Thank to everyone who participated in our contest! This is our winning entry! The family will be receiving a Mustang Survival PFD pack and have their photo featured in the Discover Boating Photo Contest.

Entries have closed on our Safe Boating Photo Contest and now its time for you to decide on which one will win. The winning photo will be featured in the Discover Boating program and the photographer will win a family pack of Mustang Survival PFDs.

To vote for your favorite, just visit our Flickr photo group and leave a comment why you think that one should win.

Hey safe boaters! We were just recently in sunny Penticton, British Columbia. After picking up our newly decaled vehicle, we were off to Penticton for the Children’s Festival in Okanagan Lake Park. The event was packed with children and adults alike; keen to check out our WaterWise tent! Kids took part in “WaterWise questionnaires” and throw-rope demonstrations, while the adults tried out the “Fatal Vision” goggles and picked up some safe boating kits. After that, Keri and I took a day to visit local marinas, marine shops and parks; handing out safe boating kits to all! We ended our trip with a busy day of school presentations and then headed home. It was a great weekend with some awesome weather. Next up for us: more “WaterWise Wisdom” school presentations! That’s all for now…. Rachel

Entries like this one from usefulguy have started to come in for the Safe Boating Photo Contest. You still have plenty of time to share your photo and have the chance to see it used in the Discover Boating program and win a family pack of Mustang Survival life jackets.

Entering is easy using the free photo sharing site Flickr. Simply upload your photo and include the tag sbpc2008 and you are entered.

After the Ice Rescue training at Lifesaving Resources I headed to the warmer climate of Florida for the Miami International Boat Show. It was great to see some of the amazing new boats out there and to dream about finding myself on one cruising the Keys. After waking up from my daydream it was down to business, checking out the countless displays and meeting with some of my contacts in the boating media.

One person that I was pleasantly surprised to meet while I was there is Bruce Wright Recreational Boating Safety Specialist with the US Coast Guard. Bruce travels for many months of the year with this amazing trailer he’s built to show people how comfortable lifejackets are now and gives them an opportunity to try different ones on to see which one is right for them. It was great to check it out first hand.

One of the coolest parts of the trailer is a simulator for kids. They get to put on a lifejacket and sit on seats that actually show them how a boat moves in the water while they can see what would be happening on a big screen in front of them. Its really quite cool.

If you are ever at an event where Bruce has the trailer its really worth checking out. Not only is it fun, it will educate you about being comfortable and safe on the water too!