Boating

With boating season comes risk of cold water shock

Bellamy Pailthorp — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:44:38 +0000

Boating season opens this weekend and the weather forecast predicts mostly clear skies and temperatures in the upper 70s.

The warming temperatures have authorities concerned about water safety and the potential for deadly drowning incidents. Last year, 32 people died from drowning, and more than a third of them in the spring.

Wade Alonzo with the State Parks Boating Safety Program says Washington certainly sees cold water, even when the weather is fair.

Friday morning's headlines

Jake Ellison — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:25:46 +0000

Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Forecast here.

Making headlines in the Northwest:

Seattle’s proposed regulations on liveaboards sharply criticized

Jake Ellison — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:56:03 +0000

The city of Seattle's revamped Shoreline Master Plan would limit the number of people living on boats to 25 percent of slips in any marina. The boating website Three Sheets Northwest reports the proposed regulation would dramatically reduce the number of liveaboards and place new requirements on the marinas they call home.