Boating Safety Is No Joke

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Governments and organizations the world over proclaim all kinds of commemorative days and weeks. Some of these are as recognizable in name as they are for their intended purpose. Examples include National Non-Smoking Week, National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, National Hurricane Preparedness Week and National Mental Health Week.

But some commemorations of the calendar are less well known and seemingly created either to benefit special interests more than the public good, or to decry another special interest’s interests. It all depends upon your point of view.

Eric Brossier and family: True boating adventurers.

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BOATING has crossed the Bering Strait aboard a PWC, trailered a boat the length of Baja, and ran an outboard-powered Pro-Line from Maine to Mexico via the Mississippi River, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. We’ve run boats through narrow canyons roiling with white water, raced a Cigarette boat against a Ferrari Testarossa on, and alongside, Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida, Keys. We are the custodians of the Bermuda Challenge, presenting two awards to intrepid mariners for their courage, persistence and seamanship just this year.

Celebrating 30 years, Sea Tow provides a range of services to boaters beyond towing.

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If you’ve been boating as long as we have, then you surely remember the days when Coast Guard would provide non-emergency towing and assistance services to boaters on the water. In 1982, they stopped that practice, deploying their resources and expertise only for true boating emergencies. (Running aground in 3 feet of water may be serious, but its generally not life-threatening). 

Fertig & Garvin Bermuda Challenge

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On Thursday, February 14, 2013, Chris Fertig and Tyson Garvin were presented the award for their record-setting Bermuda Challenge run. Boating Editor-In-Chief, Kevin Falvey, presented the award at the 2013 Miami International Boat Show.