Antwort, 28.02.2009 21:33 von The Bartman
Hi Steve-O
Fastest way to get over your fears: Just let yourself drop backward into the water underneath your sail on purpose. You will find that it's actually very easy to get away.
What you shouldn't do:
- Panic
- let go of your boom during the crash: you will more easily loose your orientation
- Try directly to get away: it will only pull the loop tighter on the hook and prevent it from being released
What you should do:
- stay cool: no worries, no hurries
- always keep hold of the boom
- underneath your sail: first pull yourself towards the boom that you're still holding and release the loop with one hand (if it hasn't already dropped loose), then pull yourself towards the mast-hand side. The surface is always less that an armlength from your mast-hand.
This only takes a few seconds, while one can easily stay under water for more than half a minute, so no need to rush or panic.
Good luck trying!
The Bartman