A Culture of Safety Aboard

About this episode

This episode discusses building a culture of safety aboard your boat while cruising the Great Loop.

Cruising the Great Loop is an incredible adventure—but safety requires more than just the right gear. In this episode, we’re joined by Wes Notovitz to talk about how to intentionally build a culture of safety aboard your boat. Learn how to set expectations, involve your crew, and reinforce safe habits—while also discovering how a strong safety culture can reduce incidents and even lead to cost savings. We’ll also cover ways to test your readiness so you’re prepared when it counts. The Great Loop is a 6,000-mile water route that Loopers cruiser aboard their own boats. At its essence, it's a circumnavigation of the eastern U.S. and part of Canada via mostly protected inland waterways. The Great Loop route follows the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the Chesapeake Bay, and the New York Canals northwards, goes across the Great Lakes, south on the Inland Rivers, and then east Gulf Coast to complete the Loop.

People in this episode

Guest: Wes Notovitz

Topics covered

• safety culture
• boating safety
• crew involvement
• incident reduction
• cost savings
• Great Loop

Keywords

• safety
• Great Loop
• boating
• crew
• preparedness
• incident reduction
• cost savings

Mentioned in this episode

Places: eastern U.S., Canada, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake Bay, New York Canals, Great Lakes, Inland Rivers, Gulf Coast

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