Please select your home edition
Edition
ABS2026_Sail World_1456x180-3 TOP

Safety first: how to sit, swim, and chill on your boat

by Discover Boating 26 Jun 2024 09:42 PDT
Discover essential boating tips © Discover Boating

Discover essential boating tips in "Follow Safe Seating Protocols: How to Sit and Swim Safely While Boating" and prepare for a safe, enjoyable day on the water! Presented by Progressive®.

"Follow Safe Seating Protocols: How to Sit and Swim Safely While Boating" provides essential tips for boating safety, including refraining from jumping off moving boats, swimming safely, including avoiding boats in motion or running motors, and being mindful of carbon monoxide exposure while boating. After watching this video, you and your crew will be prepared for a safe and fun day on the water!

Related Articles

SailGP: Not for the faint-hearted
Updated: A first look at the F50's test sailing on Tuesday in the Fremantle Doctor . Updated: Lindsay Preece of Ironbark Photos gives a first look at the F50's test sailing in Fremantle on Tuesday in the Fremantle Doctor. Most of the competing teams are featured - 11 videos. Posted today at 2:51 am Race Yachts New Builds & Brokerage
Including a rare opportunity to step into a fully optimised J/99 Ever thought about, or dreamt of, racing the Rolex Sydney Hobart? Or taking on the ultimate challenge of double-handed offshore sailing? Posted on 13 Jan Webinar: North Sails Rolex Sydney Hobart Debrief
Join North Sails experts Alby Pratt, Mark Bradford and Rob Greenhalgh for a lively panel discussion Join North Sails experts Alby Pratt, Mark Bradford and Rob Greenhalgh for a lively panel discussion hosted by North Sails President Ken Read, as they break down the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and share key strategies to prepare for the season. Posted on 13 Jan Pete Hill receives the CCA's highest honor
UK sailor Pete Hill receives the CCA's 2025 Blue Water Medal While we love racing at Sail-World, we also have a soft-spot for cruising, ideally of the adventure-minded variety. Because of this, we always eagerly await word from the Cruising Club of America regarding the recipient of their annual Blue Water Medal. Posted on 13 Jan Mike Rutledge on the 2026 LOCR
Mike Rutledge discusses the 2026 Lauderdale Olympic Classes Regatta The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and the Brisbane 2032 Olympics might still be years over the horizon for most sailing fans, but for Olympic hopefuls, these are important times to be honing one's craft. Posted on 13 Jan 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race day 3
Full throttle westbound: The Atlantic opens up Three days into the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race, the fleet has committed fully to the classic southern escape from the Canary Islands, with every boat choosing to dive south along the African coast before turning west toward Antigua. Posted on 13 Jan Top 6 Sailors of 2025 - The Data Is In
Every year competitive sailing becomes more data-driven Every year competitive sailing becomes more data-driven - and 2025 was no exception. Posted on 13 Jan SailGP: Team lists announced for Freo
More than 23 crew changes for the start of Season 6, plus a new team SailGP have published the crew lists for Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix, the opening event of Season 6, which will be contested this weekend in Fremantle. The list is the first to be published since the close of the Transfer Window in early January. Posted on 13 Jan Vaikobi's New Impact Caps!
You asked for a stylish, lightweight solution to head protection across foil, wind and surf You asked Vaikobi for a stylish, lightweight solution to head protection across foil, wind and surf. Introducing the new Impact-Tested range of bump hats... ready to make an impact on your confidence and safety, not your head! Posted on 13 Jan One Course. Two Yachts. A Shared DNA.
Ongoing innovation unite Palm Beach XI and Palm Beach XII Offshore racing insight, new appendages, radical C-foil development, and ongoing innovation unite Palm Beach XI and Palm Beach XII at the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Posted on 12 Jan
Armstrong 728x90 - HA Foil Range - BOTTOMHenri-Lloyd Dynamic RangeC-Tech 2020 Battens 2 728x90 BOTTOM
This site and its contents are Copyright © 2026 Sail-World Sail-World USA and/or the original author, photographer etc. All Rights Reserved. Photographs are copyright by law. If you wish to use or buy a photograph contact the photographer directly.
If you have any questions about advertising or editorial then please contact our team. If you encounter any technical issues then please email techsupport@sail-world.com
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy