Contrary to popular belief, boats are actually much safer than cars, which inexplicably sink every time you drive them on water. Take a proper water road ride with today’s Groupon: for $130, you get a half-day power-boat rental package for up to eight passengers at Summerland Boat Rentals (up to a $325 value). This deal expires September 30. Rental packages include:

• Rental of a 2011 Ebbtide 188 SE boat for four hours. Two rental times are available:
  • 9 a.m.–1 p.m. (a $269 value)
  • 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. (a $325 value)

• Boating equipment includes the following:
  • Four 3/8"x15' dock lines
  • Two fenders
  • One bailer
  • One stern light pole

• One ski rope with one towable item. Choices include:
  • One pair of adult skis
  • One pair of children's skis
  • One wakeboard
  • One kneeboard
  • One tube

• Safety equipment including the following:
  • Life jackets
  • Two paddles
  • One fire extinguisher

At Summerland Boat Rentals, families can pile into late-model boats to spend hours relaxing on scenic Okanagan Lake or catching thrills via the vessel's included water-sports equipment. Boaters can load into a powered vessel equipped with a pre-filled fuel tank that ferries sailors and catfish disguised in khaki shorts across the glistening lake. Fingers grip to tow ropes as boats pull family members and friends on skis, boards, or tubes that raise adrenalin levels while skimming the water's forgiving surface. Meanwhile, boaters can focus on picturesque views of the lake's adjacent photo-begging vineyards and orchards. Crews must pay a $19 waiver fee and can enhance their half days on the water with additional towable items for $25 each. After boating adventures, sailors must return boats with a full fuel tank or incur a $25 surcharge plus fuel costs and several disappointed phone messages from Poseidon.