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2026 NASBLA Awards Ceremony Honors Industry Leaders

2026 NASBLA Awards Ceremony Honors Industry Leaders The 67th Annual NASBLA Conference was held Sept. 15-17, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. During the awards ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 17, the ...

NASBLA Names Corporal Adam Kimbrough the 2026 National Boating Officer of the Year

NASBLA Names Corporal Adam Kimbrough the 2026 National Boating Officer of the Year Corporal Adam Kimbrough of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division has ...

Connecticut’s Wendy Flynn Named 2026 National Boating Educator of the Year

Connecticut’s Wendy Flynn Named 2026 National Boating Educator of the Year Gwendolynn “Wendy” Flynn of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has been named the ...

Award Winners Honored at the 67th Annual NASBLA Conference

Award Winners Honored at the 67th Annual NASBLA Conference The 67th Annual NASBLA Conference was held Sept. 15-17, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. During the awards ceremony on Thursday, Sept. ...

NASBLA Mourns the Loss of Former Nevada Boating Law Administrator and NASBLA President Fred Messmann

NASBLA Mourns the Loss of Former Nevada Boating Law Administrator and NASBLA President Fred Messmann Fred Messmann, 79, a stalwart of the recreational boating safety community and former president ...

Partnership is Prevention: Identifying New Partners Through Local Harbor Safety Committees

Partnership is Prevention: Identifying New Partners Through Local Harbor Safety Committees Noel Jones, USCG Harbor Safety Committee Program Manager In our nation’s ports, local Harbor Safety ...

NASBLA Publishes 2026 Annual Report

NASBLA Publishes 2026 Annual Report The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) , a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing recreational boating ...

Idaho Names New Boating Law Administrator

Idaho Names New Boating Law Administrator The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is excited to welcome Coby Bishop as Idaho's new Boating Law Administrator (BLA). ...

U.S. Virgin Islands Names New Boating Law Administrator

U.S. Virgin Islands Names New Boating Law Administrator The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is pleased to welcome Ramón McIntosh as the U.S. Virgin Islands’ ...

South Carolina Names New Boating Law Administrator

South Carolina Names New Boating Law Administrator The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) welcomes Captain Lee Ellis as the new boating law administrator (BLA) ...

NASBLA’s BOAT Program Introduces National Readiness Database and Currency Reporting Portal

NASBLA’s BOAT Program Introduces National Readiness Database and Currency Reporting Portal NASBLA’s Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) Program has introduced the National Readiness ...

The United States Coast Guard Continues its Year-Long Effort for the 2026 National Recreational Boating Safety Survey

The United States Coast Guard Continues its Year-Long Effort for the 2026 National Recreational Boating Safety Survey The survey is the only source for recreational boating data in all 50 states ...

Puerto Rico Names New Boating Law Administrator

Puerto Rico Names New Boating Law Administrator The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is excited to welcome Angel L. Rodriguez as Puerto Rico's new Boating ...

NASBLA Celebrates Pamela S. Dillon’s Induction Into Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame

NASBLA Celebrates Pamela S. Dillon’s Induction Into Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) congratulates Pamela S. Dillon on ...

Vermont Passes New Cold-Water Life Jacket Mandate for Boaters

Vermont Passes New Cold-Water Life Jacket Mandate for Boaters On June 16, 2026, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed Senate Bill S.326 into law. This annual omnibus transportation bill includes language ...

NASBLA Names Regional Winners of the 2026 Educator of the Year Award

NASBLA Names Regional Winners of the 2026 Educator of the Year Award LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 17, 2026) – The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) has named the regional ...

Josh Hoffman Honored as NASBLA 2026 Western Region Educator of the Year

Josh Hoffman Honored as NASBLA 2026 Western Region Educator of the Year The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) has recognized Josh Hoffman of the Arizona Game ...

NASBLA Names Louisiana’s Sgt. John Miller 2026 Southern Region Educator of the Year

NASBLA Names Louisiana’s Sgt. John Miller 2026 Southern Region Educator of the Year Sgt. John Miller of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has been named the National ...

Connecticut’s Gwendolynn Flynn Named NASBLA 2026 Northern Region Educator of the Year

Connecticut’s Gwendolynn Flynn Named NASBLA 2026 Northern Region Educator of the Year The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) has named Gwendolynn “Wendy” Flynn ...

NASBLA Names Regional Winners of the 2026 Butch Potts Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award

NASBLA Names Regional Winners of the 2026 Butch Potts Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 17, 2026) – The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators ...