Smith Brothers Offshore Racing Team partners with Marine Trades Assoc. of New Jersey
05-29-2013, 02:28 PM
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Smith Brothers Offshore Racing Team partners with Marine Trades Assoc. of New Jersey
Smith Brothers Offshore Racing Team announced today that they have teamed with the Marine Trades Association of New Jersey to promote their Go Boating NJ initiative. The objective of the new campaign is to provide boaters throughout the region with current information on the conditions of New Jersey’s waterways and popular boating areas.
Since Hurricane Sandy came ashore in late October, reports of unprecedented destruction to the
shoreline, homes and marine facilities have left boaters wondering if there will be a boating season in
2013. This initiative was launched to address those concerns by providing coverage of the
restoration efforts taking place each day by state, federal and municipal agencies as well as scores of
volunteers and organizations. More importantly, the Go Boating NJ campaign will highlight,
through on the water videos and photos, some of NJ's most popular boating areas to give boaters
firsthand knowledge and visuals that these waterways are open and ready for them this season.
The team is no stranger to the waterways of New Jersey as Driver Pete Smith and Throttleman Rich Smith grew up boating on Barnegat Bay north of Toms River. “We spent our summers growing up running around the bay in our 13’ Boston Whaler,” said Pete Smith. “There isn’t a cove or lagoon that we haven’t been in and to see the destruction that Sandy caused to the area, as well as the rest of the state is heartbreaking.” Rich Smith added, “We are proud to be carrying the GOBOATINGNJ.ORG logo on our boat. We need to let everyone know that the recovery is in full swing and that our waterways will be safe to boat on this summer.”
The team will carry the GOBOATINGNJ.ORG logo on their Joker Powerboats/CRC 611 raceboat for the remainder of the season as they compete in the Offshore Powerboat Association sanctioned race series.
Since Hurricane Sandy came ashore in late October, reports of unprecedented destruction to the
shoreline, homes and marine facilities have left boaters wondering if there will be a boating season in
2013. This initiative was launched to address those concerns by providing coverage of the
restoration efforts taking place each day by state, federal and municipal agencies as well as scores of
volunteers and organizations. More importantly, the Go Boating NJ campaign will highlight,
through on the water videos and photos, some of NJ's most popular boating areas to give boaters
firsthand knowledge and visuals that these waterways are open and ready for them this season.
The team is no stranger to the waterways of New Jersey as Driver Pete Smith and Throttleman Rich Smith grew up boating on Barnegat Bay north of Toms River. “We spent our summers growing up running around the bay in our 13’ Boston Whaler,” said Pete Smith. “There isn’t a cove or lagoon that we haven’t been in and to see the destruction that Sandy caused to the area, as well as the rest of the state is heartbreaking.” Rich Smith added, “We are proud to be carrying the GOBOATINGNJ.ORG logo on our boat. We need to let everyone know that the recovery is in full swing and that our waterways will be safe to boat on this summer.”
The team will carry the GOBOATINGNJ.ORG logo on their Joker Powerboats/CRC 611 raceboat for the remainder of the season as they compete in the Offshore Powerboat Association sanctioned race series.
