Reporting from Popotla, Mexico — Nallely and Heriberto Salgado boarded the Mexican fishing skiff bobbing off the Baja California coast last week and watched warily in the moonlight as 19 other people squeezed onto the vessel designed to carry no more than a dozen.
A smuggler piloting the 25-foot boat promised a short ride before landing on a beach in San Diego.
But 12 hours later, the Salgados were still being lashed with sea spray. The thick fog had burned off, leaving a panorama of brilliant blue, with no land in sight.
“We saw only ocean all around us,” said Nallely Salgado. “And we were running out of gas.”
With tougher enforcement and new barriers rising on land along the U.S.-Mexico border, many would-be immigrants like the ones crowded aboard the Tiburon are taking to the sea…. Details
USA Water Ski is pleased to announce that former U.S. Elite Water Ski Team member Brandi Hunt (Clermont, Fla.) will spearhead USA Water Ski’s revamped GrassRoots program. Hunt, a former Masters and U.S. Open women’s overall champion, will be responsible for promoting and marketing USA Water Ski’s GrassRoots Series, including managing the annual budget, developing and executing a formal marketing plan, actively pursuing event organizers, and cultivating business partnerships.
The revamped and re-energized USA Water Ski GrassRoots Series aims to promote a fun, family experience and cultivate novice water sports enthusiasts. The new series also is loaded with benefits that will aid the local organizing clubs…. Details
Boating and fishing supply retail giant West Marine, which has more than 340 stores, today opened the largest store in its 34-year history — a 30,200-square-foot prototype superstore near the St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville.
“We targeted Jacksonville as a great market we wanted to do something special in,†said Bruce Edwards, West Marine executive vice president of stores and port supply.
Two weeks ago, the chain closed two other Jacksonville stores…Â Details
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