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Essential Equipment for The Worst Case: Your Mate Goes Over

Crew Overboard Pole - The single greatest component of any crew overboard recovery method is keeping sight of the victim. If you loose sight of her or him in rough seas, the game is probably over and the crew is most likely lost.The best prevention for losing sight of the victim is the crew overboard pole – a floating pole with counterweight to keep it upright, and a flag/strobe light/EPIRB combination. Have it handy to the cockpit, easy and ready to deploy. This is your very first defense…See More

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Essential Equipment for The Worst Case: Your Mate Goes Over

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The Fatal Statistics

The sad fact is that almost half of all crew overboard incidences result in a fatality. According to United States Coast Guard statistics, more than 2500 crew overboard incidences occurred during the five-year period from 2001 through 2005. Of those occurrences, nearly a thousand resulted in drowning. That's too many lost lives.Among survivors, almost 90% were injured. Let us not take a liaise faire attitude toward falling in the water. The results are likely to be far worse than just getting…See More

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Crew Overboard for Couples: When your mate goes over - and you're the only one left

Forward: How this blog was launched A blustery day on the Chesapeake can be a great venue for teaching crew overboard techniques. The students were a soon-to-retire couple picking up their recently purchased Catalina 38 in the Delmarva peninsula, taking her 70 miles southwest to her new home in Virginia. Skies were overcast but not rainy and winds were twenty to twenty-five out of the northwest. The bay itself was a bit choppy but not bad, so I was somewhat surprised to find we were the only…See More

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I don't know where you are located, but you'd be hard pressed to find a better school than Ocean Sailing Academy in Charleston, South Carolina. Best of Luck to you, Capt. Joe Brown www.osasailing.com/

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Name of Boat (please enter N/A if none): Bella Sera

Favorite Local Island: Marco Island

Favorite Boatable Restaurant: Bayou Joe's, Panama City, FL

Your Marina: KenLake Marina

Marital Status: Married

About Me / Us (what you do for a living, about your family, other hobbies, boating experience, anything else you want to share, etc..): USCG Master's license, US Sailing Cruising Instructor, Record Producer, Father, Husband, Reader

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Essential Equipment for The Worst Case: Your Mate Goes Over

Crew Overboard Pole - The single greatest component of any crew overboard recovery method is keeping sight of the victim. If you loose sight of her or him in rough seas, the game is probably over and the crew is most likely lost.

The best prevention for losing sight of the victim is the crew overboard pole – a floating…

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Posted on April 30, 2010 at 9:07am

Overboard Prevention: Making Sure You Stay On The Boat

Now that you know why you need these crew-of-two overboard recovery methods, let’s start with an approach that’s even better. How about staying on the boat in the first place?

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Posted on April 28, 2010 at 3:30pm