I’m a retired commercial fisherman with AMSEA training and I found some of these safety tips invaluable. Thanks for sharing!

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

So glad you have watched this and I appreciate your reinforcement as a pro!!!!

Excellent video and good conclusions. It’s making me think of improving my safety technics on my little boat. thanks.

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

Thanks, this is the best kind of comment. Our goal is to point people to the standards…. We see many opinions out there.

Another great video. Even in an organized race with loads of safety gear, things still went very wrong. Training is key. Thanks

Thanks for your videos and remind me and every sailor to always be prepared for the worst - greetings from Austria

@ministryofsailing

14 сағат бұрын

Greetings from Annapolis I really appreciate your comments and thanks for watching all the way from Austria. I actually have raced against the Volvo 65 out of Austria numerous times did I ever race against you? I was sailing Poland at the time..

An hour and a half to receive Mayday in this major event seems unbelievable.

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

Yes… it’s very important to fill out the data sheet with a float plan. Each PLB and EPIRB has an online registration form that can be updated for each event. If filled out, for instance using this race as an example with : Mary Jane will be sailing in the Fastnet Race located between England and Ireland on (dates) - the likelihood of a faster response is increased. Often, rescue assets try to verify as much information as possible before committing assets. I’m sorry to say that there are more false alarm alarms than actual emergencies. If the data section is not filled out, then usually the Rescue centers will call the emergency number first before they deploy an asset. When the data section is filled out with specific float plan, instructions emergency response will be much faster and most likely the emergency number will not be called.

A word from the seakayaking community (I lived near Baltimore and have been out to Fastnet several times): 90% of sea kayaks are yellow or orange. Your personal waterproof VHF belongs fully-charged on a lanyard in your PFD (lifejacket) pocket. Carry a personal EPIRB. Keep at least two flares (smoke and handheld) plus a strobe on your person. Wear a dry (immersion) suit if going offshore, even in summer. Declare that Mayday when things go wrong, not when you can no longer cope.

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

Thanks for that. We appreciate all comments for all persons who love the water. Please dont forget those first two rules. :)

@peterhagen7258

4 күн бұрын

A word of caution. Yellow disappears in the fog more quickly than red or orange.

A previous keel loss on a maxi racing yacht, happened back in the 80's. The Fastnet was being used as a shakedown prior to the Whitbread round the world race. Yacht's name was Drum.

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

Take a look on our play list “cool stuff on sailing”. Simon Lebon of Duran Duran tells his story.

Good video. Conclusion was well done ❤

@ministryofsailing

5 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. It took a lot to get it focused as you know. Thanks for your help and comments. Thanks for teaching me how to sail, I love you Dad!

Even if the other yachts spotted Rambler, getting them off and aboard would have been hazardous, much better the lifeboat. It was Baltimore life boat the Hilda Jarret, a 47ft Tyne class boat. The RNLI are crewed by volunteers, coxswain was Kieran Cotter, and I think I saw Ronnie there, all great Seamen out of the original Baltimore.

@ministryofsailing

3 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment, Hero status!

The NZ Coastguard encourages booties to place reflective tape on the boats bottom. Wonderful for night searches

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

That’s also a great comment. Yes Solas tape is a great addition. Note our sailing at night episodes on the tips and tricks from the pros series.

The Fastnet doesn't go anywhere near the Irish Sea. The Irish Sea is basically bounded by the North Channel (roughly the Mull Of Kintyre to Northern Ireland) at its northern end and St George's Channel (between Pembrokeshire and County Wexford) at its southern end. The Fastnet is raced within the English Channel and the Celtic Sea. Rambler capsized in the latter.

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

Yes… That was totally incorrect and thanks for that. The Celtic Sea was intended. We will fix that. Please forgive us… I owe you a Guinness. Send me an email and I will Venmo you a beer.

So many things went wrong here! I also don't understand Why so many modern sailors wear black clothing that is difficult to see, and they don't keep themselves tethered during bad weather. People really feel invincible 😮

@ministryofsailing

Күн бұрын

The amount of reflective material on fowlies these days is actually impressive. The same with PFDs. It’s another good reason to take Safety At sea because when you’re in the water, you can see all of the reflective material that’s in the inside. The bladder is when they inflate. Please take a look at our tips and tricks and the pros playlist and you’ll see part one and part two of “you can sale at night” there are some very good shots with reflective material looks like at night. you may also want to take a look at our last episode of sailors deep brief 104 where we talk about risk habituation. I think that’s what you mean by feeling invincible.

@GloryDaze73

10 сағат бұрын

@ministryofsailing ok, I understand better now. The human mind can quickly adapt to situations. Some sailors adjust rapidly to risky situations and then their brains don't actually register that extra precautions are needed.

worse thing to happen to ocean going blue water sailboats is the racing design influence along with the racing attitude.

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

I understand your opinions. But I do not know what is considered a racing attitude? If a person is an idiot in a boat, they are an idiot on a boat. Check out the playlist we have on Leadership and the four rules of team work. If a team or an individual understands those rules, the attitudes Win or Lose a race, are awesome. One of the gaps in safety and sailing training is how to be a leader. If you know an idiot on a boat, share the series we put together.

What happened the yacht?

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

She was recovered, the. After a few modifications and name changes became Law Connect and won the Sydney Hobart this year.

How is it possible with all the rules & regulations to get a boat certified to go blue water ocean racing & then the keel falls off. Sounds like the boat was designed by an accountant.

@ministryofsailing

14 сағат бұрын

I understand your point, but back then the materials used didn’t always again with the forces the boat produced. For example, during the Volvo Ocean race there was a lot of trouble in the beginning with the Volvo 70s. They spent the time to redesign the Volvo 65 and priced a much stronger vessel, which was more aligned with the forces and materials used. They were able to recover rambler 100 which went out to have a wonderful racing history and this year they actually want the Sydney to Hobart race renamed as law connect.

Who designed the Rambler?

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

I originally had that information in the script… it was left on the edit floor. I guess in catastrophic failures, this would be important for the curious sailors. Argentinean designer, Juan Kouyoumdjian designed her and she was built by Cookson Boats. Thanks for watching.

Grab bag ?

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

Yep. That could have been Useful. The important item is that boats are actually designed better. If you look at the maxis now, you can see that the sterns all have rafts that can be removed externally from the boat, while inverted. Email us and I’ll send you a photo. The Offshore Special Regulations also dictate contents of the grab bag. We go over that in Episode 102 the Baliwick sinking

What about these stupid keels that are killing people?

@ministryofsailing

Күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment. The World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations has addressed this issue. If you check out appendix L, you will see the inspection requirements that are now in place to help control the loss of keel issue. Inspections post incident and periodic intervals are now in place d7qh6ksdplczd.cloudfront.net/sailing/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/15183818/WS_Offshore_Special_Regulations_2024-2025_1.13.pdf

Nowadays, many ocean racers wear black clothes and safety gear. Who can rescue them? 😮😮😮😮😮😮Obviously, they don't care about their own lives😮

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

Even in the case where dark clothing is used, please note that there is solace reflective, tape all over their hoods shoulders. Wrists and PFD’s also have reflective material all over them as well as you can see in some of the videos.

What an absolutely idiotic design. Like designing a car with square wheels.

@ministryofsailing

4 күн бұрын

That boat now Law Connect, just won the Sydney Hobart. Canting keels have changed a lot since then.

@michaelgothenburg364

2 күн бұрын

@@ministryofsailing No, that is not what I meant. I wrote design. It's a very shallow boat with very very bad seagoing characteristics. All safety has been sacrificed to gain speed.