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Sea Ray Boats won the 2021 National Boating Industry Safety Awards in the Top Marine Manufacturer Category for the third year in a row.

The presentation of the awards took place at MRAA’s Dealer Week last December, but Gail Kulp, Sea Tow Foundation Executive Director, recently sat down with Caroline English to find out a little more about their most recent award-winning entry and plans for 2022.

The summer boating safety tips from Sea Ray were launched last summer and included a newsletter, social media posts, and a giveaway. In addition, Sea Ray also featured content from influencer Capt. Sandy Yawn from the Bravo Channel’s “Below Deck Mediterranean” show.

Learn more about Sea Ray Boats and why they’ve been able to win this award for three years in a row at the video below.

Sea Tow Foundation Announces Inaugural Winners of National Boating Industry Safety Awards

The Sea Tow Foundation announced the winners of its inaugural National Boating Industry Safety Awards at the Elevate Summit in Orlando. The awards were sponsored and judged by the newly established North American Sober Skipper Advisory Council and funded through a grant from the Sport Fish Restoration & Boating Trust Fund, administered by the U.S. Coast Guard. The awards were established to recognize the best boating safety work in the for-profit sector of the recreational marine marketplace occurring within the United States.

The National Sober Skipper Advisory Council and the Sea Tow Foundation were very pleased by the caliber of candidates and the submissions received for our first awards recognition. We are all delighted to see the great work being done by recreational boating industry organizations and look forward to continuing to support and bring well deserved recognition to outstanding achievers and safe boating champions throughout the recreational marine industry.

Top Marine Manufacturer Award for Boating Safety – Sea Ray Boats

Top Marine Retailer Award for Boating Safety – MarineMax

Top Marine Media Award for Boating Safety – Bonnier Corporation

Top Marine Marketing and Boating Safety Outreach Award – Yamaha Outboards with their spokesperson, Hunter Bland

Newly established Sober Skipper Award presented to Freedom Boat Club in recognition of its outstanding adoption and promotion of the Sober Skipper program.

For more information about the North American Sober Skipper Advisory Council and the National Boating Industry Safety Awards, please visit https://www.boatingsafety.com/page/STFBSAC

A copy of the press release is available here.

All winners from the 2019 National Boating Industry Safety Awards pictured. From Left to Right: Gail Kulp (Sea Tow Foundation), Hunter Bland (Yamaha), Kevin Falvey (Bonnier Corporation), John McEver (Bonnier Corporation), Barry Slade (Freedom Boat Club), Nic Thomas (Freedom Boat Club), Sarah Fahy (Sea Ray), Capt. Keith Lake (MarineMax).