In article , OzOne wrote:
On 31 Jul 2006 19:54:02 -0700, "Capt. Rob"
scribbled thusly:



Today was one of those amazing sailing days! All day it was blistering
hot, too rough to mess about on board much. But a few friends wanted to
see the boat and so everyone showed up at 6:00. By then some wind had
kicked up and when we cleared the breakwater a cool breeze was on our
nose. 10-15 knots.....

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/monday.jpg



Bob, I do wish you'd remove those winch handles when they're not being
used.
I don't mind lines just tossed around a winch..it is the best way
IMHO.
I 'm not all that worried by a handle being left on a loaded winch
that may require adjusting, but a handle just sitting there on an
unused winch can be the cause of a serious injury.
Think about doing it a little differently.

Glad to see you're getting so much use from your boat...unfortunately
mine are gathering weed for a little longer.

The line around it is a mess... looks like there are two lines
actually. Not a good practice.

The line on the ring appears to be faked nicely, but has a knot that
shouldn't be on a safety line that needs to be deployed immediately.
It's not clear if it's actually attached to the boat.

Yet again the "responsible" adults are setting a bad example by not
wearing PFDs.
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Capt. JG @@
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