This looks like the best place for my post!
I'm here from the Cal Boating Safety Team (sponsored by the California Department of Boating and Waterways). I just wanted to see what the average boater is talking about and learn a few things. We're also at the tail end of our sweepstakes, so if you're interested in entering for a chance to win a fishing trip for two (with some spending cash) or a week-long houseboat vacation, stop by the webstie: http://bit.ly/CalBoating. You can find us on Facebook too: http://bit.ly/FBboat. Thanks all!

What do you want to know?

Well, that's going to cover quite a bit of territory since I'm still personally new to boating (chuckle). I still need to go through a safety course so I'm more familiar with the basics. Personally, I wanted to learn some best-practices for purchasing and maintaining a boat, and how to keep a boat in the off-season. Professionally, I was curious what the average boater thinks about safety laws, and what kind of info they like to see online from organizations like the Department of Boating and Waterways. So, like I said: kind of basic for now. I looked around this forum before joining and thought there was a lot to read about and learn from and the high level of activity that helps with that.
Thanks for asking.

There's something very wrong in this concept.
Let's see, we'll assign a guy to a "boating safety team" that hasn't even completed a "basic safety course", and knows relatively chit for nothing about boating (from his "chuckle-I don't find much funny about it personally)

Aren't you in Kalifornia?
What freaking off season?

Are you serious?
Ok, here's what I'd like to see from another government agency website....NOTHING! NADA!
Chitcan the useless programs and beurocracies and balance the damn budget!!
Too much duplication of services in local, state and federal governemts.

You're welcome
I see this hasn't had a reply since October....sorry, couldn't help myself