On the Water

Boat and Watercraft Rentals

Austin Canoe & Kayak 9705 Burnet Rd. # 102, Austin, TX 719-4386

Austin Party Cruises 2219 Westlake Dr., Austin, TX 328-9887

Capital Cruises 208 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX 480-9264

Club Launch On Lake Travis Inc.5973 Hi-line Rd., Austin, TX 266-2333

Commanders Point Yacht Basin 4600 Commanders Point Dr., Austin, TX 266-2333

Commodore Riverboat 6917 Greenshores Dr., Austin, TX 345-5220

Daybreak Boat Rentals 5971 Hi-line Rd., Austin, TX 266-2176

Flagship Texas 10 Stoney Creek Cv,. Austin, TX 261-6484

Get AWay House Boats PO Box 161562, Austin, TX 442-4004

Good Time Water Sports 203 Laguna Vista Dr. # B, Austin, TX 328-8457

Hurst Harbor Marine Service 2678 Crazyhorse Pass, Austin, TX 266-1800

Just For Fun 5973 Hi-line Rd., Austin, TX 266-9710

Lone Star Riverboat Town Lake, Townlake Apts., Austin, TX 327-1388

Sail Aweigh Charters 9609 Vista View Dr., Austin, TX 250-8141

Skip’s Boat Rentals 4704 Hudson Bend Rd., Austin, TX 266-1446

Sunshine Machine Boat Tours 3101 Pearce Rd., Austin, TX 345-8327

Texas Sailing Academy 103 Lakeway Dr. # B, Austin, TX 261-6193

Travis Party Cruises 2219 Westlake Dr., Austin, TX 328-9887

Wet & Wild Watercraft Rentals 17161 Rocky Ridge Rd., Austin, TX 266-3644

Zilker Park Boat Rentals 2000 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX 478-3852

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Boating Regulations

The following are the regulations of the Texas Water Safety Act as listed on the Texas Parks and Wildlife website,

www.tpwd.state.tx.us

All motorboats and all sailboats 14 feet in length or longer operated on public waters or docked, moored, or stored on public

water must be currently registered, properly displaying authorized numbers and validation decal, and titled. All outboard

motors must be titled. Title applications and manufacturers statement of origin must accompany a request for boat registration

for new boats and outboard motors.

When a vessel which is required to be registered is in operation, the certificate of number (registration) or facsimile thereof must

always be aboard and available for inspection by an enforcement officer. The certificate is valid until the expiration date shown

thereon. When a certificate is renewed the same number shall be reissued, if application to the Department is made within the 90

day period preceding the expiration date.

The number awarded a vessel must be painted on, or otherwise attached to each side of the vessel, near the bow, in such position

as to provide easy identification. The number shall read from left to right, be in block characters of good proportion not less than

three inches in height and be of a color that contrasts with the background. The numerals must be separated from the prefix and

the suffix by hyphens or equivalent spaces such as the following example: TX 0123 AB and TX-0123-AB. Federal and state law

prohibits any other number from being displayed on either side of the bow of your boat. The validation decal must be affixed in

a line with and three (3) inches towards the rear of the boat from the registration number.

All Personal Floatation Devices (PFD’s) must be U.S. Coast Guard approved, in serviceable condition, readily accessible, and of

the appropriate size for intended user. All children under 13 years of age in motorboats under 26 feet in length must wear a U.S.

Coast Guard approved personal flotation device while underway. Underway means not at anchor, made fast to the shore, or

aground.

All vessels, including canoes and kayaks, must be equipped with one Type I, II, III or V wearable

PFD for each person on board. A Type V PFD is acceptable only if used in accordance with the

specific instructions on the label of the device. Vessels 16 feet and longer, excluding canoes and

kayaks, are required to be equipped with one Type IV throwable Personal Flotation Device in

addition to the Type I, II, III, or V PFD required for each person on board.

Inflatable PFDs are authorized only when used in accordance with requirements as presented on

U.S. Coast Guard approval labels. Inflatable PFDs are not approved for use on personal watercraft,

waterskiing, or other high speed activity.

Personal watercraft is defined as a type of motorboat which is specifically designed to be operated

by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling ON the vessel rather than INSIDE the vessel.

Includes jet skis, wet bikes, etc.

All equipment requirements for regular motorboats also apply to personal watercraft. In addition

to those requirements, if the personal watercraft is equipped with a cut-off or kill switch, it must

be attached to operator or operator’s clothing. Inflatable personal floatation devices are not

approved for use on personal watercraft.

All operational rules for regular motorboats also apply to personal watercraft. In addition those

requirements, it is unlawful for any person to (1) operate a personal watercraft if the operator is

under 16 years of age, unless the operator is accompanied by a person at least 18 years of age or is

at least 13 years of age and has successfully completed a boating safety course prescribed and

approved by the Department; (2) operate personal watercraft at night (sunset until sunrise); (3)

operate personal watercraft within 50 feet of another personal watercraft, motorboat, vessel,

platform, person, object, or shore except at headway speed without creating a swell or wake; (4)

operate a personal watercraft and jump the wake of another vessel recklessly or unnecessarily close.

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