GPSguru Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 5 hours ago, JonC said: Are you actually promoting going against RYA guidelines? Gps is an experienced operator of boats, others reading may not be. The RYA guidelines are exactly what is on the tin ........ Guidelines .............not mandatory, not a COP, just guidelines............ The bottom line is, and I say this to all open boat users............. 1. Wear a Kill cord ........ it will save your life and the lives of others 2. Make sure the kill cord is in good order, and the kill switch is tested at each annual service. 3. Make sure it is SECURELY fixed to the wearer, and the wearer will always be the helm 4. Make sure that it cannot get tangled and interfere with the safe operation of the boat A rescue / safety boat helm should never fail to wear a kill cord ............ and you have met that criteria 👍 Saintly Fish and JonC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Well done Jon. At least you got something right in life👍🏻 JonC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) These guys had the safety line attached but even in these relatively calm conditions for our bar, when the boat got caught by a wave they accidentally pulled the release and after trying to start the engine with it disconnected ended up flooding the motor. This has happened numerous times with people accidentally disconnecting in this situation, hence why it placed around my leg is far better. By the way these were inexperienced boaters at crossing bars, which is obvious from the video. Edited December 10, 2020 by JDP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 2 hours ago, JonC said: Can’t you just get someone to build you a nice marina? There is a marina but the river and lake are tidal and the east coast is exposed to swell almost all year round, hence why some parts of Oz are so well known for surf. We have a swell prediction for around 8m over the weekend for some parts of the coast, we can get large swell without any wind, unlike when I lived on the IOW where most of our rough sea conditions were due mostly to wind waves. Bar crossings here and New Zealand have a reputation of being quite dangerous. You can sometimes be far offshore experiencing beautiful conditions only to find the bar playing up when you return, which isn't fun after dark!!! This is why fast deep V hulls are so common, they help soften the ride and give you the speed to outrun bad weather or dash between waves when needed. Staying with a wave coming back in could mean running over 24 knots just to stay with it but you need a lot more than 24kts up your sleeve. I do enjoy coming in through it when its bad but heading out takes very careful timing and often holding the boat in reverse against a run out tide and big waves for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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