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Initially Posted - 08/28/2008 :  19:00:12  Show Profile
http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/3_year_old_dies_in_longshore_sailing_accident/#more
close by us , sad
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Response Posted - 08/28/2008 :  19:31:37  Show Profile
Truly sad.
I would never take a 3 year old out on a Hobie.

I also have a 13' sailing dinghy and I would have to think long and hard before taking someone's child aboard.

My heart goes out for the parents and the instructor.
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Response Posted - 08/28/2008 :  19:34:18  Show Profile
Tragic for both the family of the child and for the 18-yr-old instructor. From my recollection, Longshore uses Hobie 14s--not a good platform for three very young children on Long Island Sound, even if it doesn't flip.
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Response Posted - 08/28/2008 :  20:00:59  Show Profile
it was 10:30 Tuesday morning , probably not to many boats out either .
so young to be out
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Response Posted - 08/29/2008 :  07:23:23  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
We bring our newborn aboard, but in IMHO we are very protective, and frankly, are trying to figure out what we will do with him when walking/crawling starts happening.

When the kids (11 yr old and 4 month old) are aboard they have a pretty strict regime. No one does anything before putting on a PFD. There are infant PFD's and although they are expensive, we feel that the risk outweighs the expense.

The baby is "stowed" below in his car seat. We are one of the only people who are thankful for the groove in the floor of the catalinas. The space between the Stbd settee and the bump is just a little wider than a carseat. Then we take everything off the settees and shelves that is liable to lose its place when the boat heels over.

The 11 year old has a harness and tether, and ours is the only boat I know of on our lake with jacklines installed. She is tethered at all times while under sail.

The great fear is that while under sail something could happen to me, leaving the kids stranded. Our response to that is that the 11yr old has gone to sailing school, and she should be able to at least beach the boat. If Dad perished that would be better than losing a young life. She has been taught to use the VHF, and has been told to yell at every boat that goes by. When it means staying alive, the only rule is do whatever it takes.

I hope nothing like this ever happens, but I think we are prepared enough that the kids are safe.
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Response Posted - 08/29/2008 :  08:28:43  Show Profile
Sounds good, Chris... I gather she also has learned how to stop the boat--that's the most basic MOB maneuver. For rug-rats, some people install mesh on the lifelines around the cockpit--not sure what they do about access to the outboard.
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