i would suggest svop
Scheduled for June in Richmond!
I agree but when it all comes right down to it, it's up to the captain to follow those rules, laws, guidlines etc.. We can all read a thousand books, watch a thousand videos, listen to the advice from a thousand people but all of that stuff doesn't matter one bit if the captain doesn't practice those things. I saw it first hand with a friend I took the courses with. He was hyped up to have all the knowledge, bought himself a boat to charter out of and started his own business fresh out of the courses. My friend was dead later that same year. He did not practice what he learned. He was out in too bad of conditions for his boat, his boat was over loaded, he did not have enough life jackets on board for everyone on the boat. He did however give all of the life jackets to his clients and they all survived when his boat capsized. He could not swim and the water was too cold to keep himself afloat cause his muscles failed to work in the frigged waters. He sunk to his death only 200 meters from shore. He left behind a wife, sons and daughters, a large close family, and a lot of friends.
Didn’t manage to really salvage anything just went back and picked up the trash that washed ashore and will be doing so for the next while. Although we did get back 3 of the 17 Plano boxes we had on the boat filled to the brim with gear back. Waiting to hear back about insurance, didn’t have boat insurance but some gear and such will hopefully be covered under homeowners insurance. Did get our 9 lingcod from the day before. And yes definitely going to be very extra cautious before heading out on the water next and for the rest of my fishing career. A tough lesson was learned about how fast the ocean can flip ya upside down(literally) and make ya feel helpless frantically trying to swim in the water. And I will, as well as the other guys that were on the boat will be taking this experience with a grain of salt and greatly learn from it and all become better boaters and more safe on the water because of it, a hard way to learn but what we learnt from this experience and our water safety moving forward is going to be engrained in us forever. As well as hopefully this will help other boaters learn and also take extra safety precautions on the water and always be paying attention because I’ll tell ya it happens when ya don’t expect it.
Let’s just say I really liked collecting tackle.
I've fished happily from a small one for 65 years. 17 tackle boxes is like owning a Cabela's not a fish boat.
17 Tackle boxes, You mean 17 TOTE boxes don't ya
Is this the boat that the 3 were on? Almost looks like a bay boat or flats boat, but possibly the sides were smashed off by the time the video was taken.
No wasn’t a bay boat but it does look like that in the video lol, sides got smashed up. Was a 21 foot Larson deep v centre console. 25 in transom and high sides especially up front.
The svop is pretty damn basic, honestly not a ton more than knowing the info on the boaters exam, some right of way info and the most important part I thought was the part on emergencies and cold water immersion, even tho it’s very short. Your teacher plays a big roll too based on if they talk about things outside the scope of the course or go over their own situations they’ve faced on the water. The med courses are changing and I think they offer a lot more life saving information. But in the end it doesn’t matter how much knowledge someone is given, if they are prone to make stupid and risky decisions it’s really only a matter of time. The ones who think they know it all or have a superiority complex and think they can win over Mother Nature are just as dangerous as those who have zero experience.
Hi James Glad you and your crew are OK You can always replace stuff, but loosing someone is life changing . take Care
Like on the job: statistically, the trades persons most at risk are the inexperienced workers. The second most: the old guys - because of complacency.
