7 years, 10 months ago by Jim Dewey
To Commemorate National Safe Boating Week - the Board of Directors of Quinsippi Yacht Club has given the Quincy Park District life jackets for the free life jacket loaner program.
National Safe Boating Week is the launch of the 2016 North American Safe Boating Campaign.
The yearlong campaign promotes safe and responsible boating and the value of voluntary consistent life jacket wear by recreational boaters through the national theme, Wear It!
On a vessel underway, children under 13 must wear an appropriate Coast Guard approved PFD.
The new "Sterns" life jackets are made in a ore comfortable style than the old bulky orange life vests of the past.
They will be available in all sizes to be checked out from the Quincy Marina Gas Docks and the Guard Station free of charge.
A deposit will be required that will be returned upon return of the life jacket.
