Boating News

Itching to get on the water and have some fun this summer? Whether it's fishing, sailing, cruising or watersports, they're easier and more accessible than many think.

While many parents worry about their children's safety around swimming pools, as they should and need to do, drowning incidents can also occur in natural bodies of water.

The RCMP has released the name of the 72-year-old man who died as a result of a boating accident Saturday near Bell Island, on the first day of the annual food fishery.

From the US Coast Guard Auxiliary US Coast Guard Auxiliary Verplanck Flotilla 6-4 is offering an About Boating Safety class July 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Buchanan, NY.

Operating a boat under the influence is a crime, but people don't always think of it the same way they think about drunk driving.

The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is adding a new location this year as part of efforts to improve the event, organizers said Monday.

The Town of Sackville's recreation programs and events department is hosting a Free Boating Safety Course, being put on by The Red Cross, at the Lillas Fawcett Park, 3 Morice Drive, Wednesday, July 23, from noon-4 pm.

ORLAND >> If your last mental image of Black Butte Lake is of a dry lake bed and a distant puddle, you might want to look again.

My best fishing buddy is Coach Steve Cisson. He's a machine when it comes to finding and landing all kinds of creatures from the deep.

Laurie Naismith with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission says Kenneth Leary and Therese Digby left Chicahomney Haven and were headed to the Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival in Surry County.

The business of fashion may be fickle, but the friendships forged here certainly aren't.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. Michigan is known for its beautiful lakes and boating fun, but it's important to remember to play it safe when you're on the water.

While standing at the end of your boat dock, you see a person struggling in the water.

The only person aboard a sailboat that caught fire in Port Royal Sound over the weekend jumped overboard to await rescuers, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

"We regularly get complaints about activities that are taking place on the river that we previously did not have the means to address," Town of Beloit Police Chief Steven Kopp said.

SUDBURY, Ont. - O-P-P divers have recovered the body of a 32-year old Lavigne man from Lake Nipissing.

North Middleton Township police said Jonathan Hittie was water skiing with friends when he fell into the water off Channel Drive.

Five people were injured Saturday after the boat they were on struck a bouy causing the driver to lose control.

A sad story emerged from the first day of the annual food fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador.

BOATsmart! social media and PR lead Tashonna McDougall and team lead Brendan O'Connor engage in a bit of levity outside Canadian Tire on Sunday during the Prince Albert stop of their coast-to-coast tour to promote an ongoing social media campaign to send disadvantaged kids to camp.