Not to be rude, but you are going to tell people who have come out for a pleasant day of sailing that? Doesn't it scare the cra* out of them?
Safety Checklist For Guests
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sounds like Capta needs a bigger boat, and to keep a weather eye out. I never tip the boat beyond 15 degrees cause she does not sail well with the side slip that happens at greater angles of heel. You can point will but the side slip makes the point moot. You are pointing at the mark and sailing 90 degrees from that course. What would be the point?
on a related note:
I have noticed that some folks don't wake up fast. It can take them 30 minutes to become functional. Yes they can carry on a conversation and they can answer questions but a minute later they have no idea what you just said to them.
KNOW your crew. Before you hand off control to the next guy make sure you get a "back brief." That is ask them what you just told them. If they can't get it right just wait a few minutes and start again from the beginning. And share this among the crew. It is just a fact of life and nothing to be ashamed of so just be mater of fact about it. Safety is everybody's business.
I have noticed that some folks don't wake up fast. It can take them 30 minutes to become functional. Yes they can carry on a conversation and they can answer questions but a minute later they have no idea what you just said to them.
KNOW your crew. Before you hand off control to the next guy make sure you get a "back brief." That is ask them what you just told them. If they can't get it right just wait a few minutes and start again from the beginning. And share this among the crew. It is just a fact of life and nothing to be ashamed of so just be mater of fact about it. Safety is everybody's business.
Bigger boats don't heel as much for a given wind speed.
one man's gale is another's fresh breeze.
one man's gale is another's fresh breeze.
Did you happen to notice the picture of us sailing into Bequia in my posts? Notice the full main and 300% genoa, and how the boat has her rail buried. We may not heel quite as fast as a little 40 footer, but we can carry significantly more canvas on our 65' main mast with half inch wire, never mind the mizzen at 42'. It really isn't about wind speed, but rather how much gear the prudent mariner puts up in a given wind speed.
Ok Capta
I'm thinking that if you are routinely heeling to the point where the gunnel is in the water then you should check your compass heading with your GPS heading. I think you will find that boats sail best when sailed upright.
And I did say "sounds like" not "needs"
I'm thinking that if you are routinely heeling to the point where the gunnel is in the water then you should check your compass heading with your GPS heading. I think you will find that boats sail best when sailed upright.
And I did say "sounds like" not "needs"
Sailing a 27 on a large lake and the so called captain needs quests to follow his instructions first and foremost. lol I'll bet it's also the last time they come sailing with you. I'd just ask them if they know how to swim or not and give them a cocktail, no need to think you need to be throwing orders around on a little boat you can sail all by yourself. Do you also assign rank to the wife and kids...........
We don't per-se have a safety walkthrough on our boat, though I do make sure to tell everybody where the life jackets are (or give them one to wear if they like). However, the ASA has a really nice "Intro to Sailing" online course that we have sent to some of our friends before they get on the boat. Though it is obviously not everything you need to know, since our boat is fairly small, everybody needs to be able to move around when we need to tack/gybe without everyone tripping over everyone else. We obviously don't make anybody take the course, but I think the guests have a better time if they know what is happening. Here is the ASA online course:
http://asa.com/lts-yourfirstsail.html
http://asa.com/lts-yourfirstsail.html
Yeah that does sound scary but I have seen someone fall from the high side to the low side and almost go overboard and they injured someone along the way, so I would rather scare them a little ahead of time than see another injury.
The safety and "here's how things work" talk is a perfect time to include "how to use the toilet" instructions, emphasizing what can and CANNOT be flushed!
I'm on a middling size lake and when taking out non-sailors I always give a safety brief that includes the basics; man overboard, including what to do if it happens to me that leaves the boat in an unplanned event while underway, life jackets, boom, basic engine operation and how to use the radio and emergency numbers as well as marina phone numbers.
After a little incident last June I'm working on updating what I do.
I had my son and daughter in law and two of my grand kids out for a sail one beautiful Monday morning and we decided to anchor and go for a swim. I was done swimming and had climbed back aboard was was in the process of getting dried off and starting to put things away. Stepping down into the cabin I managed to slip on the top step and made an express trip to the cabin sole. My thoughts while I was doing my initial self assessment of how hurt I was went to "What the hell are these kids gonna do if I just seriously borked myself?". I now have a laminated card with several emergency numbers that I keep in a drawer and show and tell guests where it is and who to call.
Luckily I was able to go about getting the anchor up and get us back to the dock without letting them know how much pain I was in.
After a little incident last June I'm working on updating what I do.
I had my son and daughter in law and two of my grand kids out for a sail one beautiful Monday morning and we decided to anchor and go for a swim. I was done swimming and had climbed back aboard was was in the process of getting dried off and starting to put things away. Stepping down into the cabin I managed to slip on the top step and made an express trip to the cabin sole. My thoughts while I was doing my initial self assessment of how hurt I was went to "What the hell are these kids gonna do if I just seriously borked myself?". I now have a laminated card with several emergency numbers that I keep in a drawer and show and tell guests where it is and who to call.
Luckily I was able to go about getting the anchor up and get us back to the dock without letting them know how much pain I was in.
Most of our charter guests are German speaking. Not being that myself, it was important for us to impress upon them that NOTHING go in the head that had not been previously consumed. After the first guest pleasantly tried to correct the German on our sign, I replied that it was that way because nothing grabs someone's attention more than a grammatically incorrect sign. It has worked perfectly for three seasons.