Day: April 13, 2022

A Vessel Safety Check Will Keep Your Boat Up-to-Date with New Boating Safety Equipment Regulations. A no-cost, no penalty vessel safety check ensures you’re in compliance. | Springfield, Virginia – 4/11/2022 – How do you know your boat is ready for a safe summer boating season and complies with new U.S. Coast Guard regulations? A no-cost, no penalty vessel safety check from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and U.S. Power Squadrons can help, and to get one all you have to do is go to cgaux.org/vsc. Appointments can be made for a vessel examiner to come to your boat or you […]

Annapolis, Maryland – 4/12/2022 – At the first-ever Earth Day celebration in 1970, pollution was commonly accepted as the price of prosperity, and many Americans remained unaware of environmental concerns. Recreational boaters, however, could see the damage firsthand. “Boaters have always had a close relationship with the water,” said BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water Assistant Director of Boating Safety Ted Sensenbrenner. “We swim, fish and recreate in it, so clean water has always been important to us.” Today in honor of Earth Day, April 22, the BoatUS Foundation offers three marina or gas dock refueling tips that can prevent spills all […]