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    Boating Equipment

    Ensure you have the right safety equipment to enjoy your boat on the water. Whether you are powerboating, paddling or sailing, it's important to be prepared before you go.

    Close-up of a person wearing a life jacket operating a jet ski (or personal watercraft) on the Susquehanna River

    Powered Boating Equipment

    Learn about the safety equipment needed for powerboating.

    Powered Boating Equipment
    Close-up of the front of a kayak with a life jacket and a cell phone in a dry bag about to launch into a stream.

    Paddlesports Equipment

    Learn about the safety equipment needed for paddling.

    Paddlesports Equipment
    Illustration of a life jacket and a throwable on a blue background

    Life Jackets and Throwables

    Life jackets save lives. Learn about various types of life jackets and how to wear them.

    Life Jackets and Throwables