In an unprecedented moment of lame ducked-ness, President Bush signed into law H.R. 5949/S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008 today !
President Bush’s signature of this important bill officially closes the door on a two-year battle to reinstate a long standing, common sense exemption under the Clean Water Act, allowing recreational boaters to operate vessels on America’s waterways without special [...]

When I was growing up, I think I was 14, I had a good friend who’s family raced Thistles. I recall to this day, when his brother turned 16 and got a birthday surprise from his grandfather. It was a crate in the garage that contained a brand new completely disassembled MG TD. Well, it [...]

We are in the thick of the Wet Wednesday sailboat racing season, 2008 edition, here at Channel Islands Harbor. Yours truly faithfully tends bar and sponsors the event with crew prizes and marvels at the commitment of this collective group of mainly middle aged folks who lead fairly normal lives except for this thing called [...]