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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Need to take a New York State-approved boater safety course? Last year a new state law took effect, mandating that all motor boat operators, regardless of age, will need a boating safety certificate ...

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, ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Summer in West Michigan can mean a number of different things each year. Key to those being warming temperatures, warming lake waters and an almost irresistible urge to find a ...