[Public-List] going solo

[Kris Coward]

Yes. This too. Belt and suspenders and all that...

-Kris

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 01:24:46PM -0400, Gordon Laco wrote:
> I've played with this - three knots is very fast for a swimmer on the end of
> a tether to cope with....
> 
> The best strategy is to use your harness and jacklines in such a manner that
> you are less likely to make it overboard if you fall.
> 
> That means always use the windward jackline, always use tethers that are as
> short as you can cope with....and use a second quite short tether for when
> you get where you are going on the boat.  Keep the longer one for moving
> around.   I have a main one that is as long as from my chest to the deck,
> and a shorter one about a 1/2 meter long that normally sleeps clipped back
> onto it's own D ring.
> 
> Gord #426 Surprise
> 
> 
> On 05/06/12 1:13 PM, "Kris Coward" <kris at melon.org> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Why take chances? It's not that hard to tie a bowline around the arm of
> > a tiller pilot, lead it through a snatch block clipped on to the nearest
> > stanchion, and tie a float to the end of it. It's only a little trickier
> > to set something up that's triggered by tension on your jacklines. And
> > having a handheld VHF on a good lanyard; that doesn't require any
> > special rigging at all.
> > 
> > As for the relative perils of being tethered to a moving boat vs. being
> > boatless, I think the only way to settle this is for each of us to
> > tether ourselves to our boats (in warm water, with someone capable and
> > trustworthy at the helm), hop off into the water, and see how fast the
> > boat has to go before it becomes difficult to hold a survival position
> > or keep one's mouth out of the water (or for an extra challenge, to do
> > both).
> > 
> > We should have warm enough water up here for me to give it a try in
> > about a month or so..
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Kris
> > 
> > On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 12:03:23PM -0400, Lawrence Morris wrote:
> >> Kris
> >> 
> >> All good points. Even without a plan I will take my chances being attached to
> >> the boat than the alternative
> >> 
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> 
> >> Larry Morris
> >> 
> >> On Jun 5, 2012, at 11:35 AM, Kris Coward <kris at melon.org> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 07:46:35AM -0400, James Allocco wrote:
> >>>> I agree with George that for me an auto pilot is a must when single handing
> >>>> and get dock lines and fenders ready, etc. I would suggest jacklines and a
> >>>> harness when single handing in heavy weather.
> >>> 
> >>> I'd also recommend that if you're single handing with a harness,
> >>> jacklines, and an autopilot, you consider how difficult it'll be to get
> >>> back aboard if you don't have some means of making the boat stop (or
> >>> calling for help that can make the boat stop).
> >>> 
> >>> I have something of a history of dropping the boarding ladder, and tying
> >>> the lifering to the pushpit with the heaving line to go for a swim when
> >>> becalmed (NOT while single handing). In terms of gettign a sense that
> >>> the boat is really speeding back up and the swim should end, I've
> >>> already found myself considering it unwise to expect to be able to climb
> >>> back up the boarding ladder at speeds higher than 3/4 of a knot. Based
> >>> on that (and the fact that the original world record for men's 100m
> >>> freestyle was swum at an average speed of under 3 knots), I can't really
> >>> imagine pulling myself back aboard if the autopilot is holding a course
> >>> where the boat's making 4 knots through the water.
> >>> 
> >>> Whether it's a handheld radio tethered to your harness, some line rigged
> >>> up to disengage the autopilot if the jacklines are placed under enough
> >>> tension, some trailing object that you can grab to kill the autopilot,
> >>> or (ideally) some combination of the above, if you don't have a plan to
> >>> stop the boat so you can climb back on, you're probably better off not
> >>> even being tied to it in the first place.
> >>> 
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Kris
> >>> 
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