Boating Conditions & Safety

Review boating safety gear for Chicago Labor Day trips: life jackets, fire equipment, radios, lights, and weather checks for safer Lake Michigan outings.

Alcohol awareness while boating after Barnegat Bay’s deadly summer: sober operators, PFDs, markers, and practical trip planning.

Shoreline Boating Safety lessons from the July 14, 2026 Volare capsizing near Alcatraz, with practical checks for weather, gear, and routes.

Boater communication tools help crews call for help, share position details, and avoid relying on one device during a problem afloat.

Use Charter Operation Safety checks to verify licenses, inspection papers, passenger limits, weather practices, and onboard briefings.

Boating safety essentials drawn from recent Coast Guard rescue data, propeller risks, life jackets, weather checks, and emergency gear.

Cold Water Boating demands life jackets, insulation, weather checks, and reboarding plans to reduce hypothermia risk before leaving dock.

California Boating Hazards can build fast; learn weather, wave, current, cold-water, and life-jacket checks before leaving the dock.

Practical late season boating checks for Great Lakes crews: cold water, weather changes, life jackets, communication gear, and boat readiness.

What the saltwater angling order means for boaters: permit timing, catch reporting, reef areas, and safe trip planning after Sept. 17, 2026.