The Water Safety Handbook

Whether you're in a speeding about the ocean or leisurely cruising in the lake, your trip could take an unexpected turn if you're not prepared. The glove-box-sized Water Safety Handbook is your all-inclusive guide to water safety, and the book that should be onboard every boat.

Heading out on the sail of a lifetime? Maybe you're just taking the kids out for a tubing session? Either way, you need to be prepared for the everyday dangers as well as the extreme circumstances and the experts at Boating magazine have you covered.

Gear: Life vest requirements, first aid necessities and more, the must haves to keep you, and your family and friends safe while onboard.

The everyday: From how to read the weather to night boating necessities, and alcohol regulations to tubing accidents find all the information and tips you need to be prepared for your average day out.

Extreme: What to do when disaster strikes while you're on the water.

Find all this and more in Boating magazine's must-have Water Safety Handbook.