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March 26, 2018
Lots of fun events planned for the 2018 summer boating season! Join the Safe Boating Campaign in promoting boating and life jacket safety to boaters around the world. Resources for these events and more available at www.safeboatingcampaign.com/resources. May 18: Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day Wear your life jacket, snap…
January 18, 2018
Join boating safety advocates around the world for family-fun events to heighten awareness of boating safety issues and go for a world record for the most life jackets worn along the way! Bring your friends and your life jacket. Participate in one of four Ready, Set, Wear It events hosted…
December 28, 2017
2017 was an exciting year for the Safe Boating Campaign! It continued to receive national attention for its award-winning tactics to communicate boating safety and life jacket wear, earning national recognition from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts, PR Daily and PR News with nine awards. Highlights of the…
November 5, 2017
Boating safety advocates around the world are supporters of the North American Safe Boating Campaign. And, this was no different in 2017, when nine countries joined in support of recreational boating safety and shared important messages such as wearing a life jacket, using an engine cut-off device, and never boating…
October 13, 2017
Thank you for your continued support of the Safe Boating Campaign! We’re hard at work on the new brand for the 2018 boating season, and can’t wait to share it with you. A few updates: Be sure to update your email address book to receive updates from the National Safe…
August 28, 2017
Labor Day marks the last big summer hurrah for many people, with boaters enjoying beautiful waterways with families and friends. However, a fun day on the water could go wrong in an instant. “My friend Conner and I were thrown from our boat due to a hydraulic steering part failure,…
July 10, 2017
Sport fishermen Hunter Bland and Conner Young of the University of Florida Bass Fishing Team were almost seriously injured when they were thrown from their boat during a tournament in early 2017. Now, Bland is sharing about their close call in a video PSA from the National Safe Boating Council.…
June 26, 2017
Boating is a fun and social activity, but can end fatally if done while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Boating under the influence, or BUI, is the leading contributing factor in recreational boater deaths, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. “The July 4 holiday is around the corner, and…
June 20, 2017
The Fourth of July holiday is the highest-boating traffic weekend of the summer. The National Safe Boating Council, a lead organization of the North American Safe Boating Campaign, encourages boaters to be responsible at all times while on the water. “Every time I speak with someone affected by a boating…
June 15, 2017
On behalf of the North American Safe Boating Campaign, the National Safe Boating Council is extremely proud of each of you for your support during National Safe Boating Week, held from May 20-26, 2017! This annual boating safety effort reached boaters around the world with safe boating messages on social…