Portland Pudgy- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/22/2010 - 07:28 ] #  BoatingLocal recently met with David Hulbert, designer of the
Portland Pudgy, and got a personal tour of his clever and potentially
lifesaving little boat.
The Pudgy is a 7’ 8” double-hulled dinghy with foam flotation and a
laundry list of features. The vessel can be rowed, towed, sailed or
powered by a 2 hp outboard. The hull is self-bailing, unsinkable and
features handholds on the bottom for righting the vessel after a
capsize. more...
Other
|  | | Nineteen Lake Michigan beaches in Indiana noted on beach pollution list- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/22/2010 - 07:14 ] # Nineteen Indiana beaches on Lake Michigan are suffering from high
bacteria levels, according to the Beach Guard pollution monitoring
system.
Beaches impacted currently are in Lake, LaPorte and Porter counties.
Many beaches become contaminated after heavy storms wash contaminants on
streets and other surfaces, in sanitary sewers, and from septic
systems. more...
Environment
| | | Two Lessons for Sailing.- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/22/2010 - 07:12 ] # Well, I don’t know where to start. The last two weekends have both had
some good lessons to teach us out on our Precision 23. Both lessons
remind us to be careful and alert. The first one brought home the
message about informing passengers about their different roles in a
given circumstance. It also gave us a chance to practice our
man-overboard techniques, which I’m sorry to report need more practice.
Fortunately I only lost my treasured Hooper’s Yachts cap in the ordeal.
As I said, the take home lesson was that the crew should be informed
beforehand and not during the situation of their tasks. more...
Sailing
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