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Owning a boat is a dream for many Americans, but one that can turn into a nightmare of unforeseen costs. Many novice boaters don’t realize all the costs associated with purchasing a boat and wind up with an expensive driveway ornament aside their car instead because they can’t afford gas, insurance or the other myriad things boat owners must pay for.

In recent years, enterprising business people have begun offering a solution for the high price of boat ownership: Boat rental clubs. These clubs rent out their fleet of boats to members on a daily, weekend or even monthly basis at a discounted cost. For example, one marina in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida charges non-members $329 to rent a 21-foot bow rider, but a member of the club would pay just $136, not including gasoline.

Typically, boat rental club members must pay yearly dues in order to receive the discounted prices. However, once most boaters add up the costs of insurance, gasoline, storage, docking and maintenance, not to mention the actual purchase of the boat itself, they find that joining a rental club saves them money. Boat rental clubs may also offer their members other benefits such as discounts on equipment rentals like skis or scuba gear, discounts at local restaurants and a special price on gasoline and oil.

Membership plans vary from club to club. Some offer annual memberships with a high initial cost and lower costs for renewals. Some offer a flat annual fee with no further rental costs. Some offer seasonal memberships. Be sure you understand all the terms of the membership agreement and don’t allow yourself to be pressured into more of a membership than you feel you need. For example, if you’re new to boating and unsure how much you will actually use your membership, a multi-year contract is probably not the best choice for you.

Finally, if you are an avid boater and plan on taking your boat out for several days every week, or for a series of long trips, a boat rental club may not offer you the same savings as it would a more casual boater. To see if a rental club would save you money, total up all the costs associated with your boat and divide that by the number of days you plan to use it in a year. Then add up all the costs associated with a boat rental club membership and divide by the number of days you will use your membership. Whichever number is lower will be the most cost-effective option for you.

Kadence Buchanan writes articles on many topics including
Boating, Sports, and
Recreation

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Surfing is one of the most popular sports today especially to those who live near the shoreline. The people who are involved in surfing get enjoyment and relaxation in this very adventurous sport.

Surfing is a sport where the enthusiasts glide toward the shore on a breaking wave of sea water. Surfers usually use specially designed wooden or synthetic boards that are lightweight and allow the user for greater maneuverability.

While surfing is very popular, many are still ignorant to a sport very much common to surfing, knee boarding.

Knee boarding is very similar to surfing. It is a discipline where the user also uses a wooden or synthetic board that is known as a kneeboard - the rider paddles on his belly against the wave.

The popularity of knee boarding increased when the surf movie ‘Crystal Voyager’ was released by a prominent Californian kneeboard rider, George Greenough. After that, most surfers tried knee boarding and became indulged in the game.

Knee boarding requires a water current just like in surfing. It requires waves that are big and waves where the rider can go into. Only few places can offer this special requirement of knee boarding.

One of the best places for knee boarding is the sea water of Honduras. One of the best in this country is the Roatan Island. The island was the setting of popular TV reality program of Fox, ‘Temptation Island 3′.

Roatan Island is one of those islands that is not highly populated and with only few tourists. It is a tropical island of pristine beaches, uncrowded by visitors. Another thing about the island is that it is budget friendly and you can always find place where you can lay your head and body in a minimal price.

Costa Rica is another destination for knee boarding - a country that offers breathtaking knee boarding spots that you can never resist. Most of the beaches of Costa Rica are of serene beauty and with the type of wave required for good keeboarding. Knee boarders will definitely like the place for it is unique and one of a kind.

For those that want their knee boarding to be an experience of a lifetime, Maldives is the place where they should be. Maldives is a tropical island in the south of Asia, where you can find white beaches, crystal clear sea water and virgin shoreline. Maldives offers the knee board riders unbelievable waves.

Maldives make your dream come true. It is the place for discerning kneeboard riders. It is the ultimate destination to those that are already tired of the usual knee boarding places of California that are too much crowded and very much populated.

