hmmmm...I could be wrong (wouldn't be the first time...) but I thought I remembered with the last fiasco, that they were selling memberships to the racers, while in the fine print, racing was an exclusion

doesn't one of the teams have a tow/rescue boat with big pumps?

Time to call Bruce http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o26613-en.html

Some of us have had experiences with towing that mirror JBS's ....

my tows have been when my boat was upright and/or not under water(all drive situations). Also we have to keep in mind that each seatow and towboat us are franchises and yes they have a parent company maybe different rules and regs in each one. All Comfort Inns are franchises and their rates and rules vary from location to location.

I will look thru my towboat US paperwork later on and see if there is any fine print concerning racing and I will call corporate tomorrow to get a clarification or answers if I cant find anything concerning racing

keep in mind you are referring to a tow. If they have the ability to classify it as a salvage its no longer covered under that $130. Be careful with these situations and before they ever hook on make sure you are in agreement as to what is being done.

exactly. once they have to do more than throw you a line or if your boat is in danger, it is no longer a tow.

Point taken, I'm just glad the boat didnt have to wait until 9pm to get taken out, it was done as soon as it got back to the crane.

I'm still gonna follow up and inquire, now I'm curious as to the technical rules of a race boat vs pleasure boat in the case of a flip or sink

Exactly Dave,

to all odf the rest of the non believers..................

Tows are covered under your membership, salvage is NOT, same scenario as if I were out pleasure boating in the bay on my Pantera on any given sunday, and my boat came apart, I am at their mercy under a salvage situation. I am in no way sticking up for them, but when in a salvage situation, whether racing or pleasure, you are at their mercy, you can deny them salvage rights, but then it is up to you to figure it out, and what if nobody helps, or if you really sink, and you have the EPA on your azz?? How many gallons of Jet-A were on board??? In the other situation, I believe the occupants were taken away for medical reasons(flip), and they were not around to deny salvage. This all sucks, but it is a part of boating, racing or not, dont make me dig up the threads.

Boat US towing is priceless, any salvage situation sucks, Just ask anyone who has been thru it.

That was Seatow, not BoatUS. I dont believe racing was an exclusion, but salvage is an exclusion on ALL towing policies.