BoatUS: Boaters Need To Speak Up Now On Florida Anchoring Laws
THE ISSUE: The 2015 Florida legislative session is underway, and the regulation of boat anchoring and how to take care of derelict boats remain hot topics in both the Florida Senate and House. Each are...
View ArticleCap On Yacht Sales Tax Included In New York’s State Budget
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $150 billion state budget includes a tax incentive for anyone buying a vessel valued at more than $230,000, which would put the state on par with Florida’s tax laws....
View ArticleOver 12,000 Respond To Florida Anchoring Survey
Nearly 12,000 people responded to a survey conducted by the state of Florida as it contemplates re-regulating anchoring. The survey, consisting of 25 questions, was conducted over a 17-day period,...
View ArticleMaryland Law Could Lead To More Marine Tourism (VIDEO)
Yachts might travel more frequently through the waters of Chesapeake Bay and dock at the broad berths of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor under a new state law. Signed Tuesday by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, the...
View ArticleSSCA: Anchoring Freedom Preserved In Coastal Florida
The 2015 Florida Regular Legislative Session has come to a close three days earlier than scheduled, sounding a victory for boaters who frequent Florida’s coastal waters. The Seven Seas Cruising...
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Coast Guard Seeks Vessel Documentation Solution
Last year the Coast Guard instituted a $26 annual fee for federal vessel documentation over the objections of hundreds of boaters who commented on the proposal. One oft-repeated suggestion was that, if...
View ArticleNew Emissions Regulations Threaten Small Gensets
As the marine industry complies with Tier 4 federal emission standards, it has found itself without a compliant engine to power the smallest generators, according to Tino Mastry, who spoke to us just...
View ArticleWith An Eye On Safety, Connecticut Passes New Boat-Towing Law
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has signed into law towing-age restrictions that require boat operators to be at least 16 years old when towing a person — called “Emily’s Law” — and require them to have...
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EPA Proposes Increase In Ethanol Levels In Fuel
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed increasing the amount of ethanol required in the overall fuel supply, although it lowered the amounts required by the Clean Air Act, angering both critics...
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NMMA Urges Input On New EPA Ethanol Proposal
The National Marine Manufacturers Association is encouraging marine industry stakeholders to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest proposal for increasing the amount of ethanol in the...
View ArticleU.S.-Cuban Ties Could Be Boon To Marine Industry
After 54 years of animosity, the United States and Cuba formally restored diplomatic ties. This morning, the United States opened an embassy in Havana and Cuba opened an embassy in Washington, D.C. In...
View ArticleBoatUS Heightens Call For Boaters To Speak Up About Ethanol
Comment Deadline July 27 THE ISSUE: The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is the 2005 federal law that requires the blending of biofuels such as corn-ethanol into our gasoline. When it was written, it...
View ArticleFlorida Officials Vow Rail Plan Won’t Hurt Marine Industry
U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., and Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization director Greg Stuart vowed that they will not put the marine industry at risk at a meeting last week with stakeholders in...
View ArticleBill Compromise Could Lead To Boating Tax Cut In New Jersey
Gov. Chris Christie on Monday conditionally vetoed a bill designed to spur New Jersey’s boatbuilding industry by reducing the sales tax paid on expensive vessels. The veto, according to bill sponsor...
View ArticleNew Rules In Effect For Cuban Relations (VIDEO)
The Obama administration eased rules Friday for U.S. citizens wishing to travel to Cuba or do business with its growing ranks of independent entrepreneurs, hoping to kindle greater economic freedom on...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Rejects New Boater Fee
BoatUS said a controversial new “coastal boat fee” that would have made North Carolina boaters pay the highest state-imposed charges on recreational boats in the nation died with the passage of a state...
View ArticleMaryland’s Mallows Bay Could Become A National Marine Sanctuary
The Annapolis Maritime Museum will host a public meeting next Tuesday regarding an application for Mallows Bay to become a National Marine Sanctuary. Famously known as the largest ship graveyard in the...
View ArticleFlorida Congresswoman Working To Allow U.S. Sale Of Foreign Flagged Yachts...
U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., plans to introduce bipartisan legislation this month that will allow U.S. citizens to purchase foreign-flagged yachts while in U.S. waters without paying a costly import...
View ArticleOcean Nations See Initiative For Removing Abandoned Craft
Open your favorite search engine and type the following query into the search field—”crackdown on derelict boats”—and press the enter key. The first page of a Google search yields articles published in...
View ArticleFlorida Senator Proposes Raising Minimum Age For Boat Operators
A bill that would raise the age to legally operate a personal watercraft in Florida from 14 to 16 was filed by state Sen. Jeremy Ring. The bill also would end the practice of allowing children to steer...
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