This article is about the process by which life jacket standards and requirements have changed in the last 50+ years leading up to December of 2024, when new standards and requirements took over. In the second part of this article, available next…
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Safety Gear, Personal
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Feature Article
Subject:
Procedures and Practices, Safety Gear, Boat, Rendering Assistance, Communications
Three yachts participating in or returning from the 2024 Newport Bermuda Race incurred severe flooding and were abandoned. All aboard were rescued without death or injury. All three yachts later sank. US Sailing, the CCA, and the BROC empaneled…
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Feature Article
Subject:
Medical, Medical
Our fleet surgeon, Jeffrey S. Wisch, M.D., has prepared the attached memorandum which contains excellent advice and a comprehensive medical list. Read the PDF VERSION HERE…
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Culture of Safety, Safety Gear, Personal
The underlying reason to wear a life jacket is to provide buoyancy to keep the wearer’s mouth above the water to prevent drowning while awaiting rescue. With that relatively simple goal, why are there so many life jacket designs, and why are some…
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Safety Moment
Subject:
Safety Gear, Boat, Electronics
Disappearing Targets“Safety Moments, presented at CCA Stations and Posts”