The National Boating Safety Awards were established in 2019 by the Sea Tow Foundation Boating Safety Advisory Council to recognize and celebrate the top for-profit recreational boating industry companies, and those organizations that represent for-profit boating companies, for their commitment to promoting boating safety initiatives.  The name was shortened from the original National Boating Industry Safety Awards in 2023 to focus more directly on boating safety while still recognizing and celebrating the same boating industry companies. Now in their 6th year, the National Boating Safety Awards were presented at IBEX on October 2, 2024 at 4 pm in the Tech Talk Theater. 

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WINNERS OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOATING SAFETY AWARDS

The winners of the 2024 National Boating Safety Awards were presented at IBEX on October 2, 2024 in Tampa, FL.

The Sea Tow Foundation received many high quality entries for their Boating Safety Advisory Council to review and judge. The winners for 2024 are:

Top Marine Manufacturer: Bayliner Boats

Honorable Mention Marine Manufacturer: Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit

Top Marine Gear and Equipment Manufacturer: Garmin

Top Marine Media Outlet: Bullitage Media, Inc. for Water Ways TV

Top Marine Social Media Influencer: BoatClass

Top Marine Trade Association: National Marine Manufacturers Association 

Honorable Mention Marine Trade Association: Marine Industries Association of Southwest Florida

Top Marine Business - General: Freedom Boat Club

TIE Community Boating Education Program: BoatClass and Whitman Marine Training

Click here for a copy of the press release announcing the winners.

PAST WINNERS OF THE NATIONAL BOATING SAFETY AWARDS

A listing of past winners from 2023, 2022,  2021,  2020, and 2019 can be found on our blog. Winners are provided with a custom plaque and a digital badge, their names are featured on the Sea Tow Foundation website and on social media, and each has the opportunity to provide content in a custom blog post.