I fell off my boat: Man Overboard (Pt 2) | Sailing Ep 261
July 18, 2021 by followtheboat | Language: EN Play Time: 00:19:32 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
@In Falling off a sailboat: how it ended, we learn what happened to Nige, his boat and his cat. And you have a chance to grab a FREE Spinlock 6D lifevest, a FREE Ocean Signal PLB1 and 15% off PredictWind!
What would happen if you fell overboard? What should you do and what lessons can we learn from Nige’s experience?
00:00 Intro
00:56 How Nige SAVED HIS OWN LIFE
01:15 Psychological trauma
01:49 Practical safety solutions
03:33 The SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT reason why he was rescued
05:29 AMSA search and rescue operation
09:06 Sleeping in a life raft
13:04 Gear that SAVED Nige’s life
16:16 How to get FREE gear to save your life
17:18 Did Nige ever see his sailboat and CAT Stinky again?
19:01 Nige’s final words of ADVICE
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Peace and fair winds!
Liz and Jamie
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Wessel Islands, Arafura Sea
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We've been blogging, vlogging and podcasting about living on our boat since 2005. If you love travel, sailing, fishing, diving and photography this might be the channel for you... Each week we post a 15-20 minute snapshot of what we did. It might cover anything from sailing, travelling, meeting people, fishing, cooking, shopping in exotic markets or hanging out on a tropical beach, to boat maintenance (there's a lot of that when you live on a boat) and tackling challenges or bureaucratic conundrums. There's also a fair bit of photography and diving. Even though the world continues to throw spanners at us, we love being perpetual travellers. And we've never regretted making the big leap into this alternative lifestyle for even a nanosecond. If we make you laugh or inspire you, then these videos haven't been a total waste of time. Pop round to the pub and share a drink with us... https://followtheboat.com/pub/ Jamie and Liz xx
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