12/30/2024 - New York Boaters: Got Your Boating Safety Certificate Yet?

BoatUS Foundation’s online Boating Safety Course helps Empire State residents meet 2025 mandatory boating safety education requirement

12/20/2024 - BoatUS Foundation’s Ted Sensenbrenner Appointed to National Boating Safety Advisory Committee

12/11/2024 - Registration Opens for ‘Turning the Tide Online’ Virtual Summit to Examine Solutions for Boating Industry-Generated Waste, Feb. 25-27

Surfing icon, environmentalist, award-winning filmmaker and “Code Method” author Shaun Tomson to serve as keynote speaker

12/4/2024 - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association Celebrates 25 Years; Faces New Waterway Challenges

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association Celebrates 25 Years; Faces New Waterway Challenges Construction conflicts, beneficial spoil uses, dwindling repair access, pinched channel widths, dredging safety are on the agenda

12/3/2024 - Pennsylvania Boaters Now Have Low-Cost Online Boating Safety Education Course from BoatUS Foundation

Approved by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission and NASBLA

11/26/2024 - Recreational Boating, Fishing Anchor the Nation’s Outdoor Recreation Economy

New BEA data shows top economic contributions from boating and fishing activities

11/25/2024 - Deadline Extended for Speakers to Apply for BoatUS Foundation ‘Turning the Tide Online’ Summit Focusing on Boating Industry Waste Streams

Apply now to present at the virtual summit, Feb. 25-27, 2025

11/14/2024 - Do You Need More Capacity for Transient Boaters?

Boating Infrastructure Grant Program pays for docks, amenities for visiting boaters: Start preparing now for next grant cycle

11/12/2024 - BoatUS/NWSA Seek Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award Nominations

Annual lifetime achievement award recognizes sharing sailing

10/29/2024 - BoatUS Foundation Invites Public to Share Ideas for New Database to Report Abandoned and Derelict Vessels

National database aims to pinpoint locations of ADVs, track removal, provide clearer picture of the national problem

10/22/2024 - Help Save a Child’s Life: Apply Now to Become a BoatUS Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Site

Program seeks new locations that lends infant, child and young-adult sized life jackets to the public at no cost

10/15/2024 - BoatUS Foundation Seeks Experts to Speak About Addressing Boating-Related Waste Streams

Apply now to present at the “Turning the Tide Online” virtual summit, Feb. 25-27, 2025

10/8/2024 - California Boaters Can Drop Off Expired Flares at Upcoming Fall Collection Events

Program open to Alameda, Del Norte, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Marin, San Diego and West Contra Costa County boaters

10/7/2024 - Red Towboats Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

5 local TowBoatUS companies raise funds in their communities to fight disease affecting 1 of every 8 women

10/7/2024 - Florida Gulf Coast Boaters Have Help: How to Prepare Your Boat for Hurricane Milton

Free online guides, videos, worksheet available from BoatUS

10/3/2024 - BoatUS Foundation, National Safe Boating Council Launch Pilot Program to Make Borrowing a Life Jacket Easier

DECKEE mobile app aims to help increase life jacket wear rates

10/2/2024 - TowBoatUS Is Back on Kerr Lake and Lake Gaston with New Owners

Capts. Branson and Megan Mosier expand their TowBoatUS Locations in North Carolina, offering routine on-water assistance to recreational boaters

9/24/2024 - How to Prepare Your Boat for Helene

Free online guides, videos, worksheet available from BoatUS

9/19/2024 - How the Arrival of Autumn on Sept. 22 Changes Boating

3 tips for safely enjoying the water in the off season from BoatUS Foundation

9/9/2024 - How to Prepare a Boat for Francine

Free online guides, videos, worksheet available from BoatUS

8/28/2024 - BoatUS Foundation: Call for Volunteer Reviewers for New Grant Program to Remove Abandoned Derelict Vessels (ADVs) Nationwide

Environmentally conscious individuals with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply for national effort to clean our waterways

8/27/2024 - TowBoatUS On-Water Assistance for Recreational Boaters Expands to New Bern

