Ride Dry, Drive Dry

Our Ride Dry, Drive Dry project enlisted many of boating’s biggest names as positive role models, including professional anglers and wakesport athletes, boating influencers, magazine editors and well-known captains. Each of these boating pros took the Ride Dry pledge not to consume alcohol or drugs while on the water, and asked fans and fellow boaters to follow their example. The project ran from 2016 to 2023 as a recreational boating safety nonprofit grant program administered by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Video: Pro Angler Bernie Schultz On Sober Boating

Pro Angler Bernie Schultz reminds boaters that operating a boat under the impairment of alcohol or drugs is a really bad idea. Alcohol is the number one leading contributor to boating accidents. Take the pledge and Ride Dry, Drive Dry or at least designate a sober skipper.

Chris Peterson from Hells Bay Boats Offers His Most Important Boating Tip

Chris Peterson from Hells Bay Boats reminds boaters that operating a boat under the impairment of alcohol or drugs is really bad idea. Alcohol is the number one leading contributor to boating accidents. If you can’r say Ride Dry, Drive Dry five times fast, let somebody else take the helm.

Troopers Share Stories of Responding to Drinking and Boating Accidents

Watch for the first time as we see the lasting effects that impaired boating has on first responders as Lake of the Ozarks Missouri Highway Patrolmen share their insights on years of impaired boater accident investigations. Corporal Stacey Mosher (25 years with Missouri water patrol) reports that alcohol was involved in every fatal incident she’s […]

Don’t Try This at Home

Some of the most important decisions you make while boating happen before you even leave shore—like whether or not to knock back a few beers. Although it can be tempting to enjoy a drink or two while out on the water, booze and boating really don’t mix. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, alcohol is […]

Captain Chris Wittman Shares His Most Important Boating Tip

Captain Chris Wittman reminds boaters that operating a boat under the impairment of alcohol or drugs is really bad idea. Alcohol is the number one leading contributor to boating accidents. Take the pledge and Ride Dry, Drive Dry or at least designate a sober skipper.

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Capt. Benny Blanco Shares His Most Important Boating Tip

Capt. Benny Blanco, host of Florida Sportsman Watermen, shares his video reminds boaters that operating a boat under the impairment of alcohol or drugs is really bad idea. Alcohol is the number one leading contributor to boating accidents. Take the pledge and Ride Dry, Drive Dry or at least designate a sober skipper.