Not wearing life jackets in gusty conditions, you deserve a knock down
to convince you otherwise.

This actually happened to me yesterday. I was wearing
a lifejacket and the others were not. Nor did I insist that
other wear them. I did not feel the conditions merited
lifejackets.

However, the boat was very stable and the water was
cold enough to kill such that a lifejacket would not have
saved anyone if the boat went down.

I did not allow anyone to leave the cockpit. See my
reply to Doug.

Bart

wrote
Not wearing life jackets in gusty conditions, you deserve a knock down
to convince you otherwise.

After further consideration, I agree is was a mistake
not to make everyone on board wear a lifejacket.

While these particular boats don't get knocked down
in such conditions, it is always a good idea to wear a
lifejacket--

1) When the water is cold enough to kill
2) At night,
3) In big waves,
4) When it is windy
5) On the ocean, and
6) When you are farther from land than you can swim.

In this case, "the water was cold enough to kill".

I'll give myself a dozen lashes for not following my own
rules.

wrote
Not wearing life jackets in gusty conditions, you deserve a knock down
to convince you otherwise.

Good for you! Only fools fail to learn from their own mistakes, and you
never impressed me as a fool.

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

"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message ...
After further consideration, I agree is was a mistake
not to make everyone on board wear a lifejacket.

While these particular boats don't get knocked down
in such conditions, it is always a good idea to wear a
lifejacket--

1) When the water is cold enough to kill
2) At night,
3) In big waves,
4) When it is windy
5) On the ocean, and
6) When you are farther from land than you can swim.

In this case, "the water was cold enough to kill".

I'll give myself a dozen lashes for not following my own
rules.

wrote
Not wearing life jackets in gusty conditions, you deserve a knock down
to convince you otherwise.