Anacortes Clean Boating Symposium

May 3, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen

The Clean Boating Foundation is going back on the road. This time, we have two upcoming stops. The first one we are featuring is the Anacortes Clean Boating Symposium, which is sponsored by Port Supply/West  Marine (sidebar: Great to see their new copper-free paint (CFA…

Dunato’s Boatyard: Lookin’ Good

May 1, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen

Nothing beats a sunny day like today, except maybe strolling by and seeing one of our Leadership Clean Boatyards with a jam-packed lot. Looks like they’re in high gear getting ready for Opening Day! Nice work!

PumpMeOut Comes Through for Puget Sound

April 12, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen and Ben Lee

Puget Sound’s health relies on all of us to remain mindful of our actions and impacts. Discharge of black water into Puget Sound is one of those actions.  But there are rules to follow already (like no dumping of black water within three miles of the shoreline) so another…

Working Waterfronts Symposium a Success

April 5, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen

The Working Waterfront Symposium took place last week in Tacoma. We previewed that conference here and now that it’s in the books, I wanted to share some of the big themes that came up time and time again – and as far as boating goes,…

Leadership Clean: Seaview Boatyards

April 3, 2013 | by Ben Lee

If you go to the Seaview Boatyard website, you’ll see a large section devoted to Environmental Stewardship. There’s a run-down of how they protect the environment while running their business and a few of the awards and certifications they have earned. Having worked closely with the guys…

Public Comment Period Open for Puget Sound No Discharge Zone!

March 18, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen

As issues come to the forefront, the idea of whether or not to create a No Discharge Zone in Puget Sound continues to percolate. Department of Ecology has reached out to many of the stakeholders (Clean Boating Foundation, Clean Marina, WA Boating Alliance) but when it comes to meaningful…

Washington Sea Grant Hosts 2013 National Working Waterfronts Symposium

March 13, 2013 | by Ben Lee and Peter Schrappen

There has been a lot of buzz lately about shoreline uses/development. Scott Wilson just wrote a good article on the lack of public moorage in downtown Seattle for ThreeSheetsNW. Seattle, earlier this year, just came out with a long-awaited update to their Shoreline Master Program,…

Clean Marina Washington Hits 65 Certified Clean Marinas!

March 5, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen

Checking in on our friends at Washington State’s Clean Marina Program, it’s great to see that they have recently certified their 65^th marina. They were a model for us (as was King County’s BuiltGreen Program) as we were putting together our Clean Boatyard Program. We’re talking voluntary approaches for marinas…

Clean Boating Product: the Electric Paddle

February 25, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen

While we remain focused on certifying boatyards as Clean and encouraging boaters to opt for non-copper paint, we couldn’t help but notice some of the innovative – and clean – offerings at the recently-concluded Seattle Boat Show. This year’s show was no exception when it came to fun gadgets…

Talking Aluminum Anodes with Shane McCall of Emerald City Diving

February 21, 2013 | by Ben Lee

I recently sat down with Shane McCall of Emerald City Diving to talk about non-zinc anodes and get his take on the effectiveness of the aluminum alternatives to zincs. Here’s what we talked about:

CBF: Thanks for your time here, Shane. I’m just going to ask you a…