Many years ago at the skippers meeting for the Mac race, the Navy team did a video of their suggested method.It looked a lot like the Quick Stall, in that the crew who noted the MOB immediately pointed and continued to do so. The skipper immediately turned head to wind no matter what headsail was up and the headsail was then dropped. The turn was continued to return to the MOB and then the boat passed MOB, gybed, reached to MOB and turned head to wind again to retrieve on the leeward side (or what was the leeward side).Minimum number of crew needed, low boat speed on approach and no flogging headsails. Downside is for a double-handed boat; but then there is no good way for that scenario except prevention.RonWild CheriC&C 30STL
--- On Fri, 5/24/13, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> Subject: Stus-List MOB recovery procedures To: "CnClist" <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> Date: Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:35 AM Racing season is ramping up. Time to discuss MOB procedures. This ought to be interesting. Here's a couple of reference sites. Note the different procedures and the advantages of each. <http://www.gosailing.info/Man%20Overboard.htm> <http://www.rorc.org/general-conditions/man-overboard.html> Note the disagreement on whether to recover the MOB on the windward or the leeward side. Also note that one site recommends immediate deployment of the MOB marker and one site says to deploy it if first attempt at recovery fails. Which methods do you favor? Are you prepared? Does your crew know what to do? Dennis C.Touche' 35-1 #83Mandeville, LA -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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