EVERY summer we see the same things happen, EVERY summer people DIE because they're not prepared. It's interesting you make that comment on telling people where all the safety stuff is....because I do that on my boat....and I apologize to anyone that fishes with me for sounding corny or making them nervous/un-easy, but the bottom line is that when the $hit hits the proverbial fan KNOWING WHERE everything is could be the difference between life and death. Next time you see Thomas ask him if he knows how to start and run the boat. He's even driven across CC bay by himself before....well ok I coachec him a little and showed him where to steer and what to look out for, but it's the little things like knowing to steer for land etc that could make the difference if I got knocked overboard etc.
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Originally posted by JohnR
9 out of 10 people won't properly learn from the lesson.
I've seen a lot of boat pictures in the past few years but I've seen very few of those pictures or boaters showing a high level of preparedness in advance.
Rarely when I get on a boat does someone - including charter boats - say "Right here are the life jackets", "Here is the emergency gear", "If I go over the side", or "if there is an injury to me"... In IT we call these "Disaster Recovery" Plans. A well thought out plant to prevent a building disaster, or recover once it's happened...
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