roadtrip se
04-07-2008, 04:13 PM
For seven years, we have hosted this gathering of “like-minded individuals”, to quote a Sea Dog, and had an absolute ball. Based on the hotel bookings, this year looks like it will be no different with record attendance!
Unfortunately, over the past couple of years there have been incidents at other boating events in the country where people have been injured or lost their lives. Like it or not, performance boating can be dangerous and sometimes accidents do happen. The Midwest Donzi Club has always believed that our event has been attended by safe-minded people out to have a good time and that if, God forbid something were to happen, that the individuals involved would be accountable for their actions. Our thinking has not changed in this regard.
But the boats are not getting slower, we run in tight formation for long distances, and the number of people in attendance is pretty significant. With this in mind, we are requesting a couple of changes for the AOTH 8 in the name of improving safety and limiting exposure to everyone involved, if something were to happen.
While running your boats on the organized group runs, the Lees Ford Lunch Run and the Fun Run, we will be asking that all participants in the boats wear life jackets. We will also ask that drivers wear their kill switch tethers, unless their boat is not equipped with one.
Secondly, at the morning registration on Thursday and Friday, we will be requesting that you and your passengers sign a liability release form for the event and we ask that you bring a copy of your personal boat insurance summary form for liability confirmation. For those captains who forget to bring their insurance information, there is a dock office for having your agent fax you the materials for a small fee.
You will also be able to pick up your t-shirts, buy dinner tickets, and get name badges at the same place down on the docks.
We hope that for all of you coming that these procedures are just a formality, but we ask that you do comply to make it a safer event for everyone in attendance.
If you have any questions, please PM me directly.
Thank you,
Unfortunately, over the past couple of years there have been incidents at other boating events in the country where people have been injured or lost their lives. Like it or not, performance boating can be dangerous and sometimes accidents do happen. The Midwest Donzi Club has always believed that our event has been attended by safe-minded people out to have a good time and that if, God forbid something were to happen, that the individuals involved would be accountable for their actions. Our thinking has not changed in this regard.
But the boats are not getting slower, we run in tight formation for long distances, and the number of people in attendance is pretty significant. With this in mind, we are requesting a couple of changes for the AOTH 8 in the name of improving safety and limiting exposure to everyone involved, if something were to happen.
While running your boats on the organized group runs, the Lees Ford Lunch Run and the Fun Run, we will be asking that all participants in the boats wear life jackets. We will also ask that drivers wear their kill switch tethers, unless their boat is not equipped with one.
Secondly, at the morning registration on Thursday and Friday, we will be requesting that you and your passengers sign a liability release form for the event and we ask that you bring a copy of your personal boat insurance summary form for liability confirmation. For those captains who forget to bring their insurance information, there is a dock office for having your agent fax you the materials for a small fee.
You will also be able to pick up your t-shirts, buy dinner tickets, and get name badges at the same place down on the docks.
We hope that for all of you coming that these procedures are just a formality, but we ask that you do comply to make it a safer event for everyone in attendance.
If you have any questions, please PM me directly.
Thank you,