For those who want a place that is full of beautiful, sexy babes, Hawaii is the best for you. Hawaii has different locations for knee boarding. Its shoreline offers not just waves where you can get along and do kneeboard riding, but it also offers something that will feed your eyes!

If kneeboard riders are looking for the newest and hottest place for the sport, the Philippines is the place for you. Philippines is one of those knee boarding places that is increasing its popularity as one of the best places for the sport. The country offer virgin shoreline and waves you have never seen. The island wil not just feed your enthusiasm for kneeboard riding, but also feed your self for nature adventures.

Knee boarding is a sport that is very precise when it comes to location. These best places are very much applicable for the sport and will make your adventure an experience of a lifetime.

Nicola Kennedy is an enthusiastic kneeboarder. Kneeboarding-Supplies.info offers tips and news, information and views about good places for kneeboarding.

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What better way to spend a sunny summer day than to go tubing? No, you shouldn’t confuse this water sport for the pipes or hoses that your plumber use when repairing your bathrooms or kitchen sink. Consider this type of tubing as the fun way to look at the word itself

Tubing is also referred to as inner tubing. In some groups, the slang “toobing” is also used to refer to this recreational sport.

Tubing is a water activity that entails a person to ride an inner tube either on water or snow. However, water tubing is considered more popular than snow tubing.

To go water tubing entails a person to ride a tube while a motorboat or a personal watercraft pulls on it. Tubing should be done in a river, a lake or any body of water with a large space for both tubes and motorboat to move around.

The current from the body of water conveys the tube while the high-speed pull from the motorboat gives the person riding the tube that sought after adrenaline rush that keeps tubing enthusiasts going back for more.

The tubes used for tubing are often times inner tubes of tires themselves or inflatable tubes specially designed for this recreational sport. If you are on a budget, some expert tubers commonly suggest looking through a phone book’s yellow pages and contacting some auto repair shops.

Try finding garages and service centers along a highway. More often than not, these establishments cater to trucks for repairs and tire replacement. Truck inner tubes are the best ones to use for tubing because they are large and sturdy enough to carry a full grown man.

Usually, a truck owner does not replace his trucks’ tires individually. More often than not, when a truck comes in for tire replacement, a garage owner ends up with several used truck inner tubes at a time.

If you know your way around and if you get on a garage owner’s good side, you can get these tubes for a very low price. If you are lucky, you may even get enough those inner tubes for free!

However, if you do not fancy tubing in old truck tires, there are specially developed tubes that you can buy on sport shops. These tubes may have built in handles for you to grip on while tubing.

Also, some tubes are crafted to have sleeves made from synthetic fabric to prevent the tubes from getting stretched and elongated while they are being pulled by a motorboat.

Like any recreational sport, tubing on water depends on the season. As already mentioned, it is best to go tubing during the summer and spring seasons when the sun is up and the temperament of the water is generally calm.

However, since tide and weather varies from state to state, it is best to inquire the local water recreational sports shops regarding the best time to go tubing.

It also is best to keep in mind some safety precautions when tubing. Checking local weather conditions is a step in doing so. Bear in mind that tubing before or after a storm can be dangerous because of the unpredictable movement of the water.

If you are just new to tubing, it is best to sign up with a water sport shop to help you go about with your tubing experience. Be sure that the water sport shop that you enlisted to go tubing with knows how to go about this sport. Tubing is a fun and exciting sport but it can be dangerous when not executed properly.

Lastly, it best to know how to swim when you go tubing. While in a tube, it is possible that you may fall in the water and risk the danger of drowning. If you do not know how to swim, have someone who knows how to swim ride on the tube with you. Have a life jacket on too just to be safe.

Now, who would have thought that the word tubing can go way beyond its usual definition?

James Monahan is the owner and Senior Editor of
TubingPlace.com and writes expert
articles about tubing.

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