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| The Dog Days of
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August 12, 2010 |
Welcome to the Dog Days of Summer edition of
the Daily Boater - the official newsletter & blog
of FirstBoat.com.
Actually, our local weather reporter told us on the news last
night that the Dog Days have officially
ended, at least here in southern New England. Here's hoping
that cool, dry weather will prevail over the next few weeks to
allow for some serious boating.
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Now, back to the boating news! Here's
this week's wrap-up from the Daily
Boater...
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Boat Shows on the Corners
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 Seattle, VT, Maine, Michigan & more
There are nautical events on both the northeast and northwest
corners of the lower 48, and several other boat shows happening
this weekend.
Find out about all of this
weekend's boat shows and nautical festivals
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Lend
Me a Life Jacket
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 Life Jacket Loaner Programs Reach Across the
Country
Idaho just announced that they will lend life jackets to
boaters who need them, joining several other states as well as a
nationwide program by BoatU.S. in an effort to help make it easier
to boat safely.... Read More
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Bow
Riding Kills
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Dozens
of boating deaths directly linked to bow riding
In an effort to improve boating safety on the east coast, the
United States Coast Guard has started Operation Bow Rider. Their goal
is to increase awareness of the dangers associated with riding on
the bow of a boat.... Continue to full story
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Tragedy
and Miracles
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Boaters
found drifting, treading water in separate mishaps
After drifting for three days at sea on a 32 ft center console
fishing boat, three men were found safe more than 80 miles off the
coast of Jacksonville.
An incident with a less fortunate ending took place in the wee
hours of Saturday morning near Chicago. All four of the young
adults aboard an untethered 31-foot sailboat jumped off the boat to
go for a swim in Lake Michigan.
.... Read both stories at the Daily
Boater
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Sea
Song of the Week
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 Sky
Sailing
Each Friday we pick a nautical tune to be our Sea Song of the Week. Our latest
choice is a new song that is sweet to sail to.
Hope you enjoy Brielle, the
latest release off of Adam Young's Sky Sailing project.
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Thank you for reading, and have a fun and safe weekend on the
water!
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