Responsible Boating Committee

06/20/2026

Congratulations Boater Safety class of 2026. Everyone passed! What a terrific week and a terrific group of students.

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped out on Water Day and scored tests. We could not have done it without you.

And of course, a huge thank you to our lead instructor Sue Thoma and her assistant instructors Kristin Allen, JJ Toppins and Alyce Licari. It takes many hours of preparation, lots of organization and a week long commitment to pull off what we think is the best Boater Safety course in the state.

06/19/2026

What a day! Boater Safety Day #4 - WATER DAY!!

After classroom instruction, which included a great presentation from Warden Waupoose from the Conservation Dept of Menominee County, we headed outside for hands on activities.
Students rotated through stations:

1. Driving a pontoon boat
2. Simulating the affects of alcohol with drunk goggles
3. Using a fire extinguisher
4. Hypothermia demonstration
5. Knot tying
6. What to do when you capsize
7. Learning to canoe, kayak and paddle board
8. Driving a jet ski

06/17/2026

Day #3 of Boater Safety was another information filled day. We reviewed types of life jackets and throwables, including which types are US Coast Guard approved. We discussed slow-no-wake (a lot), legal vs illegal operation of vessels, fire safety, fire extinguishers and flame arrestors. Special thanks to Warden Schrafnagel for spending time teaching students and answering questions.

Everyone is looking forward to our hands-on water day on Thursday. Fingers crossed that the rain stops by noon tomorrow!

06/16/2026

Boaters Safety Day #2
Today we covered markers, buoys and anchoring. We did an exercise to help identify 100ft and 200ft and we reviewed PWC operation, safety and courtesy.

06/15/2026

Boater Safety - Day #1 is in the books!
Some of our lessons included identifying parts of a boat, demonstrating how dangerous the suction of a jet drive can be, connecting and disconnecting a boat trailer, docking in various wind directions, give-way & stand-on rules and navigating at night. That's a lot of information for 3 hours of class time!

06/08/2025

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