man overboard

[JRA1968]

Boy sure makes me confirm always wear my life vest. One lucky man

Skipper washed overboard, swims for 9 hours - US news - Life - msnbc.com

[epaolino]

Was it just him or him and the owners?

[JRA1968]

The way it reads was he was with owners after installing new electronics and doing trial run when squall came through. Not sure how much experience owners had. Lucky man.

[epaolino]

Boy sure makes me confirm always wear my life vest.

And make sure someone would come back and get me.... or at least call fer help!

[jackdale]

And the crew could not execute an MOB procedure?

I teach 4 different methods; two under sail (upwind and downwind), two under power (Anderson turn and Williamson turn) at the competent crew level.

I always wear an inflatable pfd underway.

[mitiempo]

Contempt crew? In would hope not.

[jackdale]

Originally Posted by mitiempo

Contempt crew? In would hope not.

Dams spellchecker. Fixed.

[PJFORD]

Life jackets are no guarantee of survival, although they greatly inhance it. I wonder why more people don't use jack-lines/harnesses when at sea during unsettled weather? My back is still sore from "coding" a drowning victim in Lake St. Clair (little more than a duck pond) who was wearing her jacket ,allbeit poorly.

[TQA]

Nope no lifejacket, just go overboard with a cooler.

BTW have you tried to swim in a lifejacket?

[jackdale]

For a good examination of the role of pfd's / lifejackets in cold water survival, check out

Cold Water Boot Camp