Thank You for presenting a droll subject with humor. As an ex US Coastguardsmen who was involved in numerous rescues in my career, including the Andrea Doria operation, I am appalled at how many "macho" RUclips cruisers are out on deck without any kind of life saving gear....jackets....harnesses....etc. Keep up the Good Work. I, for one, look forward to Sophie's humor with a purpose! the Old Coastie
I believe it is important to also consider harnesses... There are definitely circumstances where a harness is incredibly more useful than a life-jacket. I have done a bit of sailing offshore in small yachts (around 25 feet) including overnight. A short-handed crew (like you two) could be in serious trouble retrieving a man overboard. It is for this reason that I always insisted that in winds over 20 knots, at night, or any other conditions I deemed appropriate by the skipper, ALL CREW wore safety harnesses, and were physically attached to strong points on the boat. (If going below, the anchor line would be undone AFTER getting inside, and coming out, reattached to a strong U-bolt near the companionway before climbing the steps into the cockpit. We generally did not wear life-jackets, instead usually wearing harnesses at all times My concept got fully endorsed once when I was sailing on a beam reach in the ocean at night, with the other crew asleep below decks. I was sitting on the windward rail next to the rear of the cabin-top, steering with a tiller extension. Suddenly, the windward rail hit the face of a huge wave, with at least 2 metres more of green water above! The yacht heeled so violently that none of the water entered the cockpit, but went straight over the leeward rail. The mainsail got soaked about 2 metres ABOVE THE BOOM! I got washed the full length of my safety line all the way to the leeward rear corner of the pushpit. I will never know if I would have stayed on board wearing just a life-jacket, but if not, I would certainly have been lost at sea on a moonless night, as the crew would not have known what happened to me. Additional food for thought.. you cannot discuss safety too much!
THANK YOU SO MUCH As a RYA Sailing Instructor my courses are full of people who want training in order to follow their dreams and lead your kind of lifestyle. Cultivating a safety first ethos beyond the course is so hard when there are so many video bloggers who don’t wear life jackets. You have covered some good points 1) You are only a couple of metres from potential death 2) You don’t choose when you fall in. Keep up the good work.
I've been following you for a little while but now I'm going back to catch up on the older vids. THANK YOU for this one. I've put out quite a few comments on other channels about life jackets. Sophie! You are such fun to watch and listen to. MERCI!
Great infromation, but I would also add one. Those inflatable life jackets are great to wear all the time on deck, but if the weather gets bad and its going to get rough, nothing beats a foul weather off shore type 1 vest. They do not make type 1 inflatables or off shore work. So use inflatables near shore, but type 1 vests on passage making.
BY FAR my favorite channel. I love the chemistry. The Pragmatic AF Vet with hippy hair (at 54 I have returned to 35-10, but post AF mine was down to the middle of my back and a crazy beard. LMAO) and the Psycho Fun Swede. Sophie if you have as much energy off cam as you show on cam, Ryan probably snores like hell when anchored. Ryan, What can I say, except you have Live OD on your wing. Pickle it. LOL All joking aside... I spent several years in Alaskan waters and safety is NOT an option, it is MANDATORY. Know one can predict a freak wave or any other possibilities. I had a survival instructor in the PI tell me something that has stuck with me to this day... "There is no such thing as a survival situation! With proper preparation, training and attitude, there are only periods of minor inconvenience!" Fair and Following.
Really good points made there guys. Have to say we have them in the cockpit but only put them on if conditions dictate or we have to leave the cockpit. We adapted Impavidus so all lines and function can be managed from there. However as you say, always expect the unexpected! (Film quote). As we agree the best way to avoid a risk is to eliminate it! Sail safe as always. Ant Cid & the pooches xxx
Thank you for sharing this and being a great living example. My parents were cruisers and my mother did not know how to swim. She has other truly tremendous reasons to love her. Their rule was underway and out in the cockpit you must be tethered to the boat. If you get knocked off the boat most likely you will be injured. By the way she wore a life jacket 24/7. Love you guys--sue
Great advice guys. We wear PFDs on our Sea Rescue vessels at all times when underway, no exceptions. Comfort is key, so invest in Spinlock or Crewsaver and you won’t notice you’re wearing it after a while. None of the people we’ve searched for this year were wearing life jackets. None of them survived.
