Didn’t we have a discussion on this topic a few months back? I think the common agreement was that you want to be kept on board, regardless. So the primary objective is to arrange your tether and the jack lines so that you cannot leave the deck.
If you do (leave the deck) the differences are more about how you prefer to die than if (I am aware that I am simplifying this quite a bit). Marek ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:14:41 -0400 From: Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Cheaper Tether Message-ID: <7c12b847-6d83-4578-92d1-bcad715d1...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I use this WEST MARINE Standard Safety Tether Model # 8821464 | Mfg # WMT1-ADULT I even replaced the expensive tethers on my Spinlock harness with this. We did some tests years ago and found that if you go over the side and are getting dragged along at even three or four knots, chances are you're going to drown unless you can release the tether from the harness. We try to arrange the tether and jack lines to keep us on the boat. I'm all for economy, but this is one place I wouldn't go overboard on economizing. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840
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