Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
It's never perfectly safe, especially when singlehanding. However with
others on board I have done exactly the same thing. I did the mid ocean swim once when on my own but took down the sails and had a long line for just in case. I got cured of that in '97 on SV Patylee between Lautoka and Bay of Islands. Wasn't even in the water. Instead was standing on the swim step wearing nothing but a harness and two tethers and some soap. I think that skipper probably stillhas the photo. Just reaching for the bucket to rinse off when he (the skipper) jerked me back inboard by the tether so to speak, and that pointed behind the boat. A little matter of a rather largish fin cured me of further endeavours of that type. I tend to go a bit further than most in the safety area. Then again I'm still around to write about it. The whole sort of series was for offshore sailing with the emphasis onsingle watchstanding or singlehanding. And a way to cover all the possibilities. Being somewhat free spirited I think everyone will choose what they want to choose depending on their own circumstance. Knowing what choices are available is the important thing. and with that boys and girls . . . . .I'm off to the airport tomorrow . . . .. The definition of the letters B O A T wants satisfaction. I'm hoping we will steer right back so I can get on the net again, among other things but in this business we could just as easy end up anchored in Diego Go. Not a bad place though! Deep sea fishing, sailboats to rent, good weather this time of year! hmmmmm........ Meanwhile . . .Lats and Atts May issue. hasta la later M. From: "The Carrolls" Subject: Lifelines III Date: Monday, February 23, 2004 9:58 PM If you are trying to tell me that offshore and at night foreward with no attachment to the boat is a safe practice reguardless of sea conditions, you are fool hardy. I don't always use a lifejacket when sailing, but I will never tell any one that is a safe practice(no jacket). I am a tinsmith, I work setting decking on high steel buildings, I am certianly able to walk things such as a boat deck with out falling, most of the time, I have slipped in bothbuilding steel and boat decks. Accidents and unforseen circumstances happen. yes, I have been foreward too at night with no attachment or jacket, BUT, I would never call it a safe practice on a small vessel underway. Drop into the calm and come up under that small swell dropping the boat, on your head. Hit something unseen in the water, either with the boat or your head, and you have a problem. We have no business telling a new person to our sport that it is a practice they should be comefortable with, let them find out for themselves. OzOne wrote in message ... On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:56:15 -0500, "The Carrolls" scribbled thusly: Off shore at night? Give me a break. Yep, offshore at night! Chances of you dropping off in calm conditions is virtually zero, and in the extremly unlikely event the strobe will give you that added safety. Hell, I've swum in the middle of the Pacific Ocean while underway, hundreds of miles from land. Jumped off, a couple of laps around the boat to exercise and refresh then climbed back on again. OzOne wrote in message ... On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 20:48:20 -0500, "The Carrolls" scribbled thusly: All you show here is inexperience with safe practices, good seamanship, and you are a hazard to newbies who might mistakenly believe you know what you are talking about. The practice you have described here is inherently UNSAFE. Hmm, I think you're getting a tad uptight here. It's perfectly safe on deck at night in relatively calm conditions without a harness providing you have others on deck. Personally, I never leave a cockpit underway at night without a strobe. Oz1...of the 3 twins. I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you. Oz1...of the 3 twins. I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you. |
#2
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Vaya con Dios...
--=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Lifelines Part II | ASA | |||
O.T. A day at the airport. | General |