Now HenryF is a YouTube star too!

[Seastoke]

Lifejackets take up a significant portion of our safety briefing when welcoming guests on board. We carry 17 life jackets as well as an additional 17 lifejackets specifically for use by guests when transiting from the boat to The Hut restaurant aboard their tender. We do this to ensure our boat complies with coding rules at all times even when guests are ashore at The Hut and if guests trigger their life jackets pre, during or post lunch we are still covered for the remainder of their day and subsequent charters.

Sharon performs “high risk” activities and so wears a life jacket at all times. She is also first response in the event of a man overboard situation. I would remain at the helm. If I perform high risk activities or am likely to perform them I wear a life jacket. With just 2 experienced boat owners on board I deemed it a low enough risk to remove my jacket but kept it to hand. Guests are restricted in where they can move around the boat and how they conduct themselves on board. We prohibit dancing or climbing on the seating for instance. So we don’t routinely require guests to wear life jackets at all times.

There are times such as entering the engine space or visiting a bathroom when wearing a life jacket could increase risk.

When helping Rafiki move his boat recently I was handling ropes and as such deemed high risk so my life jacket remained on at all times. The design and size of the boat meant that the risk of falling was higher than on the F55 as well.

Hope that provides a bit of background.

Henry

Hi Henry , I did see the good lady with her vest on with you and Nic in the saloon , but when you where coming up from the bedrooms at about 3 min 40 on the vid I did see see a guy going up the port side deck without a life vest . Just saying great boat by the way.

 

[Seastoke]

Exactly that, a straightforward common sense approach, rather than slavishly parroting soundbites designed for people who can't think for themselves.

Ok arry carry, you do what you want but don’t bereft me for making sure that me and my crew and guests are not safe at sea. In uk waters 2018, 22 people drowned at sea in the uk the coast guard stated that 11 could have been saved had they been using a buoyancy aid or life jacket . Remember you are the captain of your vessel and responsible for their lives. Don’t you think that everybody who goes for a fun day out on a boat , are coming home . In a port where I have been to there is a tribute to peeps who died , it states , Only the Tide is Guaranteed to Return to Shore. Bye.

 

[henryf]

Hi Henry , I did see the good lady with her vest on with you and Nic in the saloon , but when you where coming up from the bedrooms at about 3 min 40 on the vid I did see see a guy going up the port side deck without a life vest . Just saying great boat by the way.

I wasn’t coming up from the lower deck it was Nick. I was the person on the port side deck. We were tied securely to the pontoon port side to. Had I managed to fall off the boat despite hip height side rail and hand rail to my right I would have smacked onto the pontoon. My auto lifejacket wouldn’t have deployed because I would be on dry land. You need water for a life jacket to work.

 

[dunedin]

As this thread seems to have taken a diversion down the route of Lifejacket wearing (which I tend towards personally), this series of photos from Les Voiles de St Tropez may give a bit of light relief, though may also cause Mr Seastoke to have a heart attack- Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Stephen Cloutier Photo Gallery

 

[Mr Googler]

As this thread seems to have taken a diversion down the route of Lifejacket wearing (which I tend towards personally), this series of photos from Les Voiles de St Tropez may give a bit of light relief, though may also cause Mr Seastoke to have a heart attack- Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Stephen Cloutier Photo Gallery

Unfortunately I will be unable to treat the heart attack as having conducted a dynamic risk assessment, his pontoon looks too slippy so will await the marina guys to powerwash it but will follow closely behind and provide reassuring words

 

[Mr Googler]

As this thread seems to have taken a diversion down the route of Lifejacket wearing (which I tend towards personally), this series of photos from Les Voiles de St Tropez may give a bit of light relief, though may also cause Mr Seastoke to have a heart attack- Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Stephen Cloutier Photo Gallery

We don’t worry about WAFI’s falling in….they are much more likely to get a traumatic brain injury from a stupid boom or depression from going everywhere so slowly

 

[rafiki_]

Lifejackets take up a significant portion of our safety briefing when welcoming guests on board. We carry 17 life jackets as well as an additional 17 lifejackets specifically for use by guests when transiting from the boat to The Hut restaurant aboard their tender. We do this to ensure our boat complies with coding rules at all times even when guests are ashore at The Hut and if guests trigger their life jackets pre, during or post lunch we are still covered for the remainder of their day and subsequent charters.

Sharon performs “high risk” activities and so wears a life jacket at all times. She is also first response in the event of a man overboard situation. I would remain at the helm. If I perform high risk activities or am likely to perform them I wear a life jacket. With just 2 experienced boat owners on board I deemed it a low enough risk to remove my jacket but kept it to hand. Guests are restricted in where they can move around the boat and how they conduct themselves on board. We prohibit dancing or climbing on the seating for instance. So we don’t routinely require guests to wear life jackets at all times.

There are times such as entering the engine space or visiting a bathroom when wearing a life jacket could increase risk.

When helping Rafiki move his boat recently I was handling ropes and as such deemed high risk so my life jacket remained on at all times. The design and size of the boat meant that the risk of falling was higher than on the F55 as well.

Hope that provides a bit of background.

Henry

Actually Henry, I could see the whites of you eyes, and white knuckles when we left the pontoon.

 

[Seastoke]

I wasn’t coming up from the lower deck it was Nick. I was the person on the port side deck. We were tied securely to the pontoon port side to. Had I managed to fall off the boat despite hip height side rail and hand rail to my right I would have smacked onto the pontoon. My auto lifejacket wouldn’t have deployed because I would be on dry land. You need water for a life jacket to work.

I am sorry Henry but you was in front of nic k when the guy went up the side deck, but I don’t wish to offend anyone , so I am leaving the debate. Enjoy your beautiful craft and stay safe.

 

[henryf]

I am sorry Henry but you was in front of nic k when the guy went up the side deck, but I don’t wish to offend anyone , so I am leaving the debate. Enjoy your beautiful craft and stay safe.

I’m pretty sure I know what I look like. Greg was in front of Nick. I’ve just checked in the mirror and I was going forwards on the port side deck.

I hear your concern on life jackets and see some terrible stuff out on the Solent but you really will have to trust that I know who I am….

 

[ari]

Just when I thought it couldn't get any more bizarre! Remarkable.