GHA
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Comes up quite often in posts & blogs, "Then we did a few hours of man overboard drills before setting off..."
But can't remember ever seeing anyone say "then we spent a few hours out on the water practicing, having a good think about it & looking at how to ensure we all stay on the boat.."
Imho you should only spend time/money at "disaster recovery" stuff after doing everything practical & realistic to ensure the disaster doesn't happen in the first place. People seem very quick to leap straight past that part...
Interesting podcast here, actually the whole series going though the RYA sea survival book from cover to cover is interesting >
#112 | Safety at Sea | How to AVOID MOB Situations
Personally solo I use a lightweight climbing harness & grillion device to shorten the lanyard instantly, over the side = dead, little point thinking otherwise solo..
Good idea imo to practice clipping off often, not so much just for the practice but to make it no big deal so it's pretty much instinctive & no great decision to make if the weather gets up a bit.
But can't remember ever seeing anyone say "then we spent a few hours out on the water practicing, having a good think about it & looking at how to ensure we all stay on the boat.."
Imho you should only spend time/money at "disaster recovery" stuff after doing everything practical & realistic to ensure the disaster doesn't happen in the first place. People seem very quick to leap straight past that part...
Interesting podcast here, actually the whole series going though the RYA sea survival book from cover to cover is interesting >
#112 | Safety at Sea | How to AVOID MOB Situations
Personally solo I use a lightweight climbing harness & grillion device to shorten the lanyard instantly, over the side = dead, little point thinking otherwise solo..
Good idea imo to practice clipping off often, not so much just for the practice but to make it no big deal so it's pretty much instinctive & no great decision to make if the weather gets up a bit.