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Crewing on Festina for Dummies: MOB

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MOB: with white sails.

1

Shout MOB loud

2

Allocate person to spot MOB

3

Press MOB Button on GPS

3a

If Dark deploy Throwing Torch followed by Dan buoy

4

Blow Vang

5

Bring the boat onto a beat

6

Tack the boat and heave to (don't tack the jib)

7

Get people on deck appropriately dressed including PPE

8

Brief everyone on the situation

9

Ensure the following posts are manned:

 

a.

Jib sheet

b.

Main sheet

c.

Halyards

d.

Someone to get the boathook

e.

Prepare dan bouy (If not already deployed)

f.

Prepare throwing line

10

Pass radio message

 

 

PAN PAN – If recovery is manageable

 

 

MAYDAY MAYDAY – If recovery difficult or at night

11

Check that are no lines over the side

12

Start engine out of gear

13

When boat has been organised ,bear away onto a run

14

Once on the run drop the jib

15

Gybe or wear ship

16

Head onto a reach back towards MOB

17

Head up and stop alongside with MOB to windward

18

Recover MOB using boathook / throwing line etc.

19

Once MOB is captured, drop the mainsail

20

Recover MOB, if rough use lifesling

21

If you miss MOB - deploy danbuoy/throwing line and go around again

MOB: With Spinnaker Up.

1

Shout MOB loud

2

Allocate person to spot MOB

3

Press MOB Button on GPS

3a

If Dark deploy Throwing Torch followed by Dan buoy

4

Ensure the following posts are manned:

 

a.

Spinnaker sheet

 

b.

Spinnaker guy

 

c.

Main sheet

 

d.

Halyards

 

e.

Two persons to gather spinnaker on foredeck

5

Blow Vang

6

Luff up onto a fetch, easing guy to just off the forestay

7

Ease pole onto deck

8

Have 2 on foredeck to gather spinnaker

9

Before you lose way, pass through head to wind until wind 15˚ off opposite bow and drop the spinnaker

10

Complete tack and feather to windward on new tack

11

Get people on deck appropriately dressed including PPE

12

Brief everyone on the situation

13

Pass radio message

 

 

PAN PAN – If recovery is manageable

 

 

MAYDAY MAYDAY – If recovery difficult or at night

14

Start engine out of gear

15

Check that are no lines over the side

16

Decide to recover MOB under sail or engine

17

Head up and stop alongside with MOB to windward

18

Recover MOB using boathook / throwing line etc.

19

Once MOB is captured, drop the mainsail

20

Recover MOB, if rough use lifesling

21

If you miss MOB - deploy danbuoy/throwing line and go around again

 

Consider square search if visual contact has been lost