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I got away with something stupid - flipping up and fastening the boarding ladder while motoring out. Right after I sat down we hit a wave at an angle that made the stern dance a little. The "what if" scenarios with that are not good.
this is exactly why you should clip in - as an exmountaineer the dangers faced there and here are close - it just takes a split second or a big motor boat giving you an unexpected wake and mom and the kids get a new dad -
don't mean to over do it safety first - just did a 10 hour run and winds were very mild and played with the whisker pole and getting lines off the dink which is on the foredeck - even through i had a lifejacket on if i went over who gets my boat - remember this is maritime law and not sure but isn't it finders keepers on a uninhabited boat -
i clipped each and everytime and once you do it a few times it becomes rountine -
just because you are 3-5 nm off shore does not mean you can't drown -
you can make your own jacklines - get an rei catalog and get some climbing webbing and put some d rings on the deck - i have 3, 1 forward and 2 aft - you can also make your own clip in - just becareful on what types of carabaniers you get - and of course spend the $ on a good life jacket that has the rings on it
if you never use it - oh well - if you have a problem or something happens than you get to go home to your kids
just my thoughts
chuck and svsoulmates
ki4sry
fulltime cruiser - on the hook solomon island
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