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SPRINGFIELD, Va. – March 11, 2026 - BoatUS, the nation’s largest advocacy, services, and savings organization for recreational boaters, and Waterway Guide Media, North America’s most trusted provider of verified navigation and cruising data, have just announced a new partnership for BoatUS members. Through this partnership, TowBoatUS’s 330-plus towing port locations will be incorporated across the Waterway Guide’s Explorer web platform, Waterway Guide Mobile App, and the company’s API services.

This partnership will create a unified experience for boaters—and for the broader marine industry—by providing trusted TowBoatUS locations directly into Waterway Guide’s digital products and the platforms of third-party navigation apps and technology partners that use Waterway Guide’s API.

Waterway Guide’s API ecosystem distributes verified point of interest data, including marina, anchorage, bridge, lock, fuel price, and services data across a growing network of marine navigation apps and onboard navigation systems, including platforms such as Aqua Map, iNavX, Savvy Navvy, SeaIQ, Raymarine, and other marine technology partners. As a result, TowBoatUS locations and BoatUS member benefits will now extend into these third-party navigation platforms through Waterway Guide Media.

As part of this collaboration, BoatUS members receive a 20% discount on Waterway Guide products and can use the Waterway Guide platforms to access TowBoatUS towing ports, view member discounts, and improve trip planning.

“Integrating BoatUS services into Waterway Guide expands the reach of our towing and discount programs across the industry. In addition, boaters will have more ways than ever to locate on-water assistance and savings wherever they cruise,” said Elio Betty, BoatUS director of partnerships.

“BoatUS has earned the trust of boaters for decades. Adding its towing ports and discount partner network into our Explorer platform, mobile app, and API elevates the entire boater experience. Not only can BoatUS members more easily find critical services, but leading navigation apps and onboard navigation systems across the industry can now deliver this vital towing (safety) and savings information to all boaters directly within their own products.” said Graham Jones, president of Waterway Guide Media.

To become a member of BoatUS for only $25 annually and enjoy benefits such as a subscription to BoatUS Magazine, complimentary DSC-VHF radio registration, and discounts on marina fuel, transient slips, repairs and more, visit BoatUS.com/Membership. 

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About BoatUS

Celebrating 60 years, BoatUS is the nation’s largest advocacy services and safety group with more than 740,000 dues-paying members. BoatUS is the boat owners’ voice on Capitol Hill, fighting for their rights. The TowBoatUS® fleet is available 24/7 to assist our members on the water when boats break down or run aground with some 660 vessels and 330-plus locations across North America, bringing our members safely back to the launch ramp, marina or dock. On the road, we are The Boat Owners Auto Club™, helping ensure roadside trailer and tow vehicle breakdowns won’t slow you down. BoatUS offers GEICO boat insurance policies that give boat owners affordable, specialized coverage and the superior service they need. Award-winning BoatUS Magazine is the largest circulation recreational marine publication in the U.S. with engaging content that speaks to the passion for boat ownership, while our 501(c)(3) nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water offers the nation’s only free online boating safety course and many other programs that keep boaters safe and our waters clean. Visit BoatUS.com for more information.

About Waterway Guide

Founded in 1947, Waterway Guide Media is the leading provider of navigation data, cruising guides, and digital planning tools for North American, Canadian and Bahamian waterways. Waterway Guide delivers verified marina, anchorage, navigation, fuel price, bridge / lock, and services content and data across print publications, their Explorer web platform, mobile applications, and an industry-leading API used by marine navigation apps and onboard navigation systems.