Over two-thirds of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and of those, ninety percent were not wearing a life jacket. Three out of every four who drowned were boating on vessels less than twenty-one feet in length...

Boats, floats and all things nautical will be on display at the Madrid Boat Show next year.

BoatFlorida.com came about from the success of BoatBrevard.com, a site dedicated to Central Florida boaters. The Brevard boating site quickly became one of Central Florida's fastest growing online communities

Users can learn more about Lee County boating, fishing, yachting, sailing, connecting with others and how to find great Florida boater resources. It is now the ultimate social networking connection site for Lee County boaters.

Given the Supreme Court of the United States' holding in Miles v. Apex Marine, 498 U.S. 19 (1990), the time has come for the Primary Duty defense to be beached and buried.

In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that punitive damages may be awarded when the vessel's owner willfully withholds the required payments for maintenance and cure.