Capt. Rob wrote:
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10 years of sailing in near-coastal waters and not one injury onboard
my 3 sailboats...and literally hundreds and hundreds of guests.

I doubt you have any "near coastal" time. Certainly LIS does not
count as "near coastal," its strictly inland.

I'm the safest sailor here!

How do you figure this? You've taken a few friends out for a few
hours in protected waters a few dozen times.

I've been sailing almost 50 years and never had a crew injured. This
includes several years on the inter-collegiate circuit, 6 years
instructing in dinks, numerous New England trips from NYC to Down
East, and several for the entire East Coast. Never needed more than a
bandaid, and while living aboard, never had a serious illness. Also,
I've never had an insurance claim on any boat.

My sister-in-law did have a near-death experience the first time we
gybed on the Nonsuch, buts that's another story.

Actually, this is more or less common for most of my friends. I do
have one friend, though, who seemed to need at least one emergency
room trip every year. He would routinely whack someone with a gybe -
this was one reason why an overhead traveler became high on my
priority list. A typical incident (non-boating) for him: he was
working under his car where the front was on jack stands, and managed
to short the starter. The car jumped off the stand and crushed his
hip, keeping him in a hospital bed for three months. Now that I think
of it, after that he bought a large Beneteau. I haven't seen him for
a few years, but I doubt his "luck" has changed.




CRAPTAIN Robert B
35s5....the sickest boat on Alt.Sailing.Asa
NY