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THI USA IN SPORTS
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<br />rnmmnnd your n»n «lp
<br />Bill on Ihf irroft popular
<br />nr' irnd hoys, that «nn!» o( I
<br />doni him bnnn imdnrni) hy
<br />nr frrrn' ovnrrrowd
<br />nlrnhnl ahuae. rarelessi
<br />nod Inconipnlnnrn An4
<br />hnp< ns wnll, Oy author!
<br />ynal to annp thn jid on b(~
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<br />annp thn
<br />and In
<br />« llh Insra and trea that I
<br />honlnrs *
<br />■Wn rn not Mhnml by
<br />lhal crnnin pmrrstnnl tor
<br />t>.' says t-nri UiurtardaH
<br />nr Jane CresrI. "Wd w
<br />pnsnd to Minis making
<br />lhal don I do anything for
<br />ly nnd disrrimlnale •(
<br />honlnrs V
<br />Among the potential |
<br />Indui.-nrs *
<br />h I ovmr speed llmttij
<br />nnd nrsignnd arena forj|
<br />wnlnr skiing and peo^
<br />(Hull water cmB (jelaklsl
<br />^ More frequent stop
<br />sirprsind almhol abuse
<br />near entry ports popular
<br />srnuggleis, stnppertmp
<br />(lunrd boardingr
<br />P Inrrnnsed reglslra
<br />Ires personal property I
<br />nnd snies and hiel tains
<br />P A nrw trdnral tee for VHF
<br />radio llrenses.
<br />P And coming soon, per-
<br />higgnsi mgulainry
<br />I boot nperalors II-
<br />I predict the premuie
<br />will bulM Inr It In the neat 10
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<br />Boaters) are
<br />ip with the
<br />ronment they
<br />to boat in ’
<br />t the drunks
<br />le uuter, at
<br />rongesthm, at
<br />)tlm guys '
<br />don't know
<br />rules of the
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<br />k« Sclullg, of Boat
<br />ft AMoclallon of
<br />nlMStaloa. '
<br />Total foglslefed hoiiti AccIHonli fatal arridcnis
<br />'MSiobl sin
<br />‘ premme
<br />jnnra — maybe In Ove." snys
<br />MInnewrIn’s Anting and safety ;
<br />rfwrdlnnlof. Kim Elverum
<br />Itonlcnlly, mutii of the call
<br />lor regulnlinn comes Irom^, J
<br />tM>alers themselves • They era ‘
<br />b * no »!Ui the nnvironmenli
<br />Ihny have In boat hi at lb
<br />rr.nKbecnn-
<br /><T’nCiiUfiaMhpi'itc-:
<br />f-'rt',i.w.'ttrlLiI?M I uiriWl, 4- .
<br />aever receive."
<br />1 Stale lax cotlectocs
<br />Ska to taiget boater^
<br />k Xccordini to a IM«
<br />■■«rvey by KJAT/US.
<br />s are almoM ns many
<br />ereni charaa as there
<br />ire states. While some
<br />pay a nominal tee to
<br />heir borne alalea, nth
<br />lay out Kveral bun-
<br />>llart for the aarne
<br />preanira and ei
<br />i«en bcaleri with a th-
<br />fiolce:.lt Sm.expert-
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<br />Apparently so Though new
<br />'tt: ' boat antes are dosrn nation-
<br />"19W wide, boat reglstiattuiu have
<br />- Increased by shout <00,000 ev
<br />ery year In the last decade
<br />|> Maybe H I lust tealtsm." .
<br />' ->1 ‘ "Free and unfettered use ol
<br />' • ' 1 the •alenrsys? Thsl'i gone
<br />< t" the wsy of the Model T," ssye
<br />BOATfUS-i SduUs And de
<br />diunka rln Ihe water,i
<br />gc .linn, nl Ihe other guvs who
<br />don l know the riles-, of the
<br />SttsKSi
<br />A
<br />SMiei£^■>1'"’"piMlWliMlagSi
<br />So with the Memlngs of bohUPI-.
