That's about what I did. Whether correct or not, it worked. Fortunately these people were conscious and able enough to grab and hold the line, and climb the swim ladder once we pulled them to the boat. The one guy who flopped in the cockpit incoherent afterward made it on pure adrenaline we think. The other guy was more composed once he recovered a bit, and realized how close they'd come to drowning. The girl who went below was totally traumatized, more or less in shock. We got the first guy by himself. We got the other two at the same time - dragged the line by them and they both hung on. One other lesson - wear gloves if possible. That life sling line is waxy and sharp. My crew got cuts and blisters from it pulling those people in.
Cheers, Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indigo via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: "Indigo" <ind...@thethomsons.us> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 4:31:03 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Friday Night Rescue - now using life sling I have always understood that to deploy the life sling we should make a fairly large circle round the victim and the horseshoe would act as a sort of anchor and make the line get closer and closer to the victim without the boat needing to get close. Once the victim (assuming capable ) has grasped the line we should stop the boat and pull in the line and the victim. Have I got it wrong? -- Jonathan Indigo C&C 35III SOUTHPORT CT > On Jun 13, 2016, at 16:34, ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > Also, keep in mind that when you use a Life Sling, when you pass by the > person in the water, you have to be close to him/her for the sling to be > within reach. _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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