Hahahahahah!!!

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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:50:34 -0500, "John Cairns"

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But, most of us don't race offshore.And most of don't have boats equipped
to
offshore specs. And, there was one recent example of a noted racer on the
East Coast, who got coshed on the head by a spinnaker pole, went
overboard
and drowned, in spite of those all-important lifelines.

He was OUTSIDE the lifelines when he fell in.

There was talk
afterwards about requiring auto pfds but nothing mentioned about
modifying
lifelines.

Which makes perfect sense if you know and understand the context.

BB