Onyx/Absolute Outdoor Donates Life Jackets

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.  

This year marks the 15th anniversary that the Sea Tow Foundation has received grant funding from the Sport Fish Restoration & Boating Trust Fund, as administered by the U.S. Coast Guard to support their Life Jacket Loaner Program. This year, that funding allowed the Sea Tow Foundation to purchase more than 5,600 life jackets from Onyx/Absolute Outdoor.   

However, the popularity of the program is growing and in the 2023 application cycle, a record-breaking 258 applications were submitted requesting a total of 20,852 life jackets. Without the funds to purchase more, the Sea Tow Foundation asked the boating industry to donate new or gently-used life jackets to meet the demands and safeguard the lives of boaters. In response, Onyx/Absolute Outdoor donated 447 brand-new life jackets that will make their way to 15 groups that host Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Stations across 13 states.    

Learn more about the Sea Tow Foundation at www.boatingsafety.com .   

Do you want to donate new or gently used life jackets? Learn more here .