BoatUS Foundation

Our very own Ted Sensenbrenner gives tips on staying safe boating this summer!

Know Your Limits Before You Cast Off: A Captain's Guide to Boating Safety | Boating Industry The boaters who enjoy summer most tend to have one thing in common: they ensure everyone on board is safe. This article offers some tips for boating safety this summer.

There's no shortage of abandoned and derelict vessels (ADVs), but there are people actively working to fix this.

Our 2026 Turning the Tide Summit will bring everyone together in New Orleans, Dec. 6-9, for four days of real solutions, real partnerships, and real progress to proactive address ADVs. If this work matters to you, this is where you need to be. Find registration info here: http://spr.ly/6183BEKqvP

Heading out on the water this Fourth of July weekend? Before you set sail, make sure everyone on board has a properly fitted life jacket. If you need one, borrow one for free through the BoatUS Foundation's Life Jacket Loaner Program. Find a participating Life Jacket Loaner location near you before heading out on the water by clicking the link in the comments sections.

We’re excited to launch the first digital locker site for the BoatUS Foundation’s nationwide Life Jacket Loaner Pilot Program.

Now live at Sandy Point State Park, our new life jacket digital locker makes borrowing a life jacket quick and convenient through an easy digital checkout process. This marks the first location in our pilot, with additional sites coming soon!

Did you know manages 600+ Life Jacket Loaner sites nationwide? Perfect for families and community events. Find a location near you today: http://spr.ly/6182fuDPe

Our Director of Outreach Alanna Keating wants to remind you to use our newly launched national database to track abandoned boats in your community! Check it out at the link in our bio.

It starts with one! 🌊
This week our team joined the 📍 Carolina Coastal Federation to remove four abandoned boats From Sneads Ferry! That means real vessels pulled from real waterways by local organizations who are showing what it looks like to take action. Thank you to everyone who teamed up to make this effort possible!

The operation is part of a BoatUS Foundation-funded national initiative to remove hundreds of ADVs from coastal waterways, supported by the NOAA Marine Debris

Only two weeks left to apply to be a speaker at our Turning the Tide Summit, December 6-9 in New Orleans – applications close on June 1!

The Turning the Tide Summit is open to environmental experts, boating enthusiasts, environmental agency staff, policymakers and industry leaders. We’re shaping a program that provides resources, panel discussions and keynote addresses that focus on abandoned boats and sustainable disposal solutions for boating related waste, including fiberglass and shrink-wrap.
If you have experience working with abandoned boats and boating-related waste, we want to hear from you! Help shape the conversation and submit your proposal today.

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