BOb
(on vacation)

Of course it could have been prevented. Simply wear a harness and stay
clipped on all the time.

But like many other endeavors, sailing is really a dangerous thing to
do, compared to sitting on a rock, on dry land. The question is how
dangerous do you want it to be.

My own beliefs are that you simply cannot be 100% safe all the time,
(some people have dropped dead walking to the Supermarket) so do what
you want, be as prudent as you think reasonable, and have a good time.

Cheers,
Bruce

Can not be safe 100% of the time…….. ???????????

Other people believe differently. Several boat companies in the GOM,
drug, and other industries believe 100% of all injuries are
preventable. Its part of there HSE program. Im still not sure about
that but Im beginning to believe that there is no such thing as an
"accident" and there fore probably, yes all are preventable. I just
don’t believe in fate or a predestined future. As in, we are all
gonna dies anyway so why fret with safe equipment choice and
maintence.

Im also the person a few years ago that argued strongly that there are
no such things as “sneaker-rogue waves” Why, because they are
reasonably predictable because we know what generates those anomalous
waves. For example, there is an increased likelihood of a
significantly huge wave based on conditions X-Y&F.

Are they feared killer sneaker waves because some dolt doesn’t know
why they form?

Or are they simply really big waves one can EXPECT AND PREPARE FOR
given weather systems, current, water depth, and history of occurrence
by location….?
Is ignorance a reason to justify loss of life and accept death by
chair as our fate?

I say the guy was just another stupid **** who was more interested in
looking cool on his sail boat. He had unsafe equipment (chair) that
had no business on a boat that SMALL. I also condemned the guy for
using equipment that was not properly maintained.