Man Overboard

Well we are almost ready to go, only a week left. Here is a picture of myself, Heather, Debbie and Greg.

We will be travelling south together - they will be on their boat, a CAL 39.

Earlier this week we got together on Salvation for the afternoon to practice man overboard drills. We tried to use the “quick stop” method, which usually worked but sometimes we had to modify it with a “figure eight” to be able to come to the windward side of the victim. What looks good on paper won’t always work and max flexibility is the key. Speaking of the victim, we used a plastic jug which we called “Wilson” (yes a rip off of the movie….) as you can see by the photos he was happy til he went for a swim. 

We also got to try out the new inner forestay and hank on the storm jib, it worked great and is a good addition to have.
We are using the inreach satellite system and if you if you wish to follow our trip, here is the link for the map, but note that there will be no movement until Aug 16th. Also if you point on the triangle on our location in the map page you will have the option to Email us.


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