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    Posted: 29 Feb 16 at 5:50pm
very difficult to bob someone below surface when their shoulders are also below surface, 50 newton buoyancy aid suits all ?
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50 Newton doesn't mean they all have 50 Newtons, oddly. XL BAs do have more buoyancy than small ones. Whether it is enough is down to individual body size, I guess.
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Originally posted by 423zero

very difficult to bob someone below surface when their shoulders are also below surface, 50 newton buoyancy aid suits all ?


Does not matter, you push down, they bob back up with a bit of momentum.
Also if the RIB is not too large, you can rock it a bit, so that when Mr Whale is at his highest, the tube is at its lowest.
Don't practise with small people, you'll chuck them into the console.
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If a rib, let the air out of the tube. Carry a pump, though!
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Jaffa. 
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another option, some sort of air bed, let them float onto it and tow in, similar to spinal board paramedics use.
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Originally posted by 423zero

another option, some sort of air bed, let them float onto it and tow in, similar to spinal board paramedics use.

i know the Beach lifeguards have some sort of 'trailer'  for the jet skis 

or  of course there is the pioner Multi with it's landing craft style bow door ... http://www.pionerboats.co.uk/pioner-multi.asp
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Posts: 8956 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Rupert Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Mar 16 at 7:35am
I have used the Multi in anger, picking up a dozen people from the water. Worked surprisingly well. Not great to drive, though, and needs a big engine for it to move at more than a snail's pace.

With the Jaffa, I'd go with some sort of step, I think. The engine may well be too small to climb.
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Posts: 267 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Oinks Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 16 at 7:10pm
What a lovely days racing...club sailors out in force...just superb!
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Posts: 206 		Post Options Post Options   Quote iiiiticki Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 16 at 7:34pm
Yes! lovely day. About 12 boats including a new Zero and me chugging round at the back.
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