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LAKE CAPTAIN: Charlie to the rescue
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| Every boat owner has had trouble on the water. Be prepared by entering Charlie Meyer and Lake Tow into your cell phone: 573-216-4701. |
By Ra’Vae Edwards
LAKE OF THE OZARKS - Having trouble on the water? No worries, Charlie's here.
Charlie Meyer serves as a boat captain for TowBoatU.S., an on-the-water rescue company providing assistance for incidents ranging from collisions to stalled boaters.
When Meyer isn’t rescuing stranded boaters on the Lake of the Ozarks during the summer months, he’s at home on his family farm near St. Louis.
After 21 years of service with the United States Coast Guard, Meyer returned to the family farm in 1986, 45 minutes northwest of the city.
Within a few years, Meyer missed the water and started making frequent trips to the lake.
He started working the lake in 2000, when he decided the area needed a licensed professional on the water. Armed with knowledge from his service in the U.S. Coast Guard and his desire to serve the public, Meyer started Lake Tow. Within two years, the company became the exclusive provider of TowBoatU.S. on Lake of the Ozarks.
Now serving as a Rescue Boat Captain, Meyer is ready to serve this boating season.
“I’ve never been a big fan of recreational boating or to be out boring holes in the lake,” Meyer said. “I prefer some sort of service or assistance to others and doing this has been a challenge that I have really enjoyed.”
“You never know what each day is going to bring. Each day on the water is different and the calls we receive run the whole gamut. That’s one of the reasons I enjoy what I do.”
Lake Tow has three boats positioned at the 11-mile marker, 1 MM on the Glaize Arm and .5 MM of the Big Niangua.
“We try to make as rapid as a response as possible,” Meyer said.
Whether it’s a stranded boater, a boating accident or a sunken boat, Lake Tow responds to nearly 300 calls a year.
Boaters who hold memberships with TowBoatU.S. are entitled to a variety of services, Meyer said, ranging from towing to fuel delivery.
“It’s sort of like AAA for boaters,” he said. “We provide services to boaters who are not members of TowBoatU.S. as well.”
The company also handles calls ranging from emergency services to salvage work and recovery efforts.
“All of the captains at Lake Tow are certified through the United States Coast Guard,” Meyer said. “Each is enrolled in the Coast Guard’s drug screen monitoring program as well.”
From Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day Weekend, Meyer said he and his wife, Laura, commute between the family’s farm and the Lake of the Ozarks.
During the off-season, Meyer's family concentrates on operating Eagle Fork Pumpkin Farm where they raise corn, wheat, soybeans and pumpkins and run a 10-acre corn maze.
To contact TowBoatU.S. call 573-216-4701 or visit Meyer’s website at laketow.blogspot.com.
Subscribe To Lake AlertsCharlie Meyer serves as a boat captain for TowBoatU.S., an on-the-water rescue company providing assistance for incidents ranging from collisions to stalled boaters.
When Meyer isn’t rescuing stranded boaters on the Lake of the Ozarks during the summer months, he’s at home on his family farm near St. Louis.
After 21 years of service with the United States Coast Guard, Meyer returned to the family farm in 1986, 45 minutes northwest of the city.
Within a few years, Meyer missed the water and started making frequent trips to the lake.
He started working the lake in 2000, when he decided the area needed a licensed professional on the water. Armed with knowledge from his service in the U.S. Coast Guard and his desire to serve the public, Meyer started Lake Tow. Within two years, the company became the exclusive provider of TowBoatU.S. on Lake of the Ozarks.
Now serving as a Rescue Boat Captain, Meyer is ready to serve this boating season.
“I’ve never been a big fan of recreational boating or to be out boring holes in the lake,” Meyer said. “I prefer some sort of service or assistance to others and doing this has been a challenge that I have really enjoyed.”
“You never know what each day is going to bring. Each day on the water is different and the calls we receive run the whole gamut. That’s one of the reasons I enjoy what I do.”
Lake Tow has three boats positioned at the 11-mile marker, 1 MM on the Glaize Arm and .5 MM of the Big Niangua.
“We try to make as rapid as a response as possible,” Meyer said.
Whether it’s a stranded boater, a boating accident or a sunken boat, Lake Tow responds to nearly 300 calls a year.
Boaters who hold memberships with TowBoatU.S. are entitled to a variety of services, Meyer said, ranging from towing to fuel delivery.
“It’s sort of like AAA for boaters,” he said. “We provide services to boaters who are not members of TowBoatU.S. as well.”
The company also handles calls ranging from emergency services to salvage work and recovery efforts.
“All of the captains at Lake Tow are certified through the United States Coast Guard,” Meyer said. “Each is enrolled in the Coast Guard’s drug screen monitoring program as well.”
From Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day Weekend, Meyer said he and his wife, Laura, commute between the family’s farm and the Lake of the Ozarks.
During the off-season, Meyer's family concentrates on operating Eagle Fork Pumpkin Farm where they raise corn, wheat, soybeans and pumpkins and run a 10-acre corn maze.
To contact TowBoatU.S. call 573-216-4701 or visit Meyer’s website at laketow.blogspot.com.
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