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Ericka's Powerboating Blog May 2008 Archive

By Ericka Watson, About.com Guide to Powerboating

Optional Safety Equipment for Your Boat

Friday May 23, 2008
You can never be too safe on the water, right? So, in addition to the Coast Guard required safety equipment for your boat, consider purchasing additional boating accessories that ... Read More

Know the Safety Requirements for Your Boat

Wednesday May 21, 2008
Besides knowing the safety best practices, boaters should also know the Coast Guard safety requirements for their boat. The good news is I made it easy for you. ... Read More

Boating Safety Best Practices

Tuesday May 20, 2008
Boating accidents can happen when we least expect them, and to anyone regardless of boating knowledge and experience. Still, practicing these boating safety best practices will help educate you ... Read More

Life Jacket Basic Training

Monday May 19, 2008
In the market for a new life jacket? Today's article will give you the basic life jacket information you need to choose a life jacket for your boating activity, ... Read More

Choose a Life Jacket Geared Towards Your Boating Activity

Sunday May 18, 2008
Modern life jackets have come a long way since the bulky, orange vests of the past. The newer models of life jackets available on the market today are less ... Read More

Wear a Life Jacket - National Safe Boating Week Begins With a Call to Action

Saturday May 17, 2008
Wear it! Meaning wear your life jacket – which is possibly the most important factor in surviving a boating accident of any type. If the latest boating safety statistics aren’t ... Read More

National Safe Boating Week Kicks Off the Boating Season

Friday May 16, 2008
National Safe Boating week kicks off this week on Saturday, May 17 with the 2008 North American Safe Boating Campaign sponsored by the National Safe Boating Council, the U.S. Coast ... Read More

Required or Not - Take a Boating Safety Course

Sunday May 11, 2008
New 2007 boating statistics show Florida leads the nation in boating fatalities – 85 percent of which involved operators without boating safety education. Only a few weeks before the ... Read More

Triumph Boats With Cracked Hulls?

Thursday May 8, 2008
Steve from Australia is interested in purchasing a Triumph boat, but is a little leary about internet conversation regarding Triumphs with cracked hulls. Since Triumph's slogan is "the world's ... Read More

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