Coast Guard to Exhibit 82-Foot Cutter at July 4 Boat Show
The St. Petersburg Coast Guard Station confirms an 82 foot cutter will sail to Sarasota for Safe Boating Week events July 2 through July 8. It will be moored at City Pier for public inspection and serve as a patrol boat during the show. The event features races, demonstrations, a parade, and safety examinations by the Coast Guard Auxiliary and partners including the Red Cross and local boating groups.
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St. Petersburg
City Pier
Coast Guard
Sarasota Coast Guard Auxiliary
Sarasota Power Squadron
Sarasota Outboard Club
Sarasota Sailing Squadron
Sarasota Outboard Racing Club
Sarasota Ski-A-Rees
The
Red Cross
Sarasota Better Sporting Waters Incorporated
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Sarasota Auxiliary
Bob Bender
Local Safe Boating Week Committees Surpass 1000 Units
Washington announces more than 1,000 local committees form the National Safe Boating Week network led by Captain Richard Baxter of the U S Coast Guard. Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Coast Guard Auxiliary Power Squadrons Red Cross and others coordinate year long safety efforts across communities. Presidential proclamations boost July 2 8 activities including skywriting blimps banners and public notices.
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Washington, D. C
Richard Baxter
U. S. Coast Guard
To 8
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
United States Power Squadrons
National Safety Council
The
Red Cross
Baxter
Coast Guard
Armed Forces
Army Engineers
Department of the Interior
Boaters Urged To Watch For Summer Squalls Along Coast
The sunlit season brings daily afternoon squalls along our coast caused by land sea warming differences. Boatmen are advised to plan early morning trips, stay near shore in easterly winds, anchor securely, and seek shore when storms loom. Big deep sea boats can venture farther, but caution remains essential.
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Gulf
Tampa Bay
Sea of Egmont
Mullet Keys
Big Bay
Suncoast
Boats and Marine Gear for Sale in Sarasota Area
GATOR BOAT trailer 4 wheel tandem axle 225. Phone 955 6612. 1957 THOMPSON 14 with 25 HP WIZARD motor remote controls trailer cover 6 gas gas tank cushions spare motor bumper hitch. All in good condition. See at 4000 Bee Ridge Rd.
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Thompson
Bee Ridge Rd
Rebuilt Harbor Daybeacon at Charlotte Harbor Reopens
The U S Coast Guard reports the Inner Ig osha Bear Daybeacon in Charlotte Harbor has been rebuilt after earlier destruction. A search failed to locate remains of the old structure.
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Charlotte Harbor
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe Boating Week planned by H F Marine and Sarasota efforts
Payne Terminal firm H F Marine promotes Safe Boating Week July 2 through 9 with daily trophies for courteous acts on Sarasota Bay. Coast Guard Auxiliary join to find winners while nominations for an overall trophy are invited. The piece also notes Joe Cash’s Masters Water Ski Tournament bid and a July 4 water show at City Pier with an 82 foot Coast Guard cutter on display.
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H&f Marine
Payne Terminal
Sarasota
Pine Mountain
Joe Cash
Cash
Cape Coral Hosts Inaugural Powerboat Race For Drivers
Cape Coral will co sponsor the first powerboat race by drivers for drivers on July 30 with Region Five of the American Power Boat Association. The Caloosahatchee River course will host 48, 135 and 266 cubic inch hydroplanes and runabouts. Ray DeRomeo leads the event with Pelican Harbor Yacht Club members, expecting a large turnout and trophy races for both runabouts and hydroplanes along with a water ski show.
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Cape Coral
American Power Boat Association
Ray DeRomeo
Miami
Pelican Harbor Yacht Club
Cape Coral Ton
Caloosahatchee River
de Rome
Editor Robert E Walters Takes Over Sea and Pacific Motor Boat
Robert E Walters becomes editor of Sea and Pacific Motor Boat in Los Angeles after Dale Budlong resigns to practice law in California. Walters previously edited Pacific Motor Boat before its 1952 merger with Sea and served as northwest manager for the merged magazines based in Seattle.
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Robert E. Walters
Sea
Pacific Motor Boat
Los Angeles
Dale Budlong
California
Walters
Northwest
Seattle
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United States
Bayfront
Ski-A-Rees
National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers
Outboard Boating Club of America
National Safe
Kennedy
Public Works
Old Glory
Daily Press
Egmont Key
Mullet Key
Bender
Florida
Bea & Bil
Long Island
Scuttlebutt
By Kelly Feusse
Dick Hamilton
Hansen Chris Craft
Hansen
3Rd Street
Florida Power and Light
Tro
Hhowoay Harbor
Dylite
S. Trail Memorial Park
Sarasota Point
el Jobean
Venice Inlet
Punta Gorda
Boca Grande
Placida
Longboat Inlet
Chris-Craft Sales, Inc
Third Street
South Trail
Fort Myers
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