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