Thanks for the vid. Great help. I'm new to the inflatable boat world. Got a 3.8m Honwave air deck and 15hp Yamaha 2stroke. That 25hp looks awesome bit ill learn with this 1 first. Any advice is welcome. Many thanks.... jj
Interesting, very different crewing positions from what we teach in Anglesea, Vic - not sure what size swell you guys get but our last training day was 10ft swell. Maybe that is the reasoning between different positions. we tend to have crews with their knees under the splash guard which secures them in place, then throwing their weight out to the right on impact with the wave.
Hey C4GG3RS you are correct, we teach our crewmembers to put the closest knee to the splash guard under to get secured during lockin's. This video wasn't for full crew demonstration (I've uploaded another video showing proper lock in technique for going through bigger waves). The crewie and I were just having a bit of fun working on teamwork whilst in the IRB! I will note, we do get quite big surf at times, we've had 15ft+ waves and this technique would not be used in those conditions!
I do things different again. I get my crew halfway back down the boat . putting the weight slightly towards the rear. Instead of punching through the waves I use timing to avoid punching through waves. When going over white wash or swell I just keep it pinned. The weight towards the rear keeps the nose out of the water. The first contact with the water again is the engine. This provides soft landing without backing off. I've been through solid 15ft surf no dramas. The amount of injuries I have seen and been a part of with the crew slamming up up and down on the front of the boat is ridiculous. All this can be avoided. You want to land ass end in first not on the flat. Them boats land flat they destroy backs and knees
