New boaters will wonder if they need to take a captain’s course, pass a boating license test, and fulfill any other safety requirements before they hit the water. This depends to some degree on where ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...