State Boating Safety Fair to Promote Life Jackets
| Date: | May 19, 2012 |
| Time: | 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
| Location: | London Bridge Beach Park, 1340 McCulloch Blvd, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, along the Bridgewater Channel |
| Activities: | |
- Courtesy vessel safety checks
Make sure that your boat is ready for the 2012 boating season. Learn the required and recommended equipment you should carry in your boat. - Life Jacket Trade-In — (while supplies last)
Families will be given the opportunity to bring in their outgrown or unsafe life jackets to trade-in for a brand new US Coast Guard-approved one. Officials expect to give away about 400 life jackets. - ‘Ready, Set, Inflate!’ — 12 p.m.
Boating professionals and others also will participate in an attempt to break the record for simultaneous life jacket wear worldwide. The goal is not only to promote the comfortable and versatile options when it comes to life jackets, but also to educate the public about life jackets and safe boating in general.
