WATCH - Safety in Sailing Forum

The safety in sailing forum is underway at the 2018 Annual Conference in Sarasota, Florida, USA with a host of leading influencers presenting throughout the afternoon.

The Forum will be split into two parts and topics.

To open the Forum a session on how to deal with the new risks associated with foiling in competitive sailing will be held followed by the importance of being ready when sailing offshore.

Speaks and topics include:
–  Safety in boat design – Gonzalo Redundo
–  Protective clothing and headwear – Martin Bertrand
–  Race management – John Craig
–  Medical Emergency procedures – Dr Spike Briggs
–  Injury trends in Olympic sailing – Dr Ben Tan
–  Maintenance and checks- Hasso Hoffmeister
–  Offshore Personal Safety training – Chuck Hawley
–  Offshore safety equipment – Alistair Hackett
–  Offshore race management – Phil Lawrence

Watch live below