[dropcap]U.[/dropcap]S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 59 is proud to sponsor Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day on Friday May 15, 2015. The official launch of the 2015 National Safe Boating Week (May 16-22) campaign begins here in Stuart with the Flotilla’s third consecutive year in promoting the value of voluntary, consistent life jacket wear by recreational boaters.
So during the week prior to the launch of National Safe Boating Week, United States Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary members will be walking the streets of the downtown Stuart area promoting the event.
“Is it that time of the year again” noted one downtown business owner. “I really have been wearing my life jacket when I am on the water.”
U.S. Coast Guard statistics show that drowning was the reported cause of death in three-fourths of recreational boating fatalities in 2013, and that 84 percent of those who drowned were not wearing life jackets.
New life jackets are much more comfortable, lightweight and stylish than the bulky orange style most boaters know. There are innovative options, such as inflatable life jackets, allowing mobility and flexibility for activities like boating, fishing, paddling or hunting, and are much cooler in the warmer weather.
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 59 in Sandsprit Park will be around the area taking pictures at the work place with those wearing life jackets.
JOIN US AT 12 Noon on the STUART RIVERWALK for a group photo. Remember to “WEAR IT”
Flotilla 59 has been serving the boating public on the Treasure Coast for 73 years. Since 1986, the Flotilla has been located at 3443 SE St. Lucie Blvd. at Sandsprit Park in Stuart. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 59 can be reached at 772-288-0509 or www.cgaux59.org or flotilla59@gmail.com.