You may want to consider waring a "rash guard" over your PFD and
harness. You can find them in most surf shops, and I think Gill makes
one with a hole for the trap ring. The rash guard will prevent
things, like lines, from getting up under all the overlapping bits of
your personal outfit. And you can get them with cool graphics to boot.
/Al
On May 21, 2006, at 5:43 PM, Aikisu@xxxxxxx wrote:
Rob,
I'm Changing mine to shackles. Sort of like a weedless hook for
fishing. makes sense, Practice safety. Strangest things can happen
go figuire, but more important is that you're OK .
Ken
In a message dated 5/21/2006 12:18:51 PM Pacific Standard Time,
drrld@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Raced yesterday. My life jacket got capture in the center of my
back to the Sea Dog clamp that’s on the jib sheet and attached to
the jib clew. It did this on the way through the jib slot and mast
upon righting the boat. As it restrained me in the middle of my
back, it continued from upright to capsized on the opposite side.
Trapped against the deck with my back, the boat turtled with me
under it, or pulled me under. There is a little breathing area
under a turtled boat. I did have enough length to force myself to
the outside, barely. It took 10 to 15 minutes to undo myself. I
was at the end of the fleet so there was no rescue possible.
Lessons:
Know how, and practice bailing out of your life jacket and than
harness. The same as it is taught in Scuba to take off your tank
underwater if ever snagged.
Have a knife attached to you.
Don’t use a sea dog clip on the jib clew/sheet. Use a shackle. If
you use them, tape them.
Good luck and be safe. The misfortunes of others are good
lessons. You don’t always need to learn first hand.
Rob
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