SAFETY TRAINING FIRST, FUN HAVING SECOND

PROBLEM

We’re boaters, we just want to get out there and enjoy our time on the water! We often get comfortable with the way things are and don’t challenge ourselves to be better. You probably drive your car every day, encountering different situations that ultimately make you a better driver. You don’t skipper your boat every day. (If you do, we want your life.)

No matter how seasoned your boating skills are or if you are new to the water, formal education is the best way to stay safe on the water.

Lead by example and stay on top of our skippering skills.

“If a boater has taken a boating safety education course, the likelihood of their time spent on the water being a safe and enjoyable experience is much greater, for them and their passengers …”
– Tom Guess, president of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators 

SOLUTION

Most states require basic boating knowledge education, from organizations like America’s Boating Club, sadly, not all states require formal boating education or a boating license. 

As you advocated for boating safety, talk with boaters about the importance of boating navigation rules, regulations, equipment and safe practices. These measures have proven effective at reducing accident and damage rates. Many classes are now offered online to help keep boaters educated, safe and a responsible.

We also want to remind everyone about boating courses that go beyond the basics, like hands-on training, advanced-level navigation, engine maintenance, how to better understand the water and many others than can greatly improve your cap’n capabilities.

We all need to recognize the importance of education and encourage our fellow boaters to take courses in and out of the water. Because at the end of the day, the overriding, most important, bottom line of Boat Live 365 is “Boating is Serious Fun,” and we need to spread the word.

Boating is serious fun. We’ve provided a variety of advocate tools and outreach methods, choose what works best for you and your community.

• Visit spread the word for easy outreach through personal social media outlets and boating forums.
• Provide year-round education on all boating safety topics – download pamphlets, flyers, banners, and posters. Great event materials. Search by topic in the resource section.
• Download our marketing playbook, an advocates dream resource for creating change. Find it under the Boat Live 365 topic in our resource section.
• Don’t know where to start?  Contact us. We’re happy to help.

*U.S. Coast Guard’s Recreational Boating Statistics Report, 2021