From waterskiing to wakeboarding and even tubing, people of all ages love watersports. It’s a great way to spend time with your friends and family, and get your adrenaline pumping. While watersports are a thrilling way to pass the time, safety should always be your priority. Properly using the equipment that your Legend Boat comes equipped with is a great starting point. We’re going to cover how to use your ski tow bar, ski pylon, and aft rings. 🌊 Read more about the importance of safety in watersports, here: https://lnkd.in/gnzATwfB
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Key Takeaways: Table: Wakeboard Boat Brands Comparison Reading Online Reviews Visiting Reliable Dealerships Making an Informed Decision Compare and Contrast Costs Consider Used Wakeboard Boats Invest in Regular Maintenance Ski Boats Wakeboard Boats Wakesurfing Boats Kneeboarding Boats Tubing Boats What factors should I consider when shopping for a wakeboard boat? #Wakeboarding
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Key Takeaways: Table: Wakeboard Boat Brands Comparison Reading Online Reviews Visiting Reliable Dealerships Making an Informed Decision Compare and Contrast Costs Consider Used Wakeboard Boats Invest in Regular Maintenance Ski Boats Wakeboard Boats Wakesurfing Boats Kneeboarding Boats Tubing Boats What factors should I consider when shopping for a wakeboard boat? #Wakeboarding
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https://ift.tt/6jyDOJT How to recover an crew overboard with a rescue swimmer Ben Lowings tackles whether you should use a rescue swimmer to recover a crew overboard and how to do so if you choose to Whether or not a rescue swimmer would be useful for a crew will depend on their sailing yacht’s emergency procedures. It can be very effective for larger crews operating in cold waters, which is why the Clipper Round the World Race has adopted it, but crews competing in events such as the Rolex Fastnet Race and the Newport-Bermuda Race, for example, are not required to designate rescue swimmers. The RORC’s racing manager, Steve Cole, says a rescue swimmer is only mandatory in a Category 0 race, as classified by the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations. “None of our races are Cat 0, and therefore we do not have a view on them,” Cole confirms. The regulations stipulate that at least a third of the crew, or at least two crewmembers, should have practised a crew overboard recovery drill within a year of the race start. Statutory guidance issued by the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) doesn’t mandate a rescue swimmer but notes that if a support boat crewmember has to ‘enter the water at short notice’ they should wear clothing deemed appropriate considering the time in water, and the temperatures of the water and air. Assuming you are operating with a larger crew in waters where a rescue swimmer could be invaluable, what should happen? Regardless of wave height, freeboard, water temperature and visibility, the plan is that the rescuer will be lowered into the water, reach out to the casualty close by, attach them to the boat and help bring themselves both back inboard over the side. This article doesn’t go into how best to bring the vessel back into contact with the MOB, but instead gives some things to consider on how a rescue swimmer should prepare and operate. lowering the rescue swimmer abseil-style into the water. Photo: Tiger Brisius/16° South/Clipper Tethered or free swim? Most rescue swimmer protocols are based on having the swimmer attached to the yacht by two halyards. The unattached rescue swimmer option is based on US Navy and Coast Guard procedures. Their rescue swimmers don helmets, goggles, fins and snorkels and lifeguard floats, jump from low-hovering helicopters, swim out to the casualty, and tow them to a rescue vessel or fit a helicopter lifting strop. Texan yachtsman Taylor Grieger, director of the veterans’ sail training firm Skeleton Crew, says he practises recovery of a person in the water “quite a bit”. Grieger is a former US Navy rescue swimmer himself, and jumped from helicopters based in Guam. What advice does he have for a designated rescue swimmer who may feel afraid of the prospect of a real-life rescue? “You should be afraid. The number one rule is don’t be a victim. There’s only one difference between the rescuer and the casualty: you’re rested and in control, and the other party is scared of...
