On the Water: News & Events

Ho-boy, the floodgates have been opened for idiotic law suits galore, because Brunswick has been found liable (partially, anyway), for a propeller injury accident that took place back in 2005. Here’s the scoop, as told in Boating Industry News (read their article here: http://www.boating-industry.com/output.cfm?id=2485225this) this morning: an 18 year-old named Jacob Brochtrup was wakeboarding with three friends. When the tow [...] …Read More

Yesterday a federal jury found a boat manufacturer — Brunswick — partially liable in a 2005 prop-injury accident which severed a teenager's leg. The accident occurred on Lake Austin in 2005. According to the American Statesman newspaper, Brunswick was ordered to pay 3.8 million in me …Read More

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Carol Reed crossing the Pacific. Photo by Clipper Ventures So I made a wisecrack about how Qingdao-to-San Francisco, crossing the North Pacific in winter storms, would not be the leg for little old me, and Zoe Williamson shot right back, “Having done the full-circle navigation, that’s the one leg I wouldn’t let anyone take away. [...] …Read More

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Sunreef Yachts said today it has launched the second in the expedition series of 70 Power Catamarans; this one named ONDIN and sold to a Chilean couple who plan to explore Patagonia. The long-range yacht will depart the shipyard in Gdansk soon and make a transatlantic passage, followed by a Panama Canal transit and final [...] …Read More

The EPA will await the results of further testing before deciding on higher levels of ethanol in gas. …Read More

Sea-Doo's iControl Test Ride Tour kicked off last weekend and will continue through June 20, 2010, offering consumers across the Sunbelt states the opportunity to demo Sea-Doo's latest offerings with braking technology. The iControl tour will coincide with other PWC and boating-related events, including poker runs, PWC and boat shows, river runs, even an Easter Egg hunt on the water. …Read More

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