oh, right... On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Tom Smith <openboatt@gmail.com> wrote:
Yes, that's the real problem--an incapacitated mob.
A handy billy would probably provide sufficent mechanical advantage (Brion Toss shows how to make a good one in his book The Complete Riggers Apprentice), and the boom is likely the only feasible place to connect. You'd have to have some kind of sling connected to the hb the mob could put his or her arms and upper body through. You want to hook it all up and try it.
If you're the mob, and you're single handing, bets are off... t
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:43 AM, <larrypegg@aol.com> wrote:
I don't have a problem getting to an object but how would you get an
adult on board if they could not help or provide little help?
At your service
Larry Pegg Pilgrim M-17 #55
-----Original Message----- From: John and DesAnne Hippe <jdhippe@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Mon, Jul 27, 2009 12:42 pm Subject: M_Boats: MOB
Hello All,
Tom's sport he has with his kids -- pulling them behind and then doing
MOB
drills sounds like a lot of fun and had me thinking about my current MOB practice. I was taught to fall off on a broad reach, go out for a few boat lengths (can't remember off hand how far but can visualize it when actually doing it), jibe and then come back up on a close haul to the individual.
While this works, it does seem to put a fair amount of distance between individual in the water an the boat. Since I am essentially single-handing with two small children I wanted to see if there are faster ways to respond given the M-15 nimbleness. Yesterday I was practicing in light air with little sea running. From a close hauled course,I was able to drop an object overboard and then do a very quick 360 by tacking through the wind, falling off, jibing and coming right up on the object. This worked quite well. Don't know if it would work in higher wind or with more seas running...
I know brighter minds have looked into this and am wondering what you all thought?
Respectfully,
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