Advocacy

501(c)(3) support arm funding recreational boating safety education, crew training, and mission support for civilian volunteers of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Boat day: Auxiliary educators and vessel examiners multiply safe habits in your harbor — the community side of Quality Boat Days.

Founded 1958; national catalyst for safe boating culture via Wear It / Safe Boating Campaign, Waves of Hope, Get Connected, training, and industry/community outreach.

Boat day: National campaigns normalize PFDs and sober habits so your crew's 'wear it' culture feels ordinary — not awkward.

Association of state boating law administrators advancing recreational boating safety through education standards, course recognition, policy, and interstate collaboration.

Boat day: State education standards keep the bar clear so you know what 'legal & ready' means before cast-off.

Federal recreational boating safety education, grant administration (Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund), and public guidance on carriage, Navigation Rules themes, and accident prevention.

Boat day: Official carriage and education themes are the floor under every Quality Boat Day — verify, then go.

Global alliance defending drinkable, fishable, swimmable water through investigation, accountability, advocacy, and education — with local Waterkeeper groups on rivers, bays, and coasts boaters use.

Boat day: Cleaner waterways mean better swimming, fishing, and shoreline days — the culture and ecology that keep boat ownership worth it.

Independent nonprofit defending San Francisco Bay from polluters through investigation, legal action, shoreline cleanups, and community advocacy.

Boat day: A cleaner Bay is more days you actually want to drop the hook — not skirt a trash line.

Protects and restores Puget Sound through pollution prevention, advocacy, and volunteer Sound Sweep / coastal cleanup events (often with Ocean Conservancy ICC data).

Boat day: Sound Sweep days clear debris from the harbors you cruise — stewardship that protects tomorrow's cast-off.

Save the Bay — restoration, education, advocacy, and hands-on stewardship across the Chesapeake watershed that countless recreational boaters call home.

Boat day: Oyster reefs, cleaner water, and shoreline restoration keep Chesapeake weekends feeling like the reason you keep a boat.

Science-based ocean protection including Trash Free Seas / International Coastal Cleanup — volunteer debris removal and data that coastal boaters see on every beach day.

Boat day: Fewer plastics in the swim spot means more days the shoreline feels like why you launched.

Grassroots nonprofit protecting oceans, waves, and beaches through local chapters — water quality, plastic pollution, and coastal access relevant to boaters and paddle craft.

Boat day: Chapter cleanups and water-quality fights protect the beaches you raft up to — coastal culture staying healthy.

Science-based advocacy and education advancing Everglades restoration — freshwater flows that shape South Florida boating, fishing, and coastal health.

Boat day: Restored flows mean healthier flats and bay days — the South Florida waterways you bought the boat for.

Ocean conservation education for the sailing and boating community — Clean Regattas, stewardship tools, and sailor-led ocean literacy.

Boat day: Race and cruise culture that leaves less wake of waste — stewardship that fits how sailors already gather.

Trade association for recreational marine manufacturers — advocacy, Discover Boating growth initiatives, and industry safety/education partnerships (foundation arms vary; confirm current nonprofit vehicles on official site).

Boat day: Industry growth and safety partnerships help keep ramps, products, and on-ramps to first boat days healthy.

Alliance focused on drowning prevention education, policy, and community programs — life jackets and water competence relevant to boaters and families.

Boat day: Drowning prevention habits — especially for kids — protect the people you bring aboard.

Virginia Beach watershed nonprofit restoring waterways; partner on NOAA-supported abandoned/derelict vessel removal projects across coastal Virginia.

Boat day: Pulling derelict hulls clears navigational hazards and eyesores — safer, cleaner harbor days.

Patrolling and advocating for the Hudson River watershed — clean water for communities and boaters from NYC to the Adirondacks.

Boat day: Hudson stewardship protects the river days that define Northeast cruising culture.

Protecting Biscayne Bay and South Florida waters through science, law, and community action.

Boat day: Cleaner Biscayne Bay means more swim-off-the-stern days that feel worth it.

Protecting and preserving Galveston Bay through conservation, advocacy, education, and research.

Boat day: Bay stewardship keeps Gulf Coast weekends closer to the joy that sold you the boat.

Citizen-based nonprofit protecting Lake Champlain water quality and recreation through science, advocacy, and education.

Boat day: Clear lake water is the whole product for inland boaters — advocacy that protects the season.

Keep Tahoe Blue — water clarity, watershed protection, and advocacy for Lake Tahoe.

Boat day: Clarity is the brand of a Tahoe boat day — stewardship that protects the blue.

National nonprofit assisting veterans and their families — relevant when paired with adaptive/veterans on-water programs; not a marine-specific org.

Boat day: Supporting veterans' wellbeing strengthens the community that shares ramps, clubs, and adaptive programs.

Protecting the Great Lakes through advocacy, Adopt-a-Beach cleanups, and education across the freshwater seas that host a huge U.S. recreational fleet.

Boat day: Healthy Great Lakes beaches and water quality protect the heart of Midwest boat culture.

Science, education, and advocacy protecting Santa Monica Bay and Southern California coastal waters.

Boat day: Coastal water-quality grades and cleanups protect the swim and surf days tied to SoCal boating.

Protecting Long Island Sound and its watershed through restoration, advocacy, and education (Connecticut Fund for the Environment / Save the Sound).

Boat day: A healthier Sound means better swimming and fishing between the Connecticut and New York shores you cruise.

Advocacy and education for a healthy Gulf of Mexico — wetlands, water quality, and coastal resilience that Louisiana and Gulf Coast boaters depend on.

Boat day: Gulf wetlands and water quality protect fishing and marsh boat days that define the region.

Nonprofit supporting the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard and their families — morale, recognition, and programs that strengthen the service protecting boaters.

Boat day: Supporting the people who answer Mayday keeps the safety net under every ambitious boat day.

Building and supporting the National Coast Guard Museum — preserving service history and educating the public about Coast Guard missions including recreational boating safety.

Boat day: Heritage education deepens respect for the service and safety culture that protects boaters.

Community foundation for the ocean — fiscal sponsorship and programs for marine conservation projects including coastal resilience and education.

Boat day: Funds and incubates projects that protect the shared waters under every boat day.

Protecting wild rivers, restoring damaged rivers, and conserving clean water — relevant to river and reservoir boaters nationwide.

Boat day: Healthy rivers and flows protect inland boat days from the Appalachians to the West.

Global conservation organization with major coastal and marine programs — oyster reefs, mangroves, and resilient shorelines that boaters experience as healthier harbors.

Boat day: Coastal restoration projects improve the fishability and resilience of places you already boat.

Community-based nonprofit protecting Casco Bay (Maine) water quality through science, education, and stewardship — classic New England boating waters.

Boat day: Bay monitoring and stewardship keep Maine summers tasting like cold, clean water.

Protecting Lake George water quality and recreation through science, advocacy, and education — model lake association for inland boaters.

Boat day: Lake associations are how inland boaters defend clarity and access — the local politics of Quality Boat Days.

Preserving maritime heritage through Sea History magazine, education, and advocacy for historic ships and traditions that enrich boating culture.

Boat day: Heritage keeps the culture side of boating healthy — stories that make ownership feel like belonging.