http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news Boat Loans & Yacht Financing Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:42:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Trade Only Today  The annual Providence Boat Show returns to the Rhode Island Convention Center Jan. 3 to 6. The show features 250 exhibitors, with more than 300 boats on display. This year’s show features a Small Craft Sailing Center and a Focus on Fishing area. The CastingKids program, presented by the Rhode ... http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news/2008/12/31/providence-boat-show-highlights-small-craft-sailing-center/ Trade Only Today  The San Diego Boat Show kicks off the New Year with more than 500 boats and the newest accessories Jan. 3 to 6 at the San Diego Convention Center and Marriott Marina. The in-water display will showcase more than 100 boats.  Highlights of the show include free sailboat rides ... http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news/2008/12/31/fishing-center-featured-at-san-diego-boat-show/ Trade Only Today  Harleyville, S.C.-based Carolina Composites is relocating its manufacturing operations, but has nixed its plans to move to Georgia. Carolina Composites, which makes Pioneer Boats, plans to invest $5 million in a Walterboro, S.C., plant, according to The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C. The company plans to add 100 ... http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news/2008/12/31/sc-boatbuilder-relocates-in-its-home-state/ US Sailing announced the short list of nominees for its coveted Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards. Nominees for Yachtsman of the Year are: Ed Baird, Clay Bischoff; Andrew Campbell, Rick Doerr, Greg Fisher, Tomas Hornos, Pete Levesque, Jeff Linton, Colin Merrick and Dave Ullman. Nominees for Yachtswoman of the ... http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news/2008/12/28/us-sailing-names-nominees-for-its-awards/ The Royal Navy is playing a key role in the famous gruelling Trans-Atlantic solo yachting race in Plymouth on Sunday, 11th May. HMS Argyll, based in HM Naval base, Devonport, Plymouth, will be on the centre of the start line for the race in Plymouth Sound. On board the Type 23 ... http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news/2008/05/15/hms-argyll-to-play-key-role-in-atlantic-yacht-race/ Last Saturday evening Whyalla Yacht Club wound up its sailing season for 2007/2008 with the trophy presentation.Keel yacht class had a very sombre season due to work commitments by crews and skippers, inclement weather and retirement kept the fleet in harbor for most of the season, however the North Long ... http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news/2008/05/15/whyalla-yacht-club-winds-up-season-with-trophy-night/ By Bill Hoffman  It's a long way from a mullet boat in Pumicestone Passage to the bridge of 73.5 metre super motor yacht Laurel but it is a transition that David Clarke has taken in his stride. The latest in a long line of Clarke mariners from Caloundra, he could have been ... http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news/2008/05/15/now-thats-a-yacht/ EXMOUTH'S new lifeboat again proved its worth in a low water when on Thursday its crew rescued a yacht that had run aground. Tim Mock, RNLI coxswain at Exmouth, saw the 22-foot yacht grounding in broken seas on the seaward side of the Pole Sands and launched the Mersey Margaret Jean ... http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news/2008/05/15/exmouth-rnli-tow-yacht-to-safety/ Boating deaths jumped 10 percent in Florida last year, marking the 16th year in 20 that the Sunshine State has led the nation in fatalities. All told, 77 people died. Eight deaths were in Tampa Bay — from a 49-year-old Spring Hill man thrown from a speedboat to a kayaker who ... http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news/2008/05/15/as-florida-leads-in-boating-deaths-water-education-lags/ By Sandra Gonzales  With invasive mussels infiltrating California's waterways, proposals are under consideration to temporarily ban boats from Santa Clara County reservoirs or simply inspect each watercraft for the pests that wreak havoc on the environment. Neither the Quagga or Zebra mussels have been found in county reservoirs yet, but local officials ... http://www.yachtingloan.com/boating-news/2008/05/15/reservoir-boating-in-peril/