Welcome to our channel Safety 4 Cruisers! I am Eitan, and S/V Sierra Wind is my beautiful 1981 S2 11.0cc. Throughout my career as a maritime captain, I have seen either a lack of safety knowledge or a lack of interest in obtaining that knowledge. As a USGC and STCW licensed captain, firefighter, paramedic, search and rescue technician, public safety and rescue scuba diver, and pilot, I feel I have a unique perspective on many safety aspects. We are starting this RU-vid channel to give back to the cruising community (and maritime world as a whole) and provide a resource that can be useful to everyone from a beginner day sailor to veteran cruisers looking to up their safety game.
Big shoutout to Amanda who was our lovely editor and videographer for the majority of the content on the channel!
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This is gold. Saving this video. I hate how manufactures don't explain their products just some Marketing text and some half naked ladies wearing their stuff for pictures or if there is a video is so empty, just showing bare minimum.
Seems like false security here, have you actually tested this system? As in, gone over the lifelines on your harness and been able to pull yourself back on deck? What if the boat is moving 6 knots? The position of your line at the stern, and your long tether makes me think you’d be dragged and drown behind the boat..
😂😂 The way your Jack lines are run and the length of your tether only insure that after you fall overboard they will find your body attached to the boat. The demonstration of running the Jack line through the shrouds clearly shows that the you could easily fall overboard. Jack lines should be run down the center of the boat and the tether should be short enough to actually keep you in the boat. Your advise is dangerous.
This seems way overkill... I do not have much sailing experience, but is all of that really that needed in "normal" weather? It looks like more of a tripping hazard than anything else.
Surely one central jackline is safer than ones on the sides, which will drag you through the water? I watched a clip where a guy had the jackline inside the lifeline and stanchions, with a bowline tied in the cockpit to stop him being dragged behind the boat, imo his lanyard would’ve jammed over the first stanchion it came across and drowned him?
Hi, thanks a lot for your videos!! This is probably the most important stuff you need to know, when on a sailboat! One question: are there procedures for once you went overboard with a jackline attached and are now dangling around on the outside of the hull? Or is this so irregular that all one can say is just try to climb back aboard in any way you see fit?
The procedure here as this guy describes is you will drown by being drug behind the boat. This is dangerous advice. Do your research on jacklines and going overboard.
Twisting the jack line, using it as an anchor point to be able to lean back, practicing releasing at a realistic angle, the guru(?) knot - all great nuggets of information. Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you! This was very informative. I come from a mountain rescue background and I’m happy to see so much of your gear translates from that environment. I wish more folks would watch this video as I think it’s very valuable. Thanks again and safe travels.
This is exactly what I have been looking for: a way to tension the webbing. Unfortunately, I can't understand what you're saying. Would be helpful to name the tensioning knot in the description. Thanks!
I don't have any personal experience with that system, however the principle of towing from the back is definitely preferable. The trade off can be the ease of access to a release mechanism (if any). I would definitely like to trial that and explore the system in more depth.
Hi Eitan, I'm a beginner sailor in the SF Bay with a good school/club. Your information is practical and easy for me to understand, so thanks for spending the time to teach all of us....for free.
Just Bought my First ...CrewSaver 180N Pro Manual pdf - the Marine customer Service Guy Mentioned that Automatics can go off in The Event of A Crashing wave across the Deck ..I now feel Somewhat Skeptical with regards to his Comment ...what do you think? Enjoyed your Candid ,Enthusiastic, Experienced Presentation👍
I have heard of that happening to bobbin operated PFDs (one reason to go with hydrostatic) but I think it would have to be a massive amount of water to trigger the device.
Thanks for this. I found it helpful despite the critics below! Only thing I don't like is the bow attachment: nylon on nylon friction in the self tightening arrangement seems a risk to me. Good luck with your voyages and thanks again
Always interesting seeing someone else's opinion on life jacket safety, however I do have to question you logic on the crotch straps as I've found people are most likely to fall in in good conditions due to becoming complacent, and if you do go in the straps are absolutely vital to prevent the life jacket for riding up over your head.
Absolutely excellent review and explanation of PFD’s and harnessing. As a new novice sailor that is planning to do a lot of sailing over the next few years I found this super helpful. Great job!
Wow, this is supper important. Indeed, psychology has emphasizes for ever that "cool and calm heads" are of utmost important in prevailing during an emergency. I cannot wait to view your upcoming "Psychology of Emergencies."
