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Subject: RE: [worldcruising] Re: Security belt
From: Barry Brazier (barryb@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Jan 23 2001 - 17:27:05 EST
The biggest practical problem is knowing when to put the harness on.
I have sailed 1000s of mile with out mine on. I put it on when ever I sleep
in the cockpit and when I move around deck. But on long Pacific voyages with
many days in mild weather it is too tempting to leave it off while in the
cockpit.
I know however that freak waves can occur any were any time and I know of
people who have been caught out with big seas in apparently calm weather.
Barry
-----Original Message-----
From: Sigge Johansson [mailto:siggej@XXX.XXX]
Sent: Wednesday, 24 January 2001 7:43 AM
To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
Subject: SV: [worldcruising] Re: Security belt
Very well put, Ian Wright
I also would never ever be able to get aboard the boat again after having
miraculous get my hands on the floating line. And I don't know of any that
would manage it. But there are perhaps some Supermen out there who might be
lucky.
The ONLY way to success is: Use them simple proven means available and don't
fall overboard.
Wishing Warm Winds
sigge
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Wright <ian@XXX.XXX>
To: <worldcruising@XXX.XXX>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Re: Security belt
> On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 11:57:13 EST, you wrote:
>
> >Mr Wright, I challenge you to contribute some constructive criticism
rather
> >than theorizing, calling others' ideas nonsense and expecting proof. I
should
> >think you'd expect the same courtesy.
>
> You misunderstand me, I'm not theorizing, I'm telling you from long
> years of practical experience that towing a hundred yards of knotted
> rope will do little or nothing to help a man in the water, except
> perhaps, allow him a few minutes of rising exhaustion before he drowns
> to contemplate how foolish he was not to have been clipped on with a
> short enough tether so that he could not leave the boat...........
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