WHAT’S NEW
NON-MOTORIZED FEE
THE OREGON STATE Marine
Board is asking lawmakers to consider
implementing a non-motorized boating
program that includes imposing fees on
boaters who use sailboats, kayaks, rafts
and other non-motorized watercraft on
the state’s public waterways. House Bill
2320 would establish a fee-based non-mo-
torized boating program and a dedicated
fund to provide grants to assist public
agencies with the purchase, construction,
renovation, expansion and development of
non-motorized boating facilities. Under the
proposed legislation, a one-week permit
for non-motorized boating would cost $4,
an annual permit would cost $12, and
a two-year permit would cost $20. The
marine board estimates the new fees would
generate approximately $2 million over the
next two years.OLYMPUS LEAVES SEATTLE
ON FEBRUARY 26, M.V. Olympus left
Lake Union in Seattle after being in the
Pacific Northwest since 1942, according
to the Puget Sound Business Journal. The
yacht was built in 1929 by New York Yacht,
Launch & Engine Co. and was conscripted
by the Navy in World War II to patrol the
Pacific Northwest. In more recent years
it has been charted by many celebrities
and has been used to host charity events.
Olympus’ owner renovated the yacht
extensively over 24 years but maintenance
costs made it impossible for her to keep the
yacht, according to the Business Journal,
and it was sold to an undisclosed New York
businessman.BELLINGHAM MARINE
OPENS REGIONAL OFFICE
WORLDWIDE MARINA BUILDER
Bellingham Marine announced the
company opened its eighth U.S. office,
in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The new regional
office is located adjacent to the Bahia
Mar Yachting Center at 651 Seabreeze
Boulevard. The Ft. Lauderdale office
will serve southern Florida as well as the
Caribbean market.PNW-8 SEAMAGAZINE.COM MAY 2017
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