Maybe all know this and maybe not - If you're towing a dinghy and your boat holes and sinks, it will take the dinghy with it. Unless you can untie or cut the painter really fast. In the midst of the emergency when you're trying to figure out what happened, where the water is coming in, if there is anything you can do about it, making the decision to stay with or abandon ship - much happening all at once and in a short time. With everything else going on I'm not confident I would get the painter untied in time.
For those who have considered this, how do you attach your painter? Has anyone ever experienced something like this? A slip knot is not secure. A breakable link - what if it breaks when there's no emergency? Is a sharp knife the best bet? Which means it cannot be 'nearby', it has to be with you. (Mine clips on my PFD) I did my first cruise in 1985 and never thought of this in 29 years until the Antigua trip in November, someone brought this up as an issue. Comments? Steve Hood S/V Diamond Girl C&C 34 Lions Head ON _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
