After all the posts slamming many others around here, RB takes a little
beating
in return and what happens? He turns tail and runs away. Seems he can dish
it, but can't take it. Somehow, that doesn't surprise. It is in keeping
with
his timidity in all things requiring a little fortitude.

What a wimp! Bobsprit beats you like a rented mule too many times to
even count. As soon as he's not around you start talking "big".

That's not what you said in the other thread, you schizo. Anyway, you are not
worth battling - too easy. Live long, buddy.

OzOne wrote:

On 30 Jun 2004 14:29:04 GMT, (SAIL LOCO) scribbled
thusly:

or toss the end of the
line over a lifeline and use that as a 2:1 purchase.

I don't think a line around anything once would be a 2:1 purchase.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

You'd better think about that one in this situation Loco.

Nah...he misheard and got caught in a bind instead...
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Thom Stewart wrote:

Your "What if" just doesn't play out. At 4.5 knots you would never
connect to a 15' line. CASE CLOSED!

1 knot = about 1.7 feet per second. At 1 knot, the free end of the 15' line
passes the MOB in 8.8 seconds. At 4.5 knots, it passes in 1.9 seconds.


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Wally figured:
At 4.5 knots, it passes in 1.9 seconds.

Bye-byyyyyyeeeeeeeee
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The boats on autohelm... I don't think it would work even if you could
reach it.

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"Joe" wrote in message
om...
Flying Tadpole wrote in message
...
Bobsprit wrote:

The Boat: Cape Dory 36
Conditions: Fair, boat speed 4.5 knots on a reach

What a disaster! You were sailing alone, 400 miles offshore. No land
or vessels
in sight. Your Autohelm 4000 autopilot engaged you sat down for a meal
when you
heard a strange noise. Back on deck you see that part of the backstay
adjuster
is coming loose. You get to work and place your foot on the aft
railing. The
boat lurches from a gust and wave. It's a one in a million shot, but
it's
happened. You've fallen off the boat!!!!
You spin fast in the water and grab the 15 foot long line you were
trailing.
Slowly, chocking on water rushing over you, you manage to pull your
self to the
stern. It's exhausting, but you make it to the stern. Only you can't
pull the
ladder down!!! You can't get aboard. The rush of cold water is wearing
you down
fast.

What can you do????




Turn the rudder with your feet to head upwind and stop the boat.

Joe




Stick your face underwater and take a REALLY deep breath, thus
ridding the gene pool of an idiot who not only was singlehanding
400mi offshore without any sort of tether/lifeline, but was
actually stupid enough to go working in an exposed position
without taking additional precautions.

I propose that there be a Fool's Act put up, or perhaps an
international treaty (Foolish Activities Rescue Refusal Treaty),
where anyone in their majority, regardless of their soundness of
mind or not, be permitted to indulge in whatever stupidity they
wish to, provided it neither physically damages another person,
and provided that they waive all rights to rescue. That way,
those who want to cross the SImpson Desert without water in the
height of summer are free to, those who wish to suicide offshore
may do so, and no-one (who doesn't actually desire to) need put
themselves at risk to retrieve the fools.

I didn't realize that faggots can walk on water too.

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"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On 30 Jun 2004 02:09:42 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote this
crap:

The Boat: Cape Dory 36
Conditions: Fair, boat speed 4.5 knots on a reach

What a disaster! You were sailing alone, 400 miles offshore. No land or
vessels
in sight. Your Autohelm 4000 autopilot engaged you sat down for a meal
when you
heard a strange noise. Back on deck you see that part of the backstay
adjuster
is coming loose. You get to work and place your foot on the aft railing.
The
boat lurches from a gust and wave. It's a one in a million shot, but it's
happened. You've fallen off the boat!!!!
You spin fast in the water and grab the 15 foot long line you were
trailing.
Slowly, chocking on water rushing over you, you manage to pull your self
to the
stern. It's exhausting, but you make it to the stern. Only you can't pull
the
ladder down!!! You can't get aboard. The rush of cold water is wearing
you down
fast.

