Very interesting thread. I'm reasonably sure I would get my MOB back to the boat (and we do practice, although not often enough) but am not at all sure that I could get them back on board my 24, and believe the stats about survival in colder waters. I have read that hoisting someone out in the horse collar could collapse their lungs and kill them. On a larger boat there is a triangular gear that you can lower on a halyard, slide the person in and hoist aboard, with netting that allows water to drain away. Or use a foresail. In fact I bought one but after a dockside dry test we concluded that it would need a number of people to carry it out and as I usually solo or have only two crew it isn't really an option. Maybe better success in rescuing people from another boat, as is the subject here.
Lastly, if you do get someone back on board and they are cold you do indeed get them to strip off and dry but I believe that in a severe case the only way to heat them up is to strip off yourself and get in the sleeping bag with them. I suppose that in the emergency modesty would fall by the wayside! Patrick Wesley, Sidney BC On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 8:01 PM, Richard N. Bush via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Randy, good job; I had a very similar incident here on the Ohio River > about three years ago when an over loaded runabout sank and we were the > only boat near; there were 6 people on this boat, two adults and four > teenagers; no one wearing life jackets, no one could swim and there are a > ferocious current running; my wife and I were on my C&C 29 and threw life > jackets, boat cushions and anything that would float at them, we rescued > five of them and one adult nod not make it; the rescue was made even more > difficult because the teenager only spoke Spanish,,,which I didn't! The > Police and rescue gave my wife and I a commendation award, but I am still > haunted by not getting every one safely on board... > > Richard > 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, mile 584.4 > > > Richard N. Bush > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: RANDY via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: RANDY <randy.staff...@comcast.net> > Sent: Mon, Jun 13, 2016 4:18 pm > Subject: Stus-List Friday Night Rescue > > Just a little story to share with you all. > > Went out for a leisure sail Friday evening with my daughter her friend, in > Beaufort 4 or 5 conditions. We sailed under main only, and there was a 15" > whitecap chop on the water. Hardly any boats on the lake, but one > windsurfer really hauling ass. > > Out in the middle of the lake, we heard some yelling, and looked around to > see three PFD-less people standing on a small low fiberglass fishing boat > that was going down by the stern. I barely had time to say "shit, they're > sinking." Next time I looked, the boat was gone, and the people were in > the water amongst various debris. There were no other boats in the > vicinity and I realized we were going to have to rescue them as quickly as > we could. > > Started my Atomic-4 without running the blower first, luffed my main, > drove to them, and threw out my life sling. Had to circle them three or > four times dragging the life sling line by them, before we could get them > all pulled in and aboard via the swim ladder. I missed on the first try or > two just due to the wind and water conditions and my main flogging. One of > them was about 30 yards from the other two, who told me to get the lone guy > first. By the time we got the other two aboard, they'd been in the > 68-degree water probably ten minutes. > > Dropped the main, drove to the marina, docked at the launch ramp, and > called 911 for the first guy at the request of the second one. I think he > was very intoxicated or high on something. He was incoherent and unable to > move his body well, and it wasn't from exhaustion. Plus his friends told > me to get him first, so they must have known something. > > Anyway, couple lessons learned. First, my life sling line was not already > tied off with the life sling in the bag. It should have been. Had to tell > my daughter's friend to tie it off before throwing it out. Second, in all > the chaos we forgot to give them blankets when we got them aboard. One > went below and my daughter gave them all towels, but they were all at least > very cold if not in the beginning stages of hypothermia. Third, don't > expect the Chatfield State Park rangers to respond to a mayday hail on VHF > 16 - I hailed as soon as I grasped what was happening, to no avail. > > It was lucky that I was in the right place at the right time. There were > no other boats around. These three were too far in the middle of the lake > to swim to shore and I don't know if they could have given the conditions > (including theirs). And I'm glad we were able to get a line to them before > having to witness any of them drowning. Couldn't have done without my > daughter and her friend (both 22-ish) - that would have been too much for > me to manage alone. > > After we unloaded them, filed our statements, put the boat away, and drove > home, we toasted the good things in life with many dark & stormies and > whitecaps. I'd never seen anything like that before, and I hope I don't > have to again. > > Best Regards, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. 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