Originally Posted by Mark Schneider
John

Following your experience this past weekend with the lasers.

Any idea what an effective work around we need to include in the SI's to deal with coast guard approved life jackets and CG throwable requirements in the USSA Prescriptions. ( I always forget about those buggers).

Is the best way an SI instruction that the violations of this rule are not subject to competitor protest.

Thanks Mark



I knew this day was coming. Having been sponsored by a small life jacket manufacturing company out of NC and knowing some others, the US Coast Guard approval process is prohibitive and incredibly expensive. Even a color change of the fabric requires a whole new approval filing. CE (Central European) approval is much easier to obtain and so a lot of life jacket manufacturers have been working under this approval. US Sailing's racing rules specify USCG approval and I'm nearly certain that the USCG requires this of boaters using US waterways. It's a tricky situation.

Jake Kohl