Borrowing this from a colleague at Freedom Boat Club, North Myrtle Beach, SC …

“Sitting in a safety meeting at work yesterday and the topic of hypothermia topic came up (as we do work around water a lot). And I thought of you folks. Being members of the Freedom Boat Club is a wonderful thing as they always have the boat ready for us so it’s easy to wake up one warm morning and just run down to the docks & hop on a boat. Plus, we do live in the beautiful Carolinas. But with that, it’s important to remember that even though the air temperature may be up to 70 degrees the water temp will still be in the 60’s most likely. 

Please be careful when you’re out there on the boat. Let folks know what your plans are and especially what time you plan on being back on the dock. And don’t go out alone. And always where that key lanyard while in motion.   

Here’s a quick site I pulled up that gives some more tips on safety & fishing and I’ve also included a little chart indicating that you really don’t have much time in the water should you fall over. 

Take care. Have a wonderful Christmas holiday and slow down your retrieval if you do get out to fish.”

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Tight lines & safe travels

“Stew”