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What is NBF?
Founded in 1966, the National Boating Federation (NBF) is the largest non-profit, nationwide alliance of recreational boating organizations. The Federation is composed of boating and yacht clubs and their associations representing over 2,000,000 of America's recreational boaters.
NBF promotes safe boating through education, acts as a legislative watchdog and advocates for favorable boating legislation, regulations and best management practices.
The membership represents no commercial interests and sells no products. The Officers and Directors are all volunteers with strong backgrounds in all aspects of recreational boating. Our membership spans the continent from Canada to Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.
You can count on YOUR National Boating Federation's continuing commitment to the wise and
direct use of YOUR boat tax dollars for YOUR benefit … be it adequate access to our ocean waterways,
lakes and rivers, right of passage and of anchoring, or promotion of our prudent exercise of those rights.
NBF works to avoid onerous legislation and promotes good legislation
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Here is What's New at NBF
(Updated: August 22, 2010)
Just a reminder:
Our Home Page continues to be full of pictures, announcements and updates.
Please scroll down the entire page to view all that is happening with the
National Boating Federation and its members.
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James Muldoon, NBF Committee Member, Receives Governor’s Chesapeake Bay Ambassador Award for His Contributions to Sport, Education, and Boating Safety.
Read or print the entire article...
Pictured at left:
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (right) represented the Governor in presenting Jim Muldoon (left) with the Chesapeake Bay Ambassador Award. In the background, his son Jim Muldoon Jr. and Roberta Lowman look on. Both are active supporters of the Brendan Program.
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Opposition to Potential Amendment on Authorization of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends...
NBF has joined with many other organizations to urge Senator Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader and Senator Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader to oppose the potential amendment to the upcoming Senate energy bill that would authorize legislatively the introduction into commerce of ethanol blends higher than 10% (so-called mid-level ethanol blends) for use in conventional gasoline-powered engines. Read the entire article…
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Letter to Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee...
We at the National Boating Federation strongly endorse the SAFE Port Act Reauthorization of 2010, and most specifically the America's Waterways Watch (AWW). Read the entire letter...
Click here for a downloadable copy of the "SAFE Port Reauthorization Act" (Total Pages: 21)
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Council on Environmental Quality
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Obama Administration Officials Announce the Final recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force...
Click here to download the article...
A full text of the National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes is available at www.whitehouse.gov/oceans.
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A signed copy of the “Clean Boating Act of 2008” was presented to NBF for their work in getting the bill passed. Click here to view or download a copy of the signed bill. |
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Mark Your Calendars For:
October 1 & 2, 2010
NBF ExeCom & Delegates Fall Meeting
Annapolis, Maryland
Click on the Meeting Schedule link for all the details |
NBF Executive Committee
Front Row: (Left to Right)
Fred Poppe, Vice President - Chicago Yachting Association
Tom Dogan, President - Lake Michigan Yachting Association
Earl Waesche, Legislative Director - Chesapeake Bay Yachting Association
Back Row: (Left to Right)
Marlene Barrington, Immediate Past President - Northwestern Boating Council
Joe Orth, Committee Member - Potomac River Yachting Association
David Kutz, Secretary - Recreational Boating Association of Washington
Everette Tucker, Treasurer - Coast Guard Auxiliary Association Inc.
Robert Williams, Committee Member - Pennsylvania Boating Association
Not Pictured:
John Onocila Jr., Committee Member - Greater Cleveland Boating Association
James Muldoon, Committee Member - US Sailing Association
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