The BBA is working to bring you up-to-date information and activities that will make your boating, fishing, and outdoor adventures an unforgettable experience. We strive to promote an environment for all ages to have fun, strengthen family relationships through playing together, enhance communications, promote teamwork, and provide a forum for networking and establishing new relationships. We encourage you to visit our Events Page and the following links so that you will be part of the fun and excitement that we have planned for you during 2009!!!
We,ve Teamed Up with BoatU.S. to Save You Money!!!!
Club officers have worked out a special deal with BoatU.S. that will add to the club benefits you already receive - introducing the BoatU.S. Cooperating Group program. You get 50% off the annual BoatU.S. Membership dues when you join. You pay just $12.50 a year, instead of the regular $25. If you're already a BoatU.S. Member, be sure to mention our Cooperating Group ID number get the specially reduced rate. Click here for more information concerning BoatU.S. Membership. We encourage you to take advantage of this valuable benefit that was arranged specifically to help you - our members. To obtain your Cooperating Group ID number call (678) 472-6764.
Get Outdoors Georgia
Get Outdoors Georgia (GO Georgia) shows families how easy and fun it is to get outdoors and get fit. Helping to spread the word is our fun loving gopher, who challenges everyone to head to a state park and take advantage of all the opportunities to: Get Out. Get Dirty. Get Fit. and more
From pristine trout streams winding their way through the state parks, to bass fishing on one of the state's reservoirs, to casting a line in pursuit of redfish on Georgia's coast, Georgia has plenty to offer both the beginning and experienced angler.
Find everything you need to know about Georgia fishing right here. Download the current sport fishing regulations, locate a boat ramp or a nearby Public Fishing Area, find a seasonal or year-round trout stream, discover Georgia’s abundant reservoir and river fishing opportunities, learn more about the Go Fish Georgia Initiative and more
Georgia State Parks and Historical Sites
Learn how to catch a trout, paddle a canoe, and shoot a shotgun. Try activities like fly tying and casting, bass fishing basics, trout fishing, archery, and BB gun and skeet shooting. There will also be wildlife shows with live snakes and hawks, crossbow demonstrations, hunting dog demonstrations, and hayrides. $3 parking. 800-573-9659 ext. 305. more
Corps Lakes Gateway
Nestled in the foothills of the Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains lies Lake Sidney Lanier, one of America’s favorite lakes. Over 7.5 million people a year choose to visit Lanier. Seventy-six recreational areas have been developed around the lake under the direction of the Corps of Engineers. These include 46 parks operated directly by the Corps, 10 marinas, and Lake Lanier Islands. The remaining areas are leased to county and city governments or other organizations such as the Boy Scouts. With over 692 miles of shoreline, the lake is well known for its aqua-blue colored water, spectacular scenery more
BWI invites the BBA to discuss minorities and boating.
Boating Writers International (BWI) invited the BBA to participate in discussions, exploring the barriers that minorities (Hispanics, African-Americans and Women) face in boating. The discussions were held October 31, 2008, at the Bahia Mar Hotel Complex, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The attendees included numerous writers, editors and publishers from across the country that focused on the boating industry. The BBA presentation included "real" and "perceived" barriers to African-Americans and other diverse groups becoming involved in boating. The discussions were extremely beneficial in highlighting actions that would be effective in addressing these perceptions. The Boating Writers International included the BBA in their November 2008 BWI Journal.
Diversity on Deck (Great Lakes Boating Magazine)
In their last issue, they profiled increasing female participation (“Women at the Helm”). Here, through the first-person accounts of two member-officers of the Black Boaters Club of America, the Great Lakes Boating Magazine took a look at personal stories of minorities who discovered a love of boating.
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