BoatUS
BoatUS is the nation's leading advocate for recreational boaters. It provides its more than 500,000 members with government representation, services such as 24-hour on-the-water boat towing and roadside assistance for boat trailers and tow vehicles, boat insurance programs and benefits that include marina and West Marine shopping discounts.
East Coast Boaters Urged to Weigh in on Shallow Draft Aids to Navigation Survey
BoatUS is urging the industry to spread the word.
Berkley and BoatUS partner for Recast and Recycle Contest
The fishing gear manufacturer and BoatUS Foundation are tapping the public for better ideas on how to recycle soft bait and line.
Small Craft Advisory or Warning?
BoatUS backs a proposal to simplify critical maritime warning messages.
TowBoatUS fleet in Florida Panhandle expands
Owners of franchises in Destin and Panama City add Mexico Beach location.
TowBoatUS opens in Lake Cumberland and Alameda
One owner adds a ninth location in the Great Lakes, and another adds a third in the San Francisco Bay area.
Registration Opens for 14th Annual BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
College fishing tournament circuits are growing rapidly across the country.
Congressional Boating Caucus names co-chairs
U.S. Senators and Representatives from opposite parties named to chair positions.
BoatUS supports paying Coast Guard during shutdown
Part of the Homeland Security Department, the agency is the only branch of the military not being paid.
VIDEO: TowBoatUS captain thanked from U.S. House Floor
Mystic, Conn., franchise captain contributed to passage of Coast Guard reauthorization act.
Coast Guard now requires cutoff switches on some boats
The provision applies to inboard, outboard and sterndrive models smaller than 26 feet.
TowBoatUS adds services in Texas and Florida
The new locations are on Lake Ray Hubbard and Lake Okeechobee.
New owners at Alabama TowBoatUS locations
Capt. Chad Gilliland and his wife, Danah, are the new owners of TowBoatUS Lake Martin and TowBoatUS Lewis Smith Lake in Alabama.
New laws proposed in NY target boaters
The New York Senate and Assembly are considering legislation that would require all boat operators in the Empire State to complete a boating safety course within one year.
BoatUS offering two powerboating courses this Saturday
The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is working with Prince William Marina in Woodbridge, Va., to offer two boating safety courses taught aboard single- and twin-engine boats.
2018 Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award handed out
Sheila McCurdy of Middletown, R.I., received the BoatUS/National Women’s Sailing Association 2018 Leadership in Women’s Sailing award at the NWSA Women’s Sailing Conference last Saturday in Marblehead, Mass.
BoatUS releases annual statistics
Boat Owners Association of The United States has given everyone a behind-the-scenes look at the numbers for the organization.
National Women’s Sailing Association holds annual conference
More than 100 women sailors gathered at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, Mass., on June 2 for the annual Women’s Sailing Conference. Participants came from 12 states and participated in 20 different classroom and on-water workshops.
BoatUS released most popular boat names of 2017
Boat Owners Association of The United States issued its 2017 Top Ten Boat Names list, with Serenity being the No. 1 name people gave their boats last year.
New owner at TowBoatUS Detroit
TowBoatUS Detroit has a new owner that should be a familiar face to many area boaters. Capt. Jeff Pidcock, who owned Damark Marine Specialties in Gibraltar, Mich., for more than 20 years, bought the towing service that is one of 41 TowBoatUS locations on the Great Lakes. Pidcock bought TowBoatUS Detroit from Capt. Brian Williams.