Tagged: navigational rules
Newbies
It’s late July, prime boating season, and it seems like everyone with a boat is out on the water. Now, while some skippers are experienced and maintain situational awareness; others are inexperienced, and somewhat conscious of their surroundings; and a final group is comprised of folks that are both inexperienced and mentally “checked-out”. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out the most of the dicey situations involve boaters from the third category. You see them all the time- cutting in front of your boat in the harbor entrance; stretching across the channel; reversing into traffic on a narrow [...]
Smart Boating 136 – Navigational Rules of the Road
This show illuminates some of the basic navigational rules of the road. Knowledge of the rules will help boaters avoid injury and expensive repairs due to accidents on the water.