"Geoff Schultz" wrote in message
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"Hoges in WA" wrote in
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Does anyone have a really truly brilliant system for getting into the
water and out of the water from their boat.

I'm particularly curious about canoe sterns etc but I'm interested in
how anyone manages to exit in particular.

Hoges in WA

I simply dive off of my RIB dingy. Loading it and unloading it isn't a
problem from the main boat. It's easy to get onto the dinghy with a
strong
kick.

My Freedom 40/40 has a swim platform and ladder, so I can easily dive off
of that. Most of the time however, we use the dinghy to get to dive sites
as opposed to the big boat. Friends who don't have swim platforms drop
their gear into the water and jump into the water with giant stride.

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

I used to dive off a RIB in the early 80s when I was at university. We were
a new uni and there wasn't much money around for clubs but we managed to get
some cash for the Avon inflatable. Then, I weighed about 70kgs. Getting in
was a bit like being a pike on the hunt -straight up and over the sides.
Now, I'm afraid, it's a lot more like a damn walrus clambering onto the
platform.

Hoges in WA