The whip of a Jib sheet

[Talulah]

One of our regulars was sailing on someone else's boat from Chichester to Cowes.
To quote:
"Beware of flailing genoa sheets, we all know this anyway but this one got me when I was not even involved in the tack. I was sitting a long way back from a guy on the winch when we tacked, he didn't get the line in very quickly and it whipped right back to where I was sitting :-( so easily happens when everything is a bit crazy in high winds (close hauled into 35kts wind over tide - Chichester to Cowes)

I didn't see it coming as I was attending to the mainsheet winch, felt like I had been kicked by a horse. Good job I wasn't looking towards it and good job I had my heavy duty oilskins on."


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[Lakesailor]

I think the accepted title for such a thread is "Hurty Arm"

 

[Storyline]

ouch !

not saying it was not painful but some people bruise a lot more easily than others.

 

[SimonFa]

ouch !

not saying it was not painful but some people bruise a lot more easily than others.

I stopped taking a daily aspirin because I bruised so easily that I was worried that in itself could cause more problems than the aspirin solved. I used to be black and blue from everyday knocks.

The op does look painful though, a real wtf moment when that happened I suspect.

 

[Robert Wilson]

Is that BOTH arms? Wow! Lucky it didn't wrap around your neck/head.

 

[bignick]

Is that BOTH arms? Wow! Lucky it didn't wrap around your neck/head.

I think there may be a clue in that the one in the pink shirt is taken with a phone via the mirror... .

 

[Robert Wilson]

I think there may be a clue in that the one in the pink shirt is taken with a phone via the mirror... .

Well, it was late in the day when I posted
Well done. Very perceptive of you:encouragement:

 

[Ehecatl]

Take Arnica, cream or tablets, it does work

 

[jwilson]

Breaking the 2 rules for a good crew:

1) Does not bruise easily,

and

2) Does not complain when bruised.

 

[savageseadog]

Poor covering excuse for a visit to the local BDSM establishment

 

[prv]

Still not sure which I prefer - that, or having to find a matching dorade box since we lost one over the side this weekend

Pete