Safe Boating
With the price of gas this summer, many are opting to vacation closer to home. When our kids were in young, about 8 and 12 years old, we opted to skip vacations and buy a boat. We had loads of fun boating on the reservoir near our home. We had a big inner tube that the kids would ride on as their dad would drive the boat and try to dump them. When we stopped for a snack we would find a quiet cove. The coves were where I saw partying on boats.
Many boaters feel that boating is the time to drink alcohol and put their troubles behind them by drowning them with drink. There is a problem with boating operating under the influence. Operating a boat while impaired is just as dangerous and just as illegal as drinking while driving a car. Many drownings occur as the result of mixing alcohol with boating. I encourage all boating participants to take classes for boating education online or in person. It could save your life. The videos in my post are very informative and “sobering.” Please, enjoy boating and stay safe while doing so. Boating Education is the key to combat alcohol related boating fatalities & accidents.
