Man overboard day

[Marmalade]

Two seasons ago (or was it last year?) we ran a MOB day based at Marconi SC on the Blackwater. Cruisers at the club have expressed an interest in doing this again and I wondered if it might be a joint event with the ECF.

On the assumption that we can find a date we all like - would anyone be interested?

 

[AliM]

Yes, we'd be interested it trying it again, on our own boat this time. Make it at the end of the season - September/October, say, so the water is relatively warm.

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Yes, we'd be keen too!

 

[ChattingLil]

and us... don't care when, will fit with others.

 

[MoodySabre]

Two years ago Simon.

I still have the PBO article as a pdf if you'd like it.

The ECF write up is here

It was instructive and fun last time and now I have a new lifting billy to try out

 

[FullCircle]

Me too.

 

[CPD]

and me

 

[PaulGooch]

Yes please, any weekend will suit us, can't usually do weekdays.

 

[nigelm]

we'll give it a whirl , if the tubs back in use before end of the year .

 

[Marmalade]

OK - that's a yes then. I'll come back with dates

 

[Athene V30]

As a singlehander it's not a lot of use to me but I know Marconi is a great club so I'm in too. You never know I may find a crew one day or see a lonely mermaid in the water and have to rescue her.

If it is a nice day I'll be happy to offer to be the dummy - a role I frequently fulfill anyway!

 

[FullCircle]

You never know I may find a crew one day or see a lonely mermaid in the water and have to rescue her.



If it is a nice day I'll be happy to offer to be the dummy - a role I frequently fulfill anyway!

A little unlikely in the average swatchway.....

More likely to look like this..

Here is the way to deal with Man Overboard.

 

[bitman]

Here is the way to deal with Man Overboard.

oh, i thought that this was the way to catch fish...

 

[Marmalade]

Sept 18th

OK - provisionally I'm looking at Sept 18th for this...

In addition to the standard recovery from a moored boat I wonder if we could...

a) do something for single handers (following Karouise's comment) - ie how easy is it to get back aboard your own boat if you fall off and is there anything you can rig to assist - and does it work?

b) do a session for partners who often helm but aren't normally skippers - ie get them to recover you if you fall off (with an experienced person beside them to assist)

c) do something from moving boats - ie that involves getting the boat back to the MOB

Options will depend on numbers. We have great showers / changing facilities at Marconi so any volunteer MOBs will be suitably catered for. I'll get one (or more if nec) of our RIBs for safety / support / taking embarassing photos.

I suggest we follow it all by a bring-your-own meat bbq. I'll fire up the barbie and bring the coal (and open the bar) and everyone can cook their own roadkill.

Stay the night on a Marconi mooring or over the road in the Osea anchorage as conditions and preference suit and sail home on the Sunday.

What do you think?

 

[Athene V30]

Many Thanks Simon. When I can find my diary, I will put the date in!

 

[PaulGooch]

That suits us fine, thanks for taking the time to organise things.

 

[FullCircle]

Great thanks Simon. Looking forward to it.

 

[millbeach]

Only up the river at Millbeach.
Count me in might be very intresting.
Remind us later in season, as i have a memory like a GOLDFISH.
(5 SECOND MEMORY) LOL..