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    Posted: 01 Feb 12 at 11:07pm
I seem to remember that Puma required outside assistance in the Volvo ocean race when they broke their rig. In the Vendee someone lost their keel and then the rescuer got dismasted. Maybe we should all stop sailing as clearly the risks are too great.
 
The people on this forum who have never had a breakage or needed any form of outside assistance have obviously never left port. Remenber the old adage a sailor who has never run aground has either never left the harbour or is a liar.
 
You guys would do well in the nuclear industry never going down stairs without holding onto the hand rail with both hands or never carrying a hot drink on stairs. The list goes on and on. My wife is in mountain rescue and they have to deal with a few people breaking limbs whilst walking. I think we should ban walking:) 
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Originally posted by seamonkey

Rescue should be FOC ... but a jolly good bollocking should also be FOC
Not sailing, but the American SAR has examples of people running and hiding from their would-be rescuers to avoid being charged for the rescue.  http://www.alpinerescueteam.org/pdfs/Golden%20-%20No%20Charge%20for%20Rescue%20Final%20.pdf
If my local water rescue started billing, I would paint my boat blue-gray Wink
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also don't forget he'll probably never be able to wear that wetsuit again because of the smell....


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Agreed.....
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Rescue should be FOC ... but a jolly good bollocking should also be FOC
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an interesting point Peaky... does a standard dinghy insurance policy cover against claims of salvage?
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Personnel rescue should definitely be FOC. However the rescue team almost certainly has a legal right to claim a salvage fee for the boat. Luckily the RNLI renounce their legal right to claim salvage. But if the yacht had towed the Moth in...

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Originally posted by rogue

so picking up on GRF's point in the other thread... should the sailor be fined for this?  Would that be enough incentive for the rest of us to take note about assessing risk before setting out?

Let's not get too ott here. Are you the dreaded elf and safety brigade??.
The guy will be feeling most embarrassed probably and I suspect the coast guard will have given the chap a good dressing down once he has recovered.
Lots of people go out dinghy sailing on their own and I suspect  incidents like this are quite unusual. 
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guys... it was a question, not a statement  Wink
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Originally posted by winging it

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I am disturbed by how often I am agreeing with grumpf....we even have the same drysuit....

That's definitely it then Wing Wang, we can never be seen in the same space time continuum ...

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