I just bought a remote control for my autohelm. It's actually nice because
if I'm foward by myself, it's nice to be able make a course change without
hustling back to the wheel. I also have a tether/harness I use when single
handing and things start to get boisterous. I was joking with a friend when
we were checking out the remote control that if I fell off and had it with
me, I could turn the boat around and it could come back and get me. Of
course, there's no way to stop it if I had the engine on, but with just
sails I suppose I could head her up into the wind. Of course, the range on
the remote is only 100 feet (maybe), so I wouldn't have much time to
react... perhaps as I'm flying through the air. :-)

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"katy" wrote in message
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Joe wrote:
katy wrote:
Joe wrote:
Capt. Rob wrote:
Looks like a tiny cockpit. And, yet again, no PFDs.



As for PFD's, if Ganzy always wears them then
he's 100% gay.
Have you sailed SF Bay Rob? It's nothing like LIS.
I can understands Jon's endorsement of PFD's.
SF is more like the open ocean than any bay on earth. Wicked currents
and storms can blow in in a heartbeat, fog so thick you can not see
your hand, lots of big traffic, Rocky shores and cliffs, big
waves..ect. ect...

Something you might understand if you get a Captain licences like Jon
has. Safety of passengers is your number one concern all the time.

Do you provide your guest's with PFD's?
On;y the gay ones...

You can get some nice PFD's
these day that are comfy. I bought Terry a Sperry float coat. Myself I
usually do not wear a PFD, but Im a strong swimmer
You can't swim if you've been knocked unconscious...

Correct. Do not get knocked unconscious.

and do not want to
be restricted, Plus I make sure there are many PFD and such that will
float and I can find.
And if you are singlehanding or Terry is below napping and you go over
how are you going to reach them? EEspecially is your boat is toodling
along at 4-5 knots...you can swim that fast to catch up?

At sea.... just us... her sleeping.... I'd put on my inflateable vest
and harness in bad weather.

I can trim all sails from the cockpit, if I needed to reef the sails
then I'd wake her. We have a long bench with cusions in the wheelhouse,
Terry would be in the wheelhouse sleeping, not below sleeping. We have
worked as a team for many many years now, she has no problem skillfully
manning them helm at any time I request. We have a long long history of
covering each others back at sea and ashore.

Joe


Joe

No kids on board of course.



RB
35s5
NY

That's good to hear. I am always concerned, though, when newbies read
posts in this forum and see that some experienced sailors eschew safety
procedures over comfort or sea conditions. While there is a factor that
experience is a safety factor in itself, there are those unforeseeable
situations when experience doesn't count at all. We've all read the
accounts of famous sailors who have gone to Davy Jones because they
weren't wearing a PFD and were swept overboard.