Man hospitalized after being thrown from capsizing sailboat
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Re: Man hospitalized after being thrown from capsizing sailb
The 73 year-old sailor was apparently saved by a windsurfer who found him in the water and got him onto the board to at least get him out of the water. Water temp at 59 degrees on Lake Michigan, still, wow that's cold. Our water temp finally reached 70 degrees, late for this time of year.
The windsurfer was undoubtedly wearing a steamer, so he was comfortable in the water while waiting for assistance. The core temp of the victim was down to 80 degrees?!?!? Isn't that dangerously close to death?
The report says he got knocked out of the boat by the boom ... the other report says "capsizing boat" yet it was sailing on it's own according to the windsurfer and it landed on the beach right-side up. I can see getting knocked off the boat if on deck, but not from the cockpit ... unless from a broach.
The 73 year-old sailor was apparently saved by a windsurfer who found him in the water and got him onto the board to at least get him out of the water. Water temp at 59 degrees on Lake Michigan, still, wow that's cold. Our water temp finally reached 70 degrees, late for this time of year.
The windsurfer was undoubtedly wearing a steamer, so he was comfortable in the water while waiting for assistance. The core temp of the victim was down to 80 degrees?!?!? Isn't that dangerously close to death?
The report says he got knocked out of the boat by the boom ... the other report says "capsizing boat" yet it was sailing on it's own according to the windsurfer and it landed on the beach right-side up. I can see getting knocked off the boat if on deck, but not from the cockpit ... unless from a broach.
Re: Man hospitalized after being thrown from capsizing sailb
Another story from an ill informed media. Wrong facts, wrong boat, etc.
Another story from an ill informed media. Wrong facts, wrong boat, etc.
Re: Man hospitalized after being thrown from capsizing sailb
Sometimes, using a dictionary is helpful. (Same for a Thesaurus.)
capsize |ˈkapˌsīz, kapˈsīz|
verb
(of a boat) overturn in the water: [ no obj. ] : the craft capsized in heavy seas | (as adj. capsized) : a capsized dinghy | [ with obj. ] : gale-force gusts capsized the dinghies.
noun [ in sing. ]
an instance of capsizing.
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: perhaps based on Spanish capuzar ‘sink (a ship) by the head,’ from cabo ‘head’ + chapuzar ‘to dive or duck.’
broach |brōCH| Nautical
verb [ no obj. ] (also broach to)
(of a ship with the wind on the quarter) veer and pitch forward because of bad steering or a sea hitting the stern, causing it to present a side to the wind and sea, lose steerage, and possibly suffer serious damage: we had broached badly, side on to the wind and sea | the ship would have broached to if the captain had not sprung to the wheel.
noun
a sudden and hazardous veering or pitching of a ship.
ORIGIN early 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
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I do have a problem with words changing meanings with good intentions but really dilute the language — for example using the word "crew" instead of "crew member" or "crewman".
A "crew" is a group. Saying "a crew of one" emphasizes the fact of being responsible for all tasks. "Crew overboard" would mean that the whole group of people had gone overboard, not just a single member of the crew.
crew |kro͞o|
noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ]
1 a group of people who work on and operate a ship, boat, aircraft, spacecraft, or train.
• a group of people working on a ship, aircraft, etc., other than the officers: the ship's captain and crew may be brought to trial.
• the sport of rowing a racing shell.
2 a group of people who work closely together: an ambulance crew | crews of firefighters from neighboring towns were called in.
• informal, often derogatory a group of people associated in some way: a crew of assorted computer geeks.
• informal a group of rappers, breakdancers, or graffiti artists performing or operating together.
verb [ with obj. ]
provide (a craft or vehicle) with a group of people to operate it: normally the boat is crewed by 5 people.
• [ no obj. ] act as a member of a crew, subordinate to a captain: I've never crewed for a world-famous yachtsman before.
DERIVATIVES
crewman |ˈkro͞omən| noun (pl. crewmen)
ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French creue ‘augmentation, increase,’ feminine past participle of croistre ‘grow,’ from Latin crescere. The original sense was ‘band of soldiers serving as reinforcements’; hence it came to denote any organized armed band or, generally, a company of people (late 16th cent).
Sometimes, using a dictionary is helpful. (Same for a Thesaurus.)
capsize |ˈkapˌsīz, kapˈsīz|
verb
(of a boat) overturn in the water: [ no obj. ] : the craft capsized in heavy seas | (as adj. capsized) : a capsized dinghy | [ with obj. ] : gale-force gusts capsized the dinghies.
noun [ in sing. ]
an instance of capsizing.
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: perhaps based on Spanish capuzar ‘sink (a ship) by the head,’ from cabo ‘head’ + chapuzar ‘to dive or duck.’
broach |brōCH| Nautical
verb [ no obj. ] (also broach to)
(of a ship with the wind on the quarter) veer and pitch forward because of bad steering or a sea hitting the stern, causing it to present a side to the wind and sea, lose steerage, and possibly suffer serious damage: we had broached badly, side on to the wind and sea | the ship would have broached to if the captain had not sprung to the wheel.
noun
a sudden and hazardous veering or pitching of a ship.
ORIGIN early 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
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I do have a problem with words changing meanings with good intentions but really dilute the language — for example using the word "crew" instead of "crew member" or "crewman".
A "crew" is a group. Saying "a crew of one" emphasizes the fact of being responsible for all tasks. "Crew overboard" would mean that the whole group of people had gone overboard, not just a single member of the crew.
crew |kro͞o|
noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ]
1 a group of people who work on and operate a ship, boat, aircraft, spacecraft, or train.
• a group of people working on a ship, aircraft, etc., other than the officers: the ship's captain and crew may be brought to trial.
• the sport of rowing a racing shell.
2 a group of people who work closely together: an ambulance crew | crews of firefighters from neighboring towns were called in.
• informal, often derogatory a group of people associated in some way: a crew of assorted computer geeks.
• informal a group of rappers, breakdancers, or graffiti artists performing or operating together.
verb [ with obj. ]
provide (a craft or vehicle) with a group of people to operate it: normally the boat is crewed by 5 people.
• [ no obj. ] act as a member of a crew, subordinate to a captain: I've never crewed for a world-famous yachtsman before.
DERIVATIVES
crewman |ˈkro͞omən| noun (pl. crewmen)
ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French creue ‘augmentation, increase,’ feminine past participle of croistre ‘grow,’ from Latin crescere. The original sense was ‘band of soldiers serving as reinforcements’; hence it came to denote any organized armed band or, generally, a company of people (late 16th cent).
It's getting there!
I just read that for heart attack victims they cool the body to 89 degrees F in some cases. I presume they don't dare go lower. Cardiac dysrythmias begin at about 85 degrees and are at great risk for under 72 degrees according to Medscape.