Boat Safety

04/26/2016

Adult Sailing Lessons Cost Comparison Monmouth County ---

$175 -- RiverRatsSailing.org (Fair Haven)
$300 -- KeyportYachtClub.com
$350 -- ssycsailnj.org (Shrewsbury Sailing)
$390 -- monmouthboatclub.org (Red Bank)

www.RiverRatsSailing.org/rrs

River Rats (also known as the Fair Haven Sailing Club) is an educational non-profit organization dedicated to sailing: individual sailing, training, and family fun. We are located on the beautiful Navesink River in Fair Haven, New Jersey.

06/22/2015

www.americancanoe.org/?page=Top_10

When getting ready to head out on your next paddling trip, be sure to keep these five safety tips in mind to ensure you have an enjoyable time on the water.

11/07/2014

Wear your PFD, know the water temperature !!! Any size boat, be it a d**k or 42 ft yacht, always wear your PFD -- you never know when you will go overboard...Practice, practice your M.O.B. man overboard drills
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New Jersey State Police marine troopers rescued a kayaker in distress from the Barnegat Bay Tuesday authorities said in a release Bruce Parker 51 of Browns Mills was kayaking in the waterway around

03/19/2014

But I dreaded the expense and difficulty of changing the rigging on her 55-foot mast for a couple of reasons.

05/11/2013

canoe & kayak safety tips ........................................... http://www.canoekayak.com/skills/new-york-paddlesport-safety/

But before heading out, remember a few very important notes to ensure a safe time on the water

10/09/2012

Haul Out and Winch Safety, Recently when hauling out a boat I had to encourage a crew member to stand out of the way of a winch line,thank goodness she listened. Once the boat was on land, the winch cable snapped. Had my friend not stepped a side she would have lost her life. Please carefully inspect all winch lines before using. All winch cables oxidize and rust. Winch cables should be inspected and rinsed when onshore. As a matter of habit I always apply a white grease (e.g. Lubriplate) to my winch line, this helps mitigate oxidation. Once your boat is on land, please TIE-DOWN bowlines to your trailer using the fore and aft cleats. Then release the tension from your winch line.

10/09/2012

http://www.thedavidpcivilefoundation.org/boating_safety_and_awareness0.aspx

In these times, when our typical day is fast paced, driven by to-do lists and deadlines, many of us yearn to make the whirlwind stop, and to find a safe harbor. Others, it seems, seek distraction with adventure or excitement.

10/09/2012

http://www.enter.net/~skimmer/coldwater.html

The ACA National Canoe Sailing Committee, with details on sailing rigs, history and all aspects of sailing canoes.

08/22/2012

http://www.boatus.com/magazine/2012/august/Tying-It-All-Together.asp

Through most of the age of sail, ships and their spars were made of wood and all rigging, running and standing alike, was made of rope. To connect it all together, riggers and seamen devised hundreds of knots, bends, hitches, and splices. Because dock lines and most of the sail-control lines on sail...

02/02/2012

Excellent M.O.B. / W.O.B Man or Woman Overboard info
be sure sure to click on all of the links in the following.
Excellent tips for avoiding M.O.B.

http://www.sailmagazine.com/profiles/mob-keep-your-men-and-women-board

It was every sailor’s worst nightmare when 22-year-old Sam Goodchild fell overboard during Leg 2 of this year’s Global Ocean Race. Luckily, both Goodchild and his co-skipper, Conrad Colman, are sailing instructors, so they knew what to do.