Fairey Huntsman vs Redjet
Discussion
the_lone_wolf said:
Good to meet you on Thursday Huntsman
Looked very nice powering through the chop out of Yarmouth on Sunday morning...
Thanks, nice to chat, your lot were all very complimentary.Looked very nice powering through the chop out of Yarmouth on Sunday morning...
I punched over to Lymington at about 12 or 14 knots, then found flat water and hammered home!
Huntsman said:
Thanks, nice to chat, your lot were all very complimentary.
I punched over to Lymington at about 12 or 14 knots, then found flat water and hammered home!
12 knots, a speed we could only dream of!!I punched over to Lymington at about 12 or 14 knots, then found flat water and hammered home!
The Contessa lot are awesome, everyone's friendly but we have some properly hot racing as well, collisions on the start line this weekend...
Also had a stormer of a day yesterday, 4th (we think) on the water in the Bart's Bash and managed to fend off our points rival in the fleet by seconds over a three hour race holding on to a shy spinnaker for the finish
I've got more photos of you leaving Yarmouth, drop me your email if you like and I'll get the full size shots over to you
Awesome.
Seriously though. Lifejackets. Makes me feel ill seeing children without them, even as an adult I wore them, no risk in not wearing one. Sorry if that feels like a lecture, but at the Yacht club it was policy all under 16s had to wear them, most adults were smart enough to wear them to encourage the children too. The old boys in their BODs never bothered but they were all waiting for god anyway.
Seriously though. Lifejackets. Makes me feel ill seeing children without them, even as an adult I wore them, no risk in not wearing one. Sorry if that feels like a lecture, but at the Yacht club it was policy all under 16s had to wear them, most adults were smart enough to wear them to encourage the children too. The old boys in their BODs never bothered but they were all waiting for god anyway.
I'm interested in what scenario you believe the lifejacket was going to be the paramount piece of safety equipment in that video.
Should he also have been carrying an offshore liferaft at the ready for crossing the Solent?
With twin diesels should he have been wearing a killcord? Should the whole crew have been wearing killcords?
Were the occupants carrying their own sets of miniflares on their person? Plbs?
Should the people on the Redjet have been wearing lifejackets?
Not a dig just a genuine question as to where you think the line is.
Should he also have been carrying an offshore liferaft at the ready for crossing the Solent?
With twin diesels should he have been wearing a killcord? Should the whole crew have been wearing killcords?
Were the occupants carrying their own sets of miniflares on their person? Plbs?
Should the people on the Redjet have been wearing lifejackets?
Not a dig just a genuine question as to where you think the line is.
MOTORVATOR said:
I'm interested in what scenario you believe the lifejacket was going to be the paramount piece of safety equipment in that video.
Should he also have been carrying an offshore liferaft at the ready for crossing the Solent?
With twin diesels should he have been wearing a killcord? Should the whole crew have been wearing killcords?
Were the occupants carrying their own sets of miniflares on their person? Plbs?
Should the people on the Redjet have been wearing lifejackets?
Not a dig just a genuine question as to where you think the line is.
Busy stretch of water, looks like dusk, pressing on at a fair speed...I'd say lifejackets would be pretty worthwhile?! Should he also have been carrying an offshore liferaft at the ready for crossing the Solent?
With twin diesels should he have been wearing a killcord? Should the whole crew have been wearing killcords?
Were the occupants carrying their own sets of miniflares on their person? Plbs?
Should the people on the Redjet have been wearing lifejackets?
Not a dig just a genuine question as to where you think the line is.
Because you can foresee Ben crashing it, turning it over, ejecting someone off a wake?
Don't get me wrong I'm all for lifejackets in the right situations but against the cry for them everytime you get near a bit of water. At least 25% of the jackets I see being worn are not right for the job which is why I asked the question as to what was perceived possible to happen that necessitated their wearing.
Don't get me wrong I'm all for lifejackets in the right situations but against the cry for them everytime you get near a bit of water. At least 25% of the jackets I see being worn are not right for the job which is why I asked the question as to what was perceived possible to happen that necessitated their wearing.
This is me in the middle of the Atlantic. We only wore lifejackets and clipped on at night. Of course no one would say anything if you wanted to wear one. I worked at sea fore quite a few years, up until last year. Lifejackets were in our cabins, and in lockers on the flybridge. You wore them when you considered it necessary, say if the weather was particularly foul, and you had to use the RIB.
MOTORVATOR said:
Because you can foresee Ben crashing it, turning it over, ejecting someone off a wake?
Don't get me wrong I'm all for lifejackets in the right situations but against the cry for them everytime you get near a bit of water. At least 25% of the jackets I see being worn are not right for the job which is why I asked the question as to what was perceived possible to happen that necessitated their wearing.
I can't foresee anything...and that's the issue. It's not beyond the realms of possibility that any of those things could happen, although there are more likely reasons why life jackets could be a good idea. As adults we make choices on how far to go down the safety route and I love our light touch regulation...but frankly, in that scenario, I'd have my daughter in a life jacket...and don't get the logic for not doing so. As I said, freedom to choose is part of what makes boating so much fun...each to their own and all that. Don't get me wrong I'm all for lifejackets in the right situations but against the cry for them everytime you get near a bit of water. At least 25% of the jackets I see being worn are not right for the job which is why I asked the question as to what was perceived possible to happen that necessitated their wearing.
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