Lesson in this story somewhere.

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:09 am

http://nesn.com/2013/04/south-african-s ... s-earlier/

Andy · Post by **Andy** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:49 pm

check out

http://www.wavescape.co.za/news/breakin ... scue.html
for more detail. Guy was lucky thats for sure.

Moral of the story is always maintain a decent amount of body fat. Might help you float better in an emergency. Anyway, thats what Im working on

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Andy · Post by **Andy** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:51 pm

What I was trying to say is check out

http://www.wavescape.co.za/news/breakin ... escue.html

for more info.

I reckon the moral is to always maintain a decent amount of body fat to help you float better in an emergency. Anyway, thats what Im working on

flaps · Post by **flaps** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:55 am

Almost happened to me on my first boat trip out there--night crossing, woke up feeling the seasickness coming on, everybody else sleeping...bolted for the door, then right outside the door went for the stainless steel railing to puke over...what I didn't know was that the railing right there was removable for swimming. It was just sitting there with pins in holes..so when I grabbed it, it popped up out of there and I was looking at the Indian Ocean mere feet away and with the rocking of the boat I almost went over...didn't help that I already felt like death warmed over. I got an immediate shot of adrenalin though, like somebody slapped me in the face, grabbed something solid and held on. The lesson I got from it, is to always, always keep your wits about you on a boat, especially when moving, and especially at night. Oh yeah, great trip after that, lost the seasickness as soon as I jumped in the water at Rifles, didn't get sick again (until the next crossing a year later

).