Excellent video. Too often sailing videos ignore the safety jacket rule, even some solo sailors. I retired after 40 years in the power industry, every unfortunate accident from splinter to fatality was preventable. Good work, modeling safe behavior goes a long way! Bon travail!
I started watching video's like yours a few months ago. My hope is if I hit the lotto I can retire on a boat. One of the first things I noticed watching your video is both of you are always wearing PFD. Great job. Hope it inspires more.
Noticed the same and it’s great to see I see quite a few sailing channels that are popular and inspiring and very well done but it is bothersome to watch couples and families on their sailing adventures and very often not wearing pfd’s or using jack lines when underway. Like that you guys have made this a subject of no discussion ..great presentation
Reason 7: According to the USCG it is easier to find the body when it has a life jacket on. :) Tip 5: When the time comes to rearm the PFD, jump in the water with the jacket on so you can experience what it is like when it inflates. Might as well use the about to expire inflator. Tip 6: Don't throw a wet PFD that has the dissolving pill inflator in the front seat of your truck and then drive along at 65 mph. It could cause an accident when it suddenly inflates. Don't ask how I know this. :)
Love, love, love this!!!! Such good tips Dave, thanks for sharing! Omg.... I kind of want to know how you know that though... sounds like a cautionary tale!
Same rule on our sailboat. You would be surprised how often we get push back especially on a sunny flat calm day. It's hot here in Dubai which is difficult, so finding a light and comfortable jacket is key. Your video reinforces that our policy is right for us.
Proper seamanship and knowing how to move about the vessel in all conditions is much more important than if you wear a life jacket or not. So many people buy into this safety crap that the government blast you with 24/7 It's like a seat belt in a car will save your life... yeah maybe, but not as much as knowing how to drive and handle a car in the first place.
Nice to see the topic of safety addressed head on. We too require all aboard to wear their personal protective equipment (PPE) whenever the boat is moving. Anyone used to conducting high risk activities just get it. We have had adults and children aboard who refuse. Kids don't get to make that decision. Adults have to verbally agree that they are prepared to self rescue if the meet arises. This is noted in the log. We also conduct safety drills. It's never realistic enough but familiarity with your PPE is never a bad thing.
Thank you for this video. As we were searching for a good vest, we saw the Spinlock 6D as our choice of safety. Now that we have seen this vid, we know "for sure" we made the right choice :) And Sophie, my girl also wept at the checkout ( 2 vests and refill :) SO you were not the only one.. Thanks again, safe sails, greets from us..
How could anyone push thumbs down on this vid?? They that dont have lifejackets dont understand how fast things could change, The worst I have been experience was a boat in the marina that just arrived, all on the boat where takeing the lifejackets off and jumped off,, when the mom should give there 5 month old baby to here husband, she droped the baby between the boat and the bridge in the water.. There where 10 people trying to get the baby up but no one could even jump in the water for 5 min when there was no room between the boat and the bridge, when they finaly had moved the boat and have room to jump in the water, the baby was gone! it took the rescue divers 1 hour to find the dead baby that did not have a lifejacket. Worst I ever experienced and after that I always use lifejacket. On the bridge the worst accidents often happens, if you fall between the bridge and a boat, you often hit something before you hit the water and might be unconicous or dont have room to swim. Thanks.
