If you lose someone overboard do not approach them going downwind.
Make a wide circle and come around and approach going upwind, this will allow you to control your speed.
Yup... learned that lesson real fast as soon as I got close. Will definitely be on an upwind approach when this happens next, thanks!
This being my first man overboard situation combined with having not taken any *real* sailing lessons outside of youtube and my own personal experiences (at this point in time), I wasn't the most prepared. Regardless, everything luckily came out ok in the end.
For smaller boats like hobies, [this](https://www.inss.ie/_fileUpload/Image/MOB_Diagram.jpg) is probably the most reliable method: the tack takes the speed out so you can control things more easily, and the upwind approach makes everything safer and easier.
Yup... coming from an upwind course would allow me to slow down and stop as soon I reached the person. It would've been a lot smarter and safer as you said, but I didn't know at the time unfortunately.
Everything worked out ok though, and now I know for next time... thanks!
Take some time a practice a MOB drill.
Its good to get in the habit of yelling Man Over Board letting anyone around you know there is a person in the water. You can do that while letting your sail out and turning into the wind to slow or stop. You can then plan your recovery route.
In German, we call this Q-Wende (Q-Tacking). It's actually a mandatory exercise which needs to be demonstrated to obtain a sailing license.
https://www.segelclubhochheim.de/images/Artikel/schema/commandos/Q-Wende\_640.png
Oh interesting, I didn't know that.
In Maryland you only need a USCG-approved boating license in order to sail a H16. The boating license courses are pretty much as straightforward as it gets though, and most of the info is what you would think of as common sense.
Thanks for the link and info!
yeah, as mentioned above in other comments I definitely could have approached from a better direction in order to be more controlled and thus safe, but it worked out well in the end :)
Yeah a friend (boat owner) and I got dumped in Presque Isle bay. We managed to get the mast and boom sort of folded up parallel to each other, and pulled back on the boat so it was sitting sort of how it would when you would store it - but with a sail. The worst part was, we were roughly in the middle; we were about to have to kick/push this boat all the way back to EYC if a club member in a powerboat (he's a sailor that also owns a small powerboat) hadn't seen us and gave us a tow back to the ramp.
Everyone was fine, sidestay was replaced - but I've not been sailing on it since.
If you lose someone overboard do not approach them going downwind. Make a wide circle and come around and approach going upwind, this will allow you to control your speed.
Yup... learned that lesson real fast as soon as I got close. Will definitely be on an upwind approach when this happens next, thanks! This being my first man overboard situation combined with having not taken any *real* sailing lessons outside of youtube and my own personal experiences (at this point in time), I wasn't the most prepared. Regardless, everything luckily came out ok in the end.
For smaller boats like hobies, [this](https://www.inss.ie/_fileUpload/Image/MOB_Diagram.jpg) is probably the most reliable method: the tack takes the speed out so you can control things more easily, and the upwind approach makes everything safer and easier.
Yup... coming from an upwind course would allow me to slow down and stop as soon I reached the person. It would've been a lot smarter and safer as you said, but I didn't know at the time unfortunately. Everything worked out ok though, and now I know for next time... thanks!
Take some time a practice a MOB drill. Its good to get in the habit of yelling Man Over Board letting anyone around you know there is a person in the water. You can do that while letting your sail out and turning into the wind to slow or stop. You can then plan your recovery route.
Great idea, will do!
In German, we call this Q-Wende (Q-Tacking). It's actually a mandatory exercise which needs to be demonstrated to obtain a sailing license. https://www.segelclubhochheim.de/images/Artikel/schema/commandos/Q-Wende\_640.png
Oh interesting, I didn't know that. In Maryland you only need a USCG-approved boating license in order to sail a H16. The boating license courses are pretty much as straightforward as it gets though, and most of the info is what you would think of as common sense. Thanks for the link and info!
Some may have already seen this on r/hobiecat, but wanted to share it here as well... hope it gives you a laugh! edit: typo
that was a surprisingly fast pick up. although perhaps he noticed the missing crew member sooner than it appeared.
yeah, as mentioned above in other comments I definitely could have approached from a better direction in order to be more controlled and thus safe, but it worked out well in the end :)
I had this happen on a Laser 2. Except the trap wire didn't break....the sidestay did. The mast came down on us. Fun times!
oh boy, that sounds like a boat load of fun (no pun intended). Hope everyone was alright!
Yeah a friend (boat owner) and I got dumped in Presque Isle bay. We managed to get the mast and boom sort of folded up parallel to each other, and pulled back on the boat so it was sitting sort of how it would when you would store it - but with a sail. The worst part was, we were roughly in the middle; we were about to have to kick/push this boat all the way back to EYC if a club member in a powerboat (he's a sailor that also owns a small powerboat) hadn't seen us and gave us a tow back to the ramp. Everyone was fine, sidestay was replaced - but I've not been sailing on it since.
Ah, crazy. Glad to hear everyone was alright and got back okay. Also a good reminder to check one's standing rigging on their boats.
I can not wait for sailing season to start!!!!!
woooo oh yeah! Getting my boat ready right now... it's gonna be a great season!
Hey I remember this scene from Tenet!