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Forum: Challenges 13-02-2013, 08:02
Replies: 78
Views: 9,052
Posted By barnakiel
Re: Abandoning Ship

This will depend on your boat's design and size.

We are in a small double-ender that will actually steer with a long oar. A spinnaker pole armed with a bunk box cover will do too.

So I say some...
Forum: Challenges 11-02-2013, 17:30
Replies: 78
Views: 9,052
Posted By barnakiel
Re: Abandoning Ship

+1! from me too.

I noticed that staying with the issue for a moment turns the mind from finding ways to escape to finding ways to solve and 'just do it'.

Probably some basic psychological fact,...
Forum: Challenges 11-02-2013, 17:17
Replies: 78
Views: 9,052
Posted By barnakiel
Re: Abandoning Ship

Yes, it is.

I noticed that sometimes saying something aloud creates a ripple.

Not that I will make my opinions a religion.

b.
Forum: Challenges 11-02-2013, 17:08
Replies: 78
Views: 9,052
Posted By barnakiel
Re: Abandoning Ship

IMOCA rudders are not all that bad: most of the time there are two, they tend to have security flip-up of some sort, and many designs have the foils easily accessible. Much can be done in an...
Forum: Challenges 10-02-2013, 11:08
Replies: 78
Views: 9,052
Posted By barnakiel
Re: Abandoning Ship

re emergency tillers:

On our boat (arghhhh that old grp 500 a month thread clunker) you just snap it on and go. Easy.

Alas, on one top shelf EU built boat (no names please) where I had the...
Forum: Challenges 10-02-2013, 10:54
Replies: 78
Views: 9,052
Posted By barnakiel
Re: Abandoning Ship

Maybe the vision of say 70 days' drift combined with the age/condition of the crew led them to take this particular decision? Their craft did not seem sinking, much as it was temporarily not under...
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