As the weather heats up, many people are getting excited to head to the lake, river, or ocean to go boating! While there is nothing more enjoyable than a day on the boat, a good time can quickly go bad…
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Category: Personal, Prevention, Risk Management, Umbrella, Weather
Tags: boat, boat inspection, boat insurance, boat safety, boating, boats, first aid kit, inspection, life jacket, safety kit, Safety Tips, sailboat, US Coast Guard, water safety, watercraft
Recently, the story of a child dying from what is called “dry drowning” took the Internet by storm. Dry drowning occurs when the vocal cords get irritated enough from taking in water through the nose or mouth that they spasm…
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Category: Education, Home, Personal, Prevention
Tags: drowning, dry drowning, prevention, secondary drowining, summer, summer safety tips, Swim safety, swimming, water safety
I grew up in a very small town in northern New York on a beautiful lake where many people enjoyed boating, water skiing, and fishing. As you can imagine, living in this lake community was ideal for both the young and the…
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Category: Central, Home, Personal, Prevention
Tags: boat, boat insurance, boat safety, boat safety course, boating accident, EPIRB, float plan, life jacket, navigation lights, personal flotation device, Safety Tips, water safety