Monday June 2, 2008 - 7:30 pm at Elks Lodge Bristol, RI.

 

Notice: the 1-800 368-5647 safe boating hot line is no longer in service, please pass this information on to the public at your Public Education Classes and Safe Boating Booths

 

Reminder: sign up for watch standing booth       

Newport Spring  Boat Show May 16-18,2008

Contact Frank Lucca for list. flucca@comcast.net 

 

Flotilla 8-4 is holding a Boating Safety Day at the Somerset Marina on May 24 (the first of four – so you’ll be hearing from us again)
We are in need of Vessel Examiners for this event. If you are available for some portion of May 24 (8:00 am – 3:00 pm) we’d appreciate your help and support.
Please let me know if you can help out with Vessel exams or just meeting with boaters or assisting with Coastie.

For more information click here: http://safetyseal.net

Lunch is on us!

Thank you!

Frank Lucca
FC 08-04 D1NR

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Coast Guard Auxiliary to Hold Boating Safety Day

Somerset, MA - The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Somerset Flotilla 8-4 will be holding a National Safe Boating Day 2008 by offering free Vessel Safety Checks (VSC) to boaters on Saturday, May 24, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Somerset Marina, 3828 Riverside Ave, Somerset, MA     

The Vessel Safety Check process is easy and can usually be completed in less than 15 minutes, ensuring a boat operator and their crew still have ample time to enjoy their day on the water. Boaters may either trailer their boats to the Somerset Marina, or arrive via the water and tie up at the Marina dock. Somerset Marina members may have their vessels examined at their own slip.

Coastie, the USCGAUX mascot, will be visiting with children from 10:00 am – 12:00pm on Saturday, May 24.  Coastie is the goodwill ambassador of boating safety to children. He travels around to different events and schools giving children a much needed glimpse of what safety on the water is all about. By talking to them and moving around and reacting while telling safe boating messages and stories he instills a message of safe boating on their young minds. 

The National Boating Safety campaign, which this year runs through July 4, is designed to help reduce boating fatalities and accidents by generating an awareness of operator and passenger behavior on the water and to encourage boaters to take personal responsibility for their own safety and the safety of their passengers by following four key tenets of safe boating:

• Always wear your life jacket.
• Never boat under the influence.
• Take a boating safety course.
• Get a free Vessel Safety Check.

Boating-related accidents are still far too common in Massachusetts/Rhode Island waterways and quite often, these accidents could have been easily prevented. A Vessel Safety Check is an ideal way for trained examiners to help boat operators mitigate potential safety risks before they head out on the water.