Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Eight Bells: Anthony “Johnny” Mahoney, 73


A good rule of thumb for self-rescue: Never willingly choose to abandon your sailboat, unless it means stepping "up" into the life-raft or dinghy - as it sinks beneath you.

Remember this: Often, after crew have attempted self-rescue by abandoning their sailboat - the boat is found relatively undamaged.

This was true in the tragic disaster of the 1979 Fastnet Race.