Speedboats | Motorboats News for 05/14/2010



Pitch for Boulder Reservoir: Ban Jet Skis, polluting boats
A proposed revamping of the allowed uses at the Boulder Reservoir could include a ban on all Jet Skis and older two-stroke boat engines, tighter restrictions on power boats and limited public access to sensitive wildlife areas near the shore. All the proposed changes included in the Boulder Reservoir Master Plan are still up for debate, which the City Council will discuss during a study session ...

Can a Speedboat Sink a Carrier? Pt 1 New Wars
In an operation worthy of the Israelis, the Iranians have acquired an advanced British-built speedboat designed for sustained high speeds. The fear is they will be used in suicide attacks against US warships, especially aircraft ...

Can a Speedboat Sink a Carrier? Pt 2 New Wars
The helicopter comes to mind when considering the threat of swarms of Iranian speedboats attacking the big ships of Western navies like their highly capable and costly aircraft carriers. It also comes to mind that a speedboat, ...

Boaters power up against size limits on Mountain Island Lake
A proposal to levy fees and limit the size of power boats on Charlotte's main water supply is running into a storm of opposition from boat owners...

Iran News EUR Iran tests speed boats in EURmajorEUR Gulf war games .
Iran tests speed boats in EURmajorEUR Gulf war games. TEHRAN (Reuters) EUR Iran's Revolutionary Guards successfully deployed a new speed boat capable of destroying enemy ships in war games that began on Thursday in a waterway crucial for ...

Can a Speedboat Sink a Carrier? Pt 3 New Wars
New Wars has been pondering all week what if any threat is there in the Iranian acquisition of an advanced high speed vessel, literally a speedboat, the Bladerunner 51 built by Ice Marine and a record-breaking design. ...

Iran speedboat threatens U.S. carrier?
Tehran, April 5, 2009 - Iran's reported acquisition of a record-breaking British speedboat has raised fears it plans to arm it with high-speed Russian torpedoes to sink a US aircraft carrier in hit-and-run raids if Iran is attacked ...

Toy boats show gives 'glimpse into bygone era' in Britain
Before the advent of video games and remote control cars, the "It" toy of the 19th century was the toy boat...

Company Turns Old Airplanes Into High-Speed Boats - Technology .
Company Turns Old Airplanes Into High-Speed Boats. Hydro Lance is a firm that decided to turn old aircrafts into modern high-speed vessels, with narrow pontoons replacing the wings of the planes. For example, the company can transform ...

SoCal students prepare for solar boat race
Students from Southland schools will be harnessing the power of the sun this weekend for a solar boat race on Lake Skinner...

'Long Haul' takes blue water crown
Al Nelson's "Long Haul" blue water fishing team's first-place dolphin (34.26 pounds), first-place wahoo (20.26 pounds) and second-place sailfish tallied enough points to top some 15 blue water sport fishing boats during the annual Amelia Island Blue Water Shootout...

Iran's speedboat of doom | FP Passport
The real issue is whether speed boats can sink or damage an oil tanker, not whether they can sink or damage a military vessel. Iran need only sink a single tanker, and the rest will hurry back to port. Then the oil stops. ...

Weekend of wonders awaits: Motorcycle rally, duathlon, vintage plane tours, car and boat show planned for May 22, 23 .
Grosse Ile Municipal Airport will be the venue for a series of events the weekend of May 22 and 23, with boats, bicycles and bombers taking center stage...

Aviation, Defense and Space News, Jobs, Conferences by AVIATION .
During the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, the IRGC naval arm used packs of armed speedboats to attack tankers carrying Iraqi oil. Attemps were also made to harrass US warships, in the strategic Straits of Hormuz. US Naval experts fear that the ...

Astonishing Iranian Speedboat Maneuvers New Wars
Given the claims made for the gun, that it can hit fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, and sea-skimming missiles, and its widespread use, I find it difficult to believe that it could not successfully engage speedboats, laser or no laser. ...

Boeing's unmanned Phantom Ray makes dramatic video debut, set to take off this December
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Boeing_s_Unmanned_Phantom_Ray_Makes_Dramatic_Debut_Video'; The big new trend among wargadget makers seems to be the elimination of the fleshy operator, and we're seeing it happening with helicopters , boats , and even space shuttles . The Phantom Ray is Boeing's take on how we can do the same to jet fighters, and it's had its official ...

Engadget: Boeing's stealthy 'Phantom Ray' drone makes debut
The big new trend among wargadget makers seems to be the elimination of the fleshy operator, and we're seeing it happening with helicopters , boats , and even space shuttles . The Phantom Ray is Boeing's take on how we can do the same to jet fighters, and it's had its official unveiling in St. Louis this week...

Last Night's TV - Theo's Adventure Capitalists, BBC2; The Boats That Built Britain, BBC4; The Story of Science Power .
I think a lesser woman would have wilted when the scabby dog said no. Cheryl Calverley, marketing manager for Marmite, was in Mumbai on a mission nothing less than opening up the sub-continent for Britain's best-loved savoury treacle. Local knowledge, in the shape of Unilever's Indian executives, had said it couldn't be done. But Cheryl and her boss, Matt, Marmite's managing director, were ...

NewsDaily: Iran tests speed boats in "major" Gulf war games
Iran's Revolutionary Guards successfully deployed a new speed boat capable of destroying enemy ships in war games that began on Thursday in a waterway crucial for global oil supplies, Iranian media reported...

Weigh anchor and head to new gift shop Shore Nautical in Canastota
CANASTOTA -- There is a lifetime of enthusiasm for boats and sailing behind South Shore Nautical and their newly-opened Blue Schooner Gift Shoppe, said co-owner Stan Zielasko...



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