Boating education
Billion Oyster Project: Building Back New York’s Harbors | #MindYourWake Series
Can you picture one billion oysters? Pete Malinowski can. That’s the number of oysters that he wants to restore to busy New York Harbor by 2035. He’s not planning to [...]
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Miami Waterkeeper: Protecting the Water You Love | #MindYourWake Series
Florida has 8,000 miles of coastline and upwards of 800 miles of beaches for swimming, boating, and other activities. Additionally, about half a million people earn their income from Florida’s [...]
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Boat Taxes: Everything You Need to Know
· Feb 18, 2022 · Updated Sep 28, 2023 Taxes are a fact of life as well as a part of boat ownership but there may be some good news, especially in certain purchase situations and if you use [...]
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Seabin Project for Cleaner Oceans | #MindYourWake Series
An Australian native and boatbuilder, Andrew Turton had long enjoyed traveling, sailing, and surfing. But, he had also long been bothered by seeing and swimming through trash in the same [...]
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How to Support Surfside Relief Efforts #surfsidestrong
· Jul 1, 2021 · Updated Jan 13, 2022 As a South Florida-based company, we are heartbroken by the condo collapse in Surfside. With so many in our community displaced and grieving, we wanted to alert our Boatsetter community [...]
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Boating 101
· Jun 8, 2021 · Updated Sep 29, 2023 If you are new to boating, you will notice a lot of new terminology and things that you must get your head around. It can be quite confusing at times [...]
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What Should You Do If Your Boat Capsizes
· Apr 20, 2021 · Updated Feb 24, 2022 It doesn’t occur often, but sometimes the worst happens when you are out on the water, and your boat capsizes, putting you and your passengers at a safety risk. If [...]
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Boatsetter Celebrates International Women’s Day: The History and Future of Women in Boating
· Mar 8, 2021 · Updated Jan 13, 2022 This year for International Women’s Day, Boatsetter is celebrating how far women have come in the boating industry and highlighting some of the amazing women using Boatsetter today. We are [...]
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Boatsetter Teams up With Owners to Help Protect & Preserve Our Waterways
· Jan 4, 2021 · Updated Jun 3, 2022 At Boatsetter, we are conscious of the environmental impact we have on the planet’s water. Remaining mindful of decisions that affect our surroundings starts from within and extends beyond the [...]
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Weather Safety Tips for All Sailors
· Dec 10, 2020 · Updated Jan 13, 2022 You’re Guide to Keeping Safe While Sailing Keeping your boat and everyone on it safe from unforeseen weather conditions requires a skillset and information that’s always best acquired before the [...]
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Can I Legally Drive a Boat in My State?
· Mar 31, 2018 · Updated May 20, 2022 A Guide to Getting the Captain’s License Have you ever wanted to be the boat captain? Now when you can rent a boat, this dream can quickly become a reality. [...]
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4 Facts You Didn’t Know About Tides and Your Boat
· Mar 24, 2018 · Updated Jan 13, 2022 Even if you have a couple five-hundred horsepower diesel engines backed up by thousand gallon oil tanks, your ship is a small speck in the mighty oceans. Tides are powerful [...]
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