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ASTM Parasail Subcommittee Meeting – Feb 22
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Apply Now for USA-WWF Scholarships
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Foundation Awards More Than $25,000 In Scholarships
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Current Active WSIA Members
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Protected: Parasail Operators Symposium 2020 – Virtual Event Session Videos
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Water Sports Foundation Archive
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New Coast Guard Recreational Boating Stats Show a Reduction in Boating Deaths for Third Straight Year
Posted on June 16, 2020 | No CommentsThe United States Coast Guard has released its 2019 Recreational Boating Statistics report revealing a decline in American boating deaths for the third straight year. -
Water Sports Foundation Veteran Appointed Chairman, U.S. Coast Guard National Boating Safety Advisory Council
Posted on June 16, 2020 | No CommentsJim Emmons, a 31-year career marine industry veteran and current non-profit outreach grants director for the Water Sports Foundation was recently appointed as the USCG NBSAC Chairman. -
USCG Boating Safety website
Posted on July 2, 2019 | No CommentsSee more about Boating Safety from the Water Sports Foundation at BoatingSafetyMag.com -
WSF Interviewed by The Weather Channel
Posted on June 22, 2019 | No CommentsJim Emmons from the WSF is interviewed by The Weather Channel on June 22, 2019 -
![Orlando, FL August 3, 2018: Since 2011, the Water Sports Foundation (WSF) has been a significant boating safety partner for the U.S. Coast Guard’s non-profit grant recreational boating safety program. […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.wsia.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2018-08-03-at-12.37.21-PM.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Water Sports Foundation Awarded Six Non-Profit Boating Safety Grants by U.S. Coast Guard")
Water Sports Foundation Awarded Six Non-Profit Boating Safety Grants by U.S. Coast Guard
Posted on August 3, 2018 | No CommentsOrlando, FL August 3, 2018: Since 2011, the Water Sports Foundation (WSF) has been a significant boating safety partner for the U.S. Coast Guard’s non-profit grant recreational boating safety program. […] -
![Water Sports Foundation Wins Four Awards at IBWSS Media Campaign Contest At the 2018 International Boating and Water Safety Summit (IBWSS) in Lexington, KY in March, the non-profit Water Sports […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.wsia.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-16-at-2.45.30-PM.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Water Sports Foundation Wins Four Awards")
Water Sports Foundation Wins Four Awards
Posted on May 16, 2018 | No CommentsWater Sports Foundation Wins Four Awards at IBWSS Media Campaign Contest At the 2018 International Boating and Water Safety Summit (IBWSS) in Lexington, KY in March, the non-profit Water Sports […] -
![Videos Target New Paddlers through Manufacturer’s Connections Orlando, FL — June 8, 2016: The nonprofit Water Sports Foundation (WSF) announced today the release of a series of highly specialized paddle […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.wsia.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/schmidt_160310_coast-guard-_83666.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Coast Guard Grant Project Releases Paddle Sports Safety Video Series")
Coast Guard Grant Project Releases Paddle Sports Safety Video Series
Posted on June 8, 2016 | No CommentsVideos Target New Paddlers through Manufacturer’s Connections Orlando, FL — June 8, 2016: The nonprofit Water Sports Foundation (WSF) announced today the release of a series of highly specialized paddle […] -
![BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Each year, as summer approaches and warmer weather draws crowds to our Nation’s beaches, lakes, and rivers, we set […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.wsia.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NSBW-graphic-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Presidential Proclamation — National Safe Boating Week, 2016")
Presidential Proclamation — National Safe Boating Week, 2016
Posted on May 27, 2016 | No CommentsBY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Each year, as summer approaches and warmer weather draws crowds to our Nation’s beaches, lakes, and rivers, we set […] -
![Recently, Jim Emmons submitted the closing documents for the Water Sport Foundation’s Fiscal Year 2014 Grant (July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015) and the Executive Summary is now complete. In […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.wsia.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WSF_logo_YBDW-blue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Water Sports Foundation Produces 132 Million Boating Safety Impressions")
Water Sports Foundation Produces 132 Million Boating Safety Impressions
Posted on January 28, 2016 | No CommentsRecently, Jim Emmons submitted the closing documents for the Water Sport Foundation’s Fiscal Year 2014 Grant (July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015) and the Executive Summary is now complete. In […] -
Creation of the Water Sports Foundation
Posted on May 27, 2014 | No CommentsIn 2003, the Water Sports Industry Association (WSIA) founded the Water Sports Foundation (WSF) as the non-profit educational arm of the WSIA. WSF was specifically designed to be the WSIA’s boating safety and education division. WSF has been active in securing non-profit federal grant funds from the U.S. Coast Guard, specifically in the area of public outreach for boating safety according the Coast Guard’s strategic plan.