Going Out On The Water Over The Weekend?
Wear a life jacket whether your plans involve boating or paddling, and stay safe and sober.
If your weekend plans involve heading out on the water, stay safe and boat or paddle responsibly by wearing...
Don’t Miss Deadline To Add Ice/Freeze Coverage To Your Boat’s Insurance Policy
In the northern parts of Arizona, the possibilities of winter damage are real.
In the winter, in northern states and in northern portions of other states where freezing temperatures are the norm, boaters who put...
Eight Telltale Signs That A Used Boat Could Be Storm-Damaged
While many of the more than 63,000 boats damaged as a result of 2017 hurricanes will be repaired and have more years of life on the water, some used boat buyers in 2018 could...
50th Anniversary Masters
FINAL COUNTDOWN TO 50TH MASTERS AT CALLAWAY GARDENS SEES RELEASE OF SPECIAL CUSTOMIZED GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY BOATS BY NAUTIQUE AND FINAL ENTRANT CONFIRMATIONS
You may reach Arizona Boating and Watersports at:
480/947-6219 or 619/523-3091
If you would like...
A Seagoing Steamer May Be Lost
Can Historic Waverley Be Saved?
Editor, On Aug. 22, 1787, John Fitch (1743-1798) made the first successful trial of a 45-foot steamboat on the Delaware River. This was possibly one of the greatest inventions of...
AZGFD Exchanges More Than 700 Old Life Jackets For New Ones In 2017
The events aim to ensure everyone has a fully functioning life jacket in the appropriate size.
More than 700 old life jackets were replaced with new ones during life jacket-exchange events held throughout Arizona this...
$5.746 Million in Loans for Boating Facilities Approved
Recipients Are Santa Barbara Harbor and Glen Cove Marina
SACRAMENTO--The California Boating and Waterways Commission (Commission) today approved $5.746 million in boating facility improvement loans. The loan recipients are:
Santa Barbara Harbor, Santa Barbara County
The Commission...
Lake Havasu Marine Association Named For Prestigious AZGF Award Of Excellence
The Lake Havasu Marine Association has been notified that it has received the prestigious Arizona Game and Fish Department Award for Excellence.
Marine Association President Jim Salscheider was nominated this year for the award by...
You Asked For Less Ethanol With Your Gas; EPA Adds More
This summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked the public how much ethanol it wanted to be added to the nation’s gasoline supply, and recreational boaters as well as many other owners of gasoline...
BoatUS ‘CAT’ Team Still Hard At Work
Salvage operations after Hurricane Irma continue in Florida Keys.
More than a month after Hurricane Irma struck Florida, the BoatUS Catastrophe (“CAT”) Field Team is still hard at work. Here, in Marathon’s Boot Key Harbor,...