The National Safe Boating Council, www.safeboatingcouncil.org, invite boating safety professionals, the boating community and the public to participate in “Ready, Set, Wear It!” on May 19. Participants in cities around the globe will gather to set a world record for the most life jackets worn and inflatable life jackets inflated. The goal is not only to promote the comfortable and versatile options when it comes to life jackets, but also to educate the public about life jackets and safe boating in general.
"We want to show the world that our boater community takes boating safety seriously," said John Harrison, Flotilla Commander of the St. Croix Coast Guard Auxiliary. "When on the water, wearing a life jacket is part of your clothing. Our island has an exceptional record for safe boating, and I relate that to our resident’s awareness that life jackets save lives."
More than 300 St. Croix boaters are expected to arrive at the pier in downtown Frederiksted, with their life jackets, on 10 a.m., Saturday, May 19, to set a world record of local boaters with life jackets.
“Ready, Set, Wear It!” will usher in National Safe Boating Week, this year, May 19-25. Boating safety partners across the U.S. and the world are teaming up to promote safe and responsible boating, including voluntary wear of life jackets, for National Safe Boating Week and throughout the boating season.
“What better way to share the life-saving importance of life jacket wear, while having some fun and helping set a world record,” said Virgil Chambers, executive director of the National Safe Boating Council. “Each year, as many as 500 lives could have been saved if boaters had worn their life jackets. New life jackets on the market today make it easier than ever for a boater to have fun and stay safe on the water.”
The Christiansted Coast Guard Auxiliary along with the US Coast Guard RIO St. Croix will be providing boating educational handouts and instructions on how to properly size your life jacket. For more information about the Coast Guard Auxiliary visit www.cgaux.org. Drowning remains the primary cause of death in recreational boating accidents. Statistics released by the U.S. Coast Guard indicate that 84
percent of boaters who drowned in 2010 were not wearing their life jackets.
For more information, visit www.SafeBoatingCampaign.com or www.ReadySetWearIt.com.
"We want to show the world that our boater community takes boating safety seriously," said John Harrison, Flotilla Commander of the St. Croix Coast Guard Auxiliary. "When on the water, wearing a life jacket is part of your clothing. Our island has an exceptional record for safe boating, and I relate that to our resident’s awareness that life jackets save lives."
More than 300 St. Croix boaters are expected to arrive at the pier in downtown Frederiksted, with their life jackets, on 10 a.m., Saturday, May 19, to set a world record of local boaters with life jackets.
“Ready, Set, Wear It!” will usher in National Safe Boating Week, this year, May 19-25. Boating safety partners across the U.S. and the world are teaming up to promote safe and responsible boating, including voluntary wear of life jackets, for National Safe Boating Week and throughout the boating season.
“What better way to share the life-saving importance of life jacket wear, while having some fun and helping set a world record,” said Virgil Chambers, executive director of the National Safe Boating Council. “Each year, as many as 500 lives could have been saved if boaters had worn their life jackets. New life jackets on the market today make it easier than ever for a boater to have fun and stay safe on the water.”
The Christiansted Coast Guard Auxiliary along with the US Coast Guard RIO St. Croix will be providing boating educational handouts and instructions on how to properly size your life jacket. For more information about the Coast Guard Auxiliary visit www.cgaux.org. Drowning remains the primary cause of death in recreational boating accidents. Statistics released by the U.S. Coast Guard indicate that 84
percent of boaters who drowned in 2010 were not wearing their life jackets.
For more information, visit www.SafeBoatingCampaign.com or www.ReadySetWearIt.com.
