ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 2, 2009 – Joining Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) could make you $25,000 richer. The nation’s largest recreational boat owners group and advocate has launched “Wave of Fortune,” a year-long sweepstakes with a $25,000 grand prize as well as monthly prize giveaways. Any boater who joins from now through November 30, 2009 will earn one entry into the sweepstakes. Go to www.BoatUS.com and click on “Wave of Fortune” to join.

When applying online to join, annual BoatUS membership is just $19 — a discount off the regular annual dues of $25.  It includes 24 hour a day dispatch service and $50 of on-the-water and on-the-road boat trailer and tow vehicle assistance; exclusive fuel, transient slip and repair discounts at over 885 BoatUS Cooperating Marinas; a free personalized homepage full of helpful boating information; automatic enrollment in the West Marine rewards program, a subscription to BoatUS Magazine; and access to the BoatUS Marine Insurance program and Consumer Protection Bureau.

Anglers Can Get in On the Action, Too

Anglers can also earn a chance to win by joining BoatUS Angler, the association’s membership program for boat-owning fishermen, at www.BoatUSAngler.com.  Annual BoatUS Angler membership is also just $19 (online).  A subscription to the inshore/freshwater oriented BoatUS Angler Magazine replaces the BoatUS Magazine subscription, and all of the benefits previously mentioned are included.

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About BoatUS:

BoatUS – Boat Owners Association of The United States – is the nation’s leading advocate for recreational boaters providing its 600,000 members with government representation, programs and money saving services.

Editor’s note:

No purchase is necessary to enter the Wave of Fortune sweepstakes.  Entry instructions and sweepstakes rules are located at www.BoatUS.com/WOFrules.