Archive for September, 2008

Overweight People’s Rights Activists May Target Boating Industry

Burger and large fries with that vanilla shake please. The United States Coast Guard has become so concerned with America’s growing waistline that they are now proposing a change in the way boat captains measure the maximum allowed weight of a boat. Changing something that has been in place since the 1960’s won’t be easy [...]

What some boating surveys say

Written by Michael Vass
Something that caught my eye is a boating survey in Australian. The plan is that whis will be the largest survey about boating behaviour. It will take 18 months to get all its data, and will be made up of 4000 volunteers.
Some of the things that will be included in the study:
“Participants [...]