{"id":128,"date":"2024-05-31T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/blog\/\/?p=128"},"modified":"2024-07-12T21:34:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T21:34:52","slug":"say-no-to-drinking-and-boating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/blog\/say-no-to-drinking-and-boating\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Say No To Drinking And Boating"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Boating is a great Canadian pastime. Part of what makes boating so enjoyable is being out on the water with friends and family \u2013 but should drinking and boating go together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some, socializing on the boat may mean an occasional cold one. However, most Canadians wouldn\u2019t dream of driving their car after drinking \u2013 so why would they drink and go boating? Not only is it illegal, it\u2019s every bit as dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, drinking and boating is still a factor in more than 35% of boating-related fatalities each year. It comes down to a matter of attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it may seem obvious that drinking and boating is an unsafe practice, let’s look at a few statistics that support the dangers of doing this, and how to stay safe while on the water<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Stats Don’t Lie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s never a good idea to operate a boat while drinking alcohol, and plenty of statistics support that idea. The Lifesaving Society and the Drowning Prevention Research Centre Canada report that 36% of boating-related drownings involved alcohol consumption<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some additional statistics that may surprise you about other<\/em> boaters include:
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