Boating Fatalities Surge

Spend enough time on the water and you’ll inadvertently weather a few close calls. Mechanical breakdowns at inopportune times, collisions, bottom bumping, freak storms, pulled anchors… such accidents, while seemingly avoidable after the fact, happen. The trick is to learn from them. But the sad reality is accidents can lead to injuries, property loss and even death.

In 2020, a new wave of boaters took to the water looking for a safe way to recreate outside in the middle of the pandemic. While