LMPS Hosts Open House May 21
to Celebrate National Safe Boating Week

National Safe Boating Week is May 21-27, 2022
(https://safeboatingcampaign.com/)

As part of National Safe Boating week, America’s Boating Club – Lake Murray Power Squadron will host an Open House from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2022 at its facility on Flotilla Island, located at 2390 Johnson Marina Road, which is at the end of Johnson Marina Road between Chapin and Ballentine.

Stop by to learn about our organization. Our three-part mission includes the promotion of boating safety through education, civic service, and the enjoyment of boating (power and sail) activities and social functions among our membership. We seek to Learn, Engage and Connect.

During our Open House, there will be an educational display of the many classes and seminars available to the public -- from America's Boating Course that provides students with all the information required by federal and state boating laws and regulations to Navigation. There is even a Weather course or you may be interested in online seminars such as How To Use GPS or how to choose and use a VHF radio for your boat.

For those who attend the Open House by boat, request a free Vessel Safety Check by one of our certified inspectors -- find out what you might be missing before getting stopped by officers with the S.C. Department of National Resources (SCDNR). And, you can learn about our other civic activities that include maintaining Lake Murray's system of reference lights and day markers -- check out the Lake Murray map that shows the lake's system of reference lights with their proper location and flashing sequence. We also check and report the status of the lake's 300 hazard buoys maintained by SCDNR.

Did  you know Lake Murray Power Squadron was selected by the non-profit Sea Tow Foundation in 2016 to host a Life Jacket Loaner Stand. If you need to borrow a life jacket, we're here for you. We just ask you to email us at LifeJackets@lmpsonline.org when borrowing a life jacket. Sizes are available for adults (standard and extra large), youth, children and infants.

In addition to our volunteer and civic efforts, we love to boat -- whether on Lake Murray, the Congaree River, or the Intercoastal Waterway; you name it and we'll tow there for a boat outing. And, we love to get together with our boating friends to eat a few oysters or sit around a bonfire. So, come on out and meet us on Saturday, May 21 and help us kick off National Safe Boating Week!