There had been an increase in new boat and jet ski purchases this summer. Photo / File It's the perfect time to improve your boating knowledge, according to Water Safety Bay of Plenty and Coastguard ...

The safe operation of a boat is largely dependent upon the mariner’s level of knowledge, skill, judgment and maturity. If any one of these factors is lacking, it can easily result in a marine accident ...

Everyone who lives along the Gulf knows that people sometimes die out there. It seems that every few months there is a news story about a death or narrow escape on the water. National Safe Boating ...

Read and watch our editorial experts walk through boats to highlight some of their most important and outstanding features, as well as get a quick rundown of each boat’s performance data. Welcome to ...

Test your boating knowledge and see if you can answer these nautical questions. Be careful — the answers are below the final question. ? A displacement hull is one that: A. Is capable of very high ...