America's Boating Club Neptune

07/20/2026

Members of districts 22 and 28 traveled to Madrid for a once-in-a-lifetime cruise on Portugal’s Douro River.

In May 2025, 12 friends from districts 22 and 28 traveled to Madrid for a once-in-a-lifetime cruise on Portugal’s Douro River. After a three-day stay at

07/19/2026

Calculated risk is a worthy method to achieve success in dangerous situations, but confirmation bias while boating can sway you to make bad decisions.

Calculated risk is the process of evaluating potential losses and rewards to make an informed decision. When a task is challenging, calculated risk can

07/18/2026

Having a well-stocked marine first-aid kit on board can help you render immediate emergency care and even save a life.

07/17/2026

In case of an emergency, follow these steps to ensure you and your crew abandon ship as safely as possible.

07/16/2026

Be prepared for an on-the-water emergency by carrying the correct visual distress signals aboard your boat.

07/15/2026

We have tablets and phones as well as weather apps that can help boaters make the go or no-go decision before hitting the water.

It’s a lovely summer day, and you’re pining to go on a longer journey than your usual casual afternoon boating outing. You want to spend the weekend miles

07/14/2026

Learn how to live with hurricanes and still keep your boat safe.

How to stop worrying and learn to live with tropical storms Growing up in the Midwest, I didn’t think about hurricanes. That changed in October 2005

07/09/2026

If you’re comfortable using GPS for car trips, don’t assume you’re adequately prepared to use GPS on a boat. Our online seminar Introduction to Navigation will show you why.

Learn how to:
✅use electronic (and even paper) charts to plan a safe route with waypoints
✅navigate along the route
✅check that you’re truly on course while underway

Take Introduction to Navigation to get started navigating on the water! https://bit.ly/IntrotoNavigation

Learn the differences between navigating on roads and waters. How to understand nautical charts, aids to naviation, use chart plotters, and plan your trip electronically.

07/08/2026

"There’s a lot of research regarding the signs and symptoms of heat stress, how to avoid it and how to treat it. Unfortunately, there is little comparable research focused on heat stress while on the water. In most cases, one can simply get into the water to cool off, but what happens when a paddler starts to overheat, the water is very warm and they are in a remote location?

In August 2011, I went on a kayak trip with Tampa Bay Sea Kayakers. We launched in the morning at Sunset Beach in Tarpon Springs. It was one of our usual

07/07/2026

America’s Boating Club Golden Isles/26 developed its Women in Boating program to remove the barriers that often keep women from taking the helm and to help them be more confident on the water.

New educational program encourages women to take the helm According to data collected by the market research firm Info-Link, men outnumber women 7-to-1