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About - News & Issues (blog) - Mar 19, 2010
While not a common weather phenomenon, waterspouts do occur and present a danger to boaters who happen to ... Create-a-Caption: How many fighters can you fit on a boat?
Yahoo! Sports (blog) - Mar 16, 2010
"Hey, I know we're going to punch each other in the face tomorrow, but that powerboating was AWESOME!" Take a shot at a caption in the comments and read on ... POWERBOATING: Curtis' top honour
The Lowestoft Journal - Mar 12, 2010
BRITAIN'S only current powerboat world champion, Scott Curtis, 26, from Norwich was honoured by the world's governing body, the Union Internationale ...

Powerboating books

Getting Started in Powerboating

by: Robert Armstrong
I am a beginner with a new (used) boat. I expected a book a "how to" book on getting started - a book for beginners with basic safety, operating, and mechanical information.

Though this book gives some great technical information about how boats float, the different types of hulls and drive mechanisms, how to handle some difficult docking and other situations, it is not a book for a novice.

If you're just getting started I would look elsewhere.


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The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating: An A-Z Compendium of Navigation, Seamanship, Boat Maintenance, and Nautical Wisdom

by: John Vigor
This well written and to the point. An excellent reference for anyone but especially someone who is getting started in boating. It is one of those that you will want to refer to again and again.
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Start Powerboating Right! The National Standard for Quality On-the-water Instruction (The Certification Series)

by: The United States Sailing Association (Author)
Have you always wanted to enjoy the fun of boating but did not know where to start? This is it. Start Powerboating Right is informative and enjoyable to read with great illustrations that make potentially confusing concepts easy to understand. Topics emphasize the skills you need to boat with confidence including safe boat operation, pre/post trip checklist, docking, close quarters maneuvering, anchoring, person in water recovery and high speed turns and stops. No wonder this is the text for the nation's first and only hands-on, on-the-water boat handling course (see www.
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