Most manatees die from collisions with watercraft or from "cold stress" in chilly waters, Baxter said.
Watercraft are available for rent, and boat tours of the bay and wetlands are a great way to get to know the area.
Meanwhile, Juliet Marine Systems recently unveiled GHOST, the world's first super-cavitating watercraft, which is a combination between an aircraft and boat.
For the uninitiated, this was a tiny (especially for the times) vehicle built in Germany between 1961 and 1968 that was engineered to double as a watercraft.
Waiting competitors have been passing the time by using a powered watercraft to hurl themselves into waves, using the extra speed to perform aerial manoeuvres off watery ramps.
From our vessel, which is part of a 40-watercraft flotilla of paddleboards, pleasure craft and dinghies, we watch 35-foot waves crash and clatter, mixing sea spray with diesel fumes.
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The couple's decision to use their personal watercraft on the lake where there had been several attacks on fishermen was "stupid, " according to local fishing guide and resort owner "Speedy" Collett.
Founded in 1942 as a manufacturer of snow-going equipment, it grew rapidly in the last quarter of the 20th century to become a diversified manufacturer of products ranging from mass-transit systems to personal watercraft.
The U.S. Coast Guard, the Volusia County Beach Patrol and the sheriff's office immediately launched a search-and-rescue mission using helicopters, boats and personal watercraft to try to find the Winter Park, Florida, father and son.
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