OTOH, this guy might still be alive _if_ he'd been wearing one.
http://www.sailnet.com/collections/a...eid=sailne1432
Note the comments from Rousmaniere, who has a little experience sailing in
somewhat adverse conditions.
John Cairns
"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Mich & Jon.

I have an interesting story to tell you about SOS.

I no longer allow anyone wearing them to go forward (Bow Pulpit) to work
on setting sails.
Ole Thom

Anyone foolish enough to not wear a PFD or a harness (when offshore
in bad conditions), can expect nothing less.

"kim cairns" wrote in message
...
OTOH, this guy might still be alive _if_ he'd been wearing one.
http://www.sailnet.com/collections/a...eid=sailne1432
Note the comments from Rousmaniere, who has a little experience sailing in
somewhat adverse conditions.
John Cairns
"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Mich & Jon.

I have an interesting story to tell you about SOS.

I no longer allow anyone wearing them to go forward (Bow Pulpit) to work
on setting sails.
Ole Thom

That happened in Long Island Sound, near Norwalk, I think. Even RB has made it
that far "offshore."


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
Anyone foolish enough to not wear a PFD or a harness (when offshore
in bad conditions), can expect nothing less.

"kim cairns" wrote in message
...
OTOH, this guy might still be alive _if_ he'd been wearing one.
http://www.sailnet.com/collections/a...eid=sailne1432
Note the comments from Rousmaniere, who has a little experience sailing in
somewhat adverse conditions.
John Cairns
"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Mich & Jon.

I have an interesting story to tell you about SOS.

I no longer allow anyone wearing them to go forward (Bow Pulpit) to work
on setting sails.
Ole Thom

yeah, particularly in flat calm water.

Anyone foolish enough to not wear a PFD or a harness (when offshore
in bad conditions), can expect nothing less.

"kim cairns" wrote in message
...
OTOH, this guy might still be alive _if_ he'd been wearing one.
http://www.sailnet.com/collections/a...eid=sailne1432
Note the comments from Rousmaniere, who has a little experience sailing in
somewhat adverse conditions.
John Cairns
"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Mich & Jon.

I have an interesting story to tell you about SOS.

I no longer allow anyone wearing them to go forward (Bow Pulpit) to work
on setting sails.
Ole Thom

Kim,

I don't allow my Bow man at the pointy end without a floating device. It
is the self inflating SOSupenders that we don't want up there. It is to
likely to get wet there during a sail change, causing the inflation of
the SOS. A reguler perserver Is what is required now.

Actually on the Wednesday night races, we race in the cruising class (No
flying sails) and the fore deck is kept clear. It is during the long
distance races that we use a Bow man.

Ole Thom