What Rusty wrote are good points and for high seas very true. Howard's system, I would agree, could be adapted to a Mboat (as long as there are no lifelines). :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred/ On Wed, Dec 2, 2020, 12:01 PM Rusty Knorr via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Stern mounted boarding ladders are considered a very poor choice by open water sailors. Grabbing on to the stern of a boat moving through the water after a capsize is going to pivot the boat downwind, likely filling the sail and making the boat take off, furthering the difficulty of re-boarding, or making it impossible. For those considering re-entry options after a capsize or unintended going overboard, Howard Rice and John Welsford have devised an ingenious system for SCAMP using straps for re-entry. Anyone at any age should be able to easily re-enter a Monty with an adaptation of this system. These guys are ocean sailors on small boats, they know what they are talking about.
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