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Power Boat News - USA
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The ocean is our playground. We sail on it, we swim in it, we fish from it and without it we don't have 60-80% of the world's oxygen........So why do we abuse it? The reason we abuse it is because most of us don't even realise we are. Covering 70% of the planet, our oceans seem to cope with everything we throw at it, right? Well think again.
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Dock your boat at a fuel dock and you will engage in one of boating's more dangerous, but necessary activities. Fuel fires and galley fires continue to top the 'most dangerous' list of emergencies. After all, if a fire breaks out when fueling, your boat and all other boats in the marina could be exposed to a literal 'lethal weapon'. Follow these seven steps each and every time you fuel your boat.
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I remember reading, following the Space Shuttle Columbia crash, that the finger of blame could be PowerPointed at a slick 'sales pitch' which took precedence over earnest engineering evaluation.
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US footwear giants, Wolverine Worldwide, owners of Sebago, have announced effective 1 May one of their largest acquisitions to date: Wolverine Worldwide has purchased Collective Brands’ Performance and Lifestyle Group (PLG) consisting of Sperry Top-Sider, Saucony, Stride Rite and Keds
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As boaters, the ocean is our playground, and for some, it is our office. Every day we go out on the water we make an impact on our ocean, yet so many people are unaware of that very impact. So here are some alarming stats for you:
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The other day, a reader sent in a query as to why I recommend a 7: 1 scope on anchor rode as opposed to 3:1. After all, less rode means less hassle with having all that line messed up by gooey mud, slimy bottom crud, and other unknowns beneath the sea.
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For the second year in succession, ‘Sandman’ has held off 52 other boats to win the Bass Pro Shops’ 2012 World Sailfish Championships held off the fabulous Florida Keys. Despite the tournament being called off on Sunday last due to rising seas and worsening weather conditions, the ‘Sandman’ crew share $316, 917 in prize money for winning the event.
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Cigarette Racing posed an intriguing question at Miami – Why five? For the answer, we turned to Cigarette Racing CEO Skip Braver. 'Simple,' he said, 'because six wouldn’t fit.'
Skip was referring to the astonishing Cigarette on the company’s always-impressive Miami International Boat Show display, the all-new 42’ (12.80-metres) Huntress.
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Reefballs are making a significant impact - Efforts to enhance Arizona’s bass fisheries with man-made habitats received a big boost, when the Arizona B.A.S.S. Federation Nation (ABFN) was awarded a $12,600 grant. That money from Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation (ASWC) will be used to assist Arizona Game and Fish (AGF) in making concrete Reef Balls.
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Powerboat P1 Management, a London based promoter, has unveiled plans to launch a new powerboating series in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 'This is a very significant announcement for Powerboat P1 and for the Middle East region as a whole. For the first time we have an investor from the UAE with the conviction to support our vision as it makes sound commercial sense,' said Powerboat P1 chairman
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For nearly 50-years, Peter Jenkins has been one of the best-known and most recognisable personalities in the Australian boating industry. The 69-year-old father of two and grandfather of four, is planning on an active retirement and it would be a safe bet to say that much of it will be spent in the cockpit of his helicopter.
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World Sailfish Championship - This coming weekend the tournament, rated as the world’s richest with more than $1 million 'up for grabs' and as 'the Superbowl of fishing tournaments' kicks off in Key West’s famed Mallory Square with a free concert for the Keys.
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For the very first time in United States maritime history, a diverse group of subject matter experts (SMEs) have agreed to an initial set of 37 On-Water, skill-based standards that recreational powerboat operators should be able to demonstrate at the entry level.
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We are poisoning and choking our marine ecosystems with marine debris. The Rozalia Project and its 60ft sailing research vessel American Promise are coming to clean marine debris and trash from your local waters from the coasts of Maine to British Columbia with the Great Lakes in-between.
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The greatly anticipated Adastra was launched earlier this week at the McConaghy Boats China facility. Described as 'one of the world's most amazing Superyachts' she has already been turning heads in China and Hong Kong where she is performing a series of sea trials.
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Generally speaking, when a sportsman (or woman) holds a world record, be it against the clock, for endurance or perhaps a score, there’s often a feeling of sadness when that record is broken, and someone’s name is deleted from the record books.
