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American association of boat owners

BoatUS

Company type	Association
Founded	1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Founder	Richard Schwartz[1]
Headquarters	Springfield, Virginia, United States
Owner	Berkshire Hathaway[1]
Parent	GEICO[1]
Website	boatus.com (Association)boatus.org (501c3 Charitable Organization)

Boat Owners Association of The United States, better known as BoatUS, is an American association of boat owners with more than 800,000 dues-paying members [2] offering various services supporting TowBoatUS on water recreational boat towing[3] as well as roadside boat trailer towing[4] activities. Additional services are boat insurance[5] BoatUS Magazine[6] subscription, discounts on boating-related products and services, and lobbying organization on behalf of boat owners. The organization is based in Springfield, Virginia, and promotes itself as “The Nation’s Largest Advocacy, Services and Safety Group for recreational boat owners” and "The Boat Owners Auto Club" for its similarities to AAA.

BoatUS also gave rise to the organization that would be eventually called the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that promotes safe boating[7] including a state-level boating safety course and environmentally responsible boating practices.

• West Marine
• AAA
• BoatUS official web site
• BoatUS Foundation

1. ^ a b c "History of BoatUS". www.boatus.com. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
2. ^ "BoatUS by the Numbers 2021 : BoatUS News Room".
3. ^ "Boat Towing Coverage 101: What You Need to Know".
4. ^ "Nearly two-thirds of boat trailer failures happen for two reasons - Here's how to eliminate them".
5. ^ "What Owners Need to Know About Boat Insurance: Interviewing GEICO's Michael Pellerin". 9 September 2021.
6. ^ "BoatUS magazine names Top 10 boating towns | Boating Industry". 30 August 2021.
7. ^ "Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries" . WLF.Louisiana.gov. Retrieved 2013-07-16