janson murphy
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What laser class organized events permit the use of non coast guard certified life jackets if any in the United states. I really like the Zhik and the Magic marine models but I dont want to buy anything I cant use
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i am wearing the zhik for most regattas now...but at big regattas my coach tells me to bring a us coast guard certified life jacket for the measurement and just change into my zhik one before launching....
i was just looking at some pics from Miami OCR and there were quite a few people wearing the Zhik ones. Its probably a safe bet to wear one because most likely, at that level if they could be protested for wearing one they probably would be.
Aah, that makes sense.Remember they are from different countries. I think the rules in the SIs for something like that is for what is from your native country, not the US.
thats my pointI use a CG approved life jacket whenever they are required by the SI's and a buoyancy aid when they're not. At the regattas that they are required, I see plenty of people wearing buoyancy aids, and most of the time, they don't get in any kind of trouble for it. But for that small percentage of the time that someone decides to make a big deal out of it and protest, I think it's better to be safe than sorry. Using the wrong life jacket is probably the worst reason to lose a regatta.
Unfortunately there have been recent changes to the government regulations and you'll find that both do not meet the Australian Standards because of the colour scheme.Have a look at the Henri Lloyd one. I have the Zhik one as well, but never use it as the HL is less bulky, lighter and it's certified.
In the US, yes, I've been at a few major masters events where it was made quite clear that you wore a USCGA approved model or got tossed (and it's not too hard to pick out the non-USCGA approved models...)Has anyone ever had a PFD checked at a regatta for Coast Guard certification?