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piseas
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Initially Posted - 08/24/2012 : 15:34:53

Yesterday I took my brother out sailing. He was here from Seattle and had planned to go on a day sail about a month in advance. We only had 1 day in which he could sail with me as he had business and other obligations. About a week before his arrival I checked out the sailing conditions using one of my favorite apps, SailFlow
It was going to be hot with light winds. I was not excited as last time he came, we had light winds.
But we were going sailing regardless as I scheduled the day off from work. As soon as we got to the boat, I noticed a dredger was at the end of my fairway making it difficult to get out but doable. That went fine.
As we got out of the harbor and passed the 2 jetties we immediately noticed it was NOT light winds. Probably 15+ knots with gusts. Seas were very choppy. We were getting spray in our face. We only had the main up and were sailing at a pretty good clip. I had my bro turn into the wind and out came my new 135 and we were flying.
As we were still being hit pretty hard by the swells, I thought I better tell by bro to put on a PFD. (I always wear mine.)Well no sooner had I helped him put it on and said to pull the yellow cord, he PULLED it!
I hadn't finished saying, "if you end up in the water." He said he thought he was tightening it. I was so mad I forgot to take a pic as now its funny. I had told my family who blamed me, or course, saying I should have said,"If you fall in the water, then pull the yellow cord," and not the reverse as I did.
So let this be a lesson to the rest of you out there. Watch what you say and plan your words. BTW, we had a great day of sailing. He said he never felt scared and was great at the tiller the entire time.
Steve A

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PiSeas II
2003 C250 WK #692
Newport Beach, CA

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 08/24/2012 : 15:51:55

Reminds me of a Dirty Jobs sequence:
Cranberry jelly lady as Mike picks up a pitcher: "It's pectin...and it's hot"
Mike yowls in pain and says "In the future, you might consider the order of your statements, such as "It's hot, ...and it's pectin".

Sounds like a lot more exciting than when we took you & your brother out. Do you carry a re-arm kit for the PFD? I have one for each of ours (of course they're different, they don't make my vest any more, so I couldn't get one in Rita's size).

15 knots in our boats can be pretty exciting. We took in our first reef last time we were out in 8-9 knots, and it certainly helped to keep the boat flatter, and Rita's eyes properly almond shaped.

We always wear our PFDs as well, and this last time, she told me that she wasn't even frightened by the heeling. We're making strides.

Glad you guys had a good time.

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Response Posted - 08/25/2012 : 07:42:46

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by delliottg
 ...and this last time, she told me that she wasn't even frightened by the heeling. We're making strides.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">If her pattern follows my late Admiral's, pretty soon she'll be complaining when you're not heeling--it tends to be a sign of not going.

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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 08/26/2012 : 06:02:12

You could tell your brother to read the handle next time he's on your boat. It says: "Jerk to Inflate!"

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 08/26/2012 : 07:26:46

Students will imitate you down to the smallest detail. It can be quite amusing, and as a scuba instructor I have alot of funny stories.

When teaching, role model behavior is essential. You have to be on your game and ready to respond quickly when a student makes a mistake.

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I was so mad
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Never do this.

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jerlim
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Response Posted - 08/26/2012 : 10:51:28

Here's the hammer, I will hold the nail...when I nod my head - hit it with the hammer...

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piseas
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Response Posted - 08/27/2012 : 15:34:02

Thanks all. I am so over it now and have learned a valuable lesson. Unfortunately I didn't have spare cartridge so as fun a time as we were having, I didn't feel comfortable without one so cut the time out short. We sailed back in the harbor and had a great time sailing in safer waters-a little less breezy but no chop.
Steve A

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putzmeister
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Response Posted - 08/27/2012 : 16:47:48

Reminds me of the first time my brother crewed on a Lightning. When the start gun fired he immediately pulled-in the mainsheet . . . all the way. Skipper and crew immediately went into the water. My brother started laughing and when he saw the frown on the skipper's face - he started laughing even harder!

A little instruction might have helped avoid this.

Edited by - putzmeister on 08/27/2012 16:49:29

Voyager
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Response Posted - 08/27/2012 : 18:08:40

Just a comment. You didn't have to cut your trip short since an autoinflateable jacket will remain inflated for hours. He could have worn it and it would be a perfectly legitimate PFD. If air seeped out, if it's like my Mustang, there's a blow tube built in to inflate it by mouth. Of course if he had to wear the inflated PFD all day long, he would have felt like an ass. Sorta fitting.

Oops! Forgot comments were closed . . .

Edited by - Voyager on 08/27/2012 18:10:04

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