It's important to choose the right type of lifejacket for the sailing you are doing. As suggested elsewhere in comments jump in with a self inflating jacket to experience it. These high floatations PFD's make it impossible for you to swim or self rescue. You are basically immobilized in the water. Climbing out of the water up the transom or ladder of a pitching boat is very hard with such a bulky jacket on. If you get trapped under a capsized small boat the high flotation of these jackets make in impossible to swim down to self rescue. You will have to remove the jacket. Wear a lifejacket that matches the sailing you are doing and practice with it so you know what to expect. Hi flotation self inflating type jackets are great if there is somebody who is going to rescue you, but as an aid to self rescue there are better choices. Sounds like time for additional practical videos! Thanks for posting cheers Warren
here in DK its mandatory to have life jackets for every one on board though the law don´t say anything about using them another good tip is to hook to a safety line that runs for and aft spec. if only one is on watch at a time
I believe this is a rule in the US to. Its like a rock climber taking a line with him but just leaving it on the ground. Nice to have but does not help when you need it. Ryan
Hey guys, did like the video a lot. You have got a great way of giving information in a funny way so everyone gets the point. The one thing I personally missed was that the only thing better than a live vest is ... not falling overboard because you are connected/picked in to your boats safety line. Saying this as a single hander because my boat will not come back to rescue me ;-)
Locked in the Locked! I guess you would have been royally screwed if you were sailing solo. You would think that the manufacturer would rectify this problem. Thanks for the video.
We had clunky & uncomfortable life jackets that were never worn because they were clunky & uncomfortable. While racing along the Gulf Coast in Mississippi we pulled the sails down in a fierce squall. Then we got overturned and sunk in a microburst with all sails down and secured. Only one of 4 was wearing a life jacket. The Coast Guard picked us up a few minutes later. After we refloated the boat & replaced the mast and rigging we placed 2nd in the same race the next year while wearing our comfortable inflatable life jackets. We wore them all the time from the moment we left the dock. Bad experience leads to good judgement.
Loved the dance at the end. I agree with your policy on a boat like yours. Last summer I crewed on an Oster 56, in the center cockpit at helms position, the water is about 4m behind you and from the cockpit side cushions to the side of the boat about 1.25m. During passage, inside or the cockpit no PFD outside the cockpit PFD. But you really want a PFD with a build in harness on a rocky and rolling sailboat in 6m waves and 9m swells.
A couple of things i'd like to add: (1) Most people can swim, but can't swim with their clothes on. (2) On a race recently, a boat with spinnaker up. lost a person overboard, it took 15 minutes to actually get back to the person to pick them up. (3) Best practice to wear the lifejacket when sailing, I am still the only one who wears a life jacket on the boat we race on.
Well at least you got the person back on the boat, in most conditions we’ve sailed lately (swells, night, rain...) that would have been extremely challenging :/
great video and good for you! do you have a video specifically on your experience with loosing steerage? some of that went over my head but would love to hear more about it.
Does the AIS signal from the MOB-1 also show up on the screens of other AIS equipped boats? Or only on the Atticus screens? Enjoy your videos so very much!
I wear a lifejacket as a courtesy to those underpaid overworked brave SAR crews, so they can find my body quickly and get home for dinner. Professional courtesy.
I remember my first experience of a sailing death was a sailor wearing a life jacket and harness when he fell overboard was dragged until he drowned. All art of the considerations when sailing solo.
NOOOO...this video didn't inspire me one bit because I'm TOTALLY ON BOARD with EVERYTHING you said. Ü BRAVO! MUCH NEEDED VIDEO! Near the end I was thinking of how to bring up the personal MOB device and then you mentioned it! WHEW! THANK YOU for mentioning that. I feel that should NOT be an option. If someone goes overboard on a ocean passage, you will lose sight of them in less than a minute. All the life jacket will do at that point is keep them afloat longer before they become shark food. Thanks for making a video on this and I wish more peeps (Gone with the Wynn's) would follow this. It would be a sad day to lose anyone overboard!! Ü
What a f.a.b.u.l.o.u.s. vlog and conscientious of others. BRAVO. :-) Wish you had repeated the life jacket name in the description above. But hey, we can scroll the video and pick it up again.
No different then wearing a seat belt in a car accidents happen, people have even drowned between their boat and a dock. I wish more would go by this rule. : ) peace
Part of tip number 2 should have been to test them IN THE WATER while you're wearing them. Most people have no idea how I'll fitting their life jacket is until they are in the water and it's not working because it's too loose. The standard vest types have to be so tight that you have difficulty breathing in order for them to keep your head out of the water. When you're drowning is not a good time to discover that.
