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VIDEOS

Videos are hosted on YouTube. If you need a high-def version, please download directly from YouTube (you may need a YouTube Pro account).

Looking for more videos, or have trouble playing a video? Visit the NSBC on YouTube to watch all videos, find shorts, and additional content.

RESEARCH

An annual survey of recreational boaters found the Safe Boating Campaign continues to have a positive impact on boater behavior, specifically the impact on life jacket wear, attitudes and safety behavior of boaters.

SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

There are many images and infographics in this resource library to accompany these suggested social media posts. Follow us at @BoatingCampaign (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).

Hashtags

  • General: #safeboating, #weloveboating
  • Life Jackets: #realboaterswearit, #lifejacketsSAVElives
  • Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day: #wearyourlifejacketatworkday
  • National Safe Boating Week: #nationalsafeboatingweek
  • Ready, Set, Wear It: #readysetwearit

WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET AT WORK DAY

Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day is May 19, 2023. Wear your life jacket, snap a picture while at work and share on social media with the hashtags #wearyourlifejacketatworkday and #safeboating. Learn more in this toolkit.

Hosted by the National Safe Boating Council, this annual event is a fun, educational way to heighten life jacket awareness and highlight the various styles just prior to the official launch of National Safe Boating Week.

READY, SET, WEAR IT

Ready, Set, Wear It is hosted by boating safety advocates around the world to share about the importance of always wearing a life jacket. It may be a standalone event or incorporated into other local outreach efforts. It is celebrated throughout the year on various dates. #readysetwearit

PHOTOS

Visit the National Safe Boating Council’s Photo Library to find hi-res images to download. Please credit the National Safe Boating Council.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Looking for more resources? Visit the National Safe Boating Council’s Online Store.

We encourage our partners to follow media best practices for photo and video shoots, advertisements, media interviews, packaging, written materials, social media posts and other collateral to support a safe boating culture. Learn more.