[Public-List] going solo

[Gordon Laco]

Hello friends 

I am going to be off the air toll tomorrow while my computer is being worked on 

Those who wrote me off line will have responses then

Sorry

G
On 2012-06-05, at 2:09 PM, Kris Coward <kris at melon.org> wrote:

> 
> 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
>>>>> 
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Kris Coward                    http://unripe.melon.org/
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