I appreciate the information and your effort in explaining it well. However, I don't appreciate the deluge of comments by the youtube community on every video I ever watch harping on life jackets, etc - safety fascism and virtue signalers are so dull and tedious. People get to make their own choices as long as they are complying with the law, if you personally wish to wear your safety gear all the time like Ryan and Sophie then god bless you, and if you want to make videos about why you wear your safety gear I might even watch them, but please don't delude yourself into thinking you are a hero by harassing people in comments.
Another suggestion, clip on a knife (in a case of course). If your boat crashes into rocks the chances are you could be tangled up in lines/ropes/sails, but this way you can cut yourself free or your mates. :) Peace
A life jacket in the cabin does not do any good of you go over board. We also ware yours when on the water. We have sea kayaks and open canoes. A nice sunny day on a lake can turn into a windy rough crossing in a matter of minutes. Old Boy Scout, Be Prepared and hope you never need it.
I absolutely hate using a life jacket, when it is not needed. I live with that tiny little extra added bit of risk in my life and is rewarded greatly by having my skin naked in the sun - or under the bimini. I also drive/walk in the traffic - which is so very much more dangerous than being without a life jacket under totally relaxed conditions.
you wear your lifejackets ecause that's how you choose to sail, it's your choice. My choice is not too wear one during the day, unt wear one on night shift. THAT is my choice. If i'm forced to wear one on someone elses oat, then I wont get on that oat
Thank You for presenting a droll subject with humor. As an ex US Coastguardsmen who was involved in numerous rescues in my career, including the Andrea Doria operation, I am appalled at how many "macho" RUclips cruisers are out on deck without any kind of life saving gear....jackets....harnesses....etc. Keep up the Good Work. I, for one, look forward to Sophie's humor with a purpose! the Old Coastie
I believe it is important to also consider harnesses... There are definitely circumstances where a harness is incredibly more useful than a life-jacket. I have done a bit of sailing offshore in small yachts (around 25 feet) including overnight. A short-handed crew (like you two) could be in serious trouble retrieving a man overboard.
It is for this reason that I always insisted that in winds over 20 knots, at night, or any other conditions I deemed appropriate by the skipper, ALL CREW wore safety harnesses, and were physically attached to strong points on the boat. (If going below, the anchor line would be undone AFTER getting inside, and coming out, reattached to a strong U-bolt near the companionway before climbing the steps into the cockpit. We generally did not wear life-jackets, instead usually wearing harnesses at all times
My concept got fully endorsed once when I was sailing on a beam reach in the ocean at night, with the other crew asleep below decks. I was sitting on the windward rail next to the rear of the cabin-top, steering with a tiller extension. Suddenly, the windward rail hit the face of a huge wave, with at least 2 metres more of green water above! The yacht heeled so violently that none of the water entered the cockpit, but went straight over the leeward rail. The mainsail got soaked about 2 metres ABOVE THE BOOM!
I got washed the full length of my safety line all the way to the leeward rear corner of the pushpit. I will never know if I would have stayed on board wearing just a life-jacket, but if not, I would certainly have been lost at sea on a moonless night, as the crew would not have known what happened to me.
Additional food for thought.. you cannot discuss safety too much!
Great point and I totally concur. I even have my cat with a harness that's locked into the jack line.
THANK YOU SO MUCH As a RYA Sailing Instructor my courses are full of people who want training in order to follow their dreams and lead your kind of lifestyle. Cultivating a safety first ethos beyond the course is so hard when there are so many video bloggers who don’t wear life jackets. You have covered some good points 1) You are only a couple of metres from potential death 2) You don’t choose when you fall in. Keep up the good work.
I've been following you for a little while but now I'm going back to catch up on the older vids.
THANK YOU for this one.
I've put out quite a few comments on other channels about life jackets.
Sophie! You are such fun to watch and listen to.
MERCI!
I love the fact that it is not optional on your boat ,and not open for discussion . Safe sailing
Nope, it’s not open for discussion! :) thanks for the support Gary, safe sailing to you!
