Calling All Boaters:

ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 4, 2009 - Most boaters join Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) for the helpful services, savings, and representation it offers. But here's one more reason: join before November 30 and you could be $25,000 richer. The nation's largest recreational boat owners group will wrap up it's year-long "Wave of Fortune" sweepstakes on that day, so time is runnin...more

Collegiate Bass Fishing "Catches" On

ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 2, 2009 - In college athletics, football and basketball reign supreme in televised competition. However, there's a new sport in town that has begun to crown champions on a field of play far removed from the grid iron or field house - collegiate bass fishing. The sport's governing body, the Association of College Anglers (ACA), has announced its 2010 tournament season ha...more

Medical Breakthrough for Boat Owners?

ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 28, 2009 - In recreational boating, it's a buyers market. While that's great news for anyone looking at their first boat purchase, lower resale values on used boats also make it challenging for current boat owners to trade up. It's simply hard to make room for a new boat when you already have one taking up space in the driveway or marina slip. This uncontrolled desire t...more

2009 BoatUS National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship

LAKE LEWISVILLE, TX, October 12, 2009 - The Versus cable network will air special expanded coverage of the 2009 BoatUS National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship held earlier this year at Lake Lewisville, TX. The one-hour "Best Of" special premieres Sunday, October 18 at 3:00PM EDT and features all of the best coverage of the three-day event. The new show is paired with repeat coverage of day...more

Boaters Can Help Save Their Own "Working Waterfront"

ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 7, 2009 - Working waterfronts are a dying breed. With developer's eyes on waterfront parcels, water-dependent businesses like marinas, boat yards, commercial fishing operations, boat builders, and charter boat fleets are getting pushed out from the only place they can do business. A bill now in Congress would provide federal funding to coastal and Great Lakes states to h...more

Dirty Jobs' Mike Rowe Salvages Derelict Boat with TowBoatUS

Miami, FL, October 1, 2009 - Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel television series "Dirty Jobs," tries his hand at removing a submerged, derelict vessel in the bug-and-creature-infested swamp of South Florida when the show's fifth season premieres this Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Rowe will serve as an apprentice to Captains Bill Hicks, Andy Avins and Todd Seeds of TowBoatUS South Da...more