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Re: Dinghy drowning..
[Re: Manpot]
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03/23/2023 03:56 PM
03/23/2023 03:56 PM
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Deepcut
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the importance of a kill switch tethered to your wrist. Importance to attach (also test it by pulling it out when checking out dinghy for the first time at charter base)
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Re: Dinghy drowning..
[Re: Deepcut]
#298153
03/24/2023 09:45 AM
03/24/2023 09:45 AM
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Dinghy operation:
1) Speed appropriate for conditions 2) SLOW in dark 3) Kill Switch lanyard 4) Good flashlight at night (To see and be seen). Cellphone lights are inadequate. 5) Alcohol can impair judgement and physical ability 6) personal floatation devices (especially if going outside mooring field) 7) Handheld VHF recommended (especially if going outside mooring field) Switch number 5 to number 1 and change can to will and you nailed it!
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Re: Dinghy drowning..
[Re: Manpot]
#298214
03/25/2023 10:59 AM
03/25/2023 10:59 AM
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Of course this is a horrible tragedy that I hope is a learning point for at least one person but I guess I'm the only one that likes the tree. It has been there so long that it is part of nature now. There are all sorts of organisms that have now made that tree home. It's not like it is underwater or hard to see. This is human error. It could have been a small fishing boat sitting there in the water that he hit.
Sue s/v Ripple Leopard 40
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