Great infromation, but I would also add one. Those inflatable life jackets are great to wear all the time on deck, but if the weather gets bad and its going to get rough, nothing beats a foul weather off shore type 1 vest. They do not make type 1 inflatables or off shore work. So use inflatables near shore, but type 1 vests on passage making.
Wow. Great story. I wear the lifejacket, because it makes me feel more comfortable. Less to worry about.
BY FAR my favorite channel. I love the chemistry. The Pragmatic AF Vet with hippy hair (at 54 I have returned to 35-10, but post AF mine was down to the middle of my back and a crazy beard. LMAO) and the Psycho Fun Swede. Sophie if you have as much energy off cam as you show on cam, Ryan probably snores like hell when anchored. Ryan, What can I say, except you have Live OD on your wing. Pickle it. LOL
All joking aside... I spent several years in Alaskan waters and safety is NOT an option, it is MANDATORY. Know one can predict a freak wave or any other possibilities. I had a survival instructor in the PI tell me something that has stuck with me to this day... "There is no such thing as a survival situation! With proper preparation, training and attitude, there are only periods of minor inconvenience!"
Fair and Following.
Needless to say, some great advice guys. I particularly loved the modelling show by Sophie, haha!!
Really good points made there guys. Have to say we have them in the cockpit but only put them on if conditions dictate or we have to leave the cockpit. We adapted Impavidus so all lines and function can be managed from there. However as you say, always expect the unexpected! (Film quote). As we agree the best way to avoid a risk is to eliminate it! Sail safe as always. Ant Cid & the pooches xxx
The life you save just might be mine! Thanks for this video!!!
Thank you for sharing this and being a great living example. My parents were cruisers and my mother did not know how to swim. She has other truly tremendous reasons to love her. Their rule was underway and out in the cockpit you must be tethered to the boat. If you get knocked off the boat most likely you will be injured. By the way she wore a life jacket 24/7. Love you guys--sue
Awesome video guys! Your points are all dead on and yet there are folks who don't wear them. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! :)
Very good message!
Great advice guys. We wear PFDs on our Sea Rescue vessels at all times when underway, no exceptions. Comfort is key, so invest in Spinlock or Crewsaver and you won’t notice you’re wearing it after a while. None of the people we’ve searched for this year were wearing life jackets. None of them survived.
Managed risk first, managed risk last, managed risk always.
Great video!
Excellent video. Too often sailing videos ignore the safety jacket rule, even some solo sailors. I retired after 40 years in the power industry, every unfortunate accident from splinter to fatality was preventable. Good work, modeling safe behavior goes a long way! Bon travail!
Its true.
Love the humor (and the message of safety first).
I started watching video's like yours a few months ago. My hope is if I hit the lotto I can retire on a boat. One of the first things I noticed watching your video is both of you are always wearing PFD. Great job. Hope it inspires more.
Noticed the same and it’s great to see
I see quite a few sailing channels that are popular and inspiring and very well done but it is bothersome to watch couples and families on their sailing adventures and very often not wearing pfd’s or using jack lines when underway. Like that you guys have made this a subject of no discussion ..great presentation
Great job you two!!! Ryan better be nice to Sophie she might lock you back in the locker again!!!
That is pretty funny. I sure hope that doesn't happen to me, I single hand.
Fully agree on all your reasons, we do the same!
Loved this video; I hate regulations saying we need to do this or that, you guys made it real; Ryan story, no issues to wear, humour and great music.
Excellent
Reason 7: According to the USCG it is easier to find the body when it has a life jacket on. :)
Tip 5: When the time comes to rearm the PFD, jump in the water with the jacket on so you can experience what it is like when it inflates. Might as well use the about to expire inflator.
Tip 6: Don't throw a wet PFD that has the dissolving pill inflator in the front seat of your truck and then drive along at 65 mph. It could cause an accident when it suddenly inflates. Don't ask how I know this. :)
Love, love, love this!!!! Such good tips Dave, thanks for sharing! Omg.... I kind of want to know how you know that though... sounds like a cautionary tale!
