One of my good friends sent me a text the other day. It read, "Happy winter solstice. Shortest day of the year. Boating season is just around the corner!" This gave me a good chuckle, but also got me thinking. I started thinking about the past summer and all of the great boating fun we had and then I realized that we at BoatPittsburgh.com have a lot to do before next season is upon us... More...

The Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 78, 7th Division, 8th District - Eastern Region, is offering boaters and water enthusiasts four easy-to follow tips to be safer this coming year:

1. Always wear your life jacket: Statistics show time and time again that many boating fatalities could have been avoided, simply by wearing a life jacket. Wearing a life jacket while boating is like wearing a seat belt when driving or riding in a vehicle. Simply put, life jackets save lives... More...

Once again Pittsburgh boaters showed great support for another BoatPittsburgh.com event, or in this case, contest. The first annual Photo Contest was greeted with dozens of entries from boaters representing a variety of boating hotspots in Western Pennsylvania.

After the staff at BoatPittsburgh.com narrowed the choices down, you the readers voted on your favorites. We are proud to announce the winners of the 2008 BoatPittsburgh.com Photo Contest!

Even though the weather is turning cold and most of us have put our boats away for the winter, the BoatPittsburgh.com staff is not about to let winter keep us from organizing some great “boating related” events this winter. All of these events are still in the planning stages so any input would be appreciated...More...

To help outboard enthusiasts protect their vessels over the winter, staff from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 78, 7th Division, 8th District, Eastern Region offer the following tips:

• Get to the front of your carburetors by removing silencer-cover.
• Hook a hose to your water intake...

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