Overturned Boat in Sth Pasage

[trueblue]

Choice..........

Precisely, its an individuals choice.

For me, I prefer to swim unhindered until I choose inflation of the jacket. I want the ability to swim without restriction, and to be able to climb onto things, upturned boats, rafts, etc, or out of the water in some way without the life jacket in the way: until that point in time that additional flotation becomes necessary for me. Life Jackets of all types are a hinderance in that respect, but you need personal flotation to be instantly available for when you need it. For me thats my choice, but I respect all choices that others make.

There are a lot of right ways to comply with your legal and moral obligations.

Cheers

Mick

[dnej]

Rubba,did you look at your mail yet
David

[rubba]

thanks to every one for caring about a fellow ausfisher.it was a trip i would sooner forget.but let us learn from this and to take more care.thanks to flatty my best mate and remember it can happen to any of us.thanks 2 bundy 1 and the raby bay air sea rescue they done a great job.the guys down there are awsome sorry for interupting youre breakfast. thanks again every one rubba

[Cloud_9]

just wondering what type of 120Hp on how big boat??
Cloud 9

[moparrob]

sorry to bring this back up but i am a new member first time poster and i know first hand what RUBBA is talking about we experienced a freak wave coming out of the amity channel late last year i am glad we were in a fishing boat capable of doing a genuine 100km/hr as we hit the wave and launched over it just before it broke. The day was relatively uneventful except for that but could have been worse if we had less power than we had or had of stopped and waited for it as suggested
Rob

[Splash]

Dale/flatty,

DO u think having flotation underneath the gunnels whould have helped at all?

[Navi]

Dale / flatty, glad to hear your both okay, hope your back on the water soon...


cheers Chris

[rubba]

mate flotation under gunnels definatly would have helped looking for new boat now

[jimbo59]

Glad to see you boys are ok but i think you had too much speed when you hit the face of the wave because you said the motor was screaming in the air, and as the 120 horses were realesed.Look i'm not having a go at ya but ya don't leave the water if you can help it because if the wave is 20 foot you will be 40 foot in the air and you will come down vertical.The thing to do was gun it and back right off as you are climbing the wave then just push thru it and then you can do the same over again to get free from the swells.Years ago the solo man was to do a commercial off the old seaway bar when there wasn't any walls but he crapped himself when he saw the size of the waves and how ferocious it was so the made bruce harris look handsome and 20 years younger who remembers that,but he was getting the old cat past vertical the silly bugger can't even swim.

[Splash]

Thanks,

I am going to buy foam and put unerneath the gunnels right now!

[rando]

Rubba/ FF
So glad niether of you were hurt, That must have been a very scary few minutes until you were both safe.
I hope you dont mind me asking a question, to gain as much knowledge from your misshap as possible.
Does anyone else think that having an epirb on your person is a good option.
Even if its not a personal epirb, is it a good idea to have it in hand when most at risk, (bars). Or is that overkill???
rando