Quite often, I use my Mitchell 28 Classique by myself. That increases the potential dangers of falling overboard compared to sailing with crew. It’s particularly iffy when I have to bring the fenders and warps in. I usually stop the boat with the engines in neutral, before clambering onto the side decks. The boat usually turns beam-on to the waves and starts wallowing, forcing me to hold on. So I recently decided to make my sailing just that bit safer…
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