The following are useful links to North Carolina and Virginia Wildlife Agencies and other water safety organizations:
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission: http://www.ncwildlife.org/
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries: http://www.dgif.state.va.us/
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 93 Lake Gaston: http://www.flotilla93.com/
National Safe Boating Council: http://www.safeboatingcouncil.org/
The Lake Gaston Association: http://www.lakegastonassoc.com/
The Littleton Observer: http://littletonobserver.com/index.html
For a good summary of state boating laws try the Boat U.S. website at:
Boat US NC : http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse/statelaws/NCarolina.html#Age
Boat US VA: http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse/statelaws/Virginia.html#Age