not sure how many of you have thrown a life ring or horseshoe... i suggest if you have not, try it and you'll get a sense of how close you really need to be for them to be effective
On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 11:01 AM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Wow, that is quite the story. > Probably worth adding to my safety routine if we have visitors aboard is a > strong reminder to stay on the boat, even if it seems like jumping in for a > swim is a good idea. Everyone around here is familiar with big ferries, so > maybe likening it to jumping off a ferry would be a good analogy. Jumping > off a moving sailboat is not a lot different, but a novice may not realize > it. > Building a MOB pole is on my list also - we used one last year during a > training session - toss the pole at full sail, and then rescue, under sail. > Good skill to practice. We have a lifering, apparently the "lifesling" > don't meet regulations here, although many have them. > > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 > https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto > > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 6:18 PM Matt Wolford via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Wow, Bill, that’s quite a story. My (now) father-in-law pulled one of >> those jump-off-the-boat-to-be-funny routines. I was not amused, but no one >> got hurt. >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill >> Coleman via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 03, 2020 7:01 PM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Cc:* Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com> >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, >> horseshoe or cushion? >> >> >> >> That certainly sounds like good advice. I now keep lots of throwables in >> the cockpit. >> >> >> >> I recall an incident that happened to me around 20 years ago. We were >> headed back to the harbor on a beautiful 4th of July weekend, as squalls >> were about an hour away. For some reason, my daughter and her friend who >> were laying on the foredeck thought it would be a good idea if one of them >> hopped over and said, oh save me, and the other was to jump in to save >> her. They were both on the swim team, so, of course good swimmers. As I >> saw the first one go over I said a couple of expletives, and told my other >> daughter in the cockpit to throw the first one a zip up life preserver >> which happened to be hanging over the lifelines drying. Then and my >> daughter on the foredeck jumped over after her friend, a couple more >> expletives, and I said throw the other PFD. I never even thought of the >> horseshoe, but in this case it was for the best. The first girl did get the >> life preserver, and zipped it on herself just before a 20-ft I-O steamed >> over the top of her and chopped her thigh half off. This all happened >> before I had even jibed. (at that time I didn’t even know what had >> happened). I can say with a pretty good degree of certainty, that if she >> had not gotten that life preserver on, she would never have popped back up >> again and would not be a great internist today. Two months in intensive >> care gave her the idea that she would like to be a doctor. And the >> $1,045,000 her father sued the other guy and me for was probably didn’t >> hurt. >> >> >> >> Bill Coleman >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com >> <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] *On Behalf Of *Andrew Burton via >> CnC-List >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 03, 2020 11:55 AM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Cc:* Andrew Burton >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, >> horseshoe or cushion? >> >> >> >> One of the things I stress before we head offshore is that if someone >> goes overboard, absolutely everything that floats should be tossed in after >> them. You're trying to create a debris field to aid in locating the MOB, >> not just give them something to hang on to. >> >> Another thing I stress is that if you go overboard, you stand at best a >> 50/50 chance of being retrieved, so stay on the boat! >> >> Andy >> >> Masquerade >> >> >> >> >> >> Andrew Burton >> 26 Beacon Hill >> Newport, RI >> USA 02840 >> http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ >> >> https://burtonsailing.com/ >> phone +401 965 5260 >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 11:48 AM Joel Aronson via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> There are 3 tasks - throwing something to assist the MOB, finding them >> and getting them back on board. A ring, horseshoe,cushion for the first. >> We have an inflatable MOB pole for the second (with AIS in our lifejackets >> offshore) for the second and the Lifesling for retrieval. >> >> thankful none have been deployed. >> >> >> >> Joel >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 8:28 PM James Nichols via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Bruce, >> >> Horseshoes are about the easiest for someone in the water to get >> themselves >> into because they just dive over the open end and hang from it. Kind of >> like >> floating on a pool noodle. As someone else mentioned, they tend to be >> light, so they don't fly well in a wind, or even without wind. Mine has a >> loop for attaching a rope so that you can get another try, haul the person >> in, or circle around and pull the float to the person. I think the rope >> actually flies further than the horseshoe. >> >> Horseshoes and throwable cushions meet the minimum standards, but again, >> as >> mentioned previously and don't tend to be much better than trying to >> throw a >> life preserver. It is something to throw out instantly along with the Man >> Overboard Marker so that if the person is conscious and able to swim, they >> can head for it and have something to grab onto while they are waiting for >> you to deploy your other lifesaving tools or maneuver your way back in >> their >> direction. >> >> James >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 22:55:18 +0000 (UTC) >> From: Bruce Whitmore <bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> >> To: Cnc-list CNC Boat Owners <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Subject: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or >> cushion? >> Message-ID: <105761816.3312960.1583189718...@mail.yahoo.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> So I have a lifesling and a throwable cushion.? Yet, I see lots of boats >> with horseshoes, and commercial boats with life rings.? >> >> Is there an inherent reason for one design over another?? >> >> Bruce Whitmore >> 1994 C&C 37/40+"Astralis"Madeira Beach, FL >> (847) 404-5092 (mobile) >> bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> < >> http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20200302/70 >> 5e82ec/attachment-0001.html> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Joel >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. 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