It Is Important to do Properly Before Boating This Summer

Many of us will be heading out on a boat over the next few weeks as boating season in the Hudson Valley gets underway for 2025. It is important you think about safety.

National Safe Boating Week Is A Good Time To Check Your Life Jackets

National Safe Boating Week is officially underway, making it the perfect time for me to remind you about your life vests. Whether powering a large boat on the Hudson River or kayaking one of our many lakes or streams in New York, it is always important to have a properly fitting life vest.

This is especially true if you have children. Children have growth spurts from time to time, and you must stay vigilant about their life vests and flotation devices fitting them properly.

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How To Adjust a Life Jacket Properly

The Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River shared a very helpful and important via on its social media today that the credited to the NPS. It shows how to know if a life jacket fits properly and how to adjust one that might seem too big.

The tips provided in both he video and the post could make all the difference if someone ends up in the water and needs to rely on their life jacket to get them to safety.

The National Safe Boating Council reminds us all that having safety equipment on board is important and necessary. Also, make sure to have life vests for everyone, including pets.