Sea Tow Foundation Launches National Boating Industry Safety Awards

The Sea Tow Foundation, with the support of its newly launched North American Sober Skipper Advisory Council has a new national awards program designed to recognize the best boating safety work in the for-profit sector of the U.S. recreational marine marketplace.

The inaugural presentation of the “National Boating Industry Safety Awards” will be held the opening night of the Elevate Summit on November 22 in Orlando, Florida, and will honor top boating safety programs and promotions in four separate categories.

According to Sea Tow Foundation’s Executive Director Gail R. Kulp, the North American Sober Skipper Advisory Council developed and recommended the recognition to spotlight the best in class work of marine retailers, marine manufacturers and marine media. A fourth award will be presented for the best overall marine marketing outreach program promoting boating safety.

“We are very enthusiastic about the work of our Sober Skipper Advisory Council members who have collaborated with us to develop this important awards recognition,” Kulp said. “While there are some existing boating safety award programs, none focus on and recognize the contributions of the greater for-profit sector of the marine industry. Our goal is to help build awareness and inspire new opportunities within the for-profit sector to better promote boating safety and to showcase best practices throughout the industry within the U.S. We hope our program not only serves to recognize the outstanding work currently underway but will ultimately spur greater industry support and participation in the future.”

Nominations will be accepted between August 15 and October 1 and includes the boating safety work of marine industry for-profit organizations conducted between August 15, 2018 and August 18, 2019. Applications are available for download at http://soberskipper.com/awards.