Boating Safety

Boating Safety Classes

All available classes will be scheduled via the link below.
Normally classes start 9 AM and lasts until approximately 4 PM with an hour for lunch. Register via DWR for all available safety courses..

Safety related issues

For safety issues please contact the current safety chairman. Email Link

Read the new boater education law.

It includes the time table for various age groups to meet the requirements.

Boater_Safety.pdf

Section 29.1-748 of the Code of Virginia states that

it is unlawful for any person to operate watercraft in excess of the slowest possible speed required to maintain steerage and headway within fifty feet of docks, piers, boathouses, boat ramps, people in the water, and vessels other than personal watercraft. This law is enforced by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and is punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a personal watercraft on the waters of the Commonwealth between sunset and sunrise.

More on Boating Laws

Virginia Dept of Wildlife Resources – Boating

We encourage all boaters to participate in a boating safety class. Information about these classes can be found at the Department of Wildlife Resources

In The Flesh Boating Courses Held Around Smith Mountain Lake
Smith Mountain Lake Sail and Power Squadron

Lucy says “Please wear your life vest.”

Lucy

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