So my point, just because we can protect our kids from risk, doesn’t mean we should.
Couldn't agree more!It is equally irresponsible to let an adult jump over the side in 10 foot seas.................
If the seas were too rough to put the larger boat close enough to put a line on the tender then what was the plan to recover an exhausted and hypothermic swimmer?
I guess I should have said "crewmember" if the "teenager" description is somehow supposed to invalidate my point. It is equally irresponsible to let an adult jump over the side in 10 foot seas. This has nothing to do with parenting and everything to do with seamanship and good judgement while operating a boat with passengers onboard.
It's not like it was life-saving effort. Even if it was, that kind of unplanned and unprepared attempt by an untrained and unequipped person all to often ends up with 2 dead instead of just one.
If the seas were too rough to put the larger boat close enough to put a line on the tender then what was the plan to recover an exhausted and hypothermic swimmer?
Daddyo,
Very nice pix. It's a lot of fun following your trip.
I must of missed it somewhere, but did you post a quick summary of your itinerary or a float plan?
The shots of Manhattan were excellent. I cruised the area frequently, but never at night, perhaps the #1 reason is the debris I see during daylight. But, from the experience point of view I'm sure it was awesome. I love night cruising, just never did around the city,
I wonder why did you decide traveling at night? How many miles were you planning to cover in a single leg?
... please move on to the many topics on which you do have valuable information to share.
Great photos! Can I "borrow" a copy of Liberty?
I'll try one more time, the previous response to that post seems to have vanished into the ethers.
One of the topics on which I have valuable information is marine safety. If my pointing out the danger of such acts serves to make one boater stop and think about letting anyone or suggesting that anyone jump over the side for any reason then it is valuable information.
Recreational boaters kill themselves and others for the same reasons in the same way year after year after year, maybe it is because no one likes to hear about how stupid the reasons and ways are.
Why do some readers want to silence the message rather than question the wisdom of those who want to defend the act?
The point is made, Rick. And it is a very important one! Anytime you put someone over the side should NEVER be taken lightly. I think everybody understands. And if they don't, you have done your best in trying to educate them. So let's move along.
... you have done your best in trying to educate them.
AAAA-MAZING photos of NYC......WOW. Thanks for sharing!!
A few others from yesterday on the Delaware Bay. Last pick is on the C&D (Chesapeake and Delaware) Canal last night.
That lighthouse pic is amazing!!!!!