Quick straw poll!

[BarryH]

Reading the Plop! thread, many recomend wearing a life jacket. All well and good. I put one on as soon as i get the boat keys out and insist on the short people wearing one all the time as do I the wife.

Now, come on be honest. Who wears a life jacket while on the water and who doesn't. Don't need long winded answers just a ye or nay.

OK, to hell with it. Unbolt it and we'll use it as an anchor!

 

[byron]

Re: Quick straw pole!

nope!

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[Stingray]

We wear them for going up on the foredeck but they are the 'braces' type so not uncomfortable or bulky.

 

[MBJB]

no - but kids, yes

 

[coliholic]

On the sea yes if it's a bit choppy and just the two of us. But not on the river.

 

[LeytonC]

On The River :
If i am single handed & in lock, yes
otherwise no

On The Sea :
Most of the time, yes. Unless flat calm and sunny day.



Thanks

Leyton
(River Severn / Bristol Channel)

 

[tripleace]

Past Teddington on the thames (ie tidal ) YES

Thames up river NO

unless on my own at night.

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[davel]

When I deem it necessary. Generally, when its lumpy, dark or foggy, or if I'm nervous about the crew !

Dave L.

 

[markc]

me or crew on deck = yes. On flybridge during passage = no, but life jackets to hand on flybridge.

Any small people who may visit - yes all the time.

Me or guests out on RIB = always lifejacket and killcord

Can swim fine when conscious!

M

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[qsiv]

Not that I'm proud to admit it ..

But only if out of cockpit at night - and yes it does have a light.

I take the view that even with the family on board I am to all intents and purposes singlehanded so the chance of being picked up is very close to zero

 

[Torbay]

Barry,

What I find fascinating as the person who posted "plop" is that everyone who answered your post and straw poll had thought carefully about when they wore a LJ. Obviously the largest group of all are those that aren't as interested and didn't complete the poll. Most I guess would answer "never", and a small minority "always".

The intersting thing about the question I posed is that I bet that 90% of the people that swim (and who perhaps can less easily understand why others can't or may have a cause or a history to cause reasonable fear of water) state "you must swim just do it". Others, and perhaps the non swimmers say "take care, don't fall in, wear a LJ, and swimming just makes you suffer longer".

I'm simply going to always wear a LJ and make my wife do the dangerous stuff as she always has done.


J.

 

[MBJB]

The "no" had a proviso - only been on the river so far, but I will when I get out a bit further - honest!

 

[DepSol]

Only when I am waterskiing and that is when I am in the water not driving. All kids that come on board always where one without fail. no jacket no trip.

Dom

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[AJW]

100% of the time cos my boats a RIB and its the safe thing to do. In fact I have a simple rule of "no lifejacket, no come in the boat" although I occasionally flex it for those wearing BCD's or diving drysuits.

Another perhaps more pertinent question would be "how many of you wear a lifejacket whilst in your tender"? Aboard most big moatyboats the need might not be there unless one is scrambling around the foredeck, rough weather etc. But in a small tender on the way back from the pub in the dark with the tide flowing??
(Unless of course you alway spend your times in Marina's!)

 

[Guest]

when its choppy. out at night or in fog or when in a tender.

 

[Xenopus]

yes - fell in off foredeck as kid - very happy I did (wear one, not fall in)

 

[duncan]

ditto - thay are to hand in the cockpit with flares, extinguisher and waterproof handheld VHF!

 

[burgundyben]

Always at night.

Always if on my own.

Always outside cockpit.

Always for non boaty or non swimming crew.

Otherwise never.

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[ChrisP]

Yes x 4

What do you mean the sea gull in front's walking !!!

 

[andrewa]

Always when underway