Daily Archives: February 7, 2025

Boating Safety – Is it time to get your Certificate?

Blog, News, Safety ArticlesBy Lora Nadolski February 7, 2025 Leave a comment

Currently there are 42 States that require boater safety certificates in the US and 8 that do not, and Canada requires a Pleasure Craft Operator Card in all Canadian provinces and territories. Now some of those 42 States have exceptions for age of the operator or the type of vessel being driven. But more and…

Celebrating 50 Years of ACBS: Heartland Classics Chapter

Blog, Heartland Classics Chapter, NewsBy ACBS Rudder Magazine February 7, 2025 Leave a comment

How did we get the reputation of being a “welcoming and fun” interest group with few strings attached? It started in the early 1990s when a few boaters in Oklahoma were drawn together by the magnetism of wooden boats. Strange that wooden boats would have that force, but they were becoming the minority, yet easily…