7/30/2024 - BoatUS Foundation Offers New Florida 90-Day Temporary Boating Certification Course for Renters

Nonprofit leader in boating safety makes renting a boat on vacation easy, affordable

7/25/2024 - BoatUS Foundation Opens Grant Program for $7.5M Effort to Remove Abandoned and Derelict Vessels (ADVs) from Nation’s Waterways

Organizations have from now until August 12 to apply for grant funding to clean up local waterways

7/24/2024 - TowBoatUS Gwynn’s Island and Upper Rappahannock, Virginia, Under New Ownership

Parkers now own the local on-water towing, ungrounding, battery jump and fuel drop-off service for boaters

7/11/2024 - BoatUS By the Numbers 2024

A look inside the nation’s largest recreational boating advocacy, services and safety group

7/9/2024 - TowBoatUS 24/7 On-Water Towing Service Returns to Sodus Point

Port again assisting boaters after unexpected closure

7/2/2024 - Try Boating or Hone Your Boat Handling Skills with On-Water Powerboat Training

Affordable courses for beginner and experienced boat operators build confidence

7/1/2024 - TowBoatUS Expands On Washington’s Olympic Peninsula with New Port Angeles Location

6/26/2024 - Partnership Takes Hold on Cape Fear Coast Growing 24/7 On-Water TowBoatUS Towing Services for Boaters

TowBoatUS Holden Beach opens, expanding Ocean Isle and Southport locations

6/24/2024 - 4 Boating Tips for July Fourth: Likely the Longest Anchoring Day of the Year

BoatUS Foundation: Are you ready?

6/20/2024 - Tenkiller Ferry Lake Boating Community Welcomes Opening of 24/7 On-Water TowBoatUS Towing Service

Professional boat towing, battery jump, soft ungrounding and fuel drop service

6/13/2024 - Are Boaters Doing Better When it Comes to Boating Safety?

Just-released U.S. Coast Guard stats show decrease in fatalities, accidents, but problems persist

6/11/2024 - Jerelyn Biehl Honored with 2024 BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award

Educator improved education and competitive racing for girls and women

6/10/2024 - BoatUS Foundation Opens Grant Program for $7.5M Effort to Remove Abandoned and Derelict Vessels (ADVs) from Nation’s Waterways

● From June 10-August 12, organizations are invited to apply for grant funding to clean up their local waterways

6/4/2024 - TowBoatUS Adds 9th Location to the Texas Coast

Partners open TowBoatUS Sabine Lake on the Texas/Louisiana border

5/30/2024 - ‘River Rat’ Reopens TowBoatUS Wheeler Lake, Alabama

24/7 on-water towing and assistance service once again available to help recreational boaters

5/28/2024 - BoatUS Helps Boaters Prepare: ‘Extremely Active’ 2024 Hurricane Season Expected

Free boat prep help at BoatUS.com/Hurricanes

5/24/2024 - Boating Season Begins on Lake Texoma: Prepare with Affordable 3-Hour Powerboat Training Courses

BoaterWise and BoatUS Foundation make it easy to start boating or improve boat-handling skills and confidence

5/23/2024 - On America’s Marine Highway 95, a Maintenance Backlog is Getting Some Attention

Intracoastal Waterway Gets $48.5 million for dredging in FY 2024

5/7/2024 - Houston’s Sea Scout Ship Invincible Named 2024-25 BoatUS National Sea Scout Flagship

5/2/2024 - BoatUS Spring Commissioning Checklist

5/1/2024 - 7 Consejos Prácticos de Navegación para un Verano Seguro y Divertido en el Agua de la Fundación BoatUS

Semana Nacional de Navegación Segura, del 18 al 24 de Mayo

4/30/2024 - 7 Practical Boating Tips for a Safe, Fun Summer on the Water From the BoatUS Foundation

National Safe Boating Week, May 18-24

4/29/2024 - BoatUS: 5 Reasons To Thank Your Local ABYC Marine Tech

Here’s to getting boat work done right – and keeping you safe on the water!

