DIY Boat Owner Magazine acquired by BOAT/US

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Scott Croft, 703-461-2864, SCroft@BoatUS.com Date: July 17, 2006

BoatU.S. Acquires DIY Boat Owner Marine Maintenance Magazine

One of the leading authorities on recreational boat maintenance and repair for the past 12 years, DIY Boat Owner Marine Maintenance magazine, has agreed to be acquired by Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.), the nation's largest organization of recreational boaters. The acquisition also includes the magazine's comprehensive Web site, http://www.DIY-boat.com, which includes hundreds of articles, repair tips and an index to past issues.

"Since over 70% of the recreational boats bought and sold each year are used, this represents a significant opportunity for BoatU.S. to provide boat owners - both power and sail - with credible information that they can count on and trust," says BoatU.S. Magazine Editor and Associate Publisher Michael Sciulla, who will take on the role of DIY publisher. BoatU.S. Magazine Managing Editor Elaine Dickinson, will become executive editor.

The pair, who have been producing BoatU.S. Magazine, the nation's largest circulation boating publication for over 20 years, will be joined by DIY Boat Owner magazine's founders Jan Mundy and Steve Kalman who will continue as editor and associate publisher, respectively.

"Steve and I are very excited knowing that our 'baby' will be in the hands of a noted consumer-oriented organization like BoatU.S. and that we will be on board to help it grow and attain a much larger readership than it has today," said Mundy.

"We are absolutely delighted to be joining forces with DIY founders Jan Mundy and Steve Kalman who have created a publishing institution in the marine maintenance field," said Sciulla. "Our job will be to bring this wealth of 'hands-on' knowledge to thousands of boaters and the more than 665,000 BoatU.S. members who could benefit from such information."

In addition to BoatU.S. Magazine, the Association also publishes BoatU.S. Trailering magazine for trailer boat owners and Seaworthy, the association's damage avoidance news journal.

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