Staying safe

When preparing yourself and your passengers for any trip on the water each of you should be equipped with floatation devices. For more active boating, such as canoeing, kayaking and dinghy sailing a buoyancy aid is most appropriate, where as motorised craft and large yachts should be accompanied by a life jacket.

If you are sailing with children more precautions should be made; such as wearing their life jacket or buoyancy aid at all times and ensuring that there is an adult at their side. They should also be dressed in sensible clothing such as none slip deck shoes and whatever the weather warm clothes should be on board, should they fall in to the water.