Man over board

[Pappy Jack]

      

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I remember a (heated) discussion some time ago about man over board prevention. Well, here is a BBC video of what can happen in a split second if you don't wear you harness and lanyard.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8383946.stm?ls

I hope it doesn't scare ya .

Fair winds,

Pappy Jack


Edit by Captain Smollett: fixed broken link, such as it is...url tag not working properly, so cut and paste form the 'code' block above.

Edit Edit by CapnK: Removed 'code' tags, so it'd werk ryte. ;)

[Newbie1]

link doesnt work


WAB

[Captain Smollett]

Cut and paste the link from the OP.

[newt]

impressive how he just flew out between the lifelines.  Makes me want to put up webbing or cloth.

[Gary Guss]

Makes me glad I'm sailing on an inland lake in the good old summer time.

[CapnK]

Proof that crossing oceans in large vessels does NOT give any guarantee of safety over doing so in much smaller ones.  ;D

Go sailFar.  8)

[s/v Faith]

What a poor cockpit design....

  Elevated cockpit, no real combings... lost of downhill slope to head over. 

Not too many small boats designed as poorly as that.