The Boating category of Recreation is intended for sites dealing with general boating as a recreational and leisure pastime. Sites are not listed directly under the Boating category, but should be submitted to the lowest appropriate category under Boating or the next level up, if no suitable category exists.

To avoid delay in listing, please review prior to submission.

Submit websites once to the most relevant category. Multiple submissions or careless submissions will slow the process.
Review the Recreation: Boating sub-topic descriptions to find the most appropriate category for submissions. Find the lowest level category appropriate to the site being submitted.

Any adult material or illegal topics will not be listed in Recreation. These should be submitted to the proper Adult category.

Descriptions should include specific information of the unique qualities and features of the site contents. Avoid advertising hype, overuse of capitalization, and emphatic punctuation. Do use the English language, proper grammar, and a spell-checker.

Affiliate sites, multiple URL''s for the same organization, and mirror sites are not desirable.

The ODP reserves the right to alter or replace a proposed description at any time at its sole discretion and editorial judgment.

If your site''s focus is selling boats AND lists prices, please submit your site to the proper subcategory of Shopping: Vehicles: Watercraft Sites that do not include prices should be submitted to the appropriate subcategory in Regional.

If your site is selling boating parts or accessories online, please submit your site to the proper subcategory of Shopping: Vehicles: Watercraft: Parts and Accessories.

Manufacturer sites that don''t offer direct sales of products should be submitted to appropriate subcategories of Business: Industries: Manufacturing: Water Craft. Such sites will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation: Boating.

Manufacturer sites that also offer direct sales of products may be submitted to proper subcategories mentioned above for sales.

Non-English sites should be submitted to the proper language in World. Non-English sites will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation: Boating.

This category links to the parts of the directory where sites about boat sales and services are listed.
We do not allow submissions directly to Boat Sales and Services. Please read the instructions below.

To avoid delay in listing, please review prior to submission.

Submit websites once to the most relevant category. Multiple submissions or careless submissions will slow the process.
Review the Recreation: Boating sub-topic descriptions to find the most appropriate category for submissions. Within that category, find the lowest level category appropriate to the site being submitted. This generally results in quicker review of your site.
Descriptions should include specific information of the unique qualities and features of the site contents. Avoid advertising hype, overuse of capitalization, and emphatic punctuation. Do use the English language, proper grammar, and a spell-checker.

Affiliate sites, multiple URL''s for the same organization, and mirror sites are not desirable.

The ODP reserves the right to alter or replace a proposed description at any time at its sole discretion and editorial judgment.

If the main focus of your site is offering boat sales and service please submit your site to your proper Regional locality''s Marine Sales and Service category. Your listing is based upon your actual location, not the area served by your business.
Example: a Fort Lauderdale, Florida business would submit to Regional: North America: United States: Florida: Localities: F: Fort Lauderdale: Business and Economy: Marine Sales and Services

If the main focus of your site is offering boating parts and supplies for sale online, please do not submit such sites to this category. Such sites should be submitted to an appropriate category in Shopping: Vehicles: Watercraft.

If the main focus of your site is a classified listing of boats or boat parts and supplies, please submit your site to Shopping: Classifieds: Watercraft.

If the main focus of your site is to sell your personal boat or boating parts or supplies, you are encouraged to submit your classified listing with one or more of the classified sites listed at Shopping: Classifieds: Watercraft. Such sites will not be listed in Recreation: Boating: Boat Sales and Rentals.

Includes sites that provide boatbuilding tips, techniques, resources, general information, or that summarize boatbuilding projects.
Submit sites that provide boatbuilding tips, techniques, resources, general information, or that summarize boatbuilding projects.

Commercial builders should submit their sites to Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Boating/Boats .

This category is intended for sites focused on offering information on canals and inland waterways or boating and barging on them.
Please submit only sites that are focused on offering information on canals and inland waterways and boating and barging on them.

Sites offering services such as boat building, brokerage, cruise booking, hiring, repairs, maintenance and mooring for boats and barges on canals and inland waterways, should be listed under an appropriate category under Recreation: Boating: Canals: Business:

Sites which offer information on canal and inland waterways organizations, trusts, governing bodies or authorities should be listed under Recreation: Boating: Canals: Organizations:.

Sites which are personal accounts related to canal and inland waterways, personal canal boats and barges or cruising on them should be listed under Recreation: Boating: Canals: Personal Pages.

Please limit submissions for this category to events that involve lots of boats on hand, are open to the public for view and/or boarding, and constitute a special, planned event. Individual brokers and dealers please submit under the Recreation > Boating > Boat Rentals and Sales category.
Informational sites about living aboard.
Online stores should be submitted to the appropriate category under Shopping: Vehicles: Watercraft.

Businesses that do not offer online sales should be submitted to a category under Business: Consumer Goods and Services: Boating.

This category is for sites about paddling in boats such as inflatable rafts, pedal boats, and rowboats. Sites about canoeing or kayaking are listed in Sports/Water Sports/Canoeing and Kayaking or an appropriate subcategory.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT CANOEING AND KAYAKING SITES TO THIS CATEGORY.

Those should be submitted to Sports/Water Sports/Canoeing and Kayaking or an appropriate subcategory.

Canoeing and kayaking sites will not be listed in Recreation/Boating/Paddling.

Thank you.

This category contains sites related to boating which are hosted by individuals who wish to share stories and photos of their boats, cruising adventures, general information about a particular type of boat.
Includes sites relating to power boats or "motor driven" watercraft as a recreational and leisure pastime. Please find the correct subcategory related to the type of watercraft/topic and submit there.
Please do not submit sites selling parts or services to this category. Such sites should be submitted to an appropriate category in Shopping/Vehicles/Watercraft for sites selling parts online or the appropriate Regional location.

Manufacturers sites should be submitted to the appropriate category of Business/Industries/Manufacturing/Water_Craft.

If the text on your site is not in English, please do not submit it here. Look for an appropriate category in the proper language section of World.

Thank you.

Information relating to all aspects of maritime related safety issues.

If your site is not specifically geared towards this topic, please submit to the proper category.

Submitting to the wrong category will delay and/or prevent your site from being listed in the directory.

Submission Tips:

  1. When writing your site''s title please ensure it is the same as your organization.
  2. When writing your site''s description, please tell what your site offers in a clear and concise statement without hype or promotional language.

Thank-you for your cooperation.

Includes sites relating to sailing as a recreational and leisure pastime.
Please do not submit sites selling boat parts or services to this category. Such sites should be submitted to an appropriate category in Shopping/Vehicles/Watercraft.

Manufacturers sites should be submitted to the appropriate category of Business/Industries/Manufacturing/Water_Craft.

All sites for sailboat and yacht charter services should be submitted to Recreation/Boating/Charters, and not to this category.

If the text on your site is not in English, please do not submit it here. Look for an appropriate category in the proper language section of World.

For example, German language sites should be submitted to World/Deutsch/Sport/Wassersport/Segelsport.

Thank you.