What are everyone's thoughts about helmets and sailing? I've taken a few hard hits from the boom over the years and I'm starting to look at wearing a helmet. What do you think?
Not exactly what I had planned when I said "lower your head", but a nice work around.PBzeer said:I'm afraid you have all missed the most OBVIOUS solution to the problem. Simply cut out the cockpit floor, thereby, lowering you way underneath the boom. See? Simple.
oooooow! Stop saying that! I can still feel it!sailaway21 said:Yeah! yotphix, you feel that baby down more than one vertebrae don't you!!!
Harleys don't vibrate. They throb.sailaway21 said:How do you handle the vibration now?
How true! The risks are increasing of course. I used to have to worry about not having enough flares on-board. Now I have to worry about being caught with excess numbers of out-of-date flares. Ditto fire extinguishers. Ditto life-jacket self-inflating capsules. A skipper not only has to take the risk of not having enough "safety" features, he has to worry about being caught with them too. Before long, the biggest risk to happy sailing will be the local authorities.T34C said:Life is full of risks. We all must judge the amount of risk we are comfortable with.
Having up-to-date flares is a legal requirement for SOLAS ships and the stupid 3 year expiry is decreed by the IMO. It's our French and Spanish uniforms this time. They figure what's good enough for SOLAS is good enough to fine yachties with. Same with Halon (illegal 2003) and out of date fire-extinguishers, same with water induced inflation devices on life-jackets, even if they have a manual trigger too. If you have a life raft, it better be in date, but there's no fine for not having one (yet). Hell, even my ancient Sailor RT144B is illegal these days. Just to top it, I now have to pay road tax on my marine diesel.hellosailor said:Idiens-Are you seriously concerned about having too many expired flares and such?