Ep 28: Crew Overboard Recovery System

Welcome to Episode 28 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I try out and review a crew overboard recovery system. This 2 in 1 recovery system is advertised to work as a boarding ladder and also a sling for injured or unconscious crew overboard victims. Check out the video to see how well it performed in real life.
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[@santiagocorrea5679]

Great video, as always!! It was nice to see the older footage of the drills and a younger Marco.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you Santiago 😀 I was wondering if anyone was going to comment on that 😉 Glad you enjoyed it

[@DougRutherford1]

I agree one must be VERY familiar with how to use the equipment. Most incidents will happen in unfavourable conditions. This has always been my biggest fear, to have someone go overboard let alone drown. Unfortunately, most skippers are lax in this skill. Thanks for your review.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thanks Doug. Glad you enjoyed it and share my concern with how difficult it is to deal with an overboard emergency and how important it is to prevent it

[@boudicadekat]

Insightful, thank you!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

My pleasure! Glad you liked it. Thanks for the kind comment 😁

[@KimKong777]

Very cool. What kind of boat is that? It’s a beauty!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you for your comment. The boat is a 1989 O'Day 322

[@andyvan5692]

on second look, at 5:08 how you could fix the problem is by adding two fenders, horazontally behind the yellow parts at the top, this would space out the top rungs of this ladder away from the hull allowing your feet to gain grip on the rungs themselves.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Yes it would but overall the whole thing is finicky enough as it is and now it gets even more involved. Doing this in big seas would definitely be a handful but always nice to have lots of tricks in your back pocket.

[@andyvan5692]

good video, PS: @ 4:40 you should have called this the:"haul_Arse" method :-) , as this IS in effect what you end up doing (with the main Halyard!!)- pun is intended here :-))

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thanks Andy. Love your sense of humour

[@greenlaketechnologyapps3833]

it's not easy to make this video, good work!

[@vancekeith5642]

Another great video but a huge "No Thank You" on that product!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Agreed

[@codder32]

Would you be concerned about the stress this puts on the mast ? Obviously doesn't matter in a real life or death situation, but wondering if it's best to avoid, of if the mast is already made to handle way more than 200-300 pounds

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Not at all. Riggers go up the mast in bosuns chairs all the time, and yes the mast can handle much more than a few hundred pounds. Actually it's not the mast but the rigging supporting it that is holding the weight. Just watch some KZbin videos of sailboat racing in big wind and you will see how much stress the masts take.

[@billroberts9182]

If you place a fender between the boat and the ladder, the victim should be able to then get purchase.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you for the comment Bill. That is a good point and would probably work. The downside is further complicating an already complicated system, but if it's what you have on hand...

[@markberger5739]

how about using your bosun's chair ?

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

It's worth a try, if you can get them into it

[@Baha_Kaptan]

seem some problems for using the steps, if u do not have an mechanical hoisting equipment it is difficult to pull up yourself

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thanks for the comment

[@charleskesterson7384]

How about putting/hanging a boat hook pole between side of boat and rope ladder to allow room for feet and hands.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

That would probably work. I've also had fenders suggested.

[@simplysailing5321]

I did a MOB kit evaluation of all available equipment. Simulating an unconscious casualty and a casualty who has entered cold water (typical U.K. water) and has quickly lost dexterity in their hands and in a significant sea state. With a well equipped and strong crew the best method was to lower a swimmer in a dry suit into the water in a strop, carrying a secondary strop to recover the casualty. Clearly this is not an option with the usual cruising couple or family. We then looked at the best solution for short handed or less physically able crew and the best option was a ‘handy billy’ and MOB life saver line as shown in this moblifesavers.com/ I am not affiliated with this product, but would highly recommend it to your viewers.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you for the comment. I have checked out the link you suggested. It looks like a great recovery device. I would love to do a review on it too.