Oh, me store-bought tether is 76" clip-to-clip. Hanging it over the lifeline clipped to the jackline with the jackline fully stretched out, the other clip touches the water. That's the clip that would be attached to me harness! The water would probably be up to me chest, at least, with me a-dangling from the tether. If the yacht was heeled and moving I'd be fighting to keep me face above water. I doubt survivable for long. Potentially a question mark for generalized "arm-chair theories" on harnesses and tethers when single-handing across oceans.
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