@@RyanSophieSailing The same way Ryan learned that the cockpit lockers should not accidentally lock. But no damage was done, accident avoided.
tip 5 ..... is well worth people knowing and trying....... BIG THUMBS UP......... for that dave
Same rule on our sailboat. You would be surprised how often we get push back especially on a sunny flat calm day. It's hot here in Dubai which is difficult, so finding a light and comfortable jacket is key. Your video reinforces that our policy is right for us.
Yeah... when its hot it can be really hard.
Great PSA. We wear ours anytime we are underway, here in Michigan.
A durable light is important on the jacket. A man overboard may not be immediately evident and it's a big cold pool. MCI strobes or LED?
Proper seamanship and knowing how to move about the vessel in all conditions is much more important than if you wear a life jacket or not. So many people buy into this safety crap that the government blast you with 24/7 It's like a seat belt in a car will save your life... yeah maybe, but not as much as knowing how to drive and handle a car in the first place.
Nice to see the topic of safety addressed head on. We too require all aboard to wear their personal protective equipment (PPE) whenever the boat is moving.
Anyone used to conducting high risk activities just get it. We have had adults and children aboard who refuse. Kids don't get to make that decision. Adults have to verbally agree that they are prepared to self rescue if the meet arises. This is noted in the log.
We also conduct safety drills. It's never realistic enough but familiarity with your PPE is never a bad thing.
Thank you for this video. As we were searching for a good vest, we saw the Spinlock 6D as our choice of safety. Now that we have seen this vid, we know "for sure" we made the right choice :) And Sophie, my girl also wept at the checkout ( 2 vests and refill :) SO you were not the only one.. Thanks again, safe sails, greets from us..
How could anyone push thumbs down on this vid??
They that dont have lifejackets dont understand how fast things could change,
The worst I have been experience was a boat in the marina that just arrived, all on the boat where takeing the lifejackets off and jumped off,, when the mom should give there 5 month old baby to here husband, she droped the baby between the boat and the bridge in the water.. There where 10 people trying to get the baby up but no one could even jump in the water for 5 min when there was no room between the boat and the bridge, when they finaly had moved the boat and have room to jump in the water, the baby was gone!
it took the rescue divers 1 hour to find the dead baby that did not have a lifejacket.
Worst I ever experienced and after that I always use lifejacket.
On the bridge the worst accidents often happens, if you fall between the bridge and a boat, you often hit something before you hit the water and might be unconicous or dont have room to swim.
Thanks.
That was awesome. Informative and definitely a few laughs at the end !
good one....I am inspired....my S Deckvest coming out next trip!
Yeay!!! Deckvests are great!!!!
Very good video. We had a close call like you guy now we wear ours all the time.
It's important to choose the right type of lifejacket for the sailing you are doing. As suggested elsewhere in comments jump in with a self inflating jacket to experience it. These high floatations PFD's make it impossible for you to swim or self rescue. You are basically immobilized in the water. Climbing out of the water up the transom or ladder of a pitching boat is very hard with such a bulky jacket on.
If you get trapped under a capsized small boat the high flotation of these jackets make in impossible to swim down to self rescue. You will have to remove the jacket.
Wear a lifejacket that matches the sailing you are doing and practice with it so you know what to expect.
Hi flotation self inflating type jackets are great if there is somebody who is going to rescue you, but as an aid to self rescue there are better choices.
Sounds like time for additional practical videos!
Thanks for posting cheers Warren
here in DK its mandatory to have life jackets for every one on board though the law don´t say anything about using them
another good tip is to hook to a safety line that runs for and aft spec. if only one is on watch at a time
I believe this is a rule in the US to. Its like a rock climber taking a line with him but just leaving it on the ground. Nice to have but does not help when you need it. Ryan
Excellent and very important
Hey guys, did like the video a lot. You have got a great way of giving information in a funny way so everyone gets the point.
The one thing I personally missed was that the only thing better than a live vest is ... not falling overboard because you are connected/picked in to your boats safety line. Saying this as a single hander because my boat will not come back to rescue me ;-)
Locked in the Locked! I guess you would have been royally screwed if you were sailing solo. You would think that the manufacturer would rectify this problem. Thanks for the video.
