Doreen Murgatroyd

The dynamics of inflatable boats have made tremendous strides since they were first introduced to the market. The most important issue with them is that they should remain inflated while in use. This over-rides all other considerations. Manufacturers are well aware of this, and as a result have introduced various valves which can be relied upon to keep the boat inflated even with the worst water scenario.

Having been out so many times on the water, it is possible for a sense of familiarity to dull the care which should always be taken over safety measure for the day. It's human and accidents happen.

Hurricane season is from June 1st to November 30th, but it peaks from late August to October. It's possible that where you live, your boating season does not suffer from any sort of extreme weather and that guarding your boat against it is not an issue that needs to be faced.

Iceboating is not a sport for the fainthearted. A handful of committed people enjoy themselves in winter on some lakes. (Like Lake Arthur in Pennsylvania). Winter conditions have to be right, especially the strength and depth of the ice and the speed of the wind, in order to give a few good runs

It has become more common to find that either one is unable to take one's boat into a recreational area, or that in order to do so, one has to have it sprayed so that it is decontaminated.

The idea of a folding kayak seems to have been born from considering the way in which Eskimos built their kayaks. They used oiled animal skin stretched tightly over a frame made from wood or bone. The small folding boat reverses this. It is a skin into which is placed a re-assembled frame.

USCG's smallest boats are 12' in length. It's small boat division (not necessarily all 12' boats) is involved in 396 sorties or missions daily. That's a lot of wear and tear going on there. It's no wonder they are interested in quality and longevity for their products.

Take the juice of smallage or lovage and mix it with any kind of bait. As long as this mixture remains, you will find yourself pulling out any fish that comes within yards of your hook.

Australia has produced the 18' skiff. It is the fastest class of sailing skiff, considered by some to be hard to sail, but once mastered, well worth the effort. You need to be very aware of your surroundings and to have very fast reflexes to handle the changes which can occur so suddenly while under sail, with this particular boat.