Well, unless you are racing very hard, just easy up the sheets a bit to calm down the beast and the head will become much more hospitable than the rail. And the rail is not suitable for all biological requirements either. Easy up the sheets for five minutes and get the boat back on his heading after. Over an ocean crossing, the loss is insignificant. And for people who likes to race hard? Well, it's always good to remember that many great sailors won famous races because they were doing smart things, not because they were pushing their boat too hard.
Antoine (C&C 30, Cousin) Le 2014-01-06 à 22:27, OldSteveH a écrit : > On Spirit of Adventure it was preferable to pee off the back in rough > weather rather than use the head. > We had 3 point tethers on. The life lines were up to chest height on the > stern. > > In the head (between 1st and 2nd bulkheads) you could get thrown around in > bad weather. One time I got tossed across the gear locker (where head was) > toilet seat and all. Fortunately no injuries. > Everything is relative, there are pros and cons and a right way to do most > things safely. > > Cheers, > > > Steve Hood > S/V Diamond Girl > C&C 34 > Lions Head ON > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 19:12:33 -0800 (PST) > From: "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. "Need some > Guidance" > Message-ID: > <1389064353.64570.yahoomail...@web164804.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Yup.? A boat lost a guy in the 2012 Gulfport to Pensacola race.? 4-6 foot > seas, 20+ knots.? Came up to pee, fell overboard.? No PFD.? Fortunately, it > was a clear night and one of the watch standers was an experienced pilot.? > He looked astern at the sky and stars and was able to guide the boat back to > the guy.? My buddy on the boat said they only lost 3 1/2 minutes picking him > up.? Now there's a racer! > > Dennis C. > > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> >> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Sent: Monday, January 6, 2014 9:11 PM >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. "Need some Guidance" >> >> >> "Don't stand on the rail to pee overboard at night. The number of drown > guys found with their pants open is significant. Take the time to go down > inside. ;-)" >> >> Antoine, I can't tell you the number of times I've said that! That is > probably the best advice for anyone heading offshore for the first time. >> >> Andy >> C&C 40 >> Peregrine >> >> Andrew Burton >> 61 W Narragansett >> Newport, RI >> USA? ? 02840 >> >> http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ >> +401 965-5260 >> >> >> On Jan 6, 2014, at 21:48, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Don't stand on the rail to pee overboard at night. The number of >>> drown guys found with their pants open is significant. Take the time >>> to go down inside. ;-) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140106/27 > 53f24e/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
