USCGA vests

Every now and again there are a some kids on our lake who ski/board without a vest, drives me crazy.

I often wonder if a BF Suit would keep you afloat while unconscious? Perhaps we could test this with Johnny this week.

Quinner,

Is Johnny going to drink himself unconscious or you going to knock him out?

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The hand wave is a great habit to get your fellow skiers accustomed to. In show skiing, there is nothing more important than the hand wave. If, after a fall, the skier doesn't wave, and look at the judges, everything stops, and the safety boat is on them. If they just forget, they are docked points. Everyone we recreationally ski with knows that is our rule.
Lefty

M3Fan wrote: Two hands is really the best way to do it. I've done a one hand wave almost instinctively while still falling- it becomes routine. If you can signal with both hands, there is no doubt that you are OK.

I agree, I've waved and then realized that that hurt more than I thoguh it did.

Anyway, I've recovered fully from the concussion although for a while I did repeat myself without realizing it.

Ha Ha

M3Fan wrote: Two hands is really the best way to do it. I've done a one hand wave almost instinctively while still falling- it becomes routine. If you can signal with both hands, there is no doubt that you are OK.

HMMMMM. There's a Hollywood signature in there somewhere. BKH

Tull,

your right about the signaling. We started doing this in the past two summers. Really is a usefull way of say your ok, espcially while learning to foot over this past summer.

I'm big on safety as well.

The rule in our boat (to signal you're ok) is both hands clasped together over your head.

I know alot of people think this is going overboard... but good safety practices can save lives. You never know when the unthinkable could happen.

Here's to safe boating and watersports.

Joe

Food For Thought......
There has not been ,in recorded times, a drowning in Louisiana of a person that was wearing a PFD....
Down here we call them ;
   Life Preservers ; Ever Wonder Why?????

Parachute.....
Seat Belt.....
Crash Helment...

Of all the drugs the Drs. prescribe, and all the new ones on the market.....
Why is there no DUMB ASS VACCINE ???????

had a few close calls on the river with dad in the younger yrs...long story short, sitting their doing some drifting and around the corner came a barge..guys laying on the whistle and our old trusty boat wouldnt start..ended up busting both paddles trying to get the hell out of the way..just missed us by about 10 ft..too close of a call for me!

   I just read in the paper today they are finally pressing charges against a guy up here who killed two people earlier this summer.Took them a while,but they finaly completed the accident reconstruction.Turns out this guy was travelling at 45 mph at night,in a 32 ft boat with twin 435s.He hit a 16 foot Glaspar with an older couple in it.Ran em right over.They said you could see where the twin props ripped right across the seats. Took a few days to recover the bodies and the boat sank.He and his passenger were also ejected and his boat came to rest 166 feet onto the shore(obviously a lanyard was not being worn).And yes,you guessed it.....he was intoxicated.


On the lifevest subject,there is a new WSIA ad promoting life jacket use in the Dec.07 issue of wakeboarding magazine.It is a full page ad depicting what appears to be a law enforcement vessel pulling up to a body floating face down in the water.The ad reads..

   'When you wakeboard, your body can tavel at 40 mph, can hit the water with 3000 pounds of force, and- without a life jacket- can sink in 5 seconds.'
    The good news:
    3 days later, your dead body will float.


   It's too bad they have to resort to this type of ad to try to get people to use a little common sense.Sorry for the long post


   Mike