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Freedom Boat Club
Read full article: Freedom Boat ClubWanting to live the boat life, but not embrace the full boat experience. Freedom Boat Club offers that vibe. They are also heavily involved in the community and searching for ways to connect. Vaughn met up with Lisa "The Boatanista" Almeida to learn more about their latest addition to ensure Jacksonville remembers the club. www.freedomboatclub.com
Freedom Boat Club owner shares her most important boating tip: ‘Be a sober skipper’
Read full article: Freedom Boat Club owner shares her most important boating tip: ‘Be a sober skipper’Memorial Day weekend is considered the unofficial start of the boating season, and it’s important that boaters stay safe on the water.
Parents of boy killed in boating accident push for Florida bill that would require safety device
Read full article: Parents of boy killed in boating accident push for Florida bill that would require safety deviceTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The family of a 10-year-old Florida boy killed in a boating accident is pushing for a way to make a day on the water safer. Turning heartbreak into helping others, Ethan’s parents are using their pain to push for legislation that would require boat operators to wear a kill switch on Florida waters. “And through this law, he has.”Ethan Isaacs (Greg and Mindy Isaacs)The kill switch is fairly simple. We don’t think that it really illuminates any of the pleasure you can get from boating, and it’s definitely a great safety feature.”AdThe kill switch is fairly simple. “Because it just makes good boating sense.”AdThe Isaacs family will keep pushing for the kill switch bill, hoping people pay attention to the safety features most boats have.