For two decades we have challenged our trainees to stand on the various ski we use.... now the challenge is gone, this board is a staggering twelve feet long - to give context the silhouette beside them is the same height as trainer Michael .... so they are more than twice his height
and they (yes "they") are getting wet in January on Claremont
Sthoee, sthoee crew, alumni and guests stay tuned - a European first to mark Ireland's presidency, your invite is coming soon
The science bit....... why SUP?
Primarily our rescue gear is for patrolling, monitoring and commumication with water users. The vast majority of wet rescues for our ski are in training and during assessments. The standing position will give the lifeguard visibility and line of sight equavalent to rescue boats. this will be far above any of our traditional rescue ski
We will publish our trial results here through 2013 but here are our expectations;
Strengths: Visibility, sight lines, patrolling, monitoring of swimmers
Weaknesses: speed,
Stay tuned
