SWMBO qualifies for rare RYA cert.today

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Alfie168

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Its called the "Chucking the winch handle over the side" level one.

She passed with flying colours, and I managed to get us lee shored, and we got tangled in weed when we moored for our picnic elsewhere. Doh!!!! beginners mistakes I fear..

Apart from that Rutland Water provided some quite exciting sailing today....and yes, we had a spare winch handle to wind the keel up.

Tim
 
I already have that one. However, I attained it with a distinction, because it was done Mid-Channel using the very rare "two-person" approach, where each person thinks the other has a firm grip on the handle. Morgana can supply further details.

We've all been there :)
 
In the days when I used Barton Boom reefing - I had terrible habit of lodging the handle in the gap of mast tabernacle and mast itself ... I lost count of the number that got 'flipped' over side by flailing halyards, sheets !
 
jhr said:
I already have that one. However, I attained it with a distinction, because it was done Mid-Channel using the very rare "two-person" approach, where each person thinks the other has a firm grip on the handle. Morgana can supply further details.

We've all been there :)
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I believe we also passed with distinction due to executing a flawless tandem backflip while disposing of the winch handle, following a slip on still fresh tomato soup....
 
Received my SOB recovery under sail award on Saturday. That's shoe overboard, not mine by the way!)....it took four attempts, but aforementioned shoe (which floated incredibly well...think the wearer now thinks he must be able to walk on water) suffered mild hypothermia, but has made a full recovery...thankfully, no mouth-to-shoe resuscitation was required!
 
Winch Handle / Gin Bottle variation

In the days when disposal of glass at sea was not frowned upon, it was common practice on a number of vessels that I sailed on for empty gin bottles, beer bottles, wine bottles or similar, to be disposed of by

1. grasping the empty bottle firmly by the neck
2. hold the bottle over the side of the boat
3. hit the body of the bottle hard with the winch handle to ensure that it breaks
4. release the neck of the bottle and allow to fall into the ocean
NB: only to be done in open waters, i.e. not at anchorages, close to beaches or in marinas

During step 4. it is key that the remains of the bottle is released, not the winch handle..... a mistake that I have witnessed but have not made myself
 
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