Boat U.S. - March 2009 - (Page 2)

atthehelm Practicing What We Preach n this issue we celebrate the nation’s first African-American yacht club and discuss how expanding the boating universe beyond middle-age white males ensures the growth of our pastime. At BoatU.S., we practice what we preach. Our founder, Richard Schwartz, likes to call us the “U.N. of boating.” He’s right. The team serving our members comes from more than 20 countries. Among our officers, we include African Americans, Hispanics, lots of women, and yes, a healthy percentage of white males. We try to portray diversity in our advertising, but I was surprised recently, after we published an advertisement featuring a multi-racial group of boating friends, when a couple of our members wrote to question the relationship between the men, women, and children in the photo and its appropriateness for the pages of BoatU.S. Magazine. Many racial barriers have fallen, but here was a reminder that some still exist. If the boating industry is to survive, we need to welcome all ages, genders and colors, and celebrate our shared love of boats. Richard Schwartz likes to This is our March issue, the time of call us the “U.N. of boating” year when we start to come out of hibernation, do our spring commissioning, and look forward to getting back out on the boat with friends and family. As we begin the process this year, we are mindful that in Washington, the “small-boat threat” is being taken very seriously, especially since the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. These attacks were conducted by terrorists arriving in small boats. BoatU.S. believes in the power of people working together, and the empowerment that a neighborhood watch group brings to the grassroots level. Recreational boaters have the “America’s Waterway Watch” program, which encourages participants to report suspicious activity to the Coast Guard. It reminds us that “people are not suspicious, behavior is.” If officials in Mumbai had listened to their local citizens reporting the suspicious behavior of strangers, perhaps some of the tragedy could have been avoided. We’ve been told that America’s Waterway Watch reports have already resulted in a number of potential threats being thwarted at home. This new aspect of boating is unlikely to go away anytime soon. In the coming months we’ll be working with the Coast Guard to support this program and we’ll report back in a future issue. I Chairman & Founder Richard Schwartz PreSidenT & PuBLiSher Nancy S. Michelman ConSuLTinG ediTor Bernadette Bernon manaGinG ediTor Elaine Dickinson aSSoCiaTe ediTorS Ryck Lydecker, Michael Vatalaro aSSiSTanT ediTor Scott Croft ConSumer ediTor Caroline Ajootian ediTor aT LarGe Michael G. Sciulla PuBLiC aFFairS aSSoCiaTe Claire Wyngaard arT direCTor Carla Shamblen GraPhiC deSiGn Rick Kelvington, Marcus Floro adVerTiSinG SaLeS John Bratten, Advertising Sales Manager PHONE: 703-461-4389 FAX: 757-383-6132 jbratten@boatus.com William J. McVey, Jr. PHONE: 212-316-0383 / 800-447-4766 FAX: 212-666-1980 billm@mcveymichaels.com Susan L.B. Clifford PHONE: 410-820-0290 FAX: 801-981-6154 boatusmagazine@hughes.net CirCuLaTion manaGer Lauren James CLaSSiFied adVerTiSinG PHONE: 888-282-2628 FAX: 703-461-4664 memBer SerViCeS 800-395-2628 ediToriaL oFFiCeS 880 S. Pickett St. Alexandria, VA 22304 PHONE: 703-461-2864 FAX: 703-461-2845 e-mail: magazine@boatus.com address change: 800-395-2628 ©BoatU.S. MAGAZINE (ISSN 1090-1272) Published bimonthly by Boat Owners Association of The United States, 880 South Pickett St., Alexandria, VA 22304 (six issues). Periodicals Postage Paid at Alexandria, VA. and at additional mailing offices. Subscription is $6.00 annually to BoatU.S. members. Contact BoatU.S. for permission to reprint articles, (703) 4612864. POSTMASTER: Send Change of Address to BoatU.S. Magazine, 880 South Pickett St., Alexandria, VA 22304 (2009). President & Publisher 2 BoatU.S. Magazine March 2009

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Boat U.S. - March 2009 Contents Reader Forum Boat U.S. Reports What’s New In The Brew? The Perfect Paint Job Launch Into Spring Boats Gear Wheels One Mom, Two Teens, No Exit So, Nigel Had This Idea Ice Devices It Was A Club Of Their Own Expanding The Boating Universe Tech Connection A Case Study In Getting Results Let’s All Do This Together Classifieds Member Benefits/At Your Service

Boat U.S. - March 2009

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