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Article: 26 miles across the sea ... in a PWC!(personal watercraft trip from Los Angles, California, to Santa Catalina Island)
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- Trailer Boats
- Article date:
- May 1, 1995
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The words to Catalina's unofficial theme song kept chiming through my head as I boarded a brand-new Yamaha Wave Runner III and was pushed from the loading ramp into the calmly lapping waters of Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, California. "Couple of things to remember," Yamaha's assistant public relations manager, Steve Lawler was telling me. "You can't steer unless you're on the throttle. "The green button starts it, the red button stops it. That's about it."
I had never been on a personal watercraft (PWC) in my life. Yet, now I was about to embark on what I considered to be the aquatic equivalent of the Barstow to Las Vegas desert off-road race--the 2nd Annual ...
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Article: WAVE RUNNER.(News)
The Boston Herald;
July 6, 2007 ;
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...Byline: SIMONE PRESS Johnny Hujol of Somerville cools off with some kite surfing on Pleasure Bay in South Boston yesterday, but he might have better luck with today's high winds. This morning will bring partly sunny skies with highs in the low 80s, but rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds and even hail
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