Dave Hussey
Member III
I would like to ask opinions regarding the best techniques for getting a person safely back aboard a sailboat...
Years ago, my wife and I took a safety course in preparation for chartering a sailboat here in Seattle. There were about three couples and the instructor aboard if I recall correctly, on this overnight learning cruise. Everything was covered from navigation to cooking...and then out of the blue, the instructor tossed a life jacket in the water and yelled MAN OVERBOARD...everyone looked at the instructor in disbelief, shock, or dumbstruck ignorance and waited for him to say something...it seemed like a long and pregnant pause....until he spoke again and said "WELL???WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? YOU JUST LOST A MAN!" and thus began a rigorous training exercise in saving a person who has fallen over the side....
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? a very sobering question.
Years ago, my wife and I took a safety course in preparation for chartering a sailboat here in Seattle. There were about three couples and the instructor aboard if I recall correctly, on this overnight learning cruise. Everything was covered from navigation to cooking...and then out of the blue, the instructor tossed a life jacket in the water and yelled MAN OVERBOARD...everyone looked at the instructor in disbelief, shock, or dumbstruck ignorance and waited for him to say something...it seemed like a long and pregnant pause....until he spoke again and said "WELL???WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? YOU JUST LOST A MAN!" and thus began a rigorous training exercise in saving a person who has fallen over the side....
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? a very sobering question.