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Accident Emergency Question [Three part ]
Question 1: What should the skipper do? [2 points]
He should have the rest of the crew position themselves , with safety harness and lines in hand, and a flotation cushion tied to a line. They should gently depower the boat so that it starts to set down while the middle person leans over (the guys hands are free, are they not?) with the harness...at that point it doesn't matter what part of himself he gets into it, just so there's something to hold on to....he can use the flotation cushion as ballast....you need to depower so the drag on his body isn't so much that you can't free up his leg...at this point, winning the race is a moot point...there's no way anyone's going to free that man up with the boat going lickety split down the lake... Question 2: What should the middle person do? [2 points] Pass the gear down and make sure the spin pole don't clobber anyone when the boat is taken off the wind....and to heck with the spinnaker..if it rips, it rips...you've got a man possibly dying down there... Question 3: As a skipper what would you change in future races to mitigate a problem like this? [1 point] I'd tell my crew to not use shroud's as anchors for their feet....it's about as bad as people who stuff their feet under cabintop railings.... Question 4: In heavier winds with rolling conditions, would you do anything differently? [1 point] Yeah, you could start to do death rolls and bury the bow....maybe the bow wake would wash him back up on deck ( facetious answer) -- katysails s/vs. Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVGAS anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.712 / Virus Database: 468 - Release Date: 6/27/2004 |
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