For the second year in a row, boaters can take a New York State Boater Safety Certification course at the 2025 CNY Boat Show at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse. In compliance with Brianna’s Law, which ...

The unofficial start of summer is here, and with warmer temps around the corner, many are looking forward to days at the beach and time spent boating on a lake, but before you head to the lake, make ...

Starting Jan. 1, under Brianna’s Law, New York State requires all motorized boat and personal watercraft operators, regardless of age, to pass a boater safety course and carry a New York boater safety ...

Who Is Responsible For Boater Safety? For most people, the way to become a boat driver is simply to drive a boat. Climb aboard, get behind the wheel, and it’s perfectly legal for you to drive most ...

SOUTHWICK — The chair of the town’s Lake Management Committee said a new state law establishing a boater education program and requiring all boaters to earn a safety certificate to operate on the ...

You've just got a new boat and are ready to head out onto a shimmering lake in the Berkshires. It's time for adventure, right? Before you embark on any nautical escapades in the state, you'll soon ...

How to analyze and respond to boaters around you is part of the learning process with the new free online course, "S.C.A.N. − Improving Situational Awareness," from the BoatUS Foundation. Stacey ...