Safety Knives
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Category: Dinghy classes
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Topic: Safety Knives
Posted By: Dougal
Subject: Safety Knives
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 9:21am
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Following on from the other thread on safety knives, I am interested to know how many people carry them and what class of boat you sail. For reference I never did in a singlehander (laser) but do as helm in a Fireball. ------------- What could possibly go wrong? |
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Posted By: Dougal
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 9:22am
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Knives, not Knoves! How do you edit the title? ------------- What could possibly go wrong? |
Posted By: Telltale
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 9:40am
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Not sure you can, delete thread and open a new one or call for moderator help? After all "What could possibly go wrong?"
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Posted By: Time Lord
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 9:41am
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Doesn't allow you to enter the class of boat ! ------------- Merlin Rocket 3609 |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 10:06am
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When I'm instructing there is always one in my BA pocket, when I'm in the contender I have one of those little magic marine knives clipped to a Gill Compressor vest. I once 'tied' my leg to the side of the contender with the mainsheet - I was in the water. I thought about cutting myself free then decided I might well sever the femoral artery in doing so, so just untied it as quickly as I could. Highest heart rate ever I think. I have this little knife from Opinel which has a shackle key and a whistle in it. I snapped the tip off so it is blunt. This goes in the BA for other boats. http://www.chmarine.com/acatalog/opinel_8_whistle_knife.JPG" rel="nofollow - http://www.chmarine.com/acatalog/opinel_8_whistle_knife.JPG ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 10:28am
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I have a knife with me when teaching, and usually when racing, though it is one that takes 2 hands to open, so not good if I'm personally trapped (unlikely in a small singlehander). When minding lots of inexperienced sailors, makes sense to have a way of freeing people. What it does have is a serrated edge.
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: GarethT
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 11:02am
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Always carried a knife when sailing with the kids. Never needed to use it thankfully - the threat was enough to make them behave ;-)
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Posted By: Noah
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 12:38pm
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Never carried one until I started sailing regularly on the salty, lumpy stuff, although the nearest I came to entrapment was on that big puddle near Huntingdon. ------------- Nick D-Zero 316 |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 1:50pm
And there, in one fell swoop is WHY I always suggest those Big Fish knives. ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 1:57pm
When I thought I was going to be sailing a high performance twin wire boat with my 12 year old I did think of putting one of these on me or the boat though: http://www.spareair.com/product/models.html
 possibly seems excessive but I did think about it. Unfortunately that sailing experience didn't last long.------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: Telltale
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 2:16pm
Nice kit ! But at $310 I might just risk cutting my foot off !! 
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Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 2:24pm
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LOL. A Prosthetic would probably be cheaper. ;-) ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: Dougal
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 7:50pm
Know we know what could go wrong!! Thanks to whoever for fixing it. ------------- What could possibly go wrong? |
Posted By: Dougal
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 7:51pm
Yes, I didn't know how to do that but it would be interesting to know. ------------- What could possibly go wrong? |
Posted By: NickA
Date Posted: 22 May 14 at 8:45pm
As with Diving knives IMHO - folk buy them as another accessory to buy, then cut their fingers or get laughed at and leave them in the bag (where my scuba knife now lives  ). Been sailing trapeze boats for 15 years now, never got trapped in a way that a knife would help. Been diving for 20 .. likewise. But it used to feel cool having a blade strapped to my thigh ... that and all that black rubber! Maybe makes more sense if you sail cats or boats with big netted racks (18ft spliffs and B14s). ------------- Javelin 558 Contender 2574 |
Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 24 May 14 at 6:34am
| best place for a knife is in the (two) hands of the safety boat crew, never had to use one on a dinghy thankfully and on a lead-mine, it was by the companionway hatch, not sure you'd ever have it in the right pocket etc.. carrying one personally |
Posted By: Dougal
Date Posted: 24 May 14 at 10:15am
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Yes. I was thinking a better question may have been 'have you ever had to use a knife'. ------------- What could possibly go wrong? |