Sailing Enjoys High Profile In Discover Boating Contest

In last month’s edition of Sail America News, we featured an interview with NMMA Chief Marketing Officer Carl Blackwell who provided timely updates about the industry’s Discover Boating consumer initiatives. As noted, a national consumer contest, “I Discovered Boating,” was staged to celebrate the fun of boating, with boaters invited to submit video and photographic entries depicting their boating lifestyle which may be used in future national advertising and PR campaigns.

Sail America News thought you’d enjoy some of the great video and sailing snapshots that capture our particular boating pastime. Check out the links and take pride in sailing!

• One of the video finalists; “Day On The Water” by Guy Baker, Portland, Oregon, was awarded $5,000 and will be used as part of the Discover Boating advertising campaign in coming years:

The photos finalists that featured sailing included:

• “4 Curious Years, 3 Windy Knots, 2 Big Fish, 1 Great Day,” Guy Baker, Portland, Oregon
• “Everybody Loves to Sail!” Leighton O’Connor, Beverly, Massachusetts
• “On the Water, Sometimes the Magic Comes to You…” Stephen Haislip, Portland, Oregon

For more information on the “I Discovered Boating” campaign, click here.

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