Boat show
Mid-America Boat Show renamed Cleveland Boat Show
The Cleveland Boat Show has a new name — the Cleveland Boat Show. For years, the annual January boat show at the I-X Center hosted by the Lake Erie Marine Trades Association was officially known as the Mid-America Boat Show. But no one really called it that. So new association President Michelle Burke announced Tuesday…
Read MoreLyman Life founder Michelle Burke named Lake Erie Marine Trades Association president
The Lake Erie Marine Trades Association — which puts on five boat shows in Ohio — has named Michelle Burke as its new president. Burke, the founder of lifestyle brand Lyman Life, will also serve as executive director of the Boating Associations of Ohio, voicing boaters’ views on issues such as harmful algal blooms and…
Read MoreCuyahoga County has most boat registrations in Ohio: Who boats on Lake Erie?
Cuyahoga County has more boat registrations than any other county in Ohio. But it ranks second to last for boats per 1,000 residents. Only Franklin County, landlocked in the middle of the state, fares worse. No. 1 for boat ownership, based on population? No surprise here. It’s Ottawa County, home to the summertime playground of…
Read MoreHow to take a free two-hour boating safety class on your own boat
Just bought a boat? Or just traded up? Want some help learning to dock it, or reverse, or figure out the fancy gadgets? The North Coast Sail & Power Squadron is offering a free two-hour class in boat basics, on your own boat. The Jump Start Program is new this year. The goal for the…
Read MoreFinally, spring! Launching boats at Cleveland’s Whiskey Island marina
We’ve got three weeks until the unofficial start of summer Memorial Day weekend. And thanks to a miserably chilly March and April, marinas on Ohio’s lakeshore are about three weeks behind. “It’s so late,” said Tom Gavel, owner of Tag Marine Services at Whiskey Island Marina. “For the last month it’s like you’ve been shaking…
Read MoreHow to prep your boat for a spring launch
Boatyards, backyards, marinas and yacht clubs will soon spring to life to prepare for the 2018 boating season. Fishing charter boats are putting in the water as soon as Easter weekend. Recreational boaters have dates to launch any time between mid-April and late May. But first owners have to cut the shrink wrap off their…
Read MoreLyman Life celebrates Lake Erie legacy boat brand
The outline looks like it’s smiling at you from the back of a T-shirt. Just like the classic wooden boat that inspired it. “Everyone smiles and waves when they see a Lyman,” said Michelle Burke, CEO of Lyman Life. Built in Cleveland and then Sandusky, Lymans are loved for their “clinker-built” wood frames that glides…
Read MoreCleveland Sailing Association commodore: Erie Interviews
Meet Lee Karns, commodore of the Cleveland Sailing Association, which encompasses six Lake Erie yacht clubs with active sail racing scenes: Cleveland Yachting Club, Edgewater, Lakeside, Forest City, Chagrin Lagoons, Mentor Harbor and Grand River. The clubs formed the association in 1996 to recruit more participants for races, coordinate events and score boats against each…
Read MoreTry a tritoon? It’s a pontoon boat stable enough for Lake Erie
What’s a tritoon? It’s a pontoon boat with three pontoons. Which makes it more stable the the traditional flat-bottomed party boat, and better able to withstand Lake Erie’s waves. Bonus: it fits a whole load of people, and it’s cheaper than a similar-sized fiberglass-bottom boat. Scott Sieg of Portage Lakes Marine in Akron explains why…
Read MoreThe future of sailing? At the Cleveland Boat Show
Why is there only one sailboat dealer at the Mid-America Boat Show this year? Rob Morley of Riverfront Yacht Services in the Flats says it’s because sailing is a dying sport. “It sure does feel that way,” said Jennifer Daus. “But I see a lot of interest, like with the Foundry.” Daus, along with…
Read More