Press & Media
Everything a newsroom needs, in one place.
Boilerplate, logos, brand colors, and the topics we can speak to on the record. For interviews and fact-checking, write to our press address below and we'll respond quickly.
Press Contact
Reach a person, not a form.
Media inquiries
Email us
support@americanboatingfoundation.com
Put “Press” in the subject line and include your deadline.
Response time
Same business day
Press email is monitored during U.S. business hours and answered the same day whenever a deadline allows.
Interviews
On the record
We can provide a spokesperson for background or on-record comment on boater education, certification requirements, and seasonal safety.
Boilerplate
Approved description of the organization.
The American Boating Foundation is an online boater education provider offering state-approved boating safety courses across the United States. Its self-paced courses are built state by state against the boating law each agency enforces, and issue a state-recognized boater education certificate on completion. The Foundation's mission is high-quality training that actively advances the safety and education of boat operators.
Please use this wording verbatim. Formal name on first reference: American Boating Foundation; “ABF” is acceptable thereafter.
Brand Assets
Logos and colors.
Use the logo files below without alteration: no recoloring, no stretching, no added effects, and clear space of at least the height of the anchor mark on all sides. Right-click to save either file.
ABF Navy
#05203D
ABF Teal
#0E8C7A
ABF Gold
#C9A24B
ABF Ink
#373737
Story Ideas
Topics we can speak to.
Who is legally required to take a boating course
Requirements are usually tied to year of birth and vessel type, and they differ from state to state.
What actually reduces on-water fatalities
Life jacket wear, sober operation, engine cut-off switches, and the value of a filed float plan.
The seasonal spike nobody plans for
Why holiday weekends concentrate incidents, and what first-time operators consistently get wrong.
Certification, cards, and reciprocity
How a certificate is issued, reported to the state, and honored when a boater travels.
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