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The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) awarded Garmin the Manufacturer of the Year title at its annual conference in September 2023.

In fall 2022, 4ocean, a conservation group headquartered in Florida, set a world record by cleaning 25 million pounds of trash out of the ocean within five years. By their last count, they currently sit at 27,340,278 pounds of trash pulled — and they use Garmin technology to help.

There are few people who have seen more boating mishaps than Aaron Stasiak, owner of The Qualified Captain. Their Instagram page started as a place to highlight on-the-water incidents that could have been avoided. While Aaron and his team are known for sharing videos of what not to do on the water, as lifelong boaters and anglers themselves, they take great pride in highlighting the lessons learned from each video they share on their platform along the way. In honor of National Safe Boating Week, May 20-26, we caught up with Aaron to get a few tips and tricks of how to make the most of your time on the water.

No one does marine mapping better than Garmin and Navionics. With both brands being prevalent in the marine mapping space for many years, we know a thing or two about charts and the industry at large to help boaters, anglers and sailors do what they love on the water.

Garmin LiveScope™ technology has been changing the game for a while now. The first iteration of the forward-facing sonar won both the Best Electronics and the Best of Show awards at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades show in 2018, and it’s been bringing home titles ever since.

Have you ever wondered what customers think of the chef’s special at the marina downstream? Or where to drop anchor the next time you make a day trip into unfamiliar waters? Or even who has the best fuel prices in the area? With the ActiveCaptain® Community, you can wonder no more and inform fellow boaters who may be asking the same thing.

Outfit your boat with the Garmin whole boat system for ultimate convenience and control.
At Garmin we design innovative marine electronics with the modern boat owner in mind. We know there are a lot of product options to consider, depending on the type of boat you own, from chartplotters to radars to trolling motors. And that’s why we offer an integrated whole boat system to allow boaters and anglers to choose their perfect marine setup and manage it from the helm — or their home.

While the passengers on a boat may be able to kick back and relax with nary a care in the world, the captain knows there’s quite a bit to be aware of to ensure everyone arrives back at the dock safely. Historically, there have been a fair number of switches and fuses to pay attention to as you monitor your tanks, your battery, your bilge pump, your lights and more.

Sponsored by the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC), National Safe Boating Week is a global effort dedicated to promoting safe boating practices. In 2022, the most recent year for which data is available, the U.S. Coast Guard reported 4,040 boating accidents that resulted in 2,222 injuries, 636 fatalities and $63 million in property damage.

When it comes to avoiding a potential collision on the water, it’s all about seeing and recognizing potential threats from other vessels in your vicinity — and, ideally, being seen by other captains in time for converging boats to take proper evasive action.