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Clearing the Waterways

Tired of seeing derelict vessels in coastal waterways where you want to cruise or anchor? Boy, does Heather Lougheed have some good news for you.

Lougheed—who got her start at BoatUS 24 years ago in membership and marketing, and then rose up the ranks to become vice president of the 800,000-member-strong organization of boat owners—is now also taking on the role of president at the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water. Issue No. 1 on her to-do list is making good use of a

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