U.S. COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFE JACKETS
TOP SELLING SAFETY GEAR
During National Safe Boating Week, West Marine is partnering with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary to host free vessel safety checks. This national effort underscores both organizations’ commitment to safety through community engagement, education, and accessible support. Programming will be available at West Marine locations throughout the 2026 boating season and year-round. To locate a participating store near you, please refer to the list below for dates, and times.
Safe Boating Events
Safe Boating Event: Learn essential water safety skills and on-the-water best practices, and connect with the local boating community.
Alexandria
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–4:00 PM
Anacortes
5/30/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Annapolis
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–3:00 PM
Aventura
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Bonita Springs
5/22/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Bradenton
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Braintree
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Branford
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Bremerton
5/15/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Brick
5/12/2026
4:00 PM–6:00 PM
Cape Coral
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Cape May
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Chester
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Clear Lake
5/15/2026
9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Cleveland
5/22/2026
12:00 PM–4:00 PM
Cornelius
5/16/2026
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Crystal River
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Danver
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Deerfield Beach
5/16/2026
12:00 PM–3:00 PM
Eatontown
5/23/2026
12:00 PM–2:00 PM
Falmouth
5/9/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Fernandina Beach
5/20/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Fox lake
5/9/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Ft. Myers
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Glen Burnie
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Grand Haven
5/12/2026
6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Hampton
5/17/2026
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Harrison Township
5/8/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Honolulu
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Hyannis
5/9/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Islamorada
5/22/2026
2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Jacksonville Beach
5/16/2026
1:00 PM–5:00 PM
Jensen Beach
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Key West
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Knoxville
5/16/2026
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Lafayette
5/22/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Latham
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Lodi
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Long Beach
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Marco Island
5/23/2026
12:00 PM–2:00 PM
Marin City
5/7/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Merritt Island
5/9/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Miami
5/17/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Mobile
5/19/2026
9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Morehead City
5/23/2026
11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Mystic
5/17/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
N. Myrtle Beach
5/14/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Naples
5/22/2026
9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Narragansett
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Newport Beach
5/2/2026
9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Newport Beach
5/27/2026
8:15 AM–6:30 PM
North Palm Beach
5/16/2026–5/22/2026
9:00 AM–4:00 PM
Norwalk
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Olympia
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Oriental
5/17/2026
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Panama City
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Patchogue
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–3:00 PM
Pensacola
5/15/2026
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Pittsburg
5/2/2026
11:00 AM–3:00 PM
Port Charlotte
5/16/2026
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Port Clinton
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Portland
5/21/2026
12:00 PM–3:00 PM
Portsmouth
5/31/2026
9:00 AM–4:30 PM
Punta Gorda
5/23/2026
12:00 PM–1:00 PM
Redding
5/17/2026
9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Rehoboth Beach
5/15/2026
10:00 AM–3:00 PM
Riverhead
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Rochester
5/16/2026
5:00 AM–7:00 PM
Rock Hall
5/22/2026
10:00 AM–3:00 PM
San Diego
5/13/2026
11:00 PM–4:00 PM
San Juan
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–3:00 PM
San Pedro
5/22/2026
1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Sandusky
5/30/2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Seekonk
5/16/2026
12:00 PM–3:00 PM
Southwest Harbor
5/22/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Stamford
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Stock Island
5/29/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Tacoma
5/20/2026
10:00 AM–11:00 AM
Tampa
5/19/2026
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Toledo
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Venice
5/9/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Vero Beach
5/22/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Vineyard Haven
5/9/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Warwick
5/9/2026
9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Vessel Safety Checks
Vessel Safety Check: Get a free vessel safety check from a certified examiner. We’ll inspect your boat’s safety equipment so you can hit the water with confidence.
Disclaimer: Only locations labeled Vessel Safety Check allow trailered vessels on site for inspection.
Anchorage
5/15/2026
12:00 PM–4:00 PM
Apollo Beach
5/16/2026
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Bay City
5/16/2026
12:00 PM–4:00 PM
Bensalem
5/23/2026
9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Buffalo
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Buford
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–3:00 PM
Charleston
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Charleston
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Clearwater
5/23/2026
9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Columbia
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Corpus Christi
5/17/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Daytona Beach
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Delray Beach
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Deltaville
5/21/2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Fairhaven
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Fort Lauderdale
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Ft. Pierce
5/23/2026
11:00 AM–4:00 PM
Galveston
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Glen Allen
5/22/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Gloucester Point
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Greenfield
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Hilton Head Island
5/23/2026
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Holland
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Jacksonville
5/22/2026
1:00 PM–4:00 PM
Jacksonville
5/23/2026
9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Key Largo
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–3:00 PM
Lake Havasu
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Lantana
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Mandeville
5/16/2026
2:00 PM–3:00 PM
Marathon
5/16/2026
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Minnetonka
5/22/2026
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Mobile
5/30/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Murrells Inlet
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Muskegon
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:30 PM
Nags Head
5/28/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
New Bern
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–2:00 PM
New Castle
5/22/2026
11:00 AM–3:00 PM
New Orleans
5/24/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
North East
5/15/2026
12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Oceanside
5/9/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Old Saybrook
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Orlando
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Orlando
5/16/2026
11:00 AM–3:00 PM
Palm Coast
5/18/2026
10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Petoskey
5/22/2026
11:00 AM–4:00 PM
Plymouth
5/20/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Pompano Beach
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Port Townsend
5/15/2026–5/17/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Portland
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Reno
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Sacramento
5/22/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Santa Cruz
5/23/2026
9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Sarasota
5/19/2026
11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Seabrook
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Seattle
5/16/2026
12:00 PM–2:00 PM
Spokane
5/23/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Spring Hill
5/17/2026
9:00 AM–2:00 PM
St. Augustine
5/15/2026
9:00 AM–12:00 PM
St. Petersburg
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Tarpon Springs
5/16/2026
9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Tom's River
5/17/2026
9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Traverse City
5/16/2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM