Thistlebase
Wearable Life Jacket Safety
Discussion of concerns regarding the construction and reliability of wearable life jackets used in Thistle sailing. The article addresses waterlogging issues discovered in Elvstrom life jackets after a tragic accident at Santa Cruz and suggests improvements needed in life jacket construction standards.
View original on Google Drive · page 2
The scanned issue opens in Google Drive; turn to page 2.
This is a summary. The full article text is © the Thistle Class Association — read the original scan via the link above.