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Extreme Sports - Surfing & Tow Surfing
 Towsurfing
is a high risk sport. Because of this fact, safety precautions and
equipment need to be the first consideraton prior to launching a personal
watercraft.
The basic life support product, a lifejacket or personal flotation device
(PFD) is the number one priority for your team. Generally Type V or Type
III PFD's are used for Personal Watercraft use.
Many towsurfers complain about the use of a PFD, due to the lessening of
physical mobility in comparison to surfing with just a wetsuit. The
bulkiness and getting accustomed to wearing new gear inside the impact
zone does take some getting used to. Nevertheless, a properly fitted PFD
should be mandatory gear, but let's look a little further at this issue.
The law in the United States on boating rules and regulations varies from
State to State, all are required to have on board or worn USCG approved
PFD's for passengers and operators. However, there are also USCG
inflatable PFD's that come under compliance, but this doesn't mean they
should be used for this high risk activity.
Falls on board/overboard are the #1 boating accident fatality related
issue due to drowning or being rendered unconscious by contact with the
vessel. In towsurfing, oxygen deprivation, contact with the surfboard or
impact with the surface of water can render an athlete unconscious. Your
head is heavy, it will fall forward face down into the water, it's only a
matter of time before your body wants to gasp for air, but there won't be
any.
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