Inland Boater Forum

check out the editor’s blog
http://inlandboater.com/index.php/fromtheeditor/post/chesapeake_bay_claims_twofour_others_rescued/

This is what we all are afraid of and a good reason to take boating safety classes and classes in common sense.  Why would anyone take a boat out in strong winds and 5 foot waves? It’s really sad that two people lost their lives. But like the Great Lakes, and any other large body of water, you have to exercise great caution in order to safeguard your life and the lives of others.

BayBay’s Kid - 15 January 2009 12:56 AM

check out the editor’s blog
http://inlandboater.com/index.php/fromtheeditor/post/chesapeake_bay_claims_twofour_others_rescued/

This is what we all are afraid of and a good reason to take boating safety classes and classes in common sense.  Why would anyone take a boat out in strong winds and 5 foot waves? It’s really sad that two people lost their lives. But like the Great Lakes, and any other large body of water, you have to exercise great caution in order to safeguard your life and the lives of others.

So true,We should always use safety first

Man, I have been in storms on the Bay that made my knees shake and my boat is 36 feet long. No way would I have gone out in that on purpose. There was a small craft advisory with waves of 5 feet and strong winds.  Dude was in an 18 foot aluminum boat. Aluminum!!! What was he thinking?