Pete wrote, "Dunno what USLA stands for...(US Lifeguard Association???)... But anyhow, this is supposedly the magic word for the specifications governingwhat's legal in lifeguard surf ski racing. Anybody know where to download a document?" It's the Unites States Lifesaving Association, and they publish a Manual of Open Water Lifesaving, edited by B. Chris Brewster, published by BRADY/Prentice Hall (ISBN 0-8359-4919-2). Not sure what you're looking for, but they don't have a lot to say about surfskis. A little more about kayaks. There's an interesting lifeguard website run by Gerry Dworkin of Lifesaving Resources in New Hampshire --- http://www.lifesaving.com/wwwboard/wwwboard.html --- that you could look at and check out for info on surf ski racing. The people on that listserve (including Brewster, himself) were very helpful to me in getting information on suitable rescue devices for swim support work by sea kayak. You can get to Brewster that way, too. (If you want any more from his Manual, come back channel and I'll see if I can help you out. I bought the book, but definitely don't want to compromise copyright rules --- these guys and gals were very helpful.) Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 06 2000 - 18:32:09 PDT
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