[Rhodes22-list] New Sailor Fears

[BenCittadino]

Welcome Bill;

One more thought....I have come to the conclusion that the only real danger
which comes from the boat heeling is "man overboard". I sail in a bay open
to the ocean and have adopted an "everybody wears a life jacket all the
time" policy. This is a tough rule to enforce on hot days in calm weather in
the summer but I am the Captain and it is enforced. With the risks attendant
to boom swings hitting heads, wakes from large vessels, and other unforeseen
hazards I just feel better knowing nobody will slip beneath the waves into
Davy Jones' locker without giving me a chance to come about and pick them
up.

The good news is that they make some very comfortable non-bulky life jackets
now. Your kids will definitely complain about wearing flotation devices,
especially after they get a little confidence.

Practice "man overboard" maneuvers under sail until you get really good at
it.

Oh yeah...have fun too.

Best,

BenC 




bill pauer wrote:
> 
> Hello, Everyone,
> 
> My family and I are the proud new owners of our first Rhodes 22 (a  
> 1980 Rhodes which you may have seen on the list about a month ago).  I  
> am working on a list of mechanical questions for the list, but for the  
> moment I was hoping for some help with one of my crew.  I have a  
> twelve year old daughter and fourteen year old son.  While we don't  
> have much sailing experience as a family, my wife has had sailing  
> lessons and has actually instructed on small boats and I have sailed  
> for many years making it up as I went along.  The trouble I am having  
> is convincing my fourteen year old son that the boat is not going to  
> capsize.  I would like to say that it can't happen, but I am fairly  
> sure that is not the case.  I did read in "The Report on the Rhodes  
> 22"  on Stan's site that because of the flared sides, the boat will  
> not capsize while under sail.
> Does anyone have a story that I could share with my son that might  
> instill some confidence that the chances of turning turtle and sinking  
> to the bottom of the lake are slim to none?
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Bill
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