4/25/2024 - Asking the Quiet Part Out Loud: Will A Vessel Safety Check Save You From a Random Boarding by Law Enforcement?

4/23/2024 - Capt. Brian Lee New Owner of TowBoatUS Locations on Chickamauga, Nickajack, Watts Bar Lakes

4/22/2024 - Learn to Boat: Affordable 3-Hour Powerboat Training Courses Come to Jordan Lake on Weekends

TowBoatUS Jordan Lake, N.C., and BoatUS Foundation make it easy to boost confidence behind the helm; Women-only courses also offered

4/16/2024 - On Earth Day, Does Your Boat ‘Say’ What it’s Supposed To?

BoatUS Foundation offers required trash, oil, waste placard decals for just $5

4/15/2024 - TowBoatUS Expands Its Reach Into Florida’s 10,000 Islands, Everglades National Park

Newly opened TowBoatUS Everglades City shaves on-water response time by 2 hours

4/11/2024 - Boating Season Begins on Lake Hartwell: Affordable 3-Hour Powerboat Training Courses Offered Just in Time

TowBoatUS Lake Hartwell and BoatUS Foundation make it easy to improve boat-handling skills and boost confidence behind the helm

4/4/2024 - 24/7 TowBoatUS On-Water Assistance Now Available to Lake Grapevine Boaters

Capt. Jeremy Carter opens his 3rd TowBoatUS location in Texas

4/2/2024 - Coosa Island Marina Adds 24/7 TowBoatUS Service on Logan Martin Lake

Towing, soft ungrounding, battery jump and fuel drop-offs for boaters

3/25/2024 - How Long Do You Really Need an EPIRB?

For some boaters, it’s 10 days according to BoatUS Foundation beacon rental program statistics

3/20/2024 - Mother-and-Son Team, Janet Liciaga and Chris Rodriguez, New Owners of TowBoatUS Weiss Lake, Alabama

24-hour on-water towing and assistance service for boaters ready for their first season on the lake

3/18/2024 - Free Online Course Meets Brianna’s Law Requirement for New York Boaters

BoatUS Foundation’s Boating Safety Course can help state residents meet mandatory boating safety education deadline

3/13/2024 - 44-Mile Stretch of Wild and Remote Colorado River Now Has 24/7 TowBoatUS Coverage

TowBoatUS Fisher’s Landing, AZ, helps boaters and anglers get home after running aground

3/12/2024 - National Women’s Sailing Association to Host 2024 Conference Saturday, June 8, in New Orleans

Ticket sales open March 16

3/11/2024 - TowBoatUS Arroyo City, Texas, Opens to Assist Laguna Madre Boaters, Anglers

Second TowBoatUS location for Capt. George Strader

3/6/2024 - On Florida’s Panhandle, Port St. Joe, St. George Island Boaters Now Have TowBoatUS On-Water Assistance

Capt. Daimin Barth opens third location: TowBoatUS Apalachicola

3/4/2024 - Selling a Boat This Year? Don’t Forget These 4 Critical Paperwork Tasks

2/19/2024 - BoatUS Magazine Wins 8 Awards for Writing and Video Production Excellence

2/5/2024 - The Best TowBoatUS Company in the Nation Homeports on Lake Norman, North Carolina

2/5/2024 - Acting as Good Samaritans, 9 TowBoatUS Captains Honored for Lifesaving Acts

Locations in Port Clinton and Sandusky, Ohio; South Gulf Island, British Columbia; Beach Haven, N.J.; Old Saybrook, Conn.; Islamorada, Fla.

1/23/2024 - Florida Legislature Tries to Solve the Abandoned, Derelict Vessel Issue on the Backs of Responsible Boat Owners

BoatUS urges boat owners to oppose SB192/HB437

1/18/2024 - BoatUS: Be Vigilant When Renewing Your Boat's US Coast Guard Vessel Documentation

Official-looking vessel documentation renewal notices can lead to confusion and higher costs

1/10/2024 - What 222,000 Boaters Got Wrong

Test your knowledge: Take a BoatUS Foundation online boating course this winter