What can you do????


That actually happened to me on a C&C 40. Fortunately, I can walk on
water.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

I heard of an old guy...in his 70s or so who's boat got away from
him during a storm. He was anchored and motoring, I believe and
the rode parted. He was thrown off the boat, which then motored
away, turned around on its own toward him. As it went by, he
grabbed on the hauled himself in.

Has anyone else heard this or has the reference?

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:34:34 -0400, Martin Baxter
scribbled thusly:

wrote:

O


Highly unlikely that you were able to grab a 15 foot line at that
speed, much
less hang on and pull yourself back to the boat. By the time you hit
the water
and spun, the line was already gone.

BB

Bingo! BB wins the cupie doll! Anybody here ever tried this trick? Even
if you do it on purpose,
just to see, it's pretty much impossible even with a 25 foot line.
Before anyone hangs a line of
their stern and thinks that this is a substitute for proper seamanship
they should try it, with someone
still on the boat to drive of course, your illusions of safety will be
quickly evaporated.

Cheers
Marty

We have to assume that in this case the line was caught and
held...make it 100' long if you wish.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

You been reading your Capt. Neal comic books again.

''anchored and motoring'', WTF?

SV

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
I heard of an old guy...in his 70s or so who's boat got away from
him during a storm. He was anchored and motoring, I believe and
the rode parted. He was thrown off the boat, which then motored
away, turned around on its own toward him. As it went by, he
grabbed on the hauled himself in.

Has anyone else heard this or has the reference?

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

OzOne wrote in message
...
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:34:34 -0400, Martin Baxter
scribbled thusly:

wrote:

O


Highly unlikely that you were able to grab a 15 foot line at that
speed, much
less hang on and pull yourself back to the boat. By the time you hit
the water
and spun, the line was already gone.

BB

Bingo! BB wins the cupie doll! Anybody here ever tried this trick?
Even
if you do it on purpose,
just to see, it's pretty much impossible even with a 25 foot line.
Before anyone hangs a line of
their stern and thinks that this is a substitute for proper seamanship
they should try it, with someone
still on the boat to drive of course, your illusions of safety will be
quickly evaporated.

Cheers
Marty

We have to assume that in this case the line was caught and
held...make it 100' long if you wish.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

No... I did hear this story. As I recall, the source was credible.

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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
You been reading your Capt. Neal comic books again.

''anchored and motoring'', WTF?

SV

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
I heard of an old guy...in his 70s or so who's boat got away from
him during a storm. He was anchored and motoring, I believe and
the rode parted. He was thrown off the boat, which then motored
away, turned around on its own toward him. As it went by, he
grabbed on the hauled himself in.

Has anyone else heard this or has the reference?

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

OzOne wrote in message
...
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:34:34 -0400, Martin Baxter
scribbled thusly:

wrote:

O


Highly unlikely that you were able to grab a 15 foot line at that
speed, much
less hang on and pull yourself back to the boat. By the time you
hit
the water
and spun, the line was already gone.

BB

Bingo! BB wins the cupie doll! Anybody here ever tried this trick?
Even
if you do it on purpose,
just to see, it's pretty much impossible even with a 25 foot line.
Before anyone hangs a line of
their stern and thinks that this is a substitute for proper
seamanship
they should try it, with someone
still on the boat to drive of course, your illusions of safety will
be
quickly evaporated.

Cheers
Marty

We have to assume that in this case the line was caught and
held...make it 100' long if you wish.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:34:34 -0400, Martin Baxter
wrote this crap:

Bingo! BB wins the cupie doll! Anybody here ever tried this trick? Even if you do it on purpose,
just to see, it's pretty much impossible even with a 25 foot line. Before anyone hangs a line of
their stern and thinks that this is a substitute for proper seamanship they should try it, with someone
still on the boat to drive of course, your illusions of safety will be quickly evaporated.

Huh? I've done it. I didn't have any problem grabbing the line.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!