Sheesh Warren, must you now get me thinking, too? Glad that your injuries were not major as they could have been, or worse become separated from your boat.
Seldom think about what I might do as a solo sailor when this or that might happen. Sailing in the protected waters of the PNW perhaps have let some complacency seep in. I seem to worry more about whether the beer is cold enough, or where on earth did I stow the smoked salmon, or ...
Lots of spares on the boat (filters, impellers, belts, blocks, etc.) as well as tools, and off shore gear that I have never installed or used. There was a time when the main got jammed half way up, but a short trip into a marina nearby found a mast monkey willing to unjam the halyard for a pittance. That happening in the open ocean miles away from help, well complicated. I've been up the mast some number of times, but with help. Solo, another matter. Push come to shove I suppose I could have released the halyard from the head cringle letting the main drop, but...
Then what could have happened had I not felt the boat drifting in a blow when the mooring ring cut through my mooring line, or when I'm ashore enjoying the local festival and notice Belle-Vie at anchor is moving toward the rock breakwater and about to be on the rocks. What if...