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 ...

The Florida Legislature passed a bill that stiffens existing penalties and creates new penalties for boating infractions, but lawmakers rejected mandatory boating education and driver license ...

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 ...

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 Wednesday in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Labor Day weekend more than two years ago, we suffered the unimaginable loss of our 17-year-old daughter. It was a beautiful day on the water, not a cloud in the sky. A vessel carrying 14 ...

The Florida Legislature passed Lucy's Law. Lucy's Law awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature to become law. The bill stiffens penalties for boating infractions, but doesn't require mandatory education.

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 ...