What’s an EPIRB?
An acronym won’t save your life, but what it stands for surely could. Take EPIRB, for example. It stands for…
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Category: Safety
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SAFETY Practice Basic Boating Skills
By William C. Winslow New boat owner, new skipper. Do you have the skills to cruise the seas and…
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Cold Water Safety
During the offseason, the sunshine may feel warm but the water is life-threateningly cold. If you’re hardy enough to venture…
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SAFETY Avoid Cold Water Risks
As temperatures plummet, water safety precautions rise. The potentially life-threatening coldness of the water, combined with the scarcity of other…
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Swim Safety — No Kidding Around
Most kids love a real answer when they ask, “Why?” So when your kids ask, “Why do we need to…
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Signs of Stroke
Everybody’s laughing and basking in the glow of a fun day aboard. Suddenly, a passenger becomes confused and reports she…
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SAFETY Rules of the “Road”
If you own a private lake exclusively for your boat, stop reading. However, if you boat in waters with all…
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Know CPR, Boaters
Leaving the shore behind is the fun of boating. Everyone relaxes as they wave goodbye to everyday stresses for a…
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Personal Watercraft 101
A personal watercraft, aka jet ski or PWC, looks like an easy, breezy way to have fun on the water….
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Outlast a Squall
Whoa! Oh, no! Those words, and probably a few expletives, leave your lips as a tempest arrives, seemingly out of…
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