"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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You might want to think about rigging a drogue that deploys when you
release the dink as the boat may well drift faster than the MOB can
swim. Or, You might experiment with having a really long floating
painter that you can deploy so that it will circle the MOB when you do
a quick stop (like a life sling)...

Have fun,

-- Tom



It would be interesting to see what the tradeoff is between complexity and
usefulness. The previous COB workshop I believe showed that simpler tends
to be better.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com


I think I'm going to try a variation on one of the previously-mentioned
ideas: Short painter (three boat lengths, or 100 feet for good measure) but
additional MOB line (same polypropylene or other floating line) on a spool.
Quick release on the spool would allow the rest of the painter (as MOB line)
to pay out while the boat encircles the MOB. I think it's worth
experimenting with. The inflatable stays attached to the boat, as does the
line.