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NATIONAL CLEAN BOATING EVENT TO BE HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO June 9

Celebration Coincides with National Fishing and Boating Week.

The Marine Environmental Education Foundation (MEEF), a group committed to clean boating practices through National Clean Boating Campaign (NCBC), will hold its fourth-annual NCBC event Saturday, June 9, 2001, from 10 am to 4 pm, at San Francisco‘s Hyde Street Pier near Fisherman’s Wharf. The free celebration features activities, demonstrations, tours and exhibits that celebrate clean boating practices. Free admission to the Hyde Street Pier in included.

Concurrent with this event, the Port of San Francisco will coordinate the Grand Opening of its new 185 berth Hyde Street Commercial Fishing Harbor in conjunction with the Clean Boating Celebration. A highlighting of these new facilities will be state of the art environmental facilities.

San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf area —world-renowned for its deep-rooted maritime history — is the perfect backdrop for a celebration of clean boating practices. "This location is the most public venue yet for our celebration event. We are very excited over our opportunity to work with the National Park Service, the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, the Maritime Park Association, the Port of San Francisco, the California Coastal Commission, and the local Fisherman’s Wharf Merchant’s Association to make this the most diverse and exciting clean boating celebration yet," says Pat Buller Pearson, MEEF event coordinator.

MEEF, a consortium of marine industry associations, marine businesses, agencies and environmental groups, is the creator and organizer of the NCBC.

More than 78 million Americans enjoy recreational boating, spending more than $19 billion each year.. Heightened environmental concerns have prompted boaters to promote simple, commonsense techniques to avoid polluting waterways; good fueling and bilge care practices; sewage control and pumpout use; and environmentally friendly boat maintenance."

For more information:

For the National Clean Boating Campaign visit www.cleanboating.com or MEEF at www.meef.org.

To become involved with the 2001 San Francisco event contact Pat Pearson at (425) 486-6002 or patpsa@drizzle.com.

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NATIONAL CLEAN BOATING CELEBRATION AND THE GRAND OPENING OF HYDE STREET COMMERCIAL FISHING HARBOR

JUNE 9, 2001 10 AM– 4 PM

9 am -1 pm Whale Boat Races from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park.

10 a.m. Free admission at Hyde Street Pier all day — visit the Historic ships.

Working boats on view at new Hyde Street Harbor.

Exhibitor booths open on both Hyde Street Pier and Harbor.

Tours and Demonstrations of clean boating facilities at Hyde Street Harbor.

10 - NOON Pelican Boat Races in the Aquatic Park lagoon; Post Race Awards

ceremony at the Small Boat Shop at Hyde Street Pier.

11 a.m. Grand Opening Ceremony at the Hyde Street Harbor Main Stage

11:30 Opening Ceremony for the National Clean Boating Campaign, Hyde Street Harbor Main stage.

3:00 Drawing for prizes

MUSIC PERFORMANCES

12:15- 1 Main Stage. Skip Henderson and the Starboard Watch (sea songs and chanteys)

1:10- 2 Dick and Carol Holdstock (sea songs of immigration to California)

2:10- 3 Oak, Ash, and Thorn (English songs, acapella trio)

3:15- 4 Shay Black

On Hyde Street Pier, in front of demo shed:

12:15-12:55 Michele Delattre and Don Clark, Celtic and American sea songs

1:00-1:50 Natalie and Brittany Haas, Celtic music

2:00- 2:50 Skip Henderson and the Starboard Watch

3:00- 3:40 Dogwatch Nautical Band

Aboard BALCLUTHA:

2:00- 3:00 Chanteys and Sea Songs, with Dick and Carol Holdstock, Richard

Adrianowicz, Ricky Rackin

At various Hyde Street Pier locations all day: Bruce Sherman, sea songs with accordion, Dick and Carol Holdstock, Ricky Rackin, Richard Adrianowicz.

Exhibitors and vendors are encouraged to participate in the event. Booth space is available.

l National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has partnered with MEEF during the Campaign. NMMA will distribute Clean Boating Campaign information at 15 events where Discover Boating Centers are featured. NMMA will include editorial coverage for the Clean Boating Campaign in its National Boat Show Directory publication that is used at over 20 NMMA-produced consumer boat shows.

Dockwalkers will be handing out thousands of free California Clean Boating kits at marinas throughout California this boating season.

Northern CA. Marine Association is endorsing the Celebration and, with the help of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, is distributing NCBC educational brochures at their NCMA Boat Show.

By mid year 2001, MEEF expects to expand its clean boating web site and include over 250 web resource contacts of the best available published information of nationwide reference materials for clean boating and marina education.

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