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Leadership Awards 2022 Nominations Now Open
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SUMMIT 2022
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Lee Gatts Joins the WSIA
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WSIA Expands Focus on Waterway Protection and Industry-wide Safety Promotion
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WSIA Parasail Operators Symposium 2021 Recap: New Location & Record Attendance
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Water Sports Foundation Archive
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Water Sports Foundation Launches New “National Boating Safety Media Center” as Part of Media Outreach Campaign
Posted on April 1, 2021 | No CommentsThe Water Sports Foundation (WSF) has just completed the first phase and launch of its new “National Boating Safety Media Center” which is designed to facilitate and support the work of journalists assigned to cover boating safety topics. -
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.
