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Gun-savvy cruiser rarely packs one

Here are his tips on how to avoid having to use a firearm and how to use one if you have to

Price's shooting earned him the Top Gun award in the Houston FBI Citizen's Academy. John Price has thought a lot about how to defend himself while cruising. A retired colonel and chaplain in the Army National Guard, the Houston resident has been an Episcopal priest for 44 years, is now a chaplain for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and has cruised for much of his adult life.

Be sure your EPIRB’s ID is correct

As federal officials continue a campaign to verify information in their emergency locator beacon database, some 40 owners or users of the devices are claiming the identification codes on their units do not match those on file.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been mailing and e-mailing owners and users of registered EPIRBs, personal locator beacons and emergency locator transmitters, asking that they make certain their units are properly registered.

10 boat products cited for innovation

A personal locator beacon for less than $300, chart-plotting software for the iPhone and an eco-friendly fuel primer bulb — those were a few of the products recognized for innovation by boating journalists at the Marine Aftermarket Accessories Trade Show in Orlando, Fla.

A seven-judge panel chose products that are innovative, benefit the industry and/or consumer, are practical and cost-effective, and will be available to the consumer within 60 days after the July 15-17 show.

A long, long way from Newport, R.I.

Next year’s America’s Cup regatta appears headed for an Arab emirate — and possibly back to court

The Ras al-Khaimah venue would mark the first time the racing woruld take place outside the United States, Europe or New Zealand-Australia. A scant 50 miles across the Persian Gulf from Iran, just a gunboat ride away from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s turf, the United Arab Emirates looks like it may be the venue of the 33rd America’s Cup come February.

It’s a car, it’s a boat, it’s Ca’-boat

A Pontiac Sunbird rides piggyback on a Silverton hull for this summer’s Maine lobster boat races

Maine boatyard owner Steve Johnson succeeded in his attempt to draw attention to the annual Maine lobster boat races with his Ca'-Boat. It started with a pair of 17-year-old 200-hp Yamahas. Steve Johnson’s friend would give him the outboards for free — on one condition.

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