Discover Boating Hands-On Skills Training

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Nothing beats hands on experience when it comes to improving your boating skills and learning new ones. This year, let Discover Boating add more fun and excitement to your boat show experience...and take your boating skills up a notch. Whether you have boating experience or not, there's something for everyone—from absolute beginners to seasoned skippers! Learn from the experts—all sessions are taught by USCG licensed captains who are professional, certified instructors.

Fast Boat Clips - Time Bandit

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Come see the super vee Time Bandit offshore racing boat sponsored by Andy & John Hillstrand, co-Captains of the Time Bandit crab fishing vessel on the top-rated cable TV show Deadliest Catch. The 30-foot Phantom racer is driven by Bob Mazikowski, an 11-year veteran with three national championships, two world championships and more than 40 wins to his record. He will be on-site with the boat. The Throttleman is Travis Lofland who is in the Bering Sea now working as a Deckhand on the Time Bandit taping for the next season of Deadliest Catch.

Discover Boating This Summer

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I kinda hate to admit just how wrong I was about this. Especially since my husband was the one who was right. But, I was oh-so-wrong about boating and boats. You see, I thought we didn’t need a boat and that boating was expensive. My husband would show me pictures of boats and I’d glance […]

Tombstones for Busy People

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This nation has a big problem. I call it The Big O.

No, not obesity. Overscheduling.

Simon and Garfunkel diagnosed this ailment years ago with their Feeling Groovy song.

Slow down, you move too fast. You’ve got to make the morning last. Just kicking down the cobble stones, lookin’ for fun and feelin’ groovy.

The problem was clearly evident 40 years ago when that song was popular. It’s much worse now. We try to do too much in not enough time. To get more done we even cut back on sleep. I read that 100 years ago Americans averaged 9.5 hours of sleep a night. Today, we average 7 hours and many “get by” on much less than that.

10 Best Marine Weather Apps for Boaters

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Download the best weather apps boating by reviewing our list of these top 10 choices that can help you avoid rough seas, dodge storms, and choose destinations with favorable winds and calm conditions.

Saltwater Fishing Lines

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Monofilament Saltwater Fishing Line — An inexpensive, stretchy line that casts well and has good knot strength. Saltwater monofilaments usually range from 12-pound to 130-pound test and can be spooled on smaller spinning and baitcasting reels. Best applications for monofilament include trolling, live bait fishing, kite fishing and jigging.