[Rhodes22-list] New Sailor Fears

[Cover-Man]

Rummy,

How novel...    I was sure you would throw them a bottle of Mt.Gay, then again you might prefer to savor one yourself...

Art

And,  have a nice day!

On May 10, 2011, at 10:56 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

> I don't adhere to the everybody wears a lifejacket rule, it's a personal  
> choice, but we do practice man overboard drills. On RumRunner if someone  
> goes overboard, everyone knows that the first thing you do is  throw them one 
> of the seat cushions. Then I can take my time coming about to  pick them up 
> and even lower the sails if needed. If time permits we might even  swing by 
> and deliver a cold refreshment so they don't become parched or  dehydrated.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> 
> In a message dated 5/10/2011 10:40:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> bencittadino at gmail.com writes:
> 
> 
> 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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