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Massachusetts Boating Resources

Boating in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Boating Spotlight

New England Boat Show
Feb 26 - Mar 11, 2011, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

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Additional Mass Boating Resources

MassGov.com's boating site: This looks like a growing resource with good information about registering a boat in Mass, as well as safety and registration renewal info.

Rocks 'N Shoals in Boston Harbor
Before you think about boating in Boston Harbor, read this local insight from the guys you'll have to call if you don't.

Boston Boating includes everything you might want to know about boating in the Boston area, including local tide and weather information.

Cape Cod Recreation - Boating This seems to be the best source of information for finding boat ramps, charters, lessons, or anything about boating in Cape Cod

Massachusetts offers an amazing spectrum of boating opportunities with nearly 1,500 miles of coastline from Cape Cod Bay, up to Gloucester and Newburyport, and south of the Cape in Buzzards Bay, and Vineyard and Nantucket Sound. Inland there are four major river systems, hundreds of lakes and ponds, and of course Quabbin Reservoir, one of the largest man-made public water supplies in the United States. Visit our Mass online maps and charts to get a closer look at what the bay state has to offer boaters.

Massachusetts Boating Regulations

Residents and visitors must know the “rules of the road” to operate a boat in Massachusetts, and this online Navigation Rules Mini-course is a good place to start. As for license or safety ceritificate requirements, a Massachusetts Boating Safety Certificate is required for all persons 12 through 15 years of age who wish to operate a motorboat and for all persons 16 or 17 years of age who wish to operate a PWC on Massachusetts waters. More information is available from the Massachusetts Environmental Police.

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