"AMPowers" wrote in message
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I'd like to play devil's advocate here, so I'll offer whatever criticisms
of the scheme I can, but in truth I do not really have any expert opinion
about this, I'm just speculating. I think that was what you were asking
for, please forgive me if I misunderstood.


So, from the home office in sunny California, the top ten reasons why I
think this might not work...


1) Trailing a dingy is often untenable during rough conditions, exactly
the time you'd like to incorporate the "quick release" system you
proposed.

2) The dingy would need some form of covering to protect it from becoming
swamped, thereby reducing its effectiveness as a "life raft" for the MOB.

3) The overall amount of drag the dingy would add to the vessel's progress
over the entire passage would not compensate the practical gain of using
this approach over a "life sling" or other similar device.

4) You increase the chances of fouling the prop or rudder by continuously
towing a dingy, thereby offsetting any benefits you might have gained.

5) The dingy might be better employed as an additional search and rescue
vehicle, especially if the MOB is incapacitated and/or unable to place
themselves back on board.

6) The dingy could be lost during the attempted rescue, thereby greatly
endangering the rest of the crew should the vessel flounder.

7) The dingy could act to further injure the MOB, complicating an already
difficult situation.

8) Even if the MOB could self rescue, there is still the very real
possibility that the dingy would be overturned again.

9) Bringing the dingy back on board would require some form of winching
system in any kind of weather. This could complicate the boat layout or
its maneuverability.

10) It just looks funny.



Worthy of consideration, all. Thanks for your thoughts! :-)