Injury and Illness at the Newport-Bermuda Race 1998– 2006

Injuries and Fatalities on Sailboats in the United States 2000–2011: An Analysis of US Coast Guard Data

“…21 Many prior studies have found an association between high winds and sailing-related injuries. [5][6][7][8] We found stormy conditions to be the leading contributing factor for both injury and death in nonmotorized (smaller) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 5 Head injury 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 11 (28.9%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 11 Hypothermia 0 (0.0%) 53 (62.4%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 53 Internal organ injury 0 (0.0%) 8 (9.4%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (5.3%) 1 (25.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 11 Spinal injury 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.2%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 Sprain/strain 1 (4.8%) 10 (11.8%) 2 (9.1%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (75.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (4.3%) 17 Unknown 0 (0.0%) 3 (3.5%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (5.3%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) vessels, most commonly linked to capsizing. Although high winds were also associated with casualties in motorized sailboats, the leading factors contributing to injury and death in these larger vessels were lapses in attention by operator or lookout, and alcohol use, respectively.…”

“…These studies have found that injury rates in sailing are low in relation to those of other sports, and that the most common injuries are minor contusions, abrasions, overuse injuries, and lacerations. [5][6][7][8] Among novice dinghy sailors, the incidence of injury was found to be 0.29/1000 hours of sailing, with abrasions and contusions accounting for 72.0% of those injuries. 8 A study of the 2003 America's Cup found an injury rate of 2.2/1000 hours of sailing, which is significantly lower than that of contact team sports, 9 such as NCAA Division 1 US football (34.8/1000 games).…”

Metabolic Changes During a Field Experiment in a World-Class Windsurfing Athlete: A Trial with Multivariate Analyses

“…Its practice depends on three basic conditions: the athlete, environment, and equipment. Little is known about metabolism in windsurfing athletes because most articles in this area have focused on physiological parameters (Campillo et al, 2007;Castagna et al, 2007Castagna et al, , 2008Chamari et al, 2003;Melis et al, 2003;Pérez-Turpin et al, 2009;Vogiatzis et al, 2002) and injuries (Dyson et al, 2006;Hetsroni et al, 2006;McCormick and Davis, 1988;Nathanson and Reinert, 1999;Nathanson et al, 2008;Neville and Folland, 2009;Nickel et al, 2004;Orchard et al 2002;Petersen et al, 2003).…”

Motion Sickness in Rally Car Co-Drivers

“…Moreover, there is a loss of plantar afferents and generation of head movements liable to induce motion sickness, such as Coriolis acceleration ( 18 ). Sea sickness is common in yachting ( 16 ), is greatest among women and younger crewmembers, and increases with rough conditions ( 24 ).…”