Boat Race becomes 'the Boat Races' as women and men's university events are combined for 2015

Women's varsity event between Oxford and Cambridge will move to the men's Tideway course in 2015.

The Mekong Riverine Operation Unit (MROU) of the navy will be expanded to better contribute to joint patrols with China, Laos and Myanmar against robbers, drug smugglers and illegal immigrants, navy chief Surasak Roomruangwong said on Wednesday.

Firefighting boat to launch in Santa Cruz in March

SANTA CRUZ -- A former U.S. Coast Guard boat that arrived in Santa Cruz on Monday will help Santa Cruz firefighters attack fires, clean up hazardous materials spills and hasten evacuations at the wharf during a fire.

Chap Goh Meh boat parade in Melaka

The massive wooden boat parked in front of Cheng Hong Temple for the appreciation of devotees and tourists. Photo courtesy by Sin Chew Daily Devotees towing the boat along Jonker Street.

KAZAKHSTAN YACHT ON WORLD EXPEDITION TO STOPOVER IN MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- Shokan Valikhanov, a yacht from Kazakhstan on its first sailing expedition around the world is expected to arrive in PortKlang this Sunday (Feb 12). According to the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the expedition isorganised by the Central Asian Geographic Society with support from theKazakhstan Association KAZENERGY and oil company "MangistauMunaiGas ...

The Cult of Yacht

The Los Angeles-based two-piece YACHT (Young Americans Challenging High Technology) inspires a cultish following by Andrew Crisp The Mamas and the Papas were known for four-part vocal harmonizing. The band's dreamy choral folk songs sounded almost like the background music for a cult.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Boat Race tide changes as women's race set to be given equal billing with men

Exclusive: Women's Boat Race set to be given equal billing with men's for the first time in 183-year history.

Congressman Questions Port Of LA About VIP Yacht After KCAL9 Investigation

Congressman Darrell Issa from Washington questions why the port of Los Angeles owns a 73-foot yacht called the Angelena, and why they're using taxpayer money to refurbish it.

The Keys to Safe Boating in 2012

Due to the increase of watercraft traffic, boating these days is seldom a peaceful and relaxing day on the water because it demands the 100% attention of the boat operator. Boating safety begins long before you reach the water

KAZAKHSTAN’S WORLD EXPEDITION ARRIVE TO MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Feb (Bernama) -- Kazakhstan''s yacht "Shokan Valikhanov," makesthe first marine expedition around the world and named “Terra Vita”, plans toarrive in Malaysia on February 12, 2012. The crew overcame the tens of thousandsof miles across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, waiting to face the IndianOcean in front of it.The organizer of the marine expedition is the Central Asian ...

Death toll rises after boat accident near DomRep

The number of victims who died after a boat overloaded with migrants capsized this weekend near the Dominican Republic has risen to 21, officials said Tuesday.

Boat owner saved after icy slip

A narrowboat owner who slipped into the River Trent, near Colwick Marina, is saved by a canoeist paddling past by chance.

Kudlow's Message to Mitt: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

By Larry Kudlow, CNBC Anchor NEW YORK (CNBC) --That great phrase was coined by the late Jack Kemp, who believed that growth and opportunity for all is the answer to poverty. In fact, Kemp believed it was the answer to all things economic. And he was right. The best anti-poverty program is the one that creates jobs. The answer to large budget deficits? Grow the economy, create jobs, watch incomes ...

Boat-ramp fees optimism

An estimated $15,000 has been collected from the new boat-ramp fees at the Waitaki lakes.

Yemen says Eritrea holds Yemeni boats in fishing row

SANAA (Reuters) - Eritrea's navy has seized five Yemeni fishing boats in the Red Sea in an area where the two countries have had a territorial dispute, a Yemeni official said on Tuesday. The incident is part of a dispute between Yemen and Eritrea over water rights around the Red Sea's Hanish Islands, which the two countries briefly fought over in 1995. An international court gave Yemen ...

Bobby Michener wins Boating Instructor of the Year award

Peters Marine owner is Pennsylvania Instructor of the Year Bobby Michener didn't get into teaching the Pennsylvania Basic Boating course just because he's the president and owner of Peters Marine in Allentown.

Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating skills course in Braintree

A boating skills and seamanship course will be offered by Flotilla 12-5 of the Coast Guard Auxiliary starting Feb. 28.

Taxpayer Money Used To Maintain Million-Dollar Yacht

With the city going broke you may be surprised to find out that Los Angeles is the proud owner of a million dollar yacht and it is about to undergo hundreds of thousands of dollars in renovations at taxpayer expense.

Ten agencies line up for pro bono boating industry pitch

A pro bono pitch held by the boating industry has received submissions from ten interested agencies. The pitch, held by Queensland Marine, the state’s boating industry body, was called last month. The Boating Industries Alliance of Australia, the industry body that oversees Queensland Marine, declined to reveal the identities of the agencies involved. One agency [...]

