If under sail, I prefer to hove to immediately after pushing the MOB button. That will almost immediately stop the boat and in many cases blow it back to the victim. This is the drill for my wife and I as we predominantly double hand. Without more crew and free hands it is challenging to catch a mainsail AND furl a headsail (heaven forbid a non-furler headsail).
Once you get hove-to it is easy to leave the helm and perform the rescue. If the hove-to does not get you (close enough) to the victim just let the headsail sheet out to tack over and then sail back to the victim. By this time you can deploy the life sling and perform the rescue maneuver prescribed by them. As we learned the hard way, don't try to sail to victim. You will likely pass them by with surprising speed. Sail past with the victim on the windward side and then turn into the wind as they pass somewhere behind the mast. Turning actually moves the stern away, again it gets you close but not too close. You will again be hove-to where you can more easily perform a rescue. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk -- When security matters. http://www.secure-my-email.com Hey guys, Nobody here has a GPS? I think a very early action is a push or two on the MOB button... prominent on most plotters. Push if ya got it! and toss the MOB pole. ** **Cheers, Russ ** ***Sweet *35 mk-1 At 10:35 PM 23/05/2013, you wrote: Racing season is ramping up. Time to discuss MOB procedures. This ought to be interesting. Here's a couple of reference sites. Note the different procedures and the advantages of each. < http://www.gosailing.info/Man%20Overboard.htm> < http://www.rorc.org/general-conditions/man-overboard.html> Note the disagreement on whether to recover the MOB on the windward or the leeward side. Also note that one site recommends immediate deployment of the MOB marker and one site says to deploy it if first attempt at recovery fails. Which methods do you favor? Are you prepared? Does your crew know what to do? Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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