Could USMS have done something different, and if so at what price?
Keeping in mind that I was not privy to the details of what went on, I don't think the cost of coverage is the only issue, I would imagine the extent and type of coverage was also an issue. When you sanction something like 150 OW races a year the chances that *something* will happen in one of them every so often has to be pretty significant.
I look at USAT and -- at the risk of being insensitive -- they have people dying all the time in their events, often in the swim portion. Granted that dying of a heart attack or what have you is different then what happened in Maui, I have to wonder: what kind of coverage do THEY have? I think their annual membership fee is comparable to ours.
Then again maybe Maui is being held against USMS making it harder to find cheap insurance. Like having a pre-existing condition or something... :-)
Could USMS have done something different, and if so at what price?
Keeping in mind that I was not privy to the details of what went on, I don't think the cost of coverage is the only issue, I would imagine the extent and type of coverage was also an issue. When you sanction something like 150 OW races a year the chances that *something* will happen in one of them every so often has to be pretty significant.
I look at USAT and -- at the risk of being insensitive -- they have people dying all the time in their events, often in the swim portion. Granted that dying of a heart attack or what have you is different then what happened in Maui, I have to wonder: what kind of coverage do THEY have? I think their annual membership fee is comparable to ours.
Then again maybe Maui is being held against USMS making it harder to find cheap insurance. Like having a pre-existing condition or something... :-)
