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all alone on a remote island on the Middle Channel just
NO WAKE ZONE north of Brown’s Bar. OMG how long a dock is

that?! Be mindful of the docks this season. There are
Extra Extra Alert! a few places in the Channels because of the lengths of
some of these docks where it is tough to stay off 200 /
Several people have been stopped and some ticketed 600’ to be on plane. These rules apply to Waverunners
for a detail some may have overlooked in the past. The and Jet Skis too!
Marine Sheriff’s ARE gaging your NO WAKE distance from
ends of the docks while you are traveling through the St. See Page 9 for full NO WAKE ZONE CHART
Clair Flat’s North, Middle, and South Channels. for Lake St. Clair Area
This particular house below snagged us! It is standing

St. Clair County Marine Sheriff also thought we
IMPORTANT! Distance is strictly being measured should be forwarned that a another NEW long
from DOCKS / PIER HEADS / and SHORE dock like above was installed last season which
is going to cause tickets this year. It is right
across from the Marine Sheriff’s Office (at
Colony Marine) on the North Channel.

BOATING IS SERIOUS FUN

Create a safe boating culture 365 days a year. Visit boatlive365.org for resources.
BOAT OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITY NAVIGATION RULES
The top 5 contributing factors 1 short blast, passing port. This boat reminded me of as a kid at
in boating accidents are:
PORT STARBOARD the carnival going around & around in a
1 operator inattention circle in one of these
2 improper lookout STARBOARD PORT
3 operator inexperience
4 excessive speed 2 short blasts, passing starboard.
5 alcohol use

PORT STARBOARD
DANGERS OF PROPELLER STRIKES
A typical 3-blade propeller STARBOARD PORT
running at 3,200 rpms can
inflict 160 impacts in 1 second. LIFE JACKET SAFETY
79 % of boating fatalities
SAFETY TRAINING were from drowning.
70 of deaths occurred
%
on boats where
the operator did not
receive boating
safety instruction. 1 86 % of those were not 1
wearing a life jacket.
BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
DANGERS OF COLD WATER
Drunk boating Your body loses heat
is like drunk driving. faster in water than in air.
Boaters, don’t forget – a boat is a vehicle! The federal
BAC limit for BUI is .08 – same as driving a car.
ACCIDENT REPORTING
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING Filing an insurance claim
CO is the silent killer! is no substitute for filing
Keep the air flowing watch a boat accident report.
for signs of CO poisoning!
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1 U.S. Coast Guard’s Recreational Boating Statistics Report 2019

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