We began the story of our friend falling off a sailboat in last week’s post where we left Nige floating in a cruel sea hoping the tiger sharks wouldn’t notice him. Nige is a solo sailor, so when his sailboat SY Bison rocketed away over the horizon with his cat Click here for full post: […] More
Man overboard! Falling off the boat is every mariner’s nightmare. Especially when you are offshore in a storm. And you have two cracked ribs from an earlier knock down. To make matters worse, you are a solo sailor, so there’s no-one coming back for you. This was the situation in Click here for full post: […] More
When it comes to boat safety it’s quite a broad category. You might immediately think that it’s just life jackets, a GPS positioning device and Man Overboard equipment but that’s only a very small tip of the iceberg. As with most things boating related, safety is yet another huge category Click here for full post: […] More
When it comes to sailing and sailboats there are several different ways to do a variety of tasks. Some captains and sailing schools preach one method and others preach another. Your best bet is to understand the options and then choose the system, or way, that works best for you. Click here for full post: […] More
I don’t think we find anything as worrisome as the idea of a man overboard. Since we often sail with just two on board, one of us is always on watch, while the other needs to try and sleep in order to stay useful. For me, the idea of waking up to find that Lisa […] More
Safety at sea – the real risks of sailing Post updated May 15, 2018 When stories are reported as the recent “Man Overboard on Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag” was, it is a sobering reminder of the greatest risk we face as ocean-going sailors. Falling overboard. And though it is human nature to wonder at every […] More
Safety at sea – the real risks of sailing Post updated May 15, 2018 When stories are reported as the recent “Man Overboard on Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag” was, it is a sobering reminder of the greatest risk we face as ocean-going sailors. Falling overboard. And though it is human nature to wonder at every […] More