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It can be a little frustrating when people have the right tools and all the training but don't use them because they've been lulled into a sense of false security. #businesscontinuity #businessresilience #businessgrowth #businessowner #lessonslearned #preparedness #awareness
There are so many lessons to be learned from the fatal avalanche that happened in the Lake Tahoe area in January. This is not going to be a post about avalanche awareness, though. It is even when we are most prepared, we aren’t prepared at all. All the #mitigation measures: KT-22 is famous for its difficulty and regarded as one of the best routes in the Sierras. The skiers and snowboarders have all taken avalanche awareness training, avalanche survival training, and backcountry safety classes – kind of rights of passage when adventuring in the outbounds backcountry or very steep inbounds expert runs. The ski resort opened the lift, for the first time all season, after assessing the avalanche risk – which was “considerable” (in the middle range of risk). The ski patrol is great at managing what is considered avalanche terrain by causing controlled avalanches (similar to wildland firefighters doing controlled burns) by setting off small bombs. They did so two times earlier in the week. The avalanche risk report was available to the skiers. The avalanche occurred only 30 minutes after the lift was open. Excitement might have taken over safety. What wasn’t done: Treating the mountain like a mountain. Skiers interviewed in the aftermath admitted to NOT assessing the terrain at the resort the way they would a backcountry slope. It was a resort. People assumed the danger level would be dramatically lower. Danger cannot be engineered out of a resort. It is still a mountain. Another miss brought on by the false sense of security: not wearing the backcountry backpacks! These backpacks commonly contain an airbag, avalanche beacon, probes and a shovel. Some of them sat in the trunks of the cars in the parking lot. Two skiers said they use them for training, but when skiing in-bounds, they are left behind. Bombing, grooming, and weather and condition monitoring can certainly help lessen risks, but constantly changing conditions create a dynamic, fluctuating threat level. The mountain has control and ski patrol can only do their best to mitigate the danger. Danger is danger. Exercises, training, and experience only help if you do not let excitement and a false sense of security get in the way. “I got it”…until you don’t got it after literally leaving (your) life safe-saving tools in the parking lot. Secure. Survive. Thrive. For more on this and other topics, visit the blog on the EaaS website and subscribe! #businesscontinuity #preparedness #exercise #safety #businessresilience #businessgrowth #businessowner #smallbusiness
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Water Safety Tips Top Ten Tips DO learn to swim. If you like to have a good time doing water activities, being a strong swimmer is a must. DO take a friend along. Even though you may be a good swimmer, you never know when you may need help. Having friends around is safer and just more fun! DO know your limits. Watch out for the “too’s” — too tired, too cold, too far from safety, too much sun, too much hard activity. DO swim in supervised (watched) areas only, and follow all signs and warnings. DO wear a life jacket when boating , jet skiing, water skiing, rafting, or fishing. DO stay alert to currents. They can change quickly! If you get caught in a strong current, don’t fight it. Swim parallel to the shore until you have passed through it. Near piers, jetties (lines of big rocks), small dams, and docks, the current gets unpredictable and could knock you around. If you find it hard to move around, head to shore. Learn to recognize and watch for dangerous waves and signs of rip currents — water that is a weird color, really choppy, foamy, or filled with pieces of stuff. DO keep an eye on the weather. If you spot bad weather (dark clouds, lighting), pack up and take the fun inside. DON’T mess around in the water. Pushing or dunking your friends can get easily out of hand. DON’T dive into shallow water. If you don’t know how deep the water is, don’t dive. DON’T float where you can’t swim. Keep checking to see if the water is too deep, or if you are too far away from the shore or the poolside.
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Water Safety Tips Top Ten Tips DO learn to swim. If you like to have a good time doing water activities, being a strong swimmer is a must. DO take a friend along. Even though you may be a good swimmer, you never know when you may need help. Having friends around is safer and just more fun! DO know your limits. Watch out for the “too’s” — too tired, too cold, too far from safety, too much sun, too much hard activity. DO swim in supervised (watched) areas only, and follow all signs and warnings. DO wear a life jacket when boating , jet skiing, water skiing, rafting, or fishing. DO stay alert to currents. They can change quickly! If you get caught in a strong current, don’t fight it. Swim parallel to the shore until you have passed through it. Near piers, jetties (lines of big rocks), small dams, and docks, the current gets unpredictable and could knock you around. If you find it hard to move around, head to shore. Learn to recognize and watch for dangerous waves and signs of rip currents — water that is a weird color, really choppy, foamy, or filled with pieces of stuff. DO keep an eye on the weather. If you spot bad weather (dark clouds, lighting), pack up and take the fun inside. DON’T mess around in the water. Pushing or dunking your friends can get easily out of hand. DON’T dive into shallow water. If you don’t know how deep the water is, don’t dive. DON’T float where you can’t swim. Keep checking to see if the water is too deep, or if you are too far away from the shore or the poolside.
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