Wednesday, September 20, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Va., Sept. 20, 2023 -- For some boaters, fall is the best time for boating. Summer’s steamy days have surrendered to more comfortable temperatures, angling improves, and winds are stronger for sailing. It’s also time to embrace extra boating safety efforts for the season and look ahead to how you’reMonday, May 15, 2023
ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 15, 2023 – When you have an emergency on the water, how do you get help? For National Safe Boating Week, May 21-27, the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is reminding boaters that having the ability to be seen and heard is critically important. Here are five ways boaters canTuesday, April 11, 2023
CHICAGO, April 11, 2023 – Driver’s education – or sitting behind the wheel of a vehicle, safely navigating streets and roads with a professional instructor at your side – is an important step in becoming a safe driver. If you’re looking to get at-the-helm experience on a recreational boat, that’sWednesday, March 29, 2023
ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 28, 2023 – For most recreational boaters, VHF radios are a better lifesaving tool than the omnipresent cellphone, even as more boaters use cellphones for emergency on-water communications. Why? The VHF radio remains the only tool at the boater’s disposal that can summon those potential rescuers on theSaturday, February 11, 2023
The innovative all-in-one navigation app, described as the ‘Google maps for boats’, just launched their campaign and has already blown past their minimum £600,000 target ($740k). The round is currently still open, but it may be the last chance for anyone who wants to own a piece of the marine tech company to comeThursday, February 9, 2023
U.S. boat builders are eagerly climbing aboard the pandemic-fueled boom in outdoor recreation. The recreational boating industry saw sales hit a whopping $56.7 billion in 2021, the second-highest year for spending on boats in nearly two decades, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), a boating trade group.Friday, January 20, 2023
Every boat owner knows the best-looking boat is a clean one, but cleaning can become a full-time job when you boat with kids and pets. With help from Presta® Marine, cleaning your boat after a day on the water with the family can be fast and hassle-free. When boating with kids and pets, the boat’s interior will take theTuesday, January 10, 2023
It’s become more common to see a dog on board a family boat. Seventy percent (70%) of U.S. boat owners have dogs. Not sure if your dog and your boat are a good fit? Here are some tips and tricks to taking your BFF (Best Furry Friend) along. Don’t expect your dog to be comfortable with boating immediately. It can takeTuesday, October 25, 2022
Your boat lift is holding truly precious cargo, and you want to be sure that it’s secure and safe. Not only will a poorly maintained boat lift not work properly, but it could also fail suddenly, which could damage your boat, lift, dock, or cause injuries to someone. Save yourself the potential embarrassment and considerableTuesday, October 4, 2022
A version of this article appeared in the Fall (September/October) 2022 of Great Lakes Scuttlebutt magazine. As a young marine technician, I worked with an old salt who swore that a well-designed hull doesn’t need trim tabs. He was probably right about some hulls, but generally, adding trim tabs can make a good hull perform
