Did USMS take it away? Or did USMS's insurance carrier take it away, as a condition of providing the insurance coverage that surely everyone agrees is absolutely necessary?Technically I would say it was USMS who took it away. However, the decisions of the USMS Board of Directors was based on requirements from our insurance carrier. Basically the Board had 2 options:
Option 1 – make the requirements set forth by our insurance carrier mandatory for sanctioned open water swims and have insurance coverage in place for sanctioned open water events
Option 2 – disregard the requirements set forth by our insurance carrier and take our chances sanctioning uninsured events
The Board went with option 1.
Installation of such devices is not benign. Holes need to be drilled into the drive housing for through bolt mounting.Actually for the past few years there have been a number of propeller guards on the market that do not require drilling into the motor.
Did USMS take it away? Or did USMS's insurance carrier take it away, as a condition of providing the insurance coverage that surely everyone agrees is absolutely necessary?Technically I would say it was USMS who took it away. However, the decisions of the USMS Board of Directors was based on requirements from our insurance carrier. Basically the Board had 2 options:
Option 1 – make the requirements set forth by our insurance carrier mandatory for sanctioned open water swims and have insurance coverage in place for sanctioned open water events
Option 2 – disregard the requirements set forth by our insurance carrier and take our chances sanctioning uninsured events
The Board went with option 1.
Installation of such devices is not benign. Holes need to be drilled into the drive housing for through bolt mounting.Actually for the past few years there have been a number of propeller guards on the market that do not require drilling into the motor.
