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Boater Safety Tips

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Segment 2, July 20 2024

Boater safety courses are educational programs designed to teach individuals about safe boating practices, regulations, and techniques. These courses are important for both novice and experienced boaters to enhance their knowledge and skills, ensuring safety on the waterways. While boating can be fun an uneducated operator can lead to a bad summer.

Boater safety courses may vary in duration and format, ranging from online courses with certification exams to in-person classes with hands-on training. Many states and countries require boater education certification for certain age groups or types of vessels, making these courses essential for legal compliance and safer recreational boating.

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Is it Legal to Drink a Beer on a Boat?

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S4, June 22nd, 2024

The question of “Can you legally drink a beer on a boat in North Carolina”?  Host of the Carolina Outdoors, Bill Bartee, answers it.  Listen in to learn what the rules are & what you may need this summer when out on an area lake. Continue reading Is it Legal to Drink a Beer on a Boat? →

Memorial Day Weekend Safety & Outdoor Reports

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Segment 1, May 30th, 2024

Charlotte Douglas International Airport expects 220,500 passengers to depart & arrive during the 2024 Memorial Day holiday.  This is a 21% increase from last year.

The Coca-Cola 600 is taking place this weekend in the Charlotte-area this weekend & Landsford Canal State Park continues to celebrate the world’s largest bloom of the Rocky Shoals Spider Lily. in Chester County, SC.  Also, the first Saturday in June ends the Delay of Delayed Harvest & people will be able to keep trout on those popular waters.

Segment Highlights:

  • Don’t Drink & Drive / Don’t Drink & Boat
  • Officers will be checking sobriety on the roads and on the water
  • Preserve Your Life by Checking your Life Jacket & Floatation Devices when around water.
  • They can help improve chances of survival during accidents

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Boat Safety with Mike McDonald, Surf and Sport Lake Norman

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Segment 3, July 22, 2023

All aboard this train called the Carolina Outdoors. One of the most happening places in the Carolinas this summer is Lake Norman.  Sitting just north of Charlotte this lake, fed by the Catawba River, is the largest manmade lake in the Carolinas.

Mike McDonald from Surf & Sport Lake Norman joins the program during these busy summer months to find out about boat safety.

McDonald states that lake traffic is much busier on Saturdays and Sundays but early weekdays are a great time to enjoy the lake with less traffic.

He breaks down what qualifies for boat safety?  If born after January 1, 1988 a boater safety course is required according to NC state law.
Also, remember to have PFD for the number of people that are on a boat, a cushion floatation, & fire-extinguishers.
Allow 100 yards space between other vessels, structures, or shallow water when operating a boat.

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Special thanks to Mike McDonald for joining the Carolina Outdoors, powered by Jesse Brown’s, & sharing boat safety requirements, recommendations, & lake wisdom for a safe fun summer on the lake.

Boat Safety this Summer

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(From the 5.29.2021 Program, Segment 4)

Wes Lawson helps give the breakdown on boat safety in light of the upcoming busy summer.

Five things that you must have:  Personal Floatation Device (PFD), a throwable floatation device are all required to have on your boat, along with a fire extinguishers, visual signal devices & noisemakers.

Not required but useful:  first aid kits, anchors, baling device, oars or paddles, knife, radio/phone, and flashlights.

What are running lights and what colors are they?  Listen in as Wes gives the breakdown.

Enjoy your time in our Carolina Outdoors.