<br />ri-iylnles h-.ve pasted stUferilv
<br />InvifTpnd Increased law tn-f/ other bonlers; SR percent wsnl- Inmlly Is thinking about selling
<br />silt 1 ed Increased penalties and their home la South IlntMa af
<br />IH."1^
<br />penalties a
<br />Trent ol laws “
<br />InrqaiVienl eltnrls One result 1 ed 1
<br />trurbra the Inst decade, falall- V Wrt
<br />tics p«' loo.oon bonis have de^ 1,1 Onerallv. says nnrtdn Mn-
<br />rllned tS% "A tesmmchl lAjN rine IWtrol Ihreclor I>oo Fit
<br />more regulnlinn nnd more to ' Itupra''boaters want more en-
<br />ciis on safely nnd safe equip lorcemenf
<br />nienl," says Sclulln enlorcemeni lhal
<br />Elverum says Minnesota
<br />look a survey In 10*0 nnd were
<br />pirprised by some ol Ihe re
<br />sults
<br />price
<br />isilhered by the behavior nt
<br />"Am.-ng "ur bonlers, at
<br />•rrenl biillrnled they were
<br />gels alco
<br />hol abusers nod speeders In
<br />congested nreas the problem
<br />comes with bninneing fairness
<br />nnd icasoniWcness wllh brood
<br />law enforcenieni gosK
<br />Cresrl. for Inslnnce, says her
<br />ler her hushnnd. Inhn. w-ns nr
<br />rested and hauled Into crtml-
<br />nnl rnurl for crenling a IlSInch
<br />wake In lornl waters 'It you
<br />especially plend gullly," she snjrv "you
<br />Inrgels airo- have n criminal record “
<br />Angry vncht ownfr^ mean
<br />while, are nl war with the U5
<br />rpen-
<br />rt or
<br />conHsraled In IrulUess drug
<br />searches Water skiers are
<br />(onq C.uatd alter their ex
<br />dve boats were lom npni
<br />aplle all the worries aboul care
<br />lessness and Incompetence,
<br />moat boalera appear willing lo
<br />obey reguintlonn
<br />'■ ll’l a good thing It even a
<br />•Ignincih' mlnorlly ol Ihe
<br />USA's IS million hoalers
<br />tbumhed their nones al Uie law,
<br />there could never be enough
<br />cops to catch Iheia Floclday lor
<br />Instance, has only tboul 900 ot-
<br />Bcers patroUlag IJSO mltea of I
<br />consume,'JnUUMI koM ol<
<br />Inked end ponds and 11,000
<br />miles of rivers and streams In
<br />Michigan, about Uie same num
<br />ber are responsible lor more
<br />than 39,000 square rrUles ol wa
<br />ter.
<br />new X.n vhi- iitetise. mm are ' Foihmalely, snys Michigan
<br />considered more general reve- ,, marine Safety oBcer Erk Ol
<br />nue enhancers than lee-for-aer- ' sen, "You're not deaUng with
<br />vices charges bank robbers and derelicts
<br />It bothers me more and i, here. You're deaUng with hon-
<br />mote," says Tennessee River ' esl people, wtm people who,
<br />bonier John laclk, 'thal ■' when they break the tew, don I
<br />they re making a poor sItuaUon realize srhal they're doing la
<br />smrse by taxing us lor services ! wroigp'';
<br />Ighling speed IF Oval would
<br />all bul kill Iheli rl on favor-
<br />lie laSes nrvd rivers And lax-
<br />weary Nmt owners are grutrv
<br />bitng aboul tees, such as the;
<br />Morula sees ruii|j|i seas ahead
<br />with recrcallonni booling In
<br />Inlllles on Ihe decline - de
<br />spile more hunts In use hool
<br />Ing olfirlnls In iiinsl slates
<br />allow ihpuisnives a sense of np
<br />llmism nlsiul Ihe Immcdlale
<br />liiliire Mm those in Murldn,
<br />however
<br />According lo U S. rnasi
<br />Guard makings. Florida Is
<br />No. 3 In regl-.leipd bonis "Bill
<br />II we counleil hunts Ihe way
<br />snitie mher stales do nnd If we
<br />coulil icgFler nil Ihe niilol
<br />stale ImkiLs lhal are permanent
<br />ly loraled In l-Torldn. we'd
<br />(iitnp In No I ovrrnighl." snys
<br />Ivon rillniren. dlrrclnr ol Ihe
<br />I lorlda Mmlne Iblrol
<br />F.ven wllhniil ndding Ihe
<br />shadow iMialers, Florida s mim
<br />hots me rnpidiv cllnrhlng 'We
<br />have n lliimsnnd new tesldenls
<br />a dnv moving Inlo this stale. '
<br />says Hllniwrn ' Ahmil ion nl
<br />them will bring hunts nr buy
<br />one here
<br />' l»v Ihe end of Ihe dermle,
<br />well doiihle Ihe number of
<br />boi.rs sTatewIdP .Some cnunlles
<br />will triple And Ihni Increase Is
<br />nm going In Ite In rnn**es II s
<br />going lo he In Ihe high perlor
<br />mnnee cnltysitlcs where we nl-
<br />teailv hnve problems In Ihe
<br />most rongevtrd areas "
<br />Altenriy. honls oulnmnlier
<br />stale, rminlv nnd < lly marine
<br />ameers hv i.Zno In I 1 Ihink
<br />lliey h.ad heller raids nl Ihe
<br />AInmn than we da on n hu«v
<br />weekend,' says Mllngrcn.
