RE: [SCOW] Interesting report on dinghy entrapment

I know I will regret this.
We sail in the Potomac.
I would be more concerned if we were on the coast or even in coastal waters.
None of our boats have ever gotten remotely close to capsizing except in capsizing class. (which is incredibly hard to capsize a flying scot, don't even want to think about trying to capsize a cruiser in the Potomac)
What crew injury is going to be prevented by putting a floatie on the top of the mast?
Loss of life? Seriously? (I am not talking about capsizing the boat, I am talking about it going turtle)
I say we make a rule not to take the boats out in weather that would cause this condition, wait, we already have that rule.
How about we make certain the captains of the boat are well trained before going out in open water? Oh, yea, we do that too.
Before making more committees, how many people are getting injured? I would be more interested in follow up reports on preventing future injuries.
How long Has the marina been there? And how many flying scots have gone turtle in that time period?
Of course, somebody is going to say that if one person dies, that is too many.
I agree, but the safest way to keep that from happening is to close the club and ban all people from sailing "just in case"
Seriously, nothings broke, why are we getting so paranoid?
Bob Reikowski

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From: scow-all@googlegroups.com [mailto:scow-all@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jamie Russo
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 3:02 PM
To: earledrj1@starpower.net
Cc: Julian; scow-all@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [SCOW] Interesting report on dinghy entrapment

Thanks Julian, for sharing this informative report and appreciate f/u suggestions from Jan. Yes, it is good to have a healthy respect for the water, as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Curious how the club may choose to proceed . . .


On Sep 24, 2012, at 2:05 PM, <earledrj1@starpower.net> wrote:

> Julian - thank you so much for sharing this important study with SCOW
> members. I think SCOW should consider acquiring and requiring the use
> of the masthead floatation device (the mainsail head slip-on buoyancy
> device or "floatie") on the Scots. The cost is minimal compared to
> potential crew injury, loss of a life, or damage to boat/sails
> occasioned by turtling in our sailing area. It may be time to create
> an appointed "Safety Officer" position and/or "Safety Committee" for
> the Club, too. Jan Earle
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