Recreational Boating Association of Washington

The Recreational Boating Association of Washington (RBAW) is a membership association representing the interests of Washington boaters, and made up of individual, yacht club, and contributing members. As a 501c4 advocacy organization, RBAW maintains a healthy legislative agenda each year advocating on behalf of northwest boaters and effectively communicating new and pertinent information to our members throughout the year. RBAW was originally founded in 1956 and was known previously as the Puget Sound Interclub Association and the Interclub Boating Association of Washington. As the mission and membership of the organization expanded, the name was changed to the Recreational Boating Association of Washington in 1992. Today, RBAW activities center around advocacy, awareness, and the preservation and growth of boating opportunities while working on behalf of over 250,000 registered boaters and supporting the $9 billion Washington recreational boating industry.

Recreational boating and the issues surrounding it have never been at a more exciting place, and also have recently been under unprecedented pressures. These pressures create an opportunity, and RBAW is at the next expansion point of hiring its first Executive Director to organize and lead operations of the association under the direction of a 20 member volunteer Board.