When I was young, learning to drive a boat on Lake Erie, there were very few rules and regulations that I was aware of. Taking to the waters of Lake Erie, in a small craft with a 40 hp Evinrude ...

When I arrived at Oracle Team USA’s compound in San Francisco in 2013 for a sail aboard the AC72, then-tactician John Kostecki instructed me to pay close attention to the safety briefing, which was a ...

THINK FOR A MINUTE on how difficult it would be, under duress, to haul a 180-pound body from the water up onto a boat on your own. It’s a deeply worrisome thought that never leaves the mind of a ...

On July 1, the Coast Guard released the 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics Report with the fewest U.S. fatalities in more than 50 years. While we celebrate the great news in overall boating deaths, ...

Venturing out on the ocean by myself provides welcome respite from the whir of urban life. I find peace amid the salt air, coastal currents and creatures of the sea. Yet in such complacency lies ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — May is National Water Safety Month, which also includes Safe Boating Week May 22 through 28. Boating-related incidents are blamed for an average of 350 deaths each year ...

Every year, about 700 Americans die in recreational boating accidents. Not surprisingly, a disproportional number of those accidents occur in the summer months, when we're more likely to be out on the ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — Memorial Day is right around the corner, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is urging boaters to stock up on their safety tips. As the weather ...