The ABA Beacon^®

When you join ABA, you’ll receive The ABA Beacon^® newsletter, available exclusively to members.

Lively and original, The ABA Beacon is written by professional authors and journalists who are also veteran boaters. Articles are based on real-life, personal, hands-on experience. It’s about the things boaters like to read about. Sometimes it’s about places and events few of us will ever experience first hand – but would dearly love to.

But more than that, we know what boaters need to know because we’re in constant touch with change as it happens – in fascinating destinations, in rules of the waterways, in boating safety and its environmental health. All of our articles are based on the expertise and experiences of people we know and trust, who understand the responsibilities and endless opportunities of recreational boating.

Each issue of The ABA Beacon is a reliable source for creative boating and cruising tips, and the latest money-saving, pleasure-stretching benefits of your ABA membership.

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(Note: The ABA Beacon is mailed with the ABA WorldPoints Platinum Plus Visa Card statement. If you are not a cardholder, you will receive The ABA Beacon via e-mail. Please be sure to include a valid e-mail address on your member application.)

Join today for only $15 a year and get six issues of The ABA Beacon a year, plus all of the ABA Member Benefits designed for boaters and boating enthusiasts like you. And every time you use them, you’ll not only benefit personally, you’ll help support ABA’s mission to promote boating safety, affordability, growth, and a clean environment.