Safety Archives

Understanding Electric Shock Drowning

April 28th, 2015

by Gowrie Group Soon boats will be launched, kids will be swimming, sailing programs will start, and marinas will be

March 12th, 2015

Safety is a huge concern when it comes to planning a big regatta. For the 2015 edition of Sperry Charleston

March 9th, 2015

by Rick Bischoff Whether is it a man, woman or child who is in danger on the water during a

March 9th, 2015

Auckland, NZL (March 9, 2015) – An independent report into the grounding of Team Vestas Wind on Leg 2 of

March 4th, 2015

What really happens during a capsize? Why did so many abandon yachts in the 1979 Fastnet, only to lose their

February 27th, 2015

Grab bag, ditch bag, panic bag – whatever you call it, it’s a vital bit of kit to have prepared

February 25th, 2015

Gowrie Group, the largest independent marine insurance group in the US, has released a newly revised Burgee Program Junior Sailing

February 20th, 2015

by Matthew Reid I have had some time recently to muse upon all the lessons sailing has given to me

February 19th, 2015

by Shirley Robertson, CNN In a laboratory in the north of England, a group of scientists are playing God —

February 19th, 2015

The odds of getting struck by lightning are about one in a million. But if you own a boat, the