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• Falling overboard, the reality. A friend sent this story.
  • Wow. Great article.
  • (Read for my idea). Luck and good thinking,
    • Good idea Doug
    • Some thoughts, as we've discussed, Doug
      • Good advice, Steve
        • I would view as a distraction from the purpose at hand.
      • I've always told guests that if they fall overboard, we aren't coming back...
  • Great story... have any of you fallen overboard?
    • Not yet. I heard a story several years ago in the Bahamas ...
      • Two light stories
        • hey RB... in response to your link...
    • My son went in.
      • Wow! What haunts me is when the guy yanked the cooler with a gaff, and the handle let go.
        • Like the parachute - opens on impact?
          • Good analogy.
        • I worked in a very unforgiving enviroment
    • Almost
      • It's amazing
  • John Aldridge kept thinking and working.
    • Me too, stay onboard. Books like Adrift made me realize that's your only hope.
      • Another interesting book
    • The First Rule...
      • LOL- from my attained age, I must agree
      • As a whitewater guy, I have to agree with that.
        • And from another,
          • Tim, is that a MacGregor 65 in that Pic?
            • Whoops forgot that was on there