Boating

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• Paddling in Connecticut

  Whether you choose canoeing, kayaking, rowing or stand-up paddleboarding (SUP), Connecticut offers many locations for you to enjoy.

• Boating Infrastructure Grant Program

  Boating Infrastructure Grant Program funds are available to public and private agencies and marinas and other facilities that provide transient tie-up opportunities for non-trailerable (26' or over in length) recreational boats.

• Mansfield Hollow Lake Boat Launch

• Connecticut Clean Vessel Act Program

  Connecticut Clean Vessel Act Program Home Page - This website will help you find a pumpout facility near you, and to install or upgrade sewage holding tank systems to be in compliance with existing laws governing marine sanitation devices (MSD's). You will find information on how to choose a system, sewage system design and the selection of system components, plus helpful tips for installation and maintenance. You will also find information about the Federal Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Grant Program. The Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Long Island Sound Programs (OLISP) administers this program which provides federally funded matching grants for qualifying projects which provide boat sewage disposal facilities. Up to 75% of the cost of an approved project may be reimbursed.

• Connecticuts No Discharge Area Program Home

  Connecticut's No Discharge Area Program

• Pachaug Pond Boat Launch

• Avery Pond Boat Launch

• Bluff Point Boat Launch

• Wake Boat and Wakesurf Study

  Wake Boat Wakesurf

• Laws / Requirements / Permits

  Information on Boating Laws, Regulations, permits and marine dealers in Connecticut

• How to get a certificate to operate

  How to get a certificate to operate a vessel or personal watercraft, jet ski, sea doo, wave runner

• Bantam Lake Boat Launch

• Boat Launches in Connecticut

  The CT DEEP owns and/or operates over 110 boat launches statewide on ponds, lakes, rivers and Long Island Sound.

• Boating and Paddling

  Connecticut’s hundreds of lakes, ponds, rivers and streams, as well as Long Island Sound and Fishers Island Sound offer a variety of recreational opportunities for the boating enthusiast. Long considered one of the nations most beautiful places to boat, Connecticut brings diversity to the water.

• Boating Classes