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>From jankok@singnet.com.sg-DeleteThis Sat Jun 14 08:00:23 1997
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 22:56:20 +0800
>From: Juliana Kok <jankok@singnet.com.sg-DeleteThis>
Subject: Hello from Singapore
Dear Sirs / Madams
I wonder if you may be of help to me.
I am female , 28 yrs old and had enrolled for a weekend ( Saturday /
Sunday ) windsurfing course at the Europa Sailing Club In The Republic
of Singapore.
On the second and final day of our course , about 10 of us were rounded
up to be towed , back to shore all at one go. Some surfboards were
attached to the boat with ropes of different lengths while some boards
were just hooked on to other boards. As the boat was circling to
retrieve the last student , my board was flipped over by the was
generated by the motor boat. All the time I was lying flat on my belly
with my entire self on the board , holding on as tight as possible to a
wet and bouncing surfboard. Boards were hitting each other and the ropes
were hitting / pushing us , sometimes going under our surfboard if the
boat slowed down and caused the ropes to slacken. My board flipped so
suddenly and I was thrown into the sea. As there were so many boards
being towed by that one boat and I was the one nearest to the back of
the boat, I failed to avoid all the boards behind me and was struck
across the face by by a skeg. I suffered full thickness laceration
across my peri-orbital region, my eyelid, nose and lip.
The problem I face now is this :-
The Club have hired lawyers to maintain that I was negligent and failed
to grasp the side of the board firmly. They mentioned that the
surfboard flipped but it was due to strong and choppy waves and wind.
How many boards can safely be towed together at a go? Any rules and/or
guidelines on that?
Are there any guidelines as to the state of a club's first aid kit or
emergency protocol and procedures? The club's first aid kit was sorely
lacking - lotions that were discoloured, no gauze ( I had to use
serviettes from the club's restaurant ) and club officials / members
were just panicking all over the place, not knowing what to do , where
to send me .
Can somebody help? Or perhaps if you could pass this on to someone who
can? I definitely cannot afford to hire big gun lawyers to fight a
multi - million dollar club.
Thank you very much for your time and I apologise if I have
inconvenienced you in any way.
With Regards,
CHRISTINA S. L. KOK
e-mail : cjksl@singnet.com.sg-DeleteThis
Snail Mail : 6 Napier Road
GMC #03-04
Singapore 258499
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