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13 July 2010, 19:12
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Red Streak
Make: Avon/Bombard
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Merc
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 2,679
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Sea Survival Course ......
If anyone has been pondering doing this I am booked up (with Mrs M) on Sat to do this with Stormforce in Southampton.
I have only ever heard good things about this so I'm urging anyone I know to give them (Doug) a ring and see if you can get down there at the weekend.
I know several Ribneters who have done it & have sworn by it.
Pete
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13 July 2010, 19:16
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Trade member
Country: UK - England
Town: South Coast
Boat name: Sea Safari 1
Make: Parker Baltic
Length: 9m +
Engine: Enough
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,102
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A great course, you will both enjoy and learn lots.
You will never take being in the water with an inflated lifejacket on, for granted ever again.
Very much recommend and money very well spent
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13 July 2010, 21:23
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Argyll
Boat name: Puffin
Make: Humber Destroyer
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki 90
MMSI: 235075764
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 116
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Originally Posted by 250kts
A great course, you will both enjoy and learn lots.
You will never take being in the water with an inflated lifejacket on, for granted ever again.
Very much recommend and money very well spent
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 Agreed, did the course with Ian from Seaskills in Oban last weekend , learnt loads, including don't necessarily expect your lifjacket to inflate automatically (mine didn't) or the life raft to inflate properly either for that matter! A lesson better learnt in a swimming pool than in the dark in a rough sea!
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14 July 2010, 09:20
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Fife
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 907
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Yes -Seaskills courses are good, I organised one with 16 people on a few years back, but i think they (instructors) enjoy the last exercise too much!!  .
I believe Ian @ SeaSkills can arrange them anywhere in UK...Jon Clift one of Sea Skills Instructors are based in Salcombe.
S.
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14 July 2010, 10:37
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RIBnet supporter
Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,237
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Originally Posted by Puffin
learnt loads, including don't necessarily expect your lifjacket to inflate automatically (mine didn't)
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interesting - what's the cure - pull the red handle or take it off and swim? what's the fault - the auto part or something else?
My better half can't swim - so was kind of relying on the Hammar jacket to work on the relatively rare occasions she comes out with me...
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14 July 2010, 16:41
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Argyll
Boat name: Puffin
Make: Humber Destroyer
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki 90
MMSI: 235075764
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 116
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Originally Posted by BogMonster
interesting - what's the cure - pull the red handle or take it off and swim? what's the fault - the auto part or something else?
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Simple, pull the red toggle (it was the automatic bit that failed)............. but that is something you might not remember in the blind panic of being tipped into a very cold and rough sea! Better to learn the lesson in a warm swimming pool, hopefuly you are then more likely to remember if it ever comes to the real thing.
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14 July 2010, 18:39
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bradford on Avon
Boat name: tbc
Make: Sunseeker (AshleyD)
Length: 8m +
Engine: 2 x coal burners
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 460
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I did the course with Stormforce back in April & would highly recommend the school.
I came away with a new respect for the sea & the conclusion that if I ever have to step up into a life raft I want to have a bottle of scotch & a revolver with me 
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14 July 2010, 19:36
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble Point
Boat name: Red Eye
Make: Ribeye 785 Sport
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yamaha 300HP BETX
MMSI: 235082425/235905837
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 44
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Booked into SWAC for 25th. Looking forward to it. Any good?
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15 July 2010, 00:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Poole
Boat name: Grimalkin
Make: Ribcraft 750 Sport
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzi 250
MMSI: 235050647
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 669
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Tee hee 
Been there: got the T-shirt!
Good advice: never leave the boat!
Best advice: expect all equipment to fail - oh, and hold your nose on that first jump off the board!
Good luck
David
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15 July 2010, 00:13
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RIBnet supporter
Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,237
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffin
Simple, pull the red toggle (it was the automatic bit that failed)............. but that is something you might not remember in the blind panic of being tipped into a very cold and rough sea!
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Ah well that is a bit of a relief ... though point taken about remembering to pull it.
Were they conventional 'auto' lifejackets that failed, or Hammar type? Which sort is generally more reliable?
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