safety

An encounter off the Eastern Seaboard serves as a scary reminder about safe offshore practices.

Recreational boating's busiest time of the year requires extra precautions

Sirius Signal (Weems & Plath) versus Orion, plus a new option

Be mindful of whom you take on your boat because some people can get you into trouble

Shakespeare inflatable emergency VHF antenna, smart design with 3dB

Following a few basic procedures can ensure that you and your boat arrive with no more problems than the one that stopped you in the first place.

We join the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue on a patrol of the icy waters near the Barents Sea to learn just how far these crews will go to save a boater’s bacon

USCG fights the "Circle-of-Death" with new requirements.

Be ready for boating in the spring by preparing for the winter

No matter how big your boat is when you are lost you are a small object in a large ocean.

Mario Vittone explains why an EPIRB alone is not enough in his Soundings magazine column, Lifelines.

One small step to the tender, one giant leap to the ER

Sue LaNeve look's back on her accident as a learning moment.

Mario Vittone, Soundings and PassageMaker contributor, and Safety and Rescue at Sea instructor, goes over how to pack your life jacket to survive falling overboard.

Good luck is a bad safety plan for boating, here is why you need to be prepared.

The USCG issues a Marine Safety Alert on this potential issue after numerous reports of degraded radio communication

Soundings contributor Mario Vittone explains why "Always Wear Your Life Jacket" is terrible advice, in order to actually get you to wear your life jacket more.

Understand weather and make safer decisions onboard your boat.

Help put a stop to these calls. A Friendly PSA from the USCG on why radio discipline is important.

This new device from Weems & Plath connects a waterproof beacon to your smart phone or tablet to keep an eye on all those aboard.

Mike Diaz, a kayak fisherman, describes spending 17 hours treading water and fighting the tides of Long Island Sound after his kayak capsized in October of 2017. Diaz credits his life jacket with his survival.

Coast Guard reminds mariners not to use emergency flares as celebration tools during 4th of July

Check out the latest safe boating video from AV-OG-TIL

In Italy, dogs are certified as lifeguards and provide incredible lifesaving skills.