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Clearing the Decks Sale:
18/11/08: The Boating Industry is having a one off special sale. 70 companies will have a variety of excess stock items ready for immediate delivery in the Halls & Marina.
Date: 22 & 23 November; Time: 10 am to 5 pm; Location: Halls 4 & 5 Exhibition Centre & Cockle Bay Marina, Darling Harbour
Be sure to visit Blakes Marine who will have some Hot Specials for the weekend only!
Brand new and quality second hand boats will be available plus outboards, jet-skis, electronics, inflatables, water-ski gear, boat books, clothing, marine BBQ's and electronics: all sorts of clearance lines for recreational boaters.
Entry is free. Don't miss out. This sale won't be repeated.......[More]
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Evinrude wins at Murray Bridge 110:
10/11/08: Held on the river at Murray Bridge South Australia, the annual 110km ski race saw plenty of great action and excitement. With racers facing not only intense competition but also torrential rain and winds, spectators were still out in force for the two days of action packed racing.
In the SMOC Expert class, Evinrude Racing driven by Tony Rowe crossed the finish line first with a time of 52.58. Being powered by the ever reliable Evinrude E-TEC 250HO, the team put on a great show and again showed why Evinrude E-TEC's are the number one choice in outboard engine manufacturers.
Evinrude powered racers also performed well in the MOC Expert class with Darren Spencer's Ace taking out first place, followed in close second by Barely Legal. Barely Legal also placed in the MOC Social class grabbing another second position. .........[More]
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Lifejacket – Wear it:
09/11/08: A recent statewide safety campaign by NSW Maritime identified non-compliance with lifejacket requirements as the most common offence by boaters in NSW. NSW Maritime General Manager Recreational Boating Brett Moore said more than 1400 vessels on waterways all over NSW were checked by NSW Maritime Boating Officers during the month-long campaign.
“NSW Maritime Boating Officers conducted three times the number of checks in this campaign when compared with a similar effort 12 months ago,” Mr Moore said. Overall, 90 per cent of boaters were found to comply with boating safety requirements. This represents a small, though encouraging 4 per cent improvement on last year.
“Lifejacket compliance remains a concern with more than 17 per cent of all infringements being attributed to failure to meet lifejacket requirements,” he said.........[More]
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