Be that as it may, I’m about to introduce you to a world record holder who is more or less desperately hoping someone will come along and smash it, pref
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Victory Team’s Nadir Bin Hendi has promised to fight to clear his name after he was hit with a two year ban by the UIM, powerboating’s world governing body, after testing positive for a banned substance last year. 'I feel sorry, and honestly I am depressed for the way things are going in my future and my life,' he said.
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Going back not all that far in time, the beam from the Police helicopter’s spotlight as it flew overhead at night, used to make you think there was a lunar eclipse going on right there in your backyard.
A breakthrough came when infrared technology was applied and relatively small, gimballed units could be mounted to the fuselage.
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UAE Wooden Powerboat Championship 2011-12 - Extreme Marine picked up the top two spots in the overall standings. Salim Fadhel Al Hamli and Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al Suwaidi surrendered their top spot for the first time this season to end second in the race, but the 300 points the Extreme Marine boat earned was enough to hand them the overall honours with 1900 points at the end of the season.
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Editorial
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A truly international all-women's race team formed in order to take on an historic -- some say the most grueling -- event in boating: the 24 Heure Motonautiques de Rouen. And helping this global team of champions conquer the River Seine is global boat transport champion Peters & May.
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UIM Class 1 Pearl of Qatar Grand Prix – Victory’s Arif Al Zafeen and Mohammed Al Marri came from behind to win the second race, taking their third win together from four starts since teaming-up in Dubai at the end of last season.
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UIM Class 1 Pearl of Qatar Grand Prix first race took place today in Doha. Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani and Steve Curtis led home a Spirit of Qatar one-three, ending a nine year wait for Sheikh Hassan to break his jinx of not winning on home waters since taking his first podium in Doha back in 2004.
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UIM Class 1 Pearl of Qatar Grand Prix free practice session this morning saw Welmax and FA.RO ACCIAI’s Grand Prix come to a premature end, with Welmax crashing out and fire engulfing FA.RO ACCIAI - all four crew members emerging unscathed.
Welmax’s Brazilian driver Paul Gaiser and Norwegian throttleman Bjorge Jacobsen were on their first lap and at the furthest point of the circuit when they roll
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The Class 1 Pearl of Qatar Grand Prix qualifying session saw Victory’s Arif Al Zafeen and Mohammed Al Marri continue their winning ways and start the year where they left off in 2011, and will start race one in pole position.
The Emirati duo were pushed all the way by Spirit of Qatar’s Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis in a closely contested session
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The Qatar Grand Prix, the opening round of the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, is set to take place from 14-17 March and will mark the sport's return to Doha for the first time since 2009 with the Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF), the event organiser, moving the location from the relative shelter of Doha Bay to the more open water and hoped-for rougher conditions
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Grand Prix of Qatar - Ahmed Al Hameli battled Sami Selio at the race start, passed him on the first turn and went on to control the race and win for the first time in Doha in front of thousands of race fans along the corniche in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.
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UIM F1 H2O World Championship 2012 for power boating kicks off with the 10th annual Grand Prix of Qatar in Doha which is being held this weekend, on the 9th and 10th of March. Team Abu Dhabi driver Ahmed Al Hameli earned pole position for the first time ever in Doha and his fourth in the last five races and will lead the field of 20 drivers from 13 different nations for tomorrow's Grand Prix.
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Google Analytics is NOT designed to record website traffic statistics accurately. Google Analytics is far from accurate, especially when compared directly against server log files. G A is intended to track and analyse what people do when on the site. That’s why its called 'Google Analytics' and not 'Google Statistics'… If you want webstats you must use server log data stats.
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As the UIM F1 H2O World Championship season starts to come into focus now less than a week away, what has become painfully clear to all the opposing racers is that host team has won the last two events and looks for the rare 'hat-trick' when the Grand Prix of Qatar begins this Saturday afternoon at 15:45 local and 12:45 GMT.
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A new European Union system to forecast space weather goes live today (1 March). Led by researchers at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the €2.54m Spacecast project will provide frequent and reliable web-based forecasts so that satellite operators can take action to protect their satellites from space radiation damage.
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High Standards – We have them, you have them, but do they agree? Now, more than ever, customer satisfaction is the key to a successful business. Many companies talk about improving it, many claim to ‘understand’ their customers. How many bother to actually ask!
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Now part of the giant FLIR empire, Raymarine is powering along in open water with good speed, launching an impressive range of new products.
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