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Bat Blaster overview

The Bat Blaster is a device that attaches to the towing pylon of a competition ski boat and allows vision impaired skiers to participate in slalom competitions. It is used in all major disabled water ski competitions and is in regular use by blind and partially sighted skiers in around a dozen countries world-wide.

A closeup photo of the Bat Blaster control unit, showing an LCD display, 4 arrow keys and a red pushbutton
The Bat Blaster control panel

A photo of Chris Mairs sitting in a boat with Bat Blaster installed
The Bat Blaster(and its inventor!) ready for action

Key Benefits

If you want to know more about the Bat Blaster read How it works.

For prices and ordering information see the Prices page.

For fitting/operation instructions, technical specifications and other documentation, see the Documentation page

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