Special Offers: Books

Power Boating For Dummies®

Written by Randy Vance, a lifelong boater and editor-in-chief of
Boating Life magazine, this simple book presents straightforward guidance on everything from buying, operating, and enjoying a power boat to acing the boating safety exam, docking and mooring, conducting routine maintenance and repairs, and even choosing the best vacation options.

"Color-a-Fish" Freshwater Fish Coloring Book

"Saved by the Jacket" books

"Saved by the Jacket-2007" books

Adventures With Jonny

A book intended to pique a child's interest in the sport of fishing. Also educates adults on the proper ways to introduce children to the fine sport of fishing covering all the basics from initial equipment, basic fishing rigs, how to cast, where to fish and what baits to use.

Boat Green

50 Steps Boaters Can Take to Save Our Waters.  From biodiesel to bottom paint – a practical handbook for boaters.  Boat Green is pragmatic, practical and well researched, yet at the same time inspiring and supportive of the challenges facing boaters.

Boater101

Boater101 offers boaters a fun and informative way to learn boating basics. This book is perfect for both adults and youth who are new boaters or looking to brush up on their boating knowledge.

Boating Safety Sidekicks "GO FISHING" books

Boating Safety Sidekicks "GO PADDLING" books

This section offers sampler packs and case quantities of Boating Safety Sidekicks "GO PADDLING" activity books. Each 8" x 8" full-color book is 16 pages and provides useful safety information and activities about boating, fishing, and paddling in kayaks and canoes.

Boating Safety Sidekicks "Navigation Rules" booklet

These 16-page, full-color, 8.25 x 11 inch booklets introduce kids to the world of boating with a special emphasis on boating navigation rules. This youth activity book features the “Boating Safety Sidekicks” as prominent characters, along with SIDEKICKS ON COURSE.COM. The book has a centerpiece board game and includes a crossword puzzle, Sudoku, scrambles, match up and eight scenario “what if’s”, all with crossovers to the awareness portion.

Boating Safety Sidekicks books

This section offers sampler packs and case quantities of the award-winning series of Boating Safety Sidekicks activity books.

Boating Savvy – What KNOT to Do: Often-overlooked and Lesser-known Keys To Safe and Smart Power Boating

This insightful, informative and current guide outlines often-overlooked and lesser-known keys to safe and smart recreational power boating that you won't find anywhere else. It offers excellent safety advice, helpful how-to info, wise ways to avoid a variety of costly problems, and even a few tips that will save you fuel while boating. (It has very little to do with actual knots)

Boating Secrets: 127 Top Tips to Help You Buy and Enjoy Your Boat

  A multi-purpose reference guide to help new and seasoned boaters get the most out of their investment. Inside you'll find many tips, stories, definitions, and references to a boaters everyday needs while spending time out on the waters with family and/or friends or making that decision to purchase either their first or next boat. These facts are being represented through a series of interviews with eleven marine industry experts in their field.

Bur Bur’s Boating ABC’s

Join Bur Bur and his parents for a boat ride. Kids learn boating basics, along with all the things they’ll see in and on the water in this read-aloud book.

Bur Bur’s Fishing Adventure

Drop anchor with Bur Bur and his dad. This book takes children on a first-time fishing adventure.

Global Marine Distress & Safety System for Recreational Boaters booklet

Good Old Boat Galley Book

The Good Old Boat Galley Book is about simplifying life in your boat's galley. It isn't so much about what sailors cook as it is about how they manage to do it in a space the size of most shoreside bathrooms. It's about making do as well as doing without. It's a book about the basics — stoves and fuels and provisioning — as well as tips, tricks, and tools to make sure you never have to head for shore just because you're hungry.

My First Picture Book of Boating Words

This unique picture book is designed to teach young children about boating words. It's a great way to develop their interest in boating at a young age. And it's fun for parents and grandparents also!
 

Safe Boating Tips for Anglers, Hunters and Campers booklet

Take Me Fishing

Here is great angling writing from the best writers in the business. With proceeds going to FishAmerica, to help keep waters and fish healthy, and the Future Fisherman Foundation for education programs for children.

The Modern History of Recreational Boating Safety

The Modern History of Recreational Boating Safety explores the 50 year history by not only covering recreational boating safety but also focuses on the organizations that were involved in defining, promoting, and enforcing safe boating.

 

Used Boat Buying Guide

Want specific strategies that will take the stress out of buying a boat? The new Used Boat Buying Guide by 20-year yachting industry veteran David Tomen will take you step-by-step through the buying process from search to closing and getting her home.

WaterSmart From the Start - Instructor Guide

The instructor manual and CD contains the instructor and student manual, a pre-test and a post-test with answers. The instructor manual is designed so anyone can be the facilitator, no knowledge of boating is necessary.
One instructor manual can easily support a class size of 10-20 students.

WaterSmart From the Start - Student Manual

Welcome to the computerized, self-paced, educational boating game that will challenge users of all ages.  The ultimate goal of the game is to teach children safe boating practices.  Children can carry these practices with them when their friends and family go out on the water.  You don’t have to own a boat to enjoy the water. By understanding the skills learned from this game it will make your day on the water much more fun and safe.