ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 4, 2009 – Most boaters join Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) for the helpful services, savings, and representation it offers. But here’s one more reason: join before November 30 and you could be $25,000 richer.  The nation’s largest recreational boat owners group will wrap up it’s year-long “Wave of Fortune” sweepstakes on that day, so time is running out. Read More

 ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 2, 2009 – In college athletics, football and basketball reign supreme in televised competition. However, there’s a new sport in town that has begun to crown champions on a field of play far removed from the grid iron or field house – collegiate bass fishing.  The sport’s governing body, the Association of College Anglers (ACA), has announced its 2010 tournament season has now grown to five televised events.  The schedule includes the fifth annual BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship , which returns to Texas’ Lake Lewisville May 24-28, 2010.
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 ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 28, 2009 – In recreational boating, it’s a buyers market. While that’s great news for anyone looking at their first boat purchase, lower resale values on used boats also make it challenging for current boat owners to trade up.  It’s simply hard to make room for a new boat when you already have one taking up space in the driveway or marina slip. Read More

 LAKE LEWISVILLE, TX, October 12, 2009 – The Versus cable network will air special expanded coverage of the 2009 BoatUS National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship held earlier this year at Lake Lewisville, TX.  The one-hour “Best Of” special premieres Sunday, October 18 at 3:00PM EDT and features all of the best coverage of the three-day event. The new show is paired with repeat coverage of days one and two of the competition which initially aired in September.  A second solo airing of the “Best Of” show will be broadcast Thursday, October 22 at 3:30PM EDT. Read More

 ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 7, 2009 – Working waterfronts are a dying breed. With developer’s eyes on waterfront parcels, water-dependent businesses like marinas, boat yards, commercial fishing operations, boat builders, and charter boat fleets are getting pushed out from the only place they can do business.  A bill now in Congress would provide federal funding to coastal and Great Lakes states to help preserve and protect working waterfronts.  Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) urges boaters and anglers to contact their members of Congress to co-sponsor and support H.R. 2548, the “Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009.” 
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 Miami, FL, October 1, 2009 – Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel television series “Dirty Jobs,” tries his hand at removing a submerged, derelict vessel in the bug-and-creature-infested swamp of South Florida when the show’s fifth season premieres this Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. 
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 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30, 2009 – Having the right gear in the tacklebox helps ensure the big one won’t get away. But even more importantly, it’s an angler’s knowledge that will consistently land the lunkers. The no-cost Tacklebox Newsletter from BoatUS Angler aims to help fishermen improve their game and give them information to ensure every day on the water ends with a full livewell.
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 ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 28, 2009 -- A new online publication for marina, boat yard and yacht club managers outlines proven techniques that could greatly reduce damage to their boating facilities whenever a hurricane strikes.  The 24-page What Works, A Guide to Preparing Marinas, Yacht Clubs, and Boats for Hurricanes shares success stories as well as failures of dozens of marinas and clubs that have experienced a hurricane over last two decades. The guide is published by Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), a national recreational boating advocacy organization that also offers marine insurance and has an industry-leading hurricane response team.
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 CHICAGO, Ill. September 15, 2009 – The US Coast Guard (USCG) Ninth District reopened the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to recreational boating traffic on Saturday, September 12 after a four-week closure.  In addition, new procedures for recreational vessels transiting the Canal have been put in place, including a daily 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. travel window, and a requirement that boaters receive authorization from the USCG prior to transiting. 
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 ANNAPOLIS, Md., September 10, 2009 – A quick scan of boat cleaning product labels at your local boating supply reveals a daunting array of words, including non-toxic, biodegradable, environmentally smart, and phosphate-free. But do so-called “environmentally-friendly” boat cleaners get the job done or are boaters simply getting “greenwashed”?
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