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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