Easy ways to get rid of your crew - Imoca edition

[Matagi]

Wait for the night.
Have a genoa sheet get f*cked up.
Wake everybody up.
Send them to the foredeck.
Without harness.
Without life jackets.



Else: repeat.

 

[Goodvibes]

What not to do!

 

[Mid]

indoor sailors , allowed out ......

 

[Fleetwood]

Let me count the ways...

 

[kent_island_sailor]

This was on a warm night about 20 yards off the beach, right? Not too far out to swim home from, right?

 

[billy backstay]

It looked pretty calm when they were all on the foredeck unharnessed, but that's no excuse, none whatsoever!!

 

[Ease the sheet.]

They ain't the first.


And they won't be the last.

 

[Zonker]

From the sail flapping gently they were headed pretty close to DDW when on the foredeck so not much sea state.

I've done worse.

 

[FlyingCircus2]

Windspeed has got to be 4-7. No waves. No heel. Obviously warm. Experienced and athletic crew.

No helmets either. And is the guy even wearing a condom?

Do mine ears detect an electric winch?

 

[ryley]

From the sail flapping gently they were headed pretty close to DDW when on the foredeck so not much sea state.

I've done worse.

if you take that risk, that's on you. if you are training a crew to do The Ocean Race with this kind of lax approach to safety, well, that's on you too.

 

[Matagi]

And now taken offline.

The worst thing you can do in PR.

You know what, Malizia social media team: if you can't handle some armchair wannabes (and some well-deserved criticism), you have no place out there.

 

[Goodvibes]

They ain't the first.


And they won't be the last.

Next time there is an incident, maybe even a MOB, people will remember this, that's the problem.

 

[Liquid]

Oops, video no longer available...

 

[Zonker]

Ah, I thought they were a pro crew doing a delivery of an IMOCA boat, not training beginners. Different story.

 

[slug zitski]

If you bring enough crew you don’t even need lifelines…….

 

[Latadjust]

Windspeed has got to be 4-7. No waves. No heel. Obviously warm. Experienced and athletic crew.

No helmets either. And is the guy even wearing a condom?

Do mine ears detect an electric winch?

Extra points for the "Do mine ears detect..."