Recreational boating experienced a boom in the mid-20th century as Americans turned to the water in droves in the postwar years. The number of US-registered boats skyrocketed from less than half a ...

New boaters will wonder if they need to take a captain’s course, pass a boating license test, and fulfill any other safety requirements before they hit the water. This depends to some degree on where ...

Spending time on boats is a favorite summertime activity for many. Anytime you're on a boat — whether it's on the ocean, lakes, rivers or ponds — it's important to take steps to ensure everyone ...

The Consumer Electronics Show isn’t known for yachting, but the boating industry’s largest companies are identifying as much with this week’s Las Vegas event as their biggest international boat shows.

With thousands of lakes to explore around the country, this summer may be the ideal time to finally take that boating vacation. Summers spent lakeside are a quintessentially American pastime. You can ...

Boating expert and instructor Tara Foster joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about boating. How many types of boats are there? How exactly to boats float? Why is speed on the water ...

The U.S. Coast Guard reported a 25 percent jump in boating fatalities last summer compared to the year before. Casualty numbers this summer are tracking to be even higher. By Debra Kamin David Beek ...