The ORCV supports Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day – Friday 16 May, 2014

Yachting Australia (http://www.yachting.org.au/wear-your-life-jacket-to-work-friday-16-may) tells us that Australians are being encouraged to join a worldwide safety initiative and Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day on Friday 16 May, 2014.

Many of us spend 40+ hours each week at work. Sometimes it feels like a home away from home. Why not share with your co-workers and other commuters the importance of boating safety while at work? Join hundreds of boating advocates around the world this Friday, 16 May, 2014 to show how easy it is to wear a life jacket during Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day, and show others how easy (and comfortable) wearing a life jacket is, even while at work.

This annual safe boating campaign was started by the USA's National Safe Boating Council http://www.safeboatingcouncil.org and has now been adopted in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland and Japan. It is also supported in Australia by Australia New Zealand Safe Boating Education Group (ANZSBEG) http://www.anzsbeg.com.au. The members of ANZSBEG are representatives of State and Northern Territory government boating authorities, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority, Australian Yachting Federation and the Australian Boating Industry Association.

Our crews who are taking Friday off to head down the Bay for the start of this weekend's Apollo Bay race on Saturday morning, will be wearing their PFDs on Friday.

Send us your selfie photos at or on your way to work via our Facebook page if you're game.