After several fatal short-handed crew overboard incidents involving members of the Sailing Foundation in Seattle, thr
Rule 1. Stay on the boat.
The methods for dealing with Man Overboard emergencies on a short-handed boat require a few modifications from the standard recoveries taught for fully-crewed race boats. The purpose of this note is to highlight those differences in technique and thinking, and to provide references for further skill development by you.
Last weekend [October 2015], I was asked to take part in US Sailing’s National Faculty during their annual meeting.
Frequently we move some of our safety thinking to the back when on a charter vacation. Life is good, we are lai