K38 is the ultimate PW course. It is physically demanding, life-saving and rescue training for PW professionals who work in challenging conditions. Started in the US it is now here in the UK. It is not for the faint-hearted. Dana Barry and Sue Baggaley report...

Last winter after experiencing the worst wipe-out of his career It became clear to professional free rider Taylor Curtis that you are only as safe as the people you are out in the water with. He quickly realised that things happen so fast that if you don’t have the proper training someone’s life can be in danger in a matter of minutes. Taylor made a call to fellow rider, friend and K38 instructor Shawn Aladio to find out about the boat safety courses that she runs.Taylor knew this would not only benefit him but also the people he is out sharing the waves with.

Shawn Aladio is the Boating Safety Instructor and a professional IJSBA racer with a long list of PWC credentials under her belt. Shawn has also been an avid watercraft rider for 20 years.The three-day course that Taylor took covered riding and rescue techniques for a single operator. The course incorporated hands-on training of multiple skills with mock rescue drills and rescue board techniques, as well as PWC retrieval.

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