[Rhodes22-list] New Sailor Fears

[R22RumRunner at aol.com]

Art,
If someone were to get hit by an empty rum bottle, it could cause serious  
damage. With my luck I'd probably do it in front of the Army Corps patrol 
boat  and get fined for littering.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 5/12/2011 3:02:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
cover-man at comcast.net writes:

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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