Boating

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• Prudence

  On June 29, 2010 Governor M. Jodi Rell christened a new boating safety education vessel, naming the 19-foot boat, Prudence.

• Pumpout Facilities / Clean Boating Information

  Information on Connecticut's pumpout facilities, Clean Boater Program, Clean Marina Program, Clean Vessel Act Program, aquatic invasive species and CT's no discharge area.

• Related Links / Information

  Links to information related to boating in Connecticut.

• Reporting Boating Accidents

  All operators of vessels involved in an accident in Connecticut must remain at the scene and assist any other vessel or person involved in the accident if it is possible to do so without endangering their own vessel or the people aboard. The operator must also give his/her name, address and vessel identification number to the other boat operator(s) or owner of the damaged property.

• Weather / Tides / Streamflows

  Connecticut marine tides, currents, weather, watches, warnings, advisories, sunrise, streamflows and sunset information.

• Boating Infrastructure Grant Application Questions & Answers

  Questions and answers to the Boating Infrastructre Grant Request for Application.

• COVID-19 FAQs

• Respect Wildlife

  Long Island Sound is home to seals, sea turtles and migrating shore birds and is occasionally visited by dolphins, porpoises and whales. It is important to enjoy wildlife from a distance.

• Boating Permits

• Marine Event Permits

  Written permission must be obtained at least thirty (30) days in advance for a marine event to be held on Connecticut waters if the event involves one or more of a specific list of conditions.

• Water Ski Slalom Course or Jump Permit

  A permit is required to install a water ski slalom course or jump.

• DEEP Processing Offices

  DEEP Processing Offices for Safe Boating Certificates (SBC) and Certificates of Personal Watercraft Operation (CPWO).

• Junior Boater

• Boat Hull Maintenance

  Sanding and scraping your boat can release noxious paint into the air and water. Dust particles can irritate your lungs and eyes and can also affect the health and reproduction systems of fish, birds, crabs and other marine life.

• Connecticut Clean Boater Program

  Description: As a companion to the Clean Marina Program, the Clean Boater Program encourages the state?s boaters to learn about and use clean boating techniques.