USA-17, above in …

Lack of wind stalls America’s Cup start – CNN
(CNN) — After two years of bitter legal wrangles, the start of the 33rd America’s Cup has been delayed yet again by a lack of wind off the coast of Valencia in Spain. Swiss team Alinghi had been due to begin the defense of their title on Monday …

Christie’s Cabinet picks face confirmation hearings – Courier-Post
TRENTON — Now that Republican Gov. Chris Christie has named the people he wants to run New Jersey’s departments and agencies in his new administration, his Cabinet nominees must pass muster with the Democratic-controlled Senate. The confirmation …

NJ gov’s Cabinet picks face Judiciary panel – Morris County Daily Record
He previously antagonized the state’s powerful teachers’ union over his vocal support for charter schools and merit pay, which … Scutari believes the process shouldn’t be rushed to give committee members ample time to review resumes, formulate …

Prairie Pirates meet at Strictly Sail chicago – yachtPals.com News
It’s winter boat show season, and last weekend we celebrated our love of sailing at the nation’s largest indoor all-sail show in the US, Strictly Sail chicago. As a senior instructor for Northern Breezes Sailing School, most of my time was spent in …

RI artist making designs for classic America’s Cup yachts, rankling . – chicago Tribune
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Nathanael Greene Herreshoff was one of the world’s pre-eminent boat builders at the turn of the 20th century, crafting innovative yachts that dominated the America’s Cup sailing competition for decades. Herreshoff, who died in …

Umpires could struggle to keep up with competitors in already . – chicago Tribune
… Coutts, a three-time America’s Cup winner, expects the four-member committee to make a fair assessment even if it is appointed by the Societe Nautique Geneve, Alinghi’s home yacht club. “I’ve got a tremendous amount of confidence in (principal …

Happy Days – Superyacht Times
Happy Days is the largest composite yacht ever built in the America’s (2006). This 50 meter full-displacement motor yacht is the fourth project built in this series. In order to satisfy the Owner’s request for more interior volume, Delta modified …

Seven Sins – Superyacht Times
This luxurious tri-level 41m Heesen yacht was launched in April 2005. The interior design features beautiful semi-gloss cherry wood panelling and a teak and ebony parquetry floor, whilst Makassar furniture adds an exotic touch. From stepping on board …

Christie’s Cabinet picks face N.J. Judiciary panel – NorthJersey.com
TRENTON — Now that Republican Governor Christie has named the people he wants to run New Jersey’s departments and agencies in his new administration, his Cabinet nominees must pass muster with the Democratic-controlled Senate. The confirmation …

Lifeboat crew honoured – full story of dramatic rescue off Scotland – Sail World
Once again at Sail-World we’re delighted to announce that the members of a lifeboat crew, so often the neglected heroes of near-death escapes by seafarers, are to be honoured for their actions in coming to the rescue of the crew of a yacht in October …

Top 10 vacations for the newly unemployed – The Province
Join the nonprofit network Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms. In exchange for your room and board, usually in a family home, you’ll work part-time on one of 1,200 organic farms around the world. Grow kiwis in New Zealand, for example, while …

Children rescued from cliffs – This is South Devon
FIVE children were rescued on Saturday after becoming stranded on a cliff at Paignton. Brixham Coastguard said the alarm was raised about lunchtime by the yacht Carolina after its crew saw the children waving for help. The children, aged between …

Cup yachts turn into speedboats – Boston Globe
VALENCIA, Spain – On a recent visit to his native Australia, America’s Cup helmsman Jimmy Spithill squeezed in the time to get his pilot’s license. It was a keen decision, considering that he has his hands on the wheel of one of the most mind …

Related Links – Westerly Sun
The Pawcatuck River has been flowing to the sea for thousands of years, and soon that flow will meet a little less resistance. Some of the dams that held back the river to power grist and woolen mills have long lost their reason for being, and at …