Boating

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• Boat Launches / Access / Transient Slips

  Find CT DEEP owned and/or operated boat launches statewide on ponds, lakes, rivers and Long Island Sound, BIG Funded transient slips made available to the public for vessel over 26ft. and Coastal Access Points.

• Boat Registration

  Connecticut law requires that all boats with motors, regardless of size, and sailboats powered by sail alone, 19 1/2 feet or longer in length, be registered and numbered before launching.

• Boat Registration/ Abandoned Boats

  Information on Connecticut boat registration and abandoned boats.

• BOATS Program

  In an effort to thank the boater for taking the time to be further educated about boating safety, each boat operator is given a BOATS packet that contains coupons or other branded items that boaters will find useful.

• Cleaning Tips For Your Boat

  For most invasive species, you can use hot or salt water to clean your equipment.

• Connecticut Coastal Boater Endorsement Program

  Boaters desiring to travel in coastal waters should seek advanced courses in navigation. Boaters should be confident in their vessel and their handling skills.

• Forms/ Publications/ Policy Statements

  Connecticut Boating publications, policy statements and forms

• Grant Programs

  Boating related Grant Program information

• Latest News

• Preparing Your Boat for A Hurricane

  By now you have probably made the decision to pull your boat or secure it at your dock or marina. There is still time to take some extra precautions.

• 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.