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MAN OVERBOARD PROCEDURES ACTION-SAILING |
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| WITHOUT AN ENGINE A simple way to recovery is to: 1. Put boat into an "apparent" beam reach (burgee across the boat). Allow yourself some sea room to maneuver and get yourself organized to recover the person from the water. 2. Tack and sail on the opposite beam reach (person in water now on weather bow). 3. Approach on a close reach easing the sheets in the final stages. Leeway will increase as you slow down - allow for this. 4. In a larger boat it is easier to come alongside to windward of the person in the water and make the recovery over the leeward side. 5. In a dinghy, come alongside to the leeward of the person in the water and make the recovery by he weather shroud. |
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| WITH AN ENGINE To stay as close to the person in the water as possible: 1. Come up to wind and tack, leaving headsail cleated so that boat stops hove to. 2. Throw a heaving line to the person in the water, if in range and haul alongide. 3. If not within heaving line range: - start the engine - lower or furl the headsail - sheet the main sail amidships. Ensure there are no lines or sheets lying loose on deck or overside that could foul the propeller. 4. Motor to leeway of the person in the water and approach him/her head to wind.  |
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