We had clunky & uncomfortable life jackets that were never worn because they were clunky & uncomfortable. While racing along the Gulf Coast in Mississippi we pulled the sails down in a fierce squall. Then we got overturned and sunk in a microburst with all sails down and secured. Only one of 4 was wearing a life jacket. The Coast Guard picked us up a few minutes later. After we refloated the boat & replaced the mast and rigging we placed 2nd in the same race the next year while wearing our comfortable inflatable life jackets. We wore them all the time from the moment we left the dock. Bad experience leads to good judgement.
It’s simple, they don’t work unless you wear them.
Accept it's not. My life sucks and I've been wearing a life jacket or a year now. Nothing has happened.
Thank you for the PSA on wearing them. You guys are great.
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I’m in trouble if that kind of hip action is needed to be safe. ☹️
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Great video. Excellent presentation, totally relevant , Thank you.
Excellent video and great message.
Very well done; fun, funny but serious.
Great video folks! Sure made me think.
Nicely done. All good reasons. Thanks for sharing.
I have the same lifejacket, it's expensive, but perfekt 👍
Great advises guys. Love the "fashion show" too ;-) Thanks for sharing and best from HKG
Thanks Laurent! Always here to put on a show.... ;)
Lol life jacket modeling on the fore deck runway .... Boat Safety Fashion Week
Thank you. I hope these are the only occasions I’ll ever see my lifejacket inflated :)
Loved the dance at the end.
I agree with your policy on a boat like yours.
Last summer I crewed on an Oster 56, in the center cockpit at helms position, the water is about 4m behind you and from the cockpit side cushions to the side of the boat about 1.25m. During passage, inside or the cockpit no PFD outside the cockpit PFD. But you really want a PFD with a build in harness on a rocky and rolling sailboat in 6m waves and 9m swells.
Great video! Funny Polar Seal fashion show at end
Cool, useful, funny video. Thank you.
I want to see a how to MOB video w Sophie rescuing Ryan.
In want to see this also. Ryan
I too have fought the autopilot 🙈. Twice recently 😩
Happens to the best of us 😅
well done guy's right on the money
A couple of things i'd like to add: (1) Most people can swim, but can't swim with their clothes on. (2) On a race recently, a boat with spinnaker up. lost a person overboard, it took 15 minutes to actually get back to the person to pick them up. (3) Best practice to wear the lifejacket when sailing, I am still the only one who wears a life jacket on the boat we race on.
Well at least you got the person back on the boat, in most conditions we’ve sailed lately (swells, night, rain...) that would have been extremely challenging :/
Very good...Thanks for sharing...
We on Talavera always wear our life jackets when underway, even Artie the Ships Cat wears his although he doesn’t like it, we also have MOB1’s fitted.
Your best video soo far!!!
Thank You for That.
a lesson well presented
i hope it is well heeded too
{:-) PAV uk
great video and good for you!
do you have a video specifically on your experience with loosing steerage? some of that went over my head but would love to hear more about it.
When was Ryan freed from locked locker
Im still there
Like, two minute later, when one of our guests figured he was stuck in there. Scary!!
@@RyanSophieSailing Golly 😱
(That was Ryan trolling... he’s only locked in there when he misbehaves ;))
@@RyanSophieSailing Is that where the rum is stored?
Does the AIS signal from the MOB-1 also show up on the screens of other AIS equipped boats? Or only on the Atticus screens? Enjoy your videos so very much!
I wear a lifejacket as a courtesy to those underpaid overworked brave SAR crews, so they can find my body quickly and get home for dinner. Professional courtesy.
I remember my first experience of a sailing death was a sailor wearing a life jacket and harness when he fell overboard was dragged until he drowned. All art of the considerations when sailing solo.
Wow, that's a horrible story, but important to share. I guess the lesson here is to make sure your tether is not too long.
