News
September 17, 2019
This blog post is part of a series celebrating the great work of our Safe Boating Campaign partners! We interviewed Stephanie Hussey with the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) to learn about their boating and life jacket safety efforts. RBFF is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase…
September 9, 2019
The Safe Boating Campaign is proud to partner with Sea Scout Ship Intrepid (41) in Bay Village, Ohio. Youth from the Greater Cleveland area are involved with Sea Scout Ship 41, a proud member of the Sea Scouts, Boy Scouts of America (BSA). In this post, we learned more about…
August 28, 2019
Many boaters will be on the water this three-day Labor Day weekend. The Safe Boating Campaign, a program of the National Safe Boating Council, reminds all boaters of key tips to prevent a boating accident – always wear a life jacket, never boat under the influence, be alert and aware…
August 25, 2019
The following figures are from the U.S. Coast Guard’s 2018 Recreational Boating Statistics, the latest record of reported boating accidents in the U.S. In 2018, the Coast Guard counted 4,145 accidents that involved 633 deaths, 2,511 injuries and approximately $46 million dollars of damage to property as a result of…
August 21, 2019
To support the Safe Boating Campaign, Patrick Kilby, Current Boating Education’s program director, incorporates boating safety and life jacket wear messaging into each training.