Flexible Covid Test for Cruising to the Bahamas
We are in the planning stages for a sailing flotilla trip to the Bahamas. At this point, the Bahamas requires Covid tests administered within three days before arrival. Here's the easiest alternative: "at-home testing." Perfect for boaters! With boats and sailing; you can never be sure about your departure and ...
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You Need Quality Bleeding Control Training
Ok, You Have a Kit. What’s Next? As a teacher, my daily habit is teaching and then examining the learning process. That means teaching, then assessing, then reviewing what worked, what didn’t, what’s left to learn, how are we going to learn it, what did we learn well, what didn’t ...
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Bleeding Control Kit Contents // Situational Specificity Drives the Decisions
First Aid Kits Will Not All Be Alike What goes into a First Aid Kit, or a Classroom First Aid / Bleeding Control Kit may be different from one for a whole school, a range bag, a vehicle, a boat, and so on. Then there's the IFAK - the individual ...
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Physical and Chemical Sunscreens Explained
As consumers become more ecoconscious, we learn there are a lot of differences between types of sunscreen. One confusing distinction is between "physical" and "chemical" sunscreens. Sometimes you hear of "chemical-free sunscreens." All sunscreens have chemicals. However, many chemicals are organic. No wonder it's all confusing! FAQ: What is Physical ...
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Rent a Boat From an App! Find a Boat to Rent
What a fantastic idea! If someone wants to rent a boat, with or without a captain, what a great online service. Since so many of us carry an entire computer - I mean cell phone - around with us, often all day, we have instant access to trip planning. What ...
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Boarding a Vessel – Boating Guest Etiquette
There’s an etiquette to boarding a vessel, and there are several practicality factors as well. Here's a quickie guide to put your best (boating) shoe forward. Before You Board When you are heading down to the boat, you should pay attention in the parking lot to the material upon which ...
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Dive Boat Etiquette for Scuba Divers
When you're new to diving from a dive boat; you aren't completely sure what you should do and what you should not do, or even what to bring or not. This is a quick guide to some things to think about and of which to be aware. After a couple ...
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