Panic Early - Delayed call for help - ended up on the Rocks - Tragedy - Sailor's Debrief 112

Panic Early "How did this happen to a boat with all the offshore regulation safety gear? And how did they get off that rock with the crew suffering from hypothermia, huddle in a lifeboat, with one of person dead?" The Fog of War - loss of situational awareness - ends tragically. It's easy for us to look at the drift, on the reenactment but in the situation - its easy to loose track of spatial and temporal awareness. At night it easier to get caught up in the Fog of war!!! We get so focused on responding to the incident, because it's dark we lose the point of reference and can't judge the distance visually to the Island. We can also lose the time reference as well. Losing both visual and time reference points contributes to Fog of War scenarios in a crisis? and without practice in real conditions, it's not uncommon. It's one of the primary reasons it's so important to have a written emergency action plan, pull it out and practice it, in an emergency it helps maintain situation. High aspect rudders, light boats and flat bottom boats are made to go up wind very fast, but unlike any other Hall with a V shape once the rudder is gone, there is a very high likelihood that you will never be able to control the boat given it's a 4000 pound boat in the waves are 10 feet high. You are going to need a specifically designed emergency Rudder. The similarity between Sailing in the ocean and being on the battlefield - has little difference, both are dealing with uncontrollable elements that may occur with little or no notice. Both need Emergency action plans and the sooner they are activated, the faster recovery can happen. The entire team has to know when you're dealing with a permissive, uncertain, or hostile environments and no matter which one your in, it's the leaders job to anticipate and plan for anticipating change. You need a plan so that you can react quickly, smoothly and confidently. You need a Plan B so that you don't freeze when the first plan goes wrong.  Planning to go to sea, takes the same planning as as going to war. Both need exceptional skills. You need to be able to think outside the box all the time. Every situation is volatile, complex and rules don't apply you need to be ready to try anything to survive. And every one needs to know the plan and how to communicate in an emergency. Disclaimer: The information provided here is intended for general knowledge and informational purposes only. This information is extracted from World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations (OSRs). Always prioritize safety and consult with experts or relevant authorities for specific guidance related to your situation. Thanks sail@ministryofsailing.com Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Thanks to US Sailing https://www.ussailing.org Cruising Club of America https://sas.cruisingclub.org/ World Sailing Https://sailing.org/ #boat #boating #boatlife #offshorecitizen #offshoresailing #sailing #safetyatsea #offshoreracing #ocean #sailboat #oceanrace #rescueswimmer #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #barkarate #sailingpodcast #barkarateconversations #worldsailingofficial #sailing #boat #ocean #sport #voile #sail #sea #offshore #sailors #sailingworld #extremesailing #foils #yacht #yachts #saillife #instayacht #sailingblog #instasail #spinlock #worldsailing #megayacht #Americascup 0:00 Intro 0:30 lawyers, lawsuits and Lies 1:12 Background the Island Race Incident 1:50 Loss of Rudder 2:15 Sailing Hull Types 2:45 Emergency Rudders 3:00 Call to action for World Sailing 3:45 USCG Call for a tow 4:15 MAYDAY Call for Assistance 5:00 Rescue helicopter 6:00 Life raft Dangers 6:30 Sailboat rolled in Surf 7:00 Persons in the water 7:45 sailor drowns in surf 8:00 USCG Rescue Swimmer 8:30 Lessons learned boat on the rocks 8:45 Panic early and call for assistance (if your going to panic be first) 9:00 Course of boat was always heading to the shore 10:00 Expand rescue resources - do not limit yourself 10:45 Master tasks - don't study them 11:00 List all of the rescue resources 11:45 rescue Flow Chart 12:00 you can always call off a rescue resource 12:30 how to communicate in an emergency 13:20 Sailing "Fog of War" 14:00 how to control Fog of War Training 15:00 Emergency Action Plans