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Annotation <div><p>Recreational boating is a pastime enjoyed by millions. Yet the waters and marine environment that boaters so love are in serious jeopardy from pollution, resource mismanagement, and misunderstanding. Boaters can help change that. Although a relatively small part of the problem of marine environmental degradation, recreational boaters can be a huge part of the solution, writes Clyde W. Ford, an avid boater of over twenty years, whose encounters with polluted waters galvanized him to explore workable solutions.</p><p><i>Boat Green</i>provides a host of environmentally sound boating practices, based on scientific research and practical boating experience. In this book, boaters will learn ways to:</p><ul><li>Reduce vessel operation and maintenance costs</li><li>Improve vessels performance</li><li>Increase safety and health of vessel operators and crew</li><li>Increase awareness of marine issues</li><li>Enhance enjoyment of the marine environment</li></ul><p>All of these steps will help lessen the impact of recreational boating on the marine environment. These are practical solutions that have been field-tested and refined on actual vessels cruising the Pacific Northwest waters.</p><p><i>Boat Green</i>is an essential guide for recreational boaters and for all those concerned about protecting the marine environment.</p><p><b>Clyde W. Ford</b>is the executive director of EcoMarine Institute and author of nine books, including the award-winning<i>The Long Mile</i>and the Charlie Noble series of contemporary nautical suspense novels. Ford enjoys cruising the waters of the Inside Passage aboard his single-engine biodiesel trawler.</p></div> |
