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It was bound to happen eventually. I've given
people detailed briefings on how to get on and off the boat, but no one seems to listen much. Climbing on board ECHO over the stern has been a bit of a challenge. I have the knack for it, but others, newbies, have had problems. It involves grasping the rail in two places, placing a foot on the sloped transom and bringing the other leg up. The reverse is similar, only the leg is stretched from the top flat area of the transom to the dock. Yesterday, I had my the first victim. I need to video tape these things in the future. A lady friend was trying to get off the boat. Instead of putting her foot on the portion of the dock closest to the boat, she angled it out some. I was just about to say something when she slipped and hung from the pushpit for a brief moment, and then "PLOP" into the drink. I hate to think that, less than a second was the longest she could hold on in an emergency. Fortunately the tide, which a rare intervals leaves debris along the dock, had swept the area clear and the water was very warm and relatively clean. I hauled her onto the dock, with my double wrist grip, and she was somewhat embarassed but no worse for the wear. I will get many years of laughs thinking about that one. I've never fallen in, although I have done my share of freaky dances climbing into and out of dinghy's in the past. Anyone else have any good falling in stories? |
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