New boaters will wonder if they need to take a captain’s course, pass a boating license test, and fulfill any other safety requirements before they hit the water. This depends to some degree on where ...

THINK FOR A MINUTE on how difficult it would be, under duress, to haul a 180-pound body from the water up onto a boat on your own. It’s a deeply worrisome thought that never leaves the mind of a ...

If you drive a boat or plan to drive a boat, take that personal responsibility seriously. Programs like BoatClass are making it easier than ever to make the most of your time on the water. For most ...

When I arrived at Oracle Team USA’s compound in San Francisco in 2013 for a sail aboard the AC72, then-tactician John Kostecki instructed me to pay close attention to the safety briefing, which was a ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — May is National Water Safety Month, which also includes Safe Boating Week May 22 through 28. Boating-related incidents are blamed for an average of 350 deaths each year ...

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (September 21, 2012) - In response to a 2011 fatal sailing accident in Annapolis, Md., members of US Sailing recently conducted three days of intensive on-water tests of dinghy safety ...

Recreational boating experienced a boom in the mid-20th century as Americans turned to the water in droves in the postwar years. The number of US-registered boats skyrocketed from less than half a ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Summer in West Michigan can mean a number of different things each year. Key to those being warming temperatures, warming lake waters and an almost irresistible urge to find a ...

Need to take a New York State-approved boater safety course? Last year a new state law took effect, mandating that all motor boat operators, regardless of age, will need a boating safety certificate ...