The 2024 Boating Accident Statistical Report shows that Florida, dubbed the “Boating Capital of the World” by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, is also the most dangerous. With ...

You don't need a license to go boating in the state of Florida. However, if your birthdate is after the year 1988, you must complete a boating safety course. This helps provide some useful training ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — This week is recognized as National Safe Boating Week, and organizations around the country are promoting safe boating practices and boater vigilance as the summer season ...

Everyone born after January 1, 1988, must have a Boating Safety Education ID Card to legally operate a boat of 10 or more horsepower on Florida waters. So, as of this writing, if you are 37 or younger ...

TALLAHASSEE — An effort to impose stricter penalties on reckless boaters, spurred by a 2022 crash in the Florida Keys that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl, continued moving forward ...

A recently released state report states that boating crashes in Florida are on the rise. According to the report, 685 accidents happened in Florida last year. That’s 26 more than in 2023. The ...

Seven Florida towns were listed among the top 15 best small towns for crowd-free boating in the U.S. by BoatBooker. BoatBooker focused on towns with fewer than 20,000 residents near bodies of water ...

Florida leads the nation in boating fatalities with 81 deaths in 2024, a 22-death increase from 2023. Collisions with fixed objects were the most common type of accident, and most operators involved ...