"News f2s" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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A. It's foolish to go to sea in a boat which can't be boarded from the
water by a fit person.
B. A ladder's best, next best is a dinghy/liferaft in the water.
C. Any other system which hasn't been rehearsed won't work without a
strong crew.

OK, fire away.

I remember hearing a story some year ago, may have been a myth, may have
been real. the coastguard in australia supposedly came upon a yacht, with 4
or 5 people around it, all drowned and no survivors..... it happened in
calm waters. The theory was that they had all decided to go for a swim,
without hooking up the swim ladder. they must have died off eventually one
by one, tiring themselves out trying to get back aboard, realizing they
couldnt. even if the story is just a myth, the image stuck in my head
pretty well.

Shaun