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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

"America’s Boating Channel™ LIVE" will preview the upcoming National Safe Boating Week (NSBW) in the video series Episode Six, which premieres this Wednesday May 13. Also in Episode Six, viewers will glimpse future Vessel Safe Checks (VSCs) performed remotely using smartphone video cameras. The weekly online magazine

tags: Boating 101, Education, Lifestyle, safety

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

I’ve been a Great Lakes boater my entire life and have plenty of wild storm stories to tell as a result. During a boat trip home from Cedar Point in 1978, my dad piloted us across Lake Erie during what he recalls as the worst lake storm he’s been in. I, as my dad’s 11-year-old co-pilot and chart-reader, remember

by: Melissa Walsh

tags: Boating 101, Education, Navigation, safety

Thursday, April 30, 2020

In a move that could simplify and potentially reduce misunderstanding of urgent weather messages used by recreational boaters to make critical boating safety decisions, the National Weather Service (NWS) has proposed renaming “Small Craft Advisory” to “Small Craft Warning” and is asking for boaters’

tags: Law & Politics, Navigation, safety

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

In mid-April, with boating opportunities opening up with some restrictions related to marina operations, social distancing, and sanitization, the Empire State Marine Trades Association, Boating Industries Association of Upstate New York, and New York Sea Grant are providing resources to encourage people to boat in a socially

tags: COVID-19, safety

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Despite the spring-like temperatures April may bring to the Buckeye State, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Parks and Watercraft wants Ohioans to know that water temperatures in lakes and streams are still very cold, and even the best swimmers could experience complete exhaustion in just 15 minutes.

tags: Boating 101, Dept of Natural Resources, safety

Thursday, April 9, 2020

HydroHoist Boat Lifts, a leading manufacturer of marine equipment, announced today its subsidiary RotoMoldUSA has been contracted by Ongweoweh Corporation, of Ithaca, New York to produce critical medical material handling equipment. RotoMoldUSA will expand the focus of its rotational molding facilities to manufacture U.S. Food and

tags: COVID-19, Feel Good Story, Lifts & Hoists, safety

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

America’s Boating Channel™, the highly rated producer of safe boating and boater education videos, is launching a weekly online magazine show designed to help recreational boaters cope with sheltering at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The first episode of "America’s Boating Channel LIVE" will premiere

tags: Boat Club, COVID-19, Education, safety

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

With large public events being canceled due to concerns over coronavirus COVID-19, boating is perhaps the most enjoyable way to spend time with immediate family while still social distancing. Even away from the crowds, there are still everyday germs to contend with on a boat. Shurhold, the leader in marine cleaning and maintenance

tags: Cleaners, COVID-19, safety

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Project Testing History LEDnDEL, LLC a Del Anderson company, in cooperation with strategic partners Green Millennium and KON Corporation have been working to develop photocatalytic coated LED lighting products that would reduce noxious and hazardous indoor volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The materials involved in this project have

tags: COVID-19, safety

Friday, February 28, 2020

Advanced technologies in the marine industry have designed and developed easier and safer systems to enhance boating operations and navigation. Yet, we are still mooring our vessels at the dock as our great ancestors did with the same age old uncertainties. However, these constant mooring problems are eliminated with the engineered

tags: Lifts & Hoists, safety

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