NOOOO...this video didn't inspire me one bit because I'm TOTALLY ON BOARD with EVERYTHING you said. Ü BRAVO! MUCH NEEDED VIDEO! Near the end I was thinking of how to bring up the personal MOB device and then you mentioned it! WHEW! THANK YOU for mentioning that. I feel that should NOT be an option. If someone goes overboard on a ocean passage, you will lose sight of them in less than a minute. All the life jacket will do at that point is keep them afloat longer before they become shark food. Thanks for making a video on this and I wish more peeps (Gone with the Wynn's) would follow this. It would be a sad day to lose anyone overboard!! Ü
What a f.a.b.u.l.o.u.s. vlog and conscientious of others. BRAVO. :-) Wish you had repeated the life jacket name in the description above. But hey, we can scroll the video and pick it up again.
Great episode !! Will you please share how you integrate the MOB with your Spinlock vest, is it zipped inside or is it attached to the outside?
Hi brett. It's fairly simple, there is a connection piecein the kit, just open the life jacket and it fits in. Maybe i do a blog post on it
@@RyanSophieSailing Thank you !!
Big Tick.
Have a PLB in mine as many of the boats I'm on don't have AIS.
No different then wearing a seat belt in a car accidents happen, people have even drowned between their boat and a dock. I wish more would go by this rule. : ) peace
Respect!
Agree 100%.
Part of tip number 2 should have been to test them IN THE WATER while you're wearing them. Most people have no idea how I'll fitting their life jacket is until they are in the water and it's not working because it's too loose. The standard vest types have to be so tight that you have difficulty breathing in order for them to keep your head out of the water. When you're drowning is not a good time to discover that.
I wonder what the people on the other boats thought when you were walking the "runway" modeling the right and wrong way to have a PDF on?
Great advice. I cringe at some of the wild situations where RUclips sailors choose not to wear life jackets.
great cat walk!
Thanks! ;)
The right thing to do.
Reason no.7 Sharks hate chewing life jackets.
Is the octopus new? Very informative video safety first.
No it’s been there for a while :) got it in Croatia a couple of years ago, it’s got lavender in it and smells good!
What song are you dancing to at the end?
Better be safe than sorry 🙂
09/2019? Time to check/service life jackets or has it already been done 👍
Do they make an auto pilot for boats like that of planes that will auto disengage of you attempt to turn the wheel?
Surtout quand on sait que par un petit beaufort 5 les chances de repêcher qqn sont d'à peu près 30% bonne initiative cette vidéo
I appreciate the information and your effort in explaining it well. However, I don't appreciate the deluge of comments by the youtube community on every video I ever watch harping on life jackets, etc - safety fascism and virtue signalers are so dull and tedious. People get to make their own choices as long as they are complying with the law, if you personally wish to wear your safety gear all the time like Ryan and Sophie then god bless you, and if you want to make videos about why you wear your safety gear I might even watch them, but please don't delude yourself into thinking you are a hero by harassing people in comments.
Another suggestion, clip on a knife (in a case of course). If your boat crashes into rocks the chances are you could be tangled up in lines/ropes/sails, but this way you can cut yourself free or your mates. :) Peace
A life jacket in the cabin does not do any good of you go over board. We also ware yours when on the water. We have sea kayaks and open canoes. A nice sunny day on a lake can turn into a windy rough crossing in a matter of minutes. Old Boy Scout, Be Prepared and hope you never need it.
There are only 2 times when you MUST wear a lifejacket.
1. When you want to, and
2. When the boat skipper tells you to!
Simples!!
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I don't wear a PFD, I'm a mermaid.
I absolutely hate using a life jacket, when it is not needed. I live with that tiny little extra added bit of risk in my life and is rewarded greatly by having my skin naked in the sun - or under the bimini. I also drive/walk in the traffic - which is so very much more dangerous than being without a life jacket under totally relaxed conditions.
you wear your lifejackets ecause that's how you choose to sail, it's your choice. My choice is not too wear one during the day, unt wear one on night shift. THAT is my choice. If i'm forced to wear one on someone elses oat, then I wont get on that oat
You don't have your life jackets on 🤣😃😄😅