State Fish and Wildlife boat ramp and creel checks

Everett ramp -- Feb. 4: 40 boats with 88 anglers caught seven chinook. Edmonds Marina -- Feb. 3: Six boats with nine anglers caught two chinook; Feb. 4: Nine boats with 12 anglers caught one chinook.

"Selling To The Generations” Among Most Popular Presentations at Yacht Brokerage University

“Marketing in the Digital Age” and product launch forums attended by 192 brokersNorfolk, VA (PRWEB) February 06, 2012 The January 24 Yacht Brokerage University. co-presented by YachtWorld.com, a Dominion Marine Media (DMM) business with the Internet’s largest worldwide database of brokerage boats, and the Florida Yacht Brokers Association (FYBA), drew 192 brokers to the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in ...

Vandals damage Winnipeg boating clubhouse

Vandals broke into the Redboine Boating Club in Winnipeg and caused $20,000 in damage to the facility

Goldfish 23 All-Electric eFUSION Boat Powered By UQM® Propulsion System Wins the 2012 Boat of the Year Innovation ...

UQM Technologies, Inc. PowerPhase® Select 145 electric propulsion system powered the Goldfish 23 all-electric eFUSION boat to win the innovation award category of the 2012 European Powerboat of the Year award at the Dusseldorf Boat Show.

VIDEO: How safe are tourist boats in Vietnam?

A year after 12 people died on a sinking tourist boat, Carmen Roberts asks if Vietnam's Ha Long Bay is any safer for visitors.

17 dead, 13 rescued after migrant boat capsizes

Boat carrying about 70 migrants from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico capsized before dawn Saturday morning

Coast Guard boating classes offered later this month

The Coast Guard Auxiliary of Edmonds, Washington Flotilla is hosting two boating classes for experienced and novice boaters.

Yachting: Camper needs to be in winning groove

Unless they start notching some wins Team New Zealand's bid for around the world glory could be all over by the time they reach Auckland next month.The Camper-sponsored entry took third place in leg three over the weekend, arriving...

Boating safety course offered

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is offering an opportunity to learn and ask questions at a boating education course from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at ODNR's administrative headquarters, 2045 Morse Road, Building E in Columbus.

London canal boat owners must pay to stay near Games

Boat owners accustomed to freely navigating London's narrow canals will have to pay to moor near Olympic sites during the 2012 Games, fuelling fears by some that they are being pushed out by unprecedented security measures.

Oistins fire destroys three boats

FIRE DESTROYED THREE BOATS and extensively damaged another in the dockyard of the Berinda Cox Fish Market in Oistins, Christ Church, yesterday.

NZ man on Antarctic-bound yacht safe

A New Zealander on a yacht bound for Antarctica has made recent contact to say he is OK, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) says.

Yachting: Camper battles into third place

While doubts are growing that the next leg of the Volvo Ocean race - the much-awaited return to Auckland next month - will see an Emirates Team New Zealand win with Camper or even a repeat of that thrilling 1990 finishing joust on...

Yachting: Teams drowning in sea of expense

Expense is the main reason there are so few challengers in the next America's Cup, says Emirates Team New Zealand head Grant Dalton - not the oft-blamed world economy."It's too damned expensive," he said. "Oracle have talked about...

Yachting: Martinez scores hat-trick Volvo triumph

SANYA—Spain's Iker Martinez matched the achievement of one of the Volvo Ocean Race greats on Saturday when he became the first skipper in 22 years to win three legs in a row.

Martinez scores hat-trick Volvo yachting triumph

Spain's Iker Martinez matched the achievement of one of the Volvo Ocean Race greats on Saturday when he became the first skipper in 22 years to win three legs in a row.

Yachting: Polar opposites make winning 470 sail mates

Like those in many successful "marriages", sailors Jason Saunders and Paul Snow Hansen are polar opposites.Saunders is Big Day Out, Snow Hansen is Laneway. But put them in a 470 boat and it works. The pair, who are both 21, finished...

Brevard man must move boats or face jail time

For years, taxpayers in Brevard County have had to pay to remove abandoned boats. Now, the owners of those boats are facing jail time for leaving their vessels behind. A judge gave one boat owner a strict deadline to have his boats removed the next full moon. Paul Baumann is hoping the full moon will bring in the tide and make it easier to move out two boats. If the tide does not come in and ...

Harbormaster seeks better way to wash boats

A boat washer on wheels may sound like a luxury item for a town to own, but it’s a necessity if the Town of Harwich wants to continue to allow people to wash their boats at town landings. In December, the Department of Environmental Protection sent a ‘cease and desist’ order to stop bottom boat washing on town property.

Boating safety course offered in West Portsmouth

FRANKLIN FURNACE — The Ohio Boating Education Course will be offered Feb. 11 at Shawnee State Park in West Portsmouth, according to officials from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft.

Yachting: Camper back in the game

Camper have made up some of the ground they lost last weekend, and have moved up to third as they sail close to the Vietnam coast in rough conditions.The Team New Zealand crew lost significant ground in the weekend when they made...