Boat U.S. National Advisory Council Ponders Public Policy

The annual meeting of the BoatU.S. National Advisory Council was held recently on the banks of the Potomac River in Stafford County, VA. The two-day event featured a thorough review of a variety of compelling issues of concern to recreational boat owners and the Association.

Pictured from left are: Michael Sciulla, Editor, BOAT/U.S. Magazine and association V.P.; Skip Moyer, president, American Boat and Yacht Council; Dean Clarke, executive editor, Sport Fishing magazine; Doris Colgate, president, Offshore Sailing School; Council Chairman Elbert "Mack" Maloney, author, Chapman's and Duttons; Adm. Owen Siler, former Coast Guard Commandant; Chuck Husick, boating columnist and former president of Chris Craft Boats; BoatU.S. Chairman Richard Schwartz; John Bonds, former executive director U.S. Sailing Association; Joan Marsh Clune, president, Recreational Boaters of California; Robert W. Davis, former member of Congress; Charles Holmes, national director, Sea Scouts/Boy Scouts of America; Adm. Robert Nelson, former Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; Henry Pratt, former National Commodore, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and Jim Ensign, vice president, Recreational Boaters of California.