Press Kits & Fact Sheets

Illustration showing a yellow life jacket, a blue inflatable life vest, a blue belt-style flotation device, and two circles: one showing a child being fitted with a life jacket, and one showing a crossed-out inflatable vest.

Choosing the Right Life Jacket

No matter what the activity or style chosen, the most important thing is this: Remember to be responsible and always wear your life jacket while boating.

Life Jacket Facts

Most boaters know they’re required to have a U.S. Coast Guard-approved wearable life jacket on board for every person on their boat. Boating safety advocates recommend that all boaters and passengers not only have a life jacket, but wear it at all times while boating.

Recreational Boating Safety Facts from the NSBC

All figures are from the U.S. Coast Guard’s 2019 Recreational Boating Safety Statistics, the latest official record of reported recreational boating accidents

NauticEd Press Kit

NauticEd is recognized as the leading international and fastest-growing North American sailing and boating education company.

ABYC Press Kit

The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) is a non-profit member organization that develops voluntary global safety standards for the design, construction, maintenance and repair of recreational boats.

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Boating and Water Safety Media Best Practices

Boating and water safety media best practices, from the Safe Boating Campaign.

RBFF BOAT REGISTRATION PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BRING BOATS BACK TO THE WATER

The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) today announced that its 2020 Boat Registration Reactivation Program had nearly 30,000 boats in 14 states re-registered as a direct result of the program.

DISCOVER BOATING AND TAKE ME FISHING LAUNCH JOINT MARKETING CAMPAIGN, “GET ON BOARD”

In a joint effort to unite the industry around a national marketing campaign the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s (RBFF) Take Me Fishing brand and the recreational boating industry’s Discover Boating brand launched “Get On Board.”

MORE THAN 60,000 BOATS RETURN TO THE WATER THANKS TO RBFF BOAT REGISTRATION REACTIVATION PROGRAM

The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) announces that its Boat Registration Reactivation Program brought a record number of boats back to the water. The program resulted in more than 60,000 re-registrations.