Archive for December, 2011



January’s London Boat Show promises plenty of luxuries and boats

January’s London Boat Show promises plenty of luxuries and boats

Posted on Dec 28, 2011 in News | Comment now
London Boat Show which will be held in next month will take its visitors to new world which is full of luxuries. The organizers will be showcasing their services and products to the big wig buyers along side boats even when the global economy is shaking. This show which will take place on 6th of January will be in its 58th year and will be complimented by new Luxury Lifestyle and Supercar Showcase aimed to capitalizing on wealthy audience of the event. There will be fifty new brands featured like Elite Gems which is company of diamond investment, Robert Roope which makes designer sunglasses, Gallery Rouge’s contemporary fine art, and Wayne Pollock be spoke holidays. This is one more example of attempts that Tullet Prebon London Boat Show has undertaken for broadening their appeal  [...]

Everglades draft plan gets a major rework

Everglades draft plan gets a major rework

Posted on Dec 22, 2011 in News | Comment now
Everglades National Park recently got a new management plan which could add boating rules to the Florida Bay will be spending most of the next year on reworking, says a park planner. Fred Herling, the planner at Everglades said that they are away by about an year from releasing the new draft plan. This delay wasn't connected to the controversy surrounding the Florida Bay, added Herling. The new management says that they might consider rules which would restrict any boating activities in Florida for protecting the seagrass beds. Different alternative plans have been released but some discussions at the local work shops say that they will be restricting access to some shallow areas. Speakers at the 2009 hearings disagreed that sea grass on the waters that are shallow have suffered from propeller  [...]

Five boats approved by AWSA for the 2012 tournaments

Five boats approved by AWSA for the 2012 tournaments

Posted on Dec 14, 2011 in News | Comment now
American Water Ski Association or AWSA recently approved five competition tow boats from manufacturers Ski Nautique, Mastercraft, Malibu, and Centurion for pulling athletes to the AWSA sanctioned tourneys of 2012. 2012 Mastercraft Prostar 197 and 190 Centurion Carbon Pro, the Sky Nautique 200 and Malibu Response TXi got approval to tow in competition following evaluations from AWSA Towbow committee, drivers, technical experts, and the top water ski athletes which was held on October 18-19 at the Lake Grew located at Polk City. To get a boat evaluated by AWSA, it is necessary that the manufacturer should be a Corporate Member of USA Water Ski Gold, member of American Water Ski Educational Foundation and Water Sports Industry Association, says a AWSA release. Certification from AWSA  [...]

Lund, a Minnesota boat maker accused of bias

Lund, a Minnesota boat maker accused of bias

Posted on Dec 07, 2011 in News | Comment now
Federal government is accusing Lund Boat Co., a boat maker from Minnesota and their parent company for discrimination against 200 women who submitted job applications for their New York Mills plant. On Thursday, the Labor Department said that they have filed a complaint which is seeking to penalize this boat maker by terminating their contracts and ordering remedies to job applicants who were affected. The complaint says that Lund Boat asserted that women were less likely of getting the jobs for their entry level positions at their plant due to lack of experience. But Labor Department says that investigation at the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs said that the men who were lacking in the same experience were chosen at higher rate as compared to women who were having experience  [...]

Everglades 243cc Review

Everglades 243cc Review

Posted on Dec 01, 2011 in Everglades, Reviews | Comment now
One notable thing about Everglades 243cc is it leaves an angler pretty satisfied with its full capacity fishing amenities on board. Apparently, she also is quite perfect when it comes to cruising with either friends or family. To be precise, she has it all. Apart from all the amenities apt for any angler, the Everglades 243cc comes with a new center console, and this makes her a brilliant boat. The console does feature plenty of fresh details to include basic porta potty, exceptional ergonomics at helm and interiors that are fiberglass lined. The flawless hardtop utilizes overhead storage of lifejackets, red LED dazzlers, white spreader dazzlers, electronics box and built-in speakers. Also included in the console are quickly adjustable windshield (sliding) with a more stylish hardtop.  [...]