Sea Tow celebrates 40 years
October 25th, 2023
Sea Tow, an on-water marine assistance provider, is marking its 40th anniversary in business in 2023. Sea Tow is a provider of non-emergency on-water assistance including towing, fuel delivery, battery jumps and ungroundings, as well as salvage and recovery services including response to catastrophic events and marine spill response. At the forefront of on-water assistance […]
Sea Tow Foundation announces 2023 National Boating Safety Award winners
October 12th, 2023
The Sea Tow Foundation, a boating safety nonprofit, announced the winners of its fifth annual National Boating Safety Awards. These awards recognize efforts to promote boating safety within the for-profit sector of the boating industry. This year, the Sea Tow Foundation received a record-breaking number of entries. The winners of the 2023 National Boating Safety […]
Newell donates thousands of life jackets to the Sea Tow Foundation
September 8th, 2023
Newell Brands, a leading global consumer goods company, answered a call from the Sea Tow Foundation, a nonprofit focused on boating safety, by donating more than 10,000 Stearns and Coleman branded life jackets and floating cushions, which will help keep people safe across the country. The Sea Tow Foundation’s Life Jacket Loaner Program is the […]
2023 National Boating Safety Awards submissions now open
June 6th, 2023
The Sea Tow Foundation’s Boating Safety Advisory Council announced the call for entries for the 2023 National Boating Safety Awards. There is no cost to enter, and applications take less than 10 minutes to complete. The Awards recognize efforts to promote boating safety within the for-profit sector of the boating industry, and two new award […]
Sea Tow Foundation collaborates with Onyx/Absolute Outdoor
May 18th, 2023
The Sea Tow Foundation’s Life Jacket Loaner Program is the largest of its kind in the world, operating more than 1,300 stands throughout the country at boat ramps, marinas, parks and other locations where boaters have easy access to borrow the life jackets. The Foundation’s primary objective is to prevent drowning by providing life jackets, […]
Life Jacket Loaner Program receives record demand for life jackets
February 16th, 2023
The Sea Tow Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to boating safety, is seeking donations to help fulfill a record number of life jacket requests it received for its 2023 Life Jacket Loaner Program. More than 250 applications from 46 states were submitted this year, creating a gap of 15,000 life jackets between what cities and […]
2022 National Boating Industry Safety Awards call for entries
July 6th, 2022
2022 National Boating Industry Safety Awards call for entries The Sea Tow Foundation, in cooperation with its Boating Safety Advisory Council, announced the official call for entries for the 2022 National Boating Industry Safety Awards. The awards recognize efforts to promote safety on the water within the for-profit sector of the boating industry in the […]
Nominations open for Sea Tow Foundation Boating Safety Advisory Council
March 23rd, 2022
The Sea Tow Foundation is now accepting nominations for membership in its national Boating Safety Advisory Council, with applications being accepted through April 19, 2022. New appointees will be chosen by the current council and executive committee, notified in mid-May and serve a two-year term beginning June 1, 2022. The Boating Safety Advisory Council is […]
Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner program application now open
November 23rd, 2021
The application period to host a Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Station for the 2022 boating season is open through Feb. 1, 2022. The program started in 2008 and has made more than 83,000 life jackets available for boaters to borrow in 47 states and four territories. Presently, there are more than 800 Sea […]
Sea Tow Foundation launches new life jacket loaner stations
August 25th, 2021
The Sea Tow Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to the education and awareness of safe boating practices, will work with 154 organizations and agencies to establish new Life Jacket Loaner Stations and restock existing stations for the 2021 summer boating season, according to the boatingindustry.com website. With more than 750 Life Jacket Loaner Stations already […]