{"id":198,"date":"2017-05-26T02:51:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T02:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/?p=198"},"modified":"2018-10-18T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:36:14","slug":"5-boating-safety-tips-for-memorial-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/5-boating-safety-tips-for-memorial-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Boating Safety Tips for Memorial Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 48px; color: #ff0000;\">Memorial Day<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">is one of the most popular vacation weekends. Everyone is getting their outdoor toys out of storage! Boats can be a real blast but there are a couple important safety tips that could make or break your summer!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 450px; float: right;\" title=\"Memorial day\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/flag-1.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Day\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0070c0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Know the weather <\/span>\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> getting caught in a storm, blinding rain, or rough waves could turn disastrous quick! Make sure there are clear skies in the forecast!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0070c0;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be prepared <\/span>\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> make a checklist of necessary items before you head out to be sure that you don\u2019t forget any necessary items! Sunscreen, sunglasses, extra fuel, sound producing devices (in case of emergency!), and plenty of flotation devices of all shapes and sizes!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #0070c0;\">3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Develop an EAP<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #0070c0;\">\u2013 <\/span>Any emergency can be easily complicated by water, make sure you have an Emergency Action Plan to avoid chaos in a tough spot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 450px; vertical-align: middle; float: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/boats-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong> 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Avoid Alcohol \u2013 <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">this is one of the most important things when boating. Alcohol can be dangerous in any situation and holiday weekends like this are when it can easily get out of hand. If you\u2019re driving anything, car or boat, you should stay clear of alcohol to be sure that your reflexes and judgment are all top notch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #0070c0;\"> 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Come experienced<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #0070c0;\">\u2013<\/span> learning basic swimming skills and boating skills are going to be necessary for a fun weekend on the lake. Experience is a great teacher but learning on a busy weekend like this may not be the best time for a beginner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">With all the excitement of summer, we can get distracted and forget to protect ourselves and our loved ones from the risks that can come from these fun activities. Getting your boat, ATV, motorcycle, car, and home insured keeps you more relaxed over the holiday because you know that you\u2019re covered. Make sure your boat is adequately covered, heaven forbid, something happens.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: large; width: 300px; height: 250px; float: right;\" title=\"Safety\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/picnic-basket.jpg\" alt=\"Safety\" \/><span style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 32px; color: #0070c0;\"><br \/>\nShare your favorite Memorial weekend memory with us in the comments!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day is one of the most popular vacation weekends. Everyone is getting their outdoor toys out of storage! Boats can be a real blast but there are a couple important safety tips that could make or break your summer! 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Know the weather \u2013 getting caught in a storm, blinding rain, or rough waves [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-insurance","category-safety"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":452,"href":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions\/452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}