<br />Boating ininlllles hnve
<br />dipped In Hoihla. as they hnve
<br />Ihroiighoiil Ihn USA Ilul since
<br />1991. ncridenis hnve Incte.asid
<br />• dinwlne, bnniing ro
<br />:. skirts. I
<br />opernh
<br />hv SR'T, Ihe dale Is ronslder-
<br />Ing a tcq-iltemenl lot homing
<br />opeinints licenses, and conn
<br />lies f
<br />cp the s-i
<br />-ran
<br />swimmers nnd hshermen from
<br />one nnolhei's IhroaVs
<br />The familiar, unnvoldnhle
<br />problem money
<br />Revenues finm a new sail
<br />water Bshing license fee me
<br />supprrsed lo he spill among
<br />Hshrtles. lesenrch and In-* en
<br />foir emenl But Fit
<br />his otere h,as noi
<br />lerts
<br />■'We n'krd lor inn new post
<br />lions We got 11. nnd none weie
<br />Itom the sivllwnler Urease fee'
<br />A luuk at.boatingjysuetys'
<br />figures aaiiss tliejl^lSA,.?,
<br />A qitick look al natnnwlda boaNrvg an] bogtlnaMMy laclg,
<br />bast'd on 19B9 U S Coaal Guard alaltstkte;fifl|ki5(l,’'rq -,
<br />Calhnaled number ol boate: 17 8 mSkoo-jIriru..,'. ’ ui,
<br />rartenlaga ol boata undm IB toot 576$~\" i4'kl> -r>
<br />Parcanisga ol boala IS lo undof H iMb
<br />Percenuiga ol boala 28 laol and ovan 3 78. ',
<br />Moil typlcil hu« conibucHon: llbatgiMI (53.9)IT f* v
<br />Mom typical propulikm: OirHmatd (mort jign W ,, 2
<br />Fmallly rala par 100,000 bMM ki
<br />rmmity rala par 100,000 boat* kl ,*«:
<br />l ength ol boal 'n moll kcctdanta^ 18 lo 28 lam''W, iS «
<br />Length ol boll In moal lilalliai; Ibis ihin <8 fool ’'TV'I;
<br />Mom lypicil accident eomHori wHIv another boal '.'if' '
<br />Accident most likely lo cauea lateltVit: r:aps>ilrvg 'T >: r
<br />Molt hequeni ceuio of eccldenti: ImpropAr lookout ' ‘
<br />Mom comiTvoo ege grovip ol oporalarw 28-90A 7
<br />Month moll accidenit happen July - -u ' ■ f \ ' (
<br />Dsy ol week wllh motl accldenle: SurxJay ' . u ,
<br />Time at day moil accldenti hippod-. 23^4 30 0 m "
<br />For ttvsa iriiotmairop coniad JhaUS CoallOuaid. 2100
<br />Sacood Si. SW, Washnqlon OC 2O59J-00OI; and BOA-
<br />VUS 880 South fhckartSlteolAiesandda Va. 22304 I
<br />manrrs gklrts htryenhed one of tree clinic al 1» Sunday, SepI J.
<br />the titiwnhlll mtes because Ihey all inviled
<br />*#•«*» an»rv nhiwii n Ttu>. tSiKUr romm«>nl r
<br />loiMimnifnl lhl« »rpkend The I ntiWant — Ourlnn r (he refitoe nnd •ma
<br />Whfflrhiilr Ten- huNrr rnmp1n« (n (h^ KKn( pripylnr dumflnt ground iJnce
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